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Reapplying for F2011 (even though you were admitted) Thread 08 Apr 2010, 20:37
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Anyone else reapplying next year even though they got into a few schools?
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I will be applying next year even though i got into a pretty good school this year. I applied to only one school because didn't have time to do others. It's a great school but I would like to try others. I will not be applying to school I got into however. I don't think they will buy it.
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Reapplying for F2011 (even though you were admitted) Thread 09 Apr 2010, 08:35
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Anyone else reapplying next year even though they got into a few schools?

I will be applying next year even though i got into a pretty good school this year. I applied to only one school because didn't have time to do others. It's a great school but I would like to try others. I will not be applying to school I got into however. I don't think they will buy it.
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May I ask which school in particular you're referring to? It helps to know that because turning down Booth/Wharton in hopes of reapplying to Stanford or HBS next year would be a terrible mistake, except of course you applied R1 and subsequently won a gold medal in February at Vancouver or your uncle is going to get hired as Dean of admissions at one of those schools before the next cycle.
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Reapplying for F2011 (even though you were admitted) Thread 09 Apr 2010, 11:32
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What school did you get into if you don't mind me asking and where will you be applying next year?



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Anyone else reapplying next year even though they got into a few schools?

I will be applying next year even though i got into a pretty good school this year. I applied to only one school because didn't have time to do others. It's a great school but I would like to try others. I will not be applying to school I got into however. I don't think they will buy it.
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Reapplying for F2011 (even though you were admitted) Thread 09 Apr 2010, 11:33
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Hahaha...funny stuff

"pretty good school" doesn't sound like Booth/Wharton



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Anyone else reapplying next year even though they got into a few schools?

I will be applying next year even though i got into a pretty good school this year. I applied to only one school because didn't have time to do others. It's a great school but I would like to try others. I will not be applying to school I got into however. I don't think they will buy it.

May I ask which school in particular you're referring to? It helps to know that because turning down Booth/Wharton in hopes of reapplying to Stanford or HBS next year would be a terrible mistake, except of course you applied R1 and subsequently won a gold medal in February at Vancouver or your uncle is going to get hired as Dean of admissions at one of those schools before the next cycle.
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Wow...top 10 and no joke! Congrats!

Where are you looking at applying for 2011?



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If you're already making excuses as to why you wouldn't attend UCLA this year (it being highly ranked but not in the Bay area), why even apply next year to the program?

I can totally see where you are coming from though. My dream school (Molson in Montreal) was the whole reason I took the GMAT, and it sunk to my last choice of the schools I applied to as the application process went on. BUT, I wouldn't apply next year again to them if I decided to try for Kellogg or Stanford in 2011.

On that note, this is a huge decision to make - of course if something doesn't feel right, you shouldn't go through with it. This is going to have a huge impact on your career. This isn't something to be taken lightly and if you do wanna try for Stanford or Berkeley next year, good luck to you!!!!

There's no reason to settle on something like this. You're not choosing between two apartments, you're choosing the next brick in your career path. If you go through with something and you hate it, that's it...

You know what's best for you. If it's not UCLA, then don't go!
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I too will be applying next year even though I received some acceptances this year.

My situation was brought on by a dismal GMAT score that I was able to improve to a good score. I had applied to the best schools that my initial GMAT score would allow me to attain and was accepted into all of them.

Perhaps I should have aimed higher right off the bat -- I tend to be quite critical of myself and probably set my sights lower than I really was capable of. Anyway, I decided not to let the GMAT beat me, and I took it again -- raised my score by 100 points and was able to seriously look at schools I had wanted to go to from the beginning.

I still feel that my GMAT can improve, and with a long time to go before next years application process, I feel that raising my score even further should not be a problem. Pair that with the experience I gained from this years application process, and I feel that my chances are good for a happy outcome next year.

Northeastern was my 'it' school that I was accepted to this year -- shooting for UNC-Chapel Hill as my 'it' school next year.
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formerlyknownas, I just wanted to say I applaud your decision and had contemplated something similar myself briefly for a different school. I especially applaud your decision because you only applied to one excellent school and got in. You don't even know the extent of what's possible for your profile/interview skills. Good luck and ignore anyone who says this is a bad idea.

Also, cyrez8, you only get to do your MBA once. Don't settle for anything less than what you know you want. Also ignore anyone else who tries to flame you because they don't have the fortitude to go double or nothing next year.
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*chokes on my muffin*

seriously? so...i'm guessing you're aiming for HBS?

sloan rejected me so fast they made my head spin. granted I've never liked MIT, and hated it even more after going to an information session and meeting alum, but I would still have attended... bc it's Sloan!

but i respect you for having guts.
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I'm kind of torn on this subject. I do know there were some schools that I did apply to that I would be very very hard pressed to actually attend even though I got accepted.

I honestly think one issue a lot of people have is that your applying to UCLA again. If you really just don't want to go there ... don't go there.

It seems that location is your biggest issue more than anything else. Personally, I say you should open your choice of schools (I will admit that I hate the West Coast though), but I understand if that is the deciding factor. Also ... don't settle for Haas part-time. Go for the full experience. There is a reason you applied to them full time in the first place.
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I'm going to go ahead and assume you have a pretty compelling profile to get in at Sloan and also to give it another shot next year. I completely understand you not accepting the offer because of fit, but why was it the only school you applied to if you didn't really want to go.

I was actually the opposite. I knew I really really wanted to go to Sloan, but applied to 7 other schools. In the end, I kind of feel like I wasted money and time. If I was going to risk it all on one school, I would think that I really really liked that school.
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formerlyknownas, I just wanted to say I applaud your decision and had contemplated something similar myself briefly for a different school. I especially applaud your decision because you only applied to one excellent school and got in. You don't even know the extent of what's possible for your profile/interview skills. Good luck and ignore anyone who says this is a bad idea.

Also, cyrez8, you only get to do your MBA once. Don't settle for anything less than what you know you want. Also ignore anyone else who tries to flame you because they don't have the fortitude to go double or nothing next year.
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I normally agree with you, but this time I really think you're wrong. I think there has to be a material change somewhere in the application that would change the percentages in your favor. By material change, I'm talking about a shift in what you're looking to do, a big boost in gmat score, a life altering award, huge promotion, etc. Without this change, it's very difficult to make an argument that you'll get in next year. Reapplicant acceptances rates just aren't very good.

There's a lot of risk involved, and yes, there is quite a bit of reward too. I think you lose the safety net of the schools that already admitted you, and you lose a year of post-mba earnings. You say not to settle for anything less than what you want, but you can't always get in where you'd like.

I'm not flaming anyone. I love the ballsyness of the whole idea. I kind of think of this the same way that I'd think of a semibluff in poker. You may end up with the best hand, or you might end up losing a lot of chips. It's definitely ballsy, but I don't know how successful the outcome will be. It seems like the numbers don't work out as much as I would need it to to make the same play.

Really though, I wish you both good luck with this, and I'm going to keep an eye out for both of you next year to see how it turns out.
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