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I stumped up the $19.99 this evening. There is only five pages of new *value added* analysis, with the rest being content that you can find either on the Clear Admit Wiki or from research elsewhere on the net. Some of the content feels like padding - for an example, a list of hotels in Boston that you could stay at when interviewing.

I'd already done a fair bit of research, so was a bit disappointed by the lack of 'new' material, but if you are just starting out, then it might be more useful as it saves you a fair bit of legwork!

FYI, if you use the discount code capreferred at checkout, you can get $5.00 off.
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has anyone interviewed with rita edmunds, she is my interviewer, i have my interview on 7 JAN

I have not interviewed with her, but a friend told me that she used to be the Director of Admissions at the Babson MBA program. She now is a consultant to the MIT MBA Admissions office.
Has anyone on this board interviewed with her?

I also have my interview with her and any info about her is welcome. She has a very short profile in linkedin. I guess more about her can be seen on linkedin with a premium linkedin account.
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Hey astalaa... thanks for offering to help earlier. seems like my reply is getting stuck in my outbox for some reason. any other way i can connect with you?
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Does it matter whether we enter the personal or professional email address of our recommenders? Probably a small detail, but just thought i'll ask around..

Whilst I haven't sought official guidance on this, I would assume that it's best to use professional email addresses as it demonstrates the authenticity of your recommenders, and to my mind it also adds a certain weight behind the recommendation as the recommender would be perceived to be doing it in a professional capacity.

Anyone can create a Gmail / Hotmail address, and I'd prefer to avoid the possibility for the slightest element of doubt to creep into the adcom's mind.
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My recommender wanted to use his personal email and I complied. He is taking time to help me out and I wanted to make the job as easy as possible.

If the Adcom wanted only professional emails,they would have mentioned it.
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Does admission committee inform the recommender about results (invite or final result vs. ding)?
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Sorry to hear of all the dings sent out today.

For those still on this thread - I did my interview today. Did the lunch with students, which I would highly recommend. I got to get an hour alone with a Sloanie to ask whatever I wanted (there were an equal number of students and candidates there, so we broke off into one-on-one groups). It was immensely helpful.

Interview was a bit after, and I had prepared a few stories that I could adapt to the questions, but I didn't want to overprepare so it would seem artificial or canned.

The interviewer asked me about a few things on my resume (having her IPad on the desk, which had my entire app), then asked a total of three behavioral interview questions. That's all. Nothing I haven't heard before. She wasn't scribbling furiously either - just taking a few notes here and there. Nor was she picking apart what I was saying. Not sure if my app was that good that they didn't have questions or what (I have my fingers crossed that was the case!), but it was very pleasant and conversational. Asked her a few questions and it took about 40 minutes overall.

My interviewer was an AdCom consultant, which from my understanding is no different than an AdCom member.

There was no limitation as to when the stories you described could be from. I only went as far back as college and even asked her about it before I began, and she said that would be fine.

Good luck to everyone and happy holidays!
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about the interview stories/examples, is it OK to use the same stories used in the essays??? Or does anyonw know if you should get new stories? By far, the stories/examples on the essays are my top choices, but I am afraid that the interviewer will ask for other stories...

any help please?
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Sorry to hear of all the dings sent out today.

For those still on this thread - I did my interview today. Did the lunch with students, which I would highly recommend. I got to get an hour alone with a Sloanie to ask whatever I wanted (there were an equal number of students and candidates there, so we broke off into one-on-one groups). It was immensely helpful.

Interview was a bit after, and I had prepared a few stories that I could adapt to the questions, but I didn't want to overprepare so it would seem artificial or canned.

The interviewer asked me about a few things on my resume (having her IPad on the desk, which had my entire app), then asked a total of three behavioral interview questions. That's all. Nothing I haven't heard before. She wasn't scribbling furiously either - just taking a few notes here and there. Nor was she picking apart what I was saying. Not sure if my app was that good that they didn't have questions or what (I have my fingers crossed that was the case!), but it was very pleasant and conversational. Asked her a few questions and it took about 40 minutes overall.

My interviewer was an AdCom consultant, which from my understanding is no different than an AdCom member.

There was no limitation as to when the stories you described could be from. I only went as far back as college and even asked her about it before I began, and she said that would be fine.

Good luck to everyone and happy holidays!

about the interview stories/examples, is it OK to use the same stories used in the essays??? Or does anyonw know if you should get new stories? By far, the stories/examples on the essays are my top choices, but I am afraid that the interviewer will ask for other stories...

any help please?
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You should have new stories, at least that's what my interviewer said. It may different for you however, you would be better off already prepping with new stories.
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Sorry to hear of all the dings sent out today.

For those still on this thread - I did my interview today. Did the lunch with students, which I would highly recommend. I got to get an hour alone with a Sloanie to ask whatever I wanted (there were an equal number of students and candidates there, so we broke off into one-on-one groups). It was immensely helpful.

Interview was a bit after, and I had prepared a few stories that I could adapt to the questions, but I didn't want to overprepare so it would seem artificial or canned.

The interviewer asked me about a few things on my resume (having her IPad on the desk, which had my entire app), then asked a total of three behavioral interview questions. That's all. Nothing I haven't heard before. She wasn't scribbling furiously either - just taking a few notes here and there. Nor was she picking apart what I was saying. Not sure if my app was that good that they didn't have questions or what (I have my fingers crossed that was the case!), but it was very pleasant and conversational. Asked her a few questions and it took about 40 minutes overall.

My interviewer was an AdCom consultant, which from my understanding is no different than an AdCom member.

There was no limitation as to when the stories you described could be from. I only went as far back as college and even asked her about it before I began, and she said that would be fine.

Good luck to everyone and happy holidays!

about the interview stories/examples, is it OK to use the same stories used in the essays??? Or does anyonw know if you should get new stories? By far, the stories/examples on the essays are my top choices, but I am afraid that the interviewer will ask for other stories...

any help please?
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have you been invited to interview yet? if so, use the guide that they sent - it very clearly answers this question, saying that they must be different from what you mentioned in your app - that they are looking for "additional examples" demonstrating your competencies.
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Sorry to hear of all the dings sent out today.

For those still on this thread - I did my interview today. Did the lunch with students, which I would highly recommend. I got to get an hour alone with a Sloanie to ask whatever I wanted (there were an equal number of students and candidates there, so we broke off into one-on-one groups). It was immensely helpful.

Interview was a bit after, and I had prepared a few stories that I could adapt to the questions, but I didn't want to overprepare so it would seem artificial or canned.

The interviewer asked me about a few things on my resume (having her IPad on the desk, which had my entire app), then asked a total of three behavioral interview questions. That's all. Nothing I haven't heard before. She wasn't scribbling furiously either - just taking a few notes here and there. Nor was she picking apart what I was saying. Not sure if my app was that good that they didn't have questions or what (I have my fingers crossed that was the case!), but it was very pleasant and conversational. Asked her a few questions and it took about 40 minutes overall.

My interviewer was an AdCom consultant, which from my understanding is no different than an AdCom member.

There was no limitation as to when the stories you described could be from. I only went as far back as college and even asked her about it before I began, and she said that would be fine.

Good luck to everyone and happy holidays!

about the interview stories/examples, is it OK to use the same stories used in the essays??? Or does anyonw know if you should get new stories? By far, the stories/examples on the essays are my top choices, but I am afraid that the interviewer will ask for other stories...

any help please?

have you been invited to interview yet? if so, use the guide that they sent - it very clearly answers this question, saying that they must be different from what you mentioned in your app - that they are looking for "additional examples" demonstrating your competencies.
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Yes, I have my interview scheduled for this Wednesday. But on the guide they sent, it never says the word "additional", it just says "The interviewer will be looking for concrete and specific examples revealing one or several of the following traits during the interview", so it really confuses me. Does your guide says "additional examples"?

Thank you
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My interviewer said at the beginning of the interview that she wanted different examples. None of my questions overlapped though and I did use a new aspect of the same project I wrote about in my cover letter for one of the questions.

If you look at clear admit's archive, you can see that sometimes they ask questions that are almost exactly the same as the essay questions, so I would be sure to prepare stories that aren't in your application. In fact, I tried to avoid talking about situations that I knew were probably in my recommendations...
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I really want to apply to MIT but with only 2 days left for the deadline, I can't think of good enough experiences to write for the essays. Pretty bummed out because MIT is solid for investment management.
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my recommenders are concerned about the 2-page limit for rec. it seems too small to them compared to other recs they are writing for me.

Looks like 2 page for 12pt font will go only about 900 words..
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On the recommender info section, can one provide phone of recommender or does it have to be company phone?
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Just hit submit on my app. Can one of the mods add me to the R2 roll call, please? :)
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what kind of rankings (top 1% , 5%) are usually given by recommenders for schools like mit?

Do people usually get all topmost rating..
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Count me in for R2.

I've been working on the Sloan app on and off for the past month, and after going through the whole application today, I realize compared to other apps it is (1) fairly short and (2) doesn't give much a chance to get comprehensive, especially with its strict guidelines on resume, etc.

Also I am getting worrying that my app is not Sloan-specific enough. I'm also wondering where to state your "love" for Sloan - would this be in the cover letter? I haven't visited the school or spoken to any students - any recommendations on ways to research the school from afar?

Many thanks, guys! Good luck to all. :P
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Hi guys! Any reapplicant who has interviewed and can share some insights? I am interviewing in South America in a couple of weeks.. Good luck to you all.. this forum is amazing! :)
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Just submitted my R2 app- boy does it feel good to let that thing go! Best of luck to everyone still working!
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I having last minute jitters about my answer to one of the essays.

"Please describe a time when you convinced an individual or group to accept one of your ideas. (500 words or fewer, limited to one page) "

If I discuss a situation where I convinced a customer that an equipment was functioning as per requirement when he was convinced it was not, does that cover this essay ? or does it have to be an idea / innovation which people had not thought about before ?

I guess my question is - Does ad com want to see if a person has the ability to convince others or they looking for that innovative streak ?
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If I'm not mistaken, the MIT letter does not ask for ratings...at least that's what my recommender told me.
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