Cornell (Johnson) 2012 - Calling All Applicants

Got an email notifying me the app was under review on 10/21 and an invite to interview on 10/29. Submitted on 10/12 a few hours before the deadline.

Thanks!

They updated the application page and sent emails for each part of the process. It went from submitted to under review to invited to interview.

Hope that helped!

Great yes that does help! I put my work email as the main contact for Cornell. I will check my online status in case I have some doubts about email filtering.

Good luck man!

Congratulations unit157!! My application went under review on 10/25. I hope Cornell sends the interview invite email by end of this week, else I guess its game over.

Got an invite to interview earlier today...

Submitted - 10/7/11
Under Review - 10/21/11
Invited to Interview - 11/1/11

Good luck, everybody!

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Hey Folks,

I figured I oughtta do a debrief of my interview at Cornell.
Overall, it was very straight forward and conversational, and I really enjoyed my visit.

Interview Questions
I interviewed on campus with a member of the admissions team. (S)he asked typical interview questions:
Walk me through your resume
Why MBA?
Why Cornell?
Tell me about a time when you...
...[engaged in various team work scenarios]

Impressions of Cornell
Again, I was really impressed with what I saw of Johnson. Every student I spoke with for 30 seconds made me write down their name and email address just in case I had any questions. They were just normal students too, not people who the admissions office had scheduled to participate in an admissions day event. The class I sat in on was very engaging and involved a lot of discussion, even though it wasn't conducted in a "case study" format. I thought Ithaca was beautiful, but that's obviously my personal opinion. I’d put it on par with Charlottesville, except for the climate, of course. Everyone sounded very happy with their internship/job prospects too.

Do's and Do Not's
I'm sure I committed a Faux Pas or two, so I don't intend to sound like a pr*ck when I write this, but I thought I'd share some observations from the other prospectives who were there that day.
-Don't sit in the admissions office if you have free time during your visit day. This indicates that you have no interest in engaging with current students. Hang out in the Atrium, and you'll have a chance to have some great conversations with students.
-Don't repeatedly ask whether Cornell's distance from NYC will make it harder for you to get a job in banking. This makes it sound like you think you're an absolute lock for an IB job and the only thing that could possibly hold you back is the 4 hour drive. I'm sure it's fine to ask, but don't belabor the point.
-Use the Connect with Johnson portal to reach out to some students who are pursuing your field of interest before you interview. It will make you sound more knowledgeable in the interview, prevent you from asking redundant questions, and ideally provide you with people to talk to while you're on campus. This applies to any school, really.
-Pay attention to the email they send about parking arrangements. I didn't and was almost late to the admissions office.

Hopefully that was helpful. I’m not sure if there is any other information of value that I can share, but certainly let me know if you have any questions.

Is round 3 at Cornell similar to Round 2 at other schools? I may have to move to Round 3 and was curious if it is okay. I want to be in Round 2 but just curious if it is the same drop off of moving a round 2 january deadline to a round 3 march deadline where your chances plummet. Any ideas?

I submitted the application on Oct 12
Under review on Oct 21.
No call yet. Till when do the calls for 1st deadline happen?

I believe they invite applicants to interview until a couple of days prior to the decision date.

Last year, the R1 deadline was on October 5th. The latest report of any GMATClubber getting invited in R1 was on December 7th, although some R2 applicants were invited before the poster. The first reported acceptance call was then reported on December 16th.

Just got an invite 1:32PM EST

I am pretty happy. I actually made a promise to myself (after not hearing back from HBS) and frustrated with Booth's forums speculation that I was NOT going to obsessively check my personal email and this forum and going to actually focus on work. I put my iPhone in my bag and just logged into gmail to check for a family email to saw an invitation to interview for Cornell. Yay!

Also, my status did change to "invited to interview" online.

Good luck to everyone. I never visited Cornell but I am going to try to interview there from NYC!

Congrats, nycbiker! I just moved to the northwest, so I unfortunately won't be able to sign up for an on campus interview. Enjoy your visit to Ithaca!

I second the congrats, nycbiker!

Threestripes, I live in the northwest as well, and I'm hoping I get an early enough interview invite (or an invite, period) that I can find a mildly affordable ticket to Ithaca. It will be a long journey.

I just took on a new role, so taking a day or two off of work within the next month or so will be impossible. I was based in NYC until yesterday, so I would have been able to book a trip up to Ithaca had I received the invitation at least a few days earlier. Of course, just my luck, the invite was sent while I was in transit to the NW yesterday. I'm not complaining though. It's still an invite after all.

Congratulations to all who received invites so far.. Hope my invite is on the way and is stuck somewhere on their email server

Did international students started getting interview invites?

I am an international student... still waiting to hear back from Johnson. Under review since 10/25... gosh!

I am an international student as well and still waiting..