Musicsky, thank you for your concern, the following subject is the exact word of e-mails from Ben and me, of course, except my name and my e-mail address.
From: Ben Whitney <BWhitney@business.queensu.ca>
>CC: Ruth Sherboneau <RSherboneau@business.queensu.ca> >Subject: Re: Fw: confused >Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 13:06:08 -0500 > >Hi XXX, > >Thank you for your e-mail. > >First of all, the letter you received that was signed by our Director (Ms. >Shannon Goodspeed) is a standard letter that is generated and sent to >prospective applicants whenever someone who fits our typical applicant >profile performs well (i.e. in excess of 600) on the GMAT. The fact that >you received this letter on the same day you received the second letter >rejecting your candidacy for our program is, however, regrettable; >clearly, we did a rather poor job of cross-referencing in this instance. > >As for your intimation that all Chinese applicants are unilaterally >rejected after being interviewed by me, I must admit I find that >suggestion rather disturbing. What you may not realize is that Queen's - >as well as most other MBA programs in the Western hemisphere - have >witnessed a substantial drop in the number of applications from Chinese >candidates, due in large part to the proliferation of rapidly-improving >MBA programs in China. Consequently, we will then see a reduction in the >number of Chinese students in the Queen's MBA program. > >Secondly, MBA recruiters worldwide have made it abundantly clear to >business school administrators that they value strong communication skills >above all else in MBA graduates. Given the inherent challenges of >learning English for Chinese-born citizens to the point where they can >genuinely participate at the same level as a native English speaker in our >program, it should then not be terribly surprising to learn that the >number of students in the Queen's MBA program who possess Chinese >citizenship has declined. > >I trust this addresses your concerns. > >Regards, > >Ben Whitney >Assistant Director >MBA for Science & Technology >613.533.3166 (Phone) >613.533.6281 (Fax) > > > > >Ruth Sherboneau/EMP/QSB >03/24/2006 12:42 PM > >To >Ben Whitney/EMP/QSB@QSB >cc > >Subject >Fw: confused > > > > > > >----- Forwarded by Ruth Sherboneau/EMP/QSB on 24/03/2006 12:40 PM --- > >To >admin@mbast.queensu.ca >cc > >Subject >confused > > > > > > >Dear Committee: > >My name is XX, and I am applying your MBA program this year. After I > >fulfilled my interview with Mr. Ben Whitney on March, 8th, I was told you >will inform me your decision within 2 weeks. Just yesterday, I got 2 >letters >from you. One is the declined letter, which means I didn't get in your >program. Another one came from Ms. Shannon Goodspeed, encouraged me apply >your program based on my "outstanding GAMT score". So I am confused, what is >that? > > lus, would you please tell me why I am not qualified for your MBA >program? >It is my GMAT, TOEFL, GPA, work experience, essay or interview? By the >way, >as far as I know, Chinese applicants interviewed by Mr. Ben Whitney all >got >denied, is this just coincidence or not? > >Thanks for reading my letter, hope to hear from you soon. > >Regards. > >XXX
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