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I wish I had met current students from more schools early on. The only schools I visited before submitting the apps were Chicago (student hosted summer event), Tuck (campus visit/class), MIT (campus visit/class).
this would have helped in two ways:
1) I definitely had a better grasp of their school culture (more for Chicago and Tuck) and was able to reflect that in the essays. I think essays for other schools would also have been stronger if I had visited/contacted current students.
2) Would have helped me have a better idea of fit. I spent an awfully long time figuring out which schools to apply to, had a hard time gauging fit. Speaking with the current students on the forum definitely helped me get a sense of what's important for fit, etc but it doesn't compare to being on campus or at a student-event and asking the question "Can I see myself here for two years?"
this would have helped in two ways:
1) I definitely had a better grasp of their school culture (more for Chicago and Tuck) and was able to reflect that in the essays. I think essays for other schools would also have been stronger if I had visited/contacted current students.
2) Would have helped me have a better idea of fit. I spent an awfully long time figuring out which schools to apply to, had a hard time gauging fit. Speaking with the current students on the forum definitely helped me get a sense of what's important for fit, etc but it doesn't compare to being on campus or at a student-event and asking the question "Can I see myself here for two years?"
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great stuff everyone! I'm putting this in the knowledge vault so future generations can read about it. Everything you guys said is so true! 
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i regret----
1) not applying to more schools r1
i applied to wharton, harvard and stanford r1. i really wanted to do booth as well, but i had less than a week to do hbs after wharton, couldn't really divide the time to do two quality applications. after a ding from wharton, i am frantically working on 2 more appliations, but it's really hard getting back to essay writing mode after a break.
2) not visiting schools early on
i had initially crossed columbia off my list because of its location in manhattan, but i was surprised when i visited in november. i loved it! the visit itself was really rushed because i arranged it very last minute after not getting an interview invite from wharton, and i don't really have any time for any follow up visit or anything like that. same thing with chicago or other potential r2 schools, i just left it all to very last minute. if i had visited some schools earlier this year, i think i might have come up with a different list of schools to apply to/different mix of r1/r2, etc. oh well....
1) not applying to more schools r1
i applied to wharton, harvard and stanford r1. i really wanted to do booth as well, but i had less than a week to do hbs after wharton, couldn't really divide the time to do two quality applications. after a ding from wharton, i am frantically working on 2 more appliations, but it's really hard getting back to essay writing mode after a break.
2) not visiting schools early on
i had initially crossed columbia off my list because of its location in manhattan, but i was surprised when i visited in november. i loved it! the visit itself was really rushed because i arranged it very last minute after not getting an interview invite from wharton, and i don't really have any time for any follow up visit or anything like that. same thing with chicago or other potential r2 schools, i just left it all to very last minute. if i had visited some schools earlier this year, i think i might have come up with a different list of schools to apply to/different mix of r1/r2, etc. oh well....
But seriously I agree with you completely. 
