写正题之前首先感谢各位网友的支持。有网友还“代WXC老板授你最有价值连载奖”，呵呵，把俺乐得。

还有两位这方面的权威网友给我的“关于申请商学院(二) --- 选校，申请”补充了下面两点。非常感谢！

1． 哈佛，沃顿，斯坦福的ESSAY要求明年开始都有变化，尤其是哈佛。哈佛的Essay只要二份了（为鼓励申请），但同时为了防止出钱请枪手写，哈佛新的要求是在申请人应邀面试后24小时内交一篇论文，就面试内容写一下你的具体看法，你来不及请人帮忙。这是非常有力的一个改变。
2． 鉴于应届生想申请商学院，而商学院又对工作履历有特殊要求，哈佛则对应届生有个2+2的方案。即：应届生可以申请，被录取后，交上定金，工作2年后再回来读2年，申请过程和商学院相同。这个方案不止局限于哈佛，而是对所有大四的学生开放，特别欢迎学科学的学生申请。

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所有申请的材料寄出后，接下来就是等待了，等待收到面试的通知。

申请读MBA的面试和申请大学时的面试性质完全不一样。商学院的面试其实是录取过程中的第一轮筛选。如果你没有收到面试通知，你就已经out了。每个商学院发面试通知的时间都不一样。有些学校是AO边读Application边决定发不发面试通知。比如MIT。 有些人也许刚寄出去不久就收到了面试通知， 而有些则一直到接近录取的Deadline才收到通知. 这并不说明你的申请条件不如前面的，只是AO刚来得及读你的申请而已。哈佛有点特殊，他们只有三个Communication days. 每个communication  date大概间隔一周。如果在第一个communication  date没收到面试通知的话，你还可以等第二个，若在第二个communication date还没有收到的话，那就希望不大了。因为第三个communication date所有还没收到通知的都会收到一个email, 内容是either YES or NO.

收到面试通知便意味着你有了很大的被录取希望，但是，决不是100%的希望。

哈佛和Wharton的最终录取比例相差不大，但是获得面试机会的比例却相差不小。哈佛只给20% 的申请者发面试通知，相对来讲，能进哈佛面试的，录取比例就很大。而Wharton会给40%的申请者面试机会，但只从这40%的面试者中录取40%，也就是说有一大半Wharton的应试者会得不到录取。这就给面试增加了很大的竞争。

大部分的商学院都采取Behavioral Interview Method. 具有代表性的是Wharton 和MIT。 所谓Behavioral Interview Method就是在一个特定的情况下，你是如何表现的，包括你的想法，你为什么这么想，你的方案，你是如何处理的，其他人是如何反应的，结果是什么。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，在面试前，你要准备好多个方面的examples, 比如：persuading, leading, 等等。一般来讲，准备七到八个实例就差不多了。
 
哈佛面试的问题比较广，他们的Philosophy是发掘出你是个什么样的人。比如你对目前某个现象的看法等等。他们想知道你会不会是下一个CEO.  哥大的面试题是混合型的。既有Behavioral questions， 也有其它不着边际的，甚至包括你的业余爱好等等。

各学校用的面试官也有区别。哈佛和MIT只用AO做面试官。Wharton, Yale, Columbia等除了AO外，他们还培训了第二年的MBA学生和Alumni帮助面试。好处是可以有更多的申请者得到面试机会，而且MBA学生和Alumni也许有更多的实际经验和知识。当然也有坏处。比如去年，Wharton有一个Alumni面试官就把 Wharton培训面试官的磁带发到网上了，而且就在商学院的面试期间，结果，Round 1的申请者错过了，而Round 2的人却全赶上了。Wharton为此遭到很多的criticism，从此也罢掉了Alumni 当面试官的权利。

顺利通过面试后，希望就在眼前了。恭喜！

结束全文前，贴一个子女坛前辈转的一个轻松比喻，仅供一笑而已：

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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谢谢！祝大家好运！