Received a request for interview about one week after submitting the R2 application on the day it was due. Email said an adcom was going to be in my city and we could meet then. I had already been to campus so didn’t see a need to go back. I think the deadline for all other interviews was yesterday (1/23).
I met him in the lobby of a downtown hotel and it lasted about 45 mins, despite being scheduled for an hour. It was pretty low-key and did not feel like an interrogation. Lot of emphasis seemed to be around being a good fit with the program.
He asked me:
– Tell me about the highlights of your career thus far
– ST/LT goals
– Why do you want an MBA, why now, and what is it about McCombs that will best position you for your future?
– Describe a work scenario that was outside your comfort zone and how you handled it with a creative solution
– Describe the team dynamic (in the situation I described above)
– What do you look for in a team? Most important qualities/traits
– What would you not like in a team member
– 3 ways you will uniquely contribute to a team
– How will you add value to the McCombs community as a whole?
– If you had 2 round trip tickets to anywhere, where would you go and who would you take?
Ended with me asking him a few questions. Overall it felt like a very positive conversation. The interviewer was very relatable and engaged in two way dialogue
