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IIRC Wharton marketing sent out interview invitations a couple weeks ago, around the same time as the management department.

Be honest and specific about the other schools you're considering. They're not going to rescind your acceptance and if anything might try to recruit you even harder. You'll also find that professors are often happy to give their honest opinion about the relative merits of other schools, sometimes even if their school is no longer on your shortlist. If you don't already have faculty contacts you trust to help you make a decision this can be very helpful.

Not everyone would react the same way so it's up to you to judge how welcome you think the inquiry would be for each contact. If you're not under any kind of time pressure regarding your oustanding offer then I'd leave it be, but that's just me. Keep in mind that some faculty may not even be sure of when results will be out, especially if it's a large department and they're not on the smaller admissions committee. In that case you might have better luck with the department's grad secretary or admissions officer.

I've calmed down somewhat about this but last week it was driving me nuts. I purposefully cut down on lots of email contact and unsubscribed to many mailing lists because my heart would jump everytime I saw that little (1) next to 'Inbox.'

A week is pushing it IMO - I'd say send a thank-you note within 24 hours if at all possible (early the next day works well). Having been on the receiving end of these for job interviews I can say more than two or three days after the fact can seem a bit odd.

I've received quite a few emails that end with something along the lines of, "We look forward to welcoming you in the fall/working with you/etc." It's just a social thing - it doesn't mean they think you've accepted, they're just expressing their strong interest/optimism. I get similar emails at work from job applicants saying things like, "I look forward to joining your firm," etc.

Pretty sure it's 650 apps for the entire business school, not just one program. Not sure how many they admit in total.

Thank you! Good luck with your apps! I remember you had a really interesting profile so I'm crossing my fingers that there is good news on the way.

I'm applying to business PhD programs and have had two direct admits and five post-interview admits. Even though interviews seem to be relatively common in this field not hearing anything definitely doesn't mean you're doomed!

I think (hope?) the interview with Wharton went fine. I was told they'll be interviewing the fourteen shortlisted candidates this and next week and will be meeting to finalize decisions in early March. They'll likely admit around seven and put others on the waitlist.

I'm really curious about NYU too. Aside from one accounting admit there hasn't seemed to have been a peep out of Stern yet. Oh well, guess all we can do is sit tight.

Awesome, congratulations!!!

That could just be the official line until all decisions are released. Early informal admits are par for the course and are no less "real" than official notifications. I was notified of one acceptance soon after the faculty met and well before anything official was passed on to the school and DGS. Someone else who called and asked about the same program after I'd been notified was told they were still making decisions.

Ask for an extension. With luck they'll grant it and you'll have time to think it over and compare all your options. If not, well, I'd be wary of a school that tries to pressure you into a quick decision like this.

This is very field-dependent, but in general I think it's safe to go business casual. I'm applying to business programs so I'll be on the dressier side of business casual (and in a suit for interviews) but other fields are definitely more laid-back.

Yes, take notes! And certainly make a note of any questions that pop into your head so you don't forget. Being prepared makes you look conscientious and signals that you are taking the interview seriously. I have a good memory so I personally don't need to write down questions ahead of time but I don't think anyone would hold it against you.

Oh that's a good point, I've heard of this being a problem for people that apply to multiple fields. If you have very interdisciplinary interests you might be able to sell them on it but it's probably best to just name the schools and not the program in that case.

shai listed their program as social psych/marketing, so it's probably UVA social psych rather than Darden.

Yay for other Stanford people!! Exciting! March 15th? Oh man you have my sympathies. I don't think site helps any.

IEORyikes - Thanks for the kind words! I would have posted earlier but I didn't realize this thread even existed - I've been hanging out in the Business PhD forum. And I concur with everyone else - you have a fantastic profile and I am sure you will be receiving other great admits. And at the very least, you've already got Northwestern! That's awesome, congrats!! To answer your other questions, I've only got a bachelors degree and am currently working. Given my hours I don't have much time for fun. Guess it's good training for when I start my PhD.

lol, well I do want to emphasize that this was for the strategy and organizations tracks, so it's not like I was really competing against anyone in this thread. All my other applications were to business doctoral programs; it's just that Stanford's strategic management program is in MS&E rather than the GSB. Here's my profile: BS Econ from Top 10 undergrad, 3.97 GPA Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, High distinction in economics GRE: 740 Q, 730 V, 6.0 AW Math: Calc I-III, Linear Algebra, Probability & Statistics Letters: Econ prof (thesis supervisor), well-known strategy prof (RA supervisor), public policy prof (paper co-author) Research: Two years as an RA at alma mater's business school, economics honors thesis, independent research study Conferences/Pubs: Three first or single-author conference presentations, one first-author journal article under review. Work experience: 1.5 years in economic consulting I received an official acceptance letter (through email) on 2/9/10 and had been notified by phone the night before. This was after several conversations with faculty members in the strategy group starting in late January. They only accept one or two students per year so I was shocked to say the least.

It might depend on the track. I received an acceptance to the strategy and org/tech/entrepreneurship concentrations at Stanford MS&E a few weeks ago. And I know there was another acceptance posted on College Confidential a while ago, but I don't know which track they had applied for.

I always answer honestly but don't offer up more detail than what I am asked for. If you are worried that the school might assume they are a safety then it doesn't hurt to reiterate that you are very interested in them (assuming that's true of course - no need to lead anyone on if you probably won't attend).

Awesome, I'm so happy for you!! There's nothing quite like the feeling of your first admit.

I watched page limits more than word count and kept my SOPs to no more than two pages single-spaced. That ended up being approximately 1100 words. Trimming down SOPs is painful, but I really think most applicants should be able to manage around 1000 words. My initial draft was over 1500 words but I was able to cut it down without really sacrificing how much was actually said.