Calling all Ross 2010 applicants!

I did send the interviewer a thank-you email, and he replied with a positive-sounding message. I did not, however, get the automated thank-you email from Ross.

The automated e-mails I've gotten seem to be a result of the VIP tour, not the interview, although they don't say so explicitly (they just seem tailored to an audience of tour participants who haven't necessarily applied yet).

I did not get the last name of the student who interviewed me in order to send him a thank you note, but I'm not too concerned. Several Ross ambassadors asked my tour group NOT to send thank you notes; they said they found them very annoying. And that jives with how I'd think I'd feel if I were an interviewer.

My interviewer actually wrote down his email address without me asking. I took it as a sign that it's OK to send him a thank-you email.

On reading the email again it was definitely tailored towards the VIP tour.... I personally don't think thank you notes make much of a difference. In all the interviews I have conducted, I had made my "go no-go" decision within the first five minutes of a conversation. when it came down to a few people who are good, then it became tricky - resume, recommendations, experience at that point play a part....

thank you is a nice touch but in no way does it make or break the deal...

Isn't the application status on the wolverine link - https://wolverineaccess.umich.edu/
I don't know how I got this but I had to register separately on this after I submitted my application.

A couple of days before decisions were released (it was 2 days before the official date, one day before they started calls), we were asked to create a "UM Friend" account. This is where you could log in to see the decision. After being admitted, you can log in to Wolverine Access to see your financial aid status, admitted student events, etc.

My interviewer wrote down her email for me, and later connected me with a friend of hers who is involved in some of my interest areas. We exchanged a few emails after that. I think it totally depends on the person.

My interviewer told me to send him an email so he could connect me with someone he knows in my area of interest. However, upon sending the thank you note, I never got a response. I sent the thank you note a couple of hours after my interview.

So again, not sure what to make of it either. Personally, if I were an interviewer, I would at least say, " It was good meeting you too. Good luck and keep me posted".

A couple of Ross MBA2 students in admissions posted on BW forums that admit calls will most likely NOT start going out next week. Now I'm sad.

This seems consistent with past timeframes for admit calls, right? They usually start placing those calls a few days before the official notification date. I've been mentally preparing for the possibility of a call on March 12th.

I haven't heard back from my interviewer either.... so either I bored him for 45 minutes or he is busy.... Also, sent the note yesterday so pretty late after my interview...

Either way I am out to prove that my conviction on the thank you note is correct.... I will keep everyone posted of my research findings...

Congartulations and good luck to everybody that interviewed this week!

Would it be safe to say that if I haven't been contacted to interview by now, it's pretty much a Ding?
It that is the case, I find it odd that more difficult programs to get in like Sloan (LGO) and Kellogg(MMM) interviewed me but Ross didn't even contact me. Or are schools so different that I could be a good candidate for some and not at all for a lower ranking one?

Any thoughts?

Ross does WL without interviews.... I had mentioned it earlier but this did happen to one of my close relative who got an admit immediately after he completed his int in R3

A lot of people have compared applying to b-school to dating, so please forgive me for using a dating analogy here. You may be an exceptional woman (candidate), but if you're not what the guy (school) is looking for, i.e. there's no spark, then don't take it too hard, because everyone's looking for different things. A big factor is the "fit." For instance, Sloan is attracted to high GMAT scores; whereas Kellogg is attracted to teamwork. So as you can see, it's perfectly normal for one school to be enamored with you and to never hear from another after a first date. Just don't take it personally, b/c it's all part of the game.

Yes they do, last year there were a few people. I remember Fatb who got it, but he had already been admitted to cornell and went screw it.

lol...I love the tone of your question. I hate to be a jerk, but there are a few things that should be noted. Many of the reputable rankings actually place Ross ahead of Sloan, so it's not necessarily a "lower ranking" school. Also, since this is the GMAT Club, I might as well point out the obvious...your GMAT score is very low for top schools. I wish you all the best, but I would say that's going to make it a challenge to get into even those that you did interview with.

at GMAT score bashing.

at Sloan and Kellogg being, in truth, harder to get into than Michigan, on purely an accepted apps/total apps basis.

at all.

I should update you all with the recent developments.

Got an interview invite last Friday and I scheduled an on campus interview for 2/24. I landed in Detroit late Tuesday and picked up my car to drive over to the hotel. It took 15 mins. to melt the ice off. By late night it had started snowing. Next day I made my way down to Ann Arbor. First impression - nice, cozy town grown around a huge university campus. The old buildings on the campus were beautiful, but the new buildings, well, lets just say that the architectural theme doesn't flow that well. I was under strict direction from a friend (a Ross alum) to grab lunch and a loaf of Chocolate sourdough bread at Zingerman's - Amazing little deli. I ended up buying 2 loaves. I headed back to campus after suiting up in my car. Armed with plenty of quarters, I found a parking spot right in front of the building and walked in for the interview.

The interview:

Very standard cookie-cutter stuff. I was interviewed by a adcom staff. We bantered about the difference in weather (California vs. Ann Arbor) and couple of other things. That eased both her and me into the interview.

The questions:

Resume walkthrough
Why Ross, why MBA?
Team member not performing, what do you do?
Ross has lots of clubs/activites, what would you do, why?

The whole interview seemed more like a conversation rather than an interview. We probably split the amount of talk time. We talked about student body, Ann Arbor, Alumni, etc. after which she asked me if I had any questions.

I asked her a couple of questions, to which she gave out very very extensive and detailed answers. At that point we wrapped up and said goodbye. I walked away feeling ok about the whole deal.

After the interview, I drove around the campus a little more, and then left to go grab some grub from Whole Paycheck (Whole Foods). HOLY CRAP!!! This is the biggest and the nicest Whole Foods I've ever been to. Add to that, the service from the staff - reminded me of the time we were in the private luxury booth at an NBA game - exceptional!!! (the same goes for Zingerman's staff too; I just forgot to write it earlier). Everybody had been telling me that the drive back during rush hour is bad. People, people; visit San Francisco or LA and try driving during rush hours there. The drive back during the "rush hour" from Ann Arbor to my Hotel near DTW wasn't bad at all. I spent the rest of the evening working from my room and caught the flight next morning.

Everything and everybody who I met on this trip were great. My only gripe - snow and the weather. Snowed 10" on the day of interview. Driving condition during night were not fun at all (lot of sliding).

Overall, I really like the school and the people, and would love to be there if I got in.

a 640 may be low but believe me if I tell you that many people with a 640 go to Ross and better ranked school. I got accepted into Ross and others. So it is not only the gmat score.