Calling all Stanford Applicants (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!!

It's tough to say if a consultant is useful, given that I have no experience doing the application process without one. I will say it saved me a ton of stress - I tend to be a worrier, so instead of stressing about each individual detail, I could just ask my consultant and she would tell me if it mattered or not (most of the time it didn't). That being said, I think there a few pointers about my application that I wouldn't have done without her help that greatly improved my essays. My story didn't change, but she helped me better form the pitch. Similar to a marketing campaign, you try to put the product in the best light possible - the consultant really helped present the best version of myself (with "tweaks" not "twists" of my story). Was she worth the money? Maybe... I suppose we will see if I get in anywhere.

[quote="generalist"]Relax guys!
It's gonna be a spread-out affair.
400 invites over a month means only 10-15 invites a day.
So today wont be make or break by any stretch of imagination.[/quote]

From looking at last years R1, it seems no invites were given on day 1...I think I assessed that right!

[quote="eriginal"][quote="illuminator"][quote="eriginal"]The consultant I work with said that she worked with a client that applied to seven schools and was rejected by all of them EXCEPT for Stanford. Once you're a well qualified candidate, to me this process feels like playing the lottery. All candidates are 700+, 3.5+, with great work experience and cool extra-curriculars... honestly just feels a little like random chance sometimes whether you get "selected."[/quote]

it is a hit and miss, and there is some luck to it as well -- are consultants useful with further insight? I didn't want to go down that path as was largely unsure if they would twist my story to conform to 'their' way, yet they don't know me, me :p, and wanted to remain just plain old me. Would be good to hear your thoughts on this.

Best of LUCK!!!! 48 hours to go[/quote]


It's tough to say if a consultant is useful, given that I have no experience doing the application process without one. I will say it saved me a ton of stress - I tend to be a worrier, so instead of stressing about each individual detail, I could just ask my consultant and she would tell me if it mattered or not (most of the time it didn't). That being said, I think there a few pointers about my application that I wouldn't have done without her help that greatly improved my essays. My story didn't change, but she helped me better form the pitch. Similar to a marketing campaign, you try to put the product in the best light possible - the consultant really helped present the best version of myself (with "tweaks" not "twists" of my story). Was she worth the money? Maybe... I suppose we will see if I get in anywhere.[/quote]

Good planning and best of luck

I didn't get invited to interview until 11/20 last year. I believe the entire process was shifted up a week this year.

[quote="BuffaloBillsFan"]I didn't get invited to interview until 11/20 last year. I believe the entire process was shifted up a week this year.[/quote]

Oh wow you are reapplying? Were you waitlist? We shall listen to you more closely

Yea ive actually been interviewed both of the past two years, but didn't get in either time. Maybe third time will be the charm. My application/profile is definitely much stronger now than it was then.

[quote="BuffaloBillsFan"]Yea ive actually been interviewed both of the past two years, but didn't get in either time. Maybe third time will be the charm. My application/profile is definitely much stronger now than it was then.[/quote]

In both were you wait listed in any? Trying to see if they waitlist or just deny

Btw congrats of two sets of interviews! That's amazing!

Anyone heard on an interview invite? Any idea on when to expect one?

As I assume you all are, dying over here!

Nothing... only another month of obsessively checking my email until I find out.

Does anyone know the frequency GSB releases invites to interview? I had my personal email up all day today and jumped every time my inbox said 1 Unread. I obviously can't do that for another month Do they release weekly? Daily? Whenever they please?

It's daily as far as I know.

they are drip-fed! no set pattern, so just hang tight

i have a hunch/feeling someone will get an invite today :D

If anyone receives an invite, please let us all know!

Two friends from Brazil got theirs yesterday... Both MBB consulting.

Still waiting here. Best luck to all!

An MBB consultant from Argentina I know also received yesterday.

thanks for the updates! do we know what time they received them? ie. morning, late evening palo time?