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Could be. I thought that too
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If admission were based solely on GMAT & GPA this would probably be relevant, but as the essay and interview components can vary widely, I don't think it will ever be apples to apples. . .
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To give another anecdote, my friend got rejected from Columbia and Wharton, but got into HBS last week.
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I was originally waitlisted at Duke whereas I got into Sloan, Haas, and Tuck straight away, so the process can certainly be random. But I agree that if someone gets into a school like HBS and puts the same effort into each of their applications, they are probably more likely to have success elsewhere.