HBS vs. Stanford in number of interview invites –based on last year’s data
Sandy, Do you have a sense as to whether it is harder to get an interview at Stanford or at HBS? ——————————————————————————– HMMMMM,
IN TERMS OF FLAT OUT NUMBERS
1. HBS IS SORTA 1800 INVITES (MAYBE MORE IF CLASS SIZE CONT. TO GO UP 1850) OUT OF LAST YEAR’S 9093 APPS:
2. STAN IS OFFICIALLY 800-1200 INVITES OUT OF LAST YEAR 7536 APPLICATIONS
HMMMMM, SOMEONE DO THE MATH. OK, THAT SOMEONE IS ME
A. HBS 1800/9093=~20 PCT
B. STAN, ASSUMING INVITES ARE 1000, IS 1000/7536=13.25 PCT
C. STAN ASSUMING THE INTERVIEW NUMBER IS ACTUALLY 1200 THEN 1200/7536=15.9 PCT
NOTES:
1. IF HBS ACTUALLY INTERVIEWS 1850-1900 AND STAN INTERVIEWS 1200, IT STARTS TO GET CLOSE,
2. ASSUMING THAT RATIO OF STAN AND HBS TOTAL APPS STAYS THIS YEAR AT 7536/9093?
3. ARE THE APP POOLS STRONGER AT STAN V. HBS Â ETC. WELL, LET THE FLAME WARS BEGIN.
4. I WILL SAY, HBS INVITES ARE EASIER TO PREDICT. STAN IS REALLY ODDBALL IN HOW IT SHUFFLES THE SORTA 1500 SOLID KIDS IN TERMS OF STATS/PEDIGREE ETC. OUT OF THE 7536 APPS INTO THE ~450 ADMIT POOL (ENROLL= 385). #mba #hbs
