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Has there been a mass email for US applicants? I have seen some LA based applicants reporting interview invites, but nothing else. I saw last year that there was a flurry of invites during one week.
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Anecdotal evidence suggests that invites have gone out in batches based on interview location, including LA and Cambridge. Based on past experience there might be another wave for these locations along with a trickle of invites here or there.
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Got the invitation!!!
China-based here, interviewing in HK
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Could you please share the information how many slots are left for interview both in Shanghai and HK?
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1) Has anybody interviewed off campus yet? What kind of experience can one expect?

2) What's the general conversion rate from interview->admit?

3) Specifically in India, I saw on the previous thread that the interviews were held only on 2 days and for approx. 20 slots. This time around, it's double. What should I take from this?

Can you do the rest of us Indian applicants a favor and let us know how many slots are still available? Thanks :)

Sure. It's slightly odd. Exactly 10 slots are left. Also, there is a single slot on Saturday (which I am not so sure was there before, can't say) which has also been booked. Most (8/10) slots are available on Tuesday. Don't know what reason might be for this.
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So, it sounds like they added a few more slots. This should mean they still have some invites left. Given that the adcom is in India between 10-14, it is likely that those invites come out today or latest by tomorrow?
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no invites or dings again today... what is this nonsense
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Has anyone received an invitation to interview on Latin America?
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not here..
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nor here in Brazil
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any western /southern europeans invited?
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Did you answer the optional essay?

Nayy. Didn't. There wasn't anything I felt would add weight to my profile which I hadn't already mentioned in the essays or my resume.
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Thanks, RazorDude -- this brings my highly scientific sample size up to 2 people :) .... and helps me re-iterate that the "optional essay" is most certainly very nice to have, but is truly "optional".

All the best in your interview!!!
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Nothing here in Costa Rica, but someone in Panama reported an invite last friday.
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not here..

nor here in Brazil

Nothing here in Costa Rica, but someone in Panama reported an invite last friday.
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Yeah, but as far as I understand he/she is going to have the interview in Cambridge. The MIT has interviews also in some cities around the world, like mexico city or sao paulo. I pray to God that those invites are yet to be sent
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Got the invitation!!!
China-based here, interviewing in HK


Could you please share the information how many slots are left for interview both in Shanghai and HK?
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Fully booked for HK.
4 slots left in Shanghai
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Did you answer the optional essay?

Nayy. Didn't. There wasn't anything I felt would add weight to my profile which I hadn't already mentioned in the essays or my resume.

Thanks, RazorDude -- this brings my highly scientific sample size up to 2 people :) .... and helps me re-iterate that the "optional essay" is most certainly very nice to have, but is truly "optional".

All the best in your interview!!!
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See, I agree MIT's optional essay is not like the others' where you usually write to justify/explain any extenuating circumstance(s). It's more of another avenue to show a different side of you. But you have to ensure that it is genuinely something very different and engaging in a way that it shows you in another light than it would have without it. So if we make a video explaining 'why MBA', 'motivations for MBA', etc, it's my personal opinion that it won't do any good. It may sometimes even provide a desperate overtone. I just wanted to avoid this mess and move on. However, judging from last year's thread, people who finally converted are advising to use this space than to not. So can't really say. My opinion is if you can, use it... but not for trivial stuff. Show something really unique and fascinating.

Also, thanks for your wishes! :)
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nor here in Brazil

Nothing here in Costa Rica, but someone in Panama reported an invite last friday.

Yeah, but as far as I understand he/she is going to have the interview in Cambridge. The MIT has interviews also in some cities around the world, like mexico city or sao paulo. I pray to God that those invites are yet to be sent
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Im from Chile and I have got no news, but I heard from someone that knows a lot of applicants that there had been some invitations over here. Also that person told me that last year there had been two bulks of calls. Either way I will still be waiting
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My reading into the whole saga of interview invites is that if you are around their interview hubs, you would have been invited by now. If you are away, expect to receive skype invites pretty soon.
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My reading into the whole saga of interview invites is that if you are around their interview hubs, you would have been invited by now. If you are away, expect to receive skype invites pretty soon.
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Very true! This can very well be possible. However, from last year's stats, the number of invites sent out were pretty less (in terms of slots per hub) than they are this time around. Don't know which of the two sides might be accurate.
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My reading into the whole saga of interview invites is that if you are around their interview hubs, you would have been invited by now. If you are away, expect to receive skype invites pretty soon.

Very true! This can very well be possible. However, from last year's stats, the number of invites sent out were pretty less (in terms of slots per hub) than they are this time around. Don't know which of the two sides might be accurate.
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razordude.. could you share bit more about your profile?

i know you have a stellar gmat score of 750.

trying to weigh my options for r2
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razordude.. could you share bit more about your profile?

i know you have a stellar gmat score of 750.

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That's a really bad idea... comparing based on stats...
nobody knows the real chances until one has seen the detailed profile and the application that is submitted...
Execution is everything.. totally everything...
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razordude.. could you share bit more about your profile?

i know you have a stellar gmat score of 750.

trying to weigh my options for r2
That's a really bad idea... comparing based on stats...
nobody knows the real chances until one has seen the detailed profile and the application that is submitted...
Execution is everything.. totally everything...
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agreed that execution plays an important role.

but what are your views on the past stats (gpa, ug, work exp, community etc.) being a predictor of success?
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agreed that execution plays an important role.

but what are your views on the past stats (gpa, ug, work exp, community etc.) being a predictor of success?
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My view? oh well here they are....
But before I say anything, I would like to reaffirm - bad execution kills everything!

To be successful high GPA from Reputed UG school, decent GMAT score (say 700+), 3+ years of work exp in feeder industry (feeder companies have higher success rate), high community involvement over past 2-3 years (at least) will all make a profile catchy and glittery. However, we all aren't that prepared in late teens to work it all up and be ready with all this in early twenties. Adcoms know this and hence, few things counterbalance others. Like high GMAT will counterbalance low GPA or even better do some post-collegiate courses (maybe MOOCs) and get As. Promotions and awards might balance out feeder industry and feeder company thingy, though well executed application from non-feeder industry applicant will still stand out on its own. Last but not the least, ECs and community involvement. The more you do close to applications, the worse it is for you. Better to have a nice spread over your entire career and education.

But don't all the consultants say the same thing?! :!: :roll:
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