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Published: February 10, 2013
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Alumni / Off-campus
First, Columbia allows you to enter your zip code to find an alumni near you. Then you are shortly thereafter emailed three alumni interviewers in the area. You are instructed to contact them going down the list. Mine was a female who graduated 4 years ago. She was very pleasant but abrupt and got right to her questions. It seems that Columbia has some standard questions each year and then the interviewer is free to add on. We met at Starbucks which has a good energy but can get loud. And tables are small so there isn’t always the most Read more
Published: February 7, 2013
UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/ 2nd Year Student/ On-Campus
The UCLA interview was very casual and conducted by 2nd Year students at the Admissions Office on Campus. My interviewer began by asking for my resume and asked me to walk him through. I began from my college undergrad degree and worked my way up the resume, giving highlights for each position. Thereafter, most of the questions were focused on my current position and role which he was interested in learning more about. This was a blind interview. Questions asked: 1. Tell me about your current position and role 2. What was one of the most challenging experiences you’ve Read more
Published: February 7, 2013
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Alumnus / Off-campus
I met my interviewer at a local coffee shop. He was an alum who graduated in the 80s. Prior to meeting he requested I send him my resume and an objectives statement on my short and long term goals. I was asked the following questions: a. Tell me about a time you experienced adversity and how you dealt with it? b. Why Columbia over other schools? c. What’s your backup plan if you’re not accepted this year? d. Why consulting? What do you hope to learn? What do you mean specifically by that? e. Have Read more
Published: February 7, 2013
Nanyang MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Nanyang MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview was taken by a member of the admissions committee. It started with light chat on how was the day and journey as I traveled to Mumbai. Questions asked: Q1- What are you expecting from an MBA program? What influenced you to go for an MBA program? Q2- Why Nanyang & Why Singapore? Q3- Are you aware of the job scenario in Singapore? Q4- He asked me to explain the instances I mentioned in my Read more
Published: February 5, 2013
Ross MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 /Alumnus /Off-campus
I interviewed with a recent Ross alumnus in Manhattan. We met at a coffee shop and chatted for about 45 minutes. The interview was very casual. He instructed me to dress as casually as I felt comfortable – I wore a tie, blazer, sweater vest, dark jeans, and black oxfords. Questions included: 1. Why an MBA? (I used the opportunity to talk about my background and tell my story of how I made the decision to apply) 2. Why Ross? (I spoke about the various factors contributing to my decision and worked in my experiences visiting the school and Read more
Published: February 5, 2013
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/ Alumnus/ Off-campus
Hi, The conversation was smooth,nice and very friendly. We met at a coffee shop. He had my resume and went on it briefly prior to the meeting, from what I can say. He said it will be about 45 minutes, we ended in 1 hour and 15 minutes. The questions were as follows: 1) Walk me through your resume. Asked a few follow up questions regarding my career, undergraduate studies etc. 2) Why do you want an MBA (which led to more questions – which students did I talk to, what were your impressions…) 3) How will Read more
Published: February 5, 2013
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
It was very conversational. It lasted for about an hour. #1- Why undergraduate ? #2- Why first job after college? #3- Why masters? #4- Why Y job after masters? #5- Why MBA? #6- Why “goal”? #7- What will you bring to Kellogg? #8- Why Kellogg? #9- What kind of person are you in a team? #10- What’s your leadership style? #11- What would you do when a team member is not co-operative? What if, he has zero desire to work with you? #12- The best moment of your life? Read more
Published: February 3, 2013
Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/ Adcom/ Skype
This was a blind interview over Skype and my interviewer was pretty friendly. She had some general questions along with written down questions from the adcom that reviewed my application. I think the interviewer was taking notes on the computer at the same time of the interviewer. This threw be off at times making it hard to read their face or get verbal feedback. My advice would be to answer your question and then wait for them to start the next. Another tip is to have a clear path of your goals and how everything ties together. I had to Read more
Published: January 31, 2013
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
I got there 20 min early. The receptionist gave me the t-shirt and folder tailored to my interests that all other interviewees seem to mention. The adcom who was interviewing me was nice, however little time was spent on introducing ourselves which made it hard to relate to her. The interview felt like an interrogation rather than an interview maybe it was because the adcom was doing the interview rather than students like at other schools. She took my transcript at the end. Questions were as follows, although not in this order: 1. How would you get involved at Stern? Read more
Published: January 31, 2013
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Alumnus / Skype
I was invited to interview at McCombs 6 days after I submitted my full-time MBA application on Jan 23, 2013. I was not able to visit Austin because of my business travel schedule, so I decided to reach out to an alum in the New York area. I reached out to an alum who had a similar background as mine (consulting) and was currently working in social enterprise (which is my eventual career goal). Turned out he was in India when I reached out to him, so I conducted the interview by Skype last night. It was lasted about 35-40 Read more
Published: January 31, 2013
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
I interviewed at the alumnus office for R2 three days ago. I was 10 mins early and he was 10 min late so I had to wait and was veeeery nervous but when he entered the room and gave me a huge smile I immediately felt better (yes, Kellogg people are nice:)). The interview was pretty straightforward and lasted about 30 mins with the last 10 minutes of questions by my side. He initially talked a little bit about himself and explained how the interview was going to be structured and also said we had to talk in English (I’m Read more
Published: January 29, 2013
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1/ Second-year Student/ On-Campus
I am an Indian applicant who visited Fuqua during the open interview period. My interviewer was also an international. My interviewer introduced himself and gave a little on his background. The interview was very conversational. He had few sheets of paper with a set of questions and he carefully wrote down my answers. Questions asked: 1. Walk me through your resume. I gave my 3 minute pitch. Then there were some cross questions on what I did. 2. Why are interested in pursuing an MBA? 3. Why Fuqua? I spoke about fuqua’s product management concentration and added Read more
Published: January 29, 2013
Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2/ AdCom/ Skype
I applied to the MBA-MHA program in R2. I interviewed 1/29/13 with an AdCom member. The interview lasted approximately 45 minutes. Like other interviewees, it started with the AdCom stating that she had my resume and while she hadn’t reviewed my application, she had notes and questions from others who did. Questions were as follows: 1) Walk me through your employment history 2) You said that you supervise 3-5 individuals, in what capacity do you supervise them? 3) Have you had any difficult decisions to make regarding the individuals you supervise? 4) I’m sure you’ve done lots Read more
Published: January 28, 2013
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1/ Adcom/ On Campus
Got there 20-30min early and knew where to go from a previous tour. The receptionist gave me the t shirt and folder tailored to my interests that all other interviewees seem to mention. The adcom who was interviewing me was very friendly and we spent a good amount of time just introducing ourselves first. She took my transcript right away, so definitely do not forget that one. Questions were as follows, although not in this order: 1. How did you come to work for XYZ? 2. What is your proudest work related accomplishment? 3. How did you choose Read more
Published: January 28, 2013
Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub / Admitted
I interviewed in November in a hub city. My interview was conducted by two Adcom members, although only one of them was an active speaker, the other one being an active listener. Both were quite active writers! At first, I thought having to deal with two people would add some more stress to the whole process, but it was actually quite the opposite, as having almost continuous eye contact helped me build some confidence. After the usual greeting, I was told that the interview would last 30 min (which it did), that there would be no time left for Read more
Published: January 28, 2013
INSEAD MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1/Alumni/Off-Campus
INSEAD conducts two interviews and mostly these are by alumni. My interviewers had not got my essays; all they had is the interview form I was asked by the adcom to send to them. First Interview – Junior Alumnus, early 30s. Duration 45 mins The interview was very relaxed, in a café. It started by the interviewer telling me that she was mainly interested to know what I had done so far, what my career goals are and why INSEAD. I started with my life story and how I had come to become the person I am today. We found Read more
Published: January 28, 2013
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-campus
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 Read more
Published: January 23, 2013
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Alumni / Off-Campus
I applied on Dec. 15th, was invited to interview on Jan. 4th, and had my interview on Jan. 23rd. I prepared for all of the questions on this site, but my interviewer and I really just had a conversation. Over the course of the interview, he slipped in a few of the questions including: 1) Why Columbia? 2) What other schools did you apply to? 3) Why New York? (I mentioned the adjunct professors CBS draws to campus and he asked which ones in particular I was interested in) Other than that, we spent a lot of Read more
Published: January 23, 2013
Cambridge / Judge MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Faculty / On-campus
I could not see any detailed interview experiences of Judge business school and so hope this helps to guide candidates who wish to apply to the school. I was wait listed without an interview on my R2 application before being offered a 10 minute telephone call with an adcom member to make a case on why Cambridge should be interested in me and what are my motivations. This is atypical of some other schools that have a binary decision on whether to call a candidate to interview or not. Cambridge has a very selective class profile that is diverse in Read more
Published: January 23, 2013
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/ Ad Com/ On-Campus
My admissions representative was extremely friendly and personable. Similar to other Stern interviews described here, they gave me a packet of information and tee-shirt after checking in, and had a glass of water waiting for me in the office. The other admissions counselors coming out to greet their applicants seemed as equally friendly and welcoming as mine. I got the general sense that Stern isn’t trying to trip anyone up with their interview, but views it as a chance to learn more about the applicant and for the applicant to learn more about the school. The interview was behavioral in Read more
Published: January 23, 2013
Ross MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
Hello everyone, I am a R2 applicant and interviewed with an alum in Mumbai yesterday. Overall, the interview was quite formal. I met him at his office around 4pm. Here are some of the questions from the interview: Interview duration: 25-30 minutes 1) Walk me through your resume in 2 minutes 2) Tell me about your current role and organization. I work with a nonprofit working to expand education opportunity in India. 3) Why MBA? What do you hope to get out of MBA? 4) Why now? 5) What are your short-term and long-term goals? Read more
Published: January 22, 2013
Indian School of Business MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R1/Alumni/Hyderabad
There were 3 members in my panel – 2 alumni and 1 admissions committee member They started the conversation with light chat about the campus and my city Questions asked- 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Questions on work experience – make sure you answer it well 3. My career domain was consulting was they asked ‘Why consulting’ 4. Why now? 5. Backup plan 6. Why not a 2 year program 7. 3 things which you hate about consulting 8. Why MBA 9. Why ISB 10. a guesstimate Read more
Published: January 20, 2013
Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
I visited my alum at her workplace after Haas put us in touch via email. The interview overall was extremely laid-back and low pressure. It was very friendly but also a very low energy interview (I’m sure this is just the personality of the interviewer). I was surprised how straight-forward the interview was, very little probing. All the predictable questions were asked and very few others. Overall, the interview certainly did not endear me to the school but I felt like I was able to communicate anything that I wanted to. Here are some questions: Tell me about yourself and Read more
Published: January 20, 2013
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2/ Alumni/ Off-campus
The interviewer was in a hurry so he asked quite many questions but one after another. The interview was completed in 25 mins. Following were the questions asked- 1. Walk me through your resume 2. 3 reasons for why MBA 3. 3 reasons for why McCombs 4. Short term and Long term goals 5. An instance when you faced a tough client member 6. An instance when you improved a process (Process improvement was mentioned in my job roles) 7. Strongest and Weakest part of application 8. 3 qualities which your colleagues Read more
Published: January 17, 2013
Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 Consortium / Alumnus / Off-campus
We met in a coffee table in the corridor of his office floor. He was very friendly and seemed engaged in our conversation. I have to admit that I was a little uncomfortable due to the location and close proximity to his coworkers in an open office area. He started by introducing himself (academic background, nationality, brief work experience, and concentration while at Haas) 1) Tell me about yourself. “Sorry I didn’t have a chance of looking at your resume” 2) what do you do as an engineer…. 2.1) what’s your role 2.2) do you get Read more

MBA Applywire

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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 6, 2025 4:07pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Healthcare
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey
GRE: 332
GPA: 3.5
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Florida
Post MBA Location: Consulting
Notes:

RN of 3 years aiming to transition into healthcare
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January 6, 2025 4:32am ET
Applying: Columbia, Duke / Fuqua, Lauder Institute, NYU Stern, UPenn / Wharton, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Corporate Strategy
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Media Companies: Accenture , Bain , BCG , McKinsey , 21st Century Fox , CBS Corp , Comcast , Time Warner , Viacom , Walt Disney
GMAT: 710
GPA: 3.58
Years of Work Experience: 5
Location: New York
Post MBA Location: New York
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January 8, 2025 12:50pm ET
Interview Invite to UNC Kenan-Flagler
Round: Round 2
Received via email on January 06, 2025
GMAT: 655
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: London, UK
January 8, 2025 12:45pm ET
Waitlisted at UT Austin / McCombs
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 16, 2024
GPA: 2.89
GRE: 324
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: DFW
January 8, 2025 4:45am ET
Accepted to INSEAD
Round: Round 2
Received via phone January 7, 2025
GMAT: 710
Program Type: One Year Program
January 8, 2025 4:15am ET
Applied to UVA / Darden
Round: Round 2
Received via email
GRE: 324
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
January 8, 2025 4:15am ET
Applied to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 2
Received via email
GRE: 324
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
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