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Emailed, I meant. Sorry for the confusion!

Thank you for your thoughts!

https://www.urch.com/forums/fpgee/

This would be a good question to ask the PhD program coordinator or existing students in the program. I have noticed that fewer schools are publicly...

Yes. Sorry. I was remembering a Gradcafe result that said "was happy to be among the 15 to interview, heartbroken not to be able to break into the 6...

Nice speech! I guess in the end we maximize our utility/happiness in our life not the amount of wealth.

What do you mean by “called? Do you mean that Wharton called an applicant to notify him/her of an interview offer?

I heard from my friend that Wharton called. Not sure about Haas.

I just completely botched another interview. Expecting rejection soon. Any tips not to get nervous during the interview?

Anyone hear from Haas or Wharton Management? They should have sent out invitations based on previous years.

TOEFL iBT Raw Score: 5.0 (out of 5.0) IELTS Score: 7.5 bands (out of 9.0) This is a very good response. The essay effectively and adequately...

Overall poor response. TOEFL iBT raw Score: 2.5 out of 5.0 The essay does not address the task accurately and has limited development. Connection...

It may be good to remember that if a program has 3 slots and wants to fill them, it will probably need to extend more than 3 offers. Just as an...

I don't remember the length of my interviews, but I guess usually about 30min-45min, with one professor at time. The interviews were mostly about...

Introductory paragraph is too short. Even though it addresses the task fairly well, it lacks elaboration of the idea. Development of the topic is...

TOEFL iBT: 5.0 (out of 5.0) IELTS: 7.5 or 8.0 bands (out of 9 bands)

Score 2.5 out of 5. In the introductory paragraph, the candidate did not clearly mention which source is more important to them. The reasoning...

Good luck! I keep checking my email nervously the last 2 weeks, but no new interviews saved for the last two lol. I'm afraid I'm gonna die from...

Nice to know the original reason behind this. Simple and easy- lovely!

appreciation

Hi, Vander, I am a self educator and like to look up alternative ways of learning. IMF Podcast is absolutely amazing and so is the one held by BBC...

I have heard of not having Real affecting RA applications even at policy institutions (I know of an example at a prominent DC think tank). Seems...

I haven't had an interview yet, but I have 3 scheduled and I asked one if there's anything I should do to prepare, and the professor said it was...

For context re. Grad Cafe –– business • thegradcafe.com

I interviewed with 2-3 professors at each school, either separately or together. We mostly talk about basic stuffs like why the school, why PhD, my...