2021 Sweat Thread

[blackfootedpig]

I think I saw this number somewhere too, but do you know what it is based on? My limited understanding is that for pure Business PhDs the % accept after getting an interview can range as low as 20% and as high as essentially a sure admit depending on the business school.

~50% ....

[therealslimkt]

But I am afraid the reality is that most who are expected to be interviewed have received their invitations :-(

I did some rough math based on the Stanford posts. There were 9 posts on GC about Stanford acceptances, which if we assume 30 people got Stanford acceptances means that 30% of admits were wired into GC.

If you assume the same number is true for HBS interviewed candidates, that suggests that HBS interviews simply can't be all in. Only 6 people have posted about an HBS interview, and unless nearly every interviewee is admitted that doesn't line up with the number of acceptances.

You can question some of the assumptions I'm making but I think the intuition that there are too few HBS interview posts to be the full picture seems right. SO i'm still holding out hope xD

[BostonFarmer]

Let's wait a few more days and see. I believe all of them should be out this week.

I did some rough math based on the Stanford posts. There were 9 posts on GC about Stanford acceptances, which if we assume 30 people got Stanford acceptances means that 30% of admits were wired into GC.

If you assume the same number is true for HBS interviewed candidates, that suggests that HBS interviews simply can't be all in. Only 6 people have posted about an HBS interview, and unless nearly every interviewee is admitted that doesn't line up with the number of acceptances.

You can question some of the assumptions I'm making but I think the intuition that there are too few HBS interview posts to be the full picture seems right. SO i'm still holding out hope xD

[BostonFarmer]

I saw the number on GC. I have limited knowledge about HBS since it is on the other side of the river.

I think I saw this number somewhere too, but do you know what it is based on? My limited understanding is that for pure Business PhDs the % accept after getting an interview can range as low as 20% and as high as essentially a sure admit depending on the business school.

[anon02139]

I saw the number on GC. I have limited knowledge about HBS since it is on the other side of the river.

All HBS interviews went out last/this week. Source: am also Cambridge insider with friends across the river

folks, HBS bus-ec admits the top admits to Harvard Econ. Even conditional on getting an offer from Harvard Econ, it’s more than likely to not get an interview from HBS. There is roughly no information in not getting an interview from HBS.

[BostonFarmer]

thats what i guessed

All HBS interviews went out last/this week. Source: am also Cambridge insider with friends across the river

folks, HBS bus-ec admits the top admits to Harvard Econ. Even conditional on getting an offer from Harvard Econ, it’s more than likely to not get an interview from HBS. There is roughly no information in not getting an interview from HBS.

[plzletmein]

All HBS interviews went out last/this week. Source: am also Cambridge insider with friends across the river

folks, HBS bus-ec admits the top admits to Harvard Econ. Even conditional on getting an offer from Harvard Econ, it’s more than likely to not get an interview from HBS. There is roughly no information in not getting an interview from HBS.

When you say all HBS interviews went out, is that only for economics? Or for all tracks?

[anon02139]

When you say all HBS interviews went out, is that only for economics? Or for all tracks?

Good point - I was taking to a current bus-ec student, who didn’t specify. Other programs may well be pending,

[ginger gold]

There is a Tinbergen rejection in GC. Today marks the 8th week since the deadline. Can we expect results in the coming days?

[eshan]

@ginger gold Yes, we can expect until Tuesday, given 26th is when it marks 56 days precisely from the deadline. The wait is excruciating.

There is a Tinbergen rejection in GC. Today marks the 8th week since the deadline. Can we expect results in the coming days?