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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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Marketing
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Name of School:
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Cornell Johnson
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Interview Date:
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2/2009
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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 - Just to provide more details on my demographics. I'm actually Asian (tri citizenship in Canada, HK and UK), and my intended area of study is marketing for the pharmaceutical/biotech industry. My age is 23
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Could you choose the interview's location?:
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Yes - I picked to fly all the way to campus b/c I read on Montauk and other forums that it's better to interview with adcom. THey have more say over your candidacy. But i also used Natalie Grinblatt's service (accepted.com) for my interview prep
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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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45 minutes
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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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- You seem to lack leadership skills, how will you offset that? (This really threw me off. I sincerely thought that my apparent lack of leadership skills failed me. But I was accepted in the end)
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What was the most interesting question?:
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- what failure have you recently experienced in your current role
- what criticism did you recently receive?
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Any other questions you remember?:
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- why an mba now?
- all other standard questions you'd find in this data base
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Did you feel prepared?:
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Yes - The lack of leadership skills question was really scary, but keep calm and be yourself. It might just be a test of your EQ and how well you hold together under stress.
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How did you prepare?:
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This database + Natalie Grinblatt (thank you! you're wonderful)
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Did you receive any feedback at the end?:
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No
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What was your opinion of the Faculty?:
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Very warm and personable
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What was your opinion of the Alumni?:
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didn't meet any
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What was your opinion of the Students?:
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Very warm and personable. Go out of their way to show you around the school, etc.
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What was your opinion of the Office Personnel?:
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Very warm and personable
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Did you receive a tour?:
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Yes
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What was most impressive?:
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Community spirit
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What was least impressive?:
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Small town Ithaca (and the school is quite upfront about this, so you need to show them how this is not a problem for you and how it's actually advantageous for your situation...i.e. ability to build stronger networks)
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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 - That my interviewer was going to throw me the curveballs (no leadership?!?!?)
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Suggestions for travel to the school?:
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I stayed at the Best Western hotel. Very decent place.
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What other advice can you offer future interviewees?:
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Be yourself, and be calm.
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