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I just realized that I need to be added to the roll call from Round 1...

I submitted my deposit before last week's deadline and will be attending Tepper unless I can sneak into Booth R2. Who else handed over the $1,200?
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Added you to the roll call.I paid my deposit few weeks ago.
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I just realized that I need to be added to the roll call from Round 1...

I submitted my deposit before last week's deadline and will be attending Tepper unless I can sneak into Booth R2. Who else handed over the $1,200?

Added you to the roll call.I paid my deposit few weeks ago.
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paid mine few days back
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Anyone know what the exact time of the deadline is? Is it 11:59 PM or 5:00 PM or something else? Tepper is in the Eastern Time Zone, right?
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Anyone know what the exact time of the deadline is? Is it 11:59 PM or 5:00 PM or something else? Tepper is in the Eastern Time Zone, right?
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It is in EST.
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Does Tepper really interview all admits??? I doubt they do.
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Does Tepper really interview all admits??? I doubt they do.
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Most schools do. Or did you mean applicants?
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Does Tepper really interview all admits??? I doubt they do.

Most schools do. Or did you mean applicants?
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Nah, I specificaly meant "Admits". Apparently, they don't. I checked with a senior from Under Grad who is a Tepper Alumni. He mentioned that they don't necessarily interview all "Accepted" applicants. Well, may be it was true when he went (and that was 4 years ago). So, was wondering if the same is still true?
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Does Tepper really interview all admits??? I doubt they do.

Most schools do. Or did you mean applicants?

Nah, I specificaly meant "Admits". Apparently, they don't. I checked with a senior from Under Grad who is a Tepper Alumni. He mentioned that they don't necessarily interview all "Accepted" applicants. Well, may be it was true when he went (and that was 4 years ago). So, was wondering if the same is still true?
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OK, I don't know about undergrad, but as far as I know, for top MBA programs, 100% of their admits have been interviewed.
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Which apparently wasn't always the case, right? I would really love to hear about exactly what/who happened to top business adcoms that made them all suddenly switch from interviewing most but letting in a few without interviewing to interviewing all with no exceptions.
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I'm sure there are plenty of applicants who can write well and present themselves well on paper, but fall short when it comes to communication skills. My interviewer at Kellogg specifically told me that they try to interview everyone specifically because in the past, they let in some people who had no social graces.

I know many people like this, usually insanely good at math or science, but are significantly socially challenged.
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I'm sure there are plenty of applicants who can write well and present themselves well on paper, but fall short when it comes to communication skills. My interviewer at Kellogg specifically told me that they try to interview everyone specifically because in the past, they let in some people who had no social graces.

I know many people like this, usually insanely good at math or science, but are significantly socially challenged.
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Well, but - I think these insanely-good-math/science but socially not so fortunate must also get a chance to be part of a business school education. Its not necessary that socially adept fellas only make it super in life -- Bill Gates is very socially inept!
So, I think its a mix of both worlds. You don't want to see a super social guy with average math / analytical ability either! :)
btw, I am not socially inept :)
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Maybe I am :)

I'm not sure I disagree with you. The super-nerds (as I'll call them) did well in school, and I'm sure make for great scientists. There are lots of hedge funds that would love a super-nerd to be their quant guy. Look at Renaissance, they're all PhDs in Physics and Math. But, then again, maybe the PhD is the better degree for these people.

Part of getting an MBA, at least for me, is to round out these social skills. Masters degrees in general are usually terminal, that is to say that the student goes and gets a job afterward. Schools like their job placement stats to be very good, and super-nerds can be hard to place. They're out of place in many environments. You're at an IB, right? I'm doubt your best quant is the same person closing the multi-billion dollar deal, even if his work was crucial to getting the deal done. In my mind, the MBA gets you the skills you need to be that closer, and the PhD does a lot of the heavy lifting along the way.

I am by no means saying that the super-nerd can't ultimately be successful, because I do believe they can. (I have a few friends who I'd consider to be in this group and I think there's a good shot of any of them having a spectacular scientific impact) I just don't know that B-school for an MBA is the right venue for them. I also think the underlying reason they're weeded out has to do with job placement.
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How's Tepper's reputation overall? It seems there's not many people who apply to it. Is it a second-rated school? I simply want to ask because I am considering applying to it. I know it is very strong in engineering but I am not sure about its MBA program...

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How's Tepper's reputation overall? It seems there's not many people who apply to it. Is it a second-rated school? I simply want to ask because I am considering applying to it. I know it is very strong in engineering but I am not sure about its MBA program...

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Reputation wise it is behind other top 20 schools like Darden and Cornell. It is very quant focused, drawing from it's strong engineering program. After visiting the campus and talking to students, I felt it is a very nerdy school compared to other MBA programs.

For me personally, I do not want to spend 2 years in a dingy cold steel town taking very quant focused courses, so I decided to not attend it even if I do get in in round 2. Also, it does not place very well in IB which I am interested in.

But there are a lot of people who like that kind of atmosphere. Just make sure your math skills Probability and stats) are very strong, because most of the MBA students there have science background and if you want to be on top of the class, be prepared to compete with them and excel. Good luck!
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How's Tepper's reputation overall? It seems there's not many people who apply to it. Is it a second-rated school? I simply want to ask because I am considering applying to it. I know it is very strong in engineering but I am not sure about its MBA program...

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Reputation wise it is behind other top 20 schools like Darden and Cornell. It is very quant focused, drawing from it's strong engineering program. After visiting the campus and talking to students, I felt it is a very nerdy school compared to other MBA programs.

For me personally, I do not want to spend 2 years in a dingy cold steel town taking very quant focused courses, so I decided to not attend it even if I do get in in round 2. Also, it does not place very well in IB which I am interested in.

But there are a lot of people who like that kind of atmosphere. Just make sure your math skills Probability and stats) are very strong, because most of the MBA students there have science background and if you want to be on top of the class, be prepared to compete with them and excel. Good luck!
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Tepper has always been perceived as a top 20 school; however, I feel that it's small size and location prevent it from being ranked much higher than 15. It is clearly known as a quant/tech program, but I also think that this is a common stereotype (especially among people on these forums) and that not all Tepper students actually feel this way. In fact, more than half of those who graduate from Tepper go into finance or consulting, and not technology. Below is the BW breakdown:

Consulting: 20 %
Finance/Accounting: 37 %
General Management: 10 %
Human Resources: 1 %
Marketing/Sales: 19 %
Management Information Systems (MIS): 5 %
Operations/Logistics: 8 %

I'd be curious to know what percentage of these finance/consulting positions are technology based. In terms of investment banking, Tepper seems to only place 5-10 students per year max. I think it would be inaccurate to automatically dismiss this as a small percentage without knowing the percentage of students initially pursuing ibanking at Tepper. However, after speaking to the career center I did find out that Tepper does have strong placement in corporate finance, which could always be a contingency plan if ibanking doesn't work out.

It would be very helpful if there was a Tepper student or alumnus who might be able provide his or her impressions.
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Are there no Latin American students applying to Tepper this year? Am I the only lonely soul? :P
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Just called Tepper admissions, and they confirmed that the R3 deadline is midnight on Monday.
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Submitted Tepper in mid December
Interviewed in Mid-January
Have been waiting past 7 weeks and the wait has been killing me...if they reject or waitlist me, I will be heartbroken
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Submitted Tepper in mid December
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Going off past rounds/years, it looks like Tepper is a deadline day e-mail kind of school (as opposed to the calls a few day before kind). Looks like we'll be waiting until the afternoon of the 15th!
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Submitted Tepper in mid December
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Have been waiting past 7 weeks and the wait has been killing me...if they reject or waitlist me, I will be heartbroken

Going off past rounds/years, it looks like Tepper is a deadline day e-mail kind of school (as opposed to the calls a few day before kind). Looks like we'll be waiting until the afternoon of the 15th!
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I appreciate that they don't leave us waiting by the phone like many other schools.
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