Interview Invites

DataScientist · 1/11/20

How long after application submission/deadline do applicants typically receive interview invites? Understand CMU MSCF has sent out a round of invites but any ideas on other programs? many thanks guys

Onegin · 1/11/20

Mileage varies by user and program.

DataScientist · 1/11/20

Onegin said:
Mileage varies by user and program.

Thanks bro. Saw the Princeton admits pretty much all did interviews within 1 month of deadline so I guess they have probably already sent out invites this year...

Rajkranand · 1/12/20

Has anyone received interview invites from Princeton, MIT, Columbia or CMU?

fsez · 1/12/20

I haven't come across anybody with an interview invite from MIT, Princeton or Columbia. Had my CMU interview last week.

longgamma · 1/12/20

Idk about invites but the tracker mentions one person already admitted to Tandon MFE

gaitonde · 1/13/20

I was done with my CMU MSCF interview last week, and received an interview invite for Columbia yesterday.

vishad · 1/14/20

gaitonde said:
I was done with my CMU MSCF interview last week, and received an interview invite for Columbia yesterday.

Just curious, when did you submit your applications? Close to the deadline?

gaitonde · 1/14/20

vishad said:
Just curious, when did you submit your applications? Close to the deadline?

No, I submitted my application around a month before the deadline.

longgamma · 1/14/20

gaitonde said:
No, I submitted my application around a month before the deadline.

This is the way

Rajkranand · 1/14/20

Silly question: Are the interview invites sent in order of application submission? The earlier one applies, the earlier he receives the invite(given he qualifies).

fsez · 1/14/20

Rajkranand said:
Silly question: Are the interview invites sent in order of application submission? The earlier one applies, the earlier he receives the invite(given he qualifies).

Dont think so. I submitted my CMU and columbia applications just before the deadlines, but received an interview call

longgamma · 1/14/20

Rajkranand said:
Silly question: Are the interview invites sent in order of application submission? The earlier one applies, the earlier he receives the invite(given he qualifies).

Really depends on programs. The top programs can take their time but others need to lock in candidates early in the process. For example, Columbia doesnt have a priority deadline but some mfe programs do. So really depends on the admissions committee. You could actually call up the office and ask for timelines or whether they have a rolling admissions process or more like all profiles are viewed at once.

Omegaitsme · 1/15/20

fsez said:
I haven't come across anybody with an interview invite from MIT, Princeton or Columbia. Had my CMU interview last week.

Hi @fsez, Congrats on receiving the interview invites. Do you mind sharing your profile info/stats?

noether-skolem · 1/15/20

Hi there, been lurking in the forums for a bit, but first time posting. I haven't received any interview invitations from CMU or Columbia, but I just received one from Princeton (roughly 10 hours ago).

Zimo. T · 1/15/20

Had my CMU MSCF interview a few days back and Received Columbia Interview two days ago. Both I submitted on the last day and the RLs are actually send-out after the deadline. So I guess the invitation send-out is not going by the time of submission.

DataScientist · 1/15/20

noether-skolem said:
Hi there, been lurking in the forums for a bit, but first time posting. I haven't received any interview invitations from CMU or Columbia, but I just received one from Princeton (roughly 10 hours ago).

Congrats! if you don’t mind, could you share a bit of your background/profile please? When did you submit the application? Thanks in advance

noether-skolem · 1/15/20

DataScientist said:
Congrats! if you don’t mind, could you share a bit of your background/profile please? When did you submit the application? Thanks in advance

Hi, thank you. I had around 3.4 (scaled to 4.0) undergrad GPA in Math BS from a Singapore university. Roughly 2 years (on the way to 3 by this Fall) of work experience as an analyst at an Asian bank's hedge fund research/data provider arm. My GRE was 170Q 159V 4.0AWA. Two recommendations from undergrad research project supervisors and one from my current superior at work. Nothing impressive here, honestly I'm really surprised I even got an interview from Princeton considering what I saw on the resumes of their current and recent admits.

I submitted my application just before the deadline, on the 30th of December (Asian time, so probably 29th in the States).

DataScientist · 1/15/20

noether-skolem said:
Hi, thank you. I had around 3.4 (scaled to 4.0) undergrad GPA in Math BS from a Singapore university. Roughly 2 years (on the way to 3 by this Fall) of work experience as an analyst at an Asian bank's hedge fund research/data provider arm. My GRE was 170Q 159V 4.0AWA. Two recommendations from undergrad research project supervisors and one from my current superior at work. Nothing impressive here, honestly I'm really surprised I even got an interview from Princeton considering what I saw on the resumes of their current and recent admits.

I submitted my application just before the deadline, on the 30th of December (Asian time, so probably 29th in the States).

Thanks for sharing, all the best to your interview!

noether-skolem · 1/15/20

DataScientist said:
Thanks for sharing, all the best to your interview!

Thank you, all the best for you too. Do keep us updated when you hear back from the programs.

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