Comments on: HBS: Adcom versus alum interviews http://hbsguru.com/blog/2007/10/24/hbs-adcom-versus-alum-interviews/ Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:22:16 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Gregory http://hbsguru.com/blog/2007/10/24/hbs-adcom-versus-alum-interviews/#comment-262 Gregory Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:07:53 +0000 http://hbsguru.com/blog/2007/10/24/hbs-adcom-versus-alum-interviews/#comment-262 "Kids do not get IN because of great interviews, if int. is solid, and app is solid you get in. THEY GET DINGED W. BAD ONES." If HBS only accepts 55-60% of those applicants who are interviewed, does that mean 40-45% of applicants screw up their interview? Seems awfully high, especially given that the stronger applicants will need to have good core interview skills to have gained the work experience that strengthened their app and landed them an interview. Am I missing something? “Kids do not get IN because of great interviews, if int. is solid, and app is solid you get in. THEY GET DINGED W. BAD ONES.”

If HBS only accepts 55-60% of those applicants who are interviewed, does that mean 40-45% of applicants screw up their interview? Seems awfully high, especially given that the stronger applicants will need to have good core interview skills to have gained the work experience that strengthened their app and landed them an interview. Am I missing something?

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