Calling all Stanford GSB MBA Applicants: (2018 Intake) Class of 2020!!

Yes, that's the fellowship for Africans.

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Me!

New Zealand citizen but living in Australia. Go Kiwis and Aussies!

Email from admissions this morning:

16 October through 14 November 2017: Interview Invitations
During this period, we will extend interview invitations daily via email. Interviews are by invitation only, and an interview is required for admission. We hope to interview roughly 1,000 applicants this application year.

If you are invited to interview, you will receive an invitation between 16 October and 14 November. We will send Round 1 interview invitations once each weekday at 10:30 am Pacific Time (so no need to refresh your email all day).

If you have not received an interview invitation by 14 November, you will not be interviewed in this round.

Still so long to wait!

I nearly had a heart attack when I saw that email in my inbox today. Thought "that's a fast ding"

Yes, me too! Kiwi applied in R1. Best of luck!

GRE taken not GMAT 164Q 162V

Application Submitted on: 2017/09/19
Location: United States
GMAT: 700, Q45, V38
GPA: 3.62
WE: 84 months
Industry: Real Estate
Submited on: 2017/09/19

One of the reasons why I did not apply in R1 was lack of recommenders.
Has anyone had similar problems?
I got my manager from my previous employer to write one, but it's been already over 3 years since I left that employer...
from my current employer...I won't get any...
last year when I applied in R2, I got one from company's lawyer...but I guess it wasn't good enough either...

I'm afraid this problem will keep me long time away from applying to any university...

Here's a link to the interview with profbiodun, who got the Stanford Africa Fellowship last year!

https://www.bellanaija.com/2017/09/abio ... te-school/

Congrats to him one more time!

You are not the only one. Especially they call it "update from adm" on the second day you send in application. Not good for heart.....

Oh, I remember it from last year's app...I went through the same thing...and they emailed such updates 2-3 times...anxiety at the maximum level...

There is an option in the recommendation section to give a reason why a direct manager is not writing a recommendation. In my case, I had a business partner write one of my recommendations and one from a extra curricular activity I do. Thought it was a nice way to balance myself professionally and otherwise. Let's see if it works when interviews come out.

Now that R1 has submitted, I'm interested to know what everyone put as their award/achievement? I couldn't really think of any at work where formally recognized achievement on a piece of paper or medal is close to nonexistent. I put one down from undergrad but I was at school a long time ago

well...I'm general manager of the company...so I guess the only one who could get me a recommendation letter is the owner of the company; the problem is - if the owner writes, I will never get in...as there will be lots of grammar mistakes + he would never agree to do so...





if admission committee puts any value on this subject, then I definitely have no chance of getting in...I am just a regular guy, without much of achievements or awards...

Did anyone apply for the Knight-Hennessy Scholars program? Feeling free from applications now that it's submitted!

I did. Fingers crossed. This program is truly amazing.

I did too What's everyone's background may I ask?