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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 11 Oct 2021, 03:08
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Hey All,

I was recently admitted into the Jan'22 cohort of the iMBA program.
If you have any questions regarding the process, feel free to ask!

Best regards!

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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 12 Oct 2021, 23:20
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Congratulations on getting accepted! Out of curiosity what questions did they ask during the interview?
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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 13 Oct 2021, 01:15
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Thanks!

The interview was quite basic.
Why MBA? Why Gies? How do you plan to manage your work and study hours per week? What contributions can you make to Gies? What do you think will be the biggest challenge in the program and how do you plan to overcome it?

There was only one interviewer.

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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 13 Oct 2021, 15:30
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Thanks!

The interview was quite basic.
Why MBA? Why Gies? How do you plan to manage your work and study hours per week? What contributions can you make to Gies? What do you think will be the biggest challenge in the program and how do you plan to overcome it?

There was only one interviewer.

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Those are definitely basic questions haha! I figured they might be, since the interview is only for 20 minutes. Are you planning on starting courses early or just wait till January when the semester begins?
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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 23 Oct 2021, 09:17
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Hi Everyone,

I got invited for an interview, any idea about what are questions could be asked?

Additionally, I am curious if does everyone normally receives an interview invitation once completely submitted the application or do they apply screening before sending an invite?

Thank you
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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 24 Oct 2021, 23:25
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@Imercado
See my reply to Amanagada on 13.Oct for interview related questions.

I did not understand your second question..... Can you rephrase?

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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 25 Oct 2021, 04:14
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Hi Juggernaut1690

I would just like to confirm if are all applicants receiving interview invitations or are they quite selective on whom would be interviewed?

Thank you
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Their acceptance rate is ~55-65%. So they do filter.

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Thanks so much Juggernaut1690! :)

I have my scheduled interview on October 27, 2021 US Central Time. I hope I could be admitted.

I'm from Philippines by the way :)
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All the best!

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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 27 Oct 2021, 13:08
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How long did they take to get back to you Juggernaut1690 after the interview? Its been about two weeks now so curious on the timeline.
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Amanagada they took 1 week to revert. I guess that was because I was quite an early applicant.
Don't worry..... You'll hear back soon!

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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 29 Oct 2021, 09:37
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I am also waiting here LoL
Congrats for you by the way :)

Could you tell a bit about your background?

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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 29 Oct 2021, 09:53
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Thanks!

I am an automotive engineer working in Germany with 10+ years experience.
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Got my acceptance today! Looking forward to connecting with you
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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 29 Oct 2021, 14:48
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Perfect! Congratulations to you!

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iMBA 2022 from Gies College of Business (UIUC) 30 Oct 2021, 05:48
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Hi,

I just got accepted yesterday

However, I was admitted to iMSM instead of iMBA due to "fit". Do you have any idea about iMSM?
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Congratulations lmercado !

MSM is a STEM-oriented MBA program.
That's usually beneficial if one is from a pure technical background.
The curriculum is similar to that of MBA, but slightly less deep on the business front.

I don't have more details.
Please check the course curriculums for a better understanding.

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Just got accepted yesterday! :) I guess we will all be classmates! Keep in touch :)

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Thank you Juggernaut1690 for your information,

I saw on their online site that it was for not so much work experience (since I only have 3 years and 5 mos in work and the average working experience of taking up MBA is 11 years) so I guess that's the reason why they refer me to the iMSM. Nonetheless, I am still happy I was admitted. I am excited for Spring 2022 March term :)
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