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Not to change the subject, but I'm a R3 applicant and I just got invited to interview. I wasn't expecting to hear back for a few weeks so I was very pleasantly surprised.
I'm coming from Chicago and it seems like Ithaca isn't the most accessible place. How did you guys get there? It's $600 to fly into Ithaca, $300 to Syracuse, and $215 to Rochester. Are there any other places I should look at right? Right now I'm leaning towards renting a car in Rochester and driving down. Thoughts?
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I'm from Chicago as well and I have visited Johnson twice. Both times I flew into Syracuse and rented a car. It's about an hour drive from Syracuse to Ithaca and very manageable. I think Rochester and Syracuse are both good options.
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Not to change the subject, but I'm a R3 applicant and I just got invited to interview. I wasn't expecting to hear back for a few weeks so I was very pleasantly surprised.
I'm coming from Chicago and it seems like Ithaca isn't the most accessible place. How did you guys get there? It's $600 to fly into Ithaca, $300 to Syracuse, and $215 to Rochester. Are there any other places I should look at right? Right now I'm leaning towards renting a car in Rochester and driving down. Thoughts?
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I think Syracuse is worth the extra $85 since it's closer. I've done the Rochester drive, and it's a solid 2 hours. Binghamton is also an hour away, might be cheaper, might not be.
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I might be wrong here but IMHO, I feel we are entitled to an individual feedback - just two sentences about the main reason they denied admission would've been enough. We've written hundreds of lines on our essays, spending weeks to come up with content from our side after all. :(

After spending hours for preparation and after a lot of sweat, blood and effort, we need to hear the reason that why we did not get accepted. :? :? Such a generic email is not fair!
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Understand the frustration here, but try to look at it from the adcom's point of view - in any given year they will reject in the neighborhood of 1,500 applicants. The admissions office is just not staffed to communicate individual feedback with that many applicants.
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I got an email this morning from Financial Aid, subject "Student Loan Instructions from Johnson". Is this a generic email, or is that their way of letting me know I'm not getting a scholarship?
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I got an email this morning from Financial Aid, subject "Student Loan Instructions from Johnson". Is this a generic email, or is that their way of letting me know I'm not getting a scholarship?
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Probably generic - I got the same email.
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What is the process/itinerary like for the scholarship weekend? Are there more interviews? Anxious to know what is actually involved, and how we are actually selected for the Park Fellowship or other "named" scholarships. Is there a chance we spend the $$$ to go back out there and come away empty handed?
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It's a day of team building exercises and a case analysis. To summarize, it's to see how well you play with others in the sand box. Getting invited means you're looking at some sort of scholarship, unless you go there are really show your ass.

In the interest of transparency, I will say that there have already been two scholarship weekends (yes, despite this being only R2), and most of the Park Fellowship slots have been awarded. That being said, not everyone who is awarded the Park ultimately accepts it, which creates an opportunity elsewhere.
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i was invited for the park fellowship weekend as well.
i was told that i would be receiving an email with all the details today, but still haven't received on yet
am i the only one?
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I might be wrong here but IMHO, I feel we are entitled to an individual feedback - just two sentences about the main reason they denied admission would've been enough. We've written hundreds of lines on our essays, spending weeks to come up with content from our side after all. :(

After spending hours for preparation and after a lot of sweat, blood and effort, we need to hear the reason that why we did not get accepted. :? :? Such a generic email is not fair!

Understand the frustration here, but try to look at it from the adcom's point of view - in any given year they will reject in the neighborhood of 1,500 applicants. The admissions office is just not staffed to communicate individual feedback with that many applicants.
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I can understand their workload, however according to me, at least candidates who were invited to interview deserve to hear what was wrong about their application. I flew approximately 11 hours and drove 3 hours to Ithaca for 45 min interview. I also met with a guy who flew from India just for this interview. This means people really care about this process by showing special effort and such an effort deserves more than a generic e-mail. I do not want to sabotage the happiness of friends here with my frustration but when you feel that you did the best you could, you start to search for an answer for your disappointment.
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hey,
do we need to send them an email to accept the waitlist or just let them know if we dont want to be on the waitlist?
thanks !
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What is the process/itinerary like for the scholarship weekend? Are there more interviews? Anxious to know what is actually involved, and how we are actually selected for the Park Fellowship or other "named" scholarships. Is there a chance we spend the $$$ to go back out there and come away empty handed?

It's a day of team building exercises and a case analysis. To summarize, it's to see how well you play with others in the sand box. Getting invited means you're looking at some sort of scholarship, unless you go there are really show your ass.

In the interest of transparency, I will say that there have already been two scholarship weekends (yes, despite this being only R2), and most of the Park Fellowship slots have been awarded. That being said, not everyone who is awarded the Park ultimately accepts it, which creates an opportunity elsewhere.
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Thanks buddy, much appreciated insight!
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i was invited for the park fellowship weekend as well.
i was told that i would be receiving an email with all the details today, but still haven't received on yet
am i the only one?
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I was told I would receive an email with all the details on "Thursday or Friday" when the adcom left me a Voicemail. I haven't received anything yet either. Other than that generic "Financial Aid" email. But that provided no information or mention of the scholarship weekend and I think it was just a generic email.

I did get a notice that they were shipping me my "binder and offer letter" but I think that's generic and not a reference to the scholarship weekend either.

I'm sure something will turn up today, and certainly before April 11th haha.
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If no financial aid e-mails as of yet for me. It is safe to say that they would have notified me by now regarding any scholarships?
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Understand the frustration here, but try to look at it from the adcom's point of view - in any given year they will reject in the neighborhood of 1,500 applicants. The admissions office is just not staffed to communicate individual feedback with that many applicants.

I can understand their workload, however according to me, at least candidates who were invited to interview deserve to hear what was wrong about their application. I flew approximately 11 hours and drove 3 hours to Ithaca for 45 min interview. I also met with a guy who flew from India just for this interview. This means people really care about this process by showing special effort and such an effort deserves more than a generic e-mail. I do not want to sabotage the happiness of friends here with my frustration but when you feel that you did the best you could, you start to search for an answer for your disappointment.
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DISCLAIMER I'm not a Johnson student, and I do have some very serious grievances with them.
Hey. Feel your pain. But you got into Darden (congrats btw). And when all is said and done, it's at least as great as Johnson. And frankly, as far as I remember, you did not spend 11 hrs on a plane just to visit Ithaca. So, I don't think it's fair to use this fact as a leverage because you flew 11 hrs to get an admit from a business school. And you've achieved this goal.
P.S. I was traveling internationally when I got my first interview invite. I flew 16 hrs back to the States just for that one interview, which btw did not end up well. :? But no one has seen me complaining about it. It was my decision, I knew the rules of the game, and when the final results came out I did not expect the adcom to go the extra mile. Although, it would have been nice if they did. :roll:
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Well, I'm one among the MANY Indians on these waitlists. So the chances are quite slim. But yeah, there's still a sliver of hope.
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Yeah so it's really about the demographics. I mean at the end of the day, you can't blame your parents that they were Indian right?? I'm sure you're proud of your culture and heritage but unfortunately you belong to a demographic that sends a lot of applicants to business school.

Best wishes to you!
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Not to change the subject, but I'm a R3 applicant and I just got invited to interview. I wasn't expecting to hear back for a few weeks so I was very pleasantly surprised.
I'm coming from Chicago and it seems like Ithaca isn't the most accessible place. How did you guys get there? It's $600 to fly into Ithaca, $300 to Syracuse, and $215 to Rochester. Are there any other places I should look at right? Right now I'm leaning towards renting a car in Rochester and driving down. Thoughts?
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FYI, RT bus tickets via Greyhound are around 70$ from Port Authority. So if you can find really cheap tickets to LGA/ JFK that might be worth your while, that is if you don't mind the 5 hour bus upstate.
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hey,
do we need to send them an email to accept the waitlist or just let them know if we dont want to be on the waitlist?
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I don't think you have to "Accept" a WL spot. But it would be good (courtesy wise) to let them if you want to withdraw from the WL so other WL students will get a better shot if you're planning to attend school elsewhere.
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I was told I would receive an email with all the details on "Thursday or Friday" when the adcom left me a Voicemail. I haven't received anything yet either. Other than that generic "Financial Aid" email. But that provided no information or mention of the scholarship weekend and I think it was just a generic email.

I did get a notice that they were shipping me my "binder and offer letter" but I think that's generic and not a reference to the scholarship weekend either.

I'm sure something will turn up today, and certainly before April 11th haha.
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I got an email from FedEx saying my packet should get to me on Monday. I asked someone who got into Johnson in R1 and she said that the "Welcome Gift" were apple headphones and a leather notebook.
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Well, I'm one among the MANY Indians on these waitlists. So the chances are quite slim. But yeah, there's still a sliver of hope.

Yeah so it's really about the demographics. I mean at the end of the day, you can't blame your parents that they were Indian right?? I'm sure you're proud of your culture and heritage but unfortunately you belong to a demographic that sends a lot of applicants to business school.

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Haha true words mate, cheers!

Thanks for your wishes :)
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financial aid decisions are out already. Any good news?
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Out meaning e-mails were sent out? I didn't see any updates - do they go out to only those who were offered something?
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