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Calling all Carlson (Minnesota) Applicants:(2019 Intake) Class of 2021 19 Aug 2018, 22:35
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It's time to start Carlson class of 2021 applicant discussion. Welcome to all prospective applicants. Let's do this journey together. Tell us more about your background, your post MBA aspirations, why Carlson, etc.

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Carlson MBA Deadlines
RoundApplication DeadlineNotesDecision By
Round 1November 1, 2018-December 15, 2018
Round 2December 1, 2018-February 1, 2019
Round 3February 1, 2019-March 15, 2019
Round 4April 1, 2019U.S. Applicants onlyMay 15, 2019
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Where are all R1 folks? What's the app progress? How are essays coming along?
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Where are all R1 folks? What's the app progress? How are essays coming along?
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Still no takers? :-)

It's time to show yourself: Share your post MBA aspirations and motivations for applying to Carlson. I am sure a fruitful exchange of ideas and positive dialogue with co-applicants will help everyone immensely in your own essays.
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Hey. Did anyone record the video essay for Carlson application? What kind of questions does the school ask?
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Hi Guys,

HAs anyone tried writing to school on the [email protected]?

I tried twice, never received a response.

Do you have anyother contact details to reach out to school?
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Hi Guys,

HAs anyone tried writing to school on the [email protected]?

I tried twice, never received a response.

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You can try reaching out on [email protected]
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Hi Guys,

HAs anyone tried writing to school on the [email protected]?

I tried twice, never received a response.

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You can try reaching out on [email protected]
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Hi Ritika,

Thanks a lot. I will try this one.
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Hey guys,

Anyone having some idea about the video essay questions ?
Please share. It will be really helpful for all the applicants.
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Hey guys,

Anyone having some idea about the video essay questions ?
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The video essay questions are standard interview type questions.
What do you do in your free time?
Tell me about a time when....
What does *fill in the blank* mean to you? (diversity, success, failure, etc.)

If you think through your past job interview questions, or browse the other posts for past years' full time in person interview questions, that's a good cross section of the type of questions.

They admissions team says it is more about trying to get a personal feel for you without doing an in person interview.
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They only ask 1 question for the video essay. 120 seconds prep time and 120 seconds recording time. I was asked about a time at work when I started something from scratch with zero information. How did I approach the situation and what was the outcome?
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Finally.. some discussion happening. :-) Thanks @RitikaPahuja, BLan, Manz09, KG2012 and good luck for your apps. Anyone wants to take charge of this thread? I won't be visiting it as frequently as any current applicant would do.
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Has anyone received interview invites yet?
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I received my invite on 6th nov I guess, will be interviewing tomorrow.
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Just got interview invite yesterday
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Just got interview invite yesterday
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Congratulations lorenzot

You can check a few past interview debriefs here https://gmatclub.com/forum/carlson-minn ... brief.html

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Please add your interview debrief here https://gmatclub.com/forum/carlson-minn ... brief.html
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Did anyone recently give the interview for Carlson? The interview debriefs are from 2016.
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Did anyone recently give the interview for Carlson? The interview debriefs are from 2016.
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Hi RitikaPahuja

I went through last year's topic and was able to found more interview debriefs and I have added them to the debrief section. You can check them here https://gmatclub.com/forum/carlson-minn ... brief.html

There are also a lot of reviews for Carlson wrote by current students. You can check them here https://gmatclub.com/reviews/business_school/carlson-79
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Did anyone recently give the interview for Carlson? The interview debriefs are from 2016.

Hi RitikaPahuja

I went through last year's topic and was able to found more interview debriefs and I have added them to the debrief section. You can check them here https://gmatclub.com/forum/carlson-minn ... brief.html

There are also a lot of reviews for Carlson wrote by current students. You can check them here https://gmatclub.com/reviews/business_school/carlson-79
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Hey. Thanks a lot. This is really helpful!
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