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March 08, 2006
Day after my HBS Interview
So I had my HBS interview, and it was fantastic! I was relaxed, confident, and actually enjoyed it! I interviewed with a member of the admissions committee--a woman, which made me happy. She basically just asked me to expand on things mentioned in my application, asked me questions about my plan so that she could understand my timeline better, and was really upbeat, encouraging, and wonderful. I left the interview feeling elated!
I visited a class, Real Properties, about Real Estate which wasn't that outstanding, but it was a visiting prof and the first session, so I'm sure it will get better--and if it doesn't, it's only a half-course. I really enjoyed the class atmosphere and think I would fit in really well both at the Kennedy and Government schools. I have absolutely loved my visit here.
A wonderful and wild coincidence is that the student who conducted my Info Session was Will Hsu, fellow blogger for MBA Diversity! When he said his name, it struck me as familiar, but it wasn't until he mentioned working with MBA Diversity that it clicked. I was so delighted to get to meet him in person! He seems to have loved his two years at HBS, and has his whole post-grad plan worked out nicely.
While on my Harvard visit, I've also met two fabulous women who did SEO during their college years, and it was so encouraging to see SEO alumni doing fabulously and commenting on the greatness of the program. I am so happy to have been offered the job. I'm excited to hear about where I'll be working.
I'm still contemplating the benefits of working for a few years, so I am just going to wait until I hear back from schools until I start thinking about it too much. Priority right now is to make good grades, make progress on my thesis, and get ready for my Spring Break trip to Brazil with my honey!
Posted by kaneisha at March 8, 2006 02:20 PM
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Very glad to hear you felt comfortable during the interview and visit, Kaneisha!
Posted by: keisha dawn at March 8, 2006 04:44 PM
Hi Kaneisha,
Congratulations on your HBS Interview and your superb job of keeping this weblog up and running. I had my HBS interview on March 13th in Toronto, Canada. I feel like we are in the same boat as I too am applying directly from my undergrad degree (Electrical Engineering). I'm really eager for March 29th to get here as soon as possible. It's hard to wait for these results... I wish you the best of luck and I hope that we can see each other this fall as part of the class of 2008.
Best Regards,
Aydin Mirzaee
Posted by: Aydin Mirzaee at March 23, 2006 12:09 AM