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Published: December 3, 2019
Emory / Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
Overall, a typical MBA interview. A blind interview with an adcom. Pretty conversational. Why MBA? Why Emory? Strengths/weaknesses Leadership example Just prepare on how you would contribute to the small by design Goizueta program. Read more
Published: December 3, 2019
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype
I had my Anderson interview over video with a second-year student. Overall, I’d say it was the most conversational of all the interviews I had which I really appreciated as I got to ask questions about his experience and his overall demeanor definitely calmed my nerves. No major curve balls or unexpected questions. The interviewer was super nice and was clearly really excited about Anderson. Questions – Walk me through your resume – Why MBA / why Anderson / why now (he pressed on the timing) – What clubs would I want to join and why Read more
Published: December 3, 2019
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum / Off-Campus
Type: blind interview (interviewer only sees resume) List of required interview questions: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Why an MBA? 3. Why Haas? How will Haas help you achieve your short/long-term goals? 4. Tell me about a time when you were on a team where others didn’t agree with you at the start of a project, but by the end you had changed their minds…or something along those lines (can’t remember the exact phrasing) 5. Diversity question…something along the lines of “How have you actively promoted diversity in the workplace?” (question asked Read more
Published: December 3, 2019
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
Got to the admissions office early to socialize with other applicants. I was lucky enough that two applicants with whom I was talking to ended up in my team, so I had had time to get to know their names and personalities beforehand (we were all wearing name tags regardless). During the TBD, there were two people with the same main idea so we went with that. Not sure how we would’ve decided on an idea otherwise. Be prepared to answer some basic questions that may come up if your idea is chosen, it can be your time to shine Read more
Published: December 3, 2019
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Students / On-Campus
The interview was fairly quick and went as explained online. I showed up about half an hour before the scheduled time and interacted with the other students who had also arrived in the admissions office. When the time came, we were called into a room as a group of 6 for the Team-Based Discussion which followed the pre-posted prompt. It lasted for thirty minutes with one student in each corner of a small conference room while the team had its discussion around the main table. Then, one of the students pulled each of us aside for a ten minute discussion Read more
Published: December 3, 2019
Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum / Off-Campus
Interview was blind and conducted with an alumnus off campus. Stanford admissions was very flexible with scheduling; when I received my invite to interview, I was required to submit my current location and given a 10-14 day interview window. However, due to military training I had to put multiple locations by date. The admissions director linked me up with an alumnus (State President for Fortune 500 Company) that happened to be in my training location, but said not to worry too much about the 10 day window and that Stanford Admissions could also arrange a different alumnus or even a Read more
Published: December 2, 2019
Columbia Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alum / Off-Campus
I met the alumni interviewer at a local Starbucks on a weeknight evening. He was running pretty late so we ended up meeting 15-30 minutes after the planned start time. I’d reached out to him earlier over email to introduce myself and schedule the interview, and he told me we’d have a conversation around 3 questions (listed at the end) so I knew exactly what to prepare. He only had my resume to go off of, and though we started off more formally (talked about my resume and my career goals) and talked more to the questions he asked, it Read more
Published: December 2, 2019
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
Pretty standard interview with an admissions officer, I had prepared for a ton of edge questions but I got 3 questions that were probably the easiest to prepare for / top of the list for most people: – Walk me through your resume / background – Tell me about a time where you made an impact on your organization – Tell me about a time where you had to deal with a colleague who was challenging / hard to deal with – Why MBA/Why Sloan Relatively relaxed environment, although I didn’t feel like I made as much Read more
Published: November 25, 2019
Columbia Business School Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumnus / Off-Campus
Interview was very casual. He introduced himself and then asked me to introduce myself. He had gone through my resume in advance and asked some particular questions about my schooling. Below is an overview of some questions he asked. 1. What is the most difficult experience you have been through? 2. What will you do if you don’t get a visa to work in the US? 3. Tell me more about your interests outside of work? 4. Why do you not want to go back to your family business after the MBA? (personal question) 5. Read more
Published: November 5, 2019
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Adcom / Off-campus hub
The interview was very structured and the interviewer was extremely friendly. Questions: – Walk me through your resume – Greatest success at work – Failure at work – Why MBA? – Why now? – Why Yale? – Why did you select your quote? How will that impact your contribution to Yale? (We were requested to submit a quote beforehand.) There weren’t any surprises. Yale SOM is such a friendly school. They make an effort to ensure that you feel comfortable throughout the interviewing process by explaining the questions very clearly and laying Read more
Published: November 3, 2019
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
The interview took place on campus in the MBA admissions office. The interview was led by a second-year student who had a copy of my resume and likely had reviewed it shortly before the interview itself. The interviewer had not read my application. The interview was laid out in a pre-printed form and we stepped through questions one-by-one while the interviewer took notes on my responses. Overall questions were straight-forward and expected for an MBA interview. These questions included: – Walk me through your background/Introduce yourself – What is an accomplishment/success you are proud of? – When was Read more
Published: October 27, 2019
Kellogg / Northwestern MBA Interview Questions & Report – Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The interview was fairly standard and conversational. The interviewer was an admissions committee member and had not viewed my application before. He appeared to be given a packet, of which one page was my resume, which he did not appear to have reviewed ahead of time (this was evident when I began my “tell me about yourself” answer and mentioned something and he interrupted asking where on my resume it was). Questions that were asked were (in order): – Walk me through your resume. – Can you tell me about your day-to-day responsibilities in your current role? Read more
Published: October 23, 2019
Kellogg / Northwestern MBA Interview Questions & Report – Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The adcom was super nice and started off the discussion by reviewing the overall process and next steps from today. The overall flow was: walk through your resume, provide behavioral examples, short / long term goals, life outside of work, why do you need an MBA, why Kellogg specifically (looking for a lot of emphasis on team work throughout the discussion) Specific questions I had (40 minutes): – Tell us about your path to (my firm) – What do your current responsibilities look like? – Can you tell us about a project you have been on where Read more
Published: October 23, 2019
Kellogg / Northwestern MBA Interview Questions & Report – Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
I was invited to interview on 09/23 with a recent alum in my city. I reached out to the alum by email and scheduled the interview one afternoon (about 1 week after receiving the invite) at a local coffee shop, which was quiet given the meeting time. The interview was blind, and the alum only had access to the resume that I sent him via email. Overall, the interview was very relaxed and conversational, and it was clear that my interviewer was very passionate about Kellogg. We talked a bit about his background and my recent visit to Kellogg before Read more
Published: October 23, 2019
UVA / Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report – Early Action / Adcom / On-Campus
My interview was blind and very straightforward. The admissions officer gave a quick introduction (~2 min) and then asked me to ‘tell my story’.  I talked for about 40 min starting from childhood while the admissions officer mostly listened and interjected once or twice for clarification. There was time at the end to ask a couple of questions. Overall I enjoyed this interview more than others as it was clearly more about fit than hard skills.  I was admitted in the EA round. Preparing for an upcoming UVA / Darden MBA Interview? Check out Clear Admit’s other resources: Clear Admit Read more
Published: October 23, 2019
Kellogg / Northwestern MBA Interview Questions & Report – Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
There were frequent connection difficulties during my Skype interview, but the interviewer accepted responsibility for these on her end and had even briefed me before the interview started that the difficulties may be encountered. Questions: Why an MBA? Why Kellogg? Why now? Walk me through the last 3 years of your resume What are your short term / long term goals? How would an MBA help you reach these goals? Could you reach these goals without an MBA? What are three terms your coworkers would use to describe you? Recount your greatest accomplishment Recount a time you failed Clear Admit Read more
Published: October 21, 2019
Fuqua / Duke MBA Interview Questions & Report – Early Action / Alumnus / Off-campus
1. He walked through my resume and made a couple of questions about it. 2. Where did you learn English? 3. Why did you choose your college major? 4. Why an MBA? 5. Why Fuqua? 6. What are your short and long term goals? 7. How do you intend to grow as a leader in Fuqua? 8. What is your plan for the first 6 months in Fuqua? 9. Why should we “hire” you? 10. Do you have any questions for me? Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your Duke / Read more
Published: October 21, 2019
Kellogg / Northwestern MBA Interview Questions & Report – Round 1 / Adcom / On-campus
The interview was very conversational and was truly an enjoyable experience. The interview covered the typical topics: walk me through your resume why MBA why now why Kellogg time you worked on a team with diverse perspectives All of the above questions arose naturally out of the conversation. The interview was interactive and it heightened my belief that Kellogg has a very user-friendly admission process and really puts the effort in to try to get to know all candidates. After the interview, all of the prospective students seemed to agree that they had positive processes and were impressed by how Read more
Published: October 14, 2019
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / 2nd Year Student / On Campus
The interview was applicant-initiated and part of a full day on campus. The day started off with a group of students meeting some of the HSM team followed by a lunch, adcom Q&A, then the interview, and finally a class at the end of the day. The interview was conversational and very low-key. It started off with an introduction by the 2nd year (who they were, what led them to Fuqua, where they were going post-Fuqua, etc.) followed by some preliminary questions about me like where I’m from, where I went to school, career history, etc. followed up by Read more
Published: April 17, 2019
Washington U. / Olin Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Aimee Williams Adcom / On Campus
I had an overall great interview experience at Olin. Aimee was warm, welcoming, and made me feel right at ease. At the beginning of the interview she explained her background and what questions she would be asking me. She informed me that she would be asking me 9-10 questions, and would give me some time at the end to ask her questions if time allowed. The first few questions were generalized questions about my background, why an MBA etc. The other questions were behavioral. Questions Tell me about yourself/ background? Why an MBA? How do you plan to use your Read more
Published: April 16, 2019
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Off-Campus
We met at a Starbucks in Atlanta. It was a blind interview with an alum. The interview went well – there was nothing too surprising but the alum did ask if I had visited campus and noted that admissions does closely monitor who makes the effort to visit. They asked a lot of behavioral questions. Read more
Published: April 11, 2019
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
My interview with Sloan Adcom lasted only about 20 minutes, which was unexpected but the atmosphere was quite nice and not tense at all. I also expected more behavioral questions but most of them were about my current job Questions Several questions asking for details about my current role and company Time when I was overconfident about a task at work and failed (with follow-up questions) Why MBA Why Sloan Towards the end I was able to ask questions to Adcom. Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your MIT / Sloan MBA admissions interview?  Check out Clear Admit’s other resources: Read more
Published: March 23, 2019
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
My interview took place in Mumbai, India. I had applied to Stern in Round 1, but their policy is to interview all R1 and R2 candidates in India at one go in March. The interview was perfectly timed to 30 minutes. My interviewer was a member of the admissions committee, and told me that she had read my application. She was very cordial and objective. Questions Choice of pre-MBA career; reasons and motivations for it (I have worked in the real estate industry, which includes a stint with a coworking space startup) Why MBA? Why now? What skills do you Read more
Published: March 23, 2019
Harvard Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
I had a great experience with the interview. The interviewer was very friendly and made me feel very relaxed during the whole process especially since the pace of the interview was quite fast. It lasted exactly 30 minutes: Questions Introduction Why did I make a decision to take a job abroad in a culturally different country. What surprised me most in that country. Why did I quit that job and come back home. Several questions asking to provide more details on the career path with my current employer. Questions about my recommender choice. Questions about my former supervisor who left Read more
Published: March 23, 2019
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
My Stanford GSB interview was blind with an alumnus off-campus. The interview had my resume, which I sent before the interview. It was at the office of the alumnus and lasted for 1.5 hour. The interviewer was very nice, but the interview itself was a bit stressful as I had to remember even small details when describing various situations when answering the questions. After a brief introduction, the interviewer asked the following questions (not necessarily in this order): My biggest accomplishment. Time when I managed a team that was not performing well. Time when I stepped out of my formal 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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