ding from Darden the day before

MilanFan

Congratulations!
Darden is a very good school, excellent work!

gowell

以下是引用bloomingtree在2003-11-22 14:18:00的发言：
hi, gowell

Congratulations!
I asked for an interview in Shanghai,but Darden said that before submitting application,they can only schedule om-campus interviews. Could you tell us about your background?

Do you request interview when the school travels to the region? For example, MBA tour or MBA fair event? Darden would not grant off-campus interview unless the school happens to travel to the country for other recruiting events.

Otherwise, you will have to wait after you submit your application to be invited to an interview.

As for my background, well, I worked for a company that Americans are not familiar with. My stats are solid.

Work Expereince: 6+ years
Industry: Service
Function: Marketing
GMAT: 700+
GPA 80+ of a 100 scale (no need to convert your score to the US GPA, none of the schools I appied to so far request me to convert)
TOEFL: 290+

I do not list specific numbers because I don't want people to concentrate too much on the number. It's just part of the application. Please don't get distracted by these stats. Focus on your essay and overall package.

Good luck all.

[此贴子已经被作者于2003-11-22 20:18:02编辑过]

gowell

以下是引用tsljz在2003-11-22 14:53:00的发言：
gowell, congratulations! Would you like to share your interview experience with us?

The Darden interview I had was with an admissions officer. It's mostly conversational, that covers Why MBA, Why Darden, Why now and your career aspiration. Darden is a case-based program and the school really wants to know your communication skills and see if you can express yourself clearly in English. Another factor that the adcom is looking closely at the interview is to understand you people skill, whether you can fit in with the Darden community. Darden wants someone who are invovled with community and not just a bookworm.

tsljz

gowell, thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. Good luck to you with the other schools you applied for.

gowell

以下是引用tsljz在2003-11-22 22:39:00的发言：
gowell, thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. Good luck to you with the other schools you applied for.

tsljz,

are you a fellow applicant too? Just curious.

valarie

congratulations! go well. I didn't apply for Darden but I visited that school, pretty campus and beautiful town. Main building's lobby is like a hotel's lobby. Good luck to the rest of you and myself!

runner

Hi, Gowell, are you a Taiwanese applicant? Is there some similar forums in Taiwan for MBA applicants?

gowell

以下是引用runner在2003-11-23 8:24:00的发言：
Hi, Gowell, are you a Taiwanese applicant? Is there some similar forums in Taiwan for MBA applicants?

Yes, I am a Taiwanese applicant. Unfortunately, there's no particular forums for Taiwaness MBA applicants. The NTU bbs is probably the most you can find, camparable to this. Another option is join the Yahoo Taiwan MBA group in my signature. I learned a lot from fellow members there.

taow

Hello Gowell,

Where do you live right now? Can you take a toefl cat in Taiwan right now? Just curious.

gowell

以下是引用taow在2003-11-23 13:41:00的发言：
Hello Gowell,

Where do you live right now? Can you take a toefl cat in Taiwan right now? Just curious.

I live in Taiwan all my life. And until the last time I check, I still do .

Yes, you can take a TOEFL CAT in Taiwan.