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Calling Urbana-Champaign Applicnts(2015 Intake)Class of 2017

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BUGSIE91

Joined: 07 Nov 2013

Last visit: 11 Jul 2016

Posts: 36

Location: India

Concentration: Marketing, Strategy

Schools: Northeastern '17 (A$) Sauder '17 (D) Desautels '17 (D) Haskayne(Calgary) (A$) Urbana-Champaign '17 (D) Eller FT"17 (A$)

GMAT 1: 560 Q44 V23 Verified score

GMAT 2: 690 Q48 V36 Verified score

GPA: 3.23

WE:Information Technology (Consulting)

Schools: Northeastern '17 (A$) Sauder '17 (D) Desautels '17 (D) Haskayne(Calgary) (A$) Urbana-Champaign '17 (D) Eller FT"17 (A$)

GMAT 2: 690 Q48 V36 Verified score

Posts: 36

20 Nov 2014, 17:51

Got an interview call yesterday... :D :D

Scheduled one on 25th morning 04:00 AM...

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aa49484

Joined: 11 Mar 2014

Last visit: 19 May 2015

Posts: 15

Location: India

Concentration: Strategy, International Business

Schools: Urbana-Champaign '17 (II) ISB '16 (D) McDonough '17 (I) Kelley '17 (S) Goizueta '17 (S) Olin '16 (D) Owen '17 (II) Mendoza '17 (WL) Fisher (D) Carlson PT"18 (I) Madison '17 (S) Cox '17 (I) Carlson '17 (I)

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V37 Verified score

GPA: 3.48

WE:Information Technology (Telecommunications)

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V37 Verified score

Posts: 15

20 Nov 2014, 22:07

had my interview with Ben Moreland yesterday.... very calm, relaxed interview... lastled over 45 mins... very interactive and i thoroughly enjoyed it...

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patelkirtib

Joined: 04 Feb 2012

Last visit: 01 Oct 2015

Posts: 24

Location: India

Concentration: Strategy, Entrepreneurship

Schools: Smeal '17 (A)

GMAT Date: 09-30-2013

WE:Business Development (Computer Hardware)

Schools: Smeal '17 (A)

Posts: 24

Updated on: 04 Dec 2014, 05:07

Originally posted by patelkirtib on 21 Nov 2014, 09:15.
Last edited by patelkirtib on 04 Dec 2014, 05:07, edited 1 time in total.

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BUGSIE91

Joined: 07 Nov 2013

Last visit: 11 Jul 2016

Posts: 36

Location: India

Concentration: Marketing, Strategy

Schools: Northeastern '17 (A$) Sauder '17 (D) Desautels '17 (D) Haskayne(Calgary) (A$) Urbana-Champaign '17 (D) Eller FT"17 (A$)

GMAT 1: 560 Q44 V23 Verified score

GMAT 2: 690 Q48 V36 Verified score

GPA: 3.23

WE:Information Technology (Consulting)

Schools: Northeastern '17 (A$) Sauder '17 (D) Desautels '17 (D) Haskayne(Calgary) (A$) Urbana-Champaign '17 (D) Eller FT"17 (A$)

GMAT 2: 690 Q48 V36 Verified score

Posts: 36

22 Nov 2014, 09:12

aa49484

had my interview with Ben Moreland yesterday.... very calm, relaxed interview... lastled over 45 mins... very interactive and i thoroughly enjoyed it...

Hi there.. my Interview is to be conducted by Mr. Ben Moreland as well... Can you please share the questions that were asked to you?

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sandesh401577

Joined: 04 Sep 2014

Last visit: 24 Jan 2017

Posts: 28

Location: India

Concentration: Strategy, Entrepreneurship

Schools: Kenan-Flagler '19 (D) Kelley '19 (A)

GMAT 1: 730 Q50 V39 Verified score

GPA: 3.5

WE:Asset Management (Real Estate)

Schools: Kenan-Flagler '19 (D) Kelley '19 (A)

GMAT 1: 730 Q50 V39 Verified score

Posts: 28

23 Nov 2014, 08:09

Hi,

I'm planning to apply before the January deadline. I was hoping if anyone could shed some light on how the college views applicants with little work experience. I graduated in 2013 and currently have 14 months of work ex (10 months as a decision scientist - Analytics and 6 months at a family owned business along with some experience at a start up since 2011. I will have 2 years of Full-Time post graduate experience by the time the program starts ( will this be taken into account by the adcoms?
Have decent GPA : 3.4. GMAT - 740.
Contemplating whether I stand any chance if I do my essays very well. The work ex thing is bothering me a lot.
Any thoughts?

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VoyagerII

Joined: 27 Dec 2012

Last visit: 22 Jun 2019

Posts: 309

Status:At peace...

Location: Comoros

Concentration: Finance, International Business

Schools: Urbana-Champaign '16 (M)

WE:Operations (Consumer Packaged Goods)

Schools: Urbana-Champaign '16 (M)

Posts: 309

23 Nov 2014, 10:29

sandesh401577

Excellent question. You are a great candidate. In each class, there is always many students with ZERO [ yep, you read that right, ZERO...nil, 0, no, nada, vasina!] work experience. The two years you will have, the average work experience in each class. Please apply, your chance of getting in (with a merit scholarship!) very high (=95.999019%).

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sandesh401577

Joined: 04 Sep 2014

Last visit: 24 Jan 2017

Posts: 28

Location: India

Concentration: Strategy, Entrepreneurship

Schools: Kenan-Flagler '19 (D) Kelley '19 (A)

GMAT 1: 730 Q50 V39 Verified score

GPA: 3.5

WE:Asset Management (Real Estate)

Schools: Kenan-Flagler '19 (D) Kelley '19 (A)

GMAT 1: 730 Q50 V39 Verified score

Posts: 28

23 Nov 2014, 20:16

VoyagerII - Thanks, You've boosted my confidence to new heights. Will get in touch if I have more queries. Thanks again!

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J1234

Joined: 11 Aug 2014

Last visit: 24 Nov 2014

Posts: 2

24 Nov 2014, 07:03

VoyagerII : As a current student, can you tell us what are the yearly expenses for an international student? (Housing, transportation, food, etc)

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ankushtulipz

Joined: 05 Feb 2014

Last visit: 16 Apr 2017

Posts: 76

Concentration: Technology, Strategy

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

WE:Consulting (Computer Software)

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

Posts: 76

25 Nov 2014, 05:22

I did my interview on 5th November.
The interview was very interactive usual questions with Why Mba , Why now, Why UIUC and about my profile.
The interviewer told me that the decision will start coming out from 3rd December for the Early Action round.

Atb everyone....

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BUGSIE91

Joined: 07 Nov 2013

Last visit: 11 Jul 2016

Posts: 36

Location: India

Concentration: Marketing, Strategy

Schools: Northeastern '17 (A$) Sauder '17 (D) Desautels '17 (D) Haskayne(Calgary) (A$) Urbana-Champaign '17 (D) Eller FT"17 (A$)

GMAT 1: 560 Q44 V23 Verified score

GMAT 2: 690 Q48 V36 Verified score

GPA: 3.23

WE:Information Technology (Consulting)

Schools: Northeastern '17 (A$) Sauder '17 (D) Desautels '17 (D) Haskayne(Calgary) (A$) Urbana-Champaign '17 (D) Eller FT"17 (A$)

GMAT 2: 690 Q48 V36 Verified score

Posts: 36

25 Nov 2014, 06:23

ankushtulipz

Wow.. 5th November huh.. awesome!! I am having mine in 9 hours...

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ankushtulipz

Joined: 05 Feb 2014

Last visit: 16 Apr 2017

Posts: 76

Concentration: Technology, Strategy

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

WE:Consulting (Computer Software)

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

Posts: 76

25 Nov 2014, 06:34

ATB for your interview, just remain confident and study your essays and resume perfectly before the interview!!

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fbaig1

Joined: 30 Oct 2014

Last visit: 14 Nov 2015

Posts: 22

Schools: Carlson '17 (A) W.P. Carey '17 (A$) Tippie '17 (A$)

Posts: 22

25 Nov 2014, 08:31

I am wondering if they are still sending out interview invites or is it too late to get one now? Considering results start coming out in 10 days time I guess they should be wrapping up the interviews now rather than sending out new invites.

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ankushtulipz

Joined: 05 Feb 2014

Last visit: 16 Apr 2017

Posts: 76

Concentration: Technology, Strategy

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

WE:Consulting (Computer Software)

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

Posts: 76

25 Nov 2014, 09:36

Hi fbaig1,

To be honest, I have seen people do an interview even a day before the official due dates for admissions.

So be optimistic and hope for the best!!!

ATB, btw what is ur profile like?

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fbaig1

Joined: 30 Oct 2014

Last visit: 14 Nov 2015

Posts: 22

Schools: Carlson '17 (A) W.P. Carey '17 (A$) Tippie '17 (A$)

Posts: 22

25 Nov 2014, 09:43

ankushtulipz

Hi fbaig1,

To be honest, I have seen people do an interview even a day before the official due dates for admissions.

So be optimistic and hope for the best!!!

ATB, btw what is ur profile like?

My profile is GMAT - 710, Work ex - 3.5 years (all with IBM), GPA is on the lower scale (2.8/4) and decent extra curriculurs.

I was honestly expecting an interview invite from UIUC so I am wondering if they are going through this on the basis of time of submission as I submitted my app only a few hours before the deadline. So maybe my application is still not reviewed completely.

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ankushtulipz

Joined: 05 Feb 2014

Last visit: 16 Apr 2017

Posts: 76

Concentration: Technology, Strategy

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

WE:Consulting (Computer Software)

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

Posts: 76

25 Nov 2014, 09:48

Let me answer in 2 points now:

1)Your GMAT score is great for UIUC, only thing I feel is the GPA. i believe u r from India, is it? If yes how did u get that 4 point GPA?
In any case, did u try explaining the low GPA score in your essays especially the optional one?

2) I submitted my application on 6th October after the dealine and then dropped an email to the Adcoms to consider me for Early deadline and they agreed. Why dont you drop such an email asking whether they are considering your app for Early Round or not. That should help.

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fbaig1

Joined: 30 Oct 2014

Last visit: 14 Nov 2015

Posts: 22

Schools: Carlson '17 (A) W.P. Carey '17 (A$) Tippie '17 (A$)

Posts: 22

25 Nov 2014, 09:58

ankushtulipz

Well Ankush I did think the GPA would be a deterrent (it is usually) but I thought it would still be enough to get an interview invite. I guess you never know. ut yes I am from India and my GPA is actually on a scale of 10 (6.7/10) so that 2.8 was more or less an approximation.

As for the second point, I did submit the app before the early round deadline. Nevertheless I sent them a mail about 2 weeks back enquiring about my application status. Received the standard response that they were reviewing all the applications and the admission committe was yet to review mine. Considering the delay now there are only 2 possible explainations - either my application was not good enough or they still haven't reviewed it. Still hoping for the best though.

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ankushtulipz

Joined: 05 Feb 2014

Last visit: 16 Apr 2017

Posts: 76

Concentration: Technology, Strategy

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

WE:Consulting (Computer Software)

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

Posts: 76

25 Nov 2014, 10:08

First of all, your conversion from 10 scale to 4 scale is not correct. So never post that you have 2.8 GPA.

Mention the 10 point scale GPA and let the school decide. I submitted mine on the scale of 100.

Second, I think as long as you wrote the Essays nicely, i dont see a single reason of you not getting an invite.

Hope for the best!

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fbaig1

Joined: 30 Oct 2014

Last visit: 14 Nov 2015

Posts: 22

Schools: Carlson '17 (A) W.P. Carey '17 (A$) Tippie '17 (A$)

Posts: 22

25 Nov 2014, 10:22

ankushtulipz

Thanks for that ankush. And no, I did not convert the GPA on a 4 scale when submitting to the schools. That's just for forums like these where most people convert it to a 4 scale for some reason. My bad.

Anywyas thanks for your advise. Hoping for the best.

By the way - noticed that you have admit from SMU Cox, Notre-Dame and TIppie. Congratulations for those!

I have an admit from TIppie and Notre-Dame as well but Notre-Dame is out of the equation because no scholarship. Tippie I am still undecided on. Which of those are you considering?

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ankushtulipz

Joined: 05 Feb 2014

Last visit: 16 Apr 2017

Posts: 76

Concentration: Technology, Strategy

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

WE:Consulting (Computer Software)

GMAT 1: 720 Q50 V38 Verified score

Posts: 76

25 Nov 2014, 10:29

Thank you very much.

Lets not hijack this post with our discussion, so I think we can PM each other.

Just to highlight, ND I got 50% scholarship but my fiance college is not nearby so probably wont accept it. As of now SMU COX is the one I feel is really attractive given the scholarship amount, location and the program structure.

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abracher9

Joined: 05 Aug 2012

Last visit: 19 Mar 2015

Posts: 5

Location: India

GRE 1: Q162 V160 Verified score

GPA: 3.55

WE:Operations (Military & Defense)

GRE 1: Q162 V160 Verified score

Posts: 5

25 Nov 2014, 18:30

Had my interview on 24th.
Lasted 18 minutes.
Interviewer: Serena Hoff very laid back and informal.
She asked me the following questions:
Why MBA now?
Why Illinois MBA?
What are your leadership qualities?
Where do you see yourselves after doing the MBA?
Lastly, she asked me whether I'd join if offered a seat.
I asked a couple of questions.

Now sitting tight and hoping for the best!

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