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Anyone going for the admission panel discussion - Aug 14th? 14 Aug 2007, 12:28
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Yep. I am going to be there around 5.30 or so and will wait for the group until 6.25.
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sorry i missed you guys--got tied up at work!
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Anyone going for the admission panel discussion - Aug 14th? Updated on: 14 Aug 2007, 22:43
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hey, no problem. grad_mba and I met. I missed mNeo. mNeo, did you come tonight?

As far as the actual event is considered, there was nothing new. The same old story about how there is no magic bullet for admissions and how schools look at the whole package "holistically".

Kaplan had each ad-com talk about a specific aspect of the application process.

MIT - GPA & GMAT
Kellogg - Interviews
HBS - Essays
Stanford - Extra-curriculars
Wharton - Work Experience

Mostly mundane stuff about each aspect, but there was one gem by the kellogg ad-com.

Apparently 1 girl came to the Kellogg interview and within 20 minutes burped twice and as if thats not enough to make an impression she went on to scratch her butt a couple of times.

Atleast she was memorable!
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Anyone going for the admission panel discussion - Aug 14th? 14 Aug 2007, 23:10
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Oh, I didn't read this post. ncprasad, I've sent you a PM.

Yeah, the event was fairly typical (You can guess that considering the fact that the very first sentence had the word "holistic" in it). I liked the way the Harvard lady asked us to not consider essays as a way to differentiate ourselves, but to consider them as an opportunity to show who we are. I know .. nothing dramatically new .. but I felt that it was something that I needed to be reminded of.
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Anyone going for the admission panel discussion - Aug 14th? 15 Aug 2007, 05:34
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thanks for the report guys! I expected it to be nothing new, but it's good to hear it from our own people. =)

I guess the "tell your story" is key for the essays, and not to worry about whether it makes you unique or not. Right?
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thanks for the report guys! I expected it to be nothing new, but it's good to hear it from our own people. =)

I guess the "tell your story" is key for the essays, and not to worry about whether it makes you unique or not. Right?
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Yes.

The lady from HBS also cautioned us not to force-fit stories into essays. Apparently, there is a tendency to force the "best story" into one of the essays despite it not answering any of the specific questions asked of that essay. She said that we should use an example only when it helps answer the question.

Again nothing new...but worth a reminder.
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I went to the one in Boston and honestly there was nothing I haven't read in books or online. It was pretty much a waste of time. There were hundreds of people there and added no real value or even to help me decide whether to apply to their schools.

I went to a student run event with GSB and that was far more helpful and very engaging. The toughest part was there were 5 potential applicants to every student and as people cycled around questions got repeated numerous times.
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