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Is it a bad sign if your interviewer suggests that you look into applying to the University of Phoenix?

Just out of curiosity, did your interviewer say that to you?
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bakfed, this is obviously a joke, but I guess I'm not too good at comedy. For those of you who don't know, U of P is the online degree mill that pumps out MBA certificates to people who can't get into Darden.
What does "bakfed" mean anyway?
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Is it a bad sign if your interviewer suggests that you look into applying to the University of Phoenix?

Just out of curiosity, did your interviewer say that to you?
bakfed, this is obviously a joke, but I guess I'm not too good at comedy. For those of you who don't know, U of P is the online degree mill that pumps out MBA certificates to people who can't get into Darden.
What does "bakfed" mean anyway?
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:) sorry, I can usually pick these jokes up but the only thing I read from you is this post and I didn't bother to read any pages prior, so guess I missed it.

Bakfed is the abbreviation of three actresses that I adored/liked/enjoyed watching while I was a teenager. It's actually kind of funny but I remember at the time I was just trying to put things together where sounds can be made...and I came up with bakfed. Ironically, I don't remember any of these 3 actresses anymore.
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Bakfed is the abbreviation of three actresses that I adored/liked/enjoyed watching while I was a teenager. It's actually kind of funny but I remember at the time I was just trying to put things together where sounds can be made...and I came up with bakfed. Ironically, I don't remember any of these 3 actresses anymore.
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LOL I paused when you explained that it was the abbreviation of 3 actresses and tried to figure it out before you revealed it later on in the post.... only to read the last line.
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it is hard to get a consulting internship anywhere..look at the placement percentages at wharton and darden etc.

darden places roughly 25% of its grads into consulting jobs, it places well into mckinsey and bcg washington dc office and bain's atlanta office, i have talked to several vets who work in the bain atl office and darden has a huge presence there - check the bain site

alot of people i talked to get internships in general management at a place like google, danaher, dupont and then continue to pursue consulting if thats what they want
I heard from various sources that if you want to get into BCG, you better have a 730 GMAT. That's for sickos. McKinsey and Bain are more flexible. Consulting means being on a plane 4 days a week. I think its good for your 20's. great experience, but if you have a family, it gets old pretty quick. Still, the training is superior.
That's the scoop...

that may be true in some cases but i know several examples of people who did not have anywhere near that, i was on the phone last night with a friends at wharton - he was a veteran guy from west point - who got an offer with a 640

i know many people applying there might be studs but it is not an absolute
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I have a close friend who is a director at Bain in the Dallas office. He told me that for any of the top three firms a 700 is generally the "magic number" and in many cases even lower scores are getting offers. Have not heard anything about 730 being a benchmark for BCG. He said that once you get the interview it comes down 100% to your ability to master casing.
Also, about Darden's consulting numbers: He told me that of Darden's peer schools (Duke, Ross, Cornell, etc), Darden is clearly the strongest in terms of preparing you for consulting as well as for recruiting among the top 3.
Non-statistical anecdotal evidence: On my visit to Darden, my tour guides both had landed offers from BCG, and another student at lunch landed offer with A.T. Kearney (not top 3, but still highly respected). I asked my tour guide how many students had landed MBB consulting offers and he said about 25. Not bad considering there is only a class of 309 students, of which about 28% is in consulting. that translates to about 86 people who are pursuing consulting, and 25 of those (almost 30%) have already landed MBB offers. You will be hard pressed to find those kinds of numbers anywhere other than HBS/Wharton.

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Bah! Darden, you can't Ding me; I Ding you first and hereby remove my application from candidacy.

Still, I am only announcing this here in the forum. That way, if you miss the announcement and accidentally decide to offer me an interview in the few remaining days... I may forgive you.
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So, I had my 2nd darden interview today. My first was couple of days back with adcom member. Today, it was with an alum in my city.
May be adcom couldnt gather much about me so they decided for this 2nd interview ( or are scrutinizing me more). Alum was a cool nice guy and asked me general questions why mba, post mba plans, what other schools, why darden...Now, fingers crossed till 23 March.
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very interesting - i've never heard of 2 interviews before? Think positive, maybe it means you are up for a big scholarship.
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very interesting - i've never heard of 2 interviews before? Think positive, maybe it means you are up for a big scholarship.
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either that, or the interviewer was high or drunk and needs a second opinion!
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So, I had my 2nd darden interview today. My first was couple of days back with adcom member. Today, it was with an alum in my city.
May be adcom couldnt gather much about me so they decided for this 2nd interview ( or are scrutinizing me more). Alum was a cool nice guy and asked me general questions why mba, post mba plans, what other schools, why darden...Now, fingers crossed till 23 March.
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Kudos to you for getting a second shot at it... im still waiting/hoping for a first shot .......:(
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very interesting - i've never heard of 2 interviews before? Think positive, maybe it means you are up for a big scholarship.
either that, or the interviewer was high or drunk and needs a second opinion!
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:) the first was telephonic, so I feel they wanted someone to meet me in person.
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So, I had my 2nd darden interview today. My first was couple of days back with adcom member. Today, it was with an alum in my city.
May be adcom couldnt gather much about me so they decided for this 2nd interview ( or are scrutinizing me more). Alum was a cool nice guy and asked me general questions why mba, post mba plans, what other schools, why darden...Now, fingers crossed till 23 March.

Kudos to you for getting a second shot at it... im still waiting/hoping for a first shot .......:(
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hang in there buddy. I believe their invites go till a week before the results.
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any more interviews in India? i was interviewed few days back over skype by a student.
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for me in india there were only two options 16th or 23rd of feb for interviews.
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Any more invites expected for internationals. Or it is all over?


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a question for those who got interviewed .. Did you wrote a thank you note to your interviewers. If yes, did they acknowledged back or not?
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I sent a thank-you email to my interviewer the day after my interview and was returned the next business day.
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I got a response from my thank you email a week later (I interviewed with a second year).

I think it just depends on how busy that person happens to be. I had also emailed a thank you to a member of the admissions committee which was returned the next day.
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Does anyone have the inside scoop on the first year schedule is like? The planner in me is dying to know...

So far, here's what I've found:
    Classes are in quarters
    No classes on Fridays
    Class from 8am-1pm
    Learning Teams (5-6 people) from 7-10pm
    3 classes/day
    Free coffee always

I'm really curious when classes start, what breaks we have and when, how long we have to recharge in the winter, etc....

Also - is anyone planning to have a job while at school?
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Does anyone have the inside scoop on the first year schedule is like? The planner in me is dying to know...

So far, here's what I've found:
    Classes are in quarters
    No classes on Fridays
    Class from 8am-1pm
    Learning Teams (5-6 people) from 7-10pm
    3 classes/day
    Free coffee always

I'm really curious when classes start, what breaks we have and when, how long we have to recharge in the winter, etc....

Also - is anyone planning to have a job while at school?
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I thought it was four cases a day.
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