The following UC Berkeley Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them!
Overall a very seamless process. The interviewer asked me to come to his office after work hours. He was excited, and received me on time.
The interview itself was the most conversational interview I have ever had. The interviewer interjected with his own experiences, and fortunately I was well prepared – I knew the faculty, the school’s recent efforts, the big advantages over peer schools, etc.
The interviewer only asked me a few questions to understand who I was:
- Introduce yourself.
- Why Berkeley, and why now?
- You are already successful in your current role, why do you need to go back to school?
- What do you plan to do after school?
What surprised me was how different this interview was compared to the others. I’ve heard of typical MBA questions, ‘Example of leadership’, ‘Who’s your favorite leader’, ‘example of resolving a conflict’ – this was not that at all. I think the key for me was to demonstrate genuine excitement about the school, and about who I am – fortunately, I was accepted!
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