Stanford Adcom sends out first Round 1 interview invite: let the nail biting begin: #MBA http://bit.ly/d6UwK Go 3 mins ago
Hi Sandy,
The Stanford blog says that they have already sent an invite out
before the official Round 1 deadline!!
Your thoughts?
Well, I suppose I believe them, altho a bit unusual, since most adcoms
say they dont start reading apps til the deadline (a position that
always struck me as odd, you could sure start eliminating doofus apps
before the deadline, and also cull obvious winners, and save yourself
some time, so maybe Stanford is just being honest about prior
practice). As Stanford letter to submitted applicants confirms,
printed below, Stanford is now, and has been, the most loosey-goosey
of HSW adcoms, viz: We hope to interview between 800 and 1,200 applicants
this year, and offer admission to between 400 and 500 candidates.
That 800-1200 number is one they have put out their for the past 5
years and is a just a way of saying –WE AINT SAYING MUCH WHAT WE ARE
DOING–since the 800 figure wld lead you believe your chances post
interview are pretty darn good (given 430-460 offers) while the 1200
number makes you a little more cautious. The big picture is, they can
do, and have done, whatever they want, and they do carry out the
interview window and the WAITLIST WINDOW longer than most schools,
esp. H and S, and a bunch of Stan interview invites actually do come
in late Nov and Dec. WAY more than H. W has firm window for invites,
see post above. As to Stan WL –I think there STILL may be kids on WL
–and no fooling there were two kids on the WL until late Aug, both of
whom lived near school, the actual requirement for being the last two
WLers, no kidding!!!!) They are also less transparent about nubmers.
As to admit 400-500 kids, well the 400 number is patently absurd since
the the enrolled number of kids this fall is 385 (see next post for
stats) , and they typically lose 40-60 kids to other schools, or drop
outs, VISA problems etc. Also note, Stanford interviews are done by
alums (vs. adcoms mostly at H and W), are in part a marketing ploy by
Stan to keep alums involved in the process, and DONT COUNT MUCH, as
Bolton admits in his more honest or ‘lively’ moments. BUT SURE, THE
FACT IS, NO INTERVIEW INVITE, NO ADMISSION. So even if the inter. dont
count much, you gotta get the invite.
