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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GMAT
GPA:
9.11/10
GMAT:
715
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Technology
Application Location:
India
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at
Columbia Business School
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
November 3, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GRE:
327
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
India
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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:
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Juno Member:
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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:
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Bain,
BCG,
McKinsey
Application Location:
Bangalore, India
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