E-mail Address: Anonymous Age: 25-29 Gender: Male Ethnic Background: White Intended Area of Study: General Management Name of School: MIT (Sloan) Interview Date: 12/2004 Type of Program: MBA Were you given options as to the date of the interview?: No - Interview over the phone with Admissions Officer (male), I am an international applicant. I completed the interview a while ago so I don't yet know if I'm admitted or not (so take all my advice in caution...) Could you choose the interview's location?: No - I live in Israel. I had no option of choosing an on-campus / off-campus interview, although I wanted to, because I heard the phone-interview is the toughest (no chemistry, no way of knowing what the interview is thinking, etc.) How many interviews were scheduled?: 1 - I scheduled the interview three weeks before taking place. I chose the latest date possible so I would have as much time to hear from other applicants how it went for them and prepare myself. How many interviewed you?: 1 - An admissions officer (a senior one). He told me he read my application and had questions. How long were the interviews?: 34 minutes including introduction and my questions. Who were the interviewers?: Administrative or admissions staff What was the most difficult question?: Tell me about a work you had to know with people different from you, or someone you didn't get along with, or someone whose personality is different than yours. I was also asked questions about my professional experience, none of which was difficult. What was the most interesting question?: N/A Did you feel prepared?: Yes - Yes - I recommended the following: 1. Read the MIT interview guide (BEI-type interview). 2. Take the questions that I copied at the bottom and find at least two situations that you may talk about for each questions. These situations are what MIT refers to as STARs. 3. For each situation, find some class or something that relates to MIT. For example, if you talk about conflict, a certain class so you could say something like "and in MIT I would certainly like to take Prof. Doe's class that deals with such issues". 4. Write 3-4 bullets that should be repeated across your interview. For example, "fit to school", "contribution to other students". And then during the interview, make sure you address these issues. 5. Write 2-3 questions you have about the school for the interview. 6. Find some things new about yourself or the application. For example, mention you talked to more alums, etc. 7. Make sure you keep mentioning your fit to the school. 8. If you visited the school - mention it!

How did you prepare?: Yes. I had space and time to emphasize virtually every point I wanted to. Like all other applicants, I can't tell if I made a good impression or not, but I felt I've done my best and that's what counts. Did you receive any feedback at the end?: No - I didn't receive any feedback at the end besides mentioning that "you really did your homework" and that I seem to know a lot about the school. The interviewer was very candid and friendly but also formal and I wouldn't expect any feedback from him.

What was your opinion of the Faculty?: Great faculty, the strongest there is in terms of innovativeness and cutting-edge research. Hugh emphasis on technological innovation and entrepreneurship.

What was your opinion of the Alumni?: Out of all schools, I liked MIT alumni best. Down-to-earth, friendly, not snobish.

What was your opinion of the Students?: Ditto.

What was your opinion of the Office Personnel?: Nice, welcoming, good service.

Did you receive a tour?: Yes - I attended the Ambassador program. I recommended every serious applicant to take it, I think it counts.

What was most impressive?: The Argentinian girl who showed me around. She was the best looking MBA students I've seen.

What was least impressive?: The fact she wore a wedding-ring so I couldn't do much.

Did anything change your opinion of the school? : No - Visits to other schools made me realize that MIT is great and so do other schools (Daaa).

Was there something you wish you had known ahead of time?: Yes - If I'm admitted or not. If I had known that ahead of time, I would be happier. Just kidding.

Suggestions for travel to the school?: No. Boston's expensive. You need a driving license to buy beer even if you look 40 years old. That's about it. Good Luck and give me a top rating in this site - I really worked hard on this feedback!!!!! [P.s. sorry for spelling mistakes]

What other advice can you offer future interviewees?: 1. How do you approach a situation where creativity is required, what is your mind process 2. Show an example of difficult interaction 3. Tell me about a time when you faced a challenge that seemed almost impossible to overcome. 4. Describe a problem you have dealt with that other people walked away from. 5. Tell me about a situation where you had to deal with people that you didn’t like or trust 6. Tell me a time when you had to work closely with someone whom you have disagreed or have had a personality conflict. Tell me how you handled it. 7. Tell me about a time when you had to work with a team with many different personalities. 8. Give me an example of when you had to work w/ a difficult colleague, how did you adjust 9. Tell me about a time where you had to guide people towards a common goal. 10. Tell me about a time when you had to sell an idea to your management. 11. Give me a time when you had to convince your superior of something 12. Tell me a time that someone voiced an opinion that differed from yours? How did you handle it? 13. Give an example when your thinking was different from others’ 14. What situations have you encountered that required you to persuade others to your point of view? 15. Tell me about one occasion where you had to convince someone to do something. 16. Describe a time when you had to deal with a lot of stress. 17. Describe a time when you were faced with equally high priorities. 18. Describe a situation in which you took responsibility not being asked to 19. A situation where you had to negotiate? 20. A situation where you were innovative? 21. If you were a vegetable, what would you be? 22. Tell me about a situation when the team morale was low? 23. Tell me about a time when you had to enhance teamwork? 24. Tell me about a situation where you inspired your team to undertake a project 25. Describe a recent project or situation on which you worked that was a collaborative effort. What was your role? How did you approach the assignment? 26. Tell me a time that you had to get others enthusiastic about your project/idea. How did you handle it? 27. Please give an example when you were part of a high or low performing team. 28. Give an example when your actions had an impact on a person, group, or an organization 29. Please tell us something meaningful in your life over the past year 30. What will I bring to *** school? 31. What doubts/concerns do I have about *** school? Perceptions? 32. What excites me about *** school? 33. What do you feel proud of yourself? 34. How would co-workers and subordinates describe my style of leadership? 35. How would you describe your relationship with your boss? 36. What is your procedure for meeting a deadline? 37. If you presented an idea to your manager and they rejected it without consideration, what would you do? 38. Tell me a quality of yours that is perceived by others, but which is in fact not necessarily true.