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November 12, 2024 6:19pm ET

Applied to Stanford GSB

Round: Round 1

Received via email

GPA: 3.98

GMAT: 775

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: New York

Note:

-Consortium applicant
-fearing that applying through consortiums round one was disadvantageous because it is the end of Stanford's round 1 (received email that they got my application on October 28th leaving two weeks until "mid november"). Would it have been strategically better to apply round two as a consortium applicant? -note did not say "i want to change the world" in application verbatim

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hqlife Likes Earned: 26 I don't think it's a disadvantage. Stanford is new to the consortium, but we are not their "first" cycle. They will review all apps received through the consortium in r1 for their r1 deadline. I hate the "rolling" deadlines, but unfortunately nothing we can do. (3)

anon10494 Likes Earned: 7 I don't know... I'm starting to think that applying to Consortium is a disadvantage. I've only really seen two interview invites for Consortium Applicants. Plus, they're reviewing our applications towards the end of the R1 cycle, so naturally they're already running out of spots for their quota. I feel like I shot myself in the foot applying to GSB R1 via Consortium (2)

hqlife Likes Earned: 26 I think you are looking at it from the wrong lens - due to the timing of things. Look at it this way - Applying R1, if they liked you, they would still interview you and then waitlist you if their said "quota" was full. Also, since the consortium R1 deadline is off the regular deadline, they review all consortium-based candidates together, giving you ample space to stand out. Schools still interview individuals if you have a good profile. The benefit of R1 is that if they admit too many individuals, they get to adjust their "quota" for R2. But they can't do the same for R2, as there is no R3/4 for GSB. Unfortunately, we have seen many with similar profiles already get rejected from peer schools like HBS (since HBS does send out rejection letters). Applications were up double digits last year, and they are up double digits this year. With GSB's small class and 7% acceptance rate, it's just too competitive. Nevertheless, there are two more days to be hopeful. (2)

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