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  1. I think I know people in OB programs who have gotten these. If you are really doing basic research, there's no reason not to try.
  2. I agree with rsaylors that you could try for some more highly ranked schools. You will need to have a good research fit and an excellent SOP (get as much feedback as possible from current students and faculty you know), but I think you could have a good shot if you can get the faculty excited about your potential.
  3. Regarding whether a psych background is needed for OB, it depends on whether you are interested in micro or macro and on the specific program. There are some programs (including many that are considered Top 20) where the majority of the faculty on the micro side have PhDs in psych and frequently publish in psych journals. At these programs, if you are interested in micro topics, much of your coursework is likely to focus on psych, as is your qualifying exam. These programs do sometimes admit students without a psych background, but you will need to have a pretty good story about why you are interested in taking this approach if you don't have much background in the subject. To that end, if you are applying to such programs, I would feature the social psych aspects of your honors thesis in your SOP, and make sure you're doing a good job of explaining yourself and don't sound like an amateur -- get someone in the field to look over that section for you.
  4. I'm pretty sure there is more than one total spot for OB at Stanford. I don't have any details for this year, but I've never heard of them admitting fewer than 2 on each side, and the macro program in particular is quite small at the moment so I'd think they'd want to admit at least a few.
  5. I know of an OB admit who has heard. All the offers for all programs are decided at the same time, so other programs should start notifying today or tomorrow as well. Don't count yourself out if you don't hear today or tomorrow though...it's definitely not uncommon for it to take a few days for them to contact everyone.
  6. I just wanted to tell you guys what to expect from Stanford GSB. A lot of this info can probably be pieced together from GC and past TM posts, but just in case any of this is new to anyone: - All the different groups (marketing, OB, finance etc) are on the same timetable for making final decisions on admits and waitlist. So they will try to notify everyone within the same few days. - However, not all groups interview. Of course, those that do interview need to do so a couple weeks before final decisions are made. - Everyone who is either admitted or waitlisted will be notified as soon as decisions are made. (They don't just leave waitlisted people with nothing.) This does sometimes take a few days, though, even within areas, so don't panic if you don't hear right away. - The way admits are notified can vary by area and even within areas. Everyone should get an official offer letter (probably via both mail and email) within a few days, but sometimes the initial notification happens via phone or email before the offer comes. I do know admits whose first notification came in the mail, though (admittedly this was several years ago). - Applicants who are neither waitlisted nor admitted are notified via email several days after the admits/waitlists. - I know they've been reading files for a while now, and based on past years' timing, decisions should be made either late next week or sometime the week after (I have no info about when this is actually scheduled to happen this year). Hope this helps calm someone's nerves! Good luck everyone!
  7. This is an interesting question -- I'll be interested to hear what other current grad students say. In my case, at one school I had a very clear idea and at one I had no idea.
  8. Instead of addressing your weaknesses explicitly, is there a way you could frame your statement to make them seem like less of an issue? For example, if your CV shows that you don't have a lot of research experience, the question in my mind as a reader is whether you know the field and the research process well enough to be a good doctoral student. To answer that question, I don't think you need to call attention to the fact that you have little research experience, but focus instead on the reasons you DO have a good enough understanding of the field -- for example the breadth and depth of research papers you've read about topics that interest you. I wouldn't "focus on your strengths" in the sense of completely ignoring areas that are weak for you, but try to frame those areas in a positive way that still deals with the adcom's concerns. In general, once you've written your statement, it's a really good idea to have someone with experience in the field -- a professor, if possible -- read it over before you submit. Best of luck!
  9. My knee-jerk reaction is not to get a letter from a postdoc if you can possibly avoid it. Is there another psych professor who knows you well enough to write a letter? If the postdoc has a good reputation it may be ok, and not everyone may have a preference for letters from profs, but to those who do it may look like you were unable to find a third prof with a good impression of you. Just passing on advice I myself was given when applying; take it with a grain of salt. Your quant background seems sufficient to me. In general I think your stats look fine for top schools. Beyond that, it's very difficult to say how much of a chance you might have without a sense for your research interests. Nobody can get in with a bad research statement, and with letters that are merely "good-to-great" (sorry, I don't know exactly what you mean by that, but it's a competitive field!) you may need yours to be even better than good. But with a well articulated and interesting statement that makes profs excited about working with you, I think you could certainly be successful. Best of luck!
  10. Hey classmate. I would actually disagree with this -- the OB requirements are not actually as listed on the website (OB students generally substitute less quant-heavy classes for the ones listed there), and I don't think my peers in OB generally have heavy quant backgrounds. More generally, when applying to OB programs, I had taken multivariate calculus and graduate-level stats and had a strong GRE Q score, and I definitely think I was seen as being adequately prepared. OP, the typical admit to the types of programs you're considering (on the micro side of the field at least) has my quant background or slightly less. With your stats background I think quant should not be a concern for you at all. On the other hand, I would advise formulating some more specific interests. Be prepared to write and talk about the kind of approach you would take to studying power/status and even some studies you would like to run right now if you could. No one will hold you to those specific interests if you're unsure, I promise, but it is necessary to be specific in order to give a flavor for how you think about research, and to make it easy for adcoms to imagine you as an active and motivated scholar who doesn't just sit and wait for direction. Good luck!
  11. Dude, definitely keep your hopes up. In micro-OB at Stanford, over the past two years, 100% of waitlisted candidates have gotten offers. It may be pretty close to April 15th, especially this year when the visit day is so late, so don't discount those last few days. But the Stanford waitlist is generally pretty small, and people definitely do get offers.
  12. I guess it is up to you whether to believe the info or not. I'm just trying to be helpful and share what I know (and it comes from Stanford Marketing people firsthand). Stanford always notifies around mid-February, as you can see if you do a quick gradcafe search.
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