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Calling all Ross 2010 applicants! 19 Feb 2010, 14:41
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Just got an email from Ross two minutes ago. Finally, the interview invitation! Don't think "Option 1" will happen, since it's impossible to get to Ann Arbor between now and next Friday (yes, 2/26 deadline stated in email).

Happily surprised ... figured I was a goner after the last big push went out. Good luck to all!
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STEALING THUNDAR, MHAHAHA....

Congrats Ariel for getting her invite on the vest last final minute of the week!
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Wow, they're still sending out invites? Congrats to those who got them!
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Calling all Ross 2010 applicants! 19 Feb 2010, 16:45
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YESS!!!! I just saw my email and there is an interview invite from Ross!!!! (Of course the deadline still is Feb. 26). And I had given up on Ross!!!
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Nothing at all yet. :( :( .Does this mean that is that..or could we possbly expect something on Monday??
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Hey guys,

Anybody interviewing in Ann Arbor next week? I'll be there Wednesday, and would love to meet up with a fellow Gmatclub member for a beer! PM me if you're up for it.

Cheers!
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Calling all Ross 2010 applicants! 22 Feb 2010, 07:11
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no interview call :(

i guess my journey with Ross ends here !!
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I interviewed with both Tauber and Ross on Friday. I started the day with the Ross VIP which was a very informative session. After that I interviewed with Diana Crossley of the Tauber program. She is a very relaxed personality and the interview was more like a conversation about what I had done in Supply Chain etc and about my interests were. She spoke just about as much as I did so I don't know how to take that. Diana's interview was not a blind interview, I could see that she had reviewed my file ahead of time.

The Ross interview was with an MBA2 which I thought went better. It was pretty straight forward without too much grilling. Here were the questions:

    Tauber:
    Why MBA now?
    Why Ross?
    What are your short-term and long-term goals?
    What unique characteristics do you bring to the table?
    Why Tauber?
    Questions....

    Ross:
    Tell me about yourself?
    Short-term and Long-term goals? where do you want to work?
    How can sustainability be used in SC?
    Why MBA?
    Why Ross?
    Tell me about a Leadership experience?
    Were you involved with a "high-level" team? What did you learn about effective teams?
    What leadership skills are you looking to develop? (I didn't have a good answer for that)
    What other activities are you involved with?
    What unique characteristics do you bring to Ross?
    Questions?

Overall I think that I could have done a better job in my interview. The content was there, but I could have articulated myself better. The Tauber interview lasted exactly 30 minutes (15 her questions and 15 mine) and the Ross interview lasted 45 (25 minutes his questions and 20 minutes were general discussion). Now the wait begins..........
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My prediction is that they'll start releasing decisions next week. But again, I'm 0 for 1 on my predictions so far. Good luck to us all!
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My prediction is that they'll start releasing decisions next week. But again, I'm 0 for 1 on my predictions so far. Good luck to us all!
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admissions decision this quickly? Don't all the files have to be reviewed by Soojin first?
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Calling all Ross 2010 applicants! 22 Feb 2010, 08:36
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My prediction is that they'll start releasing decisions next week. But again, I'm 0 for 1 on my predictions so far. Good luck to us all!

admissions decision this quickly? Don't all the files have to be reviewed by Soojin first?
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She wrote on her blog they were pushing themselves for an earlier decision release date than the 3/15 deadline. As soon as someone gets a phone call from a 734 area code next month, I'm sure this board will blow up. Until then, just have to wait and see and hope for some more IVs for those who haven't heard anything yet.
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Just as an FOI, Ross is on break next week. MBA classes resume on Tuesday, March 9 with MAP starting for MBA1s the day before. No clue if adcom will be working during the students' break or not.
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Mucho appreciation, GoBruins - I had started to lose hope. BTW who is going to be on campus next week? I have my interview on Friday, would love to meet any GClubbers in the area? Hit me up, if you'd like to meet.

sharmar and others, thank you for sharing your interview experience. Are all on campus interviews led by MBA2s?

manasa and others, don't despair. Last week Jonathan Fuller wrote on Twitter: "Stressing about a Ross interview invite? We'll be done on the 26th, but invites will be made through next week w/a phone option."

Good luck to all!
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Hey guys - I just wanted to report that I had drinks with some future members of the class of 2012 last night. I had a great time with them - totally down-to-earth, thoughtful, intelligent, funny people. I'm working on revising my initial lukewarm feelings about Ross. I'll keep you posted!
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I think most R2 interviews are conducted by MBA2s. This must be because of the volume of applications and the fact that they must have gotten trained during R1.
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I had my interview a week ago today, and it's probably not to many people's benefit to post more interview stories being that they're almost over, but I figure this thread is slow enough that any discussion is better than silence.

I flew in 2 days before my interview. I took the Michigan Flyer from the airport (I booked ahead of time, so it was only $15... best price around). It dropped me off next to Briarwood Mall south of campus, and I took the Rte 6 bus to downtown. I stayed with a friend who lives in Ann Arbor, but she was working and couldn't pick me up that day.

I spent the next day walking around central campus... nothing really to write home about there. I found the buildings stately, but master planning appears to have been absent for most of the school's history, that is, the buildings are not harmonious and the outdoor spaces are poorly laid out. Those are minor gripes from someone who's not likely to spend a lot of time on central campus.

I did the VIP tour the next morning before my interview... and definitely glad I did. I didn't really learn anything I was able to take into my interview, but it was great to get a good feel for the new b-school building. I echo the comments of others in saying the new building is amazing (maybe even a bit over-the-top?... are powered adjustable lecterns really necessary?)

My interview was standard fare:
Walk me through your resume
Why MBA
Why Ross
Tell me about your role on a team
Tell me about a time when a team member was underperforming

My interviewer was deft at setting a very conversational tone. Any anxiety I had going into the interview was gone within a few moments. That backfired a little bit when he asked about my role on a team... I felt like I was just talking with him and forgot that I had points to make and examples to go through! I think I recovered though; I snapped back to reality after that question.

The interviewer gave me little bits of feedback along the way; I'm not sure if that's a good sign or bad, but I'm not reading into it too much. He would say things like, "Well that was thorough," and "That was a great example; you should have used that one earlier." Thanks...? I think.

After 30 minutes of him asking me "official" questions, he asked me "off the record" where else had I applied, and we had what I regarded as a fairly frank conversation about that. I asked him a few questions I thought of during the tour, and by then about 50 minutes had passed.

Overall, I think it went well. Sucks that now we have to wait so long to find anything out.
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Just as an FOI, Ross is on break next week. MBA classes resume on Tuesday, March 9 with MAP starting for MBA1s the day before. No clue if adcom will be working during the students' break or not.
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Hmm, interesting. I guess we'll see next week!
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Have any R2's been contacted in the last day or so for interviews? The 02/26 deadline for interviewing is drawing near, and I dont know if they are still contacting people to interview, even if just by phone. I dotn know if I should still keep my hopes up...

Thanks!
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Have any R2's been contacted in the last day or so for interviews? The 02/26 deadline for interviewing is drawing near, and I dont know if they are still contacting people to interview, even if just by phone. I dotn know if I should still keep my hopes up...

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it's become readily apparent that it's a numbers game this year at schools across the board. no point holding out. if its meant to come, let that be a nice surprise.
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I remember reading somewhere (maybe R1) that after the interview they give you a Michigan login/password to check your application status with. Are we going to get that for R2 also?
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