Interviewed with an adcom member. She was super nice and made me really comfortable throughout the meeting. You should be ready for very specific questions from your application materials. I think Stern puts a lot weight on candidate’s recruitment strategy, so be prepared. Other than that, just go out and show your research and interest into the program. Good luck to everyone. (Lasted about 35 minutes)
– Question about Pick Six.
– Could you give me an overview of your daily responsibilities? What does your typical day look like at work?
– How would your coworkers describe you with three words and what one thing would they would say makes it difficult for them to work with you?
– Tmat when you had a conflict with someone at work and what was the outcome?
– What is your recruitment strategy? How are you gonna use resources at Stern?
– What is your Plan B? Which firms are you looking to work for your plan B?
– Which firms are you looking to work for your post-MBA goal?
– What are the personal traits you envision when you think about Sternies?
– Specific question about the part where I talked about how I got to know about Stern.
– Which classes are you looking to take here?
– What is your leadership style?
– Which clubs are you looking to join and actively contribute?
– What surprised you the most while searching about Stern?
– Closure – my questions to interviewer.
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Email to check the portal. Waitlisted after interview.
An incredibly disappointing result. I was waitlisted in December after a Round 1 interview. Over the last 5 months I sent in 4 letters of continued interest, which mentioned the following:
1. Took a GRE exam to replace my low-ish GMAT score
2. Received a promotion at work
3. Did a campus tour and classroom visit, plus attended a few additional online events
4. Sent in an additional LoR
5. Talked about speaking with three current students who were also waitlisted
6. Aced a pretty common pre-MBA math class
7. Provided updates on personal achievements and volunteer/charity work
8. Consistently emphasized that CBS was my top choice and expressed my commitment to attend if accepted
At least I can go out saying I did every single possible thing I believe I could have done to get off the waitlist. Regardless, frustrating to think that all of this wasn't enough.
Was placed on the waitlist without interview on 3/28 and rejected from waitlist 5/3.