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Published: February 27, 2017
MBA DecisionWire Spotlight: Chicago Booth, Northwestern / Kellogg or UVA / Darden with Family
The choice of an MBA program can comprise a myriad of factors, as seen in this edition of MBA DecisionWire Spotlight, which highlights the admissions results of students and alumni posted to Clear Admit’s DecisionWire. This week, we take a closer look at a candidate with acceptances to U. Chicago Booth, Northwestern / Kellogg and UVA / Darden. While some feedback was positive and direct... Read more
Published: February 27, 2017
MBA Alumni Tout Degree’s Value and Versatility, GMAC Survey Finds
There have long been MBA applicants who view business school as an opportunity to make a career pivot—changing industry, function or both. Indeed, according to survey results released today by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), more than half of alumni respondents currently work in an industry or job function they had no prior experience in before entering business school. Not only that, two in five alumni (39 percent) currently work in an industry they hadn’t even considered prior to starting business school. GMAC’s 2017 Alumni Perspectives Survey Report, conducted last fall, includes responses from 15,000 graduate business Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / Skype
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview started with a brief introduction about the interviewer and then the following questions were asked: Why MBA? and Why now? Why US? Where else have you applied? Tell me an experience when you demonstrated determination. How well do you work in teams? Give example How did you research about the school? What are your major strengths and weaknesses ? Give examples when you put your strengths into practice. What is your plan B if you can not achieve Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Adcom was friendly and called on Skype exactly on time. Asked the same common questions: Why MBA, why Cornell? What if there are no jobs in your field of interest? Why did you join your current profession? How do you deal with conflict at work? The Adcom then asked if I had any questions. I got accepted, waiting to hear from other schools before making a final decision. Preparing for an upcoming Cornell Johnson MBA interview? Click here to Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Blind, great interviewee. Walk me through your résumé. Why did you move from one position to the other? Why MBA? Why Johnson? What have you learned about leadership and what can Johnson teach you about leadership? How will you give back/what do you have to offer? What are some challenges you may encounter in MBA program? It was very conversational. Great people from admissions, to students, to alumni. Highly collaborative and engaging community. Preparing for an upcoming Cornell Johnson MBA interview? Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The TBD took place in San Francisco at the Wharton SF building. The building was very nice, and there wasn’t much going on at the time of day, so got to check out the facilities and the view. I purposely planned my flight so that I could go to the reception event before my interview, and I met two people who would be in my TBD group as well as the adcom interviewer. This really helped me be comfortable in the Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview was conducted by Haas alumnus off-campus for Round 1. My interviewer had only seen my résumé and was not aware of the contents regarding the other parts of my application. He had a set of questions in front of him, which he said he will go through and then give me some time if I had any questions. The interview was friendly and consisted of introductory, behavioral and career plan questions. “Why Haas” was a big Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The TBD and interview happened with [Adcom member] in a business lounge of The Oberoi hotel in Mumbai on 21 Feb, 2017 (2:30 – 4:00 PM IST). We were supposed to have the process at the Mckinsey office in Mumbai but due to a local election, the venue was shifted at the last moment. As has been recommended, I reached the venue about an hour before the process and got to meet fellow team members (and build an informal rapport). The Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I scheduled my Team Based Discussion for the last window of the day (3:30) so that I could have time to visit a class and talk with students beforehand. In retrospect, given the TBD format, I would have been much better served getting it out of the way earlier in the day, as my visit didn’t impact my interview at all and it was unfortunate to have it hanging over my head as I kept talking with other interviewees who had Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-Campus Office
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewed in an on-campus office with an adcom. Lasted about 45 minutes. Very quickly walked through my résumé and then was asked all of the typical questions such as: why MBA, why now, why Johnson, future goals, strengths, etc. Was asked to describe a recent project at work and to pick a few highlights for the adcom. We talked a lot about Ithaca. Really no difficult questions. Biggest surprise was the lack of questions about my past. Most of the Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was blind, the interviewer only having a copy of my résumé which I emailed to him in advance. He was fairly flexible in allowing me to choose a time that worked best for the interview. I met him at his office and we spoke for just over an hour in one of the board rooms. He didn’t give much background detail on himself, and jumped into a bit of an explanation of the interview (its purpose, format, style of Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
Johnson Women in Tech to Host Upcoming NYC Conference
Later this week, students from Cornell’s SC Johnson College of Business will host a conference in New York City aimed at bringing more women into the tech industry. Johnson Women in Technology (JWiT) co-chairs and second-year MBA students Tejaswini (TJ) Marathe and Kathryn Ruth Bartlett led the organization of the JWiT Conference, which will take place on Friday, March 3rd, at the Microsoft Technology Center in midtown Manhattan. “Our theme, ‘Tech Together,’ is a call to action for men and women to support women’s success in the tech industry through partnership and mentorship,” the duo said in a press release about the event. Read more
Published: February 25, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The blind interview was conducted by AdCom over Skype. It was kept to strictly 30 minutes, as was mentioned at the very start. Thus, 1) The interviewer led the interview, maintaining the tempo of asking questions in a congenial, positive manner; 2) I conveyed, and would recommend other interviewees, my answers crisply and concisely as far as possible. The questions were fairly straightforward and the pattern somewhat linear, with few follow up questions on each and the interviewer taking notes regularly. Overall, Read more
Published: February 25, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The blind interview was conducted by AdCom over Skype, lasting approximately 40 minutes. The interview was very conversational, as the interviewer often interspersed and followed-up my responses with narratives and anecdotes. This made the overall experience very positive, as I was more at ease and could respond without over-relying on the script in my head. This proved helpful because the questions were somewhat not typical and required one to think on their feet. The focus, I believe, was more to Read more
Published: February 25, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I met with my interviewer over lunch as we worked in the vicinity of one another. The atmosphere was casual. The interviewer provided his background and talked a little about his career post-Kellogg. I then shared my background before we jumped into the interview. We then proceeded to a walk me through your résumé question. Next was: Why an MBA? What are your short term goals and long term goals? After that we jumped into behavioral questions. What piece of Read more
Published: February 25, 2017
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Yale put on an entire day of events for the students on campus to interview (everyone there was invited to interview). I interviewed in the morning slot, so they provided some breakfast and refreshments as we could socialize before our interview. My interview lasted 30 minutes. It was the most formal feeling interview of the schools that I interviewed with 2nd year students (all similar rank to SOM). The interviewer started out by stating that it would last 30 minutes Read more
Published: February 25, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Very conversational interview – highlight of the questions below. Tell me about yourself Why is now the right time to get an MBA? What are your short and long-term goals? What or who put McCombs on your radar and why McCombs? What do you plan on being involved in at McCombs? How do you plan on contributing while at McCombs, how will you leave your mark? What did you learn about yourself during the application process? What accomplishment are you Read more
Published: February 25, 2017
USC Marshall Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following USC Marshall MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interviewer asked basic questions. No questions were unexpected and the atmosphere was very relaxed. I provided a copy of my résumé. She asked: Tell me about yourself Why an MBA, why now? Why Marshall? Tell me what you bring to the Marshall class. Describe a leadership challenge. Overall I think it went well. I’m prior military and I don’t think the details of my resume were understood well by the interviewer, but I was able to describe what I took away Read more
Published: February 24, 2017
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview went quite smoothly. I strongly suggest other applicant take a look at interview reports from other people and get prepared with a bunch of stories. List of questions: Tell me a time when you were blocked from reaching your goal Tell me a time when you made a hard decision Tell me a time when you made an impactful success Tell me a time when you contribute to your organization Tell me a time when you worked with a Read more
Published: February 24, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Questions were: Self-introduction and your current job Why MBA? Why Haas? Why Now? Especially focused on the why question. A commitment question on Haas’s 4 principles. A situation where you deal with a problem in a team. A situation where you motivate others. How can you contribute to Haas? Alumni is super nice and sharing. She offered me advice on future plans of career development and life choices as well. For 1/3 of the time, we were chatting about Read more
Published: February 23, 2017
Cornell / Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! This was a skype interview with a member of the admissions committee. The interview started right on time, and opened with a series of questions: 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. Why MBA? and Why now? 3. Who did you speak with to learn about Johnson? 4. Give me an example of a time you resolved a conflict in a professional setting. 5. Give me an example of a time you came up with an Read more
Published: February 23, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following UC Berkeley Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Overall a very seamless process. The interviewer asked me to come to his office after work hours. He was excited, and received me on time. The interview itself was the most conversational interview I have ever had. The interviewer interjected with his own experiences, and fortunately I was well prepared – I knew the faculty, the school’s recent efforts, the big advantages over peer schools, etc. The interviewer only asked me a few questions to understand who I Read more
Published: February 23, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was in the program office in Austin. The interviewer (a second year student), had a list of questions to ask, and walked us back to a smaller room. There he introduced himself, his professional background/future interests, and MBA involvement. We then dove into a series of questions, and the interviewer did a terrific job making notes, and listening to my responses. The following were questions he asked: 1. Walk me through your background. 2. Why Read more
Published: February 23, 2017
Fridays from the Frontline: A Day in the Life of an INSEAD MBA Student
INSEAD is definitely riding high these days, having topped the Financial Times’ annual ranking of leading global MBA programs for the second year running. Calling itself “the business school for the world,” it features campuses in France, Singapore and Abu Dhabi and more than 90 nationalities represented in its student body. Students complete an accelerated 10-month program, which has helped the school rank especially high in terms of return on investment, since both tuition and the opportunity cost of being out of the workforce is lower for INSEAD students than those in two-year MBA programs. Read more
Published: February 22, 2017
I’d Tell You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You: Confidentiality Warning Keeps MBA Applicants Mum on Wharton TBD Prompt
In past years, the prompt the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School sends in advance to MBA applicants invited to participate in the team-based discussion (TBD) portion of its admissions process has been a closely held secret—for about two minutes. Historically, within days of invitations going out, it has been shared by someone (or someones) within the applicant community, drawing feedback and advice on how best to prepare. In fact, some admissions consultants have even crafted whole workshops around the topic. Read more

MBA Applywire

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November 29, 2024 6:18am ET
Applying: Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton
Pre-MBA Career: Investment Analyst Endowment
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Asset Management, inc. HF Companies: JP Morgan , Morgan Stanley , Blackrock , Goldman Sachs
GMAT: 760
GPA: 3.44
Years of Work Experience: 3.5
Location: Chicago
Post MBA Location: Chicago/NYC
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I currently do direct startup investments and M&A for a healthcare system, and lead coverage of equities in their endowment $15B AUM. I want to peruse an MBA to do a PE secondaries or emerging market research. I have a CFA level 2 so I feel like the former is more doable than the latter.
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November 28, 2024 10:49pm ET
Applying: Arizona State / W.P. Carey
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Accountant
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Booz Allen Hamilton , Ernst & Young
GRE: 311
GPA: 3.22
Years of Work Experience: 2.5
Location: Ghana
Post MBA Location: Accountant/Public
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November 28, 2024 8:12am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology
GMAT: 645
GPA: 84%
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Brazil
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November 27, 2024 5:44pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Duke / Fuqua, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, UPenn / Wharton
Pre-MBA Career: Corporate Communication Specialist
Post-MBA Target Industry: Other
GPA: 3.9
Years of Work Experience: 6
Location: Indonesia
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November 27, 2024 12:00pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, London Business School, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Eingeneer
Post-MBA Target Industry: Other
GMAT: 675
GPA: 3,5
Years of Work Experience: 4.8
Location: Chile
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November 29, 2024 9:05am ET
Accepted to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on November 25, 2024
GPA: 3.52
GMAT: 635
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Northeast
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Received a call on Nov. 26. Prior background is work in communications/marketing.
November 29, 2024 5:15am ET
Accepted to UVA / Darden
Round: Early Decision
Received via phone on October 15, 2024
GPA: 67%
GMAT: 705
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
November 29, 2024 2:45am ET
Accepted to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 1
Received via email on November 26, 2024
GMAT: 740
Program Type: One Year Program
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: India
November 28, 2024 4:55pm ET
Applied to Emory / Goizueta
Round: Round 2
Received via email
GPA: 3.19
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Nigeria
November 28, 2024 1:14pm ET
Interview Invite to Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 1
Received via email on October 27, 2024
GPA: 84%
GMAT: 645
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Brazil
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