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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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White
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Intended Area of Study:
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General Management
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Name of School:
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CMU Tepper
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Interview Date:
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4/2009
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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 - The interview was scheduled online and they were very flexible about the date.
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Could you choose the interview's location?:
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Yes - I was given the choice to interview over the phone or on campus. I chose on campus, to also get a tour and a sense of what life was like on campus.
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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 - Administrative staff, very friendly, easy to talk to.
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How long were the interviews?:
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~30 min
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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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No difficult questions since I had prepared by reviewing all of the questions on this site. Nothing was asked that hadn't been asked before.
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What was the most interesting question?:
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Tell me about yourself. This was odd, since we already started with a resume walk through.
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Any other questions you remember?:
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resume/career walk through
what kind of team player are you?
How do you perform as a leader?
what's your biggest weakness on your application?
What's your strength you want to highlight on your application?
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Did you feel prepared?:
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Yes - Preparing answers to the questions they typically ask is key.
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How did you prepare?:
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Preparing answers to the questions they typically ask. Doing mock interviews. Getting stories ready to tell.
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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 nice. One of the professors was in the office talking to us and he was incredibly friendly and entertaining to listen to.
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What was your opinion of the Alumni?:
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Did not meet any alumni.
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What was your opinion of the Students?:
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Very nice. the students who gave the tour and escorted us to class were very friendly and willing to answer any question we had.
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What was your opinion of the Office Personnel?:
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Very nice and easy to work with.
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Did you receive a tour?:
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Yes - Nice tour. I didn't realize it was going to be a group of prospective students on the tour. There were four of us. We interviewed separately.
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What was most impressive?:
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the buildings are old, but inside the classrooms have been modernized, so it wasn't as bad as I expected.
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What was least impressive?:
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Basic campus, nothing stood out as really bad.
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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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No
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Suggestions for travel to the school?:
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Flew into pittsburgh. Took the public busses to my hotel. Stayed 1 mile away and walked to campus. Not a bad walk.
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What other advice can you offer future interviewees?:
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