LBS 2010 Waitlist Thread

Anyone knows how does the WL system work?

1. R2 WL review on 14 May and R3 admission decision on 20 May - Does this mean that R2 WL are thrown into the R3 pool as well?

2. Will a WL be offered a place once any admitted candidate from the same Round withdraw his or her offer?

agree, an alum reco would be really helpful...

hi lakai, thanks for starting the thread. I will surely contract my recommended, tell him about my status and hopefully he will put a good word if he will be asked again.
LBS specific message was: "We do not require you to send any extra information unless we specifically contact you ourselves." For me is not clear if they just "not require" or simply "not accept", so I will contact the school first and I will ask directly if they accept and what type the information would be helpful. Maybe sometime it pays off just to have patience and wait, as bsd_lover did ...

hey everybody

good stuff lakai777. thanks

here's my opinion:
- apart from informing my interviewer, I think my approach would be a passive one for now; I won't be sending any update to the adcom unless there's a really major change in my profile. an additional reco/cover letter might actually hurt my application if seen as a desperate move or with no significant impact.
- I don't think there's much I can do other than waiting, setting the right expectations and keeping an eye on alternatives.

PS: i assumed from the dreaded email that we are kept on that list by default; no need to confirm back.

A waitlisted candidate asked me this. Posting here for everyone's benefit :


The most likely option is option 2. You will keep getting re-waitlisted. The "real" review will happen closer to when the "big deposit" get paid (or not paid) at which time it becomes clearer who exactly will come and who wont. Its unlikely that the dings will come until before the very end. If your heart is set on LBS and you keep waiting till the end, you may get the opportunity to get a deferred admit for 2013 or a special consideration for 2013. By then, many waitlisted candidates, frustrated by the wait move on to other schools they have been admitted to.

Hello everyone,
I have a rather naive question but I am not sure I understand what BSD and others seem to say: candidates currently on the wait list may eventually get a deferred admit for 2013 ? As in "congratulations you're in, only next year" and without requiring to submit a new file, sit another interview, and refresh your screen for hours on the results' d day :D ?
If so, I would be very interested in knowing what is recommended to obtain this invitation!
Also, on what ground do you think sending an extra reference letter from a student/alumni will make a material impact on our current wait list status ? I do have the possibility to do that but I am wondering if it would not be more beneficial to keep that card close to my vest for now and eventually use it should I have to reapply next year.
In others words, as much as I would love to get in now I am trying to find the right balance between throwing my whole weight at the "wait list" situation vs keeping some dry powder for next year should I need to reapply.
What do you guys think ?
One last question: reapplicants have Essay 7 to write on what they did to improve their application, is there anything else to it ? Specifically, do reapplicants need to provide two reference letters from different people than the first time ?
If you have any questions let me know either on this thread or PM as I would be happy to help other fellow applicants in any way I can.
Cheers.
B

Hi Guys

I really like this forum. Never wrote a post sofar but now i am WL R2, I feel the need.

I launched a discussion on Businessweek "London Business School 2010 - Waitlisted" ( i am to new to post a link)

If you want to visit you are welcome

especially you bsd_lover. Your posts are always interesting, supportive and honest.

Well folks there are no guarantees in life. You WILL need to submit a new resume and at least one or two waitlist updates showing continual improvements and commitment (as you should note from my story). Who knows it may be tougher than ever this year with a higher number of applications and reported waitlists..

Tougher is better ! Because we all know it's well worth fighting for
Good luck every one. And thanks again for your encouragements BSD.

Hi bsd
Do you know how I can submit an extra letter of recommendation. Thanks for all your insights.

You should be able to email it to the programme office

had a look at last year's LBS WL thread on BW; i needed to set my expectations well on this, and it surely helped!
for the record, i think LBS's waitlist strategy is just brutal, very "selfish", and demeaning. that's only my view, and it won't keep me from saying that London remains my favorite school by far. But at least for now, i have a decent reply for the "what don't you like about the school?"
gents what are your plans apart from LBS? regardless of the far outcomes of our status, i would certainly like to keep in touch with smart people sharing the same misery -and ambition.
personally, my opportunity cost is way too high; the only school for which i'm willing to take that risk is actually LBS and i have no problem waiting or re-applying next year. Meanwhile, I'll focus in the next couple of months on my last cfa level test, then explore maybe other job opportunities while keeping an eye on LBS. I just turned down a school offer and dropped out of the waitlist of another school.

frontline
can you please give the link of last year thread
thanks

sure: https://forums.businessweek.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=bw-bschools&tid=78560
it's a lengthy interesting read

Forget about it frontline

I just found it...........

Ok it's going to be WAY harder than I thought...Apparently they are going to keep us on the waitlist until the end...then only few of us will see the light...

At least I learned something....no need to check the forums daily.....

Frontline/BSD

Something is surprising. the WL forum was way more active in 2008 & 2009

on BW or even Gmatclub there is not so many WL this year

Does that mean that we are actually less on the WL?

or

Does that mean that I am desperately trying to find positive signs to feel better?

thanks

I think you are desperately trying to find positive signs to feel better. The process is usually very standardised and there are enough great candidates every year to have a good waitlist pool.