Calling all Simon(Rochester) Applicants: (2016 Intake) Class of 2018!!

Finished my interview on 23rd November. Nicole Krestos from Adcom took the interview, and interview lasted for 35 mins.
Questions were pretty straight-forward and standard.

1.Walk me through your Resume
2. Why MBA
3. Why Simon
4. ST goals and specific role and location for job after graduation
5. Plan B if ST goals are not met
6.How you differentiates yourself from other applicants?
7. Questions related to my projects and role in organization
8. Any global exposure
9.What is the weakness in your application, according to you?
10.Then she gave a question to me by turning off video and mike. I had to write answer for the question in 2-3 mins in 2-3 sentences
11. As I told my interest is in finance, How are you preparing for finance before coming to Simon
12. Then I asked my questions

Definitely caught by surprise, I didn't think they would make admissions decisions until Dec. 15th. Received email and phone call from Simon stating I have been accepted. Should be receiving the official admission letter via mail shortly.

When did you have your interview? Are you an international student?

I interviewed during the Simon Event Weekend, which was 10/24. No I am not international, I'm actually from Buffalo (near Rochester).

Any scholarship?

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Not sure yet, that information is supposed to come in the official letter. Still haven't received it in the mail yet.

Hey Guys,

I applied in the 2nd round to Simon by 15th Nov deadline and haven't heard anything from them yet. Can anyone please suggest until when we can hope to receive an interview invite?

Thanks for your help and support guys.

Akshay Mathur

Anyone else facing "Unknown Host" error trying to access the Simon website?

Nope. No problem at all with the website and the application website (just logged in successfully).

Thanks for the reply khewon. Checked from phone and site opened, but from home net getting DNS error. So browsing over phone now.

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Just logged off Skype and informed I was admitted with scholarship to Simon! I'm a US citizen, who has been working overseas of the past 5 years. Good luck to everyone!

Congrats !!

Congrats!!

Hello ,

Did any of the Round 2 applicants receive email regarding ISLP ( International Student Loan Program ) ?

I did not receive an invite for interview , but I saw an e-mail regarding ISLP today. Is it usual to receive this e-mail prior to receiving an invite for interview ??

( or am I trying to read too much )

Received a similar email.
Not sure how to interpret that.

I think they just reached an agreement to offer this funding option to international students and they want to know how many prospectives would be interested and estimate an overall amount.

I also received this email even though I submitted my app in R1. I was asked to complete the questionnaire by 12/12. Otherwise, they would understand that I'm not interested in the ISLP. After answering the questions, I received an email saying that they added my responses to my app package (although their admission decision will not be influenced by my answers).

Just 5 more days for R1 decisions! Good luck!