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Do current students evaluate b-school applications?

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Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 04:34
Hi Guyz,

Just wanted to check out whether current students are included on the panel which reviews B-schools applications?

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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 05:36
In Chicago GSB students both review essays and conduct interviews.
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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 05:44
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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 06:22
I know at Kellogg, current students hold a voting position on the AdCom and review applications.
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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 06:28
I believe at Wharton, they do.
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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 11:52
They do at Darden. I also recall interviewing with a current student at UCLA, though I'm not sure if they evaluate applications.
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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 12:46
I know they don't at Harvard. It's staff only.
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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 12:52
TheBigCheese wrote:
I know they don't at Harvard. It's staff only.


Harvard has by far the largest adcom staff (almost 20 FT from what I've read). I don't think they use students in any part of the admissions process.
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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 13:26
Until last year, one could get a letter from a current student in addition to 3 recos. I read on the admission director's blog that they are going to "officially discourage" this policy in the next admission cycle because this is unfair to people who are not lucky enough to have acquaintances at HBS. Better late than never.
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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 16:17
sonibubu wrote:
TheBigCheese wrote:
I know they don't at Harvard. It's staff only.


Harvard has by far the largest adcom staff (almost 20 FT from what I've read). I don't think they use students in any part of the admissions process.


wow that's big - the same size as my company's HR dept. And we have +- 3000 employees!
:)
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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 16:23
ac8706 wrote:
sonibubu wrote:
TheBigCheese wrote:
I know they don't at Harvard. It's staff only.


Harvard has by far the largest adcom staff (almost 20 FT from what I've read). I don't think they use students in any part of the admissions process.


wow that's big - the same size as my company's HR dept. And we have +- 3000 employees!
:)


HBS receives over 7,000+ apps per year.
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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   18 Jul 2008, 16:28
ac8706 wrote:
sonibubu wrote:
TheBigCheese wrote:
I know they don't at Harvard. It's staff only.


Harvard has by far the largest adcom staff (almost 20 FT from what I've read). I don't think they use students in any part of the admissions process.


wow that's big - the same size as my company's HR dept. And we have +- 3000 employees!
:)


But at any given time they aren't trying to replace half of them; and even though I don't know what company you are talking about, I'd bet many of the roles have limited recruitment procedures (doesn't take as much effort to hire a janitor as it does a VP).

I agree though, 20 full time adcoms is a lot.
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Re: Do current students evaluate b-school applications? [#permalink] New post   25 Jul 2008, 02:36
Stanford does EVERYTHING with its staff, no student involvement. Alums do all the interviews.

Berkeley has student interviews, but the adcom does all the decision making and essay reading, as far as I know.
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