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18 Oct 2014, 11:13

TopDogMBA wrote:

aereed89 wrote:

masoy wrote:

My video hasn't even been viewed yet.

Mine either. I find myself checking my Vimeo stats daily. How long is yours?

My video has also not been viewed (1m on YouTube).

I actually take it as a mildly good thing: no way are the adcom not going to check it, so not being viewed and not getting an invite (yet!) is totally consistent.

Take a deep breath and get ready for the long wait...

I am not sure if I would rather be in your shoes or mine (Adcom has seen my video but no invite yet). Is anyone applying from the Southeast in the US?

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18 Oct 2014, 12:44

aereed89 wrote:

masoy wrote:

My video hasn't even been viewed yet.

Mine either. I find myself checking my Vimeo stats daily. How long is yours?

It's a minute and a half long

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18 Oct 2014, 14:17

UTWrestler wrote:

I am not sure if I would rather be in your shoes or mine (Adcom has seen my video but no invite yet). Is anyone applying from the Southeast in the US?

For those who haven't received invites yet, where are you from? I am in the US (northeast).

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18 Oct 2014, 14:18

So... I just saw this video today: https://youtu.be/spX2Lba5mEI

At 8:43, Rod Garcia mentions that the single most important advice he can give is for us to visit the school. Does anyone here know how important is that? I didn't visit the school and feel slightly uncomfortable about whether I wrote "from the heart" or not. I don't know about what everyone's vacation schedule is like... But I only have 10 days of vacation a year, and I don't think visiting ANY school is possible outside of the interviews. Nevertheless, I did do thorough research and wrote what I believe were very Sloan-specific essays.

Thoughts?

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18 Oct 2014, 14:28

ixthoughtxso wrote:

UTWrestler wrote:

I am not sure if I would rather be in your shoes or mine (Adcom has seen my video but no invite yet). Is anyone applying from the Southeast in the US?

For those who haven't received invites yet, where are you from? I am in the US (northeast).

I am from the Midwest. I'd really like to know where are the interview locations actually.

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18 Oct 2014, 14:38

It seems that invitations just went out for West Coast. I'm from
Southwest.

Posted from my mobile device

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18 Oct 2014, 20:46

pleezy wrote:

So... I just saw this video today: https://youtu.be/spX2Lba5mEI

At 8:43, Rod Garcia mentions that the single most important advice he can give is for us to visit the school. Does anyone here know how important is that? I didn't visit the school and feel slightly uncomfortable about whether I wrote "from the heart" or not. I don't know about what everyone's vacation schedule is like... But I only have 10 days of vacation a year, and I don't think visiting ANY school is possible outside of the interviews. Nevertheless, I did do thorough research and wrote what I believe were very Sloan-specific essays.

Thoughts?

Sloan-specific essays? I don't get it. The essay questions don't ask about Sloan. I mean, if any other school had asked the same questions, my response would have been exactly the same.

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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink]

19 Oct 2014, 18:56

msal wrote:

It seems that invitations just went out for West Coast. I'm from
Southwest.

Posted from my mobile device

Are you implying you received one already?

If not, how do you know that others have received notifications?

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Re: Calling all MIT-Sloan Applicants(2015 Intake) -Class of 2017 [#permalink]

19 Oct 2014, 19:55

reiman1 wrote:

msal wrote:

It seems that invitations just went out for West Coast. I'm from
Southwest.

Posted from my mobile device

Are you implying you received one already?

If not, how do you know that others have received notifications?

If you move to the previous page on this topic you will see two posts about people receiving interview invites in the LA I guess.

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19 Oct 2014, 21:56

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19 Oct 2014, 23:06

RG800 wrote:

pleezy wrote:

So... I just saw this video today: https://youtu.be/spX2Lba5mEI

At 8:43, Rod Garcia mentions that the single most important advice he can give is for us to visit the school. Does anyone here know how important is that? I didn't visit the school and feel slightly uncomfortable about whether I wrote "from the heart" or not. I don't know about what everyone's vacation schedule is like... But I only have 10 days of vacation a year, and I don't think visiting ANY school is possible outside of the interviews. Nevertheless, I did do thorough research and wrote what I believe were very Sloan-specific essays.

Thoughts?

Sloan-specific essays? I don't get it. The essay questions don't ask about Sloan. I mean, if any other school had asked the same questions, my response would have been exactly the same.

Well, doesn't Essay 1 relate to the mission of the MIT sloan program? Though the question then asks to talk about ideas which could be applicable across other B-schools.

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20 Oct 2014, 00:32

pleezy wrote:

So... I just saw this video today: https://youtu.be/spX2Lba5mEI

At 8:43, Rod Garcia mentions that the single most important advice he can give is for us to visit the school. Does anyone here know how important is that? I didn't visit the school and feel slightly uncomfortable about whether I wrote "from the heart" or not. I don't know about what everyone's vacation schedule is like... But I only have 10 days of vacation a year, and I don't think visiting ANY school is possible outside of the interviews. Nevertheless, I did do thorough research and wrote what I believe were very Sloan-specific essays.

Thoughts?

Hi there. I tend to think that schools appreciate that not everyone can get to visit them, due to distance or other commitments, so don't sweat it.

I would advise to go there for your interview though, more for your sake than anything else. In the meantime, you can reach out to current students and alums and form an accurate opinion of student life there, certainly enough to write your essays with a Sloan-specific focus.

Fyi I visited HBS and MIT Sloan last Spring and was blown away by the energy and collaborative spirit at Sloan - it made me realise that I really wanted to be there!

Best of luck with your application!

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20 Oct 2014, 05:36

Hi, guys. I've checked You Tube Analytics and there's a visit from Massachusetts, but it mentions on estimated minutes watched "0:00". Do you guys have the same? Any thoughts?

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20 Oct 2014, 05:48

I really wish they'd stop sending emails that look like: "MIT Sloan: YOU'RE INVITED...to visit our many events."

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20 Oct 2014, 06:09

mbanow123 wrote:

Hi, guys. I've checked You Tube Analytics and there's a visit from Massachusetts, but it mentions on estimated minutes watched "0:00". Do you guys have the same? Any thoughts?

I think it must mean that Admissions opened the video and then thought "nah, nice try" and X'd out. Sorry bro.

...Kidding. Lot of things could have happened, maybe the browser crashed; or the person opened the video for it to load, but didn't get to it before leaving for the day; or YouTube Analytics crashed. Hang tight!

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20 Oct 2014, 06:15

Or alternatively, they opened the video and thought "Wow! I like the looks of this guy, I've seen enough!"

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20 Oct 2014, 06:58

GavinE wrote:

I really wish they'd stop sending emails that look like: "MIT Sloan: YOU'RE INVITED...to visit our many events."

seriously...enough of that

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