Ross 2012 - Calling All Applicants

Hey everyone,

Anyone have any recommendations on where to stay near Ross? I am going up for the consortium day interview on February 17th!

Got done with my Interview last Saturday. Interesting conversation. Good luck to others who have their interviews scheduled.

Any words of advice ..I have my i/v on Friday..and its the first one ..so I'm a bundle of nerves right now

Had mine on Sunday,...I feel you. My Ross interview was my first school initiated interview (I interviewed at Tuck),..man I was nervous. Just be yourself,...i know thats probably not helpful,...but its just a conversation. You probably know exactly what questions will be asked if you've done even a little bit of research,....believe me,..its no different from what you've read. Walk through Resume, perhaps probing questions as you go through,..then why mba? why ross? etc etc. I didn't get any questions about extracurriculars (I was asked about this at Tuck),...my interviewer was a fairly recent graduate (10').

If I were you I would go through the resume and try to anticipate what probing questions they make have,..and try to rehearse some good responses. Maybe give your resume to a friend and ask them to think of what an adcom might want elaboration on. I'm sure you'll be fine.

As for my interview,...I didn't blow it out of the water,...but I didn't embarass myself either. I think I did a good job of showing enthusiasm for Ross and explaining why I want to go to Ross. But,..I've also never been good at judging how well I do in interviews. Some people know whether they've bombed or not,...i don't think I bombed,...but i'm hoping that I did just enough to squeak in considering Ross' generous acceptance rate of interviewed applicants.

FInally.....my opinion,..and others may disagree,....the interview is basically to get a feel for how excited you are about the program. They've already determined that you're academically good enough to attend (thats why they invited you to interview),..the interview process is to assemble a class that fits in the Ross culture. So do your best to convey a "fit"...whatever that means for you.

I interviewed in R1.

My interviewer flat out told me "If you are being invited to interview, you are qualified, we just want to see if you would be someone we would want to hang out with for the next 2 years."

I also thought I bombed my interview but was admitted.

Hate to be negative but I'm a bit tired of hearing "you should just be yourself". Sure, maybe to a degree, but i'd rather put my best foot forward and be on my a-game for the entire interview. I'm a laid back guy.. probably too laid back and I know it doesn't come across well in an interview. Maybe some people have the personality, demenour, etc that just being yourself works. For others I don't believe this is the best strategy.

Putting your best foot forward and being yourself are not mutually exclusive.

Had my interview on-campus interview yesterday. Was pretty laid back. I had a 2Y student with the first half of the interview dedicated to the standard walk me through your resume, why an MBA, why Ross. Other questions I received were: tell me about a time you were creative?, tell me about a team experience? tell me about a team experience that didnt go well? From my answers I was asked additional questions. The whole interview with questions from me took 45 mins although I think 30 is the normal time frame.

All in all a pretty standard interview. Hope everyone else still to interview the best of luck!

Interestingly, my interviewer told me that I have an impressive story and that I would fit in perfectly at Ross, but I was still only waitlisted.

Certainly lends credence to the theory that interviews can only hurt, not help. If you mess up, you're out,..if you do ok,..then decision is made due to other aspects of the app. Not sure if i believe this, but you never know.

well wow i slacked for a few days and just realized that London is not an option for an off campus interview. They have options for the remotest of the cities but not for London thats kind of surprising. And as it stands we Indians need a Visa even to get out of out own city in India and not enough time for getting a visa to Paris or Germany!!! I guess will have to go for a Skype interview. Just wondering how negative will this be considered?

You mention in your interview the problem of not being able to visit because of visa issues, maybe in the question answer session , something like :
"I really want to know what the atmosphere at Ross is like, I really wished I could have visited, but I could not because of ..."

just a thought.

I know exactly how you feel. My interviwer told me that the fact that I was called for an interview means that I have put forward a strong application and interview is just another step towards knowing me better

Tips:
1. Research the interviewer - his background, his choices etc. For eg. I knew my interviewer's entire career - knowing the choices he made put me at ease.

2. Reach early: I went to the coffee shop and waited for a while and absorbed the surroundings..

3. Know your story and motivation behind your choices. My interviewer probed on reasons for each of my career/community involvement choices. He also asked about all the people who influenced my character

4. Don't sweat over the petty things : I spilled some coffee on myself, the interviewer handed me a tissue

5. Show em you know em: know the program inside out. Don't be afraid to ask the interviewer specific queries.

6. Do your best and forget about it: your part of the story ends after the interview. That should be motivation enough. The application process is exhausting. I was just glad one school was off my list

Good luck. I know you'll be awesome

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Did any of the R1 waitlisted candidates submitted an update?? the limit is 300 words but if i write in the standard letter format that would take up half the word count. Thoughts?

i can't believe nobody's posted soojin's blog post yet...! sound familiar?

I think she is referring to this post here..Any clarifications buddy?

A lot of internationals will not travel for the same reasons you have mentioned, however, a few will. Those few will have an advantage considering everything else equal.