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I think you guys carried on a great discussion on this. I, too, personally would come clean but that's a personal choice. As midwest indicated, when you get to that part of the interview it's really a tightrope you'll be walking on. Should you tell or should you not tell? Not telling is indirectly lying, but telling may seem otherwise. I'd just hate to be put in a position later on if I ever have to discuss why I neglected to mention this during interview.
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Im not trying to me mr morality, I just think current situation is a very difficult thing to mask. I mean would if you tell them you still work at place A and they say, oh thats great - what current project are you working on? Then you are just digging a deeper trench or forced to come clean about a past lie. Darden seems to be accepting of career switchers and understanding of circumstances, so I'm happy to be playing my cards face up.

I concur. Because Darden and UVA stress the honor code it would not be prudent to withhold information even if it was current as of the application deadline. They have asked you to interview which means they are interested in you and want to learn more about you and your experiences. Go into the interview confident, positive and honest. The current state of the economy has left many great people laid off. All the MBA programs have seen this for the last few years and they understand as long as it wasn’t due to performance issues which you have already clarified. Good luck!
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I think you guys carried on a great discussion on this. I, too, personally would come clean but that's a personal choice. As midwest indicated, when you get to that part of the interview it's really a tightrope you'll be walking on. Should you tell or should you not tell? Not telling is indirectly lying, but telling may seem otherwise. I'd just hate to be put in a position later on if I ever have to discuss why I neglected to mention this during interview.

As I said, I wud stick to my original strategy if the change almost coincides with the interview.
I would tell you about my situation. Would love to get see what you guys suggest. I am applying to BSchools to keep my options open i.e. to continue as an entrepreneur or to get back into finance. I had a job for few yrs before I decided to start a company. Company doing well but certain situation led me to believe that it is better if I go out and do my MBA - so I can get back to my company if I feel that is the best thing to do or I can build a career in finance after the MBA. I cant say that either A or B is my goal in my app (I gotta have a solid direction and not just write my options) and therefore I decided to stick to most natural next step i.e. biz expansion. In the meanwhile I also decided to find a new job. Now, in my interview I obviously was sticking with my app strategy of entrepreneurial goals because my new job was not decided. Now, I have the job offer and I am done with one of the interviews. So, at this point should I update ad-com about my current work? They normally say that they don't welcome any updates on application unless an applicant is WL'std. Now, the complex part - what if I get an interview from Darden in coming weeks and schedule one say 10 days after joining my new job. Now, at this point the new job will signal a direction that is completely opposite of what I have written on my app. I myself been wondering how I would tackle this situation. I even trying to see if I can delay my joining date at the job by few weeks just to make sure I do not end up being dishonest or unethical.
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Now, at this point the new job will signal a direction that is completely opposite of what I have written on my app. I myself been wondering how I would tackle this situation. I even trying to see if I can delay my joining date at the job by few weeks just to make sure I do not end up being dishonest or unethical.

A new job does not show a deviation from your goals. You were laid off and everyone understands the need to pay bills. You just need to explain how you will get past setbacks and have a clearly thought out a plan of how you will accomplish your goals.
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I have requested for an interview slot but its not confirmed yet. How many days does it usually take to confirm the schedule?
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you should get an email back pretty quickly, almost instantaneously. It just says requested on the application page but email says confirmed.
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Thanks! I was looking at the application page status. As my class visit says confirmed and interview status shows requested, I was a bit worried.
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At least you have got your invite - how worried do you think people still waiting are? So, please, don't troll with worries about some little lags in the web-page update! It just adds salt to the waiting missery ;)
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At least you have got your invite - how worried do you think people still waiting are? So, please, don't troll with worries about some little lags in the web-page update! It just adds salt to the waiting missery ;)

Hey I am sorry. But every step of the application is difficult. And getting an interview invite means nothing. Its just a step closer. I was rejected after interview in one school and I am also going through the waiting game for other schools and been rejected by some others.
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Ah, no offense. Just joking. I mean - I wish I had your problems. ;)
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Yeah. I was wishing the same just a few days back. :)
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So did anyone get an invite after Monday this week?

I checked the forum for the last round and people got invites as late as December 6th, when interviews started coming out early November! So hang in there folks! Fingers crossed! :-D
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Finished the interview on skype video call 30 mins ago. Standard Darden interview - Tell me your story. The interviewer was very friendly and nice.
She said we'll have to wait till March 24 for results. A long wait! Phew!
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Do everyone interview with an adcom?
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Do everyone interview with an adcom?

No. I interviewed on campus with a second year student. She made a point to tell me that it doesn't matter whether you interview with adcom or a student.
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I posted this earlier, did any other candidate waiting for interview get a email regarding executive MBA program? Just trying to gauge if this is normal or am I be reading too much into this....
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I posted this earlier, did any other candidate waiting for interview get a email regarding executive MBA program? Just trying to gauge if this is normal or am I be reading too much into this....

Yes. I got an email. I am wondering if this means that they are not considering me for full time program and hence trying to sell the executive program ..
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