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E-mail Address:
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Anonymous
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Age:
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Under 25
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Gender:
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Female
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Ethnic Background:
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Asian-American
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Intended Area of Study:
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Entrepreneurship
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Name of School:
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USC Marshall
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Interview Date:
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4/2007
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Type of Program:
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MBA
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Part Time Program Type:
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Were you given options as to the date of the interview?:
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Yes - They are interviewing all month I could choose almost anytime during weekdays.
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Could you choose the interview's location?:
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No - It was on campus interview only or phone interview. I chose on campus.
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How many interviews were scheduled?:
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1 - I couldn't make it the first time due to an emergency and had to reschedule on the same day. They understood and emailed me to reschedule the following week.
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How many interviewed you?:
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1 - the sr. associate dean interviewed me. She was a great conversationalist, and made me feel relaxed, as if it wasn't even an interview.
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How long were the interviews?:
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45minutes
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Who were the interviewers?:
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Administrative or admissions staff
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What was the most difficult question?:
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If you were to travel across the country and had to take two people with you (not family or friends), who would they be and why? Don't give obvious answers or say what you think they want to hear.
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What was the most interesting question?:
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What's a country you haven't traveled to that you'd just be dying to go right now? This question was asked when our interview got to a conversational mode.
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Any other questions you remember?:
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What would you say is your biggest accomplishment from working at the current job?
Three adjectives to describe yourself?
Tell me about the company you work for?
Why Marshall?
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Did you feel prepared?:
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Yes - I felt I was over prepared. This interview was more casual than the ones I had with other schools that are less prestigious.
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How did you prepare?:
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Skimmed through my essays, did a lot of research about the MBA program on the website, accepted.com, talked to other MBA students and people I respected for tips and support.
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Did you receive any feedback at the end?:
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No - I was given time at the end to ask questions. I asked several questions and she said they were good questions.
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What was your opinion of the Faculty?:
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What was your opinion of the Alumni?:
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What was your opinion of the Students?:
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What was your opinion of the Office Personnel?:
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Warm, friendly and helpful.
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Did you receive a tour?:
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No
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What was most impressive?:
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I loved the campus.
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What was least impressive?:
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The parking was quite expensive. Try meter parking if you have extra time to scout for available meters.
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Did anything change your opinion of the school? :
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Yes - Being there and having the interview made me more interested in going there.
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Was there something you wish you had known ahead of time?:
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No
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Suggestions for travel to the school?:
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If you're driving, park at gate 3 which is off of McCarthy and Figurora. It wasn't very hard to find, and you can always ask for directions.
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What other advice can you offer future interviewees?:
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Act yourself and relax, try to show your personality and don't give systematic answers. Try to let your inner self shine. The admissions staff already liked your application enough to call you in for an interview, they now want to get to know you on a personal level.
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