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Published: January 31, 2021

Michigan Ross Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

Relatively informal-feeling conversation. He asked me many of the “standard” interview questions such as why Ross, why an MBA, tell me about a time when you led a team, tell me about a time when you disagreed with a superior and how you handled it…etc. It then took a slight twist when he shifted gears and asked if there was one thing I could change about the world, what would it be and why. It seemed to be a very open ended question and we ended up chatting about my answer after. Finally, he asked if there was anything else Read more

Published: January 31, 2021

UCLA Anderson Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

Conversational and casual. Took about 40 minutes total. 100% resume-based. Basic questions first: 1) Walk through resume 2) Why MBA 3) Why now 4) Why Anderson 5) What’s your Plan B if MBA doesn’t work out 6) Any specific companies for your short-term goals. Behavioral question afterward: Name a time you influenced a team with one of your strengths. Read more

Published: January 31, 2021

Dartmouth Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

It was very conversational. We started off with small talk and then transitioned into the interview. My interviewer was very nice and welcoming. The questions asked were: Can you walk me through your resume to put it in more context? Can you explain your short/long-term goals? And why MBA? Why Tuck? What is your proudest accomplishment? What is an area of weakness you hope to work on or have been working on improving already? Tell me about a time you had to deliver tough feedback. What would you want your legacy to be at Read more

Published: January 31, 2021

Dartmouth Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Skype

Opened by introducing himself. Described the interview structure and how it will be conducted. 30 mins of talking + 10-15 mins of questions from me. 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. ST LT Goals + Why MBA 3. Why Tuck? 4. Situation where you didn’t know something and how did you deal with it? 5. Situation with professional conflict? 6. 3 examples – how would they describe you – a) supervisor/manager b) a peer c) someone you managed 7. Most impactful feedback that you have received and how did it change you? Read more

Published: January 28, 2021

UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

The interview was very conversational and my interviewer was very personable. Lasted almost an hour. The interview was completely blind, he hadn’t even seen my resume. The questions were typical questions. Why Darden? What value do you think you’ll bring? He spoke a lot about what Darden is like and answered all of my questions. I was surprised with how not stuffy the interview was. I really enjoyed the experience and now think very highly of Darden. Read more

Published: January 28, 2021

Fridays from the Frontline: Beyond a Safe Space – Empowering LGBTQ+ Students

In this edition of Fridays from the Frontline, a Daytime MBA student at Duke Fuqua, Jordan Daniel Lantz, shares his story of discovering the inclusive community at the leading program. Beyond a Safe Space: Empowering LGBTQ+ Students By Jordan Daniel Lantz, Duke Daytime MBA ’22 I remember visiting Fuqua for the first time during Pride Weekend, an event for LGBTQ+ prospective students hosted by Admissions and Fuqua Pride. I had been researching business schools for a couple years, and after a while, all the top schools seemed the Read more

Published: January 28, 2021

UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype

I was interviewed by an adcom member. The interview layout is pretty simple and in line with the debriefs that one can find online. I was asked the following questions: 1) Tell me about yourself (went on for 10-15 mins). 2) Why MBA? Why at this point of time? 3) Why Darden? Questions that were new to me, but are the pretty standard behavioral questions: 4) What have you done to have inclusion and diversity in your team? 5) How have you ensured a flat hierarchy within your team? The interview went on for 40 minutes. Post Read more

Published: January 27, 2021

UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Adcom & Second-Year Student / Zoom

I applied during the Early Action admissions round. I knew that I would have the interview with an admissions team member and a current student from an event that I attended earlier. The admissions member explained during the interview that the second-year student is joining us to observe mainly. The interview was very conversational. Starting with telling my story, why I want to pursue an MBA, why now, why Darden. Nothing out of ordinary. I wouldn’t say the interviewer explicitly asked me why MBA, why Darden, but it was more my story led me to talk about those areas. At Read more

Published: January 26, 2021

UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom

This interview was with a member of the admissions committee. You don’t know who it is until you receive an email an hour prior, with the interviewer’s name. I recommend you read up on their background. It is a straightforward conversation that they want you to drive. It is a blind interview so you need to make sure you nail down your story and talk about the experiences/things most important to you, and be able to tell that in your story/pitch. You will also need to explain why an MBA and why Darden. Once I gave my initial story (~5 Read more

Published: January 26, 2021

Dartmouth Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

This interview was with a second-year student, or a Tuck Admissions Associate (TAA, https://www.tuck.dartmouth.edu/mba/blog/get-to-know-the-tuck-admissions-associates-program). It was a straightforward, standard conversation where the TAA had my resume ahead of time, and wanted me to start off with a basic intro and story about myself, and explain why I want to get an MBA, and why specifically Tuck. Because these TAAs only work for a year, the conversation was a bit more inorganic than my conversation with a Kellogg alum, who had been doing interviews for years and years. Don’t take it as a bad sign, just know that they will be Read more

Published: January 25, 2021

UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom

The interview was the Darden style that I was expecting. This is an interviewee-led interview. It is also a blind interview (the interviewer has not seen your application nor do they have your resume). Most interviews are conducted by second-year students, however mine was with an adcom member. 1. Take some time to tell me about yourself. Please address the following: – Where did you go to college and why? – What has your professional experience been? – What are your goals? – Why an MBA? / Why now? 2. Why Darden? 3. How Read more

Published: January 25, 2021

Rice Jones Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Current Student / Skype

Interview was very informal and conversational. Interviewer made me feel comfortable right off the bat. Flow was so interactive not too many behavioral questions were posed. – Story (walk me through your resume) – Goals – Time you had conflict (professionally) Allotted time for questions afterwards. Read more

Published: January 25, 2021

Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype

1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Now? 4. Why Johnson? 5. What do you know about recruiting for Tech? (Tech was my post-MBA career/goal) 6. Tell me about a time you had a conflict in a team. 7. Anything else you would like the admissions committee to know? 8. What are your questions for me? Overall, it was very pleasant and easy-going. The student was one with similar goals as mine, I think they do that intentionally to gauge how well thought out your goal really is and what Read more

Published: January 24, 2021

UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom

Darden / Mid-January 2021 interview. The interview was pretty straightforward since I was expecting the Darden structure. I wasn’t sure if the interview would be with a second-year student or adcom until the interview. It was conversational and I did the majority of talking. I was told to share my story for ~10 minutes focusing on childhood to today, then was advised to focus on why Darden for the 2nd half of the 20 mins. The adcom asked a few questions after – I was a little thrown off since they were similar to questions on the application, and while Read more

Published: January 23, 2021

NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom

Very friendly conversation. 30 minutes long. The questions of my interview were: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Short-term / long-term goals 3. How will Stern help you achieve you goals 4. Tell me about a time you had to work in teams (I answered one where I was more in a leadership capacity and she asked for another example where I was in a junior capacity). Comments: She asked a lot about who I talked to: people from Stern and people from the clubs that you want to go into and people from Read more

Published: January 21, 2021

Fridays from the Frontline: The Support of the Stern Community During Covid-19

It takes a community to get through a pandemic, and that’s just what Rizwana Iqbal, Stern MBA ’21, found at the NYU Stern School of Business. Read her story from startups to Stern and through recruiting with the help of her b-school community. The Support of the Stern Community During Covid-19 Rizwana Iqbal, NYU Stern Full-time MBA, Class of 2021 From Startups to Stern I began my journey with economics as an undergraduate at Delhi University and as a post-graduate at the London School of Economics. After graduation, I started off Read more

Published: January 19, 2021

Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

Was a typical zoom interview. You enter the call at your scheduled time. Blind interview by a second-year student. Seems randomly chosen, regardless of your background. 1. Took a good 3-4 minutes chit-chatting; talking about football games, travelling 2. Run through the resume, but focus on the work experience 3. Had follow-up questions about my work experience. (Do you manage a team? How many?) 4. What would you change about your organization? 5. What kind of friction do you have with your manager? How to overcome them? 6. Why leave the job you enjoy? Read more

Published: January 14, 2021

Fridays from the Frontline: Heard on the Street (HOTS) – Bringing the HBS Community Through Harmony

Music can bring people together and that’s just what the a capella group at Harvard Business School aims to do. Justin Kim, HBS MBA ’21, shares the story of Heard on the Street and building community through harmony in this week’s Fridays from the Frontline. Heard on the Street (HOTS) – Bringing the HBS Community Through Harmony By Justin Kim, HBS MBA ’21 Heard on the Street (HOTS) is the one and only a cappella group at HBS. During this period of disconnection due to COVID-19, we have embraced music’s power to Read more

Published: January 13, 2021

Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Pre-Recorded Video Interview

I was waitlisted without an interview. Just finished the pre-recorded video interview that is required after accepting the waitlist. The pre-recorded format gives me a lot of stress as the timing was strictly defined, and I don’t know what kind of questions was going to be asked. I’m sharing my questions here, and hope this will help other candidates in similar situations. There are 5 questions. Each has 45 seconds to prepare and 3 minutes to answer. 1. A diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) experience 2. What do you want to get out of business school and how can Read more

Published: January 13, 2021

CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Rolling Admissions / Alumni / Zoom

Interview lasted shorter than expected – I shared a copy of my resume prior to our meeting, but it seemed like he never read my resume. Right off the back he started with a comment saying, he interviewed 3 applicants during this admissions cycle and they have all been admitted so that was a nice ice-breaker to get me to feel comfortable. He explained that when Columbia asks him to fill out the interview report/commentary, they mainly ask for 2 questions: (1) Does the applicant have clear career goals post-MBA and are they realistic and attainable? (2) Will Read more

Published: January 10, 2021

CBS MBA Interview & Report: Extended Round / Adcom / Skype

My interview was with an admissions director via a CBS platform where you could do a video chat. The interview was relaxed, the interviewer was nice and towards the end the interview felt more like a conversation. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA and why CBS? 3. Is there anything else apart from #1 that you want me to know? 4. What is your dream company and why? 5. Tell me what you would do the on the last week at work before you retire. 6. There is a chance that the learning Read more

Published: January 10, 2021

LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

My interview for LBS was with an alum, and was conducted over Zoom. There are 3 main components of the interview – 1) Fit questions asked by the interviewer 2) The 10-minute case 3) Questions for the interviewer I am wary to put a time limit to it, as I have heard wildly different accounts (1.5 – 3 hours). My interview lasted approx. 2 hours and 45 minutes. It was a very informal discussion on topics that ranged from recent US politics, the state of the UK economy, common national roots etc. Expect there to be a structure, Read more

Published: January 7, 2021

Fridays from the Frontline: Medical Group Benefits from MBA Skills during the Pandemic

Rahul Singh, a Two-Year MBA candidate at the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management, shares how his MBA education helped fight back against the impact of the pandemic in this week’s Fridays from the Frontline. Medical Group Benefits from MBA Skills during the Pandemic By Rahul Singh, Two-Year MBA ’21 Providing affordable and accessible healthcare, especially in rural America, is a challenge. It is a complex financial proposition for hospitals and medical practices to provide quality care while simultaneously experiencing declining revenues and increasing costs in the Read more

Published: December 31, 2020

Cornell / Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

Very casual interview. The only questions which threw me off were the last two. Questions: – Walk me through your resume. – Why do you want an MBA? – Tell me more about your short-term goal. – What is your back-up plan if your goals don’t work? – How will Cornell help you? – What do you know about Professor X (someone that I had mentioned in my previous answer)? – What are the most important qualities or principles that you look for when working in a team? – If someone on Read more

Published: December 30, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

Interview style was quite casual, but the interviewer (alumnus) was often asking me follow-up questions on my answers. Questions: – Tell me about you and your story. – Why’d you leave your last job? – What are your goals? – How can an MBA help? – Why Kellogg? – What are some challenges you would face in your MBA? – What would you bring to the Kellogg classroom? – Question diving deeper into my goals and geographic preferences. – What would you do if you don’t get the MBA at all? Read more

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January 19, 2025 12:23am ET

Interview Invite to Carnegie Mellon / Tepper

Round: Round 2

Received via email on January 08, 2025

January 19, 2025 12:22am ET

Accepted to UMD / Smith

Round: Round 2

Received via phone on January 16, 2025

January 18, 2025 3:47pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via email on January 16, 2025

GPA: 3.68

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Operations Management

Application Location: California

Note:

Got the interview invite by december 19th, interviewed on January 3rd and accepted on january 17th.

January 18, 2025 12:28pm ET

Interview Invite to UNC Kenan-Flagler

Round: Round 2

Received via email on January 16, 2025

GMAT: 685

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: India

January 18, 2025 7:43am ET

Interview Invite to UMD / Smith

Round: Round 3

Received via email on January 16, 2025

GPA: 3.25

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Note:

applied - 15th Jan

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