naturallight wrote:
On those extra recs for gsb, did you mail them in, or were you able to add another recommender through the online app?
No, it is not possible to add anything to your submitted online app. All extra recos went by mail.
flapjack wrote:
I don't know that I agree with the recommendation of sending new correspondence every 2-3 weeks. I had people tell me not to do that and that by doing so you run the risk of annoying the Admissions people. I heard that it was better to send correpsondence every 4-6 weeks while on the Wait List.
If you send a letter every 2-3 weeks I would bet that a lot of the information you mention is redundant with what you've already mentioned in your essays, interview, and previous correspondence.
By "new correspondence" everything that is related top your app is meant - not only your own updates but also additional recos. I would agree with you that you should not send update letters as such that often. One letter in 1 to 1.5 month will suffice.
flapjack wrote:
I don't know if it is true, but I heard that because the GSB is not going to review your application until all of the second round applications have been submitted, they'll end up looking at all of the correspondence you sent at once.
You are right about reviewing the whole application together with the second rounders, but I am sure they do make notes as to when those updates have been submitted. And they did acknowledge the receipt of the update letters I submitted.
flapjack wrote:
Moreover, because the Chicago GSB won't give you any feedback as to why they put you on the WaitList in the first place, how can you know what to emphasize?
They expect you to be smart enough to be able to assess your weaknesses and address them. Rose Martinelly said as much in Montauk's.