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I went into the smallish admissions room and I was waiting for over an hour with the different interviewees. Every single one was a Consultant or Banker from huge firms. Our interviews were staggered, 15 minutes apart.
There was a lunch with students, which was very nice. I was a little bit more nervous due to the impending interview. I went back into the waiting room to study after that.
The interview started and it was incredibly casual. I had planned for questions about my GPA, job transitions, the additional essay, and why I, as a re-applicant, was more prepared this year as opposed to last. I got the sense that all interviewers asked "What, if anything, has changed since you submitted your application?" I took the opportunity to mention a new leadership experience at work, but I punctuated it with something interesting/fun that had happened to me recently. This was actually something she had done recently and we talked for a couple of moments about this mutual activity. This didn't last too long before I was asked a few standard behavioral questions that I had practiced for: "A time you received negative feedback." "A time you lead oppositional members of a team." Etc.
Then, in a bit of a curveball, I was asked about my goals and how I could achieve them at Sloan. I hadn't practiced much for it because I wasn't expecting it at Sloan, but my other interviews helped me here.
Overall I thought the experience was great! I felt comfortable, I felt loose, and most importantly, I think my passion shone through. Have a personality and don't be a business machine would be my advice. Very few people are, but don't get tense in the moment and forget that they want to get to know you, not the physical embodiment of your professional resume.
I really do hope that I get in as I felt the experience went very well. I loved the environment and all the students were very friendly, outgoing, and down to earth. Hopefully that helps for anyone waiting for an interview or anyone looking at Sloan in general. Best of luck to everyone, and hopefully we all get good news on the 19th!
Thanks for sharing, man. You seem to have scored a bunch of STRONG interviews this year. Were you invited to interview at Sloan last year too?
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Nope, I was rejected w/o interviews at all schools except 1 last year (and Kellogg, but I can't count that). So it was a full year of grinding to improve a lot about my candidacy and things have gone decently well so far. Hopefully it all pans out in a month.
I was rejected without interview in 7 out of 8 schools that I applied to. I applied to all my target schools in R1 and I have managed to get 7 invites so far
I was rejected without interview in 7 out of 8 schools that I applied to. I applied to all my target schools in R1 and I have managed to get 7 invites so far
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Haha... Well, that just shows that we both made meaningful strides over the past year!
I'm 7 invites out of 10 so far and waiting to hear back from 2. I will admit I was a bit bummed about the building at MIT (I had just interviewed at Kellogg and the Global Hub is INCREDIBLE, so that might have skewed my view), but the rest was great. I'm going crazy from having to wait and we still have a month to go....
Same here man. I am a bit bummed with the total ignorance from California schools. I was also really hoping for a kellogg invite but they waived it. Here’s hoping to come out of that limbo.
Cheers to us, man. I am barely this optimistic ever in life but i’m really glad to have someone who overcame that much adversity and depression in the last year.
Same here man. I am a bit bummed with the total ignorance from California schools. I was also really hoping for a kellogg invite but they waived it. Here’s hoping to come out of that limbo.
Cheers to us, man. I am barely this optimistic ever in life but i’m really glad to have someone who overcame that much adversity and depression in the last year.
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Same to you! We'll both make the past two years worth it in the end.
I was rejected without interview in 7 out of 8 schools that I applied to. I applied to all my target schools in R1 and I have managed to get 7 invites so far
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Holly Molly. That’s awesome. Sloan, Booth, Tuck, Ross- care to share the other 3?
Same here man. I am a bit bummed with the total ignorance from California schools. I was also really hoping for a kellogg invite but they waived it. Here’s hoping to come out of that limbo.
Cheers to us, man. I am barely this optimistic ever in life but i’m really glad to have someone who overcame that much adversity and depression in the last year.
What are everyone thoughts on padfolios with notes. Little prompts on certain behavioral answers and writing questions down beforehand. In standard interviews I️ know this is perfectly fine. Don’t know if MBA interview protocol is different
Hello All! What do u think about an additional letter of support post interview? Maybe I am trying to overdo things here, but any genuine advice would be welcome. Thanks, Sid
Hello All! What do u think about an additional letter of support post interview? Maybe I am trying to overdo things here, but any genuine advice would be welcome. Thanks, Sid
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My thinking is that it's too much and might hurt your application.
Hello All! What do u think about an additional letter of support post interview? Maybe I am trying to overdo things here, but any genuine advice would be welcome. Thanks, Sid
Did you guys all submit a Thank-you email immediately post-interview? Does not receiving a reply imply anything negative? Or, on the other hand, does receiving a rely mean anything positive?
Submitted a thank you and received no response. Could mean any of a few things:
1) standard protocol not to show favoritism to any candidate 2) interviewer received plenty of thank yous and needed a moment to respond 3) it’s thanksgiving week and they cut out monitoring email early 4) they hated me and my interview
Did you guys all submit a Thank-you email immediately post-interview? Does not receiving a reply imply anything negative? Or, on the other hand, does receiving a rely mean anything positive?
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Send it if you want, I did last year because I wanted to add one more detail that I didn't get to mention during interview and the interviewer did reply back. No biggie tho
Hello All! What do u think about an additional letter of support post interview? Maybe I am trying to overdo things here, but any genuine advice would be welcome. Thanks, Sid
I wouldn't bother.
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Thanks for the reply! I think I am just being paranoid here... gotta wait and watch!