Darden Alumni Interview

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Had interview with a Darden alumni this afteroon.

Not a typical business school interivew.  We talked about different issues for almost one hour.  It's just a casual chat, not a question-answer session.

Mayby my experience is different.  I heard that alumni interview would be a typical one and the interviewer will ask questions like a question-machine.  This alumni was not like a mahcine, at all.

I feel admission office interview is more to the point than an alumni one.  Probably, the admission officers are more consicious of what they are doing while an alumni does not have such consciousness.  The admission officers can ask questions which are not covered in the essays.  They are clear they want to use the interview as a chance to know more about an applicant and so to make the decision.  Well, the alumni obviously knows less about the applicant.

So far, I had two telephone interviews with schools and one alumni interivew. 

I would say telephone interview would make more sense.  If I can choose, I would choose admission office interview.

cnvictory

When did you submit your application? thanks.

ysatie

couple questions, was yours a school-invited or candidate-initiated interview? are you currently in states? thanks a lot.

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What should I do if I cannot interview prior to a specific application deadline?

You have two options:

- Schedule an interview that will be conducted after the application deadline you are trying to meet, which will push your application to a later deadline. Your application will not be evaluated until after your interview.

- Submit your application without having an interview. In this case, the Admissions Committee will begin evaluating your application and if necessary, contact you to arrange an interview.

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cnvictory, I'm in the early december round.  Not sure it's 1st or 2nd round.

ysatie, You're rite.  Theoritically, you have two options.  But for internaitonal students who cannot have a campus visit due to visa issues, option 2 applies.  So, for internaitonal sutdents, basically, interview is on invitation by the admission office only after the admission committee has reviewed your application.   

I'm currently in Beijing.

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ysatie

thanks for your promoted response, good luck

cnvictory

THANKS, abc_on_line!