lovelaw27 wrote:
chains1910 wrote:
Hi all, just had my interview today. Really laid back and informal. Asked the basic questions. Tell me about yourself, goals, why MBA, why CBS, questions for the interviewer etc. Only one I didn't expect was do you have any reservations about CBS, but I think I handled it fine. Interviewer put in the feedback later today and now the wait begins! Best of luck to you all and I hope I'll be joining all of you admits soon!
And Congrats Eplax and Bleep!
Let us know when you get that acceptance
Any idea why you didn't have more success last cycle with that 760 GMAT and 3.5 GPA?
Oh yea. I did a big post-mortem on my apps last year and found a number of reasons.
I applied to most schools later in the game at the early January deadlines, and didn't end up getting my 760 until late December (UT and MIT never even accepted that score). My essays were not nearly as good as they could have been, since I really didn't give them 100% attention until after I finished the GMAT, and only had ~ a week to work on them (for all 7 schools) at that point.
WE wasn't as strong. The extra year will put me at 51 months vs. 39, so closer to the median for most schools. I also made an unexpected career transition right after I submitted, which I don't think I sold as well as I could have in my CBS interview last year, but has been a great move and was an easy sell this time. I've also made a MUCH stronger effort this time around to network with CBS alums, students and admissions office members, and I visited campus, sat in on a class, went to admissions events and made sure to follow every one of these things up with a thank you note.
Basically, beyond the stats, I just put a much stronger and more calculated product in front of the admissions committee and demonstrated much more interest in the program than last year. I hope this all pays off, but I guess we will find out in the next two weeks! Hope my mistakes from last year can help you guys!