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If you were waitlisted at Cornell Johnson, then we hope you took advantage of our recent Q&A with Johnson’s Assistant Dean of Admissions, Randall Sawyer. As always, Mr. Sawyer provided excellent advice and information in response to our participants’ questions. You can read the whole Cornell Johnson Waitlist Q&A transcript, listen to the full audio clip, or subscribe to our podcast in iTunes, where you’ll be able to catch up on as many MBA Admissions Q&As as you want.

Here is an excerpt from the Q&A:  

Linda Abraham: Can you give, perhaps, one or two guidelines for sending in updates, letters of recommendation, attempting to visit? Is there some guideline you can give waitlisted applicants to Cornell Johnson?

Randall Sawyer: Applicants that are on the waitlist, those who call us every day, or every fifth day, or every week, that is a little much. We can get those [types of] students.

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• The University of Pennsylvania’s admissions office sent out 200 “likely letters” to exceptional applicants, reports a Daily Pennsylvanian article, “Penn reaches likely candidates through video.” “Even in an applicant pool of 31,000-plus, some candidates are going to stand out to the highest degree,” Eric Furda, dean of admissions, said. “We’re identifying those students who are going to have a lot of options when decisions roll in.” Usually these likely letters are sent to applicants in the form of a note notifying them of the impending decision; this year the admissions office decided the change their medium. Likely candidates this year received an email with a link to a video of Furda informing them of the good news. In the video Furda says: “[Y]ou’re among a small group of students who are designated as likely candidates, meaning that on March 30 you’re going to be admitted to the University of Pennsylvania.”
• According to a recent BusinessWeek article, “Tuition Shock Hits Business Majors,” not all undergraduate majors are treated equally—that is, at least when it comes to tuition. 92 out of 162 p

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Join us for a Cornell Johnson Waitlist Q&A on Wednesday March 23, 2011 at 10:00 AM PT/1:00 PM ET/5:00 PM GMT when Randall Sawyer, Director of Admissions, will answer your important questions about Cornell’s waitlist.  Use this outstanding opportunity to find out more about what to expect as a waitlisted candidate and how to improve your chances of admission.

Register now to reserve your spot for the Cornell Johnson MBA Waitlist Q&A.

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If I could have two wishes as the first state softball rankings for 2011 go up, they would be better weather and expansion of the top-10 to the top-12 (at the least).

Even though I spoke with dozen of coaches last week, it was hard to get a real feel for just what to expect this season in part because of so many early rainouts.

I feel pretty good about the 10 teams on each of the 4A and 3A lists. But I feel bad about leaving out teams that I believe could just as easily be in there.

Let me start with the two teams that starting at No. 1 — Woodinville in 4A and Sedro-Woolley in 3A.

Woodinville gets the nod over a Walla Walla team that returns both pitchers from last year’s 29-2 team, including the reigning Gatorade Player of the Year — Hope Klicker, who has signed with the College of Charlston.

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A low GMAT score or a low GPA is not necessarily an MBA deal breaker. No adcom is going to admit or dismiss a candidate based solely on one semester’s poor GPA or a low verbal GMAT score without also reflecting on other numbers as well as the rest of the non-quantitative parts of the applicant’s profile. Average numbers vary according to school, as well as numbers within your demographic group. You should examine each of these aspects needs and weigh the strengths and weaknesses in your application before you can really start to worry. And once you’re worrying, before you figure out how to respond to those concerns.

That being said, there are certain numbers that will be significant hurdles. Say, for instance, you have a GPA of 2.9 and your top choice MBA program’s GPA average is 3.5. In such a case, your chances of acceptance have just taken a major hit. If, on

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