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ORGuy - Yeah, NYU is one of my last holdouts too. Kind of frustrating, isn't it? Thanks for the congrats and I hope everything's going well for you too! It's not, but I applied to MS&E at Stanford, and this seems to be where the other applicants to that program are hanging out.

I don't know if most programs at NYU Stern have notified yet. IIRC, no one's heard from them over in the Business PhD forum and there's only two admits (accounting and marketing) in the results search.

I think some people aren't getting the concept of intersectionality. Privilege is not something that you either have or you don't. You can be privileged on one axis and disadvantaged on another. So, to use the common example of a poor white student and a rich black student, the black student is privileged related to the white student on the class axis, but the white student is still privileged relative to the black student on the race axis. The same goes for things like gender, sexual orientation, disability, etc. Rather than try to determine who's worse off "overall" it's better to acknowledge that different types of privilege affect people's lives in distinct ways. So, for schools that practice affirmative action, socioeconomic status is better implemented as a complement rather than replacement for race.

It depends on the concentration you apply for. The track I applied to (strategy) generally accepts one person per year but others are much larger.

LOL. People in my town usually aren't that hockey-crazy but our team's been creating a buzz this season.

Heh, yeah, this site can do that to ya. Of course we have a shot! PM me if you want to know my exact location...I will say I'm in a city that has a pretty good hockey team.

Oh okay, well, the interview process was pretty straightforward too. Just a fifteen minute phone call with the program director asking about my prior research experience and why I was interested in Toronto. The survey is dangerous, I'd be careful not to become addicted.

I agree, it sounds like you're waitlisted.

The international process was pretty straightforward. I actually didn't have to do anything differently from my domestic applications. I'm also not too concerned about getting a study permit if I decide to attend since apparently I can just apply for one at the port of entry. The whole US-Canada open border thing probably helps. Regarding your other schools, there isn't much overlap between us so I can't be of much help. Wharton management has sent out its interview invitations and I know someone who was accepted to strategic management at INSEAD. Did you apply for OB at HBS? I think that's the only HBS department that hasn't notified everyone yet. Have you searched for these schools on the GradCafe survey? That can give you an idea of which departments have notified this year and when they sent out decisions in past years. Good luck with your remaining apps! It looks like you have a solid profile and I hope one of your schools comes through for you.

Hrm, this week wasn't as crazily active as I thought it would be based on last year's results. Ah well, more to either dread or look forward to!

Schools don't openly discuss this kind of thing, but from what I've heard, being part of an underrepresented group can sometimes help on the margins. Even those schools that do take representation into account, however, won't admit you over a much stronger female candidate simply because of your gender. Rather, if they see you and a female candidate as roughly equal, being male might give you an edge.

If it didn't feel right then it didn't feel right. Trust your instincts and try not to dwell on this too much - I know it's a hit to the ego, but at least now you're free to pursue a PhD when you're confident that you can handle it.

Oh wow, that's a really awesome suggestion! I've found that it can be hard to separate out my instincts from all the rationalizing that goes on in my head. Just might give this a try.

Popping in to say I was accepted to the strategy/policy and organizations/tech/entrepreneurship concentrations a couple weeks ago. Best of luck to everyone else! It looks like there are more admits on the way.

How much advance notice do you have to give? If you can swing it you could try what saltmarsh suggested.

No problem! Another thing I forgot to mention is that I've found that some faculty are very willing to speak candidly about their program in relation to others. And they don't always say theirs is the obvious choice! It's not something you should bring up, but if they offer to discuss other programs definitely take them up on it. This is a small academic community and faculty at others school can have some useful insights, especially since you'll likely be looking for a job from them in five years or so.

Yup, there definitely seems to be lots of crossover between the Kellogg and Northwestern Econ groups, so it's almost like two programs for the price of one. But HBS and Haas are great too, of course, so it's not like you can really go wrong. Besides research fit, I think it also helps to look at curriculum, placement record, breadth of faculty expertise, teaching requirements, and opportunities for research experience on the academic side, and personality-based fit with faculty and students, location, cost-of-living in relation to your stipend, and typical social life (for your age group) on the quality-of-life side. Ultimately though every program will have its pros and cons, so in the end I think it'll come down to what feels right more than anything else. Trust your instincts.

I'd visit both schools if at all possible. Personality-based fit is hard to judge over the phone. It's also good to see what the environment is like first hand and decide whether you could see yourself there for five years. That's not to say I think a visit is 100% necessary for every school you're considering, as there may be legitimate issues with work, distance, cost, etc. And schools often put on their best front for recruiting visits, so what you see may not actually be what you get. But if it's feasible to visit both, I would do it.

That's awesome news sarebear, congratulations!! I remember how nervous you were about that interview - so glad it turned out well! Like I said on TM I think MECS is a fantastic fit for you given your interest in both applied econ and strategy.

Completely agree. I went to a prestigious undergraduate school and I'd say it's not the name of the school that's helped me so much as the faculty connections and research experience. I'd also add that the level at which the same course is taught can vary greatly from school to school and a name brand can serve as an assurance that your coursework was sufficiently rigorous to prepare for graduate study. Now whether that assumption is fair is a topic for another discussion, of course, but in my experience it has been made.

Given that you are not yet super-attached to faculty research at either school, I would see how the visits go. You may learn of new projects that are more up your alley and will be able to take personality-based fit into account as well.

Aw thanks guys, that's very kind of you. There are a lot of great people in this year's batch and I'm hoping we'll all end up with some nice options. And lol midwest, Chicago is an awesome city, I'll grant you that. A lot of us are migrating here from the TestMagic, which recently crashed. With luck it'll be back soon, since it's a fantastic resource and has what is probably the largest online population of business PhD applicants. Here's the URL, assuming it stays the same whenever it returns: http://www.urch.com/forums

TM updates on twitter: http://twitter.com/testmagic

No problem and thanks for the congrats! Good luck to you too - I'm crossing my fingers for all of us!

Ah okay. My sense is that it might be a while, though you'd obviously know more for marketing than me. Management is still interviewing this week and is meeting to finalize decisions in early March. You can always contact one of the profs who interviewed you and ask - they're usually pretty open about this kind of thing.