The interviewer was a GSB alum, Dragos Bucurenci. He only saw my resume beforehand. The atmosphere was extremely casual, felt more like a coffee chat with a friend than an admissions interview. Almost all questions he asked were behavior questions. The only exception was “Why Stanford.” He did not even ask about my non-traditional background (coming from Hungary and applying for deferred), but perhaps he did not even know about this. It did not feel as if the GSB had instructed him to double down on specific aspects of my application. This part of the interview took about 25 minutes, in the remaining 30 minutes I had the opportunity to ask him questions about the GSB. The interview showed me that the GSB was interested in my personality beyond my application.
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April 30, 2024 2:43am ET
Interview Invite
to
Washington U. / Olin
Round:
Round 5
Received via
email
on
April 29, 2024
GPA:
3.1
GRE:
330
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name:
Technology
Application Location:
China
April 29, 2024 10:50pm ET
Accepted
to
Michigan / Ross
Round:
Round 2
Received via
phone
on
March 13, 2024
GPA:
2.85
GRE:
324
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name:
Consulting
Note:
Stats are not everything, don't lose hope
April 29, 2024 10:42pm ET
Accepted
to
Berkeley / Haas
Round:
Round 2
Received via
phone
on
March 21, 2024
GPA:
2.85
GRE:
324
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name:
Consulting
Note:
Never thought I would get in anywhere because of my GPA. Don't lose hope, there's a lot more to your application than just stats.
April 29, 2024 7:05pm ET
Interview Invite
to
Berkeley / Haas
Round:
Round 3
Received via
portal
on
April 25, 2024
GPA:
2.957
GMAT:
615
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name:
Consulting
Application Location:
Bay Area
Note:
I received my interview invite last Friday on 4/25/24, and was only able to select the prerecorded option due to a lack of availability of the Zoom interview option. The Haas prerecorded interview experience was much better than other schools in that it provided 45 seconds to prepare, and 3 minutes to respond for each question, which allowed for me to present myself authentically without feeling rushed.
April 29, 2024 5:12pm ET
Interview Invite
to
UVA / Darden
Round:
Round 4
Received via
email
April 29, 2024
GPA:
3.85
Program Type:
Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career Name:
Marketing
Application Location:
Boston, MA
Note:
Undergrad engineering student from top 50 uni, got test waiver