Calling UCLA Fall 2008 Applicants

Again,

I am pretty sure that at least one of those waitlists will turn good. All the best!! Where did you apply in R2? Maybe you should put your profile in the "2008 Profiles w/ Admit/Dings Results - NO DISCUSSION!" section so that I don't have to ask these questions

Sorry to hear that Avi! (sent you an email)

But trust me, your essays are one of the BEST I've read so far, and it really sells your qualities well. Your GMAT and GPA are above the school's averages, and your rec letters and stuff are all good. I truly believe it's your 1.5-2.5 year experience that's hurting you right now, which is why they W/L you instead of dinging you. They're seeing, "Wow, what a great candidate! But we have a soft requirement of 2 years work experience. Hrm... Maybe we should W/L him and see if he sends us more proof of his abilities or see how he compares with the other rounds. We should probably be able to find a space for him!"

I'm also pretty sure (unless the application volume is truly as insane as people predict this year) that you will get into at least 1 of your W/L, probably GSB and UCLA (I want to keep you on the West Coast, but then again, if I get into Kellogg, maybe Chicago would be cool too! ). Just hang in there, and we'll support you!!!

(maybe I'll go have a talk with the adcoms when I'm at Anderson Days to scold them for not accepting you immediately! )

I thought Avi had a profile there... does he not???

Maybe that's why you're W/L. Once you fill that out, you'll get accepted!

Jeez! Every forum I go to, people have gotten their e-mails. I haven't received anything yet. It is driving me crazy!

I hope I didn't get an interview e-mail weeks ago and it accidentally went into my junk mail! Argh! Stupid Hotmail doesn't save anything

just in... ding without interview. i guess one of many to come.

750 / 3.0 UG / 3.5 G / 5 years WE consulting / 27

sorry to hear that, trojan... good luck with the other ones!

I did get my Anderson Buddy though.

Status Update:

UCLA Anderson Applicants Status Updated - 1/18/2008
R1
Kryzak - R1 - Accepted with interview
red_s4 - R1 - Accepted with interview
Aviroop - R1 - Waitlisted
DrivinWest - R1 - Submitted
notokung - R1 - Dinged
gnr646 - R1 - Submitted
rampup82 - R1 - Dinged
trojan812 - R1 - Dinged
yelloww82 - R1 - Submitted
Toploader - R1 - Dinged

So this is an interesting post on B-Week. Someone got this email from UCLA today. Looks like UCLA is looking for a little more time on some applicants...

'As you likely know, today is the day for the release of our Round
1 admission decisions. However, in your case we have requested
additional information which our admissions committee still needs
a little time to consider. You can expect to receive a decision
on your application as soon as our evaluation is complete.'

I got my Anderson Buddy today too.

Sorry to hear about dings/waitlist. Hopefully you will make to atleast one school on your list. Good luck

oh i got dinged too. no surprise here. when i got the email, i glanced at it for 2 seconds and deleted it. i have been mentally prepared for this outcome for 3 months now anyway.

UCLA Anderson Applicants Status Updated - 1/21/2008
R1
Kryzak - R1 - Accepted with interview
red_s4 - R1 - Accepted with interview
Aviroop - R1 - Waitlisted
DrivinWest - R1 - Submitted
notokung - R1 - Dinged
gnr646 - R1 - Submitted
rampup82 - R1 - Dinged
trojan812 - R1 - Dinged
yelloww82 - R1 - Submitted
Toploader - R1 - Dinged

Still haven't heard from DrivinWest, gnr646, and yelloww82.

Sorry to hear about the ding, rampup!

Geez....with your stats and you can't get in....i'm a lost cause then (r2)

I am surprised I haven't heard a word back since I submitted my app 12/31. not even my app has been complete etc.

R2 buddies check this out (from Clearadmit)

Round Two Sets a Record at UCLA
The round two waiting game is well underway at other schools as well. At UCLA Anderson, no one seems to have received an invite yet. According to a post on the BusinessWeek discussion forum by an applicant who attended a campus information session last week, the Anderson admissions office is reporting that this year’s second round set a record for applicants in a single round – 1,800 – and that overall applications are up 22 percent.

...........and to think at one time I thought of UCLA as backup I am sooooooo screwed

Holy crap! And for a moment I was excited because I received an email at 2m letting me know that my application status finally changed to "complete."

Goodbye backup plan.

What's Plan C?

Just did a quick review of the recent class profiles from UCLA

2005 - 2,520
2006 - 2,609
2007 - 3,151
2008 - 3,900??

The only thing stopping the school from moving into the Top 10 is it's crappy website