Got voicemail from D. Bolton. I want to thank CD and CDers for all the information and inspiration and fun I had going through this journey.
For those who are interested in stats: 770/5, 293/6, ugpa 2.7, ggpa 3.4, 3 yrs w/e at matriculation, manufacturing industry, currently working in US, MSEE from a small US school, BSEE from Tsinghua.
附第30楼面经：
http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?BoardID=13&ID=150840&replyID=1410937&skin=1
Above is a previous post. She asked the typical questions:
1. Tell me about your current job
2. How will your team members evaluate you?
3. What is your strength/weakness?
(I told her about my weakness and how I worked on it to improve, she asked me how I knew I was effective. I think that was probably the most difficult question because it was unexpected.)
4. Give me an example in which you or your team failed
5. Why MBA, why Stanford
My biggest surprise was that she asked quite a few follow up questions (I didn't list here) based on what I answered to the previous question. It got difficult real quick, because I had to think about how to respond and what to say. My English broke down after a while, although I believe my language skills are pretty good and I wasn't nervous at all. But I guess there is no way to prepare for that kind of questions, which is probably why she did that. What I would recommend you do is:
1. Think of a couple of really powerful leadership examples (easy to understand, multi-faceted, and can be easily adapted to answer different questions)
2. Contemplate on the why and how (you were effective), and what you learned. You need to go into the intricate details here, so try to examine it from other people's perspective and try to link it with your own strength, values, principles, etc. You don't necessarily need to talk about those things, but they should help you analyze the issue.
3. Relax. Relax by believing in yourself, your ability, and your qualification. I think if I had anything going for me from the interview, it was my composure. I was very relaxed even when my English was falling apart. Personally, I think how you handle a question is way more important than what you answer.
Here is something else interesting but may not be useful. I used my "passion" basketball in the failure example. She smiled after I finished, then she said, "My husband is a basketball coach, so I know a lot about b-ball." I thought, "Uh-oh, are you implying that I can't fool you with a phony example?" Then she said, "I think that was a very good example and what you said is very true." That's probably the only highlight in my interview. Anyway, I still don't think Stanford interview holds much weight (that's the main reason why I was so relaxed;-).
con!
粘个喜气先！
恭喜牛牛!
cicilla还没学会怎么加精吗？
Thank you all for the kind words. Good luck to those who are still anxciously waiting.
Bai Ge Zao Nian! Gong Xi Fa Cai!
411居然当掉了，不知道跟stanford放榜有没有关系，呵呵
恭喜！
自己从Stanford的申请过程学到很多，a noble pursuit……
从开始的时候，大家讨论申请状态，楼主总会知会最新收集的信息……
在BW上，会经常看到楼主的很多见解和讨论
感觉幸福和精神生活更多关联的人，Stanford是个难得的去处。
恭喜！
祝成就于pursuit 中
what is your current compensation?
are u single?
Just curious.
what is your current compensation?
are u single?
Just curious.
Sounds like the questions asked by my gfs.
what is your current compensation?
are u single?
Just curious.
I'm happily married, no kids yet. With regard to $$, let's just say I'm making minimum wage for an Engineer in a manufacturing company in automotive industry in mid-west US. That should give you a pretty good idea; if not, you can go to salary.com, which should provide a fairly accurate range.
嗯。。。。不好意思，我结婚了，不过没有孩子，这个潜台词是不是还有机会啊。。。。。。
大家不要笑，现在这个很流行的哦！
虚心接受jessicaf同学的建议，修改为：我们现在没有孩子，将来会有的，机会恐怕是不大了……
呵呵呵呵，希望老婆看了不会生气……
it's always kinda fun to shift the topic of a thread...
speaking of having kids, i remember a conversation w/ the prez of my company. as he asked me if i had any kids, my immediate response was like, no, i wasn't married yet... a second later, both of us started to laugh, since i obviously didn't answer his question.
a good lesson to bear in mind if i ever have a 90-second chat w/ him again in the elevator. 
)
恭喜呀!!!
Congrat!
I am applying for R2. Do you mind sharing you interview experience?
Thanks a lot.
恭喜！！！
http://forum.chasedream.com/dispbbs.asp?BoardID=13&ID=150840&replyID=1410937&skin=1
Above is a previous post. She asked the typical questions:
1. Tell me about your current job
2. How will your team members evaluate you?
3. What is your strength/weakness?
(I told her about my weakness and how I worked on it to improve, she asked me how I knew I was effective. I think that was probably the most difficult question because it was unexpected.)
4. Give me an example in which you or your team failed
5. Why MBA, why Stanford
My biggest surprise was that she asked quite a few follow up questions (I didn't list here) based on what I answered to the previous question. It got difficult real quick, because I had to think about how to respond and what to say. My English broke down after a while, although I believe my language skills are pretty good and I wasn't nervous at all. But I guess there is no way to prepare for that kind of questions, which is probably why she did that. What I would recommend you do is:
1. Think of a couple of really powerful leadership examples (easy to understand, multi-faceted, and can be easily adapted to answer different questions)
2. Contemplate on the why and how (you were effective), and what you learned. You need to go into the intricate details here, so try to examine it from other people's perspective and try to link it with your own strength, values, principles, etc. You don't necessarily need to talk about those things, but they should help you analyze the issue.
3. Relax. Relax by believing in yourself, your ability, and your qualification. I think if I had anything going for me from the interview, it was my composure. I was very relaxed even when my English was falling apart. Personally, I think how you handle a question is way more important than what you answer.
Here is something else interesting but may not be useful. I used my "passion" basketball in the failure example. She smiled after I finished, then she said, "My husband is a basketball coach, so I know a lot about b-ball." I thought, "Uh-oh, are you implying that I can't fool you with a phony example?" Then she said, "I think that was a very good example and what you said is very true." That's probably the only highlight in my interview. Anyway, I still don't think Stanford interview holds much weight (that's the main reason why I was so relaxed;-).
thx for sharing your experience
Cong
好强啊！恭喜恭喜！！！
太棒了，祝贺你
强！
请问侠客今年高寿？（听说Stanford倾向于年轻人）
哥们, 你大两岁啦...... haha
坚决抨击tuzq同学，揭人家短，搞得我有危机感
呵呵呵呵，没想到咱也是老applicant了——不过孔子曰：男人三十一只花……
Gongxi! I am in mid-west too, also automotive mfg. haha...
真实强啊
Congratulations！·#%……
坚决抨击tuzq同学，揭人家短，搞得我有危机感
呵呵呵呵，没想到咱也是老applicant了——不过孔子曰：男人三十一只花……
看来你还是花骨朵。
恭喜！
自己从Stanford的申请过程学到很多，a noble pursuit……
从开始的时候，大家讨论申请状态，楼主总会知会最新收集的信息……
在BW上，会经常看到楼主的很多见解和讨论
感觉幸福和精神生活更多关联的人，Stanford是个难得的去处。
恭喜！
祝成就于pursuit 中
Agree!
恭喜啊，有MSN联系方式吗？
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