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Calling all Smeal (Penn State) Applicants: (2017 Intake) Class of 2019 10 Nov 2016, 22:29
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hi srikrishnaseshadri
same status for me. Applied on Oct 1, but not yet invited for interview.
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Gautam,
i think we have similar scores too.
Maybe they have not reached to our applications.
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Calling all Smeal (Penn State) Applicants: (2017 Intake) Class of 2019 10 Nov 2016, 23:56
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when did you apply and when did you receive the interview invite buddy?

I applied on 1st Oct.
Received interview invite on 25th Oct
Had my interview on 8th Nov
Got my acceptance letter on 10th Nov
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Dear Souvit,

Congrats.
Could you please shed some light on the interview details as I have scheduled my interview on 18th Nov?
Also it could be great if you could shed some light on your profile?

Thank in advance.
Regards.
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Calling all Smeal (Penn State) Applicants: (2017 Intake) Class of 2019 13 Nov 2016, 05:04
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Just received the interview call.
Has anyone else received their interview call?
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Hope you're all doing well!

Just finished my interview yesterday. For starters, I expected a Skype invite half an hour before the interview (similar to another interview). It was a little surprising to directly get a call at the scheduled time. So just be ready in advance to accept the call :)

As the others have stated, it was a very conversational interview with just 1 interviewer. The interview started with him talking about Penn state and the opportunities it holds as well as the general lifestyle. The broad smile and acknowledgement to whatever I said was very encouraging. It was a comparatively fast paced interview where we ran through a lot of questions in a span of half hour. I've put down whatever I can recollect right now.

- Career progression, professional experience
- Why MBA? Why now?
- Biggest failure so far in college / work life, what I learned from it
- Ethical Dilemma
- Creative criticism
- What I expect to learn through the 2 years of study
- Post MBA goals
- Instances of managerial experience / leadership
- What kind of a leader I am / aspire to be?
- One common misconception that people have about me, how I prove them wrong
- The other programs that I'm applying for and how Smeal compares to them
- The things that I do for fun / hobbies
- In the process of getting down 6000 applications to 60 admits, why should Smeal choose me?
- Questions from my end

I was told that the results would reach me pretty soon and may take a maximum of two weeks in any case.

Hope this helps all those who have their interviews coming up! Good luck :) and *fingers crossed* for my results too!
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hello everyone,

i will be submitting my application in a few days!!...can anyone share with me the video essay experience??
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dinged :(
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dinged :(
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When did you give your interview and when did you get your result?

If you don't mind sharing, how was your interview?

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i had my interview on 9th Nov and got my decision yesterday. The interview was pretty straightforward and simple. I thought it went well. Was expecting to make the cut.
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Got rejected after interview. Shocker.
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First admit of the season. In with 2 year MBA fellow award.
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Admitted with fellowship :D
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got admitted with fellowship :)
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The first knock! Admitted with the MBA fellow award :D
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The first knock! Admitted with the MBA fellow award :D
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Congratulations!!
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Hi there,

Is there any whatsap group for admitted students of class of 2019?
If not kindly PM me ,I will create one.

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Sent you the contact number. Kindly add me to the created grp.


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mba87 , salika, vivekchandran11 - if interested and okay, you can PM your number so that I can add you to the admitted whatsapp group "class of 2019"?
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Received interview invite yesterday for R2.....scheduled for 9th Jan 2017

Can anyone who already have their interviews done share their interview experience? Would help R2 applicants.
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Admitted with Fellowship! :D
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Admitted with Fellowship! :D
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