My interview was the last interview of the day on a very busy Friday. So it started a bit late. The interviewer surprised me with very detailed questions about the class I had attended earlier in the day. It was an interesting class, so fortunately I had paid attention. There was the usual why Kellogg, why MBA question. But there were no tough behavioral questions. I work in the wireless industry and we spent a lot of time talking about how wireless works. She was also very interested in knowing about India (my home country). After a while it didn’t feel like an interview at all. It felt more like a casual coffee house conversation. I don’t know whether thats good or bad. The low point of the interview for me was when she asked how my expected long-term business venture (I am targetting entrepreneurship) would make money. I went off on a tangent instead of giving a focussed answer. I came out of the interview feeling pretty good as I felt that we had connected on some level. But now that decisions are coming out my paranoid self can only think about what all I could have done better.
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June 12, 2026 12:28pm ET
Rejected from Waitlist
at
Berkeley / Haas
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
on
June 02, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
8.2/10
GRE:
317
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Application Location:
Brazil
Juno Member:
Not yet
June 12, 2026 10:29am ET
Rejected from Waitlist
at
NYU Stern
Round:
Round 3
Received via
email
June 12, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GRE:
319
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Juno Member:
Not yet
June 12, 2026 5:58am ET
Rejected from Waitlist
at
Michigan / Ross
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
June 09, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
8
GRE:
339
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Finance,
Investment Banking
Application Location:
Vienna
Juno Member:
Not yet
June 12, 2026 12:26am ET
Accepted
to
MIT Sloan
Round:
Early Decision
Received via
phone
on
June 09, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
9.01/10
GMAT:
755
Program Type:
Deferred Enrollment
Post MBA Career:
Finance,
Investment Banking
Application Location:
India
Juno Member:
Not yet
June 10, 2026 4:16pm ET
Accepted from Waitlist
to
NYU Stern
Round:
Round 1
Received via
phone
on
May 21, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
2.94
GMAT:
700
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Finance,
Asset Management,
Investment Banking
Target Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
United States
Note:
Wild journey since getting Waitlisted post-interview Round 1. Gave several updates, and got the phone call on 5/22. Had to decline it because they gave no $ and I'm holding a very good scholarship at Johnson. Best of luck to those still waiting, but if you get off the list be ready to pay sticker price.
Juno Member:
Yes