<p>I'm waitlisted as well!
My theory: they want the better candidates (like all of us, who care enough about SEO to write on this message board about it!) to secure internships on their own so they will no longer need SEO for placement. I bet they waitlisted many if not most first-rounders since the normal recruiting schedule for banks is around the same time. </p>
<p>It's disheartening, really.</p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Waitlisted here tpp</p>
<p>Waitlisted too</p>
<p>Have any international students heard back from SEO?
I applied on December 15. I was not even contacted for a phone interview.
I emailed/called them to find out. They said you will be notified by February 23. I guess I am out. :( </p>
<p>I asked my friend to apply with me. She applied for CF leadership program on December 14, had a phone interview on December 17, and got accepted for in-person interview. Slots were available even in December. But she wants to have it in February as she used to be a Biology Major, and just recently switched to Econ Major.</p>
<p>Waitlisted here.</p>
<p>Had a terrible interview just yesterday. They talked some S*** to me, let me have it. Not really expecting anything, but we'll see in March.</p>
<p>Dear Dude</p>
<p>Thank you for applying to the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity Career Program. The Admission Committee has not yet made a final decision on your application at this time. Please know that based on your interview you are a very competitive applicant and are still in consideration for a summer internship position.</p>
<p>We also encourage you to continue your industry research and to keep current on industry news. We will continue review of your application in conjunction with the next round of applicants and you should be receiving notification from us soon. A further decision on your application will be made by the close of our final round notification, March 22, 2008.</p>
<p>Please also continue to notify us of any changes in your status, grades or offers received from SEO partner firms. We appreciate your patience and will contact you shortly with updates on your application status. </p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Would someone that got accepted post the letter SEO sent you. Id love to see it.</p>
<p>waitlisted too. Im taking my eggs out of that basket!!</p>
<p>who was invited for a third round interview then asked to reschedule for that interview and then waitlisted? what is SEO's deal? they gotta get their act together</p>
<p>I applied during the first round, phone interviewed in mid november and then got an email yesterday saying I had been waitlisted.....no in person interview yet or even invitation for an in person interview....weird</p>
<p>anyone have a similar experience or even know what's going on??</p>
<p>So whats the deal with rounds (first, second, third) with respect to interviews? I applied first round, and had my in person interview (Bay Area) on Wednesday, and got my waitlist notification yesterday. Am I first round? Because people had interviews way earlier.</p>
<p>I had the same experience as you, blinxbuckles. I think that they're having a huge difficulty getting companies to give them intern spots. In fact, recruiting's been a real downer at my school this year and not many people have been getting offers (and we're a target school too!)</p>
<p>Have any sophomores been accepted or even waitlisted? I applied way back in November and didn't hear anything until I checked the website a few days ago and found out I'd been rejected.</p>
<p>the acceptance letter looks like this:</p>
<p>Congratulations! You have accepted your SEO offer and will participate in the Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) Career Programs Class of 2009! We are pleased to welcome you into our Summer Internship Program. Please note that your participation this summer is contingent upon successful completion of the school year and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. If you anticipate any change to your graduation date, please notify us immediately.</p>
<p>The Internship Agreement you have completed is binding and we expect you to withdraw all other internship applications, with the exception of scholarship programs at our partner firms.</p>
<p>In addition, please update SEO on the status of your application(s) with our partner firms using the "Application for Internship Status" component of your submitted application (please update this form anytime your status changes).</p>
<p>For all international students, please review important visa information which can be found at the end of this letter. For all students who have been admitted into our Philanthropy and Corporate Law programs, please read your program specific information at the end of this letter.</p>
<p>There is mandatory Orientation on Saturday, May 23, 2009. Prior to Orientation, there will be mandatory SEO in-person training for all IB, AM, GCFL and AC/FIN interns. Please refer to the training schedule that will be sent to you in the spring. Internships typically last ten weeks, although your official dates of employment will be determined in consultation with your assigned SEO partner company.</p>
<p>If you have any additional questions please contact the SEO Career Program Office at 212-979-2040. The entire SEO family looks forward to welcoming you!</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>SEO Career Program Admissions Committee</p>
<p>You got accepted megafire?!</p>
<p>I would kill to get that letter.
for now i have taken an internship with a big insurance company. Believe me if i get accepted i will make something up to get out of that internship.
has anyone applied anywhere in chicago??</p>
<p>To benjaminx:
Wait. You have been rejected?
I have applied in December and they cannot even send me a rejection letter. That's lame.</p>
<p>Listen people, no one got accepted yet, we all are waitlisted to the best of my knowledge. That letter above is just last years acceptance letter with the date modified.</p>
<p>what kind of person would do that..... seriously we are a support network here.</p>
<p>sooo i originally got waitlisted in january and I JUST GOT A CALL SAYING THAT I WAS ACCEPTED! ... so it is possible to get an offer after originally getting waitlisted!! by the way, i go to a nontarget with a 3.9 gpa and i applied for corp finance.. any one else get any news??</p>