Calling all MIT LGO Applicants: (2017 Intake) Class of 2019!!

Thanks a lot for your response Gradqueen, it's much appreciated. I was just confused because you had said in an earlier post that when you spoke to Adcoms, they were still extending interviews for InterviewFest until January 19. Best of luck to you interviewing!

Yeah, earlier they said that they try to give a one week notice and hence won't send any invites after January 19th but in further conversation when I said someone else could benefit from my interview spot they expressed more clearly.

Actually, from reading past threads on this site, it looks like interviews are extended up until the decision date (i.e. an applicant in the Class of 2017 was extended an interview on Feb 19th and was ultimately admitted). This makes sense, since room is likely to open up for others as the admissions committee makes their final evaluation of candidates during InterviewFest.

While it may be true that after Jan 19th no more InterviewFest invites will go out, this does not mean that no more interview invites will go out.

Well, I would have to opt for a Skype Interview anyway, so the Interview Fest slot does not matter that much in my case. Three things stand out as gaps in my profile - firstly I'm an international candidate, India - probably the most over competitive demographic, and I have no international experience. Like never even been overseas on vacation. Secondly, so far, though my resume shows an upward trend, I have no marquee names or brands on my resume. Thirdly, over the last year and half, I've been moved from a very operations centric role to a more general management role post my promotion. I guess LGO didn't particularly like the combination. But then, even going in, I had always known that the odds were not in my favor.

GradQueen You're right about them probably not extending an invite for interview fest now. In case you turn down the spot they'll probably invite another candidate though. Last year I think they interviewed around 130 odd candidates before shortlisting 48.

I am very curious how did they drop from 130 to just 80 interviewees. Did they invite the same number of people to the interview fest last year as well? And 5 spots are still unfilled and IME has withdrawn so make that 6..

80 was a guess based on the number of slots I saw in the interview registration portal. It's possible, I suppose, that they're conducting ~40 Skype interviews in addition to the ~80 on-campus slots...

I'm VERY curious how many they interview. 40 Skype interviews seems like a lot, but they do have a lot of international candidates, so I could maybe see that.

Also, harshadrane, I don't have any big names on my resume. I feel like it's a huge weak point for me. I tried to take jobs with smaller companies to learn how they work. Have you picked which school you are going to go to?

I doubt they interview 40 international candidates. The admit around 13 international and 37 domestic candidates - I assume that they interview them in a similar ratio. That's 1 international for every 4 US permanent residents.

I have some ideas about where I want to go, but things are still a bit in the air at the moment.

Maybe they are expecting higher yield and adjusted accordingly? I highly doubt interview slots (regardless of the number) is fixed every year.

Hi Guys,

1. Does anyone know how the LGO interview differs from the regular Sloan interview?
2. Does anyone have names of the potential interviewers?
3. Does anyone have insights about the LGO interview?

Thanks for your help
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Guys, word of unsolicited advice - it doesn't matter how many they're interviewing. They've extended an invite to all of you. They know you're good on paper and want to attend. At this stage, they're trying to see how well you'll fit in. So just calm down, put your best foot forward and go for the Interview Fest.

And if you could, say Hi to the AdCom on my behalf - I've talked to them over email for almost a year and half now but I've never seen them.

If I'm correct, we're all just trying to see our chances of getting in. That's why we're speculating on how many invitees there are. Because if there's 150, it's 1:3, vs 100 which is 1:2. So, seeing as how there were maybe 80 slots for InterviewFest, it's just crazy good odds.

It's totally speculation, and just talking about our chances.

AlexGenkins1234, this is a list that harshdrane said we're the questions from last year when he interviewed. If that helps to answer your question.

T-minus one week and I'll be done with my Skype interview - time to try not to freak out for the next week!

You'll be fine. At this point, they'd need a reason NOT to accept you!

That's very nice of you - thank you
Ditto to the rest of you guys!

I hope we're still holding tight and not letting the winter / anxiety get to us! On a side note, how do we know what type of projects to expect at a particular partner company? It seems like we just need to be able to explain our choice set of companies in 1-2 sentences. So I'm trying to think of how to figure out the good fits beyond industry - any thoughts?

The LGO website has a lot of valuable information. It details the types of projects past LGOs have done as internships at partner companies as well as example job titles LGOs have held at these companies upon graduation. I'd recommend exploring the website in more detail.

As an MIT undergrad I took the MIT provided shuttles, Saferide. It made living across the river more manageable. Although, at the time it filled up quickly. If I were to go back, I would live in Cambridge just blocks away from campus.