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Published: November 29, 2022
Dartmouth Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
It was an interview by a second-year student virtually via Zoom. It was profile-based questions followed by situation-based questions and lasted for 45 minutes. The interviewer lived up to Tuck’s reputation and was super nice and made me feel extremely relaxed and comfortable. No surprises in terms of questions, they were all per usual. Questions: Q1 – Tell me about yourself. Q2 – Walk me through your CV. Q3 – Why MBA and Why Now? Q4 – Why Tuck? Q5 – Tell me about a time you had to work out of your comfort zone Read more
Published: November 28, 2022
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual
The interview was formal, but still casual. We had a minute or two of small talk before the interviewer jumped right into it, giving me background on himself, allowing me to ask him questions about his professional experiences. Then from there we jumped into my background and, through conversation, he asked me some probing questions. He was less worried about what I did and more interested in the introspective aspects. Questions Asked: > Walk me through your resume. > Why did you choose investment banking out of school? > What hard skills in investment banking did you Read more
Published: November 27, 2022
Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
It was a stressful interview, no introductions or friendly banter. Interviewer outlined the format of the interview (40 min behavioral Qs, 10 min for 1-2 questions) then started right away. Each question probed deeper into my decision making and he even asked about the thought processes of peers and subordinates under me. It was stressful and he did seem to acknowledge that at the end. “Sorry for peppering you there” was his comment. Seemed like he was very interested to get to the core of my thinking. Only time for 2 stories. Overall, it was my most challenging interview, much Read more
Published: November 27, 2022
Vanderbilt Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
My interview was with a second-year student. We started with a short introduction and then discussing some technical issues we were both having. The interviewer went over the format of the interview, went over their background, and then proceeded to ask the questions below (not in exact order). 1) Walk me through your resume. 2) Why MBA and why now? 3) Post-MBA goal? 4) What schools did you apply to? Why Owen? 5) What skills do you want to develop? 6) What value will you bring to the class? 7) How would your superiors/peers Read more
Published: November 27, 2022
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
My interview was with a second-year student via Zoom. The interview lasted about 30 minutes and was conversational. Questions asked (not in exact order): 1) Tell me about yourself (walkthrough your resume). 2) Why an MBA? 3) Why Georgetown? 4) Short-term and long-term goals? 5) If you get into all the schools you applied to, how will you choose which school to attend? 6) TMAT you worked with a diverse group. 7) TMAT you had conflict at work. There were some follow up questions to my answers but the conversation flowed smoothly. We Read more
Published: November 22, 2022
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
I was interviewed in early November. It was a group of six people with two second years. The second years joined 10 minutes before the official time. The TBD was well run. Everyone chimed in and was able to provide input to the final presentation. I was expecting the 25 minutes to be quite long, but it went by quickly. We did not use up the full 5 minutes for the final presentation so hopefully that would be fine. Interview question for the 10 minute chat is why MBA and why Wharton. Then spent sometime discussing with Read more
Published: November 22, 2022
USC Marshall MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
I spoke with Laura Hartman, a member of the Admissions Committee, through Microsoft Teams. This was a blind interview so she was not the person who reviewed my application. Unlike some of the other interviews that I’ve had so far, this one was a little more formal, less conversation outside of the questions being asked. That threw me off a little bit and made me a little more nervous than I was beforehand. -Walk me through your resume. -What does your current role entail? -Why an MBA? -Why Marshall? -What leadership experience do you have? Read more
Published: November 20, 2022
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
TBD: The TBD experience was pretty friendly and we had 6 people in total from diverse backgrounds in our discussion group. The facililator started with rules of the TBD and set the countdown. We then focused on each question in the prompt and finished around the countdown of the given time frame. Everyone in my group was polite. 1-on-1 interview: This part was conducted by the two facilitators (second-year students). Questions asked: Why MBA and why Wharton? Any question for me? No big surprise throughout the interview. Read more
Published: November 20, 2022
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview process was pretty standard. The interviewer seems to have my resume and a brief summary of my application (not the entire application). Typical questions and the atmosphere was friendly and casual. Interviewer questions include: Tell me about yourself. Why did you choose your industry? How did you get your motivation? What’s your career goal? How can an MBA help you achieve your goals? Why Cornell Johnson? What steps will you take to achieve your goals and what is your plan B if it doesn’t work? Tell me about a time when you led a team and what’s your Read more
Published: November 20, 2022
Michigan Ross Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interview was on Zoom with an alumnus based in Chicago working in tech and a former MBB consultant. The vibe was relaxed, although the interviewer was a little ranty, telling me why consulting work-life balance sucked and why he’s glad he got out. The first question was an icebreaker – what did you have for breakfast. Then we got into the substantive questions. Surprisingly, the interviewer did not ask me to tell him about myself or walk through resume. Instead, the first question(s) were: Why MBA? Why Ross? Why now? Then, we dove into behavioral questions, which included: Tell me Read more
Published: November 20, 2022
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
They seem to match interviewer based on region and industry. My interviewer has similar background with me and knows a lot about my industry. The interview is largely resume-based (the interviewer only has my resume). Interview questions include: Tell me about yourself. More details about the projects you were involved? How do you think about xx industry? Why did you make the career move? What was your thinking process? What’s your long-term career goal? What are your extracurricular involvements? Why MBA? Why Stanford? Any questions for me? I think the questions are pretty standard and the interview is quite friendly. Read more
Published: November 20, 2022
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Date of interview: Nov 9 Interview atmosphere: Second-years are casual and friendly. Among the group, there is definitely an effort to be friendly and supportive. However, there is always a hint of competition as expected. Type of interview: Team-based interview followed by a 10-min chat with second years Interview question: Why MBA and why is Wharton the ideal place to do the MBA? Commentary: Team-based discussion went pretty well with robust time management. Everyone had a chance to speak up, but you could see some individuals getting annoyed/upset that their choice of country was not picked. Read more
Published: November 20, 2022
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview took place on Zoom with two second-year students. They let us into the room about 10 minutes before the TBD was scheduled to start. There were 6 prospective students participating. We were all American. I actually knew one of the other interviewees, but neither of us let on to the rest of the group that we knew each other. We spent this time with getting to know each other. After 10 minutes, the two second-year students gave us instructions and read us the prompt. Then, they had all of us go around and introduce ourselves with our name, Read more
Published: November 15, 2022
Michigan Ross Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
I had my interview with a 2019 alum. He was in fact very responsive and quick in setting up time. We scheduled an hour, but when we started he said we will do 30-40 mins of Q/A and then questions for him: 1. Started with tell me about yourself and overview of resume. 2. Short-term and long term goals? 3. Why MBA? 4. Why Ross? why now? Then we jumped to behavioural questions: 5. Time when you didn’t know anything in project and still went ahead. 6. Time when some colleague disagreed. 7. Time when Read more
Published: November 15, 2022
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
List of interview questions 1. Walk me through your resume. (I was cut off after a very short amount of time. I only got to mention my undergrad and one of my three jobs) 2. Why an MBA? Why now? 3. What attracts you to Johnson? 4. Do you feel you will be at a disadvantage going into consulting (I’m not sure why they thought this. It’s not my plan. The interview seemed very robotic and all questions were pre-planned rather than questions to learn more about me or expand on what I had said earlier.) Read more
Published: November 13, 2022
Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
Interviewed with a second year, was conversational and the interviewer was very friendly and willing to share own experiences. Started with a brief about the procedure and how the interview will go on and then intro about self. Then the questions were as follows – – Intro – Why MBA? Why Haas? – in same question – Time you took a risk in professional setting. – Time you convinced someone to do something out of their job description. – Anything else you wanted to discuss? – Any Questions? Went on for about 35 Read more
Published: November 13, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
I had a lot of help from Clear Admit, so I thought I might pay it forward. Very nice interviewer. He started by introducing himself. What year he graduated. What he does at his current job. Questions were: – Walk me through your resume. – (Then he stopped me and asked – Who is the biggest player in the industry?) – Tell me more about the AI project you did. – Why MBA? – Why now? – Where did they do their MBA? – What’s your short-term and long-term goal? – Read more
Published: November 13, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
It was one of the most difficult interviews I had. The second-year student had 3-4 follow up questions for each of my stories, which really made me think in-depth. It didn’t go well for me. 1. Walk me through your story. – why you made the decisions on some instances. 2. Tell me a time when you had to face challenge. – How did you manage the situation? – What was the result? – What would you have done differently? 3. A situation when you made a decision, but then you thought you could Read more
Published: November 9, 2022
Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was really straightforward: “I want you to tell my why MBA and Why Wharton.” The student listened to me, not saying a word and asked in the remaining 1’30” if I had any questions. Not much of an interaction. Read more
Published: November 8, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype
The interviewer was a second-year student who did not belong to my target industry. She seemed welcoming and friendly, and made the interview conversational. It lasted about 45 mins in total. It started with her congratulating me on getting to this step and introducing themselves. Questions asked: Walk me through your resume. Why MBA? Why now? ST/LT goals? Tell me about a time you led a team and what your experience was? Tell me about a time you tried to incorporate an external source of inspiration into an actual team project? What 3 words Read more
Published: November 8, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum / Off-Campus
Pretty informal interview, was 30 minutes long including my questions, was asked the following: -Tell me about yourself. -Why MBA? Why now? -Why Booth? And what specific things are offered for your concentration? -Short-term and Long-term goals? How will you reach them? -How do you plan to recruit for your targeted industry post-MBA? -Any questions for me? I had prepared for behavioral questions, but wasn’t asked any which was surprising. Good luck to everyone! Read more
Published: November 7, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
The overall interview was quite conversational. The interviewer ensured on keeping it quite casual throughout. The questions asked were very similar to standard ones; however, in terms of categories, the first was related to your background and purpose, the second was pertaining to behavioral questions and examples, and the third was pertaining to some questions that the candidate has pertaining to Booth and more about Booth. List of questions: Walk me through your resume. Clarity on job switches. Why MBA and Why Now? Tell me about a time when you had to accommodate a divergent opinion from a team or Read more
Published: November 7, 2022
HBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
I was interviewed by an Adcom member at HBS. The Adcom member was very warm and welcoming and started off by warning me about some internet connectivity issues they were having. The interview went mostly smoothly with a few spikes in the internet so we had to turn off the video feed for a minute towards the end. The questions were very specific to my application, but here are some questions from the interview: 1. Explain what your company does and the technology (I work at a life science start up). 2. Follow up on the technology. 3. Read more
Published: November 7, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
Walk me through your resume with lots of specific follow-up questions on my responsibilities. Why do you want the MBA and why Booth? What is your backup plan if your first-choice industry isn’t hiring? Why don’t you want to go back to your pre-MBA industry? Read more
Published: November 7, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
The interview was with an alumnus, but he was from a different industry than I am. It was an hour long conversation. And honestly one of the most conversational interviews. It started off with him introducing himself, his career trajectory before and after Booth. Then he asked me: 1. About myself (here we connected on our personal stories) 2. My goals (long term & short term) 3. Why MBA? Why now? 4. Ideal team? What role would I see myself playing? (He mentioned Booth’s culture around teams) 5. My leadership experiences 6. A time I Read more

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Interview Invite to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 17, 2025
GPA: 3.5
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
Application Location: Canada
January 17, 2025 10:50am ET
Interview Invite to Oxford / Saïd
Round: Round 4
Received via email January 17, 2025
GPA: 3.8
GRE: 327
Program Type: One Year Program
Application Location: United States
January 17, 2025 9:37am ET
Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 2
Received via email on January 13, 2025
GPA: 3.44
GMAT: 695
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Singapore
January 17, 2025 9:29am ET
Interview Invite to UVA / Darden
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 17, 2025
GPA: 3.4
GRE: 331
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: DC
January 17, 2025 8:52am ET
Interview Invite to UVA / Darden
Round: Round 2
Received via email January 17, 2025
GPA: 3.5
GRE: 332
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
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