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Ask why I was rejected by all schools after interviews Updated on: 13 Apr 2016, 01:45
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I am a 29 yr old male from India
Current Experience: 3 years of work experience in Tech industry and entrepreneurship (start-up IT company)
Major in computer science and mechanical engineering
GPA: 3.8+
GMAT: 750

I applied to 5 M7 schools and got interview invitations from all schools. However I was rejected by all schools after interviews. I've never thought I would be rejected by 5 schools. I really want to know what could be my reason of rejections. Can I ask adcom of the school about the feedback/reason of rejection? Without making clear the reason of rejections, I'm afraid I cannot get the admission in the reapplication stage.
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I am a 29 yr old male
Current Experience: 3 years of work experience in Tech industry and entrepreneurship
Major in computer science
GPA: 3.8+
GMAT: 750+

I applied to 5 M7 schools and got interview invitations from all schools. However I was rejected by all schools after interviews. I've never thought I would be rejected by 5 schools. I really want to know what could be my reason of rejections. Can I ask adcom of the school about the feedback/reason of rejection? Without making clear the reason of rejections, I'm afraid I cannot get the admission in the reapplication stage.
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You can, but it's unlikely that the schools will give you feedback, and if they do, it's unlikely to be helpful. It's not in their interest, nor do they have the time to do so for every not-accepted candidate.

Better would be for you to hit up an admissions consulting firm. Most offer "Ding Report" which are analyses of what may have went wrong: in your application like your essays or recommendations. You can drop us a line here: https://admissionado.com/free-consultati ... n=mba_blog

Otherwise here are some resources for you:
https://admissionado.com/mba/ding-mba-re ... n=mba_blog
https://admissionado.com/mba/reapplying- ... n=mba_blog
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I am a 29 yr old male from India
Current Experience: 3 years of work experience in Tech industry and entrepreneurship (start-up IT company)
Major in computer science and mechanical engineering
GPA: 3.8+
GMAT: 750

I applied to 5 M7 schools and got interview invitations from all schools. However I was rejected by all schools after interviews. I've never thought I would be rejected by 5 schools. I really want to know what could be my reason of rejections. Can I ask adcom of the school about the feedback/reason of rejection? Without making clear the reason of rejections, I'm afraid I cannot get the admission in the reapplication stage.
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I am sorry things did not go well. When I hear from applicants who get interviews everywhere but still get dinged, it is usually one of a few reasons:

1) Lack of experience - Sometimes the schools will want to talk with you to see how impressive you are, but when it comes down to it you may just not have had enough experience to get over the hump.

2) Interview performance - I do a lot of interview preparation and it is extremely involved. If you were not properly prepared, you may have just under performed during the interviews.

3) Random red flag - Sometimes there are issues with a letter of recommendation or something else about the application that becomes evident and is a non-starter.

While your situation may be different, 1 and 2 are the most likely reasons, with 2 being the most common.

Feel free to contact me for a quick review of your application to see if I can point anything out. We can also go over a brief mock interview and see if that may have been the reason.

You have a strong profile on paper, so if you do everything right this time around, you should have success. Send me an email to discuss next steps: scott@personalmbacoach.com

The good news is getting dinged one year doesn't hurt you the next! You just need to improve your profile in the meantime.

Best,
Scott
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Hi,
have you prepared well for your interviews? Were you speaking up your statements? Did you clearly understand what you were speaking about? Did you understand what you were asked? What are your career goals?
There are plenty of questions, of course, which would help to clear up your mistakes. In the meantime, you'd advise you to apply to a couple of schools, which do not require interviews.
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One thing that pops in my head is that it might have been the applicant pool you're in: Indian, Male, IT, engineer. Your applicant pool is extremely competitive due to the high number pf applicants, the similarity of backgrounds and the little number of "reserved" places for your profile.

Being invited to interview is a great sign that you place yourself in the top 30% of you applicant pool, and the rejections might indicate that you should work on your profile to be seen as the top 10% applicant pool if you want to go to a M7 school.
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Thanks for sharing and sorry that results were not as hoped.

I believe you should consider doing interview preparation to check for any red flags that popped up during the interviews. Also, general improvement on delivery, organization, and content for your interviews could spell the difference. I believe you have an impressive profile to get interviews from all the schools you applied to. Thus, improvement in the interview performance could really benefit you.

Wish you all the best!