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作者: bokchoy0925 时间: 2011-3-8 23:34
标题: In @ MIT and HBS MBA + Interview Tips
MIT:

Why MIT?Tell me a time when someone on the team did not meet your expectation and how did you go about it? Tell me one time when you are overwhelmed by a situation and how did you handle it? My interview was on the short sideabout 25 minutes. I was really nervous since it was my first interview. I also asked three questions to the interviewer. Sent the thank you letter before hopping on the plane to Jamaica the next day. Spoke with plenty during the interview fest. Wasn't too sure how I did - I kept on telling people how short my interview was and did not know how to interpret that.
HBS MBA:

Tell me about your work?What do you do? ( A few follow up questions on products and processes) Tell me about your team and your office?What do you suggest you boss continue doing, stop doing and start doing?Lots of questions on UG experience: Why?How was it and etc. What is your career vision?My interview went really well. I was offered to ask questions at the end. I thought that was a positive indicator for sure. I cracked a few jokes ( appropriate ones of course) and felt that I did really well.
I prepared plenty for both interviews. Wrote down answers to possible questions. However, for the MIT one, I spent too much time trying to remember what I wrote down about certain questions during the interview and did not come out too naturally. I also took a day off before the HBS one.
Overall, make sure you know where you want to be and where you came from. Act authentic, professional and show a level of enthusiasm/energy.
Best luck to everyone else. I know I am blessed. Tough decision for me especially after joining the MIT open house. I am probably going to pick HBS.

作者: flyaway2011 时间: 2011-3-8 23:41
Where are you located in now? China?

作者: bokchoy0925 时间: 2011-3-8 23:43
No I am in the States. Does my location matter in the school choice?

作者: kikine 时间: 2011-3-9 00:33
The section size of HBS is only 90 too, that shouldn't be too much of a problem.

How much is the MIT LGO? How much less expensive compared to HBS?
At this point you don't have bad choice, I'd consider HBS's brand name and u're going to learn a lot on the industrial operation as well ... You can also concentrate urself in that domain during electives.

作者: mingming30 时间: 2011-3-9 10:22
what a sweet dilemma

全看你毕业想干嘛咯，继续engineering就LGO, career switch就选HBS

作者: stevenhu 时间: 2011-3-9 10:38
I'm thinking that if you were to choose MIT LGO, probably you will end up go to industry and continuously focus on engineering. The opportunities for you to switch to finance or others are less. However for HBS, even after the exposure to all other areas you still prefer go back to industry, you still have a big chance.

作者: summit 时间: 2011-3-9 12:14
恭喜lz。你能获得这两所学校的offer，基本上属于抱负非凡，自己想做的事情也考虑清楚了吧？

我从另一个角度提建议：
lz不妨考虑一下自己的本科学校。
如果是世界知名的大学，选择MIT也无不可。
不然，HBS可以给你更好的平台。无论你想做什么。

作者: bokchoy0925 时间: 2011-3-9 23:41
I was really torn between those two. And I just watched the "Inside Job" last night - really got me thinking. Why most corrupted figures were from HBS? What happened to principles and integrity? In front a giant pile of money, is greed the only feeling left? When you are surrounded with all the hard heads dominating the air, what can you do? You cannot alter any decisions or reason with them. All you can do is walk away and maybe warn a few people if they even listen to you.

作者: summit 时间: 2011-3-10 07:58
不是每个人都有资格去做“corrupted figure”的，首先他得有career success。
而且，我认为道德操守与学校无关。

作者: mk671 时间: 2011-3-10 08:48
LZ, do you mind sharing your background with us? and your insights: what factors made you admitted by these two schools?

Thanks

作者: nightelf2020 时间: 2011-3-10 23:10
楼主这么牛的人还不好做这个简单决定哇？

不喜欢哪个，就去掉。

都喜欢，就抛硬币。

作者: ChinaHawk 时间: 2011-3-10 23:56
I am just curious once it comes to super schools like Harvard Stanford MIT, though Harvard seems more expertised in Biz, does the brand name still differ that much

作者: infu 时间: 2011-3-11 18:05
Harvard is soft, Stanford is medium, MIT is hard.

ask a girl what she likes =)

作者: fengerjin 时间: 2011-3-11 18:10

I am just curious once it comes to super schools like Harvard Stanford MIT, though Harvard seems more expertised in Biz, does the brand name still differ that much

-- by 会员 ChinaHawk (2011/3/10 23:56:36)

在美国，HYP的prestige还是要比SM要强上一个层次的

世界范围内，H的名字是最大颗的。

当然，大家谈的都是fit。各花入各眼，但从brand name上，H是最有优势的。

作者: bokchoy0925 时间: 2011-3-11 21:58
hahah.....a girl can make something from soft to hard and vice versa....ok that sounds really playful. But yes, I know MIT will work me to the ground. It all comes down to FIT. Problem is that I don't know which one fits better until I go to both. And I cannot do that for a comparison. Admit weekend is end of March for M and I have to let them know by April 6th.

Harvard is soft, Stanford is medium, MIT is hard.

ask a girl what she likes =)

-- by 会员 infu (2011/3/11 18:05:34)

作者: bokchoy0925 时间: 2011-3-12 00:01
I also have a mixed feeling because I kinda regret that I did not apply for Stanford this year. It was my first choice and I saved it for next year. Otherwise, I would hands down pick S. Now between M and H, weather doesn't help make the decision at all.

I am also a bit intimidated by H. At least from what I heard so far- the pressure for someone like me who has no money nor anything extraordinary. People from there are confident and like to show it.

作者: nickname 时间: 2011-3-12 02:09
两所都是牛校，我同意最主要看你将来工作导向，学费哪个贵一点便宜一点可以忽略。

作者: bokchoy0925 时间: 2011-3-15 21:50
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作者: bokchoy0925 时间: 2011-3-30 04:39
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作者: bokchoy0925 时间: 2011-4-5 03:51
Enjoy the interview tips at the beginning.

作者: infu 时间: 2011-4-5 22:05
MIT is too hard, a girl doesn't like that over time... Take HBS, as you said, it can go hard and soft, depending on your mood and how hard you work =)

作者: PerduAnge 时间: 2011-4-5 22:07
LGO。。。congrats!

作者: nickname 时间: 2011-4-5 23:06
作为女生我觉得男生是MIT的很牛啊，Harvard好像比较well-rounded感觉，但MIT给人的印象就是特别intelligent。两个brand name上旗鼓相当吧，是完全不一样的学校，主要看楼主将来事业目标是什么，还有自己和哪个学校spirit比较fit了。

作者: yxj02ster 时间: 2011-4-8 01:37
标题: Are you a PR of US
I heard that LGO enrolls very few international students. I am wondering do you have a green card?

作者: bokchoy0925 时间: 2011-4-8 03:19
I am a citizen. You are right because they have a sister program called CLGO with a school in ShangHai....forgot which university but you can google that.

I heard that LGO enrolls very few international students. I am wondering do you have a green card?

-- by 会员 yxj02ster (2011/4/8 1:37:53)

作者: yxj02ster 时间: 2011-4-8 03:52
Thanks for the response. I am in US with working visa, so I guess I will go for the regular MBA if I finally decide to apply MIT

作者: bokchoy0925 时间: 2011-4-8 04:15
SLOAN is very good to begin with. LGO is more specialized for sure. Good luck.

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