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As PMed...

There is not going to be an exact amount of time for getting back to you... They do, however, try to get decisions out very quickly and definitely by the deadline.

For me the process was:
Apply Jan 15
Interview Feb 14
Accepted Feb 17 (less than a week turnaround)

Hope that helps!
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To those who were invited to interview: After sending the required details to the email ID that they had mentioned in the auto generated email, did you guys receive any confirmation that they have received the interview details (skype ID, etc)? I sent mine on Thursday and did not receive any confirmation. Should I check with them to confirm?


All the best for your interview!!!
When did you submit your app and how many days later you got the interview invite???
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App submitted - Dec 1st
Interview invite - Dec 12th
Interviewed - Jan 15th
Dinged - Jan 22
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Sorry to hear that MBAGirl17 :(
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Hi,

Can anyone please tell me what are the video essay questions?

Thank you very much.
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I'm in the same situation. I am done with my essay and recommendation letters. R2 applicant. Just left with the essay question. I searched all over but could find no hints about the essay questions. could anyone please shed some light on the same ? I have 4 days to complete my application :| :idea: :oops:
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Hi,

Can anyone please tell me what are the video essay questions?

Thank you very much.
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It will be more like TOEFL questions..ie...general questions...
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Hi All,

Reiterating the same query - video essays questions! Appreciate your help!

Thanks in advance!
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I believe there are no set video interview questions. As stated on the admissions page, you need to access the website which will randomly generate and record your responses.

I believe this is the link this year - https://college.likelive.com/UnAuth/Page ... 13b10daf48
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I believe there are no set video interview questions. As stated on the admissions page, you need to access the website which will randomly generate and record your responses.

I believe this is the link this year - https://college.likelive.com/UnAuth/Page ... 13b10daf48
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Yep. True.
Actually I guess what people wanna know is, the ones who submitted the application - what questions did you answer?
I mean exactly what questions. Probably that will give an idea to the rest of the folks what to expect. at least what kind of questions to expect. :)
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I believe there are no set video interview questions. As stated on the admissions page, you need to access the website which will randomly generate and record your responses.

I believe this is the link this year - https://college.likelive.com/UnAuth/Page ... 13b10daf48

Yep. True.
Actually I guess what people wanna know is, the ones who submitted the application - what questions did you answer?
I mean exactly what questions. Probably that will give an idea to the rest of the folks what to expect. at least what kind of questions to expect. :)
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I do not remember the exact questions that I got. But it was on the lines of "what is your favourite book? and why ?"; what do you do in your free time ?, describe your personality. It could be any randomly generated question. Purpose of this is to test your communication, i.e. fluency in English. So relax.
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I believe there are no set video interview questions. As stated on the admissions page, you need to access the website which will randomly generate and record your responses.

I believe this is the link this year - https://college.likelive.com/UnAuth/Page ... 13b10daf48

Yep. True.
Actually I guess what people wanna know is, the ones who submitted the application - what questions did you answer?
I mean exactly what questions. Probably that will give an idea to the rest of the folks what to expect. at least what kind of questions to expect. :)


I do not remember the exact questions that I got. But it was on the lines of "what is your favourite book? and why ?"; what do you do in your free time ?, describe your personality. It could be any randomly generated question. Purpose of this is to test your communication, i.e. fluency in English. So relax.
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Thanks. I got done with my app yesterday :-)
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I do not remember the exact questions that I got. But it was on the lines of "what is your favourite book? and why ?"; what do you do in your free time ?, describe your personality. It could be any randomly generated question. Purpose of this is to test your communication, i.e. fluency in English. So relax.[/quote]

Thanks. I got done with my app yesterday :-)[/quote]

oh! Anyways good luck! :)
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Admitted. :-D :-D :-D

I was interviewed on October 02. Waiting for the official email to get more details of my admission offer.

Hi guys,

Would you kindly share some interview questions?

The interview was standard one: Take me through your career journey so far, why MBA, why now and why from Smeal. Other questions were derived from the conversation. One question which took me some time to answer was ‘what is a misconception that people have about you and how do you address that?’. Though this question is also not new from MBA interview point of view.

The interviewer also checked whether I submitted my video essay.

Hope this helps.
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Hi, Please did you submit any video essay? I was not prompted to submit any video essay....
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I'm in the same situation. I am done with my essay and recommendation letters. R2 applicant. Just left with the essay question. I searched all over but could find no hints about the essay questions. could anyone please shed some light on the same ? I have 4 days to complete my application :| :idea: :oops:
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There is a large variety of questions. The point of these questions is to see how you handle pressure, how you follow instructions, and how your communication skills are. They try to throw a curve at you, they don't care what your response is, they care how you react under a stressful situation.

I submitted mine 3 months ago but can't remember them exactly. Just have confidence. My curve ball question was which song describes your work ethic. Is there a right or wrong answer to this? absolutely not, I said "whistle while you work" from the Disney movie Snow White because if you can learn to enjoy your work you can be happy with any job and excel in your work place. I said that I try to make my work fun like the 7 dwarves. They aren't looking for a right and wrong answer, they want to see you squirm for half a second and come up with a quick intelligent response.

Good Luck everyone
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I got my Skype interview done yesterday with Stacey. She was nice.It lasted 40mins and in the end she said the result would come out before Apr.1st.
I am sure I am going to be dinged since not satisfied with my own performance at all. :? Just want to encourage and say good luck to others. Smeal is a nice school.
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Hi anybody who submitted application on Feb 1st got interview invite?
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Hi anybody who submitted application on Feb 1st got interview invite?
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Received interview invite today!
Will selecting an interview date which is after one month affect my chances of getting selected ? Do I need to schedule an interview as soon as possible ? Kindly throw some light ..
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Hi,
Got my interview invite today. Haven't gone to the date selection site, will do so tonight. Also, can anyone share their interview experience, please?
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Anybody wait-listed by Smeal?
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Received an invite today.
About to schedule my interview date.
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