masanyse wrote:
Cornell University is CLOSED as of 4:30 AM Monday, March 7, 2011
3/7/2011 5:45:00 AM
University to Close at 4:30 A.M., Monday, March 7, 2011 and Re-open at 11:45 A.M., with classes beginning at 12:20 P.M.
Cornell University will close effective 4:30 AM Monday, March 7, 2011. The University is expected to reopen at 11:45 AM Monday, March 7, 2011, with classes beginning at 12:20 PM. Essential personnel, or personnel expressly requested to report to their workplace during the closure, should consult with their supervisor as to their individual start times.
Please check the University's operating status page for updates.
Despite the snowstorm, I was able to keep my interview appointment at 11:15 this morning. My interviewer (in true Canadian fashion) actually got to work on her snowshoes!
Overall I felt the interview went really well. It was pretty laid back and conversational. The questions, as I remember them, were:
- Tell me about yourself
- Elaborate on your short/long term goals (with follow-up specific to my answer)
- Why Cornell?
- Where else are you applying?
- Talk about a time when you had to deliver bad news or fire someone
- Talk about a time when you faced a difficult situation within a team setting.
- Is there anything the admissions committee should know about you that may not come through in your application?
- Do you have any questions for me?
In addition we chatted at the beginning and end about our shared backgrounds (both Canadian, and she was even from the same town as me!, both have kids, both love hockey). I think I could have been more coherent on some of the why's. Also, when she asked where else I was applying I told her the schools and that's about it, thinking that she would follow up with some further questions, but she pretty much just said ok and moved on. Felt like I missed the opportunity to emphasize that though I was applying to these other schools I really want to come to Cornell. I covered the Why Cornell pretty well elsewhere so hopefully that's ok.
I could be totally delusional, but I was really pleased with how it went, and I'm very hopeful for good news on the 22nd.
Good luck to everyone still interviewing!