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Published: February 5, 2012

Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off Campus / Alum

We met in a local coffee shop. Walk me through your resume. Why did you leave Company A to go to Company B? Why MBA? Why now? Why Booth? Tell me a story that showcases your ability to handle Booth’s academic rigor. Tell me a story that showcases your teamwork skills. Tell me a story that showcases your leadership skills. When have you had to inspire others? What do you do for fun? What do you want to get out of your MBA? How do you plan to give back to Booth? What are your short term goals? What are Read more

Published: February 5, 2012

Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / 2nd-year Student / On Campus

Had a really chill and nice second-year student for my R2 interview. We went through the following questions: Tell me the basics about you (in a couple of minutes) Some follow-up questions about transitions. Why did you decide to do X job after graduation? Why Y job after that? What is one of the main challenges at where you’re working now? Tell me one major strength and weakness. What were the “big take-aways” of XYZ experience? E.g. life lessons, how you changed, what you learned. What accomplishment were you most proud of in XYZ job/activity? What are your future plans Read more

Published: February 5, 2012

Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 (Consortium) / 2nd-year Student / On Campus

Interviewed with a current 2nd student, blind – I actually met him prior List of interview questions: Where are you from? How was your undergraduate experience? Why an MBA? What do you want to do after your MBA? (long-term and short-term goals) What do you want to do during your internship? Name your leadership experiences Tell me about a difficult team experience. Why Yale SOM? Are there any questions that you wished I asked? Are there any questions for me (student)? Commentary: Very conversational We spent a lot of time just talking about his experience and what I wanted to Read more

Published: February 5, 2012

Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 (Consortium) / On Campus / Alum

Blind interview with an alum during Super Saturday – they tried to pair people with similar backgrounds or interests List of interview questions: Where are you from? Walk me through your resume? Why an MBA? What do you want to do after your MBA? (long-term and short-term goals) Why Haas? What is your greatest leadership experience? Tell me about a difficult team experience. Are there any questions for me (the alum)? Commentary: Very conversational Was very quick Interview was also combined with 3 other events (career panel, student panel, and team-building exercise) and a lunch with current perspectives and 1 Read more

Published: February 5, 2012

Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round Two / On Campus / Adcom

I interviewed on campus on 01/30 with an admissions representative. It was rather informal. Interview questions: Walk me through your resume What led you to this career path and why Johnson is a small program. Why do you think you will be a good fit? What are your short and long term career goals What research have you done for you post MBA job. Where would you like to work after you graduate/ Why an MBA and why Johnson? How and what research have you done about Johnson? What other school are you applying to. (Did not ask why. Perhaps Read more

Published: February 4, 2012

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off-Campus / Adcom

I was invited to interview for Round 2. I wanted to visit the campus to interview but unfortunately due to work obligations I could not make it during the work week. I currently live in Philadelphia, but there were no off-campus options there, however there were off-campus options in New York City on the weekend, which was extremely convenient for me since I am originally from New York and still have family in the city. We met at a Hilton Hotel in midtown Manhattan and the interview was conducted in a lounge area at a table. The interview was blind Read more

Published: February 4, 2012

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Student / On-campus

My interviewer was very friendly and had a similiar background as me so it was an easy conversation that lasted exactly 1 hour. I got only a few major questions because I think we went over the time allotted time for my intro “career progression” answer since I had to explain a couple of different jobs and he stopped me to ask a lot of questions. Very straightforward: Not necessarily in order: Career progression Why MBA Why Kellogg Why did you choose your undergraduate school, how was your experience there, what were the most interesting activities/experiences in college Describe a Read more

Published: February 2, 2012

Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Alum / Off-Campus

Off campus with an Alum in NYC. The Questions Walk me through your resume Why an MBA? Why Columbia? Why now? What would you do if you don’t get in to B-School this time around? Why did you decide to apply to Columbia and the other schools you have applied to? Why did you choose your undergraduate school? Would you have done anything differently? What are your long-term goals? Example of a time you worked on a team and how you demonstrated leadership Tell me something about you that would surprise me/most people Applied to Columbia on 1/2/2012, invited for Read more

Published: February 2, 2012

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus

My interviewer was really friendly but when I went back and made notes about the interview, I realized she asked me LOTS of questions – lots more than I think others have had for Kellogg, so hopefully this is helpful for everyone. Specifically (not necessarily in order): Walk through your resume / background What would your peers say are three things you bring to the team? What is your leadership style? What do you like to for fun? What is some feedback you’ve received from your superiors? This is your opportunity to sell us on you as a candidate. Are Read more

Published: February 1, 2012

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumni / Off-campus

Relatively easy interview. Very much a conversation, and all questions were found on this wiki. Specifically: Walk through your resume Questions about specific points on your resume Why MBA now? Why Kellogg? Post-MBA goals? How would your co-workers describe you, positive and negative? Example of leadership Example of working in a team What extra-curriculars? Questions for interviewer We shared similar post-MBA goals in consulting, so was able to talk about that afterwards. Entire interview lasted about 65 mins. Key take-aways: school visit prior to interview is very important. I was able to talk about specific classes and the campus, which Read more

Published: February 1, 2012

Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / 2nd year student / On-campus

I interviewed on campus. My interviewer was friendly and took lots of notes. The questions: Please walk me through your resume. Describe how you work in a team. What do you want to do after Yale? Where do you see yourself in 20 years? What do you offer/bring to the table? Describe your perfect day/what do you do for fun? She stressed that the interview was about finding candidates with the right fit for SOM. It was more of a conversation than an interview, and we chatted a lot about her experiences. Read more

Published: January 31, 2012

Ross MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-campus / Second Year Student

Walk me through your Resume Why an MBA Why Ross Give me an example of a time you were working in a team and a member was not performing. What specific actions did you take? How did you handle the situation? Give me an example of a time you worked successfully in a team. Give me an example of a time when you were disappointed. How did you deal with that disappointment? Tell me something new you’ve done in the past year. (That was a major and weird curveball) The interview was about 45 minutes long, and I had enough Read more

Published: January 31, 2012

Ross MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off-campus / Ross ’03 Alumnus

My interview was at 5:00pm in a coffee shop in central Hong Kong (mid-February for a round 2 application). He was friendly, but also very professional, and noted that we only had 30 minutes because there were several other students lined up for the evening. Tell me about your background Asked specific questions about my current job (including what I dislike about it the most). Why do you need an MBA? Why do you want to go to Ross specifically (and have you visited the school – I had not)? How do you stand out compared to other students at Read more

Published: January 31, 2012

Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 (January Round) / On Campus / Student

I was interviewed for 40 minutes as opposed to 30 minutes. My interviewer right away said that it was a 45 minute interview. Although one of the persons I was waiting with had a 1 hour interview and the other had only a half hour interview. I guess the duration was not strictly 30 minutes. The questions were standard but asked in a different style. He asked all those questions using the resume. Questions asked: Walk me through your resume. Don’t worry about the time. Tell me about your undergrad experiences. What were your leadership roles and what were the Read more

Published: January 31, 2012

Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Alum / Off-Campus

Off campus with a 2011 grad in NYC. The Questions Ethical Dilemma – she seemed to react well to my answer. Tell a time when you were a leader or what a leader means to you – Why MBA? What’d you do if you don’t get into any program? Post-MBA goals? Read more

Published: January 31, 2012

NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-Campus / Adcom

You are greeted with a t-shirt and a packet of information related to your interests. For myself it was Entertainment and Stern Women in Business. My interviewer came out a few minutes late to greet me, a member of the AdCom, and we made small talk on our way to the office about my trip to NYC. The interviewer started out by asking me about one of my interests listed on my resume. From there the interview became more like a job interview with very directed questions: Tell me about your job progression what are your strengths/weaknesses Why MBA now? Read more

Published: January 29, 2012

Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Alum / Off-Campus

Applied to Columbia back in mid-October 2011 and received an invite to interview on December 23. Emailed all of my interview ambassadors (nine in total) and had to wait about a week and a half before the first one responded, most likely due to the holidays. Set up the interview on the following Friday January 13th with a recent alumn who just graduated in May. Sent him my resume beforehand. The interview was very informal – took place at a Starbucks. It lasted for about a hour and he asked me some obligatory questions to be filled out on the Read more

Published: January 29, 2012

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round / AdCom / On Campus

The tone of my interview was conversational and the majority of questions the interviewer asked me I had seen before on this wiki. There were two, however, that I had not seen and that took me by surprise: What is a misconception people have about you? Kellogg involves a lot of quant work. Can you tell me where on your resume you’ve had experience with quant? (In retrospect, this was a predictable question as I come from a liberal arts background and it’s an obvious weak point in my application. Luckily, my answer was the same as my “Tell us Read more

Published: January 25, 2012

Berkeley / Haas EWMBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 Evening & Weekend program / Adcom / On-campus

I interviewed for the EWMBA program at Haas Berkeley and following was my experience. The atmosphere was very good. Not too many people in the building possibly because it was around the finals week. The interview was application based. Interviewed with member of adcom. She was very friendly and put me to ease easily. Interview length: 1 hour Interview Questions: Walk me through your resume What are your short term and long term goals. Describe some of the leadership experiences Explain a circumstance when you had to convince someone to support you idea What will you bring to the Haas Read more

Published: January 24, 2012

GMAT Tips: Misdirection

Today’s GMAT tip comes to us from Veritas Prep. In today’s blog post, they explain how to recognize misdirection on the verbal section of the GMAT. Read on to see what they have to say! A critical component of your GMAT studies is to notice misdirection wherever it’s employed. Consider, for example, this question: Babies develop audial recognition abilities months before being born, lending credence to the notion that prenatal exposure to classical music can aid in intellectual development and apparently assisting newborns, who cannot yet visually recognize shapes and colors, in distinguishing their own mothers from those of others. (A) apparently assisting newborns, who cannot yet visually recognize shapes and colors, in distinguishing their own mothers from those of others (B) apparently assisting newborns that cannot yet visually recognize shapes and colors in distinguishing their own mothers (C) assisting apparent newborns, who cannot yet visually recognize shapes and colors, in distinguishing their own mothers from those of others (D) apparently assisting newborns, who could not yet visually recognize shapes and colors, in distinguishing their own mothers (E) apparently assisting newborns, who cannot yet visually recognize shapes and colors, in distinguishing their own mothers from others. Read more

Published: January 23, 2012

NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-Campus / Adcom

You are greeted with a personalize packet with items that you are interested in. Mine had a club focused on Tennis, Racket ball, and Squash. I guess they thought my interest in Badminton was close enough. And you are also “awarded” a free NYU Stern T-shirt, available in most sizes. I was then called a few minutes earlier than the scheduled time. I think overall my interview was very friendly and conversational, and it lasted around 45 minutes like some of the others noted below. There was a lot of chitchat both before and after the formal interview as we Read more

Published: January 23, 2012

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus

Came to the interview early to prep and get comfortable. Got a chance to sit in on a class and some other activities day-of. Interviewer was very nice and direct. Here are the questions I can recall: Walk me through your professional career starting with undergrad (Standard) Handful of follow-up resume questions (Standard) Define your current role and responsibilities (Standard) Describe an example of professional leadership experience (Standard) Why an MBA, why now, why Kellogg (Standard) What three adjectives would your co-workers use to describe you (Unexpected) What is a common mis-conception that people have with you (Unexpected) Do you Read more

Published: January 23, 2012

Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R1 / On Campus / Second Year Student

My interview was not as casual as some mentioned below, though still friendly. The interviewer read through a list of questions. Every single one was documented in the posts below. Here are those I remember: Why MBA? Why now? Why Duke? Please tell me about a time that you failed. What motivates you? How would you handle a situation in which a team member is not pulling his/her weight? What’s your leadership style? Tell me about your favorite boss. Why did you like him/her? What accomplishment are you most proud of? Please tell me about a time you went above Read more

Published: January 21, 2012

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus

The interview lasted over an hour and thirty minutes. He met me at a local coffee shop and arrived early (as did I). Took a few minutes setting up (had his computer open and was typing for most of it). Questions are listed below (in the order that I can remember them). Tell me a little about yourself Why undergrad? Why first job? Why second job and career switch (moved from finance to the development sector) Specific questions about current job (I was part of the founding team of a social enterprise- pretty unique model so spent several minutes discussing Read more

Published: January 18, 2012

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 Full-time / Adcom / On-campus

After reading the questions posted here for this year and prior years, I believe all the questions that I was asked are documented. However, I was slightly caught off guard by this one: If you didn’t get X job (from my short-term goals), where would you like to work instead? Interview lasted 45 minutes and was extremely disarming and comfortable. All the best! Read more

MBA Applywire

November 26, 2024 6:16am ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Dartmouth / Tuck, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, UCLA Anderson

Pre-MBA Career: Software Engineer

Post-MBA Target Industry: Other

GRE: 331

GPA: 3.2

Years of Work Experience: 4.5

Location: United States

Notes:

I am aiming to pivot from Software Engineering to Product Management. My undergrad degree was in Computer Science from an Ivy League school where I was a D1 varsity athlete. EC's outside of that are pretty slim, although I am involved with charities and volunteer organizations sporadically. Have organized and led a small handful of hobby groups among friends and colleagues as well. Work experience includes solid brand recognition, and my previous 2.5 YoE are in the music/entertainment industry.

November 26, 2024 5:48am ET

Applying: Columbia, NYU Stern

Pre-MBA Career: product Manager in Entertainment

Post-MBA Target Industry: Undecided

GPA: 3.57

Years of Work Experience: 3

Location: New York

Notes:

I am a woman of color and a Product Manager at a major streaming service with three years of experience thus far. I hold a degree in Cinematography from a CUNY school and began my career as an NBCUniversal Page. Since then, I’ve worked for prominent media companies like NBCU, Peacock, A+E Networks, and Paramount+. While I didn’t initially plan on pursuing an MBA, my career trajectory has naturally led me in that direction due to my rapid career growth. I’m preparing for the GMAT (focus edition) with a target score of 655 or higher.

As a non-traditional candidate, are there any potential red flags in my profile? Additionally, are there other MBA programs I should consider? Thank you!

November 26, 2024 12:03am ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM

Pre-MBA Career: Government Affairs at technology startup

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , Amazon , Apple , Facebook , Google , LinkedIn , Microsoft , Tesla , Uber

GMAT: 770

GPA: 3.4

Years of Work Experience: 3

November 25, 2024 11:01am ET

Applying: Arizona State / W.P. Carey, Georgetown / McDonough, Indiana / Kelley, U. Washington / Foster, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Military: Acquisition Program Manager

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology Companies: Accenture , Bain , Deloitte , McKinsey , Amazon , Apple , Facebook , Google , IBM , Lenova , LinkedIn , Microsoft , Oracle

GRE: 317

GPA: 2.43

Years of Work Experience: 9

Location: Los Angeles

Post MBA Location: West Coast

Notes:

Undergrad was at a Service Academy. Also earned a Masters of Science with a GPA of 4.0, Project Management Professional certification holder, and volunteered for two years at service to schools helping veterans get into an undergraduate program.

November 25, 2024 7:58am ET

Applying: Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB

Pre-MBA Career: Equity Research at Goldman Sachs, and long only Asset Management (healthcare sector)

Post-MBA Target Industry: Asset Management, inc. HF Companies: Fidelity

GMAT: 735

GPA: 3.6

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: San Francisco CA

Post MBA Location: San Francisco CA

Notes:

I took a gap year in college and switched majors taking longer to graduate so I’m 30, would matriculate at 32 and graduate at 34. Seems like I’m an outlier and worried I’m too old.

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November 26, 2024 1:19pm ET

Accepted to Indian School of Business

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 26, 2024

GPA: 8.23

GMAT: 705

Program Type: One Year Program

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: India

November 26, 2024 1:16pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 26, 2024

GRE: 326

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Note:

Received email with portal update. Interviewed 10/22.

November 26, 2024 1:07pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 26, 2024

GPA: 3.69

EA: 157

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Marketing

Note:

applied 9/15 and interviewed 11/5

November 26, 2024 1:07pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via portal November 26, 2024

GMAT: 731

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: India

November 26, 2024 12:52pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via portal November 26, 2024

GMAT: 755

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Note:

Interview on Nov 5th, got an email with portal update. No scholarship

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