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Exactly! I think I was feeling too confident before I found this out!

Agreed, I thought it was too good to be true but had certainly been hoping it was the case. I was also told, of course, that more offers go out than seats available because students will, for several reasons, pick other schools. But not nearly to the tune of 80-90% of interviewees getting an offer.

I just posted this in its own thread, but I thought I'd pop it in here too.... I just heard some information that surprised me today that I wanted to share (as it's quite different than previous post-interview acceptance rates that I had heard for Harvard BBS). There are ~70 people attending the first (January) interview weekend, and ~50 people attending the second (Feb) interview weekend. They're also still expecting to hear back from a few more people who haven't yet signed up. They are looking to fill 65-70 spots for this cycle. I was quite surprised, because I'd heard for Harvard BBS that if you get an interview, you're pretty much good (~90% post-interview acceptance rate), but these numbers don't indicate that. Just wanted to share this info, as I know people are often talking about acceptance rates!

Hi everyone, I just heard some information that surprised me today that I wanted to share (as it's quite different than previous post-interview acceptance rates that I had heard for Harvard BBS). There are ~70 people attending the first (January) interview weekend, and ~50 people attending the second (Feb) interview weekend. They're also still expecting to hear back from a few more people who haven't yet signed up. They are looking to fill 65-70 spots for this cycle. I was quite surprised, because I'd heard for Harvard BBS that if you get an interview, you're pretty much good (~90% post-interview acceptance rate), but these numbers don't indicate that. Just wanted to share this info, as I know people are often talking about acceptance rates! EDIT I should have added that I was told that, yes, more offers go out than the 65-70 spots that they're looking to fill (makes sense, as we know students will choose other programs for various reasons). But absolutely not to the tune of 80-90% of interviewees receiving an offer of admission.