Hi,
I've been following the posts for a while and finally decided to post due to the large number of people that are wondering what's going on with their application decision. I realize that USC is now on a different round of admissions from the one I applied to, but I wanted to share my experience with everyone in hopes that it might alleviate some of the anxiety.
Applied:Nov 16/2010 (R1)
Invited to Interview: Dec 1/2010 (notified through email)
Interviewed: Dec 15/2010
Accepted: Feb 1/2011 w/o financial aid (notified through email)
Acceptance Package Received: 4 Feb 2011
GMAT: 700 (42 Verbal, 42 Quant, 5.5 AWA)
Work Experience: 1.5 years project management, 2.5 years in management rotation program in Financial Services
GPA: 3.2 Overall, 3.8 Final Year
Volunteer Experience: Primarily limited to roles within current employer
Background: Male, International (Canada)
About the interview: I interviewed with a member of the admission committee via skype. The interview itself was fairly short at only 30 minutes or so and was very straight forward. It began with me going through my resume and giving a brief overview of the different positions that I've held. The next questions were about my rationale for pursuing an MBA, my reason for wanting to go to USC, and my post graduate plans, both short and long term. No behavioral based questions from what I can recall, which was nice because I'm not a huge fan of them. I asked her a few questions regarding USC as a commuter school and about exchange programs and that was pretty much it. Overall, the interviewer was extremely friendly and easy to interact with.
Hopefully some of you will find this at least a little informative. If there's anything else you'd like to know that I forgot to cover, feel free to ask. Good luck to all of you with your applications.
15 Feb 2011, 21:24
