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• Reapplicant Questions From: lgoedken  Feb 06, 2012 Posts 2

  Hello, I am a reapplicant who was previously summer waitlisted after being interviewed for R2 in 2011.  I resubmitted my application this year having acquired a promotion at American Express.  I used the same recommenders (although they updated their recommendations) and new essays.   I have maintained the same professional objective: real estate private equity. The promotion I received is in a new group at American Express, and it may appear a bit of a detour from my professional objective.  The real estate industry has continued to be sluggish and I have been able to acquire some valuable corporate M&A experience in the technology industry in my new role.  I am going into this level of detail because I am still anxiously awaiting the interview request.  I know the application review process is a bit complex, and was just curious if there is any detail on how the reapplication review process works.  Is it a bad sign I have still not received the interview request?  How much do the reviewers compare the old and new applications, and to what level of detail?  I plan to revisit the school again this week.  Thanks for any thoughts on this subject. Best, Leslie Reply

• Re: Reapplicant Questions From: victormlee  Feb 06, 2012 Posts 2,142

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  Leslie, Reapplications go through the review process just as any first-time application would. The only significant potential difference, from a process standpoint, is that reviewers may choose to refer to your previous application if they feel the need and desire to do so. Each reviewer will make this decision on an individual basis. Interview invites are sent out at all times throughout the interview window, and the order in which the invite is received has less to do with a candidate's suitability than just the logistics of when their application was received and processed in the queue/batch sequence.  Hang tight! Good luck, Victor WG '11   Reply

• Re: Reapplicant Questions From: lgoedken  Feb 21, 2012 Posts 2

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  Thanks Victor!  Still waiting for the interview invite, but know that the process is quite involved!  Hope to be scheduling my interview in the near future.   Thanks again, LG Reply

• Re: Reapplicant Questions From: victormlee  Feb 21, 2012 Posts 2,142

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  You're welcome. Good luck! -Victor Reply