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Same question. I interviewed on 10th Dec. Nothing yet.

Pretty much, it is a very straightforward interview. It is typically more brief than others, but I felt it was easy to get my enthusiasm across. Just show them you are excited to go to the school and how you can contribute. I got an admit yesterday with a fairly substantial fellowship. Good Luck!

Yeah, very straightforward. Students here tend to be pretty chill (it is southern California, after all), and I think their #1 criteria is fit. If you get along well with the interviewer, you have a great shot of getting in. If you're awkward or stumbling over your words, you may have a bit of trouble.

Omg, just found out I got a fellowship and invited to join the Forte Fellows program for women business leaders. In total shock... the email went to my spam folder, I just saw it!

Wow, thats a huge deal! Congrats and I look forward to meeting you if you end up in LA.

Does anyone know how flexible Anderson is with the deadline to accept the offer? It's about two weeks before Round 2 decisions are released for some schools I already applied for so I was wondering if I need to decide before I hear back from them.