ncprasad wrote:
grad_mba and I had a horrible experience when we went to HBS couple of weeks ago. Eventhough we visited unofficially, one would expect the admissions office to be a little more friendly. We asked "is there anything we can do to make our visit productive" and they practically kicked us out. They could have atleast directed us to a couple of student hang-outs.
I hope others have a better experience.
The thing is that the system is not really put in place yet, so if you visit unofficially it's up to the person you know to show you around. By the system not being in place, what I mean is:
a) We will only have a formal section admissions rep this Wednesday.
b) The admissions rep will be in charge of meeting people in the admissions office, taking them to class and setting up lunches for applicants with students.
c) The campus visits are not scheduled yet, so there are no guided tours available yet.
The rest of what you can do on campus is:
1) Attend a class or two (which you had already done).
2) Look at the facilities (for which the campus visits are).
3) Hang out with students after-hours (which happens mainly if you know someone in the section and your visit takes place either on Weds, Thurs or the weekend).
L.