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hah204
Joined: 06 Feb 2014
Last visit: 24 Apr 2015
Posts: 4
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Schools: Yale '16 (I) UVA Darden (D)
19 Feb 2014, 10:01
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Just had my interview, thought I'd share my notes - I got quite a few more questions that I was prepared for (had heard it was just "tell me about yourself" type of deal.) but nothing too difficult. We started with why I picked my major, my first internship out of college, why I picked my career path (I'm a non-traditional applicant - work in politics), specific examples of when I've shown leadership, what type of skills I feel I've developed, and what skills I want to develop with an MBA.
Maybe I got more than most because I am a non-traditional applicant, but my impression is that there are people in politics and policy at Darden, so I was surprised. But all in all, it was a good experience - very relaxed. The interview went an hour and 10 minutes- not sure if that's a good sign or not.
Maybe I got more than most because I am a non-traditional applicant, but my impression is that there are people in politics and policy at Darden, so I was surprised. But all in all, it was a good experience - very relaxed. The interview went an hour and 10 minutes- not sure if that's a good sign or not.
19 Feb 2014, 12:15
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I'm not sure how helpful this is, but I figure sharing my experience may help some of you since it's a story of hope
. I was accepted last year off the wait list, and was granted a deferral due to some serious family illness issues, so will be attending this year!I applied R2 through the Consortium to Darden, with an average GRE score/GPA and a background in marketing for small, technology start-ups in solar and biotechnology in San Francisco. I got an interview invite in mid-February of last year. During the interview, I had major technical issues with my Skype interview - and ended up having to do it over the phone with a current student. It went pretty well, but I was fairly frazzled and felt I could have done better overall. Afterwards, after many stressful weeks I found out I was waitlisted.
Now, the first thing I did with this information was frantically google anything and everything there was to know about waitlists. It seemed bleak at first, but I was determined to give it all I had and requested an application evaluation from the admissions staff in April. I was surprised to find that the Darden staff were some of the nicest, most helpful admissions representatives I have had the pleasure to know. They walked me through things I could improve upon, and things that I did not reiterate as well as I could have in my interview (why specifically Darden, why the case method). Once I got off that call, I wrote a short email re-iterating my interest and explaining some of those points to better clarify why Darden is my top choice.
Long story short, I eventually got the call! I could not have gotten in if I had not taken the extra steps in the waitlist process. I hope this helps anyone that might be losing hope, MBA admissions can feel like such a luck of the draw process, but sometimes persistence pays off.
Good luck everyone!
20 Feb 2014, 10:17
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Some info for everyone that may ease some anxiety but prolong the waiting. A friend of mine is a 1st year at Darden. I spoke with him last night to discuss my concern that I hadn't yet heard from Darden about an interview and how I assumed that it wasn't coming and that Feb. 28th was the ding day.
In fact that doesn't seem to be the case. He said they offer interviews up until the last day before decisions are released-- they do some Skype interviews at the end. The real takeaway is that they offer interviews throughout March as well as this month.
So, don't lose hope!
In fact that doesn't seem to be the case. He said they offer interviews up until the last day before decisions are released-- they do some Skype interviews at the end. The real takeaway is that they offer interviews throughout March as well as this month.
So, don't lose hope!
