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Published: March 30, 2023
Webinar: Carnegie Mellon Tepper – Join the Intelligent Future – April 2023 – Video Recap
Check out this video recap of our recent Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA Webinar!  Join the Intelligent Future! Tepper MBA combines advanced analytics with personalized leadership coaching to give you a formidable advantage in a competitive market. Douglas Alford, Director of Admissions, Tepper MBA students and Masters Career Center professionals discuss why the science of management and art of leadership matter in your MBA and how those skills will prepare you for a future fueled by data, powered by technology, and unleashed by human intelligence. This event was on April 18, 2023 at 12pm Eastern time.  Please check out Read more
Published: March 30, 2023
Spring 2023 Survey – We Need Your Input!
At this point in the 2022-2023 admissions season, many of our community members are weighing their options for business school next fall semester. Meanwhile, others have made their school choice and are looking forward to matriculating in the coming months. Of course, another admissions season is just around the corner for those just beginning to think about graduate management education! We are interested in hearing from individuals who are considering an MBA in the future, as well as those who have committed to enrolling this fall. Clear Admit is conducting an online survey focused on the ways you Read more
Published: March 28, 2023
MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview ran for just over 30 minutes. The actual interview went for ~27 minutes, with about 5 minutes for my questions at the end. We started chatting generally about time zones (I’m international) before beginning the interview. Questions asked: 1. Tell me about your data visualization. 2. Any updates to your application? 3. Question about one of my stories from cover letter + follow up question. 4. Tell me about a time you had to convince people as a leader. 5. Tell me about a difficult person you had to work with. 6. Why Read more
Published: March 21, 2023
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was kept very strict to 30 minutes, which was unlike every other interview I did. The interviewer had thoroughly read my entire application. Overall, my interviewer was polite it was a pleasant experience. There was some small talk in the beginning, but then we got right to it. *Expect follow-up questions for your answer!* 1. Any updates to your application? 2. Tell me about your Data visualization. 3. What is something you’re working on/doing right now? 4. Proudest accomplishment in the last year? 5. A goal I set in the last year and how Read more
Published: March 19, 2023
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumnus / Zoom
It was a standard interview, and lasted about 45 mins. Was asked on why MBA, Why Columbia and goals (both short-term and long-term). He asked to elaborate a bit more on my long-term goals to understand the context, and few follow-ups on that. The tone was very conversational, and felt like the interviewer was really trying to understand my goals. One thing that threw me off a bit was my plan B if my plan A goals don’t workout. No behavioral questions were asked. At the end, he asked if I wanted to add anything, and I mentioned how I Read more
Published: March 13, 2023
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
I applied by December 1st (guaranteed interview) and interviewed on December 6th with a second-year student via Zoom: Interviewer: Intro, Agenda, Little about themself Questions (obviously from a template, but follow-up questions led to more of a conversational back-and-forth) – Walk me through your resume / tell me about yourself. – Why MBA? – Why Tuck? – [you mentioned XYZ, what are your short/long term goals in that field?] – Proudest accomplishment? – Tell me about a time you did something outside your comfort zone. – Tell me about a time you had a conflict Read more
Published: March 13, 2023
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumna / Zoom
The interview started off with the interviewer introducing herself and background (e.g., when did she join Haas, career shift) and then she asked me questions. After my responses, she shared her opinion about that as well (e.g., I strongly agree with that, I have personal experience on this as well). Ended with “I will share the feedback with AdCom by today, and you should hear back from them soon.” Spent 30 mins interviewing, and 10 mins Q&A. End before time (~42mins in total vs. 45 mins scheduled). Interview sequence: 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Short-term goal? 3. Why Haas Read more
Published: March 13, 2023
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was conducted by an Adcom member. She started off with giving an introduction about herself and laying the foundation for the interview. She stated that it would be conversational. Questions asked: 1. Tell me about yourself from childhood up until now and include why MBA. 2. Tell me about a time you worked in a team or led a team and you solved a problem. 3. Follow up question about a few things I said in 1 above. 4. Any other thing you think I should know about you? 5. Any questions for Read more
Published: March 12, 2023
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Joined Zoom room 10 minutes before interview time, but was only admitted at interview time. Had around 5 minutes to chat to other interviewees, before the 2 second-year students gave us instructions. We gave our 60-second pitch (no timer on screen), then the 25 minute timer for discussion began. Lastly, we had our 5-minute presentation. After, we got given the interview order. (3 per interviewer) We waited and chatted in the room until it was our turn, then joined the breakout room with the interviewer. Interviewer asked why MBA and why Wharton. Read more
Published: March 12, 2023
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-Year Student / Virtual
Very candid conversation. Thoughtful and great follow-up questions. Had to be alert and think in the moment. Nothing tricky, just a very intellectual and well facilitated conversation. Questions: Tell me about yourself. Why MBA? Why Haas? Why now? DEI experience and embodiment at Haas. Biggest risk you’ve taken. Did you ever inspire someone to go beyond their role or scope of work? Anything I haven’t discussed that you would like to tell me? Weaknesses (2) that you wish to address at Haas? Any questions for me? All questions were in one form or another available on online platforms. Nothing was Read more
Published: March 12, 2023
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview consists of two sections: Team-Based Discussion (30mins) and 1:1 Interview (10 mins), with instructions given by Adcom taking an additional 10 mins. Team Based Discussion: Group of 5-6 students that spend: -Quick intro about yourself, current company, intended major at Wharton -1 minute pitch on TBD prompt, which the Adcom will decide the order -25 minute group discussion on the prompt -5 minute group presentation 1:1 Interview: -Follows the same order as the Adcom outlined at the beginning for the 1 minute pitch -Why MBA and Why Wharton in one question (10 Read more
Published: March 9, 2023
Waitlisted in Round 2? Here’s How You Should Proceed
As Round 2 decisions roll out and several candidates report being waitlisted on MBA LiveWire, we have some guidance for candidates who find themselves placed on a waitlist. Before we get to that, let’s look first at why schools use a waitlist. First and foremost, while schools now know the quality of their Round 1 matriculants and Round 2 applicants, they do not know how many of the candidates admitted as part of Round 2 will ultimately enroll, nor the number of outstanding candidates in Round 3. Simply put, the waitlist helps schools manage these unknowns to arrive at Read more
Published: March 7, 2023
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Applied 10/15 Waitlisted 12/26 Interview invite 3/1 Question about my pick six. What are your current responsibilities? Tell me about your journey and how you got to where you are. Tell me about working with a difficult team member. How will you contribute as a leader at NYU? What courses are you interested in? What’s your post_MBA goal? What’s your back-up plan? Plan C? (Including company names and titles) What attracted you to NYU when picking school options? What surprised you while you were learning about NYU? How will Read more
Published: March 7, 2023
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
1. Tell me about yourself beyond your resume. 2. Tell me about a time you had an impact. 3. Tell me about a time you had to work with someone challenging and how did you handle it? 4. Tell me about a time you mentored someone. 5. How do you relax / What do you do in your spare time? 6. Why an MBA? 7. Why MIT? Super friendly and nice interviewer. She seemed interested in what I was saying, the conversation flowed, and time went by quickly. Read more
Published: March 6, 2023
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Students / Zoom
Invited to interview 17FEB (scheduled via portal; confirmation along with details and prompt sent same-day) Completed the Virtual Team-Based Discussion (VTBD) on 28FEB with two Second-Year facilitators and 5 other (6 total) applicants. Joined 12 minutes prior to start-time (tested A/V); was allowed into the meeting at exactly 10-minutes prior. Facilitators A/V was off, but they were in the room. Myself and fellow applicants began informal introductions, small-talk [recommend structured intros – name, location, pre-MBA industry, post-MBA goals, any other interesting facts]. Facilitators took over at start time (joined with A/V) and asked for brief introductions (name, current employer, Read more
Published: March 6, 2023
Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 Deferred / Alumnus / MS Teams
The interviewer was a GSB alum, Dragos Bucurenci. He only saw my resume beforehand. The atmosphere was extremely casual, felt more like a coffee chat with a friend than an admissions interview. Almost all questions he asked were behavior questions. The only exception was “Why Stanford.” He did not even ask about my non-traditional background (coming from Hungary and applying for deferred), but perhaps he did not even know about this. It did not feel as if the GSB had instructed him to double down on specific aspects of my application. This part of the interview took about 25 minutes, Read more
Published: March 6, 2023
Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interviewed with an alum and it was very friendly and conversational. Questions were behavioral in nature: Tell me about yourself. Describe a time when you were forward thinking. Describe a time when you lead a difficult team. Went really in depth with follow-up questions to try and get to know you on a personal level. Read more
Published: March 5, 2023
LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual
I had a virtual interview with an alum that graduated over 10 years ago. LBS spent a lot of time matching me with my interviewer and they did a really good job since our backgrounds were extremely similar. A lot of the interview was focused on my professional work/industry background questions since we had that in common. This was followed by the common and expected behavior related questions (team conflicts, why MBA, why LBS, why London, my accomplishments and challenges, what other schools I am applying at). I felt the case question in the interview did not go as well, Read more
Published: February 28, 2023
LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Google Meet
The interview was very casual and conversational. I got matched with an alum from a different country, but I think we were matched because of our goal of creating a social impact company. The questions were very standard questions: 1. Tell me a bit about yourself. 2. What is your goal and why MBA? 3. Why LBS? 4. What do you plan to do in LBS to help you achieve your goal? 5. How do you handle conflict that arose from different cultural background? The case was also very related to what we discussed during the Read more
Published: February 27, 2023
MBA Admissions Tip: Background Checks
Following decision notifications from business schools, we know that many of our readers will be asking about the background checks conducted by leading MBA programs. Here are some quick facts to help explain this part of the MBA admissions process: 1. What are background checks? Background checks involve the verification of information that a candidate has provided in his or her MBA applications. Although the process varies from school to school, it usually includes checking that an applicant attended the undergraduate (or graduate) school(s) that he or she claims to have attended, received the grades indicated and earned the GMAT Read more
Published: February 26, 2023
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
Much warmer and conversational than I expected! Interviewer started off by telling me she thought my essay was amazing, which instantly put me at ease. She asked me a great deal of follow-up questions about that, as well as dove into one of the extracurriculars I had briefly mentioned in the app (surprised me!). Only one or two questions about my current role, which CEOs I follow / admire (but no follow-ups here), why an MBA, etc. Lovely experience, not the pop quiz I’d anticipated! Read more
Published: February 22, 2023
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
I had some trouble logging into the system, and they don’t give you a chance to test it beforehand. Thankfully had a different computer handy to have the interview. It was with a part-time member of Adcom, who helps conduct interviews. Really nice and easy to talk to. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why Kenan-Flagler? 3. Short-Term and Long-Term goals? 4. Tell me about a time you received criticism and how did you react? (asked a follow up to what I said) 5. Tell me about a current project your working on and Read more
Published: February 22, 2023
Wisconsin MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
The interview was very conversational and she was already familiar with my application, so any questions she had for me, came from my application. Some of the questions she asked are listed below, interview lasted about an hour. 1. Why MBA/Why Wisconsin? 2. Leadership style and examples? 3. Time I disagreed with someone/ how I went about it? 4. What resources would I use to better make my decision for my MBA specialization? (In my application I chose still deciding so I listed 2 specializations. At end of the first semester you must choose one.) 5. Read more
Published: February 21, 2023
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
My interview was very conversational with a 2nd-year student, who was very friendly and professional. He had my resume and some notes from the AdCom. It was around 30 mins + 15 mins for my questions to the interviewer. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself and your professional background. 2. Why MBA? Why now? 3. What will you add to Johnson’s community? 4. What if your plan A (career path) didn’t work? 5. What are your short- and long-term career goals? 6. Why this career & why this company? Throughout the interview, the interviewer Read more
Published: February 21, 2023
Georgia Tech Scheller Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Career Center Staff / Virtual
My interview was with a member of the career center. It was 45 minutes and held virtually over Microsoft Teams. Tell me one or two main points that I might not have gotten from reading your resume. Why MBA? Why Georgia Tech? What companies post-MBA? Why is Atlanta a good fit for you? Tell me how you work in teams. Tell me how you’ve been a leader. What does diversity mean? What will be difficult for you as you start your MBA here? What clubs or classes are you interested in? Specializations? What questions do you have for me? Read more

MBA Livewire

December 21, 2024 8:37am ET
Accepted to Duke / Fuqua
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 11, 2024
GMAT: 675
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
December 21, 2024 2:38am ET
Waitlisted at Duke / Fuqua
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 10, 2024
GPA: 3.27
GMAT: 760
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: CA
December 20, 2024 11:16pm ET
Accepted to Babson / Olin
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 17, 2024
GPA: 3.9
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: South Asia
December 20, 2024 7:50pm ET
Accepted to Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on December 10, 2024
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: India
Note:

$100k scholarship
December 20, 2024 3:21pm ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 1
Received via email December 20, 2024
GPA: 4.0
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Note:

100% scholarship
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