Have you heard any numbers on 2+2? I just got email, no interview, so rejected.My stats are GMAT 730 (49q 41v)GPA 3.45 con/math captain varsity crew, good summer work/male,american

HBS 2+2

NO NUMBERS PER SE, BUT I KNOW SEVERAL KIDS WHO GOT INTERVIEWS: AND OTHERS WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR MOCK INTERVIEWS. THE GOLDEN THREAD FOR THE ELECT, AS IT OFTEN IS W. HBS AND COLLEGE SENIORS [2+2 IS A VARIANT]  IS REAL, REAL HIGH GPA FOR STARTERS, YOU HAD THE REST, BOFFO EXTRAS, ETC. IN THEORY.  THE 600 2+2 APP FIGURE IS OUT THERE SOMEPLACE, BUT I AM NOT SURE IF THAT IS COLLECTIVE GOSSIP WHICH MIGHT HAVE STARTED HERE. AWILE BACK,  SOMEONE SAID THEY HEARD THERE WERE  600 2+2 APPS, AND THEN I ASKED THAT PERSON SOURCE OF THAT NUBMER , NEVER GOT AN ANSWER, BUT THE NUMBER SEEMS TO HAVE TRACTION AND IS QUOTED ELSEWHERE. I ALWAYS THOUGHT–AND THIS IS TOTAL SPECULATION BASED ON NOTHING MORE THAN THEIR OWN STATEMENT THAT ULTIMATELY THE PROGRAM WILL GROW TO ~90 KIDS, THAT THEY WOULD START W. A PILOT PROGRAM OF ~30, WHICH IS LARGE ENUF TO GET RESULTS AND SMALL ENUF TO MANAGE. THAT IS WHAT I WOULD DO, BUT AS YOU KNOW, I AINT THEM. BUT JUST TO USE THAT 30 NUMBER, I COULD SEE THEM INTERVIEWING ~80 KIDS TO GET TO 30, AND EXPANDING THAT 30 NUMBER IF THEY FELL IN LOVE W. MORE KIDS, WHICH IS UNLIKELY, AFTER A WHILE, IT’S THE SAME OLD SAME OLD, EVEN THO THE SHMUCKS ARE YOUNGER AND CUTER W. BRIGHT, BRIGHT FUTURES.  BUT I’M A HARD GUY, AND THEY PEDDLE OPTIMISM AS THEIR BASIC PRODUCT. THEY GOT ABOUT 400 POSSIBLE INTERVIEW SLOTS ON THE 2+2 SIGN UP SHEET, BUT THAT DONT MEAN SQUAT, ADCOMS LIKE NOTHING MORE, ESP. IN AUGUST, THAN TO ROLL IN, INTERVIEW SOME TOT AT 11, EAT LUNCH AND INTERVIEW TOT2 AT 2:30 AND HEAD HOME AFTER A HARD, HARD DAY AT THE OFFICE. WELL, THIS WILL WIND UP AS EGG ON MY FACE, BUT I AM SAYING THAT THEY ARE INTERVIEWING 80-100 KIDS TO GET 30-45. FEEL FREE TO QUOTE ME, BUT ADD IT IS A TOTAL GUESS BASED ON ALMOST NOTHING. ONE ADV. TO STARTING RAMPANT AND UNFOUNDED SPECULATION, IS THAT HER MAJESTY GETS WIND OF IT, AND  JUST CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE, AND BLOG/FOGS A CORRECTION, IN HER FASHION– SUCH IS THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO PROGRESS ABOUT FINDING SOMETHING OUT FROM HBS.   

NOT SURE WHAT TO TELL YOU ABOUT APPLYING NEXT YEAR AS SENIOR, DONT THINK YOU WILL GET INTO HBS, COLUMBIA MAYBE, BEST THING IS GET ALL A’S, GET A GOOD JOB, KEEP UP EXTRAS, AND APPLY IN 2-3 YEARS. SORRY. 2+2 IS REALLY FOR NOSE BLEED GPAS AND/OR BOFFO, BOFFO EXTRAS. SHOW STOPPING STUFF LIKE HELPING THE LEPERS.

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