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Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

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Adcom with 2nd year observing. Only had my resume and a few notes from review committee. Very conversational. 30 min interview, 10 min questions

Questions asked:
1. Explain why I took the courses I did in undergrad.
2. Geographically, where do you want to work post-MBA?
3. What career path do I want to take (short term goal)?
4. How did I prepare for the intense recruiting of consulting?
5. What is your plan B if consulting doesn’t work out?
6. Would you like to live in Ithaca?
7. Talk about a time I failed after many attempts of trying.
8. Tell me about something you succeeded, but would not do again.
9. What skills in your current role will help you with consulting?
11. What clubs are you interested in pursuing?
12. Anything we didn’t talk about that you wanted to share or highlight?
13. Any questions for me?

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