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sharktank23 wrote:
Hi Anchal,

Thanks for your reply.

You are right on the point. Yes, the school thinks that they can not help achieve my post-MBA career goal, because there were no such prior instances in their history. No, it was not the school I mentioned in my bio. It was even a lower-ranked state school.

I made a polite, strong, and professional appeal. And, it seems that their defense is weak. Let us see what happens.

Thank you again for your perfect and to-the-point response.

Best,
Sharktank23

­sharktank23 Great, let us know what happens so future applicants can learn from your experience.
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Hi MBAGuide,

This incident was with Iowa State Ivy College of Business. I took it to the dean of the college. However, they are inflexible in acknowledging and addressing the interview scheduling discrepancies. One of the interviewers was replaced, and this was not done with any prior notification. They made adjustments to the event invitation to add the replacement interviewer as optional after I already received the rejection letter. The question remains who put the final feedback on my interview? Their staff made conflicting statements about the reasons for the schedule change. They had 17 days to notify me of any changes to the event schedule, but they were unable to do so. But they did it after sending the rejection letter.­
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sharktank23:

We are also terribly sorry for this very unfortunate experience.

Do you have other schools that you are considering? Iowa State does not seem like a particularly good fit just from an administrative standpoint. Interviewers (alumni) seem very unprofessional as do the administrators. What kind of support will you be given during your MBA years and after graduation? Almost seems like you dodged a bullet.

It sucks to be turned down because of elements out of your control, but it sounds extremely revelatory.

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Thanks for your reply!

Unfortunately, I do not have other options this cycle as it is already late. I would apply next year with hopefully a stronger profile to better schools.

I had another interview this year with Olin. I applied for R4, they asked me to apply again next year.

Thanks again!
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Finally, the dean of the grad college at Iowa State acknowledged my appeal and initiated a review of the processing of my application. So, an appeal can be made if there are procedural errors during the application, and the school policies allow it.
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sharktank23 wrote:
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Finally, the dean of the grad college at Iowa State acknowledged my appeal and initiated a review of the processing of my application. So, an appeal can be made if there are procedural errors during the application, and the school policies allow it.

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Hi sharktank23


you have been through an unfortunate series of event and I am impressed that you followed it all the way through.
For the future steps, I think you should evaluate whether you want to join this b-school at all. If their team says that your goals are not aligned with what they can offer, then its something you need to consider seriously in your decision making. Your end goal from the MBA would be to get a job and if that job is elusive after your substantial investment in the MBA cost, then its will be a big financial stress upon you. Look closer at the employment reports and talk to current students. Secondly, given your experience with the admissions team, try to find out if the lackadaisical attitude permeates other areas such as academics / career services. 
Thirdly, we are now in May and the next application season is almost upon us. Would it make sense for you to wait a year and apply to higher ranked programs? Your profile is likely to have grown and strengthened over the past months and you still have the time to work upon any weak elements.  Guessing by your handle name and the entrepreneurship concentration, i am wondering whether you are an entrepreneur? Running a successful venture can give you some benefit in the application process and make your application stronger.

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Thanks for your valuable insights into this.

I understand your points. The reason I applied to state schools is because there are assistantship opportunities. So much of it will depend on how much and what kind of financial assistance I get from them, if any. Besides, the cost of attendance is much lower than other programs.

I am running a venture. Though I can not call it a success yet, it can take some time. It is much more likely that my profile will be stronger next year. And, I can possibly reach better-ranked schools. But getting employment from this tier of school would not be impossible.

I hope I will be able to decide in the coming days.

Thanks again!
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sharktank23 wrote:
MBADecoder

Thanks for your valuable insights into this.

I understand your points. The reason I applied to state schools is because there are assistantship opportunities. So much of it will depend on how much and what kind of financial assistance I get from them, if any. Besides, the cost of attendance is much lower than other programs.

I am running a venture. Though I can not call it a success yet, it can take some time. It is much more likely that my profile will be stronger next year. And, I can possibly reach better-ranked schools. But getting employment from this tier of school would not be impossible.

I hope I will be able to decide in the coming days.

Thanks again!

­Understand. Its a mind boggling process for sure and there are so many considerations for making the final decision. I hope it works out for the best, whatever decision you have to take.
For now, crack the interview!
 
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