The Wharton Interview

So I had my Wharton interview a couple days ago. The first thing that comes to mind when I think about it is, "Thank God I didn't go on-campus." If you recall, I had this whole strategy around doing on alumni interview because of some connection I knew one of my potential interviewers and I had. I also didn't want to run the risk of a female student with little connection to finance (like last year) interviewing me on-campus (there's a theory out there that female students are more inclined to connect with female applicants because of the whole "women in business are a minority" connection thing. I doubt this is 100% true, but I'm not willing to take the risk. Also note I am not making any statements for people to go voicing their opinions on either). Anyway, the more important thing is that my strategy totally worked. I made an instant connection with my interviewer based on that common thing we have, and the interview became very conversational and relaxed. We talked for over an hour, half interview stuff, half discussing the common thing, switching back and forth as we pleased. I told him about my interview last year and the feedback I got on it, and he was actually a little pissed off that the girl who interviewed me made those comments! He was shocked that I didn't get in last year (granted, I didn't mention that my essays then weren't particularly good). And at the end, he said he'd recommend me at the highest possible level. So, all and all, I think it went well :-).

At this point, I put my chances at 50/50 to get in. Getting an interview puts you at a 1/3 chance, but the good interview makes me bump it up to 1/2. Why not higher you ask? Well, it is Wharton man. Nothing is guaranteed. And life doesn't normally work out so well for me. But, at the very least, I haven't really thought about it at all. I should be stressed out with so little time left, but I'm fine. I wonder if I'll even remember to check my status next Thursday (I read that decisions will not be coming out early this year)... Good luck to all.