NYU Langone - Spring 2011

congrats!

i just got my packet in the mail today.

good luck to everyone still waiting!

I just got the status update email now - I got in! Thank goodness, I was getting that concerned that my 610 GMAT would be too low...

Good luck to all still waiting and congrats to the others who got in.

@greenandgold thats great news! congrats!
This gives me a lot of hope

Hi Guys,

After trying it for the 2nd time in 2.5 years, I finally got in to Stern part time program! I got a call from Stern guy on Oct 22nd, asking me to check my email, and when I did it, it said congraulations! It was definitely a surprise, as I didn't expect to be notified before Dec 1st, especially considering that I submitted my application a day after the deadline. He said that they had just started notifying admissions for the Westchester campus.

For those of you who didn't get in before, or may not get in this time, there's definitely hope for you guys. Here's some info for those of you interested.

2008:
Undergrad GPA: 2.56 (Top 25 US ranking)
Grad GPA: 3.9
GMAT: 660
Age: 30
Title: Project Manager at a Media company (2nd year)
Experience: 9 Years experience in various IT roles
Creative essay: Mock interview question and answers
Program: Washington Weekends only. Wash weeknights and Westchester were not options.

2010:
Under Grad, Grad, GMAT: All the same as 2008
Age: 33
Title: Manager at same Media company (4th year)
Experience: 11 years experience in various IT roles
Creative essay: PDF presentation with various pictures and narrative of my life
Other essays: I modified and made improvements from the 2008 essays. Overall, I think it was better quality.
Recommendation: Much better due to the fact that same guys knew me much better in my 4th year at the company as opposed to 2nd year. I was promoted, so they had a lot more to talk about.
Program: Westchester, Wash Weekends, then Wash Weeknights.

So as you can see in 2008, my undergrad gpa was horrible, my GMAT was ok but not terrific, I did not show very good progression in my career path (non-managerial role), my creative essay was not that creative, and I was too adamant about program option (Wash Weekends only). I was 31, which was a bit on the older side compared to other candidates, but not sure if that was that much of a negative.

There was nothing I can do about my undergrad gpa, and I wasn't willing to retake GMAT again, because that was just too painful especially at 33. So I tried to change all the other negatives. I worked my ass off to get promoted, got bunch of awards etc as bonus points, I got more creative in my creative essay with more visuals etc, and I made program option more flexible. It turns out Westchester was only a 20 minute drive, and it was a better choice than the other options.

So there you go. For all of you guys suffering from bad judgement in college with pisscrap GPA to show for, you can still get into top tier MBA program with hard work and perseverance.

Congrats Yubjun. You deserved to be in.

Its first of November & some of the forms which were hidden from us till now are available to us for filling and submitting. Apart from uploading our photos, tuition we need to pay, getting your netIds activated etc, we can choose our schedules.
I am WSq weeknights candidate and am planning to go for BLUE as my first option. What are others choosing & why?

For reference:

1 BLUE
Mon 6:00PM - 9:00PM FIRMS & MARKETS 3.0
Wed 6:00PM - 9:00PM STATISTICS &DATA ANALYSIS 3.0

2 GREEN
Tue 6:00PM - 9:00PM FIRMS & MARKETS 3.0
Thur 6:00PM - 9:00PM FIN ACCOUNTING & REPORTNG 3.0

3 YELLOW
Thur 6:00PM - 9:00PM LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIO 3.0
Tue 6:00PM - 9:00PM FIN ACCOUNTING & REPORTNG 3.0

just found this site. I got the letter a few weeks ago and setup email today.

For the 3 options, I've tentatively selected the opposite... yellow, green, blue just due to Monday's being busier days typically at work, and Thursdays' being easier. I'm somewhat indifferent between yellow and green but will look at the professor ratings before deciding I guess.

I chose (1) Blue; (2) Green; (3) Yellow. I'd prefer to be done with classes by Wednesday night, as I travel back and forth to Chicago regularly on the weekends, and sometimes work from my corporate office there on Thursdays and Fridays.

Has anyone received word from NYU that they've passed the Kroll check? I faxed my authorization form in on the morning of Oct 28th and received an email from Kroll later that day that they had "received and processed" the authorization form. However, I believe NYU emails directly when their review of the verification is complete. Has anyone gotten a response from NYU re: Kroll, and if so, what was your timeline?

Everything should be fine, of course...just anxious.

Just read the Fall 2010 thread and I officially retract my Kroll timing question. Looks like it was taking an average of six weeks for them, sometimes longer (especially for international students). Yipes.

It's been a month since I initiated the Kroll process. Last week I was told by Kroll that they couldn't locate the HR department of my old employer, which is a foreign company. Let's just hope that the rest of the background check goes smoothly. Does anyone know if we get a final notification from Kroll once everything is cleared?

On a different note, how does everyone fund their Langone education? The tuition for 6 credits is 10k+ at the current rate, as I see from the registration page. I am guessing that it will cost 100k+ to finish the program. Does your company reimburse part of the tuition? Do you take out a loan?

Are there any international students applying for loans? I'd like to hear from you. Thanks!!

Our company might launch a tuition reimbursement program next year but I hear it's a 5k/yr max if they do it. I'm hoping to self fund 50% and loan 50%. I'd like to finish with less than 50k in loans, hopefully much less

As far as I understand it, we only hear from Kroll if they can't get the info they need - otherwise, it seems like we just hear from NYU once everything is complete. Sounds like it might be awhile.

As for the financials, I'm 25 and without substantial savings, so I'm using Stafford and Grad PLUS loans to finance most of this beast. Hoping to put a couple thousand (if that) down in cash each semester. My company is rather young and doesn't have a policy on tuition reimbursement yet, but I'm casually bringing it up every chance I get.

I just got an email from the adcom that I got in.
This is my third application to NYU (Langone) in 2 years.
Basics: 30/M/Indian
GMAT: 640
Ugrad: 3.70 from strong Indian Engineering institute.
WE: 8 years (multiple countries) Currently Product Manager – Financial Services + IT industry.
Essays: good
Recs: very good
EC: some volunteer, average.

- My choice of schedule is same as kgold (1) Blue; (2) Green; (3) Yellow. Coincidentally, my reasoning is also the same. I want to be done with the classes for the week by Wed & wanna have 4 days to take care of other personal/study related stuff.

- Health Form - I had my blood work done to find out the shots (MMR) administered when I was young. Expecting to get the results anytime now. This has been a painful thing so far.

- Kroll - I had gotten my verification started in the first week of October. Kroll contacted me twice for some documents which I promptly provided. After that, I haven't heard from them. It has been a month now. Hoping to hear back soon now.

- Finance - This is the trickiest part. Although the tuition is $1500 odd per credit but looks like the cost of the entire course will easily cross 100K. Maybe 115-120K is more realistic estimate taking care of inflation, some random admin fee here & there. Although I might be able to manage this entire sum from my savings but I do not want to be left with zero savings after the course is over. Can somebody suggest what's the best way to take this forward? Shall I take loan? From which financial institution? How much should I take & when? Do I get any income tax rebate if I take a study loan? What are the pros & cons for financing the MBA from your savings? Note - I am an international student.

Got my admit email earlier in the day.

Got my email a couple of days ago.
Re-applicant (got in Spring'10 but had to give up my seat due to temp work relocation. Langone doesn't allow deferments)

Would be sending in my enrollment deposit sometime soon. Having gone through this last yr, I can tell you the Kroll verification process is excruciatingly slow and unnecessarily complicated.

I suggest everyone get started with it soon, especially with December holiday season productivity looming.

Luckily my company funds 100% of my MBA. And they do this as soon as you're hired, and there's no obligation to stay with the company after the MBA. I worked for 2 companies that does this (Verizon, GE). Not sure if Verizon does this anymore, but GE does this, although I think they may changed the policy on obligation.

If you are not too happy with your company for any reason, this might be a good opportunity for you to start looking for another job that pays for your tuition. 100k in loans sucks ass big time.