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it's never easy is it! if this is just day 1, it's gonna be a slog if I have to wait until early November.

any Lauder applicants get invites?

No news on my end. Congrats to everyone who had great news today! Don't forget to update your status!

Curious - what percentage of applicants are invited to interview in all rounds collectively?

From Poets and Quants - Numbers are a year old, I assume its class of 2014 numbers https://poetsandquants.com/2011/04/22/th ... n-the-u-s/ School UPenn (Wharton) Applicants 6,832 accepted 1,145 Accepted% 16.8 Enrolled 817 Yield 71.4% Another source I read that around 40% of interviewees get accepted so around 2500 are extended interviews or about 35% of applicants which sounds high... Edit* Looks like acceptance rate is up to 20% in 2012 according to https://poetsandquants.com/2011/04/22/th ... n-the-u-s/ With application volume down 10% from 2011->2012 to Wharton and uncertainty towards application volume this year the % of total interviews can be even higher if my assumption of 40% interviewees getting accepted holds true. From https://hbsguru.com/blog/2009/10/14/hbs- ... adcom-now/ We see the following data for 2012 Applicants 6189, admitted 1165, Enroll 800, number interviews 3000 percent admitted post interview 39%

I heard they interview around 40% of applicants, and accept around 40% of those interviewed.

Yes, Lauder international applicant here, and I got an invite. According to a reliable source, invite timing may depend on where your file placed is on the application file stack during the review (may be top or bottom of the stack regardless of app submission date), and it does not necessarily indicate the strength of your application. Hope you hear the good news soon!