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Nothing for me either. I submitted my application on Jan 04. Hopefully, we will hear something next week.
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Invites should be coming in this week. Good luck folks!
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Invites should be coming in this week. Good luck folks!
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Good luck to everyone! Let's keep each other updated on our status either way (but hopefully with an invite).

Also I would love to know what some backgrounds are here, where people are coming from. For me, I am a software engineer with a BS in mechatronic engineering and a BBA in business management. This program looks amazing for engineering and leadership as well as pushing teamwork and applying lessons to real-world problems. That's what drew me to it. Well that and the chance to work with the amazing people that I believe apply to this program
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Invites should be coming in this week. Good luck folks!
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Did they communicate this to the applicants or was it a guess? :)
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Invites should be coming in this week. Good luck folks!

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Did they communicate this to the applicants or was it a guess? :)
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They did tell me that they will calibrate in the week of 8th and send invites starting the following week in the info session when I asked through zoom chat

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Lead product manager at a social media app company, used to lead a quant analyst team at a search company. Degree was in econs & stats and post grad was in business. Looking fwd to the system engineering & architecture modules (and the eng electives) in the program.

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Good luck to everyone! Let's keep each other updated on our status either way (but hopefully with an invite).

Also I would love to know what some backgrounds are here, where people are coming from. For me, I am a software engineer with a BS in mechatronic engineering and a BBA in business management. This program looks amazing for engineering and leadership as well as pushing teamwork and applying lessons to real-world problems. That's what drew me to it. Well that and the chance to work with the amazing people that I believe apply to this program
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Just got the interview invite today, good luck everyone!
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Congrats for clearing the first stage. Do we have more interview invites here?

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Has anyone checked the status of their application? I am wondering if the status is changed before the calls go out.
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Just got the interview invite today, good luck everyone!
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Congrats! Do you think they send out invites in groups or for each applicant? And do you mind sharing some info on your background?

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Just got the interview invite today, good luck everyone!
Congrats! Do you think they send out invites in groups or for each applicant? And do you mind sharing some info on your background?

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Thank you! I am not sure about your first question, they did seem to send invites in a span of multiple days and not on a single day based on the early thread, but not sure if they are doing similar this time. I did apply relatively early (early October), however, as I have been looking and preparing for this program since last year and the question has not changed from 2020 intake to 2021 intake.

In regards to my background, I've worked in a few firms as a software engineer (startups & big corps) and now an engineering manager at one of the tech companies.
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I haven't received the invite yet. if they send the invites in one batch, I might be out already, but still hope they get back to me soon. I am a professional with 9 years of technical and leadership experience in the energy industry.
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5 yrs mechanical R&D engineer and 8 yrs commercial management in the healthcare industry.

No invite so far. Application submitted on Jan 08.

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Just got the interview invite today, good luck everyone!
Congrats! Do you think they send out invites in groups or for each applicant? And do you mind sharing some info on your background?

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Good luck to all the MITsdm 2021 applicants.

Anyone heard back from SDM office on interviews?
The last interview I had given was 17years ago :), so would like to get some interview preparation tips?
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Good luck to all the MITsdm 2021 applicants.

Anyone heard back from SDM office on interviews?
The last interview I had given was 17years ago :), so would like to get some interview preparation tips?
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Hopefully this can help. From the thread in 2019, here is some feedback about the interview content (direct quotes):

[*] They want to know if you believe in what the various essays you have written say, and generally test your commitment and articulation. My interview was along those lines. They did not ask me any questions that would test my knowledge of systems design or anything like that. I also asked them a lot of questions when it was my turn, more to understand what I would need to do to complete the program.
[*] Pretty straight forward questions about my work experiences, career aspirations, and why SDM etc.
[*] why sdm why now, we are concerned about [my lack of} experience.

From behavioral interviews in the past, and exploring what SDM is looking for in applicants, i might suggest coming up with a few (2 - 3) situations and stories that you can use to highlight various characteristics and strengths. You can use the same story that can be driven toward whatever questions they ask. In fact I would encourage that. I would include
[*]A time when you had to resolve conflict
[*] A time when you didn't get along with a team member and what you did to mediate the situation
[*] A time when you demonstrated great leadership
[*] A very proud moment in your life and / or career

Also gear these towards the mission statement of SDM. Try to show why you think these experiences led you to SDM.

Be real, be calm and be friendly and don't worry. Having friendly conversation goes a very long way, and prepping a few stories before hand will help the nerves. At least it helps mine.

Good luck to all of us, and if anyone does attend an interview, please let us know how it went and what we might expect!

EDIT: Also prepare good questions!! This is super important and I can't believe I forgot it. Try to ask more specific questions, and make sure that the answers aren't available on the website (and if it is, then ask for further detail or clarification). The goal, second to getting more information, should be to show that you did your research and you are serious about the program.
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If anyone would like to have a mock interview for practice, I'd love to help and give some feedback. Just PM me.
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Extremely helpful! Much appreciated! Thank you very much!

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Good luck to all the MITsdm 2021 applicants.

Anyone heard back from SDM office on interviews?
The last interview I had given was 17years ago :), so would like to get some interview preparation tips?


Hopefully this can help. From the thread in 2019, here is some feedback about the interview content (direct quotes):

[*] They want to know if you believe in what the various essays you have written say, and generally test your commitment and articulation. My interview was along those lines. They did not ask me any questions that would test my knowledge of systems design or anything like that. I also asked them a lot of questions when it was my turn, more to understand what I would need to do to complete the program.
[*] Pretty straight forward questions about my work experiences, career aspirations, and why SDM etc.
[*] why sdm why now, we are concerned about [my lack of} experience.

From behavioral interviews in the past, and exploring what SDM is looking for in applicants, i might suggest coming up with a few (2 - 3) situations and stories that you can use to highlight various characteristics and strengths. You can use the same story that can be driven toward whatever questions they ask. In fact I would encourage that. I would include
[*]A time when you had to resolve conflict
[*] A time when you didn't get along with a team member and what you did to mediate the situation
[*] A time when you demonstrated great leadership
[*] A very proud moment in your life and / or career

Also gear these towards the mission statement of SDM. Try to show why you think these experiences led you to SDM.

Be real, be calm and be friendly and don't worry. Having friendly conversation goes a very long way, and prepping a few stories before hand will help the nerves. At least it helps mine.

Good luck to all of us, and if anyone does attend an interview, please let us know how it went and what we might expect!

EDIT: Also prepare good questions!! This is super important and I can't believe I forgot it. Try to ask more specific questions, and make sure that the answers aren't available on the website (and if it is, then ask for further detail or clarification). The goal, second to getting more information, should be to show that you did your research and you are serious about the program.
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I mailed them and their office said they will send out all updates today afternoon.

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It's quiet.....



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Got rejected, update in system

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