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Hey guys,

First post here :) Did my interview and just wanted to drop a note for fellow interviewees here - be prepared; but also be prepared to be surprised when you walk in. While I guess maybe 90% of time you will get something like what's on the wiki, it is actually possible to get something different. At least that happened to me - mine went pretty much chit-chatting all the way. Only like 1 example question, no grills. So.. chill but be prepared for anything!

Best of luck!
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Did you interview on-campus or was it in a hub city?
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SuperMushroom
Hey guys,

First post here :) Did my interview and just wanted to drop a note for fellow interviewees here - be prepared; but also be prepared to be surprised when you walk in. While I guess maybe 90% of time you will get something like what's on the wiki, it is actually possible to get something different. At least that happened to me - mine went pretty much chit-chatting all the way. Only like 1 example question, no grills. So.. chill but be prepared for anything!

Best of luck!

Did you interview on-campus or was it in a hub city?
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A hub city
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Hi All,

Re: Cover letter and the 1 page

I emailed adcom prior to submitting it and asked them about this. In the app, they specified that you had to write a formal cover letter, so I was confused about what went into the word count since salutations can take up some words.

They said that they only count the words in the body. No mention of 1 page requirement either.

Hope That Helps!
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Is it over for those on the east coast?
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why is it that last year's Sloan thread has up to 108 pages, while this year it's still only up to 25? odd
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why is it that last year's Sloan thread has up to 108 pages, while this year it's still only up to 25? odd
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From what Ive seen, that has been the case for most school threads. Odd, I agree.

Whatever happened to Sloan's early ding?
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why is it that last year's Sloan thread has up to 108 pages, while this year it's still only up to 25? odd

From what Ive seen, that has been the case for most school threads. Odd, I agree.

Whatever happened to Sloan's early ding?
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It is not odd. This year we have the profile that encapsulates what colleges we are applying and who applied and other profile info. Last time ppl forst responded saying i am applying R1. Then I applied R1. Then someone will say that ok, I updated the roll call count on first page etc etc.
All the useless posts are gone this year. mostly all useful stuff is posted.
The roll call posts caused a lot of posts until last year.
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Sloan 2012 - Calling MBA All Applicants Updated on: 12 Jan 2012, 23:45
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Good luck to all who are still going onto interviews. MIT's whole interview process is very professional and pleasant experience, despite the stress of the interview involved.
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Hey guys,

While I guess maybe 90% of time you will get something like what's on the wiki, it is actually possible to get something different. Best of luck!
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Hi Supermushroom, welcome to the forum!

Sorry for my dumb question, but can anyone plz tell me what this WIKI is? Everybody invited to an interview seems to be talking about this!
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Hi Supermushroom, welcome to the forum!

Sorry for my dumb question, but can anyone plz tell me what this WIKI is? Everybody invited to an interview seems to be talking about this!
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The Clear Admit Wiki provides Interview reports were people list the questions they got during school interviews... Here is the link for the Sloan page: https://www.clearadmit.com/wiki/index.ph ... nInterview
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Friday the 13th! Could today be the massive ding day. This wait is driving me nuts.

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Parsing Beat The GMAT forum, someone in Virginia (mostly military from his profile),
got called two days ago. That being said, after being strung around by Haas for a month,
I am skeptical that there is going to be another wave of calls. Haas sent out two interview
calls over the last one month.
My gloomy prediction:
1: MIT strings us along until the deadline giving out a handful of invites to a few lucky souls [90% chance]
2: There is a second wave of invites in the next few weeks. [10% chance]
and yes, I have way too much time on my hands.
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Friday the 13th! Could today be the massive ding day. This wait is driving me nuts.

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You could practically drive over to Cambridge and ask ;-)
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Parsing Beat The GMAT forum, someone in Virginia (mostly military from his profile),
got called two days ago. That being said, after being strung around by Haas for a month,
I am skeptical that there is going to be another wave of calls. Haas sent out two interview
calls over the last one month.
My gloomy prediction:
1: MIT strings us along until the deadline giving out a handful of invites to a few lucky souls [90% chance]
2: There is a second wave of invites in the next few weeks. [10% chance]
and yes, I have way too much time on my hands.
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For option 2, aren't we running out of time to, logistically, get the interviews in?
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Parsing Beat The GMAT forum, someone in Virginia (mostly military from his profile),
got called two days ago. That being said, after being strung around by Haas for a month,
I am skeptical that there is going to be another wave of calls. Haas sent out two interview
calls over the last one month.
My gloomy prediction:
1: MIT strings us along until the deadline giving out a handful of invites to a few lucky souls [90% chance]
2: There is a second wave of invites in the next few weeks. [10% chance]
and yes, I have way too much time on my hands.


For option 2, aren't we running out of time to, logistically, get the interviews in?
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I think so too Ryan. I believe the game is almost over for people who have not been invited yet. The adcom may interview a few more from Rd1 based on their interview experiences so far, but for most of us waiting, i think it is gonna be a ding. Sorry to say it, but that's my gut feeling.
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Does 'deferment w/o interview' happen at Sloan, or is it mostly those that have been interviewed? That could be a possibility...
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Guys,

See how Harvard is making their process more transparent.
https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/blog.html
Nice.
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Hats off to Harvard and it's director. It's top tier reputation is well deserved.
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Hi Supermushroom, welcome to the forum!

Sorry for my dumb question, but can anyone plz tell me what this WIKI is? Everybody invited to an interview seems to be talking about this!
The Clear Admit Wiki provides Interview reports were people list the questions they got during school interviews... Here is the link for the Sloan page: https://www.clearadmit.com/wiki/index.ph ... nInterview
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Hi Youngsnake,

Thank you very much for this! Will be a great help!
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Should I send a letter to MIT and ask about my application? Has anyone tried this? At least it is a more active way instead of waiting here.
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