thewaitinggame

thanks a lot! at the moment i am not quite sure whether i will end up in USC.. it was one on the top of my list, thus it will take time to consider all other options that i have. i apologize for this delay... but i will try to make decision asap!

sorry for being late in revealing my results.. I received an offer from USC M&O (i am on micro). I was told that they would send out two or three, only one for micro, and one or possibly two for macro.

congrats, socialpsych! i am quite sure that stanford GSB will be the best option for you, in terms of research, reputation, placement, its disciplinary bases, as well as the location. hope to see you someday at the conferences!

CMU also sent out offers already.. and according to what I heard in February, UC Irvine OB planned to admit only one from the macro side.

i would like to add one thing. do more research on schools. i mean when preparing to apply, applicants must consider not only the research fit, but also the grad school's general atmosphere. i had overlooked this point, and based on what i saw, i thought that many applicants also did not care much about this. although research productivity may be high enough equivalently, some schools focus more on theoretical advancement itself, while others pursue the knowledge for practice or for contribution to the society. of course there cannot be a clear distinction, but their emphases do differ. to be admitted, i believe that applicants should show good fit with schools' emphasis, in addition to the perfect research fit. if i had been more confident about this, i would have saved some money.

to theworstisover, Columbia mgmt sent out emails to check status online, which meant rejections, and notified those who were on the waitlist also through emails.. I have no idea about the admitted. (the email invitation for campus visits?) btw, as in your case, what should i do if my status is unchanged while others have heard something about their decisions?

another TMer for Kellogg! hope to see you all in Evanston next week. FYI, some updates: Maryland M&O: I heard that shortlist has been made, but I'm not sure whether interviews are in process. Columbia MGMT: all rejections and waitlists were notified. USC MOR: offers had been made. WUSTL Olin OB: interviews in process. finally, it is March...

congratulations to icemanPhD and theworstisover! and I will also look forward to seeing you, socialpsych. I heard that the atmosphere at Kellogg MORS is really nice and friendly!

to icemanPhD yup, I've got an invitation, fortunately. But I am not that optimistic on my possibility of getting in. sighhhhh I don't have any idea about how many were invited this year, and I'm also not sure whether all invitations have gone out already. I just heard about the number 15 from those who attended Kellogg interview weekend in the previous years.

thanks socialpsych, but I still can't find any info about NYU OB on GC. For Kellogg MORS, they usually invite around 15, about three-times more than they hope to have. And I heard that there are at least three internationals invited this year. anyways, socialpsych, are you planning to attend Kellogg interview weekend? (though you seem quite determined toward Stanford)

Has anyone heard anything from NYU OB/OT, Wharton MGMT, and Carnegie Mellon OB/OT? For Haas OBIR, I heard that those 4 who have been invited for campus visit are the ones who will be admitted. I am not in those four though.