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I have been hearing a lot of stories that I need confirmation.

Is it true that one doesn't need an interview to gain admission to a school? I have a friend who got into Harvard, Wharton and he didn't have to go through any interview (this was 2 years ago).
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I believe these days most top schools will REQUIRE an interview before letting anyone in. The only exception I see is when there are no alumni near the applicant and the applicant lives very far (international) from the school to do an on-campus interview. In those cases, the interview could be waived.
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Either he was lying or forgetful...or he did not do an MBA
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Either he was lying or forgetful...or he did not do an MBA
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actually, just 2-3 years ago, many schools DIDN'T interview everyone they admitted. Only recently did most schools change their policies to "must interview to get admitted".
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Some schools give waivers if you live in a very out of the way spot. If you live in Siberia then you may get in without interviewing. Live in a big city and you are going to have to interview.
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Either he was lying or forgetful...or he did not do an MBA

actually, just 2-3 years ago, many schools DIDN'T interview everyone they admitted. Only recently did most schools change their policies to "must interview to get admitted".
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This confirms his story.
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I am extremely sorry- I was mistaken :) there you go- a lot more knowledgeable guys about the process than myself :)
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Either he was lying or forgetful...or he did not do an MBA

actually, just 2-3 years ago, many schools DIDN'T interview everyone they admitted. Only recently did most schools change their policies to "must interview to get admitted".
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Everything was better 2-3 years ago.

1. Cornell's average gmat was 656.

2. University of Chicago... who.. wha....you mean Kellogg?

3. Yale admitted 200+ applicants.

4. ETS gave real scratch paper for the GMAT.

and the list goes on.
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and from what I've seen on BW stats, many schools had 25-30% acceptance rates, Haas was nearing 20%, and Stanford had a whopping 14%! gasp! :shock:
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Either he was lying or forgetful...or he did not do an MBA

actually, just 2-3 years ago, many schools DIDN'T interview everyone they admitted. Only recently did most schools change their policies to "must interview to get admitted".


Everything was better 2-3 years ago.

1. Cornell's average gmat was 656.

2. University of Chicago... who.. wha....you mean Kellogg?

3. Yale admitted 200+ applicants.

4. ETS gave real scratch paper for the GMAT.

and the list goes on.
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When we were young, grass was more green and snow was more white, there was peace in all the world except small kitchen conflicts :) The world keeps changing and all we have to do is to take it as it is and use changes to our best.
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the good news is, most curriculum at schools are probably more reflective of real world business now than 2-3 years ago. :)
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2 years ago.. i was thinking of sunny beaches and spring break.... never knew what GMAT was... heard of it in a newspaper coz some dude scored 800...
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7 months ago, I was still saying "the MBA degree is a useless degree, all they do is party and socialize anyways". :P
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Some schools give waivers if you live in a very out of the way spot. If you live in Siberia then you may get in without interviewing. Live in a big city and you are going to have to interview.
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LOL
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Some schools give waivers if you live in a very out of the way spot. If you live in Siberia then you may get in without interviewing. Live in a big city and you are going to have to interview.

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Just to explain my reaction - in Siberia I believe there are at least 3 cities with population over 1.000.000 ppl, and a dozen more with 500.000+ ppl :wink: There are phones, too :-D
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Some schools give waivers if you live in a very out of the way spot. If you live in Siberia then you may get in without interviewing. Live in a big city and you are going to have to interview.
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Does that mean that I could have chances with Tuck without interview? :)))) Rather, I would say that we have unlimited Internet access and unlimited cell phone tariff plans, so, Siberia is not that far from civilization :)
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Some schools give waivers if you live in a very out of the way spot. If you live in Siberia then you may get in without interviewing. Live in a big city and you are going to have to interview.

LOL

Just to explain my reaction - in Siberia I believe there are at least 3 cities with population over 1.000.000 ppl, and a dozen more with 500.000+ ppl :wink: There are phones, too :-D
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The number of inhabitants is even less important than oil & gas cities that are incredibly European by quality of life with population of 250.000 - 500.000 ppl.