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since my cornell admit I have been meaning to withdraw my Anderson app but had not gotten around to it. Well, today I received a very much delayed interview invite. At this point I would probably only choose ucla over cornell if I got money. Is it even worth it to do an alumni interview in my home city?

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since my cornell admit I have been meaning to withdraw my Anderson app but had not gotten around to it. Well, today I received a very much delayed interview invite. At this point I would probably only choose ucla over cornell if I got money. Is it even worth it to do an alumni interview in my home city?

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Do it. You might get money. if anything you're not really losing much.
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since my cornell admit I have been meaning to withdraw my Anderson app but had not gotten around to it. Well, today I received a very much delayed interview invite. At this point I would probably only choose ucla over cornell if I got money. Is it even worth it to do an alumni interview in my home city?

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I don't see why you would not interview. You paid the app fee and spent time writing the essays...who knows you might get a full ride.
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since my cornell admit I have been meaning to withdraw my Anderson app but had not gotten around to it. Well, today I received a very much delayed interview invite. At this point I would probably only choose ucla over cornell if I got money. Is it even worth it to do an alumni interview in my home city?

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I'd interview. I am in a similar position. I am probably going to stay on UCLA waitlist to see if I get offered alittle bit of scholarship money. If not...I'll be in Michigan.

The worse they can do is not let you in.
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since my cornell admit I have been meaning to withdraw my Anderson app but had not gotten around to it. Well, today I received a very much delayed interview invite. At this point I would probably only choose ucla over cornell if I got money. Is it even worth it to do an alumni interview in my home city?

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Go for it, what do you have to lose? Besides, winters in Ithaca are pretty rough...
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I got an invite on 2/13 and scheduled through the online system. However, my app status hasn't been updated on the Application website or Check Status website.

The invite was a real surprise considering I'm a re-app and I thought this wasn't my best application this year. Anyways, wish me luck. I scheduled the interview for early March.
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does anybody know if there is a mid-decision date before the final decision deadline?

i had my interview back in january and the wait is killing me.......
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I decided not to go through with the interrview and withdraw my app. I love cornell too much. Good luck everybody:)
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Had my interview two days ago with a current student. It was...brief--30 minutes, give or take a couple ticks of the clock. Very friendly & engaging with some honest answers. Went to a class prior to my interview and, following the interview, met with a student from a club I am interested in. Being from CA, I'm not as awestruck by the weather as you who hail from colder climes, but it was in the low 70s and super sunny. Just sayin'. All in all, impressed and will hopefully hear (good news) soon.
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I decided not to go through with the interrview and withdraw my app. I love cornell too much. Good luck everybody:)
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Way2go man..... :lol: ..... Guess that opens up a spot for us Waitlisters....... :P ...... enjoy Ithaca.... :-D
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Hey,

Has any of the admitted students in R1 received the link to pay $1000 deposit ?
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Hey,

Has any of the admitted students in R1 received the link to pay $1000 deposit ?
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You may be the only one from R1 who has (or plans to) accept at UCLA :-D
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Hey,

Has any of the admitted students in R1 received the link to pay $1000 deposit ?


You may be the only one from R1 who has (or plans to) accept at UCLA :-D
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Is UCLA that Bad ?
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Hey,

Has any of the admitted students in R1 received the link to pay $1000 deposit ?


You may be the only one from R1 who has (or plans to) accept at UCLA :-D

Is UCLA that Bad ?
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Oh no, that's not what I meant. I think UCLA is an excellent program and has probably some of the best faculty, better than alot of top10 programs. What I meant is that people who were admitted in R1 were also admitted to other top 10 schools and chose to go elsewhere lured by historical facts about strength of certain specialty areas, overall national (or even international) reputation, and probably outdated salary figures. With this glooming economy on the horizon, I suspect the difference in value of an mba from a top school vs a 2nd-tier one will shorten in the next couple of years as starting mbas from top 10 schools have been notoriously overpaid recently and companies simply can't afford to do that any more.

I know I'll probably get lashed for those comments but really unless you are rich or get some sort of substantial fellowship, going in massive amounts of debt to attend an expensive top school seems like a very very risky strategy to me these days.
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have all the UCLA - Rd 2 interview invites gone out since decisions come out pretty soon?
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according to Andrea on the businessweek forums, the bulk of invites have been sent with a few more left.

she did, however, re-emphasize that you can be placed on the WL without an interview.

i'm also waiting...g'luck!
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It seems that R2 decisions started this morning as 5 people already reported admission on bw...
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I got a call offering admission around 10am PT this morning. Good luck all.
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Withdrew from waitlist today. I'm headed to Ann Arbor next fall :) .

Good luck all!
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just got a voicemail--i'm in! phew, after the haas-no-interview-no-waitlist-no-nothing i was mighty worried.
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