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KF, Rice, vanderbilt, Fuqua, Tepper, Mccombs all have R3 for internationals

Most schools have R3 open for internationals, it’s also about getting into those programs

I am recruiting for IB, applying to KF, Rice, Owen(Vandy)

Good luck! I do suggest applying to more

oh its about getting in. thank you for the insight

While I appreciate the sarcasm, the guy won’t really get into many of the T15s because of the score and then T20s will shy away at that point The only ones who will be open to getting a boost may be T25s and T30s But yeah, trying would be better.

Hey guys, did somebody have their interview? can you share what the questions were please? A peruvian girl will greatly appreciate your help!

I found the questions posted here to be of great help. darden-197/interview-debrief.html In general, prepare for Tell me about yourself, Why MBA / Why Now / Why "X" School, and behaviorals. I only found MIT to not follow this (Asked a bunch of essay questions), and heard HBS and WHarton use a different format. 7 out of my 8 interviews were the same except for MIT.