Interview: In person, by phone, or wait for a visit to town?

The letter came from Queen's via courier and confirmed what I had read on the website. Queen's has invited me out for an interview. They are willing to put me up for one night of accomodation and pay for up to $600 of the cost for travel. This is awesome! I haven't even had to pay an application fee and I get to go on for an interview for pretty much free!

I do have some reservations though. I will need to take time off work which means lost wages, but also I am incredibly busy. I don't want to get behind on deadlines to interview for a program I may or may not get into.

Therefore, I called Queen's to discuss other options. I could do a phone interview, but I don't like the impersonal feel of phone interviews. Also, there is the possibility of doing an interview when one of their staff is in town for the MBA fair or to promote Queen's. Turns out now one from Queen's will be in Calgary until the end of November. I don't think I can wait that long.

I am going to have to think this over. I really would like to do the interview in person.

Other related entries in my blog:

Application: Request for interview!

Interview: In person, by phone, or wait for a visit to town?

Interview: Goin' to Kingston

Interview: Setting it up

Interview: The Trip Out

Interview: The Big Day

Photo tour of Goodes Hall

Was I accepted? Guess you will have to read on to findout.

Application: Request for interview!

So, Queen's responded to my e-mail to inform me a that a letter is on the way via courier requesting I set up an interview! Very good sign since I don't think they would bother if I didn't meet most of the criterion necessary for an applicant to their school. Now I just have to wait for the letter to see what the next step will be.

Other related entries in my blog:

• Application: Request for interview!
• Interview: In person, by phone, or wait for a visit to town?
• Interview: Goin' to Kingston
• Interview: Setting it up
• Interview: The Trip Out
• Interview: The Big Day

Was I accepted? Guess you will have to read on to findout.

Application: Checking up.

Got impatient today and e-mailed Queen's. They are supposed to have a "rolling" admission so I figured I should have heard something by now.

Other related entries in my blog:

• Application: Started
• Application: Completed!
• Application: Checking up
• Application: Request for Interview!

Application: Completed!

My application to Queen’s has been submitted after a few weeks of struggling with the essay questions. All my references have submitted there required information. The website was good because it notified me as each reference completed their stuff. The request for a transcript from my undergraduate school to be sent to Queen’s has been submitted. Now I wait.

Other related entries in my blog:

• Application: Started
• Application: Completed!
• Application: Checking up
• Application: Request for Interview!

Background: About Me!

So, a little background about myself to help you see what kind of a candidate I am. I will skip my assortment of student jobs and get to the good stuff.

• Graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
• Worked for a year and a half for a small consulting company out of Edmonton, Alberta planning and managing outages/turnarounds for thermal generating power generation plants (i.e. coal power plants). I was fortunate enough to be able to help coordinate the team of engineers in a leadership position. This position allowed me to work as a project engineer.
• Worked for a year and a bit with small consulting company out of Calgary, Alberta doing basic reservoir engineering and regulatory applications. This position allowed me to re-train in the oil and gas industry (a.k.a. petroleum industry or energy industry).
• Worked for two years with a larger consulting company out of Calgary, Alberta doing economic evaluations of oil and gas properties in Canada. This company has a very well recognized name in the industry and it was awesome to able to join their team.
• Became a registered professional engineer in the province of Alberta.
• Decided to apply to Queen's MBA program.