Calling all Cornell Johnson MBA Applicants 2020 Intake; Class of 2022!

Hey guys,

I had the opportunity to interact with the Associate Dean while he was visiting Mumbai for an info session. I had scheduled a 30 min chat with him. Here I'm sharing a few takeaways:

1) Cornell, primarily, looks for three things in a candidate:
a) The kind of impact he/she is willing to make using the business education imparted
b) The kind of transformation he/she is seeking to bring forth ( this can include personal life, profession or society on the whole)
c) The capability of the candidate (this includes career progression, GPA, and GMAT)

Drew stressed on the need to be articulate and succinct in the application. In this context, the resume becomes very important. He shared examples of how people tend to write the same thing over and over again in different roles, which gets very boring to read.

I personally found an inclination towards tech. He mentioned classes such as Digital Operations when questioned about ops/ ops consulting.

Also, Indians and Asians, on the whole, do not need to strive for a higher than average GMAT to make the cut (sic)

I encourage everyone on the forum to share their interaction with members of the Adcom and other Cornellians so as to help fellow applicants in Round 3 and 4

PS: There was a Meet and Greet with fellow students in Mumbai. Did anyone attend that?
There are more scheduled for Hyderabad, Chennai, and New Delhi in India and across various locations around the world.
You can find the information here