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same here. no interview invite and no portal update

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Has anything changed after your interview? Is your score above their average?

Not just demography but industry, undergrad and job functions too

Not sure if it worked negatively against you, but showing a variety of projects / experiences in your answers definitely helps. I made it a point to not use an experience / example more than once in an interview. Also, the soft skills matter a lot during the interviews, like: exchanging pleasantries at the start instead of jumping right into the interview, having some examples that aren't professional / work related (clubs, volunteering, etc), keeping the vibe conversational (for cmu atleast). At the end of the day, it's a "fit" interview, so we gotta show them that we can fit in.

This is super similar to my experience. I got mine 12 hours after submitting my application. I would try and get your verbal score up. If you’re starting with a 155, it’s not that hard to get it up to 160. The reading comprehension part is a very difficult skill to train, but with 155, even just hammering vocabulary could get you up to 160.