Stanford Adcom sends out first Round 1 interview invite: let the nail biting begin: #MBA http://bit.ly/d6UwK

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.   
 

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