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06 Mar 2010, 11:29
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Some Stanford info here:
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I recently received an interview invite from stanford. i will be interviewing with an early 2000 alum thats a managing partner in a private equity firm. my question is this: given that this alum is in clear contrast to the "change your life, change the world" philosophy that i wrote in my essays and that the stanford media machine cultivates, im a bit worried now that ill be sitting across from a "monied" elitist very skeptical of such pursuits (who is actually really more in line w/ disposition of an HBS grad) and thus will have a harder time building rapport. i i realize the interview is blind, but how do you suggest i approach this situation??? am i over thinking this?? thanks.
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You are overthinking this big time. Some of the biggest philanthropists and do gooders are MD of PE shops, and many PE types wrote same thing on Stan apps about investing in underserved groups, regions, people etc. to dvelp great products and companies, etc. etc. Fact that guy does Stan interviews is good sign he is not solely money grubbing type. You just really got this wrong. go back to being the kid who wrote the app which got you at Stan interview and not the out-of-it and elitist yourself kid who wrote the post.
Sandy - With all this talk about how much relationships matter, how is this for a strategy. Lets say you're dinged from H & S when you try to go the joe shmoe route. To add to that you're almost 29 and reaching the dead zone. Do you think it makes sense to seek out a sponsor?
I have the oppty to jump ship to another shop founded by a very active GSB alumn. My stats are mediocre (3.3ish GPA, 700+ GMAT, Top public undergrad, IB background). If I go and become this guys b**ch for a year or two, do you think sponsorship from him will make DB & Co. overlook my previous failed attempt at getting a spot? A guy who worked for him that is 30 just got into GSB (yes, I'm a facebook stalker).
well, if what you say above is true, and you can confirm it, YOU could be that guy. Issue is how hard it would be to become best boy of bigfoot alum, and if you are guaranteed chances for that. Oftentimes, becoming best boy is something you earn, e.g. guy picks to top analyst of class to mentor, so there is a 'ruff justice' in his reco. Aside from that, you need to question if the proper amount of your life and soul you want to sacrifice to go to Stanford is
1. 90 pct (normal )
2. 99.9 pct (sorta what you are suggesting)
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I recently received an interview invite from stanford. i will be interviewing with an early 2000 alum thats a managing partner in a private equity firm. my question is this: given that this alum is in clear contrast to the "change your life, change the world" philosophy that i wrote in my essays and that the stanford media machine cultivates, im a bit worried now that ill be sitting across from a "monied" elitist very skeptical of such pursuits (who is actually really more in line w/ disposition of an HBS grad) and thus will have a harder time building rapport. i i realize the interview is blind, but how do you suggest i approach this situation??? am i over thinking this?? thanks.
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You are overthinking this big time. Some of the biggest philanthropists and do gooders are MD of PE shops, and many PE types wrote same thing on Stan apps about investing in underserved groups, regions, people etc. to dvelp great products and companies, etc. etc. Fact that guy does Stan interviews is good sign he is not solely money grubbing type. You just really got this wrong. go back to being the kid who wrote the app which got you at Stan interview and not the out-of-it and elitist yourself kid who wrote the post.
Sandy - With all this talk about how much relationships matter, how is this for a strategy. Lets say you're dinged from H & S when you try to go the joe shmoe route. To add to that you're almost 29 and reaching the dead zone. Do you think it makes sense to seek out a sponsor?
I have the oppty to jump ship to another shop founded by a very active GSB alumn. My stats are mediocre (3.3ish GPA, 700+ GMAT, Top public undergrad, IB background). If I go and become this guys b**ch for a year or two, do you think sponsorship from him will make DB & Co. overlook my previous failed attempt at getting a spot? A guy who worked for him that is 30 just got into GSB (yes, I'm a facebook stalker).
well, if what you say above is true, and you can confirm it, YOU could be that guy. Issue is how hard it would be to become best boy of bigfoot alum, and if you are guaranteed chances for that. Oftentimes, becoming best boy is something you earn, e.g. guy picks to top analyst of class to mentor, so there is a 'ruff justice' in his reco. Aside from that, you need to question if the proper amount of your life and soul you want to sacrifice to go to Stanford is
1. 90 pct (normal )
2. 99.9 pct (sorta what you are suggesting)
06 Mar 2010, 11:43
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hmmmmmm, 'doubling down' w. Her Majesty is my phrase, originally used on my blog and Biz Week boards, and what I mean is that if you interview w. Dee Leopold (HRH) and she likes you, you are in, if she dont like you, you are not in, the decision sorta gets made in her head right there, unlike any other adcom, where they write a report, and then it gets considered holistically w. your app and everyone else, of course, Dee is doing that too, but in some unpluged way. It is possble to have so-so interview w. reg adcom and get in, based on whole story, but if you have so-so interview w. Dee, and it leaves bad aftertaste, Buy-bye, similarly, if you have boffo interview w. reg. adcom, that could get devalued in reg. admission process, but if Dee flips for you, well, good chance you will be in. Of course, you are thinking YOU will be the one she will flip for, soooooooooooo, many out there hoping to get Dee. Hmmmmmm, IMHO, she is a gal who has seen a lot of applicants and heard a lot of stories, and seen how a lot of boffo stories have turned out (some not so boffo)--so chances of sweeping her off her feet, not as likely as you might imagine, altho, sure it does happen. ON DA OTHER HAND, while being totally professional, etc. etc. she is, ahem, ahem, unlike funny and patient and lovely person you may have seen at Forums etc. someone w. both a trigger wit and a trigger response to little annoying things you might say, soooooooooo chances of setting off an internalized spike of INSTANT DING ANGER, are out there. All that said, in most cases with her, you neither sweep her off her feet, nor cause an explosion, and she is a warm and sensibile interviewer who does not throw curve balls and let's you sorta reach your own level, and the only gaffs, are those you cause yourself. She dont pressure you. So not a bad person to draw for the interview, but BEWARE of Instant Dingma Gonna Get You minefield.
06 Mar 2010, 11:59
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Let's say hypothetically after you interview she asks you if you were nervous and how you prepared - maybe it was because you were quick to respond to all of her questions. She then, having informed you that the interview is over, speaks with you for an additional 15-20 minutes about random things (it was the last interview of the day) and as you leave tells you it was a good interview. She definitely seems to be the type to take that at face value.
...maybe I can nap under my desk right now... 
