https://mba.yale.edu/images/title_fullwidth.gif This thread is for the 2011 Application Year, meaning applicants that are starting School in the Fall of 2011. Please direct all of your questions for this year into the 2012 thread yale-som-2012-calling-all-applicants-class-of-119062.html Also, I encourage all current admits to start transitioning to the GC Class of 2013 Forum that was started very recently. Congratulations to all those admitted! News: https://mba.yale.edu/news_events/CMS/Ar ... 7154.shtml https://yaletomorrow.yale.edu/images/su_som_test.jpg Why you should consider YSOM: calling-all-fall-2010-yale-som-applicants-80450.html#p604003 everything-yale-som-99756.html Friendly YSOM Students Answering Q's in This Thread: adude shadowsjc fugo orgninja nink APPLICATION DEADLINES Round 1 Oct. 7, 2010 (decisions due Dec. 16, 2010) Round 2 Jan. 6, 2011 (decisions due Mar. 25, 2011) Round 3 Mar. 17, 2011 (decisions due May 12, 2011) Add Yourself to the Roll-Call Page ! https://spreadsheets0.google.com/viewfo ... c6MQ#gid=0 Yale SOM - Class of 2013 Applicants 0Avi9JaLjkLnodG96NFRPbVpDNzVsTGd1UlBIa2x4UlE Prior Year's Yale SOM threads: calling-all-yale-som-2009-applicants-75332.html#p496413 calling-all-fall-2010-yale-som-applicants-80450.html Class of 2010 Summer Internship Review calling-all-fall-2010-yale-som-applicants-80450.html?view-post=654261#p654261 Yale SOM Admissions Forum: https://som-talks.som.yale.edu/forums/ 2007-2008 Employment Report: https://mba.yale.edu/careers/employment ... _07_08.pdf Class of 2008 FT Employment /Class of 2009 Summer Internship Stats: https://mba.yale.edu/careers/employment/salary.shtml Latest Class Student Profile for Class of 2011: calling-all-fall-2010-yale-som-applicants-80450-20.html#p615414 Businessweek Best & Worst Job Placement: Yale #1 https://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/1 ... ment/2.htm

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blemebriller

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27 Mar 2011, 20:31

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R2 applicant, waitlisted. My GMAT is 700 (Q49 V37 AWA6.0). Should I retake?

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manvsmba

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28 Mar 2011, 00:36

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R2 applicant, waitlisted. My GMAT is 700 (Q49 V37 AWA6.0). Should I retake?

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Hard to say because you're slightly below the avg gmat score but certainly well within the 80% range. A 700 gmat does not automatically disqualify you. A friend was just admitted on Friday with a gmat score at the lower end of the 80% range but had killer work experience and pretty good EC's. I would assess the strength and weaknesses of your overall profile and then ask for feedback from the adcom regarding your application. If they are concerned about your academic abilities (low GPA or low GMAT), they may suggest retaking the GMAT. However, if they say that you had a strong profile but was simply outshined by stronger applications the better bet is to write update letters discussing notable projects at work or at your EC's.

DPTpe

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28 Mar 2011, 06:15

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For those WL'd and looking for feedback on their applications, should we be emailing the standard admissions email address or the one specifically provided in the WL faq?

bizschool2011

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28 Mar 2011, 07:03

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SpY0o2

R1 waitlisted candidate here. I didn't get any updates to my profile on the site. Any other R1 waitlisted candidates in the same boat?

Same, nothing yet.

Nusa84

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28 Mar 2011, 07:05

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For those WL'd and looking for feedback on their applications, should we be emailing the standard admissions email address or the one specifically provided in the WL faq?

I was waitlisted in R1, and the contact in the WL FAQ was very nice and answered back quite quickly. It is not specifically in the FAQ but I would strongly suggest submitting new recommendation letters, so they can see that your intentions are clear, and it also shows that your recommenders know that you are WLd but they want to support your candidacy.

mbabound202

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28 Mar 2011, 09:19

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Is anyone else choosing between SOM and a New York City school (Stern or Columbia)?

I want to do non-profit management, SOM makes so much sense, I'm just struggling to come to terms with the move to New Haven. Thoughts?

peeweeherman

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28 Mar 2011, 09:31

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I'm in the exact situation that you described (Yale SOM vs. Stern). I feel a little funny saying it on the Yale forum, but I am leaning towards Stern right now, but my situation is quite a bit different from yours. I am a career switcher (engineering to investment management) and Stern's finance reputation coupled with its location is hard to ignore. However, the feel I had when I interviewed at Yale was better than any other school I visited. Part of this may be that the campus was very similar to my undergrad and I'm not accustomed to city life. FWIW, if I was going for non-profit management, Yale would be a no brainer for me.

lagomez

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28 Mar 2011, 09:49

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If you stay in NY you will get some non-profit management exposure at either school. The move wouldn't be enough to compensate for a few more non-profit management courses.

anudada

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28 Mar 2011, 10:58

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@All
If you are deciding between Darden and Yale SOM, could you share your thoughts here: darden-vs-yale-som-110560.html#p887807

drizall

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28 Mar 2011, 11:09

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just got an update today by email. still waitlisted :"(

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28 Mar 2011, 12:44

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For the Roll Call / record keeping...and future applicants reading old forums like I did:

Ding - 03/25/11

Me: 680 GMAT/ Domestic / 3.4 GPA Supply Chain / 10Yrs WE in Semiconductors / Entrepreneurship and lots of Urban Planning related non-profit experience on the side.

I sat on the fence for a long time reviewing options for schools and even degrees. What convinced me to go for an MBA as opposed to other degrees was the Yale SOM program. I'm seeking to career transition into the space of public enterprise management and public-private-partnerships and SOM seemed like an ideal fit. I'm a skeptical kind of guy and not really one to drink-the-kool-aid, but I found myself mixing it for others, singing this school's praises for understanding the intersection of private enterprise and public sector operations and policy. Even the structure of the curriculum spoke to more of the things that I have come to value in my work experience: skills that make you successful involve problem framing, pattern recognition, context awareness and emotional intelligence in relationship building. More than other programs I visited, these seemed to be recognized and touched upon by the school.

While I've been expecting the ding for about a month now, the lead up hasn't dulled the impact at all. It's humbling to have not received even an interview request. I put my heart and soul into the application and re-edited it down so many times for concision that it amazes me still how much time I spent on this one application. I had the choice (as we all did I suppose) of whether I wanted to go with a consultant and I chose not to, preferring to be judged on my own voice. I wrote about some un-business things in my essays that are true to who I am and the career I want to transition into and maybe a consultant would have steered me clear of that because I have some pretty strong work experience, too.

Perhaps retaking the GMAT would have been wise, too. I actually enjoyed studying for the GMAT (truthfully!)...but struggled with the time restriction on the test itself and ended up putting down random answers for the last three questions in the quant section because of time. I didn't do bad and was within the 80% range (or at least I was last year) and decided my time would be better spent tackling other tasks that would look good on the application than by retaking it. If I were to do it all over again...I'd probably reconsider that decision. The GMAT matters probably more than I would like it to. In contrast, there is precious little space on the application to enter in details on the umpteen projects or committees or boards that I work on outside of work, but the GMAT score is very visible and the difference between one or two questions is amplified in importance. The little space there is to write about extracurriculars doesn't fully capture what all went into those efforts, sadly.

Anyway...while humbled...I'm in no way bitter. I'm looking forward to an MBA and a future career, just at a different institution, in large part because of Yale. I have SOM to thank for that inspiration.

I really feel for the people who have 7 or 8 dings...I can't imagine what that is like. I'm having a hard time going back to my recommenders today and telling them I didn't make it into Yale after building it up so much and preparing them that I would be leaving town.

For those that did make it in...my sincere congratulations. Make the most of it!

Cheers!

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28 Mar 2011, 14:30

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Me too. The wait continues, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

drizall

just got an update today by email. still waitlisted :"(

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28 Mar 2011, 14:40

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I'm not giving up hope. Took the weekend to lick my wounds, but I'm committed to Yale.

drizall

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28 Mar 2011, 15:54

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@miggs: nice read :D good luck on ur future endeavours!

well.. at least we're not on a sinking ship.. even though it hasn't landed, this ship is still floating, for sure. hehehe.

maybe they took the weekend to compose continuing waitlisters letter? anyone contacted the admissions office for advice on what to do next and when the last date the waitlist will end? at this point, i think they are basically waiting on people who are going to not enroll at Yale SOM and put us as backups.

fourwind

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28 Mar 2011, 16:04

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Can someone please let me know when the round 2 deposit deadline is? I would like to strategize my waitlist updates and letters. Thanks!

drizall

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28 Mar 2011, 16:07

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Can someone please let me know when the round 2 deposit deadline is? I would like to strategize my waitlist updates and letters. Thanks!

some people pay deposits and still not enroll because they pay to several places, since it may not be a significant amount to them ($500)..so the waitlist may extend until August, don't know exact date, though.

btk

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28 Mar 2011, 16:08

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Can someone please let me know when the round 2 deposit deadline is? I would like to strategize my waitlist updates and letters. Thanks!

April 29. Admitted students weekend is April 15-16.

btk

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28 Mar 2011, 16:10

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fourwind

Can someone please let me know when the round 2 deposit deadline is? I would like to strategize my waitlist updates and letters. Thanks!

FYI $1,500 here, so quite significant

drizall

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28 Mar 2011, 16:11

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oops! sorry, my bad! $500 may be another school i got mixed up with.

Thanks! $1500 is significant!

nink

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28 Mar 2011, 16:14

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Make sure you guys contact the wait list manager. Afterwards, make sure your update letter is not another esaay. Simply communicate your interest, reclarify your goal, add significant update, etc

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