snipes wrote:
OhDenny,
Since you have gone through the process a couple of times--at what point and how did you arrange to get feedback from SOM? I am WL at another school, but if I do not get in I will be reapplying and want to give myself the best chance I can. Appreciate any advice you might have. And appreciate any input from other successful SOM (or other school) reapplicants.
They should have instructions in your ding e-mail. They told me to wait until July 1st, when all of the decisions would be done, and e-mail the main admissions e-mail address to ask for feedback then. They got back to me within a week with a pretty extensive e-mail. Some of the phrases used within may have been standard phrases that they copied and pasted, but if that was the case, they took a good amount of time tying everything together and making it specific to me. They weren’t really allowed to talk about my essays or recommendations in-depth, but they provided a very good blueprint for reapplying.
I’m actually working on a longer form post on this subject – coming to a blog near you soon. My guess is by the end of the week.
Good luck with your waitlist and/or reapp. I know it’s tough, but – and I know this is the most cliché thing you’ve ever heard – everything happens for a reason. I swear there’s truth to that, cold comfort that it is.