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For the international people who got the call was it a zoom link first or did they call you out of the blue

Anyone here who was interviewed by Merav Frazier and got an acceptance?

Who else got interviewed by Holly and have recieved their acceptance letter

Just got a call! Indian, applied on the last day, interviewed with Katie (but the call was from another adcom member). Normal phone call from a VA phone no. (not zoom) at ~18:00 IST. Don't lose hope yet folks!!

Got a call about 30 minutes ago. Indian male, applied on Sept 2, interviewed with a second year student (call was from an adcom member). Normal phone call (not zoom). Background: Work Ex: 3 yrs (Consulting) GMAT Focus: 735 Hope this helps!

Yet to get a call. I was interviewed by Holly

Ok cool, lets see what happens. I can't even work today with all the nervousness.

Hi everyone, congratulations on the acceptances so far! Just a few minutes ago I was in the process of typing a message here to check if anyone in the US EST time has received a call when I received mine. Thrilled to share the news here as I was up all night watching this thread and the ones over on Reddit/Livewire fully convinced that EST calls were completed last night and I was rejected. There is still hope for anyone who hasn't received a call regardless of where you are based! I would also add that there does not seem to be any correlation between sequence of calls and enthusiasm for the accepted candidates. The adcom officer I spoke with was very enthusiastic and knew the personal details of my application reflecting their genuine care for the offer. Stats: GMAT Focus: 715 YOE: 4 at matriculation GPA: 3.85 Undergrad: Top 50-100 Industry: Consulting/Entrepreneurship Interviewer: Adcom though different adcom representative called me I've probably already doxed myself at this point but feel free to DM for any other information...