Round 3 speculations
What % of their total admits do top 10 schools admit in Round 3.
VARIES BY SCHOOL AND YEAR BUT FREQ UNDER 5 PCT OF TOTAL CLASS. OFTEN EVEN LESS THAN THAT, E.G. 18 KIDS PERIOD. I’VE HEARD OF NINE AS WELL, AT WHARTON, A WHILE BACK. ALSO THE PERCENT OF TOTAL 3RD ROUND APPLICANTS ADMITTED IS ALSO USUALLY DEEPLY BELOW PERCENT OF APPLICANTS ADMITTED IN PRIOR ROUNDS. IN CASE YOU WERE HAVING A BRAIN STORM THAT, GEE, 18 ADMITS IS NOT BAD, IF ONLY 50 KIDS APPPLY. BUT IT IS USUALLY MORE LIKE 18 ADMITS AND 450 KIDS APPLY.
SCHOOLS ARE HUSH-HUSH ON ACTUAL NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO LOW. 3RD ROUND IS ALSO WHEN THEY SOMETIMES TAKE IN FACULTY RELATIVES, OUTLIERS, AND COLLEGE SENIORS. IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING WHY THEY EVEN GO THRU THE TROUBLE OF HAVING ROUNDS PAST ONE AND TWO. YOU CAN NEVER TELL WHEN JOE MONEYPOTS MIGHT THINK IT IS A GOOD TIME FOR JUNIOR TO LEAVE REHAB AND ENTER B SCHOOL, AND SCHOOLS WANT TO BE READY.
ALL THAT SAID, MY GUESS IS, THIRD ROUND PERCENTS GO UP AS SCHOOL RANK IN TOP 10 GOES DOWN, W. H/S/W 3RD ROUNDS BEING MOST SELECTIVE ETC. ETC. IT COULD BE BY THE TIME YOU GET TO DUKE, DARDEN ETC., 3RD ROUND ACCEPT PERCENTS ARE NOT SO DRAMATICALLY DIFF THAN ROUNDS ONE AND TWO.
I am wondering if I have a shot at Round 3.
I have very normal credentials.
720 Gmat/3.5 public school/8 years WE at Fortune 20 company with leadership experience.
MAN OH MAN, 8 YEARS WORK EXPERIENCE USUALLY SIGNALS YOU NEED AN EMBA AND NOT AN MBA, THAT COULD BE A CHALLENGE TO OVERCOME. SAME PROFILE W. 3 YEARS EXPER. YOU COULD BE IN THE RUNNING AT A LOT OF PLACES FOR R1 AND R2 AND EVEN 3.
