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Published: February 11, 2024
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Zoom
Interviewed with an alum c/o ’23. Very straightforward interview with questions including: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? 3. Why CBS? 4. Why now? 5. Short-/long-term goals? 6. What’s your role in a team/group setting? 7. Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone and what the outcome was. 8. Tell me about your proudest project. 9. Questions for interviewer. Whole interview lasted ~40 min. Very conversational and overall relaxed experience! Read more
Published: February 11, 2024
Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum / Online
Hi, I had my interview with a Chinese student who graduated in 2023. Super friendly vibe, loved the discussion. It was an hour long. Questions 1) Introduction 2) Why MBA? 3) Why Ross? 4) TMAT you made a decision with minimal information. What did you learn? 5) TMAT you lead a team and challenges you faced. 6) TMAT you had to talk and make a key connection with someone for your project. What impact did that have on the outcome? 7) TMAT you had a conflict with someone. What is the approach you Read more
Published: February 11, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
Did a full campus visit day including the interview. My interviewer was lovely and engaging. It was a blind interview. Standard tell me about yourself, why MBA, why Darden. An experience with DEI, experience working within a team, anything else you want us to know, and then open-ended questions. She was very knowledgeable about Darden and we ended up talking until her next interview started. Read more
Published: February 11, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-Year Student / Virtual
Chill conversation with current student. Questions asked: – Tell me about yourself. – Why Kellogg? – Tell me about a time that you had to work with someone who thought differently than you. – What are you most proud of? Read more
Published: February 11, 2024
MBA Wire Taps 338—Army captain, 323 GRE. Indonesian transportation buff. Wharton vs Haas and Scholarship
Weekly Roundup for Clear Admit’s MBA Podcast In this week’s MBA Admissions podcast we kicked things off with a discussion around the fact that we are now starting to see more interview invites for Round 2 candidates, specifically for programs like Columbia, Michigan / Ross, London Business School, Harvard, Chicago / Booth, Yale SOM, Dartmouth / Tuck, UVA / Darden and Northwestern / Kellogg. This upcoming week, UPenn / Wharton will release its Round 2 interview invites. On Wednesday, this week, Clear Admit is hosting an event for deferred admissions candidates, signups are here: https://bit.ly/defeb24 On February 21, Clear Read more
Published: February 11, 2024
The Week Ahead: Wharton & INSEAD Interview Invites, February 12-16, 2024
Welcome back to the series, The Week Ahead, in which we provide a brief rundown of what is happening in MBA admissions this week! Interview Notifications We are now into the interview notification period. Friday, February 16, UPenn / Wharton is scheduled to release its Round 2 interview invites. INSEAD is scheduled to release its Round 3 interview invites. How “The Wires” Can Help Visit MBA LiveWire for the latest “buzz” about MBA admissions, including interview invitations and decision notifications. There are 5 Ways MBA LiveWire Helps You Navigate Admissions. Access MBA ApplyWire to explore the application strategies of fellow candidates. Read more
Published: February 8, 2024
Clear Admit Event Series: Masters in Management Application Overview, February 2024 featuring Michigan Ross!
Join us for this upcoming Masters in Management Event! Is a master’s in management (MiM) the right fit for you? Full-time MBA programs traditionally require several years of full-time work experience, but specialized master’s programs allow candidates to apply during their senior year of college for a program that would begin the Fall term after they graduate or after a limited amount of experience.  Join this event featuring Michigan Ross on a panel of top Masters Programs from U.S. Business Schools. Date: February 28th, 2024 Time: 12 pm-1 pm Panel (all times Eastern) What makes Read more
Published: February 8, 2024
Real Humans of the Columbia Business School MBA Class of 2025
We head to New York City to greet some new members of the Columbia Business School (CBS) MBA Class of 2025 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students. The CBS MBA Class of 2025 is comprised of 900 students, with 681 starting in August and 219 starting in January. Women make up 44 percent of the Class of 2025, and 43 percent of students identify as U.S. minorities. Forty-seven percent of students are international citizens. During their undergraduate years, they earned an average GPA of 3.5. A third had majored in business, while Read more
Published: February 7, 2024
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
Excellent interview experience. Had a full day of activities and an example class in one of the classrooms. Interview was conversational with some required questions. Interviewer was very kind and welcoming. What is your proudest/greatest accomplishment? Why MBA? Why now? Short- / Long-term goals? Why Yale? How will you contribute to the Yale community? Read more
Published: February 7, 2024
USC Marshall MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
Walk me through your resume. Does anyone report to you? Leadership example. Recommend good place different countries. Weakness. Strength. Biggest accomplishments? Why Marshall? +again What else other than social media? Challenge you encountered? Have you reached any students from Marshall? You can check ambassador. Why not master’s degree but MBA? Any questions? Why do you think you are a good candidate? Read more
Published: February 7, 2024
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
Online interview with second-year student. Was smooth. Questions asked: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? 3. LT/ST Goals? 4. Why SOM? 5. How will you contribute to the community? 6. Any questions for me? Asked a few questions, lasted about 30 minutes. Interviewer was friendly and smiled throughout! Read more
Published: February 7, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumni / Virtual
Overall casual and friendly interview that mostly covered the basics like walk me through your resume, career goals, why MBA, why Kellogg, time when you demonstrated leadership, what do you want to improve in terms of leadership, any questions for me. Had a pleasant experience overall. Read more
Published: February 7, 2024
Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Cost of MBA Programs in Europe
How much does an MBA in Europe cost? The cost of an MBA does not just include tuition. MBA candidates should also plan for living expenses, including room and board, transportation, meals, health insurance and other personal costs. Some programs also have mandatory fees and require funds for activities and supplies. Whether in pounds, Euros or Swiss francs, it helps to know what your budget should be to cover the price of an MBA program. About a third of European business schools offer need-based scholarships to help offset the cost of an MBA. Many programs also offer Read more
Published: February 6, 2024
Vanderbilt Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Super chill and friendly. Honestly the best recruiting tool Vandy has was this student. Walk through resume. What do you want to do post-MBA? What’s a common misconception about you? Time you received criticism and how you handled it. What do you do for fun outside of work? What does diversity mean to you? Read more
Published: February 6, 2024
Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
1-minute elevator pitch about yourself. What does DEI mean to you? Time you used your strength to help the team. Time you had disagreement/challenge with team/had to convince others. Tell me something not in your application. Read more
Published: February 6, 2024
Washington Foster MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
Why Foster? What are you pursuing after your MBA? What strength would you bring to that post-MBA employer? What do you hope to get out of the MBA and what will you do outside the classroom to strengthen your experience? How will you contribute to DEI? How would people describe you? What does professionalism mean to you? Read more
Published: February 6, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
The interview started with the usual monologue question followed by a few behavioral questions such as tell me about your biggest achievement, etc. A fair emphasis on why Darden and ST goals. The interviewer didn’t ask any follow-up questions and the interview was a pretty quick one. Read more
Published: February 6, 2024
Texas McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The most casual interview I’ve ever been a part of. The interview is scheduled for 20-30 minutes and it definitely goes quick. My interviewer started off by introducing herself and giving me a brief rundown of her professional experiences. She then asked about my personal/professional experiences and why I was interested in McCombs. It was then a very informal Q&A where I was able to ask any question I wanted about her experience and the program. She didn’t ask any interview or behavioral-type questions. Overall, a positive experience that was very informal and relaxed. Read more
Published: February 6, 2024
The Seven Hardest MBA Admissions Interview Questions—and How to Answer Them
You have already read our analysis of the most commonly asked MBA admissions interview questions. In this article, we’ve decided to up the ante by deconstructing the toughest and trickiest MBA admissions interview questions. To accomplish this, our team of former admissions officers combed through our extensive MBA interview archive and hand picked a set of particularly challenging questions. The only ground rule was that they needed to be questions posed to applicants routinely (as opposed to one-off, oddball questions from a rogue alum). After arrived at a set of incredibly tough questions, our experts developed guidelines Read more
Published: February 6, 2024
U.S. News 2024 Online MBA Rankings: Indiana University–Bloomington Takes the Top Spot
U.S. News & World Report has released its 2024 Best Online Programs rankings, including online MBA programs. Emerging from a tie for first place last year, Indiana University’s Kelley Direct Online MBA program now stands alone as the #1 online MBA in this year’s ranking. Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper Online Hybrid MBA program jumped from fifth to second. There is a three-way tie for third among UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA@UNC Online MBA program, USC Marshall Online MBA program and the University of Washington Foster Hybrid MBA program. Read more
Published: February 5, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Very casual – my interviewer started by briefly telling me about herself and then mentioned that she had 6 questions to ask me. The first was to give my academic and professional history/experience, and to include any relevant information from my upbringing. She then asked about my short-term/long-term goals, then why an MBA and why Darden. I did the majority of the talking for the first 30 minutes, the final 15 minutes was then a Q&A. I will say the most challenging part was that our personalities were a bit different, I had a bit more enthusiasm and excitement whereas Read more
Published: February 5, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
Interview was very conversational. Would ask a question and then follow-ups and comments throughout. Main questions were: – Tell me about yourself (in chronological order)/ – Why MBA? – Why Darden? – How do you work with people who are different? Read more
Published: February 5, 2024
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum / Virtual
The interviewer was CBS Alumni ’22. The whole interview was very conversational. 1. Self Intro 2. Career Goal – Short and Long 3. Why MBA and why Now? 4. Why CBS? Any other school you applied to? 5. Proudest undergraduate activity. 6. Tell me an experience of leading a team. 7. How do you spend your Friday night or weekend? 8. Any questions for me? Read more
Published: February 5, 2024
Real Numbers of MBA Admissions: Cost of MBA Programs in the U.S.
In this edition of Real Numbers of MBA Admissions, see the total cost of a full-time MBA per year at U.S. schools. Tuition comprises most of the cost of each program. Other factors, including room and board, program fees, books and supplies, health insurance, transportation and other expenses, have been added to provide the total cost of an MBA in the U.S. by year. Most business schools provide a breakdown of the expenses, which are posted under the financial aid or admissions section of their websites. Schools also typically take the total cost of attendance into account Read more
Published: February 4, 2024
Emory Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
They asked me: Tell us about your current role and what you do. Why an MBA now, and why Goizueta? What are your post-MBA career goals? What do you like to do outside of work? Read more

MBA Applywire

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January 8, 2025 10:33pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Dartmouth / Tuck, Harvard Business School, IESE, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: BCG
GMAT: 655
GPA: 3.53
Years of Work Experience: 7
Post MBA Location: Consulting
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January 8, 2025 12:58pm ET
Applying: Dartmouth / Tuck, Emory / Goizueta, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, UVA / Darden, Vanderbilt / Owen
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Big Tobacco
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Other Companies: Accenture , Bain , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , PWC , Apple
GRE: 321
GPA: 2.59
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: Bangladesh
Post MBA Location: USA
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January 7, 2025 12:38pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, London Business School
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Sociología
Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking Companies: Citibank
GMAT: 300
GPA: 209
Years of Work Experience: 8
Location: Italia
Post MBA Location: Gerente
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January 7, 2025 12:16pm ET
Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Yale SOM
Pre-MBA Career: Head of Strategy and Growth
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Consumer Goods, Family Business Companies: AT Kearney , BCG , Ernst & Young , PWC
GRE: 331
GPA: 3.2
Years of Work Experience: 3.9
Location: India
Post MBA Location: New york, London, Mumbai
Notes:

1) Studied at the best college in India for BA economics, with a WES(World Education Services) conversion of 3.27 out of 4. (2020) (male applicant if that's important)
2) Doing my master's in economics with 72% ( not sure what 4-point conversion is) from distance education while working in my family business.
3) Joined family business immediately after graduating from UG- Interned in a product role, and operations role in a startup while working side by side. - saw 30% growth since I joined, spearheaded expansion strategies to new domains- manufacturing and impact investment (just started).
4) active volunteer with Teach for India teaching mathematics and social sciences.
5) Have a dip in 2 subjects in Undergrad due to getting SA-ed by a professor and he failed me in those classes when I complained- not sure if I should mention that to Ad com, I have all As and Bs and then a random D and c. - I know the question will come up, but not sure if I should mention that I was SA- ed by a prof.

6) Hobbies: Trekking (did the Himalayas in 2023), Backpacking ( Went to bail and Vietnam), and painting.
7) Will be applying in round 1 2026, Yale Som is the only MBA school I'm interested in due to their focus on molding leaders who are conscious of society and are working towards its betterment and the open elective courses are more interesting and in line with my goals. - Duke Fuqua is another ill be applying to.
8) If I don't get into these 2 I will not be applying anywhere else.
9) My long-term aim is to get into consulting (Hopefully MBB, or big 4, Dalberg, strategy& etc). if not I would like to take my learning and implement those into my family business.
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January 6, 2025 5:21pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, NYU Stern, Rice / Jones, Stanford GSB, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UT Austin / McCombs, Vanderbilt / Owen, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Military
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Entrepreneurship Companies: Accenture , Bain , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , Google
GMAT: 635
GPA: 2.8
Years of Work Experience: 11
Location: Korea
Post MBA Location: Denver
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January 9, 2025 1:06pm ET
Applied to Harvard Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via portal
GPA: 3.4
GMAT: 735
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Healthcare
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strong volunteering in DE&I and mentorship, 7 YOE/3YR Finance LDP
January 9, 2025 11:36am ET
Accepted to INSEAD
Round: Round 2
Received via phone January 9, 2025
GPA: 3.32
GMAT: 645
Program Type: One Year Program
Application Location: Texas
January 9, 2025 11:14am ET
Accepted to INSEAD
Round: Round 2
Received via phone January 9, 2025
GPA: 3.5
GRE: 331
Program Type: One Year Program
Target Career: Healthcare
Application Location: United States
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Super pysched!
January 9, 2025 11:08am ET
Interview Invite to Vanderbilt / Owen
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 9, 2025
GPA: 3.26
GRE: 336
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: Nashville
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Real Estate
January 9, 2025 11:03am ET
Accepted to INSEAD
Round: Round 2
Received via phone on January 05, 2025
GPA: 2.96
GRE: 333
Program Type: One Year Program
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: United States
Note:

2 year work experience
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