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E-mail Address:
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Anonymous
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Age:
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25-29
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Gender:
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Male
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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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Cornell Johnson
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Interview Date:
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1/2009
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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 - I interviewed with an Alumni. I was given couple of names, to schedule my interview.
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Could you choose the interview's location?:
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Yes - The Alumni, gave me an option to meet at a restaurant over lunch.
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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 hour
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Who were the interviewers?:
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Alumni
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What was the most difficult question?:
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There were no hard questions overall. It was typical MBA interview. Why MBA? Why now? Why Cornell? What do you do at work? What other schools are you applying to?
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What was the most interesting question?:
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What other schools? and then the interview picked one school and wanted to know why that particular school
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Any other questions you remember?:
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What are your goals? Why do you want to do what you want to do?
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Did you feel prepared?:
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Yes - If you have your goals clear and if you have researched the school, then the interview should be easy. Be prepared to convince the interviewer that Cornell is absolutely the school you want to go to.
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How did you prepare?:
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Went through my essays, spoke with alumni, researched the Cornell website.
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Did you receive any feedback at the end?:
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Yes - The interviewer told me that he was impressed and would provide positive feedback.
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What was your opinion of the Faculty?:
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Did not visit school
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What was your opinion of the Alumni?:
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Very friendly. Loved the school.
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What was your opinion of the Students?:
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Did not visit the school
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What was your opinion of the Office Personnel?:
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Did not visit the school
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Did you receive a tour?:
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No - Did not visit the school
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What was most impressive?:
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Did not visit the school
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What was least impressive?:
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Did not visit the school
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Did anything change your opinion of the school? :
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No - Did not visit the school
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Was there something you wish you had known ahead of time?:
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No - Did not visit the school
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Suggestions for travel to the school?:
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Did not visit the school
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What other advice can you offer future interviewees?:
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If you are interviewing with an alumni. Make sure you research what he/she did at school and what he/she do now.
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