Do all kids interviewed by HBS start w. clean slate?
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Hi Sandy, For the HBS interview, are all interviewees placed on an equal footing and then admission chances are determined by performance in the interview, or is it a more holistic process such as for S where interview is just one aspect they look at? Thanks! |
HBS interview is just one piece of the puzzle, but it works this way, in general, and this is REAL REAL IMPORTANT
THE INTERVIEW CAN SCREW YOU–IT CANNOT, IN GENERAL, HELP YOU.
What the HBS interview looks for MOST OF ALL, is your presentation skills and ability to perform in Case Method enviro:
and for some international kids, just yor ability to speak and compro English – for every 10 kids they interview, they accept about 6–of the four who get dinged in the interview process, ~TWO (2.5) SELF DING BY SCREWING UP THE INTERVIEW.
The other two just sorta lose out in the general post-interview Beauty Contest (where the whole works are back in play, gpa, gmat, work ex, extras, and maybe some small element of inter performance etc. etc. ).
How can you blow interview : let me count the ways! Bad attitude, nervousness, going blah blah, inability to answer drill down question on essays or goals (not stressful as a rule, but some really smart kids freeze, or start BABBLING.
Babbling is major cause of interview failure. Here is an example, super simple Question, “Tell me about X (fr. resume or essay, e.g. org you led or founded). Instead of being able to execute some simple pts about X, you start way, way back in time telling about pre-history of X, digress, fake left, and 4 heartbreaking but real minutes later, YOU HAVE NOT GOTTEN TO X, AND YOU BOTH KNOW IT. Then you rush thru X and say nothing.
Sinora baby –you just babbled your way out of an HBS ADMIT.
think I am kidding: here is an email sent fr. a WONDERFUL and Articulate PERSON about the HBS interview, this is CLASSIC–I get calls fr. kids crying on the train back to NYC and this was one of them, I told person maybe not as bad as it seemed, but in my heart of hearts, I knew
Sandy I’m kinda upset.. I was so nervous I could not think straight and just kept rumbling on. The sad part is it should have been easy bcos she asked all the questions you did in our mock interview – and I just couldn’t think.
She was extremely nice though and soft spoken. She interrupted me once when I was talking about what inspired me to pursue my long term goals and I was talking about how X and Y were improving Health Care and she stopped me and said she would rather hear about me than abt X or Y. My biggest mistake was when she asked exactly what I intended to do to improve HC I just went on and on about what was wrong with the system without providing concrete ways I was going to address those issues.. I’m stilll in shock. I had prepped all these and I couldn’t even believe the words that were coming out of my mouth instead. Anyways I guess what’s done’s done.. Just want to say thanks for all your help..
IS THERE A HAPPY ENDING: WELL, DO YOU CONSIDER STANFORD A HAPPY ENDING???
