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Thank you guys for sharing your interview experience. All the best. We have a chat scheduled with Johnson ad com members on Nov 1. Do join us in the chat room. I'll post the link here later today.

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Tuesday, November 1: Live Chat with Cornell (Johnson) Admission Director

Dear Applicants, We will conduct a live chat with Eddie Asbie, Associate Director of Admissions & Financial Aid at Johnson, on Tuesday, Nov 1. We hope all of you will attend this chat. If anyone can't attend the session but has questions for Cornell adcom, you can PM your questions to me and I will try to get their answers from the adcom. Thank you! See y'all in the event.

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Tuesday, November 1: Live Chat with Cornell (Johnson) Admission Director

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Chat begins in 5 mins see you in CHAT ROOM 1

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Did anyone received response from Cornell?? The deposit date is coming too close and no response is making me nervous.

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Did anyone received response from Cornell?? The deposit date is coming too close and no response is making me nervous.

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Hey. I got an admit via phone on Friday. Still waiting on the admission offer letter.

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Did anyone received response from Cornell?? The deposit date is coming too close and no response is making me nervous.

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Hey. I got an admit via phone on Friday. Still waiting on the admission offer letter.

Heyyy. Congratulations

. That's great news. I believe you too applied in the EA round? Any clue about the international applications? Getting very nervous now!! Hard to focus in office.

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Did anyone received response from Cornell?? The deposit date is coming too close and no response is making me nervous.

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Hey. I got an admit via phone on Friday. Still waiting on the admission offer letter.

Heyyy. Congratulations

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[quote="manky06"]Did anyone received response from Cornell?? The deposit date is coming too close and no response is making me nervous.

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Hey. I got an admit via phone on Friday. Still waiting on the admission offer letter.

Heyyy. Congratulations

Yes, I did apply in Round 1. I am an Indian applicant btw (living in the US). I got an e-mail this morning saying that the portal was updated. No info about scholarship. Good luck on you wait, hope it's positive![/quote]
That's great news!! Yeah keeping my fingers crossed. With the deadline approaching things look gloomy

.I do not see many posts so very confused!!

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I have done with my interview this week with an admission team member. It was very comfortable and straightforward: 1- tell me about your self? 2- Why MBA? why now? your immediate career goals and long term ones?
3- major challenges faced and what was your reaction? 4- Do you know Cornell one year MBA well? what immersion are you interested in? which club?
4- and if I have any questions?

I don't know, but my feeling is good. The school, people, and surroundings are just amazing. Students are helpful, down to earth, and welling to help and support even before the interview! The place is so warm and intimate. May be because it is not in winter, but the campus is breathtaking and extremely beautiful.

Hey OneYearMBA16, thanks so much for sharing your experience! I am so glad that you feel so positive about it, and it really keeps me in good mood. I am going to be there next Monday for my interview! And good luck. I am guessing since November 15th is the deadline for deposit, you should hear back fairly quickly.

Hi.. thank you.. the deadline for the deposit is on Dec 1st . they changed it. As per the website, the decisions will be released on rolling basis, so, it is expected anytime now.. Let us hope it will turn good. Although, I feel good about the interview, I am aware that it is very competitive and you can't predict the outcomes. Please do share you experience when done with interview.

Guys, I am bit confused where do you see that the deadline for deposit is on Dec 1st??

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Guys, I am bit confused where do you see that the deadline for deposit is on Dec 1st??

https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Programs ... tant-Dates

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Guys, I am bit confused where do you see that the deadline for deposit is on Dec 1st??

https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Programs ... tant-Dates

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For October round it mentions 1/10/2017 not Dec 1st

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Blast from the Past: Interview debriefs of previous Cornell applicants

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My interview for the one year program (applied in R1) was a couple of nights back (via Skype). The representative from the AdCom was very friendly and she ensured that the interview was spread like an everyday conversation. I have detailed below a list of questions that I was asked (and that I remember being asked); if there are other entrepreneurs who have received interview calls then the following may help -

1. Run me through your academic and professional background
2. Questions on my start-up (this accounted for 12 to 14 minutes) how many employees, funding, global presence, why the brand name changed (I originally launched my venture under a different name), questions on who acquired my venture and how I went about the transition
3. Why MBA at this stage, Why Johnson, Short Term Goals and Backup Plans
4. Challenging situations faced as an entrepreneur and how I dealt with conflicts at the workplace
5. Which clubs (and how specifically will I contribute to EVCC Club)
6. What do I do in my free time
7. Any questions I had for the AdCom

Overall, I believe the interview went well. It lasted for about 35 to 40 minutes. I have been advised that I would receive a notification (hopefully a stress relieving one :p) in 3 to 4 weeks. Hope this helps and all the best to everyone.

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Submit your interview debrief: https://gmatclub.com/reviews/select.php (Select 'Business Schools' ----> School Name -----> Program -----> Admission Interview)

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Guys did anyone else here back from the school. This waiting game is an absolute killer

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Guys did anyone else here back from the school. This waiting game is an absolute killer

Hello... I have contacted the admission yesterday. They told me they are still sending decisions and can't predict my decision time! Quite frankly, it is strange giving that I am an Early Action applicant. I thought applying in the EA round would get me the results fast. I believe that Thursday and Friday is the thanksgiving vacation, and therefore results will be on Mon 28th! as per the website, the deadline for the deposit and transcript for the EA round is on Dec 1st, that leaves ONLY two days from next monday! It is likely that they group all the rejects and send them one email, otherwise, this is really messy process and disappointing. If we couldn't make it, why they keep decisions to this long?! what is the point of Early action then?! Other schools that I applied to are all efficient and punctual on time.

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Guys did anyone else here back from the school. This waiting game is an absolute killer

Hey!! I talked to the adcom team. Last week everyone was on leave due to Thanksgiving and things have been a bit busy there. There are still decisions to be rolled out next week. Even I have been waiting for over a month now. All we can do is be optimistic!!

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Couldn't agree more. This waiting game is absolutely frustrating especially for EA applicants like myself. If we somehow do manage to get selected, it is going to be pretty tricky to send the deposit and official transcripts in only a couple of days...

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I asked the same question to the adcom members and they assured if we receive a response very late the deadline for submission will be extended.

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Thanks manky06. Quantum of solace.... :-)

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Haha. But I agree the wait has been tough!! Did you have your interview through skype or you went to Ithaca??

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