The atmosphere was casual. I was expecting something more structured and formal, but it ended up being a 45 minute barrage of why get an MBA and then 15 minutes of questions. I thought this was pretty unusual, and I couldn’t get a good read on the Adcom. The interviewer seemed to have read my application as he targeted my future goals right away. I was thrown a bit by how much persuading I had to do with just why an MBA because I felt at some point, we should’ve moved on, but he kept at it. But there’s nothing wrong with that, as I was comfortable speaking about my goals, background, network, and ambitions. For certain industries, the Trojan Network will get you where you want to be, and business school is so much more than just classes and a diploma.
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Interview Invite
to
UVA / Darden
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
October 13, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
3.39
GRE:
327
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
USA
Juno Member:
Not yet
October 13, 2026 4:58am ET
Interview Invite
to
Cornell / Johnson
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
October 13, 2026
Standardized Test:
Granted Waiver
GPA:
3.42
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Energy
Application Location:
Japan
Juno Member:
Not yet
October 13, 2026 4:54am ET
Interview Invite
to
Cornell / Johnson
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
October 13, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GRE:
327
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
Virginia
Juno Member:
Not yet
October 13, 2026 4:52am ET
Interview Invite
to
Cornell / Johnson
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
October 13, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GMAT:
695
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Finance,
FinTech
Application Location:
Thailand
Juno Member:
Not yet
October 13, 2026 2:33am ET
Interview Invite
to
Nanyang
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
October 12, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
8.5
GMAT:
655
Program Type:
One Year Program
Post MBA Career:
Finance,
Investment Banking,
Private Equity
Application Location:
Mumbai
Juno Member:
Not yet