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15 Nov 2015, 07:49

Anymore invites guys?

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15 Nov 2015, 08:07

paraglider wrote:

Anymore invites guys?

Anyone reach out to application coordinator?! Can you share your responses?

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15 Nov 2015, 09:22

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This is the link to the blog post : https://mbafortech.com/2015/10/24/though ... nterviews/

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16 Nov 2015, 18:13

ClearAdmit had two Accepted to Darden posted today. Do they roll their admissions?

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17 Nov 2015, 07:27

whittierst wrote:

ClearAdmit had two Accepted to Darden posted today. Do they roll their admissions?

whittierst wrote:

ClearAdmit had two Accepted to Darden posted today. Do they roll their admissions?

I saw that too. I thought NO decisions would go out earlier than Dec. 16??

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17 Nov 2015, 07:41

anonymous222 wrote:

whittierst wrote:

ClearAdmit had two Accepted to Darden posted today. Do they roll their admissions?

whittierst wrote:

ClearAdmit had two Accepted to Darden posted today. Do they roll their admissions?

I saw that too. I thought NO decisions would go out earlier than Dec. 16??

Yeah I wouldn't read into it- decisions aren't released on a rolling basis.

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17 Nov 2015, 17:41

Heading out to Charlottesville tomorrow.

Visiting class and interview on Thursday.

Anyone else have a chance for a class visit yet?

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18 Nov 2015, 01:38

Hi guys...is anyone done with their interview?? Can you share which format Darden used to interview?? The normal 'question-answer one' or the 'Tell me your full story one', which many from the Class of 2016 had?

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18 Nov 2015, 08:40

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Interviewed yesterday (Adcom on Skype) -- Ran 30 mins
-- Tell me about yourself, your childhood, your family and your journey so far?
-- Why MBA and how does darden fit into the picture?
-- What are your goals?
-- Anything else you want to add?
-- Any questions for me

// No "tell me about a time when ..." questions were asked which was very surprising for me.

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18 Nov 2015, 13:14

Any more invites? Should I assume this is the end of the road for Darden?

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18 Nov 2015, 14:01

arvindmba wrote:

Hi guys...is anyone done with their interview?? Can you share which format Darden used to interview?? The normal 'question-answer one' or the 'Tell me your full story one', which many from the Class of 2016 had?

My interview was pretty much exactly what you would expect. At the beginning, I was given around 15 minutes to tell my story. I went from where I grew up and why I chose my college to why I'm leaving my current job and what I want to do with my career. After that, I had a few easy questions - "Why do you need an MBA? How will you get involved? What do you do for fun? How did you impact a team or deal with a difficult team member?"

The tone was very conversational. Absolutely no pressure, and on the one question that I had a bit of a false start, I was encouraged with a follow up question.

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18 Nov 2015, 14:30

Had my interview last friday, was really realxed and conversational, although not as open as many of the last year reports stated.
Either way, many of your typical Why MBA, Why Darden, research process, type of questions.

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18 Nov 2015, 20:13

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Any more invites? Should I assume this is the end of the road for Darden?

So I keep wondering the same thing for R1... But, looking at last year, 40% of the members of GMAT Club were either invited to interview or interviewed. This year, per the updates on page 1, only 20% so far. I realize not everyone updates their profile in a timely manner, but I imagine more are coming. A difference of 20% is far too great to brush off as an anomaly.

*** For that matter, if you have not updated your status, please do so in order for others to have a better idea of where the process stands. This is especially useful for Darden with it's rolling interview invites! ***

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19 Nov 2015, 05:56

Capitals11 wrote:

johndoe2016 wrote:

Any more invites? Should I assume this is the end of the road for Darden?

So I keep wondering the same thing for R1... But, looking at last year, 40% of the members of GMAT Club were either invited to interview or interviewed. This year, per the updates on page 1, only 20% so far. I realize not everyone updates their profile in a timely manner, but I imagine more are coming. A difference of 20% is far too great to brush off as an anomaly.

*** For that matter, if you have not updated your status, please do so in order for others to have a better idea of where the process stands. This is especially useful for Darden with it's rolling interview invites! ***

Ahh.....the wait is killing...

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19 Nov 2015, 06:50

Any brazilian got interview invite?

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19 Nov 2015, 08:25

abhiwad wrote:

I would believe so unless something has been drastically missed.

Have you got a formal ding from Darden?

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19 Nov 2015, 20:41

Had interview today. On campus but with second year student. As described by others... blind, not even a resume. Tell your story, answer questions about why Darden, example of teamwork, example of conflict resolution, how would you be involved in school, etc.

Also had a class visit, and was very impressed by the professor. Definitely a unique culture at Darden, I highly recommend a visit for any who can swing it, as it may be a great fit for some and perhaps not for others.

Best of luck to all!

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