關於申請商學院(三) --- 麵試，錄取

寫正題之前首先感謝各位網友的支持。有網友還“代WXC老板授你最有價值連載獎”，嗬嗬，把俺樂得。

還有兩位這方麵的權威網友給我的“關於申請商學院(二) --- 選校，申請”補充了下麵兩點。非常感謝！

1． 哈佛，沃頓，斯坦福的ESSAY要求明年開始都有變化，尤其是哈佛。哈佛的Essay隻要二份了（為鼓勵申請），但同時為了防止出錢請槍手寫，哈佛新的要求是在申請人應邀麵試後24小時內交一篇論文，就麵試內容寫一下你的具體看法，你來不及請人幫忙。這是非常有力的一個改變。
2． 鑒於應屆生想申請商學院，而商學院又對工作履曆有特殊要求，哈佛則對應屆生有個2+2的方案。即：應屆生可以申請，被錄取後，交上定金，工作2年後再回來讀2年，申請過程和商學院相同。這個方案不止局限於哈佛，而是對所有大四的學生開放，特別歡迎學科學的學生申請。

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所有申請的材料寄出後，接下來就是等待了，等待收到麵試的通知。

申請讀MBA的麵試和申請大學時的麵試性質完全不一樣。商學院的麵試其實是錄取過程中的第一輪篩選。如果你沒有收到麵試通知，你就已經out了。每個商學院發麵試通知的時間都不一樣。有些學校是AO邊讀Application邊決定發不發麵試通知。比如MIT。 有些人也許剛寄出去不久就收到了麵試通知， 而有些則一直到接近錄取的Deadline才收到通知. 這並不說明你的申請條件不如前麵的，隻是AO剛來得及讀你的申請而已。哈佛有點特殊，他們隻有三個Communication days. 每個communication  date大概間隔一周。如果在第一個communication  date沒收到麵試通知的話，你還可以等第二個，若在第二個communication date還沒有收到的話，那就希望不大了。因為第三個communication date所有還沒收到通知的都會收到一個email, 內容是either YES or NO.

收到麵試通知便意味著你有了很大的被錄取希望，但是，決不是100%的希望。

哈佛和Wharton的最終錄取比例相差不大，但是獲得麵試機會的比例卻相差不小。哈佛隻給20% 的申請者發麵試通知，相對來講，能進哈佛麵試的，錄取比例就很大。而Wharton會給40%的申請者麵試機會，但隻從這40%的麵試者中錄取40%，也就是說有一大半Wharton的應試者會得不到錄取。這就給麵試增加了很大的競爭。

大部分的商學院都采取Behavioral Interview Method. 具有代表性的是Wharton 和MIT。 所謂Behavioral Interview Method就是在一個特定的情況下，你是如何表現的，包括你的想法，你為什麽這麽想，你的方案，你是如何處理的，其他人是如何反應的，結果是什麽。比如：“Please give me a time when you have to lead a group of people.” Or “ a time when you don’t have enough resources.”  所以，在麵試前，你要準備好多個方麵的examples, 比如：persuading, leading, 等等。一般來講，準備七到八個實例就差不多了。
 
哈佛麵試的問題比較廣，他們的Philosophy是發掘出你是個什麽樣的人。比如你對目前某個現象的看法等等。他們想知道你會不會是下一個CEO.  哥大的麵試題是混合型的。既有Behavioral questions， 也有其它不著邊際的，甚至包括你的業餘愛好等等。

各學校用的麵試官也有區別。哈佛和MIT隻用AO做麵試官。Wharton, Yale, Columbia等除了AO外，他們還培訓了第二年的MBA學生和Alumni幫助麵試。好處是可以有更多的申請者得到麵試機會，而且MBA學生和Alumni也許有更多的實際經驗和知識。當然也有壞處。比如去年，Wharton有一個Alumni麵試官就把 Wharton培訓麵試官的磁帶發到網上了，而且就在商學院的麵試期間，結果，Round 1的申請者錯過了，而Round 2的人卻全趕上了。Wharton為此遭到很多的criticism，從此也罷掉了Alumni 當麵試官的權利。

順利通過麵試後，希望就在眼前了。恭喜！

結束全文前，貼一個子女壇前輩轉的一個輕鬆比喻，僅供一笑而已：

HBS

HBS is like a British exotic car of varying quality – Rolls Royce, Bentley, and Aston Martin. They are Establishment, top hats and all. Like British exotics, HBS is really known for its heritage and prestige (with sport performance and classic styling to back it up). Some drivers are able to break the "unapproachable" mold and will take their cars for a bit of a joyride, but some are trapped in the pomp and circumstance of their cars. Only drawback is that they are incredibly high maintenance (more reliable than Italian exotics, but the repair costs are astronomically high) and insist on being noticed. And watching an HBS alum “fail” a la Jeffery Skilling is like seeing a Bentley stranded on the side of the road – everyone else can’t help but gloat.

STANFORD GSB

Stanford is like an Italian exotic – from iconic marques like Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Alfa Romeo, to super exotics like the Pagani Zonda, as well as the “all style and no substance” that are the Maseratis. In terms of styling and performance, they are bold, distinctive, and anti-authoritarian much like Stanford – built as if to be a complete counterpoint to the British exotics. They aren't the most reliable cars, but they sure look good, and they are the ultimate joyride car, risks be damned (few cars can replicate the exhaust note of a Ferrari). If HBS is about prestige, Stanford is about rebellious sex appeal. Just like not every Stanford GSB alum is of the same caliber, knowledgeable “car guys” know that there’s a huge difference between Ferarri and Maserati – the former is a real sports car, while the latter is a piece of sh*t. But to the uninitiated, they draw attention in equal measure.

WHARTON (UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA)

Wharton is like a German exotic – Porsche, AMG, Maybach, Alpina, and Ruf, which represents a long history of performance that is analytical, clinical and precise, with styling that has always maintained a sporty middle ground, in between the conservative or even stodgy styling of the Brits and the more extreme elements of the Italians. They combine the quality/reliability of German engineering that the British and Italian sports cars don't have, with the cachet that rivals only the British and Italian luxury cars. The styling for the most part hides some of the best engineering under the hood, so the cars tend to draw less attention on the road. For example, most people may not even know the difference between an AMG or a regular Benz, much like most people may not have heard of Wharton, but when you say “Penn”, they respond, “oh, Penn State.” Moreover, they don't quite have the same cachet of the British and Italian luxury cars, even though many drivers would still kill to say “I drive a Porsche” even if it’s just a Cayenne (i.e. a Toyota SUV with a Porsche stamp).

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謝謝！祝大家好運！