The Harvard interview happened to be with the person who led an local reception in September. I had talked with her a little at the event. When she came to get me for my interview today, she said she recognized me. Also, once I knew it was her that was going to be interviewing me, I became much less nervous because I knew she was not likely to be too tough based on my past interaction with her and her personality. HBS is known for occasionally conducting stress interviews. She went out of her way to make sure I was comfortable (adjusting the blinds and such.) It was in her office. There was a table and two round chairs. We first talked about the weather in my city as compared to Boston and she encouraged me to be conversational in the interview. Mostly basic questions. No curve balls.
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MBA Livewire
November 3, 2026 12:52am ET
Interview Invite
to
Vanderbilt / Owen
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
November 01, 2026
Standardized Test:
Granted Waiver
GPA:
3.81
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Application Location:
Bangalore, India
Note:
Submitted application over the weekend, invite received soon after
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Not yet
November 2, 2026 9:09pm ET
Waitlisted
at
Columbia Business School
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
November 2, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
2.7
GRE:
335
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Manufacturing
Juno Member:
Not yet
November 2, 2026 8:45pm ET
Waitlisted
at
Columbia Business School
Round:
Round 1
Received via
portal
November 2, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
7.71/10
GRE:
327
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting,
Bain,
BCG,
McKinsey
Application Location:
Bangalore, India
Juno Member:
Not yet
November 2, 2026 7:44pm ET
Accepted
to
Harvard Business School
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
3.61
GMAT:
655
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Other Industries
Application Location:
Washington, DC
Juno Member:
Not yet
November 2, 2026 7:30pm ET
Interview Invite
to
Stanford GSB
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
November 2, 2026
Standardized Test:
Executive Assessment (EA)
GPA:
3.6
EA:
157
Program Type:
One Year Program
Post MBA Career:
Marketing
Application Location:
Japan
Note:
I hear from other people the interview started to roll out for class of 2027 around Oct 23, and it will last until mid Nov. (I saw online in the past someone interviewed Nov 23 still got in, so hope it will come through soon for people who are still waiting).Just hang in there!
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