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07 Feb 2013, 19:24

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Even though I understand that only less than a third of invitations have been sent, the wait makes me crazy!

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07 Feb 2013, 20:35

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Even though I understand that only less than a third of invitations have been sent, the wait makes me crazy!

How do you know it's 1/3? Based on the days left to the decision date?

I don't know... I got a feeling that more people have gotten the invites but just didn't report it on the forums... But I'm also hoping you're right!

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08 Feb 2013, 17:54

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I received an invite yesterday. East coast applicant. First one of the year and I was dinged w/o interview by Harvard R1. Pretty happy but nervous at the same time

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10 Feb 2013, 15:22

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Anyone on here a 2nd time applicant to GSB?

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Are there any chances of getting through in Round 3 for an Indian?

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Are there any chances of getting through in Round 3 for an Indian?

No. Don't think about it.

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11 Feb 2013, 14:38

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Are there any chances of getting through in Round 3 for an Indian?

No. Don't think about it.

Thanks for your response. But why do you say that? Is it applicable even if I have a fairly unique international profile? I plan to apply together with my wife.

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11 Feb 2013, 20:29

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Are there any chances of getting through in Round 3 for an Indian?

No. Don't think about it.

Thanks for your response. But why do you say that? Is it applicable even if I have a fairly unique international profile? I plan to apply together with my wife.

Apply if you want but remember that round 3 is as unforgiving as it is short. . The chances of anyone getting into Stanford are small. The chances of a couple getting in are even smaller. I wouldn't make it any harder by applying in the last round. Anything's possible though...

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12 Feb 2013, 06:50

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Hello guys,

It's great to read all the replies
Does someone knows until when we can hope for a Stanford GSB interview email? :oops:

Thank you very much!

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12 Feb 2013, 08:24

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I heard a rumor that interview invites were sent out alphabetically by last name. Does anyone know if there's any truth to that?

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I heard a rumor that interview invites were sent out alphabetically by last name. Does anyone know if there's any truth to that?

Dont know if that is true. But it would certainly mean a DING for me. :cry:

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I heard a rumor that interview invites were sent out alphabetically by last name. Does anyone know if there's any truth to that?

Dont know if that is true. But it would certainly mean a DING for me. :cry:

Rumors are just that, rumors. If you're invited, you'll get your email. Don't worry about when it comes -- that has no bearing on the ultimate decision.

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I heard a rumour that in order to decide which applicant to admit the adcom make a woodoo doll of each candidate and try assess what they feel towards it. It may be true, as my stomach rumbled last night as if I was confused by someone's attention. Hope they liked my doll!

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I heard a rumor that interview invites were sent out alphabetically by last name. Does anyone know if there's any truth to that?

Would those invited to interview be able to provide: last name initial, as well as time of day your email was received (with time zone)? Seems the reported invites are still very few, but a couple data points might help confirm this. Would also be useful to understand if there is one time of day they blast the emails (to limit the constant email refreshing)! Thanks!

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12 Feb 2013, 11:31

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I heard a rumor that interview invites were sent out alphabetically by last name. Does anyone know if there's any truth to that?

I promise there is not. The admissions committee has said it a million times: there is no order to the application reads. Even if they read them alphabetically, sometimes they put an application to the side and come back to it once they've read more submissions. So even if there was an order, it's disrupted by their jumping back and forth to revisit applicants they had on the margin.

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Are there any chances of getting through in Round 3 for an Indian?

No. Don't think about it.

Thanks for your response. But why do you say that? Is it applicable even if I have a fairly unique international profile? I plan to apply together with my wife.

International intake happen in Round 1 and Round 2. And with no offense, most applicants to the GSB are self-selected as having unique profiles. And applying with your wife would not help either, because you are going to take two spots out of an already extremely limited intake. R3 intake happens domestically also for visa reasons. You will not have enough time to settle down everything. So instead of wasting your chance on a R3 this year, think about R1 for the next year--if you are really serious about GSB. Because if you failed this year in R3 and apply for R1 the next admission cycle, they will treat your application as a reapplication. They won't care which round you didn't it, and that won't help you. So, think carefully before you make that application, and don't spoil your chance on a R3 app.

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Wow... looking at last year's thread was not encouraging... looks like they had few r2 invites... and they kept rolling out slowly until March 7th or so... In speaking with admissions, I was told most invitations will be sent by Mar 13th which is consistent... I guess this won't be as active a thread as some of the other top schools... Best of luck to everyone and maybe ease up on checking in on this one in particular... We've got a month before making a real yes/no judgment call.

Columbia gets my deposit money until then... (due next week)

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I heard a rumor that interview invites were sent out alphabetically by last name. Does anyone know if there's any truth to that?

I got my interview email on Feb. 1, and my last name is in the last 1/4th of the alphabet. So unless you want to start speculating about reverse-alphabetical order, I'd say you're best off believing that it really is random...

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No. Don't think about it.

Thanks for your response. But why do you say that? Is it applicable even if I have a fairly unique international profile? I plan to apply together with my wife.

OK I'm sure you intentions are good, but there is a lot of misinformation in this post. It's important not to simply repeat 'conventional forum wisdom' as if it is true, when it has been directly contradicted by statements from the school.

- most applicants to the GSB are self-selected as having unique profiles
What does this mean? You still have to apply and get in. You can't self-select admission.

- International intake happen in Round 1 and Round 2 ... R3 intake happens domestically also for visa reasons.
Says who? Internationals can and do get in in R3 - it is not domestics only. Sure, as an international you might have to work fast to get a visa, but I do not believe that the schools make R3 decisions based on this.

- Because if you failed this year in R3 and apply for R1 the next admission cycle, they will treat your application as a reapplication.
Of course they will treat you as a reapplicant, you are one! But you are assuming that this is some sort of kiss of death. Stanford is reapplicant friendly (as in fact are most schools). There are plenty of reapplicants to top schools gaining admissions on these forums.

In fact, what you have said is directly contradicted from Stanford's admissions blog:

"So the real question to ask yourself is when do you want to enroll? If the answer is September 2009, then you should apply now in Round 3. If you’re admitted, great. If not, then you’re in a better position for September 2010 having already begun the self-reflection process for your first-round application."
- https://www.stanford.edu/group/mba/blog/ ... und_3.html

Long story short, if you have a competitive profile apply. If you don't get in, you can reapply next year.

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I think the original responder was just saying that ueber-competitive profiles are, by definition, very rare, so think extra-hard about applying in Round 3. That sounds like a pretty fair response to a question that asked for an opinion.