Stanford WL News–no news but they may take one or two people this month, and how many are still on this WL, my guess, based on nothing whatsoever, hmmmmmmmmmmm ~50–

Dear WLer :

Thank you for your patience and consideration in remaining on the Stanford MBA Program waitlist this spring. We continue to believe that you would make a wonderful addition to the MBA Class of 2011. As of today, however, we cannot offer you a place in the class.

We would like you to remain a candidate for admission. We will provide you with an update on 26 June 2009.

We hope to offer admission to two or three candidates this month. If there is an opening in the Class of 2011, we will offer it to the candidate who best complements the existing class profile. If you have already provided us with a status update, please do not send additional materials.

We understand how difficult the “waiting” part of being on a waitlist can be. If you need to move forward with your plans before we can make a final decision, please email us at mba_admin@gsb.stanford.edu to withdraw from the waitlist.

We appreciate your continued interest in the Stanford MBA Program. Thank you again for your patience.

Best regards,

Derrick Bolton
Assistant Dean and Director of MBA Admissions

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HBS DING LETTER TO BITTER-END WAITLISTERS, FYI,

WELL, ACTUALLY, ONE MORE DING LETTER TO GO AT THIS POINT. SO KEEP WALKING AROUND WHILE THE MUSIC PLAYS IF YOU ARE STILL ON WL.

MY GUESS IS, THEY WILL KEEP 20-30 KIDS ON SUMMER WAITLIST, AS PER LAST YEAR, AND DING THE REST TODAY.

THEY ACTUALLY GAVE OUT MORE DATA LAST YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!

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May 29, 2009 [GOOD ONE]
Dear ————-:
Later on today, you will be receiving official notification of your release from our waitlist. While this outcome is likely not what you had been hoping for, we want to thank you for being on our waitlist this year, and for the patience you have shown during your time with us. Any candidate on the waitlist this far into the season was definitely qualified to be admitted. However, in managing the composition of the class, along with the reality of how many people we could reasonably expect to admit from the waitlist going forward, we found it necessary to make a number of release decisions to enable candidates to have closure to the year sooner rather than later.
We know that being on the waitlist was certainly difficult. The anxiety you experienced with the uncertainty in timing is something that we fully acknowledge. We hope our monthly updates and desire to be transparent in our process was somewhat helpful in mitigating this anxiety. Regardless, while this is probably not much comfort right now, we hope you know that every candidate on our waitlist was important to us, and your cooperation with our process was truly appreciated. The level of competition in admission to our program this year was extremely high, and the fact that we placed you on the waitlist was a strong signal of our interest in you.
It has been a pleasure getting to know you, —————, and we wish you the best in the coming year. Thank you for your interest in Harvard Business School.
Sincerely,
Eileen Chang & Dana Scalisi
MBA Admissions
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Dillon House
Boston, MA 02163

 

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for all you HBS Waitlisters: this is what Death Notice looks like. Notice 1. no date, 2. two gals sign this one, sorta like have clergyman accompany messanger w. really bad news. If you recall that scene  in Saving Private Ryan.   

Dear Dinged Person :

By now you should have received, and probably viewed, our final decision on your application. While the outcome was likely not what you had been hoping for, we did want to take a moment and thank you for applying to our program and for the patience you have shown during your time on the waitlist.

We have tried our best to be as transparent as possible throughout the process; however, we also acknowledge that the uncertainty inherent in being on the waitlist is never easy, no matter how much information we provide. Your cooperation has been much appreciated.

It has been a pleasure getting to know you, Dinged Person , and we wish you the best in the coming year. Thank you for your interest in Harvard Business School.

Sincerely,

Eileen Chang & Dana Scalisi
MBA Admissions
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Dillon House
Boston, MA 02163

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FYI, LAST YEAR’S JUNE WAITLIST LETTER AND BELOW IT THIS YEAR’S LATE MAY LETTER–IS A LETTER LIKE THIS TO FOLLOW??? WE DUNNO, BUT IT MAKES SENSE, THAT THIS WILL BE ISSUED AFTER THE POLL.

LAST YEAR, LAST YEAR, LAST YEAR SENT ON JUNE 3RD, 2008 –DUNNO IF THEY WILL FOLLOW SUIT THIS YEAR, E.G. RELEASE ALL EXCEPT 30 KIDS.

Hello Everyone:

[JUNE 3RD, 2008]

It’s Eileen Chang from HBS with a wait list update for June.

Some of you may already be aware that at the end of May, we released the majority of wait list candidates from rounds 1 and 2. There are less than 30 of you remaining, including round 3 candidates, which we are keeping on hold in case a spot opens up in the class between now and the beginning of July.

At this point, the Class of 2010 is currently full. If someone cancels between now and the beginning of July, we will admit someone from the wait list and notify that person immediately. As has always been the case, the wait list is not ranked–if a cancellation occurs, we will review the application of each person on the wait list and select accordingly.

The most natural question you are wondering is: What is the likelihood of being admitted at this time? It is difficult to say. There is no consistency year to year as to the numbers of students who cancel during the summer months–sometimes none, other times a few. While it is difficult to predict, it does indeed happen, which is why maintaining the wait list over the summer is important. We anticipate the second week of July as being the time when we finally close the class. Any cancellations after this point are unlikely to happen, but until then, it is reasonable to expect that cancellations may occur.

After this email, I will no longer be sending monthly email updates. If there is any change to your status, we will contact you directly. You may also continue to email me your individual inquiries and I will be happy to respond.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and cooperation with our process. We truly appreciate it.

Sincerely,

Eileen Chang
MBA Admissions
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Dillon House
Boston, MA 02163

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Dear WAITLIST SUCKER:

It’s Eileen Chang from MBA Admissions. Thank you for your cooperation on the waitlist these past few months.I am writing to see if you are interested in remaining on the waitlist into the summer months. This would mean you would be willing and able to matriculate at HBS in case a spot becomes available over the next couple of months. In the last few years, we have always admitted some candidates from the summer waitlist, so this is meaningful commitment. We anticipate the class will be finalized by mid-July.

If you wouldn’t mind responding to this poll  and letting us know your preference before the end of the day tomorrow, Wednesday, May 26, we would appreciate it.

Thank you so much.

Sincerely,

Eileen Chang
MBA Admissions
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Dillon House
Boston, MA 02163

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hmmmm, number of accepts of this WL moving forward is maybe 5-10 at best. A lot depends on how round 3 dual admits work out.

May 22, 2009

Dear WaitLister:

Thank you for your consideration in remaining on the Stanford MBA Program waitlist over the past few months. You remain a compelling candidate for admission to the MBA Class of 2011. As of today, however, we cannot offer you a place in the class.

We have culled the waitlist to approximately 150 applicants, and we would like you to remain a candidate for admission. We will provide you with periodic updates. The next waitlist update will be 5 June 2009.

The waitlist continues to be unranked. If there is an opening in the Class of 2011, we will offer it to the candidate who best complements the existing class profile.

We recognize that this is frustrating for you, but we ask for your continued understanding. You do not need to reconfirm your place on the waitlist or reaffirm your interest in the MBA Program. If your plans have changed, however, and you would like your name removed from the waitlist, please email us at mba_admin@gsb.stanford.edu.

Derrick Bolton
Assistant Dean and Director of MBA Admissions

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this means that they will accept about 10 kids off WL in next week or so, and ding the rest, except for 20-25 or so who will be placed on Summer WL of whom one or two will be admitted: source: guesses and last year practice.

May 22, 2009
Hello Everyone:
Just a quick update on waitlist activity…we are currently actively reviewing everyone on the waitlist and in the next week or so, plan to have finalized decisions on almost everyone.
For those not receiving a final decision before June 1, we will be asking you to stay on the waitlist through the summer in case last minute spots become available. In recent years, we have consistently admitted some candidates off of our summer waitlist, so staying with us through the summer is not insignificant.
Many of you will have closure very soon. For those whom we will ask to stay on the summer waitlist, you will hear from us sometime next week.
The patience you have all shown us has been tremendously appreciated. Thank you so much.
Sincerely,
Eileen Chang
MBA Admissions
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Dillon House
Boston, MA 02163

 

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May 14th Chang0-gram for HBS WLers, NO NEWS, NO STATS, NADA EXCEPT WHAT YOU KNEW ALREADY FROM NO CALL FROM HRH. ((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

ALTHO IT SHOULD BE NOTED, HBS DID LOP OFF A BUNCH OF KIDS ON WL TODAY, SO IF YOU GOT THIS, CONSIDER YOURSELF LUCKY. SORTA

May 14, 2009
Hello Everyone:
This is Eileen Chang from the MBA Admissions Board. I wanted to take a moment and thank you for agreeing to be on our waitlist. You have been placed on our waitlist because we remain interested in your candidacy, but are not ready to make a final decision at this time.
Your main points of contact for all communication and inquiries pertaining to our waitlist will be myself and my Admissions team colleague, Ms. Dana Scalisi. As long as you remain active on our waitlist, you should expect to hear from us if there are any changes you need to be aware of.
We expect to make a decision on your application very soon, most likely in the next 2-3 weeks, as we hope to have the composition of the class finalized by the end of this month. Some of you may be asked to stay on our waitlist through the summer, however, in case last minute openings become available.
We wish to give your candidacy every consideration and will maintain a waitlist as long as there is likelihood that space will become available in the Class of 2011. We do realize that you may need to make plans before receiving a final decision on your HBS application. If that is the case and you decide to withdraw from our waitlist, please do so by emailing Dana at dana_scalisi@hbs.edu at any time.
If you haven’t already done so, please take the time to visit our Waitlist FAQ site. If you have a question that is not addressed here or on the FAQ site, feel free to email Dana directly. Also, It is important to keep your contact information updated so that we may continue to stay in touch with you. Please let Dana know of any changes to your contact information.
Thank you for accepting a place on our waitlist, and we appreciate your cooperation with our process.
Sincerely,
Eileen Chang

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Stanford May 7th WL update, some tuff love for WLer’s, who must decide when outreach to adcom turns into bugging adcom: we like this admonition,   “Please remember that whether you choose to submit additional materials and what you submit it is a reflection of your judgment. ”

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Date: Thu, May 7, 2009 at 7:18 PM
Subject: Stanford MBA Waitlist Update
To:

Dear WLer

Greetings from the Stanford GSB.  We greatly appreciate your patience and would like to give you an update on the waitlist process.

We realize that being on the waitlist can be both frustrating and potentially exciting.  Here are some things to consider during this process:

·         Please remember that additional submission of materials is neither requested nor suggested.

·         If you wish to update us on any recent and substantive changes, you may send them to mba_admin@gsb.stanford.edu

·         If someone offers to write a letter on your behalf with new information, have them send it to mba_admin@gsb.stanford.edu

·         Please remember that whether you choose to submit additional materials and what you submit it is a reflection of your judgment.  We ask that you use good judgment and only update us on new and substantive changes.

·         Visiting campus has no effect on your candidacy. Furthermore, we are unable to accommodate requests to meet with admissions officers as we are in the midst of reviewing Round 3 applications.

Please know we are committed to your candidacy, and you are on the waitlist because you are a competitive candidate. We fully acknowledge that being on the waitlist is difficult and we appreciate your patience. We will update the decision on all waitlisted candidates on 22 May 2009.

Take care,

Brad Lindeberg

Admissions Counselor

MBA Admissions Office

Stanford Graduate School of Business

www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba

Change lives. Change organizations. Change the world.

[but so far, no change on the Waitlist]

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Do not misread her remarks that she expects a lot of movement on WL near May 13th to mean there will be a lot of admits:  what she means is that they will start releasing a lot of people, and accepting ” a number of admit offers “ which is undefined, but if last year’s numbers are any guide, and this year seems to be following last year, will be sorta ~10-20 or so, and 20 could be on the high side. With  over 200 kids on WL, that still makes for uphill odds. We are glad she is now including the date on these letters. !!!!
 

May 1, 2009

Hello Everyone:

It’s Eileen Chang from the MBA Admissions Board at HBS with a monthly update on our Admissions process.

We know that many of you are anxious for resolution on your application, and we are going to do our best to make as many decisions as we can this month. We are currently interviewing round 3 candidates, and in the next week will have a much better sense as to how many spots we will have available for waitlist candidates.We expect there to be a lot of movement on the waitlist in May, starting with the round 3 notification date of May 13. We plan to make a number of admit offers to those on the waitlist – again, the exact number is still unclear to us at this time – but we will also begin releasing candidates, too. The majority of you should expect to hear a decision on your application anytime between May 13 and May 31. In anticipation of these decisions, please respond to this poll and indicate whether you would like to remain in consideration for a spot in the Class of 2011, or if you have made other plans and would like to be removed from the waitlist.Heading into June, the waitlist will be significantly smaller. The waitlist at that time will serve to hold a group of candidates who could be available to matriculate in case last minute (early July) cancellations occur. It is critical to keep your contact information updated through the Apply Yourself system, especially since many of you are traveling now and over the next few weeks.We have tried our best to be as transparent as possible during this process, and really appreciate the cooperation you have all shown us. Thank you for your continued patience and as always, please contact my colleague Dana Scalisi if you have any questions.

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