CBS RD

Hello, I had a question about CBS. If your applying Regular Decision to CBS is there any benefit to applying early (say before the HBS deadline)? I know they review ED apps first so the RD apps wont get looked at until late ~November I assume. If you do submit early to RD can you still expect to get...

CBS ED vs. RD

Hello Margaret, I had a question about CBS. If your applying Regular Decision to CBS is there any benefit to applying early (say before the HBS deadline)? I know they review ED apps first so the RD apps wont get looked at until late ~November I assume. If you do submit early to RD can you still expe...

Thanks for the response. I thought the Wharton interview went really well actually. I think the one mistake I made is I didn't choose my recommenders wisely, this year I am going to make sure they talk about leadership and make sure they have a personal story. Also I think I had a compelling essays ...

Thanks! I have been reading other places and in some cases I have heard that the school will tell you why you were "dinged". Is this something Wharton would do if I interviewed? I have reached out to my interviewer twice but never got a response.

Thanks that all makes sense! In your experience what have people done that have made them stand out as re-applicants? I am trying to get a feel of what makes a successful re-applicant. Since the 2 schools i applied to once already (HBS & Wharton) both require whole new applications - i will be r...

First of thanks for the reply!! The reason i have chose those schools they seem to be a best fit and ideally I'd like to attend and M7. As far as the deltas my perception is as follows: 1) I think having the promotion will be big for me - last cycle i had 0 promotions on my record since I switched j...

Profile Eval! Please and Thanks!

Hello, Could you please give my profile a quick evaluation. Schools considering - Harvard (2nd time applying), Wharton (interviewed last year), Columbia, Northwestern, Michigan (safety) -25 year old white male -3.56 GPA in mech engr, started at 3.0 and trended up each year (3.65 in major) - small li...

Thanks for the response!

Why do people say HBS is unfriendly to re-applicants?

How far does that drop my chances, if for say there normal acceptance rate is 13% is it cut in half to 6 or 7% for reapplicants?

Thanks!