cornell scholarship

Question

anyone get the cornell park leadership fellows program email today?

i never considered applying to cornell (mostly because i don't want to get an mba) but this really caught my attention today.

gmatclb · Answer

What did the email say?

How did they get your email address?

anonymousegmat · Answer

when i took the gmat i opted in to receive recruiting emails. email said:

On behalf of Ann Richards, Associate Director of Admissions and Director of Financial Aid for the Johnson School at Cornell University, we are pleased to invite you to a reception for the Roy H. Park Leadership Fellows Program. You have been selected from a group of prospective students to attend this event.

Thursday, October 18, 2007
7:00pm to 9:00pm

The Cornell Club
6 East 44th Street
New York, NY 10017

Please join Ann and Park Fellow alumni for drinks and hors d'oeuvres to learn more about the Park Leadership Fellows Program and the Johnson School. We’ll meet in the Library at the Cornell Club.

About the Park Leadership Fellows Program
The Park Leadership Fellows Program is a full tuition plus stipend fellowship that is designed to attract top MBA candidates to the Johnson School, and develop the next generation of world class business leaders. The Program was founded in 1997 and awards up to 25 fellowships per class to students entering the two-year MBA experience. It is based on a philosophy that leadership is not only about professional achievement but also about personal contribution - about doing well for oneself while doing good in the world. The program offers a powerful experience designed to deliver on this premise and is unique in graduate management education. The Park Fellows participate in this program in addition to their regular MBA experience.

kidderek · Answer

Hmmm

This doesn't sound like your run of the mill mass email/mailings. I would jump on it.

gmatclb · Answer

I would also jump on that.


Interesting how they reached out to you when you aren't even in their database with an in-progress application.

kidderek · Answer

May we ask your profile?

anonymousegmat · Answer

I think that this may be more because I live in the NY area (any other NY'ers recently took the GMAT and can confirm this?)

my profile is not extrordinary by any means... especially compared to some of the folks here. all GMASS knows about me is this:

3.1 GPA from public university
710 GMAT 48Q 40V 5.5 AWA

other profile info:

I've got about 6 1/2 years progressive managerial work experience in nonprofit sector. nothing too spectacular, but i started my career young, worked hard, and reached middle management for the industry where i was in... but my industry was definately non-standard so I win points here.

zero extra curriculars while in college (see progressive work experience above :0)

non minority male

anonymousegmat · Answer

well, see my post in the PhD forum. Cornell = dream school for me as far as PhD is concerned. 

I never even considered applying to them for grad school. now, I can't see how I can NOT apply. I thought I was just about done with apps. now I have to write four more essays... grrr!

gooseman13 · Answer

I also took the GMAT last month and received this email today, and live in the NYC area. 
I assume they're pretty much basing it on GMAT score. I don't think they're accepting us and inviting us into the school/program, but it seems like a neat little reception at the very least, held in "The Library of the Cornell Club." Haha.

rhyme · Answer

Sorry but.... I'm-a-gonna pour a little water on the party here.

It is a run of the mill email, its triggered by your GMAT.

I got one last year, as did LOTS of people. They try to make it sound like they are actually selecting you - they aren't. The phrase: "You have been selected from a group of prospective students to attend this event." seems deceivingly personal and like some thought was actually put into who got invited. 

This couldn't be further from the truth: its an entirely automated process based on GMAT score. Last year, it sent that email to non-us citizens as well - who are not even eligible for the program! I nearly went to the breakfast they had planned in Chicago, but fortunately discovered the truth beforehand. I called the school and pressed them a little about how I was selected - they finally admitted it was just a database grab based on GMAT score. 

Whats worse, they sent the invite out on TWO separate occasions and eventually had to send follow up emails apologizing to all the non us-citizens they accidentally "selected" for a program they can't even apply for. 

You should be happy you got it certainly, but sadly, it means little - its not just a NY thing either, they hold these little get togethers all over the US.

gooseman13 · Answer

To me, the important question is not whether I am eligible for the program, but rather, what sorts of food will they be serving at the reception.

gmatclb · Answer

Ohhh man....

I just received an email from Cornell.... I was expecting it to be an invite for the scholarship, but it was invite for the gay club that's meeting in San Francisco. lol.

I'm not gay or have anything against gay people, but just thought it was funny. haha on me.

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