Calling all NYU Stern Fall 2011 applicants

arisbj

Hello,

I'm a first year MBA student at Stern. Wanted to open a thread for the 2011 Stern applicants to share your experiences along the admissions process. I was in your shoes last year and understand how anxious you all are to hear from the admissions office. Try to be patient if your applicaiton has been under review for a while. It can take over a month to extend an interview invitation or w/l or rejection. The committee might be holding on to your applications and comparing within the pool. Since all interviews are conducted by admissions officers on a rolling basis they are very busy so be patient.

When you receive an interview invitation you can choose to interview on campus or attend the hub interview in China in March. I felt no disadvantage doing the hub interview. Last year 5 out of the 6 students from mainland China were admitted through the hub interview. They understand it's difficult for a lot of international applicants to travel to NY. Admissions decisions can be made within a week after the interview.

It is true very few applicants from mainland China were admitted in the past, but there are many overseas Chinese students. I believe Stern wants to admit more Chinese students in the future but it is still going to be very competitive. The program is great and the students are intelligent, interesting, supportive and very diverse.

Although finance is still Stern's strength (renowned faculty, alumni network) the new dean wants to change Stern's image as a finance focused school by admitting students from various backgrounds and interests. So if you are not interested in Investment Banking or hedge funds, you should be confident and passionate about your career goals.

The first semester is most stressful with all the campus recruiting going on, so be prepared. Stern's location is incomparable, which allows you to visit companies easily. Several mainland Chinese students have received offers from prestigious companies in NY, others in China or HK.

Good luck and look forward to seeing you in NY.

JoeyTribbiani

Thanks for taking such a great initiative. I applied for NYU in round 2 and am now anxiously waiting for any news from the school. I am wondering when you received invitation for the March hub interview last year?

maurise

哎 选了SOCIAL IMPACT做幌子 等消息中

arisbj

I received the invitation on March 1 because my application was not completed until the beginning of February missing tofel score.

wooing

Thanks for sharing. Hope i can hear from the school soon.

小魔女

arisbj, thanks for sharing.
Do the applicant need to ask ETS or GMAT to send the reports to NYU? I thought self-report is okay?

christydu

Hi,arisbj, when did you get your password? I submitted just before the deadline and haven't got mine.

0250008

waiting！！！

vvccyy

Like NY

bigjoe

Hi Rob哥，谢谢你的书^_^

虽然我没有申NYU，但是我的朋友kongkong57被waitlist了，你有什么建议么？