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Published: February 27, 2013
Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
The interview started with the question “which was the last book you read?” as the first of many personal questions they asked me. They asked then “Why did you decide to apply to this business school? “, “What makes you stand out among other candidates?”, “How do you plan to use your degree?”, “Where do you see yourself in ten years?”, “Can you give me an example of a time that you demonstrated leadership?”. Then the very feared “Can you walk me through your resume?”, and concluding with “With all of your experience, why do you need an MBA?”. Read more
Published: February 26, 2013
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
It was a relaxed interview, it was alum vs alum, application based. I was asked a lot about myself: hobbies, what books I liked to read, if I liked to study alone or preferred to study in groups, if I had any leadership skills, why I chose that School and not another, the way I was going to support myself economically speaking. What I thought were my weaknesses, and how I could improve them. I was kind of surprised that they didn’t ask many questions of regarding the MBA itself, but I left the interview feeling confident. I Read more
Published: February 26, 2013
Swarthmore College Produces World’s Highest-Scoring GMAT Test-Takers
Graduates from Philadelphia-area liberal arts school Swarthmore College score higher on the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) than those from any other school in the world, according to new research released earlier this week by Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Bloomberg BW surveyed recent MBA graduates from 114 top business schools as part of its 2012 Best Business Schools ranking, asking both where they earned their undergraduate degrees and what they scored on the GMAT, the entrance exam required for admission to many leading graduate business programs. Swarthmore topped the list, with grads reporting an average GMAT score of 742.5 out of a possible 800. Following closely behind were graduates from the Indian Institutes of Technology and Harvard University, with average scores of 740.74 and 740.06, respectively, Bloomberg BW reports. Read more
Published: February 26, 2013
UNC / Kenan-Flagler MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
I visited Kenan-Flagler during my visit I interviewed on campus with one of the Associate Admissions Directors. After arriving and settling into the interview with pleasantries and introductions, my interviewer pulled up a copy of my resume and then asked me to walk them through my resume. Afterwards, they moved onto some other questions ranging from – Why an MBA? – Why Now? – What about KF appeals to you? – What is the hardest lesson you have learned? – What specifically have you learned in these leadership positions? – Specific question about my Read more
Published: February 26, 2013
Ross MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus
There were I think 5 questions she said she had to ask and then the rest was just conversation back and forth about my questions, etc. The “required”/behavioral questions (not asked in the same order below) were: – Describe a team situation — either tell me about a difficult team OR a time you led an exceptional team – How will you contribute to Ross outside of class – Tell me 3 things on your bucket list – What are you most proud of personally or professionally – Why MBA/why now/why Ross – Walk Read more
Published: February 25, 2013
UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Dean of Admissions / On Campus
I received my interview invitation on January 30th, exactly 3 weeks after the Round 2 application deadline (January 9th). Going in, I prepared myself for an interview with a second year student—since that’s what I read on this blog, and in other places. (And the advice was greatly appreciated!) However, when I arrived on campus for my interview, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that I was being interviewed by the assistant dean. We went into his office, and from the beginning, the environment was extremely friendly and relaxed. He told me a little bit about himself—his background, education, Read more
Published: February 25, 2013
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1/Adcom/On-campus
I had my interview in New York. I live in Europe, so travelled to NY for the interview the day before. At 11.00 am on the day, I was greeted by the receptionist and given a Stern T-shirt and an information pack. My interviewer was one of the admissions directors . She was quite friendly and had clearly read my application materials really well. She started off with an informal question from my ‘creative essay’ – I had written about my hobbies and then moved on to the following more formal questions: 1. What made you switch to your current Read more
Published: February 25, 2013
Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 Consortium / Alumna / Off-campus
We interviewed at a local Starbucks and it was fairly conversational and friendly. The focus was more so on my background and behavioral questions along with a focus on “why Haas?”. It was a blind interview and so she had not seen anything until we got there, I brought a resume for her to reference and review. I think the graduates of Haas really make an effort to stay in touch with the school and are very willing to vet the future students to ensure that the tight community stays in tact. The alumna followed a few pages of outlined Read more
Published: February 25, 2013
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/ Admissions Officer / Off-campus
I was interviewed in Tel-Aviv. The interview lasted about 20-25 minutes. The Admissions’ Officer said that she read my application and only has a few questions. The pre-interview email said that the interviewer will not see any other part of the application except for the CV, so I was surprised that she has read all the docs. I waiting for wll me through your CV question, but it did not happen. She was very nice and polite, no tricky questions. 1. Why Duke? 2. You know, Fuqua’s motto, is team-Fuqua… How can you contribute? 3. If Read more
Published: February 25, 2013
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
Overview: My interview took place on Kellogg Interview Day (KID). As soon as I reached the venue, I was asked to submit my resume. I was later informed that my interviewer would go through my resume for 15 mins before the start of the interview. (That is why they asked for resumes at the reception counter.) The interview was blind. My resume was the only information my interviewer had. The interview lasted for 45 mins as was mentioned in the email. Questions: – Walk me through your resume. – Did you face any Read more
Published: February 25, 2013
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Off-campus / Alumnus
The interview was very simple. Very conversational in nature. Questions asked- apart from the basic questions such as: Why mba? Why now? Why McCombs? They asked: How will you contribute to the class? What will your colleagues say about you? How do you want to be associated with McCombs 10 years after you graduate? What qualities do you like in your teammates? What other colleges have you applied to? Hope this helps future candidates. Read more
Published: February 25, 2013
Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / On campus: Super Day
Super Day included about 150 interviewees and a full day of events. 10am breakfast 11am intro with dean 1145 ‘mind games’ a mini class with a professor lunch tour closing reception You step out whenever you have your interview. My interviewer and I actually had mutual friends, small world. The conversation was very informal. I probably ran on a bit since I was so excited/nervous about interviewing. Tell me about your current job and how you got it/there? Tell me a time when you were a leader? Tell me a time when you were behind deadline and what happened? Why Read more
Published: February 25, 2013
Ross MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/Second Year Student/Skype
It was a blind interview with a second year student over skype. I was asked the following questions: 1. Tell me about yourself? 2. Tell me when you worked on a cross-functional team and things did not go right? 3. Why MBA and why now? 4. Why Ross? 5. What will you bring to Ross both inside and outside the classroom in clubs? 6. What other schools have you applied to? 7. What has been your biggest professional accomplishment? 8. Tell me when others have mentored you? 9. Tell me how you Read more
Published: February 25, 2013
London Business School MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
This was probably my favorite interview yet. I am not sure how LBS pairs applicants with interviewers, but my interviewer had worked at the same company as me before attending (albeit in a very different role) and is currently working in my field of interest (different than my current field). We met at his office and the interview lasted roughly 1.5 hours. We started off with the infamous presentation. My interviewer had purposely selected a topic that he thought, given my background, I would do well with. He apologized profusely since he considered it a bit awkward to start an Read more
Published: February 19, 2013
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On campus
I interviewed at Stern as part of Women’s Interview Day. Before the interview, the entire group of prospective students gathered around banquet tables where we had the opportunity to ask current students questions. Everyone was very friendly and informative, yet casual. We were then led into the interview reception area, where our individual interviewers greeted us one-by-one. My interviewer was a member of the admissions committee, however some of the women I talked to were interviewed by people in the financial aid office, career development office, etc. My interviewer was already well versed in my application, and she used the Read more
Published: February 19, 2013
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: EA/Second-year student/On-Campus
I am a domestic applicant who visited Fuqua during the open interview period. My interviewer introduced herself and gave a little on her background. The interview was very conversational. She then asked me to walk me through my resume and asked questions about interesting points such as my my switch from one industry to another as well as more details about a big data analytics project I had just finished managing. Questions asked: 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Why are interested in pursuing an MBA now? 3. Why Fuqua? 4. Best Leadership experience. Read more
Published: February 18, 2013
UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus
My interview was very relaxed. He asked the following questions: -Walk me through your résumé. -why do you think now is a good time to get your mba? -why Anderson? -are you focusing your bschool search in CA? -tell me about an experience working in a team? -what is your leadership style? -what about bschool are you hoping to learn that you haven’t had a chance to learn in your career so far? -where do you see yourself in 5-10 years? -Any questions for me? Read more
Published: February 18, 2013
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Admissions Officer / On-Campus
The interviewer was pretty friendly. she said the interview would last 30 mins and it lasted for about 40 minutes. My questions were as follows not exactly in that order. 1. Can you talk about your education background 2. Why did you choose to work for xxx 3. Why did u switch your company 4. If I were to call your team and ask them about your positive points, what would they say? 5. Following that, what do you think your team will say your negative points are and on giving my answer she asked me Read more
Published: February 18, 2013
Clear Admit’s Stacey Oyler Sheds Light On MBA Summer Internship Hiring Process At Top Firms Like McKinsey
It’s first-year internship recruiting season at business schools across the United States. As students scramble to line up interviews with potential employers, they confront a complex process made even more complicated by the demands of their first-year core coursework and other campus commitments. Last week, Clear Admit spoke with Stacey Oyler, a Clear Admit admissions consultant and former McKinsey & Co. MBA recruiter, to shed light on this process. After joining McKinsey, Oyler initiated a formal recruiting process for the firm on the campus of Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. Her familiarity with the school—she worked previously as the Assistant Director of Admissions at Tuck—and its approach to the recruiting process allowed her great insight into how McKinsey could approach potential new-hires. For example, “one unique thing about Tuck is that they have a bid list,” said Oyler. “You [as a student] are given a certain number of points that you can use towards bidding on interviews.” Oyler said about 50% of McKinsey’s total number of interview slots were reserved for bid students. “Of the remaining 50% we got to choose who we wanted to see.” Read more
Published: February 17, 2013
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round1/Alumnus/Off-Campus
My interviewer let me choose the place, so I chose a coffeeshop in a hotel, which is quite quiet. Interview was casual, we chit-chat a bit before interview. He asked me to walk through resume first, then he just randomly pointed interesting point and asked me to elaborate more on that. Then he asked follow up questions After that, these are the questions he asked. 1. What motivates you when your boss doesn’t favor you and puts you in a bad position? 2. Which quality you didn’t know that you had before working? And you Read more
Published: February 17, 2013
Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/Second-year student/On-Campus
When I interviewed at Tuck, the school had scheduled a day full of events, including a class visit, lunch, a tour, and an information session. My interview was scheduled for the afternoon, so when it came time to have my interview I left whatever event I was in and went to the admissions office to meet my interviewer. At that point a second year student came to take me to a room he had reserved for our interview. Before the interview, I believe that he had reviewed my resume. During the interview first he asked me to walk me through Read more
Published: February 17, 2013
Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus
Interview off campus with Yale SOM adcom. Conversational, though I was like the 6th interview of her day so she clearly had pre-set questions. As Yale states, she definitely had not seen anything more than a quick glance at my resume prior to the interview. 1. Why Yale SOM? 2. Time you weren’t going to meet a deadline? What lessons did you learn? 3. Example of leadership and working as a team. What lessons did you learn? 4. Why business school and why now? 5. Anything you want the Admission Committee to know that we didn’t Read more
Published: February 17, 2013
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
Interview was concise and conversational – 45 minutes in total. I met with my interviewer at his office. Be advised, you should put in the zip code in the area you want to interview (I’m in NYC and I put my home address – Astoria, but I work downtown – so I had to trek back to LIC in the middle of a workday) – obviously this is only applicable for people in big cities. We started by walking through my resume starting with college and going through extra-curriculars and work experience. I tried to create a narrative that would Read more
Published: February 17, 2013
UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 (Waitlisted) / Second-year student / On-campus
I am a round 1 applicant who was waitlisted then invited to interview on the round 1 decision date. My interview was on campus with a very sharp 2nd year student who only had my resume that I handed him when we sat down (blind interview). Judging by the previous posts and interview reports, it seems as if some of the questions (listed below) asked by my interviewer were a bit unusual. However, this could be attributed to the fact that my target industry and background are somewhat unconventional. Regardless, the interview atmosphere was very relaxed and conversational. – Walk Read more
Published: February 12, 2013
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1/ Adcom / On Campus
I interviewed as part of the Women’s Interview Day, so arrived on campus mid afternoon and was ushered into a room with current students and other interviewees. Given a folder of brochures specifically related to my interests, and after a few minutes were taken down to the career services office. Had flashbacks to undergrad recruiting. The overall feeling was welcoming, they were excited to have us (large group of female interviewees) there. The questions as best I can remember: 1. Tell me what you like to do in your free time. 2. What has been your most significant accomplishment Read more

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December 17, 2024 6:17am ET
Waitlisted at NYU Stern
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on December 09, 2024
GPA: 3.27
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: New York
December 17, 2024 3:47am ET
Accepted to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 14, 2024
GPA: 8.52/10
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: India
Note:

Admitted with $$
December 16, 2024 9:52pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 05, 2024
Program Type: One Year Program
Note:

9/6 - Applied
10/21 - Interview Invite
11/11 - Interview
12/6 - got a call but missed it, email and portal updated by end of day.
No scholarship but beyond excited!

Wishing you all the best!
December 16, 2024 9:50pm ET
Accepted to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 1
Received via email December 16, 2024
GPA: 3.6
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Bay Area
Note:

While the deadline was yesterday, I received email about admission today! Granted full-tuition scholarship via Consortium. Hold on to hope for the folks awaiting decisions!
December 16, 2024 9:45pm ET
Waitlisted at Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
GPA: 4.0
GMAT: 655
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Houston
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