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Congratulations cml78! Thank you for sharing profile details too. Just curious when did you submit your application for R2 - on deadline or before that?

@Butuku2023 : Same q. Still waiting for R2 invite. I submitted application on last day though, not sure if they review applications in the order of submission

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@Butuku2023 : Same q. Still waiting for R2 invite. I submitted application on last day though, not sure if they review applications in the order of submission

the MSx update email said.. ’we do not review your application in any particular order. Applicants are not ranked. The timing of your interview invite depends on when your file was reviewed’ since the invitation timelines are from mid-Feb to mid-March let’s hope for the best

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When can R3 applicants expect to receive inteview calls ?

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The beginning of 2025 is probably a very wonderful mark.

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When can R3 applicants expect to receive inteview calls ?

The adcom contacts you by email to invite you to interview. For MBA you can expect the R3 invites between mid-April to mid-May. For Msx, expect R3 interview invites by late March.

Good luck everyone!

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Pretty sure I submitted less than 24 hours before R2 closed. This was the case for all my application submissions 😅

I’d like to think our applications are reviewed randomly, or that we have no control over when and in what order they are reviewed. At least that’s what I tell myself as I await results from other programs I applied to...

Having said that, we really are at the early stages of the MSx program’s application review window, so I think there’s reason to be hopeful that more interview invitations are coming.

Truly rooting for all of us!

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Did you apply for SFMBA too?

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any R3 interview calls as yet ?

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No, i recieved an email from Adcom stating that interview calls will go out starting mid march.

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Hi, I received R2 interview invite yesterday (applied 10 mins before deadline)

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Yay! Good work, bak!

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Any interview invites for R2?

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Hi, I received R2 interview invite yesterday (applied 10 mins before deadline)

Congratulations! When is the interview?

Can you please share your brief profile and test scores?

I’m losing hope by the day

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How was your interview experience?

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Hi Everyone,

Anyone that already had the interviews, could you please share your experience? What were the questions and the format of the interview? Would be super helpful to learn from your experience.

Thanks in advance!

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Hi, are there any interview invites for R3 or R2? I have not seen anything on Clear. Admit the last entries seem to be on May. Thanks for sharing.

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Curious as well - it seems like this year's thread is a lot quieter compared to previous years...

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I had the round 2 interview invitation on Feb 20. I just had my interview on Mar 6 for my R2 Application.

My background:
- 12 work experience tech in startup and big tech
- Bachelor in engineer
- GMAT EA - 156

Interview Experience:
- Why MSx?
- What is your short-term career goal? and why?
- Your leadership experience in big tech
- Your leadership experience in startup

Hope this helps.

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Hi, are there any interview invites for R3 or R2? I have not seen anything on Clear. Admit the last entries seem to be on May. Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks for sharing your experiences. I appreciate it

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Hi, are there any interview invites for R3 or R2? I have not seen anything on Clear. Admit the last entries seem to be on May. Thanks for sharing.

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I had the R2 interview invitation on Feb 19 and had an interview on Mar 6.

My background:
- 13 years of work experience in India as Software Engineer, Management Consulting and business role in Tech Startup - B Tech in CS, MBA from Indian Institute of Management
- GMAT FE : 665

Interview Experience:
- Why MSx? Why Now?
- Have you thought of backup plans? How about Visa requirements etc.?
- How do you describe your leadership style? What would your peers say about you?
- Tell me an instance when you created impact- You already have an MBA from a reputed institute. Why 2nd MBA? - I have some hard constraints for the next few months and may overlap with Term 1. So, deep conversation on how I am thinking about it, how will I manage course work, how will I manage accommodation (on/ off campus) etc.