HinConsulting wrote:
MediumOil2013 wrote:
FYI for future years.
I ranked Tuck #1 and was admitted with a small merit scholarship, ranked Darden #2 and was admitted with the Consortium fellowship, and ranked Stern #3 and was waitlisted without interview. This might be wishful thinking, but I think Stern waitlisted me because I didn't show them enough love (I live within an hour of the school, and I only attended one event, which wasn't a class visit or a tour of the school). I also got an interview with HBS, but I wont know the outcome until March 27th (I'm throwing this in there because I think it adds to my wishful thinking regarding Stern).
I think you might be right on this one. Our stats are pretty similar and I was offered a full merit scholarship at Stern (not the Consortium Fellowship). I also ranked Stern #3. I didn't visit the school, but I don't live near NYC. I did demonstrate that I put in the effort to talk with several alumni who are now at my firm.
On Stern - I had my Columbia interview a few weeks before and was dinged after it. When I posted on Columbia's forum, people asked whether I had really truly made the case for not only why NYC but why Columbia over
any competitors and why Columbia is the
absolute best program for me. I hadn't. So, when I went into my Stern interview, I made sure to do extra homework and be incredibly enthusiastic AND specific about Stern's strengths and subtleties.