I had arrived about 30 mins early and we started 15 mins before my scheduled time. I guess it took a total of about 40 mins.
It was a very conversational, casual sort of interview and my interviewer ensured that I was at ease at all times. It was quite a change to experience this after reading a lot about the cold, professional W interviews on various boards!! With his background of work with US military, my interviewer was quite familiar with my area of work and most of the questions were tailored to my profile.
The questions included –
- A Walk through the resume and Why MBA?
- Why Wharton and Why now?
- Short and long term career goals.
- Strengths and weaknesses in the application.
- Extra Curriculars
- My Uniqueness / What do I bring to Wharton?
- Many other questions focussing on my field (marine) and job description.
- The one question which was a little uncommon – What has been your scariest moment in life? !!
Thought i did quite well. The mock interviews with pals really helped. My interview advice to the W applicants is to have absolutely convincing answers to the why? questions and the career goals question… prepare with your friends, do mocks, and answer honestly…it definitely helps.
