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Published: January 31, 2019
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / Skype
Interview was relaxed, second year student stressed that it was alright for me to ask questions during the interview. He had prepared notes on my resume and was familiar with it prior to the interview, but otherwise it was a blind interview. Questions Why MBA now since I am on a good career trajectory? How I came to find Anderson and why Anderson? Tell me about a time you influenced change in your organization. Short term goals. Backup plan in event of severe recession or no job offer based on my previous response. Tell me about a time I used Read more
Published: January 14, 2019
USC Marshall Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus
The following USC Marshall MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Interviewer: Elaine Padilla Tell me about your job. She asked lots of details about my job because I have a non-conventional background: R&D in clinical diagnostics Why MBA / What do you hope to get out of your MBA? Goals Why Marshall Three attributes your coworkers will say about you Something people don’t know about you Hobbies Any questions for me? Read more
Published: January 1, 2019
Fisher College of Business Transforms MBA Experience at Ohio State
Sponsored Content The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business is transforming its Master of Business Administration programs. The college just completed a comprehensive redesign of the Full-Time MBA program, which takes advantage of Fisher’s strong relationships with employers and recruiters to cultivate career competencies sought by organizations. “Continuous innovation is a priority which is explicitly highlighted in the college’s strategic plan. This innovation guides our approach to how all of our programs are delivered,” said Anil K. Makhija, dean and John W. Berry, Sr. Chair in Business at Fisher. The program offers students an experience designed to be Read more
Published: December 30, 2018
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second Year Student / On Campus
A UT Austin / McCombs MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. The interview took place on a Friday when the school was also offering tours, student and alumni panels, etc. After meeting my interviewer, we walked to a small room with one table with two chairs; I’m guessing it was a team study room. The interview was blind but it looked like my interviewer had made a few notes on my resume, so I believe she had spent a couple minutes with it before we talked. While we were performing the Read more
Published: December 23, 2018
Emory / Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
The following Emory / Goizueta MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who interviewed via Skype. I obtained an interview invite from Emory around 1 month from the Round 1 deadline. I had my virtual interview with the Admission Officer. The interview lasted about 25 minutes. It was a blind interview in which the admission officer only had my resume. Most of the questions asked are related to my resume, reasoning behind one thing and another. Questions Walk me through your resume – from undergraduate up until now Why did you choose your first job, how Read more
Published: December 23, 2018
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype (Zoom apps)
The following Georgetown McDonough MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. I am very happy to finally got admitted to Georgetown McDonough after reapplying on Round 1 this year. I was waitlisted from Round 2 to Round 4 last year before finally got dinged without an interview. I received my interview invite around 1 month after the Round 1 deadline. My interview was with Adcom. It was a blind interview in which the Adcom only had my resume. The interview lasted around 30 minutes. Advice: For technical advise, I suggest applicants to download the Read more
Published: December 21, 2018
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype
A UT Austin / McCombs MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Interviewed on Skype with a Second Year Student, but the interview format was the same as all of their on-campus interviews. He was super nice/conversational. He did take notes during the interview, but it was mostly just chatting. Unfortunately, my video kept cutting out (three times), yet he was very nice about my IT issues and was very supportive. His questions were around academic background/pre-MBA career/post-MBA career plans. He had access to my resume but that was it. A mix Read more
Published: December 20, 2018
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: R1 / Admissions / Skype
A Cornell Johnson MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant through Skype. Applied for 1 year MBA program in R1, and interviewed by the end of Oct, already received school offer. The interview is conversational and took about 35mins. Questions 1. Walk me through your resume/tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA, Cornell One-Yr. 3. Post MBA career goal? Target companies. and what’s your backup plan? 4. Tell me about a challenging team experience. 5. What immersion program are you interested in? Why? 6. How do you Read more
Published: December 18, 2018
UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Dec (EMBA) / Adcom / Sands Family Grounds (Rosslyn)
December EMBA Interview at UVA Darden with Adcom. Very conversational. We toured the Sands Family Grounds first, then found an empty room to pop into for the interview. I believe it was blind, though I’d had a phone conversation with this particular adcom person a month prior. Questions She asked me to walk her through my timeline in chronological order. She’d ask clarifying questions Why did I pick the Marine Corps? What role to I typical play on a team? (for example). The interview was way easier than I expected and felt like a meet and greet typical at work. Read more
Published: December 17, 2018
Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
A Wharton interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant on-campus. I arrived at my interview about 15 minutes early. The lobby was filled with interviewees. People recommended arriving early to bond with your TBD group, but for me, it was impossible to know who my TBD teammates were. I guess if you are interviewing at a hub city the situation might be a bit different. I also don’t think it matters too much as people were all very nice to each other. Team Based Discussion (TBD) Our TBD went very quickly and smoothly. Read more
Published: December 17, 2018
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
A Cornell Johnson MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant on-campus. Interviewed in late Nov on campus with a second-year student. The interview was very conversational and the second-year student was very friendly and even gave me some really good advice at the end. All questions were very similar to the questions posted on Clear Admit. There were no tricky questions. Questions: 1. tell me about your professional experience 2. short-term/long-term goals 3. why MBA 4. why Johnson 5. what can you contribute to Johnson 6. what clubs are you interested in 7. advice received from current students/alumni 8. how will you prepare yourself for the intensive course load 9. leadership example 10. example of dealing with difficult people 11. what questions do you have Read more
Published: December 15, 2018
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-campus
An MIT Sloan MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant off-campus: These reports helped me prepare my interview a lot, so here’s giving back to the community! I applied for LGO class of 2021 Round 1. My interview was with Ms Dawna Levenson in early November in London. The experience was very pleasant, not as structured as I anticipated – it was a lot more like a conversation rather than just questions & answers. We started with ~10 minutes on the company I work for and exactly what I do, as Read more
Published: December 3, 2018
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ adcom / skype
A UNC Kenan-Flagler report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant via skype: It was really quick and informal. It was a woman who worked in the admissions office. Questions 1.) tell me about yourself 2.) tell me more about your current job 3.) why unc? 4.) how will you contribute to the unc community? 5.) what is the difference between a leader and a manager? 6.) tell me about a time when you had to lead 7.) tell me about your management style 8.) how would your Read more
Published: December 3, 2018
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report The interview was in-person with an alumnus locally at his workplace. It was a blind interview for which he was only given my resume. Interview Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Trends in your current or planned industry 3. Why Haas/MBA/now? 4. Time you drove change on a team when you weren’t the formal leader 5. Share a weakness 6. How you have promoted diversity 7. Your leadership style and recent example 8. Time you overcame a personal challenge I was expected to be Read more
Published: November 29, 2018
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions and report by a Round 1 applicant on-campus Showed up to the admissions office, and was greeted by the receptionist who hands you a folder containing lots of information regarding professional and extracurricular offerings, plus customized affinity group flyers for organizations you indicated interest in on your application (i.e. Stern in Africa). You also get a nametag + an ‘IQ+EQ’ t-shirt, just for showing up – how nice (and they have all sizes). My interviewer was part of the AdCom, and warmly greeted me around the start-time of the interview, and we made small talk Read more
Published: November 19, 2018
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following NYU / Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed for Stern Tech MBA program last month on campus. The entire interview process is pretty conversational, and lasts for 30 mins with admission. Interview Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself/experience 2. Post MBA goal 3. Why Stern tech 4. Asked about the course I mentioned in the essay 5. Asked about one project on the resume 6. Teamwork experience 7. How do you plan to leverage school career Read more
Published: November 17, 2018
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Reports: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following Duke / Fuqua MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who interviewed on-campus during Women’s weekend. Good luck to them! I interviewed on campus with a student. I didn’t know who the interviewer would be until the interview. It was a blind interview with a tremendous focus on teamwork. Interview Questions: Highlight a couple of things from your resume and explain why are you here. (This question threw me off as I was expecting to do a typical walkthrough) What Team Fuqua means to you? Why Fuqua? How Fuqua fits with your Read more
Published: November 17, 2018
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-Campus
Round 1 Early morning on-campus MBA Interview at UVA Darden. Quick check-in, blind interview conducted by a second-year. Followed by class visit and lunch. Really welcoming experience and I thought the interview went well! Questions: Since it is a blind interview, the opening question was “Tell me about yourself”, and from there she asked me about specific questions about my stories. Interview Advice: For fellow applicants, I would recommend scouring Clear Admit for other interview reports, going through the interview guide on Clear Admit, understanding the UVA Darden website, and speaking with current students / faculty / adcoms via events hosted by Read more
Published: November 17, 2018
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / AD COM / Skype interview
The following UVA Darden MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Action applicant. Good luck to them! I was told from the very beginning that this is a blind interview and she hasn’t read anything about me. I have 30 mins to tell her my entire story right from: where I grew up undergrad majors activities why I took up a particular job current job why MBA why Darden hobbies any activities I would take up at Darden. Conclusion: Darden really wants to focus on the fit about your expectations at school and how you Read more
Published: November 15, 2018
Columbia Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Second-year student / On-campus
The following Columbia Business School MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Decision MBA applicant. Good luck to them! It was a very conversational interview. The second-year student has not read my application and he only had access to my resume. He kicked off with the typical tell me about yourself question and the conversation naturally flowed from there. I asked a lot of questions about his experience and got some pointers on what to expect in the first year of business school. Whenever we exhausted a topic, he would proceed with another Read more
Published: November 15, 2018
Harvard Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-campus
The following Harvard Business School MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Pre-interview, I got to hang out at the hospitality room where they had refreshments and even Legos to play with! Everyone was visibly nervous including me and about 10 minutes before the scheduled interview, they took us to the interview wait room upstairs. That was definitely the most nerve-wrecking moment as I just sat there waiting for the interviewer to call out my name. My interviewer came out and picked me up to take me to Read more
Published: November 14, 2018
Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following Dartmouth / Tuck MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 Applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed during an open interview period. I waited in the admissions office and a second-year student came to pick me up. She was very friendly and we walked together to one of the team meeting rooms, quite far from the admissions office. Looks like Tuck doesn’t have proper space for interviewing (both admissions and recruiting), and that was a bit disappointing. The interview was blind, she just had my resume and took extensive notes. Questions: Read more
Published: November 13, 2018
Columbia Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Columbia Business School MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Decision MBA applicant. Good luck to them! I received an invitation to interview and was matched with one alumnus in my area. The match was definitely not random since we are in the same under-represented industry, similarly sized companies, and have worked with the same people at some points in our careers. I reached to my interviewer via email and he suggested two days to meet. After agreeing on date and time I also sent him my resume. Before the interview, Read more
Published: November 12, 2018
Columbia Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumni / Los Angeles
The following Columbia Business School MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Decision MBA applicant. Good luck to them! Went to his office, he had requested my resume in advance to review. Mostly conversational, but expressed some concern in my quant skills, as I don’t currently have a quantitative job, which put me a bit on edge. Asked what other schools I am applying to, what my GMAT was, though this seemed to be more from genuine curiosity, then anything to do with CBS. Interview lasted an hour. Questions: Walk me through your Read more
Published: November 12, 2018
Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / 2nd Year MBAs / On Campus
A UPenn / Wharton MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Received an invite 5-6 weeks after applying/R1 deadline and provided 1-2 weeks to schedule a day/time slot for the TBD. Scheduled on campus as it was the only east coast location available. Optional programming/no registration required for: lunch with students, campus tour, class visit, MBA pub. Bustling admissions room in Philly. I arrived and did the campus tour, visited a professor I knew, and met with a 2nd year MBA for coffee at Pret at Huntsman Hall. Read more

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Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 1
Received via email
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: India
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Accepted to Boston College / Carroll
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on November 12, 2024
GPA: 3.91
GRE: 318
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Texaa
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Accepted to Ohio State / Fisher
Round: Early Decision
Received via email on November 14, 2024
GRE: 316
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
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Accepted to HEC Paris
Round: Round 3
Received via email on November 14, 2024
GMAT: 700
Program Type: One Year Program
Target Career: Finance
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Waitlisted at Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via email on November 14, 2024
GRE: 331
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
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