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Jay, Lich, I'm sorry. I wish you best of luck with the rest you your apps.

lhmcjen, naturallight, welcome to the club! :)
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I'm really saddened by the fact that there were no other admits here in R1, and frankly it makes me feel guilty that I got in
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Are you serious, man? You surely deserved admit @ GSB more than the rest of us (IMHO). So I am happy that there is justice out there :lol:
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I'm really saddened by the fact that there were no other admits here in R1, and frankly it makes me feel guilty that I got in

Are you serious, man? You surely deserved admit @ GSB more than the rest of us (IMHO). So I am happy that there is justice out there :lol:
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I don't though, thats the thing. I don't have the highest GPA and I don't have the highest GMAT score, and I don't have the most impressive work experience.... In the end, I'm not that different of an applicant than the rest of you. I certainly don't have 7 years of supply chain mgmt exp in the healthcare industry! I may have earned this, but I didn't deserve this anymore than anyone else here.
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Being a R2 applicant, I've found this string interesting but definitely not uplifting. However, as people pontificate about reasons why they got waitlisted, I wonder what those of you waitlisted were looking at studying at GSB. Investment banking? Finance? If so, I feel that the level of dings/waitlist may have more to do with very strong "pools" looking to get into investment banking. Perhaps, those looking to get into a different area are the ones who get accepted below 700....just a thought
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Being a R2 applicant, I've found this string interesting but definitely not uplifting. However, as people pontificate about reasons why they got waitlisted, I wonder what those of you waitlisted were looking at studying at GSB. Investment banking? Finance? If so, I feel that the level of dings/waitlist may have more to do with very strong "pools" looking to get into investment banking. Perhaps, those looking to get into a different area are the ones who get accepted below 700....just a thought
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I am looking forward to a career switch from SCM to consulting and explicitely told that in my essays. I'm not into IB.
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Being a R2 applicant, I've found this string interesting but definitely not uplifting. However, as people pontificate about reasons why they got waitlisted, I wonder what those of you waitlisted were looking at studying at GSB. Investment banking? Finance? If so, I feel that the level of dings/waitlist may have more to do with very strong "pools" looking to get into investment banking. Perhaps, those looking to get into a different area are the ones who get accepted below 700....just a thought
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A good thought, but its not the case. I specifically asked the adcom this some time ago and they explained that your goals are evaluated in terms of completeness and thoroughness of thought, reasonableness (i.e. I saw one person one say their short term goal was CEO) etc - they do not use them to "make" a class that's balanced across concentrations. That is, because so many people end up studying something other than what they said they would study, trying to build a balanced class by looking at supposed stated goals or concentrations is meerly a futile excercise.
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Helg,

Good luck with Wharton today. This waitlist crap is for the birds!
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Good luck with Wharton today. This waitlist crap is for the birds!
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Same to you, man, same to you! :)
Some lucky souls already report admits... and one of them is from Russia. I wonder if it kills my chances? ;)
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I'm applying in R2 and would love to go to Chicago.

But I think too much value is put into Chicago's #1 ranking. App volume is up everywhere, and the #1 ranking won't effect too many people.
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Helg,

Good luck with Wharton today. This waitlist crap is for the birds!

Same to you, man, same to you! :)
Some lucky souls already report admits... and one of them is from Russia. I wonder if it kills my chances? ;)
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Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw. Good luck helg!! Do you hear back today for sure?
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Helg,

Good luck with Wharton today. This waitlist crap is for the birds!

Same to you, man, same to you! :)
Some lucky souls already report admits... and one of them is from Russia. I wonder if it kills my chances? ;)

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw. Good luck helg!!
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Waitlisted. Can you believe this?
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Does anyone know how the waitlist works? Does Chicago give out acceptances for R2 applicants before turning back to the R1 waitlist? Just trying to get a feeling for the sequence here.
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Didn't it say in the waitlist letter ?
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I'm really saddened by the fact that there were no other admits here in R1, and frankly it makes me feel guilty that I got in

Are you serious, man? You surely deserved admit @ GSB more than the rest of us (IMHO). So I am happy that there is justice out there :lol:

I don't though, thats the thing. I don't have the highest GPA and I don't have the highest GMAT score, and I don't have the most impressive work experience.... In the end, I'm not that different of an applicant than the rest of you. I certainly don't have 7 years of supply chain mgmt exp in the healthcare industry! I may have earned this, but I didn't deserve this anymore than anyone else here.
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Stop feeling guilty..... and enjoy.

And we still have this club... right... so we (non-GSBites) will keep hounding you for the latest scoops.
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I'm really saddened by the fact that there were no other admits here in R1, and frankly it makes me feel guilty that I got in

Are you serious, man? You surely deserved admit @ GSB more than the rest of us (IMHO). So I am happy that there is justice out there :lol:

I don't though, thats the thing. I don't have the highest GPA and I don't have the highest GMAT score, and I don't have the most impressive work experience.... In the end, I'm not that different of an applicant than the rest of you. I certainly don't have 7 years of supply chain mgmt exp in the healthcare industry! I may have earned this, but I didn't deserve this anymore than anyone else here.

Stop feeling guilty..... and enjoy.

And we still have this club... right... so we (non-GSBites) will keep hounding you for the latest scoops.
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YES - Stop feeling guilty man.. Just party hard.. And hang around here to help us

You did not mention about your good essay writing skills.
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Does anyone know how the waitlist works? Does Chicago give out acceptances for R2 applicants before turning back to the R1 waitlist? Just trying to get a feeling for the sequence here.
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By now you should have received personalized mail with Waitlist FAQ
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Helg,

Good luck with Wharton today. This waitlist crap is for the birds!

Same to you, man, same to you! :)
Some lucky souls already report admits... and one of them is from Russia. I wonder if it kills my chances? ;)

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw. Good luck helg!!

Waitlisted. Can you believe this?
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Man, I'm so sorry that sucks. You really deserve to get in somewhere. Is that two waitlists then for you? Any other decisions?
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Helg,

Good luck with Wharton today. This waitlist crap is for the birds!

Same to you, man, same to you! :)
Some lucky souls already report admits... and one of them is from Russia. I wonder if it kills my chances? ;)

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw. Good luck helg!!

Waitlisted. Can you believe this?

Man, I'm so sorry that sucks. You really deserve to get in somewhere. Is that two waitlists then for you? Any other decisions?
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Well... I just cannot imaging waiting for another THREE MONTHS :shocked
Need to think of smth to be busy with :wall

Yepp, two waitlists plus I got dinged @ Kellogg and that's all for R1.
In R2 I am going to apply for Tuck
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Yepp, two waitlists plus I got dinged @ Kellogg and that's all for R1.
In R2 I am going to apply for Tuck
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Don't despair! Obviously you are doing something right! Any idea why waitlist instead of accept? I wonder if GSB gives feedback to waitlisted candidates?
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The email from the Admissions office indicates that the Admissions office will not give us any advice as to why we were placed on the waitlist.
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