At HBS–does it matter if you get interviewed my Her Majesty, or foot soldier adcom, or alum?
Sandy - does it matter who interviews you for HBS interviews? I have heard that in some cases it is adcom member, the head of admissions, and in some cases it is an alum! Does it say anything about your candidacy and will it weigh more if its an alum vs the head of admissions? –IN SHORT, NO, BUT SEE NOTES BELOW
HMMMMM,AS TO ADCOM VS. SENIOR ADCOM OR DEE DEE HERSELF-SELF I DONT THINK ADCOMS PRESELECT KIDS TO INTERVIEW, W. DEE OR SENIOR ONES PICKING THE INTERESTING CASES, ETC. IF THAT IS CASE, WHAT DEE CONSIDERS INTERESTING VS. WHAT I DO, WELL, A DIVIDE, SINCE I KNOW A LOT OF THE KIDS SHE INTERVIEWS AND THEY SEEM RANDOM, ALTHO MOST KIDS BEING INTERVIEWED ARE PRETTY IMPRESSIVE TO BEGIN WITH.
ONE THING THAT DOES HAPPEN W. A DEE INTERVIEW, WHICH TENDS TO BE LESS ROBOTIC AND MORE LIVELY THAN MOST OTHERS (”BUBBLY” ONE KID SAID) IS YOU ARE DOUBLING DOWN. IF SHE LIKES YOU, YOU ARE IN, IF SHE DONT, YOU AINT. THAT IS PROB LESS SO TO SOME FUZZY DEGREE W. OTHERS ADCOMS, WHOSE VIEWS MAY GET MEDIATED BY WRITTEN REPORTS, NOT BEINGG THERE WHEN DECISION IS MADE. ETC. ETC.
SOME KIDS–BUT RARE– DO GET SENT TO ALUMS, UNDER VARIOUS CASES, EITHER KID REQUESTS. E.G. CALI INTER. AND NO SPOTS AVAILABLE, OR IN SOME CASES BY ORDER–E.G. INVITE OR LATER ARRANGEMENT. THIS MAY HAPPEN MORE FREQ IN LATE INVITES, E.G. THE 50 SHE SAYS THAT ARE IN THE MAIL OR ON HER DESK. THERE ARE SOME FAMOUS AND BIGHEADED ALUMS WHO ENJOY DOING INTERVIEWS AND YOU FREQ HAVE AN OFF THE GRID EXPERIENCE, SOMETIMES AT THEIR HOUSE, FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. SCARY. STANFORD!!!!!
GETTING THE ALUM SEEMS LIKE A WILD CARD TO ME, IN TERMS OF OUTCOME, B.C. THEY OFTEN DONT DO THE STANDARD HBS Q/A. BUT I DONT THINK ANY SPECIAL TYPE KID IS SENT TO BIGFOOT THE ALUM, E.G. PRETTY GIRLS, OR FOOTBALL PLAYERS. IT IS RANDOM AND MORE OFTEN W. NON “FIRST BURST” INVITES.
