hey not sure if you accepted the offer or not but I recently just accepted the same offer for summer 2016. If you did accept, would it be possible for me to ask you some questions about the program??

 

FWIW, I've landed quite a few interviews through online applications, although they have primarily been with prop shops, which are historically more forgiving. That said, I was contacted by a BB today for an interview with a division I didn't even apply online for (I applied for other divisions online). Anything is possible as long as you send out a ton of applications.

 
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This is definitely still worth applying for. I have heard first hand from BB recruiters that they sift through online applications. I'm sure they filter by GPA so... If your GPA is right it doesn't matter if you are from a "target" (I'm sure it helps if your school is at least on the map). Then they will at least look at your resume and as a bonus your cover letter. I asked if cover letters were read and they gave me a resounding yes! They said they were a pain to read but it still gives you an edge if you write a good one. A friend of mine had family friends at 3 BB not including the one he chanced to apply online (So he applied to 4 places total). The online application ended up giving him an offer. The funny part is he denied GS because of their low intern retention rate. Good call... no one needs that stress.

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This post is extremely annoying. If you are already questioning yourself before you even gave them a chance to respond, you're probably not going to get it. Based on what you said, yeah its probably a "black hole". But common sense would tell you to apply anyway, which you did, and hopefully they will get back to you. However, at the end of the day you are going to have to get more creative about obtaining offers rather than just applying and calling it a black hole. Stop wasting time doubting and questioning yourself, and take that energy and figure out how to make yourself better. No great man ever doubted himself.

 
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This post is extremely annoying. If you are already questioning yourself before you even gave them a chance to respond, you're probably not going to get it. Based on what you said, yeah its probably a "black hole". But common sense would tell you to apply anyway, which you did, and hopefully they will get back to you. However, at the end of the day you are going to have to get more creative about obtaining offers rather than just applying and calling it a black hole. Stop wasting time doubting and questioning yourself, and take that energy and figure out how to make yourself better. No great man ever doubted himself.
Words that I truly agree with. But I'm sure that I and others in my position would really appreciate any input from the WSO community. I like to think of it as me caring too much.

Apologies that this annoyed you.

 

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