The atmosphere was casual. I was expecting something more structured and formal, but it ended up being a 45 minute barrage of why get an MBA and then 15 minutes of questions. I thought this was pretty unusual, and I couldn’t get a good read on the Adcom. The interviewer seemed to have read my application as he targeted my future goals right away. I was thrown a bit by how much persuading I had to do with just why an MBA because I felt at some point, we should’ve moved on, but he kept at it. But there’s nothing wrong with that, as I was comfortable speaking about my goals, background, network, and ambitions. For certain industries, the Trojan Network will get you where you want to be, and business school is so much more than just classes and a diploma.
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November 27, 2024 1:46pm ET
Rejected
at
Washington U. / Olin
Round:
Round 1
Received via
portal
November 27, 2024
GPA:
3.9
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Operations Management
Application Location:
Asia
November 27, 2024 12:44pm ET
Accepted
to
Washington U. / Olin
Round:
Round 2
Received via
phone
November 27, 2024
GPA:
3.75
GRE:
330
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
Phoenix
Note:
Consortium and received a full-ride plus a stipend. Interviewed on November 10th and received offer today, November 27th.
I feel very optimistic for Booth and Yale results next week.
November 27, 2024 12:29pm ET
Accepted
to
Cornell / Johnson
Round:
Round 1
Received via
portal
November 27, 2024
GPA:
3.94
Program Type:
One Year Program
Target Career:
Technology
Application Location:
India
Note:
Interviewed for Cornell Tech MBA program on 13th Nov. GMAT/GRE test waiver.
November 27, 2024 10:41am ET
Accepted
to
NYU Stern
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
on
November 25, 2024
GMAT:
715
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Target Career:
Finance
Application Location:
India
Note:
Interview on 7/11. Received email regarding a status update. No scholarship
November 27, 2024 10:38am ET
Accepted
to
Cornell / Johnson
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
November 27, 2024
GPA:
3.65
Program Type:
One Year Program
Target Career:
Entrepreneurship
Application Location:
New York City
Note:
Interviewed on November 11th. Received admissions offer on November 27th. Applied for Cornell Tech MBA.