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Nothing yet. But I am not worried because adcom would finish everything on R1 before looking into R2, so I would assume that they have just started looking into R2 application.

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With R1 officially closed, have any R2 applicants heard anything from AdComm?
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I applied on 11/22 and haven't heard anything, I think it is likely that they just started reviewing for round 2.
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FYI,
I just went through previous years discussions and it looks like they start sending interview invites in late January and the bulk of them hit in February.
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I just went through previous years discussions and it looks like they start sending interview invites in late January and the bulk of them hit in February.
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Ah - I see. Well hopefully we will hear something back soon.
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Congrats! when did you apply?
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Quick update : just got my interview invitation for R2!
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Grats! When did you submit your app?

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It was submitted on December 11th
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What!!! I submitted my application at the end of Nov and I hear nothing.
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Just a random guess but it might have something to do with their very high GMAT.
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Just a random guess but it might have something to do with their very high GMAT.
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Agree - I did not submit any test score tho (I probably should ha, but I got a CPA with a 3ish GPA and a big tech finance work exp. I think GMAT matters more in this case). The AdComm mentioned that the competition for this year is going to be fierce. I think I will reapply next year with GMAT if I don't get in this year.

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From what I've heard the MBA.PM isn't usually super competitive. US news has their acceptance rate at 75%. It sounds like you will be competitive!
I didn't submit a GMAT either but I have a masters in finance with ~3.9 GPA and undergrad in Econ with ~2.8. I also work in in a field that I think is usually considered "quality work experience", I work in research for an Asset Management firm.
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From what I've heard the MBA.PM isn't usually super competitive. US news has their acceptance rate at 75%. It sounds like you will be competitive!
I didn't submit a GMAT either but I have a masters in finance with ~3.9 GPA and undergrad in Econ with ~2.8. I also work in in a field that I think is usually considered "quality work experience", I work in research for an Asset Management firm.
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75% is not realistic. Base on my research, it should be around 50% acceptance rate.
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US news is probably correct. I'm not sure which intake the data is based on but I paid for their grad compass.

Applicants: 491
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Acceptance rate: 75.6%
GPA Percentile 10th-90th: 2.78-3.77
Average GPA: 3.28
GMAT Percentile 10th-90th: 560-700
Average Gmat:632
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US news is probably correct. I'm not sure which intake the data is based on but I paid for their grad compass.

Applicants: 491
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Enrolled:215
Acceptance rate: 75.6%
GPA Percentile 10th-90th: 2.78-3.77
Average GPA: 3.28
GMAT Percentile 10th-90th: 560-700
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I believe most of the data that US news provided is true. But not sure if everything they say is correct because I found some discrepancies between US. news' data and the official data that is released by the programs.

E.g.
NYU says their average GMAT is 647, but US News says 673
Booth says their mid 80 percentile GMAT score is 610 - 730 (for evening MBA), 620 - 740 (for weekend MBA), but US News says mid 90 percentile is 630 - 740 (if this is base on 2019's data then it is correct).

So I would believe program's data instead.
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US news is probably correct. I'm not sure which intake the data is based on but I paid for their grad compass.

Applicants: 491
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Acceptance rate: 75.6%
GPA Percentile 10th-90th: 2.78-3.77
Average GPA: 3.28
GMAT Percentile 10th-90th: 560-700
Average Gmat:632


I believe most of the data that US news provided is true. But not sure if everything they say is correct because I found some discrepancies between US. news' data and the official data that is released by the programs.

E.g.
NYU says their average GMAT is 647, but US News says 673
Booth says their mid 80 percentile GMAT score is 610 - 730 (for evening MBA), 620 - 740 (for weekend MBA), but US News says mid 90 percentile is 630 - 740 (if this is base on 2019's data then it is correct).

So I would believe program's data instead.
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Interesting...
It could be how they adjust the data to make it uniform across programs or it could be something as simple as just different years. I looked into it and it looks like US News uses 2019 data for their latest rankings.
I usually take the programs websites with a grain of salt because they also serve as a marketing tool and they're incentivized to make the programs seem more exclusive.
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US news is probably correct. I'm not sure which intake the data is based on but I paid for their grad compass.

Applicants: 491
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Acceptance rate: 75.6%
GPA Percentile 10th-90th: 2.78-3.77
Average GPA: 3.28
GMAT Percentile 10th-90th: 560-700
Average Gmat:632


I believe most of the data that US news provided is true. But not sure if everything they say is correct because I found some discrepancies between US. news' data and the official data that is released by the programs.

E.g.
NYU says their average GMAT is 647, but US News says 673
Booth says their mid 80 percentile GMAT score is 610 - 730 (for evening MBA), 620 - 740 (for weekend MBA), but US News says mid 90 percentile is 630 - 740 (if this is base on 2019's data then it is correct).

So I would believe program's data instead.

Interesting...
It could be how they adjust the data to make it uniform across programs or it could be something as simple as just different years. I looked into it and it looks like US News uses 2019 data for their latest rankings.
I usually take the programs websites with a grain of salt because they also serve as a marketing tool and they're incentivized to make the programs seem more exclusive.
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You are right. I have just checked with US news and they said that their data are received from Programs based on 2019's admission, which is a year old from now. However, the program's data are more up to date, so I would say we should still refer to the program's official web page instead of US news as far as possible.
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Just want to confirm with you again that you have applied for the MBA.PM program right?
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Just want to confirm with you again that you have applied for the MBA.PM program right?
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oh man I am sorry I was on the wrong discussion. I applied to the full time program. Thanks for pointing it out.

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