Within twelve hours I heard the same question from three clients, so I suppose this question may be on the minds of more than three, “now that I’ve submitted my applications, what should I do?” The following are a list of suggestions: 1. Continue to learn about each school by speaking with faculty, alumni and…
6 To-Do’s if Waitlisted and Upcoming MBA Waitlist Chats
Maverick of the “En Route to MBA” blog gives excellent advice to waitlisted MBA applicants in his recent post “Waitlist -> Admit – How?” based on his experience getting accepted from the Carey waitlist. (Congrats Maverick!) Maverick refers to a “waitlist appointment” in his post. If you are lucky enough to be waitlisted at a school…
The Three Essential Components of Successful Wait-List Letters
Effective wait-list letters often contain three key components. First is an “update” section informing the school of recent professional and nonprofessional developments since you submitted your application. This section is your ostensible reason for writing, so it should be substantial and full of as many significant changes as you can think of (promotions being the…
What You Don’t Need to Know on a Waitlist
At the Ross waitlist chat yesterday, there were the usual percentage of questions related to waitlist stats. Indeed, at this time of year every year, waitlist applicants obsess over previous years’ acceptance rates at the schools waitlisting them. Nervous, tense applicants ask, “How many students at School X have been waitlisted and then accepted? Is…
MBA Admissions: Multiple Acceptances and Waitlisted
A few MBA applicant bloggers are dealing with questions now that they have received first round decisions. First Hakuna Matata!!! is thrilled to be accepted to Yale SOM and Cornell Johnson. Congratulations! He asks several questions in “3 down…1 to go!” and I am going to respond to those that aren’t visa-related. (I know nothing about immigration…
Accepted Welcomes Natalie Grinblatt
It is with great pleasure that I welcome Natalie Grinblatt to Accepted’s staff. Natalie previously served as: Assistant Dean at Arizona State University’s W P Carey School of Management. Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Cornell’s Johnson School Director of MBA Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at the University of Michigan (where she also…
Thomas Caleel Leaves Wharton Admissions Office
The Wharton Adcom Blog announced today that "After three years of service, Thomas Caleel (WG’03) will be vacating his role as Director of Admissions and Financial Aid as of 30 June, 2008. In his role as Director, Thomas has been a passionate ambassador of the School and the MBA Program, and Wharton faculty, staff and…
Writing Effective Wait-List Letters: A Quiz
Think you know how to write an effective wait-list letter? Test your knowledge with the following quiz: 1. Wait-list letters may be three or more single-spaced pages long: (a) when the applicant has a lot of accomplishments to talk about, (b) they should never exceed two pages, (c) only for law school wait-list letters, (d)…
MBA Admissions: Should You Apply Round 3?
The first two weeks of January pass in a blur of deadlines. At most business schools, these critical dates are followed by at least one later deadline. The schools almost all acknowledge that chances of acceptance at these later deadlines are lower. That information frequently prompts the following question in my inbox, my BW thread,…
MBA Admissions: Michigan Ross and UCLA Anderson Waitlist Chats
Accepted.com is hosting two waitlist chats this week: Michigan Ross with Soojin Kwan Koh and James Hayes today Tuesday March 27 at 2:00 PM PT/5:00 PM ET/9:00 PM GMT. UCLA Anderson with Craig Hubbell, Jessica Luchenta, and Jennifer Tabbush on Wednesday March 28 at 4:00 PM PT/7:00 PM ET/11:00 PM GMT. Both chats will take…
Submitting Additional Material to Wharton? Think Twice
After I reviewed the Wharton waitlist chat transcript, Wharton’s policy towards post-deadline submissions wasn’t entirely clear. Nor was it clear why waitlist applicant are categorically discouraged from submitting anything while applicants before receiving an answer can exercise their judgment as to whether they can submit additional material. Thomas Caleel, Director of MBA Admissions and Financial…
Haas Applications up 30% This Year
The Haas waitlist chat was great this morning. Lots of solid tips for Haas waitlist candidates and you will be able to access the Haas waitlist transcript next week.. In the course of the chat Jett Pihakis, Haas Co-Director of Admissions, revealed that applications at Haas during round 1 & 2 soared 30% over last…
