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I was reading about interviews and something got me thinking...

They say a bad interview can get you out, but a good interview can't get you in if everything else on your application is just average.

That really makes no sense to me. If everything is considered average on someone's application that a good interview won't help them in, why invite them to interview? What's the point?

Just thinking out loud. A lot of free time before tuesday. Lol.



That's a very good question... I was thinking the same thing!

I think it's more like this: a good/great interview will increase your chance of getting in, but it won't guarantee you admission. Since you can't control how everyone else interviews, if all the other candidates hypothetically have equally good interviews, then the Admissions Committee would have to go back to the drawing board (e.g. your essays, scores, work experience) to evaluate each candidate. At that point, you could get dinged for not being as competitive as other applicants in those regards.

On the other hand, since there are so many other competitive applicants, a bad interview will invariably drop you down the list to the point where you will not get admitted.
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Hi all,

I am planning to take a trip to the East Coast to visit a number of MBA programs.

My current plan is to visit U Penn on a Sunday. Has anyone here visited the campus during the weekend? Is it still worth visiting, even without an official campus tour, class visit, etc.? U Penn is currently a bit lower on my list.

I'm interested in hearing what those here have done previously. Thanks for your help!
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Hi all,

I am planning to take a trip to the East Coast to visit a number of MBA programs.

My current plan is to visit U Penn on a Sunday. Has anyone here visited the campus during the weekend? Is it still worth visiting, even without an official campus tour, class visit, etc.? U Penn is currently a bit lower on my list.

I'm interested in hearing what those here have done previously. Thanks for your help!

I got in a day early for my Monday interview, and took a walk through campus to get a feel. Check out your facebook / linkedin networks to see if you know anyone at Penn that could give you an impromptu tour. While walking around the campus was fun and I enjoyed seeing Philly, the experience of the campus tour / meeting with students / classroom visit / talking with other interviewees was invaluable. I'd say it also depends on your itinerary. If you're heading to NYC, it's a relatively quick train ride. If not, it may be a little out of your way.

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I was reading about interviews and something got me thinking...

They say a bad interview can get you out, but a good interview can't get you in if everything else on your application is just average.

That really makes no sense to me. If everything is considered average on someone's application that a good interview won't help them in, why invite them to interview? What's the point?

Just thinking out loud. A lot of free time before tuesday. Lol.

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If you'll allow me to be slightly negative for a minute (just letting off some nervous energy before Tuesday, I guess), I just don't understand the thinking behind weighting the interview in this manner (limited upside, but large downside).

To me, the interview is the least informative and useful part of the whole application process. It's an outlier in terms of what happens: in 30 minutes, one reviewer (your interviewer) makes a subjective call. Compare this to your gmat and gpa: that's quantitative and comparative. Or compare to your own application preparation: tens of hours puting your best foot forward. Or compare to the review process once your app is submitted: it usually goes through multiple rounds of reading from multiple people/viewpoints. Clearly, the randomness involved in an interview (bored interviewer, mangled wording, etc) should eliminate most of its predictive power. Does a company make a hiring decision after 1 thirty minute interview?

Furthermore, Wharton's own brand of interviews diminishes its effectiveness, in my opinion. I've never been a fan of behavioral interview questions (I'm finding that out with some hiring mistakes on my own team right now). Also, knowing what will be asked beforehand just serves to decrease the signal to noise ratio (kinda like grade inflation), and the interview loses predictive power even further.

Ok, sorry guys, I just had to get that off my chest before Tuesday - no more negativity. Good luck everyone. :-D
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does anyone know the % people from R1 last year who were first waitlisted and then finally admitted?
Hope the trend this year is more admits and less WLs!!
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Anyone starting to get excited. It's almost decision time! It's been so long since interview that I've almost put the decision date out of my mind. I have a feeling that Monday is going to be a next to useless day for pretty much everyone on this blog!! That was pretty cruel date for decisions.

For all the R-1 people, is anyone planning on doing any sort of Pre-internships with so much time prior to the program starting if they get in. Anyone know if Wharton has some sort of infrastructure for landing these?
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If all decisions are supposed to be notified online on Tuesday, does that mean no calls the day before?
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doesn't look like there'll be any calls.

do we think there'll be any box controversies this year? I don't know what it looked like last year, but it looks like they may have done away with their checklist / box thing.
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doesn't look like there'll be any calls.

do we think there'll be any box controversies this year? I don't know what it looked like last year, but it looks like they may have done away with their checklist / box thing.

what do u mean by checklist / box thing?
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I've scheduled a few out-of-town meetings to keep myself occupied on Tuesday. I hope I can keep myself distracted before the calls start (I am in India so the calls will start late evening/night of Tuesday IST).
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doesn't look like there'll be any calls.

do we think there'll be any box controversies this year? I don't know what it looked like last year, but it looks like they may have done away with their checklist / box thing.

what do u mean by checklist / box thing?

Last year some people's MyWharton page changed (like a new link to financial aid) before decisions were announced and chaos ensued. I don't recall if that actually turned out to be a predictor of decisions, but I know many people got in without any changes to their pages first. It was just another way for people to over-analyze this whole thing.
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One more weekend... is everyone else as nervous as I am??

Anyway, I heard they'd only be calling people starting the 20th, and not the 19th? This was from a reputable source (current Wharton student who's involved with the calls).

What have you guys heard, and what do you think??
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Thanks. Any insight as to when the emails will be sent out?
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What have you guys heard, and what do you think??

I think last year calls only went out on d day. I've heard this year they are planning on calling much more people (not only fellows, hcm, lauder).
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What have you guys heard, and what do you think??

I think last year calls only went out on d day. I've heard this year they are planning on calling much more people (not only fellows, hcm, lauder).

That would be nice! Ahhhh the anticipation is killing me.
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Good luck to everyone!!

I had been doing fine dealing with the anxiety but these past few days have been tough... I even forgot today was Duke's mid-decision and was surprised when I got the invite. Lol. That's how focused I am in Wharton's d-day.

Let's all enjoy this weekend!!!
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This is exactly how I've felt for the past month while waiting for the results https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pSLOnR1s74o
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