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TheDeadlyBishop
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Concentration: Strategy, International Business
Schools: Kellogg '14 (WL) Ross '14 (A) Booth '14 (A) HBS '14 (D) Stanford '14 (D) Darden '14 (WL) Wharton '14 (D)
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22 Mar 2012, 06:16
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jd/mba here since rd 1.
Consulting2Finance
22 Mar 2012, 06:51
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Guys,
Looking at the main thread it seems like A LOT of people are being wait listed. There have been very few admits since the first day. While last year, or even in R1, it doesn't seem like Kellogg had such a large WL.
Now this could just be a sample size issue, but its also not inconceivable that top schools, that aren't H/S/W, are increasing their wait list in order to improve yield. For example, Booth seems to have increased their wait list a couple years ago and Kellogg has similar historic yield rates. If these schools have been finding that they are losing many candidates to the top 3, it makes sense that they would keep more people on the waitlist to a) to have a strong bench fill these gaps left by top candidates going elsewhere b) to give people a chance to sign elsewhere before they count against the yield.
Now this seemingly large wait list could also be a function of an incredibly talented applicant pool this round rather than an increase in size. However, when I look around at the stats of many of the fellow WL'r (although stats are only part of the picture I know), I see myself in pretty good company. Kellogg is obviously an awesome and highly competitive school, but I just don't see this many talented applicants not getting in, especially looking at the fact that there has only been one large wave of acceptances.
If a lot of people get calls later today or tomorrow, I'll change my tune and realize we are all part of an extremely competitive wait list now with as many spots as last year, but as of now, if R1 and R2 truly are similar as every school says, the admit/wait list ratio just seems to lend itself to optimism.
Looking at the main thread it seems like A LOT of people are being wait listed. There have been very few admits since the first day. While last year, or even in R1, it doesn't seem like Kellogg had such a large WL.
Now this could just be a sample size issue, but its also not inconceivable that top schools, that aren't H/S/W, are increasing their wait list in order to improve yield. For example, Booth seems to have increased their wait list a couple years ago and Kellogg has similar historic yield rates. If these schools have been finding that they are losing many candidates to the top 3, it makes sense that they would keep more people on the waitlist to a) to have a strong bench fill these gaps left by top candidates going elsewhere b) to give people a chance to sign elsewhere before they count against the yield.
Now this seemingly large wait list could also be a function of an incredibly talented applicant pool this round rather than an increase in size. However, when I look around at the stats of many of the fellow WL'r (although stats are only part of the picture I know), I see myself in pretty good company. Kellogg is obviously an awesome and highly competitive school, but I just don't see this many talented applicants not getting in, especially looking at the fact that there has only been one large wave of acceptances.
If a lot of people get calls later today or tomorrow, I'll change my tune and realize we are all part of an extremely competitive wait list now with as many spots as last year, but as of now, if R1 and R2 truly are similar as every school says, the admit/wait list ratio just seems to lend itself to optimism.
22 Mar 2012, 07:45
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Consulting2Finance
Good analysis. Hopefully there is some truth to this as it makes sense. It would also be an intelligent way for Kellogg to increase its yield.
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