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People say gmat is not everything but then people with far better profiles are rejected just because to maintain diversity. But then can somebody explain how 70% Americans in Vanderbilt class of 160 , where internationals historically lie between 15-30% (personally verified for last 8 years) is going to help diversity. Can any intellectual who keep on saying Indians are overrepresented enlighten me?
I understand you’re vocal on this issue. When I say overrepresented, it’s based on the internationals group, not the whole cohort. Indians ARE the majority on 90% of the international cohorts on US MBAs.
And please, understand, I’m not stating this to judge it as good or bad. I’m just saying admissions has a focus on diversity and this WILL happen not only to Indians but to any overrepresented demography, unfortunately.
Whether Vanderbilt admits more americans than internationals, it’s up to them to define a good % on international students. We take more toll on their career management center, we struggle with recruiting more than the average american.
There are plenty of reasons to explain why they do this. Unfortunate as it is, it’s up to us to accept it and try to do as much as possible to overcome this hurdle.