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Hi Everyone,

I have an interview scheduled with Kellee, which I'm preparing for. For those of you who have interviewed, any advice? Were the questions what you would expect? I checked the forum where applicants post about their interview experience, but majority of it was for the full-time program. Wondering if the interview process is about the same. Thank you!

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18 May 2020, 10:35

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Good luck. You can see some MBA.PM interview experiences listed in the following link.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/marshall-208 ... brief.html

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18 May 2020, 12:02

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I have my interview scheduled with Kellee too for this Thursday. If mine is sooner , I shall keep posted.

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It won't let me post a reply to your comments for some reason, but thank you both. Yes please keep me posted and I wish you the best of luck!

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19 May 2020, 08:45

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Welcome all USC MBA.PM applicants. Let's use this platform to know each-other, exchange ideas, discuss app strategies, and some profile discussions may be? Give a shout out!

USC Marshall Decision Tracker & Historical Admit Data | Add USC Marshall to your profile

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I just had my interview with Nirav. It went well! Very casual. I asked Nirav when I should hear back by, and he said that he is going to be talking to adcom next week and hopes to deliver decisions by the end of the month. I hope this info helps!

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I have my interview with Nirav soon! Any tips?

Do you remember the questions he asked and if there were any out of the ordinary? How long did it last? Thank you!

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Was it a blind interview ?

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Originally posted by Mic0 on 19 May 2020, 19:07.
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I have my interview with Nirav soon! Any tips?

Do you remember the questions he asked and if there were any out of the ordinary? How long did it last? Thank you!

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Hi Juan27,

Most of the questions that Nirav asked was listed in the MBA.PM briefing. Prep for those questions and you should be good for the most part. The main difference was that Nirav asked me a few specific questions based on my resume overview as well, so know your resume story. My interview lasted the full 30 minutes because I asked a number of questions at the end.

Key things to know: why an mba and why Marshall.

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19 May 2020, 19:09

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Was it a blind interview ?

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It was not a blind interview. Nirav referenced to details from my application a few times during the interview.

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20 May 2020, 08:23

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I have my interview with Nirav soon! Any tips?

Do you remember the questions he asked and if there were any out of the ordinary? How long did it last? Thank you!

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Why MBA
Why Marshall
What can you contribute
What are your strengths
3 qualities in effective leader
Fall back if post MBA doesnt work out
Any questions

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Mic0

I have my interview with Nirav soon! Any tips?

Do you remember the questions he asked and if there were any out of the ordinary? How long did it last? Thank you!

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Why MBA
Why Marshall
What can you contribute
What are your strengths
3 qualities in effective leader
Fall back if post MBA doesnt work out
Any questions

you rock!! getting nervous.

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21 May 2020, 10:48

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I interviewed April 24th as a Round 4 applicant but still haven't received any notifications. Nirav told me I'd be hearing sometime mid-May. Is this a bad sign that I still haven't received any notifications?

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21 May 2020, 11:00

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Nirav told me he's getting together with adcom next week to present the applicants. There's a good chance that we're all batched up together and will hear sometime late next week. Stay positive, my friend

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21 May 2020, 13:01

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I also interviewed the 24th & have yet to hear back.

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I have been told that there is a surge of application intake due to GMAT wavier.

They are doing their best to get back before June 15. Hopefully sooner

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I have been told that there is a surge of application intake due to GMAT wavier.

They are doing their best to get back before June 15. Hopefully sooner

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Hey!
When did you submit your application? Submitted mine on 2nd May and no response yet. Guess I'm rejected? :/

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R4 admitted today via email!

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R4 admitted today via email!

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Hey Congratulations!!!!

Do you mind sharing the time line ? When did you apply and when were you interviewed.

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Hey !

Applied on April 27, received an interview invite exactly after 10 business days.

So hang in there... May 2 falls under R5 , if I am not wrong... so might take a while to process.

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I have been told that there is a surge of application intake due to GMAT wavier.

They are doing their best to get back before June 15. Hopefully sooner

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Hey!
When did you submit your application? Submitted mine on 2nd May and no response yet. Guess I'm rejected? :/