AdCons: Are any schools starting to look more at IR?

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I understand that when IR was first introduced schools weren't looking at it, but that was years ago. Has their been any shift from what you're seeing?

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by CriticalSquareMBA » Mon May 11, 2015 1:05 pm
That's a great question and the answer is yes, they're starting to look at it. They've got a few years of data to look at along with a graduated class or two. In statistical nerd speak, the "n" is significant. Is it something they're being rated and ranked on? Not yet. So if the score isn't great, you can still find ways to support it throughout the rest of your application. But it is definitely becoming a more useful datapoint and one that the top schools have mentioned to us that they are experimenting with in terms of inclusion.

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by AdamMac » Tue May 12, 2015 9:36 am
Thanks Bhavik.

That's kind of scary. In terms of the stats, what kind of evidence about the applicants is IR providing for the schools beyond just a score?

Do you know how the adcoms are using it?

Also do you know which schools are giving it more weight?

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by CriticalSquareMBA » Tue May 12, 2015 9:47 am
Hey there,

Definitely nothing to get worried over yet. It gives them a little insight into how you turn data into insight but, like I said, they're experimenting. It isn't something that's up and live. And no one school is materially further along that curve than another.

Are you worried about this because you don't feel your IR score is great?

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by AdamMac » Tue May 12, 2015 3:29 pm
Thanks Bhavik. It's more of a time management thing. It looks like I'll now need to allocate more time to IR than I thought I did. Thanks again for the insight.

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by MBA Ivy » Tue May 12, 2015 5:19 pm
Yes, in my understanding, they're just using it in "test mode" to see if it's worth adding to the other factors they use when evaluating your application. At the moment though, because it is not official, I would not worry about it quite yet!

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