popov wrote:
giapocalypse wrote:
Got my interview invite today at 9:31am this morning! Could not be more excited! Was at the airport on my way to my Haas interview, after a less than stellar Wharton interview yesterday. I submitted my application at the last possible second and have been on pins and needles ever since. Now just waiting to hear back from the elusive Stanford...
Congrats and best of luck. It seems that you have invites from all top 5. You must be having an outstanding profile. do you mind sharing details on your profile?
Thank you so much, and that's so kind of you to say! I'm a woman, age 28, 3.6 from top non-Ivy school with degree in the humanities, 730 GMAT (but low quant score), live in NYC. I was a very early employee at a venture-backed startup that has had some good success, now a director-level role at a venture capital firm. I applied to a few schools a two years ago to test the waters and didn't get a single interview invite, so I can't tell you how excited I am this time around. I will say I did a lot of soul-searching on my future goals and worked very hard to demonstrate fit for each program this application cycle. I'd genuinely be honored to attend any one of the schools.
I'm sure the admissions teams at these schools do an exceptional job vetting candidates, but with so many qualified candidates applying, I think a lot of it probably comes down to luck. Best of luck with all of your schools!