I had a morning slot and I reached 15 min early. I received the welcome package containing the t-shirt and customized folder at the interview office. There were 3-4 interviews going on simultaneously.
My interviewer was a lady, also a Stern alum now working in the Admissions Office. Since the NYU interview are non-blind, expect the questions to probe beyond the essay material.
- Briefly talk about your background – I talked about my tech roles and MS experience.
- Talk about your current job experience, duties etc. Walk me through a typical day of your routine – I used this to highlight the leadership opportunities I get at work and insights gained etc.
- Talk about your post MBA goal – Being a career switcher, this was the highlight and I elaborated on my ambitions and why I want to go there.
- Have you made any plans about internship/ how would you find one? – I had prepared for this, so I discussed at length the career options I could use at Stern specifically also emphasizing how I am focused enough and yet flexible about choices.
- Why Stern?
- What would you do if you get accepted at other schools as well? – Again, emphasizing on how Stern makes the most sense for my ambitions.
- What would you contribute? – I proved how my clear goals and experience of reapplying has positioned me well to gain from the whole MBA experience and I possess an edge etc etc.
She gave me a chance to ask questions and I asked about few Stern specific experiences such as summer start etc + my career goals specific opportunities.
I didn’t receive any feedback from her and she looked neither encouraging nor unimpressed.
I got my final decision within a week and I was admitted 🙂
