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Stanford GSB 2011 Applicants

by dmateer25 » Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:08 pm
If you plan to apply to Stanford's Graduate School of Business to be part of the class of 2013, please post a response with the round you intend to apply. A moderator will update this thread regularly. Please be sure to update us with any information such as an interview invite, acceptance, waitlist, or ding.

Deadlines
Round 1: Wednesday, October 06, 2010
Round 2: Thursday, January 06, 2011
Round 3: Wednesday, April 06, 2011

Decision Dates
Round 1: Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Round 2: Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Round 3: Wednesday, May 18, 2011

School Website:
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/

Essay Questions:
Tell us in your own words who you really are. Answer essay questions 1, 2, and two of the four options for essay 3.

Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why?

Essay 2: What are your career aspirations? What do you need to learn at Stanford to achieve them?

Essay 3: Answer two of the four questions below. Tell us not only what you did but also how you did it. What was the outcome? How did people respond? Only describe experiences that have occurred during the last three years.

-Option A: Tell us about a time when you built or developed a team whose performance exceeded expectations.

-Option B: Tell us about a time when you made a lasting impact on your organization.

-Option C: Tell us about a time when you generated support from others for an idea or initiative.

-Option D: Tell us about a time when you went beyond what was defined, established, or expected.

Applicants:
Round 1:eskimoroll, nxanand, gkumar, freebarbeque, jmw125, bei, thermon, Brothersharp
Round 2:becnil
Round 3:

Total Applicants: 9
Acceptances: 0
Wait-list: 0
Dings: 0
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by dmateer25 » Tue Jun 08, 2010 11:29 am
Essays are now available!

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by eskimoroll » Wed Jun 09, 2010 10:53 am
dmateer25 wrote:Essays are now available!
Thanks for the heads up on the essays! Now I can get started on these as well as the HBS ones early! I'm going to apply round one.

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by nxanand » Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:48 am
count me in round 1

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by money9111 » Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:33 am
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by gkumar » Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:26 pm
In for Round 1, possibly Round 2 due to time constraints!

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by dmateer25 » Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:45 am
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by becnil » Sun Aug 08, 2010 3:51 pm
In for Round I, most likely.

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different rounds

by anhe123 » Mon Aug 09, 2010 11:05 pm
What is the difference between round 1, 2 and 3?

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by freebarbeque » Tue Aug 24, 2010 12:21 am
im in for round 1!

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by gkumar » Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:44 pm
Submitted for Round 1

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by jmw125 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:53 am
Applied round 1

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by jmw125 » Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:10 am
Anyone have any info on when interview invitations start going out?

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by bei » Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:54 pm
applied r1

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by rohit4578 » Wed Oct 27, 2010 8:51 am
Does anyone know when is the shortlist for interview expected?