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05 Mar 2012, 22:45
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hello212
Time to relax and celebrate because your questions contribute absolutely nothing whatsoever to the interview; neither do follow up emails with questions about the school.
Here's a view on what happened in your case:
First off, your interviewer most certainly just decided to not reinvent the bicycle, and pointed you to where an answer is found. Is that an indication that you screwed up on your interview? No. It is just an indication that she/he was probably not an alum. Second, if your interviewer is a second-year student, and they replied like that, I would keep in mind that they are now nearing the end of Q3, all sorts of stuff is outstanding, WIP and due soon, and so time is a very limited and precious resource. It is very difficult to manage everything so they end up functioning on very little sleep. In this case, the fact that they sent a relevant and timely message in reply means they are actually doing a good job. Third, if the interviewer was one of staff interviewers, who are trained to conduct behavioral interviews, there is a big chance she has never experienced school life at Wharton from the inside and so her view would be that of a very close observer.
To take it further, here are my questions:
1. "Pretty canned" is quite subjective and broad a term. What is your definition of a "good" reply? What did you expect to hear in response to your questions?
2. Is it also possible to assume your questions were "pretty canned"?
3. Have you had a chance to talk to students and faculty about these questions?
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06 Mar 2012, 12:10
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done with interviews, now eagerly awaiting the final decision. Does anyone know if we really wont hear back until the end of March or do decisions start leaking out sooner?
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06 Mar 2012, 12:15
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Congrats being done. It's a great feeling isn't it?
I looked back at the Round 1 decision date and people did not find out until the actual date (unlike say Kellogg that starts announcements a week before the decision date). In this case that would be March 30. While Wharton tries to contract all admits, they historically have not called everyone. To make matters worse, the email comes towards the end of the day (i.e. like 7 or 8 pm). March 30 will be a long day.
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