CBHopeful2016 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Howdy everyone, I've been checking the forum daily (well, multiple times a day) waiting for a 2016 Sweat Thread to be created, but I haven't seen one. I decided to create one where we can all discuss our admissions/rejections/interviews, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBHopeful2016 Posted January 9, 2016 Author Share Posted January 9, 2016 I applied for a Ph.D. in marketing (consumer behavior) at the following 18 schools, and haven't heard anything back, yet. Fingers crossed! Harvard Duke Cornell UC Berkeley Carnegie Mellon Yale NYU Columbia Stanford U Houston UNC UF ASU Boston U U Chicago UT Austin Georgia Tech U Tennessee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickgrayson Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thank You, For starting the thread, it will be very helpful during the waiting period. I am applying for Finance PhD. On gradcafe I could see interviews in Memphis and Wharton, hopefully others will conduct soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtog Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thank You, For starting the thread, it will be very helpful during the waiting period. I am applying for Finance PhD. On gradcafe I could see interviews in Memphis and Wharton, hopefully others will conduct soon. Glad to see a PhD Finance applicant here! I too have applied for PhD Fin Fall 2016. 10 Univs (going by the advice on this forum, 10 may be too few!) Insead, UMichigan, UWash, WashU St L, UCSD, Gatech, U Wisc-Mad, Texas A&M, UKansas, GeorgiaState Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshin8 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Thanks for creating this thread. I too was waiting on someone to step up. I applied for PhD program in Management / Organizational Behavior at following 14 schools. Pennsylvania State University Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Maryland University of Pennsylvania University of Michigan University of Minnesota Northwestern University University of California at Los Angeles University of North Carolina Columbia University Emory University New York University University of Florida Fingers crossed! Good luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCB Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Hello all! I am applying to 13 schools for Management/IB Penn State Michigan Colorado - Boulder Indiana University of Arkansas Temple UT Dallas GWU Iowa State Rutgers University of Missouri University of Oklahoma University of Nebraska Is anyone else applying straight out of undergrad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Joining the band here. I'm applying to Operations Management programs for Fall 2016 (including some ORs) Columbia OR Columbia DRO Wharton OID Harvard TOM MIT ORC Kellogg OM UChicago OM NYU OM Stanford OIT Stanford MS&E UC Berkeley IEOR Three schools that I'm debating if I should apply: UCLA DOTM (Deadline was Friday, though...), USC DSO, and CMU Marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shafiullahanis Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Hi, I have never used the gradcafe till date. Can you please share the link for the same. Also, is it similar to www.urch.com? Thanks Shafi Thank You, For starting the thread, it will be very helpful during the waiting period. I am applying for Finance PhD. On gradcafe I could see interviews in Memphis and Wharton, hopefully others will conduct soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickgrayson Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 finance • thegradcafe.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shafiullahanis Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 (edited) finance • thegradcafe.com Thanks Dickgrayson. Just curious about what are the information available on grad cafe that might not be available here. Though, I am on my way to explore it myself. Edited January 11, 2016 by shafiullahanis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickgrayson Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I feel it used to be similar to urch, however business PhD applicants are not very active there. Here, we are more interactive and seniors are active as well. At gradcafe, members can post their interview/ rejection/ acceptance there, which I feel is useful. Besides you can search earlier results date in order to estimate when a particular college reverts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanthusARES Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Here, we are more interactive and seniors are active as well. This is true. Gradcafe has more information on interviews and acceptances generally, though some of those are probably fake. The reason for that is that you can completely anonymously post there. Also +1 for your sweet screen name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obhrphd16 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hello all and good luck with your applications! For the more experienced members of this forum, has anyone ever received negative repercussions for posting admissions information on here? It seems to me that some universities might frown upon this. I am curious as I would like to post my acceptances/rejections as they occur in case it helps anyone else. However, I wouldn't want this to negatively affect any of my outstanding applications. As others have said, it really isn't that hard to figure out who people are on here if you really want to know. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaSvoboden Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hello all and good luck with your applications! For the more experienced members of this forum, has anyone ever received negative repercussions for posting admissions information on here? It seems to me that some universities might frown upon this. I am curious as I would like to post my acceptances/rejections as they occur in case it helps anyone else. However, I wouldn't want this to negatively affect any of my outstanding applications. As others have said, it really isn't that hard to figure out who people are on here if you really want to know. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks! I have never heard of an actual problem from it. You can always just post anonymously on grad cafe if you are worried about being identified. Though even that can be pretty clear if you post an acceptance and they only gave out 1 that week. Overall, I think the market works more efficiently the more that we reduce information asymmetry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholar1 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Am applying to 9 places in for CB. By the advice on this forum this wayyyyyy too low and also apparently it isn't too uncommon to get straight rejections I applied to the following schools U Chicago - Long shot - Am surprised have not been desk rejected yet (might be because one of my recommenders hasn't sent in the recommmendation :p) U of Illinois Chicago U of Ilinois Urbana Champaign Boston Univeristy UT Dallas U Florida UC Irvine Georgia Tech U Houston Taking partial advice of Xanthes, yasvoboden and Sb on here I applied to more realistic fits as well as places where my interests matched somewhat with the faculty. I did run into a bit of trouble in the SOP because I wasnt sure how specific or broadly should i post my research interests. However I would be keeping my fingers crossed hoping for the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndlessNameless Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Am applying to 9 places in for CB. By the advice on this forum this wayyyyyy too low and also apparently it isn't too uncommon to get straight rejections I applied to the following schools U Chicago - Long shot - Am surprised have not been desk rejected yet (might be because one of my recommenders hasn't sent in the recommmendation :p) U of Illinois Chicago U of Ilinois Urbana Champaign Boston Univeristy UT Dallas U Florida UC Irvine Georgia Tech U Houston Taking partial advice of Xanthes, yasvoboden and Sb on here I applied to more realistic fits as well as places where my interests matched somewhat with the faculty. I did run into a bit of trouble in the SOP because I wasnt sure how specific or broadly should i post my research interests. However I would be keeping my fingers crossed hoping for the best I just wanted to say that, in my understanding, it's common practice for universities to contact the recommenders (if the university is interested in the applicant) if their letter is missing. I'm sure you had to enter in their contact info when you indicated who these people are - this contact info is used by the administration people / the application portal to nudge the recommenders. My old advisor said that, if a school is interested, they'll look to see why a letter isn't there.... so my impression is that it's not a deal-breaker. Another, less-optimistic note... I got my interview invites between late January and late Februrary, but my straight-up official rejections came so late that they were obvious. Unfortunately, the rejection was indirectly communicated through silence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcantmakeme Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Anyone hear anything back yet? I have heard from two schools: one skype one flyout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBHopeful2016 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Anyone hear anything back yet? I have heard from two schools: one skype one flyout. What field?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcantmakeme Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Org behavior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshin8 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 May i ask where? i also applied for OB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholar1 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I just wanted to say that, in my understanding, it's common practice for universities to contact the recommenders (if the university is interested in the applicant) if their letter is missing. I'm sure you had to enter in their contact info when you indicated who these people are - this contact info is used by the administration people / the application portal to nudge the recommenders. My old advisor said that, if a school is interested, they'll look to see why a letter isn't there.... so my impression is that it's not a deal-breaker. Another, less-optimistic note... I got my interview invites between late January and late Februrary, but my straight-up official rejections came so late that they were obvious. Unfortunately, the rejection was indirectly communicated through silence. Sorry, I meant they haven't probably rejected me because they have not yet received my complete application packet (since the recommendation is still missing). The second part is interesting. Maybe you weren't desk rejected and only rejected because some of the other candidate were somewhat better than you. My feeling is that desk rejections come pretty quickly. I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholar1 Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Anyone hear anything back yet? I have heard from two schools: one skype one flyout. That's quick. Have you posted your profile around here some where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhDSunshine Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 (edited) Anyone hear anything back yet? I have heard from two schools: one skype one flyout. Can we know where you heard from? So far I have only heard back from one (skype - OB) Edited January 14, 2016 by PhDSunshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcantmakeme Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 PMs sent Can we know where you heard from? So far I have only heard back from Georgia (email - OB) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB2016JJJ Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 CB in marketing: South Carolina OSU U of Oregon Duke CMU U of Miami UIC Drexel Sooooooooooooooooooooooo stressed:snowhuman: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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