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E-mail Address:
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Anonymous
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Age:
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30-34
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Gender:
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Male
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Ethnic Background:
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White
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Intended Area of Study:
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High-Tech
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Name of School:
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MIT Sloan
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Interview Date:
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3/2008
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Type of Program:
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MBA
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Part Time Program Type:
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Full Time
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Were you given options as to the date of the interview?:
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Yes - choice of two dates
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Could you choose the interview's location?:
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No
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How many interviews were scheduled?:
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1
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How many interviewed you?:
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1
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How long were the interviews?:
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1 hr
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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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Interview was for LFM. No oddball questions - almost all of them were ones that I had prepped for.
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What was the most interesting question?:
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What is the biggest challenge facing (my employer) in the next 10 years?
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Any other questions you remember?:
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What are the top three LFM partner companies you would work for after graduation and why?
Tell me about a time when you have to pick between two options?
Tell me about a time when you had made a decision and someone else convinced you to change it.
Tell me about a time when you convinced others to do what you wanted or follow your plan.
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Did you feel prepared?:
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Yes - Read the questions in these interview reports. MIT doesn't seem to stray very far from them.
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How did you prepare?:
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This website, reviewed my essays, figured out how to spin a few anecdotes to answer a lot of different questions
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Did you receive any feedback at the end?:
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No - Very stoic.
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What was your opinion of the Faculty?:
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Had a guest lecture with John Sterman..he was fantastic. Definitely a good selling point for the school.
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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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Did you receive a tour?:
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Yes - Facility needs help, and the construction mess doesn't help.
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What was most impressive?:
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What was least impressive?:
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Did anything change your opinion of the school? :
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No
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Was there something you wish you had known ahead of time?:
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Yes - I can't believe no one told me to bring cough drops and water. BRING COUGH DROPS AND WATER. I had to stop my interview in the middle to leave and let my throat recover from talking non-stop for 40 minutes. This definitely broke up the flow of the interview.
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Suggestions for travel to the school?:
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What other advice can you offer future interviewees?:
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