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Re applicant here. Invited for interview. Scheduled it on Friday 5:30 PM IST.

Hey, how was the interview?Can you please share your interview experience?

I apologize for seeing this late. I was interviewed by Michael Waldhier. He did my interview last time also. So we cut short on why MBA, why Smeal and stuff and delved straight on catching up on what's happened since my last application. Couple of behavioral questions on the recent events, whether my goals have changed, what have I been doing outside of work since last application and how have I worked on my weakness that I stated last time and what new weakness I have now.

So you can see that almost the entire interview was based on what happened in my profile since my last application.
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Pretty Quite since long time...
Any invites for International students this month?
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Any idea on how soon the admissions team replies once the application is submitted??

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I believe the decision deadline for R1 is over. Is there any update on the status of applicants?
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Hi, Can anyone please tell me what sort of questions are asked in the video essay.

It would be of great help.
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It's not fun to see the dings coming in, but something to keep in mind, especially for internationals, small schools are not a guarantee by any stretch. Think about it, 36% of 59 students means there are only 20 international students at Penn State, so it's hard to get a spot in that applicant pool. Fit is far more important that stats.(within reason)

Small programs have strong relationships with certain recruiters that have their own unique requirements, you work with the same students day in and day out for 2 years, and they have to build a balance with very few pieces. Pretty easy to see a lot of the dings when viewed in that respect.
Great post. Smeal especially is a very well known brand amongst B schools due to its specialization in supply chain management. Firms like P&G and PwC have repeatedly hired heavily from Smeal so in terms for ROI it's a very very good school.

I know this because I attended grad school at Penn State and I have a lot of friends at Smeal who are working in some well known brands. So, an admit at Smeal is by no means a safe bet especially if your stats are not way above average for that school.

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So, an admit at Smeal is by no means a safe bet especially if your stats are not way above average for that school.

I didn't get what you're saying here. Care to explain?

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Anyone who applied before the priority deadline (R2) get an interview call?
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Has there been any update on priority application deadline?

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Hi, just got invited to interview last night! Have scheduled it for the 3rd of January. Any inputs/suggestions from those who have already interviewed? I am pretty excited as I have been looking forward to attending Smeal.
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Hi, just got invited to interview last night! Have scheduled it for the 3rd of January. Any inputs/suggestions from those who have already interviewed? I am pretty excited as I have been looking forward to attending Smeal.
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Hey man congratulations! What round did you apply?
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FYI to all, we have started separate discussions for admits and waitlisted applicants here...
https://gmatclub.com/forum/smeal-penn-s ... 56031.html
https://gmatclub.com/forum/smeal-penn-s ... 56032.html
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Hi, just got invited to interview last night! Have scheduled it for the 3rd of January. Any inputs/suggestions from those who have already interviewed? I am pretty excited as I have been looking forward to attending Smeal.
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Hey man congratulations! What round did you apply?

Thank you! I applied in Round 1, the invite came pretty late..but I'm glad it came :-) Hoping I make it! I admire the School and the Program, and was looking for tips on the interview!
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