I had my interview on Feb 28th with an alumnus off-campus. I am an international applicant based in Mumbai. The interviewer was extremely friendly and asked me to tell me my story, telling about my life, academics, decisions taken in life what I have done, work experiences and then touch upon why MBA, career goals and why Darden. I had heard of this format of interview and had prepared for this so after the initial chat I started with my story and told about my experiences in detail. The interview asked questions related to what I told but all in all it was more of a monologue with me providing direction to the flow which is the way I think the Darden interviews intend it to be.
After my story he asked me if I had any questions and I asked about his experiences in Darden, whether he liked or disliked something and also about a course which I had read about website and it seemed quite unique. The interviewer was extremely friendly gentleman and a great ambassador for the school telling about his experiences, how school has changed, what it lacked when he studied there and how it has improved in those areas. He asked me about the schools I had applied to and also gave his card so I can get back to him informing of the decision and if needed to consult regarding where to go. The interview went good according to me. Lets see how the results pan out to be.
