Darden (Virginia) 2013 - Calling All Applicants!

Got the call at 1pm - I'm in as well!

Just got the call....I'm in! Int'l applicant but US Citizen... 3.1 GPA in Econ/Int'l Relations from NESCAC school 700 GMAT 47Q/39V ....WE includes 1yr in Economic Development NGO, 2 years as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Fluent in three languages. Calls are still coming....best of luck everyone!

I never received the call, but I just got an email with a video of a bunch of people saying I have been admitted. Have you received the same video??? Please let me know!!!

Hey, if nothing else, I got that sweet orange-ink pen from when I interviewed. Totally worth it. I'll be removing myself from the WL as I had Darden neck-and-neck with Johnson and this just means I don't have a decision to make.

Do they go out in waves or is it now on a rolling basis (like Haas, etc.)?

I had a dream I got my invite and updated my gmatclub profile. My life is officially sad.

I am in!!! So pumped! My interviewer called me!!! She is a wonderful person!
According to her scholarship info will be either in the online portal or in the mailed admission package.

Good luck to everyone!!!

Congrats! BTW you got a TON of interviews; you must've done something right.

Just got accepted! I got a missed call today at 9:30am EST and didn't get a return call until just a few minutes ago.

I'm located in Atlanta.

Admitted!

There are two mini-essays at the application as well. About career goals (i.e. your elevator speech) and EC activities if I'm not mistaken. But 150 words each. It might have been changed this year though.

Hi all! I'm currently a first year student at Darden and I just wanted to offer up any help you may need throughout this process. Feel free to ask on this thread or pm me with any questions you have and I'll do my best to get back to you in a timely manner

Traditionally what I hear from people is that the MBA application(or any academic puruit) pool is at its highest when there is an economic recession. First we saw this in 2000 (dot com bust) then again in 2009 (Super craze for MBA,housing mortgage crisis), but now in 2012 (recession is underway) we see a drop. Sign of an alternate trend? I don't know. So, for #2, I am not really sure people are really holding onto their cards on the MBA. Another factor I would weigh when I apply to an MBA is the age of the applicant. People would have realized by now schools tend to prefer younger candidates than older ones, but then again when you are young you don't seem intutively realise that.

Now that the banks are being scorned at (Wall street protest) I guess people are seeing that it might not be a wise investment to do an "expensive" MBA quitting their full time jobs. I mention banks here because banks are traditionally a primary reason of your skewed thinking on your ROIs of an MBA. If you are not vying for finance you are probably going to have a very strong reason to do it. e.g. Childhood dream, or Consulting (up or out policy).

A friend of mine in LBS MBA concured with my above observation that hardly any recruiters are coming on campus to grab the "golden geese" for finance positions. But then again I know folks getting internships in IBs without any problems from Top US universities such as Duke, Tuck etc. Will they lead you to a full time job? Economics will dictate that.

I anticipate new professions for MBAs in Strategy, Green Energy, Internal consulting practices within companies in Industries etc. Finance will soon be a No-No for future MBAs.

So it's been 9 days since the first reported invite, and now internationals are going out. Should I be concerned as a US applicant with no invite?

Yes! Invited to interview today. Very excited now. I'm Norwegian, actuary.

Congrats!

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I am Peruvian and have been invited to interview!!!! an hour ago with Darden alumni.

I interviewed last Monday along with 15-20 other students. Everyone wore their interview attire all day long...including to the class visit. You likely will not be the only prospective sitting in on your class so a suit will be fine. It seems like the Darden students are pretty used to prospectives wandering around and sitting in on classes.

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