Stanford GSB Social Media Updates Tweets StanfordBiz,465137531558711300,500 FB Updates StanfordGSB Useful Blog Posts Dealing with a Ding - Webinar Recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=echqdCOW7cM Dealing with a Ding.pdf

Last visit was: 22 Apr 2026, 19:00

It is currently 22 Apr 2026, 19:00

Toolkit

Business School and MBA

MBA Archive

GMAT Club Daily Prep

Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.

Go to My Error Log Learn more

Request Expert Reply

Confirm Cancel

Back to Forum

Create Topic

Stanford GSB Calling all applicants for Class of 2016!

1 ... 15 16 17 18 19 ... 63

cjliu49

Joined: 01 Jan 2013

Last visit: 02 May 2014

Posts: 28

Own Kudos:

[3]

Given Kudos: 13

Location: United States

Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Strategy

Schools: Stanford '16 (D) HBS '16 (D) Wharton '16 (D) Haas '16 (WL)

GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V47 Verified score

WE:Consulting (Consulting)

Schools: Stanford '16 (D) HBS '16 (D) Wharton '16 (D) Haas '16 (WL)

GMAT 1: 770 Q50 V47 Verified score

Posts: 28

Kudos: 39

[3]

12 Nov 2013, 14:03

Kudos

Bookmarks

Man. Stanford is my dream school. Already denied at HBS/Wharton but this is the only one I care about. 770, 8, 6.0, great experience, and a whole lot of passion. Simply confused what these schools want.

cloudy218

Joined: 10 Oct 2013

Last visit: 02 Nov 2014

Posts: 28

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 3

GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V41 Verified score

Posts: 28

Kudos: 1

12 Nov 2013, 17:50

Kudos

Bookmarks

yepgirlnope

meg926an

I'm still waiting as well... investment banking/strategy in the NW US. However, I got my HBS invite on the first day and my Wharton invite on the last day, so I really don't think timing of the invite means anything. Not losing hope until the 19th!

Similar situation here... still waiting on GSB. I got HBS on first day, and was freaking out about Wharton but got it a couple days before the end of the window. So, I'm trying to be calm about GSB. I don't think timing matters whatsoever. And I've heard GSB is notoriously slow

GMAT790, GPA3.98.......

Orz...No wonder why I did not get an invitation.. :oops:

lostkiki

Joined: 19 Dec 2012

Last visit: 17 Feb 2014

Posts: 33

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Schools: Stanford '16 (M) Haas '16 (WD)

GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41 Verified score

GPA: 3.81

Schools: Stanford '16 (M) Haas '16 (WD)

GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41 Verified score

Posts: 33

Kudos: 5

12 Nov 2013, 17:56

Kudos

Bookmarks

cloudy218

yepgirlnope

meg926an

GMAT790, GPA3.98.......

Orz...No wonder why I did not get an invitation.. :oops:

ditto...
hey has anyone located in PRC got the invites yet? so quiet...

meg926an

Joined: 06 Nov 2013

Last visit: 07 May 2014

Posts: 35

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Concentration: General Management, Strategy

Schools: Stanford '16 (M) HBS '16 (A) Wharton '16 (A)

GMAT 1: 700 Q48 V36 Verified score

GPA: 3.94

WE:Business Development (Finance: Investment Banking)

Schools: Stanford '16 (M) HBS '16 (A) Wharton '16 (A)

GMAT 1: 700 Q48 V36 Verified score

Posts: 35

Kudos: 9

12 Nov 2013, 19:30

Kudos

Bookmarks

Looks like no invites today...

felipz24

Joined: 23 Mar 2010

Last visit: 03 Dec 2013

Posts: 8

Own Kudos:

[1]

Given Kudos: 2

Posts: 8

Kudos: 1

[1]

12 Nov 2013, 19:30

Kudos

Bookmarks

cjliu49

Hey man, I wouldn't worry too much, there's still time! It sounds like you have an amazing profile and are generally pretty awesome, I really hope you get an invite!

zhangxingchina

Joined: 05 Nov 2013

Last visit: 07 Dec 2013

Posts: 4

Own Kudos:

[3]

Posts: 4

Kudos: 3

[3]

Updated on: 12 Nov 2013, 23:16

Originally posted by zhangxingchina on 12 Nov 2013, 22:49.
Last edited by zhangxingchina on 12 Nov 2013, 23:16, edited 1 time in total.

Kudos

Bookmarks

Dudes, I think we should be pro-active, rather than just having fingers-crossed. Let me tell you some personal experience on this point.

In the final days of my PhD study in summer 2010, the economy was still in a bad shape and no job/training offers were lining up for me. I hypothesized that if I did something good, the God would reward me (with an offer). :-D

So, I started to volunteer as a care-giver to a colony of feral cats (managed by a Trap-and-Return program) in my neighborhood. Three months later, I grew bonded with a tabby (I named him Maru) and adopted him. Then, I was offered a fellowship at Harvard University for research training.

In Spring 2012, I adopted a second cat (Lucky). Lucky was a stray cat in Colorado. He wandered to the house of a young couple and decided to stay there. But the couple didn't have any plans to take in a cat and planned to send him to a shelter. I offered to take him in and the couple kindly flew him from Colorado to Chicago to deliver him to me. I spent a few months and quite a bit of money to get him into a healthy shape (multiple surgeries plus long-term allergy management). When Lucky fully recovered, I was rewarded with a life-changing opportunity, an opportunity to kick off a nanotech start-up of my own with my grad school buddy. I resigned from academia and now our business is growing, fast.

By now I've been fostering a cat for my friend for over a year and most probably for at least another two years before she can sort out her financial mess. The good news is that I've been dinged by Harvard, Wharton and Booth. Sloan's is just a few days away. Frankly, I'm not bothered at all 'coz that means the choices for God to reward me is quickly narrowed down to an offer either from Stanford or Haas, or both.

I think my hypothesis has been validated. God never let me down and will not in the future, I believe. So, take-home message: if you haven't got an interview/offer, go walk your neighbor's dog or groom your friend's cat. 8-)

Add-on bonus: iPad mini retina is on sale today (at least in Chicago as of Nov. 12, 2013). I'll go grab one tomorrow morning.

gauraviitr

Joined: 06 Sep 2011

Last visit: 28 May 2014

Posts: 10

Own Kudos:

Location: India

Concentration: Finance, Technology

Schools: Stanford '16 (A)

GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V44 Verified score

GPA: 2.64

Schools: Stanford '16 (A)

GMAT 1: 760 Q50 V44 Verified score

Posts: 10

Kudos: 9

12 Nov 2013, 22:59

Kudos

Bookmarks

Crap.. My neighbor doesn't have a dog or a cat

Posted from my mobile device

lostkiki

Joined: 19 Dec 2012

Last visit: 17 Feb 2014

Posts: 33

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 2

Schools: Stanford '16 (M) Haas '16 (WD)

GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41 Verified score

GPA: 3.81

Schools: Stanford '16 (M) Haas '16 (WD)

GMAT 1: 730 Q49 V41 Verified score

Posts: 33

Kudos: 5

12 Nov 2013, 23:02

Kudos

Bookmarks

zhangxingchina

So, I started to volunteer as a care-giver to a colony of feral cats (managed by a Trap-and-Return program) in my neighborhood. Three months later, I grew bonded with a tabby (I named him Maru) and adopted him. Then, I was offered a fellowship at Harvard University for research training.

In Spring 2012, I adopted a second cat (Lucky). Lucky was a stray cat in Colorado. He wandered to the house of a young couple and decided to stay there. But the couple didn't have any plans to take in a cat and planned to send him to a shelter. I offered to take him in and the couple kindly flew him from Colorado to Chicago to deliver him to me. I spent a few months and quite a bit of money to get him into a healthy shape (multiple surgeries plus long-term allergy management). When Lucky fully recovered, I was rewarded by a life-changing opportunity, an opportunity to kick off a nanotech start-up of my own with my grad school buddy. I resigned from academia and now our business is growing, fast.

By now I've been fostering a cat for my friend for over a year and most probably for at least another two years before she can sort out her financial mess. The good news is that I've been dinged by Harvard, Wharton and Booth. Sloan's is just a few days away. Frankly, I'm not bothered at all 'coz that means the choices for God to reward me is quickly narrowed down to an offer either from Stanford or Haas, or both.

I think my hypothesis has been validated. God never let me down and will not in the future, I believe. So, take-home message: if you haven't got an interview/offer, go walk your neighbor's dog or groom your friend's cat. 8-)

Add-on bonus: iPad mini retina is on sale today (at least in Chicago as of Nov. 12, 2013). I'll go grab one tomorrow morning.

Dude, I like your attitude and moral, I will go to walk and stroke my friend's eight golden retrievers for some good vibes from tonight. :-D

wiscftw

Joined: 12 Nov 2013

Last visit: 13 Nov 2013

Posts: 1

Own Kudos:

[1]

Given Kudos: 1

Posts: 1

Kudos: 1

[1]

12 Nov 2013, 23:33

Kudos

Bookmarks

lostkiki

zhangxingchina

So, I started to volunteer as a care-giver to a colony of feral cats (managed by a Trap-and-Return program) in my neighborhood. Three months later, I grew bonded with a tabby (I named him Maru) and adopted him. Then, I was offered a fellowship at Harvard University for research training.

In Spring 2012, I adopted a second cat (Lucky). Lucky was a stray cat in Colorado. He wandered to the house of a young couple and decided to stay there. But the couple didn't have any plans to take in a cat and planned to send him to a shelter. I offered to take him in and the couple kindly flew him from Colorado to Chicago to deliver him to me. I spent a few months and quite a bit of money to get him into a healthy shape (multiple surgeries plus long-term allergy management). When Lucky fully recovered, I was rewarded by a life-changing opportunity, an opportunity to kick off a nanotech start-up of my own with my grad school buddy. I resigned from academia and now our business is growing, fast.

By now I've been fostering a cat for my friend for over a year and most probably for at least another two years before she can sort out her financial mess. The good news is that I've been dinged by Harvard, Wharton and Booth. Sloan's is just a few days away. Frankly, I'm not bothered at all 'coz that means the choices for God to reward me is quickly narrowed down to an offer either from Stanford or Haas, or both.

I think my hypothesis has been validated. God never let me down and will not in the future, I believe. So, take-home message: if you haven't got an interview/offer, go walk your neighbor's dog or groom your friend's cat. 8-)

Add-on bonus: iPad mini retina is on sale today (at least in Chicago as of Nov. 12, 2013). I'll go grab one tomorrow morning.

Dude, I like your attitude and moral, I will go to walk and stroke my friend's eight golden retrievers for some good vibes from tonight. :-D

I feel strange posting something like this, but I really agree with this message. I've been waiting and dreaming of a GSB invite and like most of us hadn't received anything. Months ago, I had started a project which involved some charity work and had to put it aside for bschool apps, and it has been in the back of my mind for months. This last weekend I decided that maybe I should get the project going again, and I joking told some people that perhaps the karma gods were just waiting for me to do so before giving me a GSB invite. On Monday I spend most of the day working on it and by the afternoon had made some real progress. To my surprise, only minutes after sending a series of letters related to the project, I found a GSB interview invite sitting in my inbox. I know it's a total coincidence, haha, but I do believe there's something to karma and that good deeds eventually come back around...I guess go pet some dogs, good luck everyone!!

knightofdelta

Joined: 13 Dec 2012

Last visit: 07 Sep 2021

Posts: 180

Own Kudos:

118

[1]

Given Kudos: 29

Posts: 180

Kudos: 118

[1]

13 Nov 2013, 02:56

Kudos

Bookmarks

zhangxingchina

Add-on bonus: iPad mini retina is on sale today (at least in Chicago as of Nov. 12, 2013). I'll go grab one tomorrow morning.

You say wha..? Harvard, Wharton and Booth dinged you? With this kind 'o profile? So what's gonna happen to lesser mortals like us?

Oh well, I bet with your nanotechnology start up, Stanford would likely welcome you with open arms.

I'm gonna give some alms today on your behalf. Keep the house posted about your Stanford interview invite and ultimately the admission with scholarship.

zhangxingchina

Joined: 05 Nov 2013

Last visit: 07 Dec 2013

Posts: 4

Own Kudos:

Posts: 4

Kudos: 3

13 Nov 2013, 04:14

Kudos

Bookmarks

knightofdelta

zhangxingchina

Add-on bonus: iPad mini retina is on sale today (at least in Chicago as of Nov. 12, 2013). I'll go grab one tomorrow morning.

As a scientist, I was trained at Harvard and Chicago, and have many friends at MIT, too. I have to admit I'm a not a cultural fit for any of them. Most likely adcom at these three also smelled that.

As to Wharton, I was hardly surprised 'coz I don't have any corporate experience. Wharton is getting lots of heat in recent years. The Wall Street Journal ran an article a few weeks ago on Wharton, claiming it's losing its aurora. And, let's face it, the value of an MBA is subject to an increasing scrutiny, if not suspicion. All these lead up to a growing emphasis on the placement rate, I think. Obviously, my lack of corporate experience makes me a tough sell, especially considering Wharton is a finance-heavy program. Actually I didn't have an interest in Wharton (start a tech start-up in Philly sounds goofy to me) until a venture capital veteran in Bay Area told me Wharton churns out good entrepreneurs.

For Stanford and Haas, I haven't heard anything yet. My calculation on my odds of getting an interview/offer is 30%. For me, 20% is good enough for a go. When I first flirted with the idea of a start-up, everyone thought I was smoking crack. Well, building a business, especially my own, does fire me up like crack. Not sure if Stanford or Haas will be amused by a wacko bird like me 'coz I explicitly stated I'm not interested in a pay-stub-at-the-end-of-month job.

After I submitted my application, I learned some people in previous years answered the question in the first essay (What matters to you and Why?) with a story about their pets. Back then, I laughed: "Seriously? Pets? Isn't that an intro to hit on a girl?" Now, It seems like my "God-pet-story" appeals to many people. Damn, I should have folded it into my essay.

knightofdelta

Joined: 13 Dec 2012

Last visit: 07 Sep 2021

Posts: 180

Own Kudos:

118

Given Kudos: 29

Posts: 180

Kudos: 118

13 Nov 2013, 04:23

Kudos

Bookmarks

zhangxingchina

knightofdelta

zhangxingchina

Add-on bonus: iPad mini retina is on sale today (at least in Chicago as of Nov. 12, 2013). I'll go grab one tomorrow morning.

So your pet story did not enter your essays? Ah...

Now I am gonna have to double the alms on your behalf.

elisej09

Joined: 25 Sep 2013

Last visit: 04 Feb 2015

Posts: 36

Own Kudos:

[1]

Given Kudos: 31

Concentration: Sustainability

Schools: Yale '16 (A) Duke '16 (M) Ross '16 (WL) Stanford '16 (D)

GRE 1: Q164 V160 Verified score

GPA: 3.09

WE:Marketing (Consumer Packaged Goods)

Schools: Yale '16 (A) Duke '16 (M) Ross '16 (WL) Stanford '16 (D)

GRE 1: Q164 V160 Verified score

Posts: 36

Kudos: 12

[1]

13 Nov 2013, 09:02

Kudos

Bookmarks

Fantastic stories all around. I believe in karma but even if it's not real, then at least you feel great about volunteering and helping others! I have been delaying organizing a time for me to volunteer at my animal shelter these past few months, but thanks for getting my rear into gear.

Good luck everyone!

Also I briefly met an admissions officer last night and she mentioned that they are not close to finishing up interview invitations and do not lose hope! Still got a few weeks guys and gals!

grit

Joined: 15 Sep 2013

Last visit: 08 Apr 2014

Posts: 19

Own Kudos:

[7]

Schools: HBS '16 (A) Stanford '16 (I)

Posts: 19

Kudos: 19

[7]

13 Nov 2013, 09:06

Kudos

Bookmarks

interview!

ltg1671

Joined: 16 Sep 2013

Last visit: 01 Jan 2015

Posts: 20

Own Kudos:

Location: United States

Concentration: Finance, Entrepreneurship

Schools: HBS '16 (D) Wharton '16 (A) CBS '16 (A$) Stanford '16 (D)

GMAT 1: 770 Q49 V47 Verified score

WE:Asset Management (Healthcare/Pharmaceuticals)

Schools: HBS '16 (D) Wharton '16 (A) CBS '16 (A$) Stanford '16 (D)

GMAT 1: 770 Q49 V47 Verified score

Posts: 20

Kudos: 14

13 Nov 2013, 09:29

Kudos

Bookmarks

elisej09

Ooh - I hope that's true! Did she mention whether they'll send out an appreciable number of invites after the 19th? Or do the invites pretty much end there?

g42370

Joined: 30 Oct 2013

Last visit: 30 Oct 2014

Posts: 11

Schools: Wharton '16 (II)

GMAT 1: 720 Q49 V40 Verified score

Schools: Wharton '16 (II)

GMAT 1: 720 Q49 V40 Verified score

Posts: 11

Kudos: 0

13 Nov 2013, 10:35

Kudos

Bookmarks

Does any one who have background of government officer got invitation?

elisej09

Joined: 25 Sep 2013

Last visit: 04 Feb 2015

Posts: 36

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 31

Concentration: Sustainability

Schools: Yale '16 (A) Duke '16 (M) Ross '16 (WL) Stanford '16 (D)

GRE 1: Q164 V160 Verified score

GPA: 3.09

WE:Marketing (Consumer Packaged Goods)

Schools: Yale '16 (A) Duke '16 (M) Ross '16 (WL) Stanford '16 (D)

GRE 1: Q164 V160 Verified score

Posts: 36

Kudos: 12

13 Nov 2013, 11:38

Kudos

Bookmarks

ltg1671

elisej09

Ooh - I hope that's true! Did she mention whether they'll send out an appreciable number of invites after the 19th? Or do the invites pretty much end there?

Didn't say anything specific about that, but it sounds like they still have a lot of invites to give out.

dwal44

Joined: 29 Oct 2010

Last visit: 27 Apr 2015

Posts: 82

Own Kudos:

Given Kudos: 18

Schools: HBS '15 (D) Stanford '15 (D) Booth '15 (A)

Posts: 82

Kudos: 30

13 Nov 2013, 14:14

Kudos

Bookmarks

elisej09

Elise- did the admissions officer give you the names of all the applicants that have been reviewed and the ones who have not been reviewed yet? Thanks.

knightofdelta

Joined: 13 Dec 2012

Last visit: 07 Sep 2021

Posts: 180

Own Kudos:

118

[3]

Given Kudos: 29

Posts: 180

Kudos: 118

[3]

13 Nov 2013, 14:21

Kudos

Bookmarks

dwal44

elisej09

Elise- did the admissions officer give you the names of all the applicants that have been reviewed and the ones who have not been reviewed yet? Thanks.

You are kidding, right? :lol:

elisej09

Joined: 25 Sep 2013

Last visit: 04 Feb 2015

Posts: 36

Own Kudos:

[1]

Given Kudos: 31

Concentration: Sustainability

Schools: Yale '16 (A) Duke '16 (M) Ross '16 (WL) Stanford '16 (D)

GRE 1: Q164 V160 Verified score

GPA: 3.09

WE:Marketing (Consumer Packaged Goods)

Schools: Yale '16 (A) Duke '16 (M) Ross '16 (WL) Stanford '16 (D)

GRE 1: Q164 V160 Verified score

Posts: 36

Kudos: 12

[1]

13 Nov 2013, 14:27

Kudos

Bookmarks

dwal44

elisej09

Elise- did the admissions officer give you the names of all the applicants that have been reviewed and the ones who have not been reviewed yet? Thanks.

No, I highly doubt they can give out that kind of information! I didn't have a sit down meeting with the officer, it was at an MBA panel event so I just introduced myself and told her I had already applied and actually enjoyed writing the essays. Then she wished me good luck and said they had plenty of interviews left to give out still, and that she had quite a few applications to review in her briefcase. Keep in mind that admin officers from all schools are going to be secretive, not only for their sake but for ours.