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Published: March 8, 2019
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
I received interview invite to Stanford GSB on a Monday and had my interview live within a few days after. The interview was very conversational and interviewer took notes using his laptop. After some brief introductions, the interviewer asked a few behavioral questions such as: Tell me about a time when you took on a leadership role Tell me about a time when you faced a difficult challenge, etc. Questions were very typical but I had to prepare 6-7 different stories of my experiences. Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your Stanford MBA admissions interview?  Check out Clear Admit’s other Read more
Published: March 8, 2019
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
My Yale SOM interview was at the Hilton Hotel in London in early March, the interviewer was very friendly and followed a structured approach. The interview itself was blind-based and lasted for exactly 30 minutes. CV related questions Why MBA? What was your greatest accomplishment? What was your greatest professional mistake? What will be your contribution to Yale SOM? Please explain your quote I had 5 minutes left to ask any questions that I had. Overall, a pleasant interview experience. Preparing for an upcoming Yale MBA interview? Click here to get the Clear Admit Yale SOM Interview Guide. After your interview, Read more
Published: March 7, 2019
Columbia Business School Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumni / Off-campus
Met at a WeWork. Older alumnus (maybe late 30s, early 40s). Very nice, but also switched into professional mode. Questions: Walk me through your resume. Asked specific question on why I had chosen my double major. Why MBA? Why now? Why Columbia? Worst case scenario, if don’t get into grad school, what’s alternative plan? What kind of job do I want coming out of Columbia (specific companies)? Biggest challenge have faced professionally and how dealt with it. What questions did I have for him. Read more
Published: March 7, 2019
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The Ross MBA interview was conversational and pretty straight-forward. From what I noticed, she had a list of questions that may have been provided by the adcom. She also had my resume, and came prepared. The first few were stock MBA interview questions Tell me about yourself. Things seem to be going well. Why MBA now? Why Ross? Then she said that leadership is a big component of Ross culture, and asked My leadership style Success How I pivoted from a decision I’ve made. There were a few other questions that revolved around my professional experience. During the question section, Read more
Published: March 7, 2019
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus
After participating in the information session on campus at Booth, I waited for my interviewer at the admission office. My interviewer was a second-year student, who was sponsored by a consulting firm. We started small talks about my interview trip. (Note that I am an international applicant who had a long flight from my hometown.) Questions Tell me about yourself My role in the current employer (I think she asked this because I recently moved to a new company.) Conflicts at the current working place (This question is also related to #2) Tell me about your experience when you helped Read more
Published: March 6, 2019
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus Coffee Shop in San Francisco
My interview at Kellogg was a super relaxed, natural interview. I had grabbed a table at the coffee shop for the 1 o clock interview. He came in, we shook hands, and he went and grabbed us each a coffee. He then came over, sat down, we chatted pleasantries for a bit and he was straight forward with how it’s going to go: Some scripted questions, some free flowing questions, really just a conversation. I handed him my resume and he thanked me, folded it up, and said he’d take a look when he gets home but he doesn’t want Read more
Published: March 6, 2019
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was taken by a member of the Adcom. The total interview lasted approximately 27 minutes. The Adcom started by introducing herself and made it clear to me that she had not gone through my application and only had my resume with her. The interview as very conversational and the Adcom was very polite and courteous throughout. Questions asked: Why MBA? Why MBA now? Tell me about your current job. Leadership style – an example of the same. Greatest achievement. Crucial feedback received. Global experience. Positives from global – Negatives from global. Why Georgetown. Short term and long term Read more
Published: March 6, 2019
Harvard Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-campus
I participated in the full-day experience — went to class in the morning, went on a campus tour, etc. My interview was in the afternoon. They called a group of us up to a separate room, and then one by one the interviewers pulled us into small conference rooms. My interviewer asked me to tell her about myself, then chose a project at random on my resume and asked me to describe it to her and why I thought it was important. It surprised me how deep we went into this topic – it was rapid-fire follow-up questions for most Read more
Published: March 6, 2019
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
The Kellogg interview was similar to most of my other interviews (my last of 6) with a few exceptions. First, Kellogg seems to use more admissions personnel for interviews than other schools; second, Kellogg is more flexible and willing to allow prospective students to sit in on classes and tours scheduled last minute. I had an older admissions member who was extremely nice and conversational; however I only prepared a few questions for her instead of the myriad of questions I had prepared for a student. The interview is blind although she had seen my resume beforehand. The interview lasted Read more
Published: March 6, 2019
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus
My interviewer at UCLA Anderson was very friendly. He introduced himself to me, which was like walking me through his resume. After the interview, he introduced his friend, a VP of a professional club where I pursue my career after MBA. Interview Questions  Tell me about yourself Why MBA? Short-term goal (He didn’t ask me my long-term goal so I just explained my short-term goal.) Why UCLA Anderson? What club activities are you interested in? Tell me about your experience at the team where members had diverse backgrounds. After I missed several calls from the Admission Office, I received an Read more
Published: March 5, 2019
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: R1/ TBD & Separate HCM Interview / On-campus
Wharton’s on-campus interview day was a great opportunity to preview classes and meet other applicants as well as current students. I did my TBD in the morning because I had my HCM one-on-one interview later that afternoon. Wharton Team-Based Discussion For the TBD there were a small group of 6 of us in total with two 2nd-year students observing in the back. My group worked well together, no one dominated the conversation or was noticeably too quiet. We stayed within time constraints and presented our proposed plan in response to the given prompt at the end of the meeting. During Read more
Published: March 5, 2019
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: R1 / Adcom / On-campus
I interviewed shortly after the submission date with and an adcom member on-campus. She was very friendly and the interview flowed more like a conversation compared to the other schools I interviewed at. She had set up the questions where they naturally progressed into the next topic so it didn’t feel as if I was just answering and waiting for the next question. Interview questions She asked for examples regarding when I had worked with someone challenging. A time I had failed / things did not go the way as planned and what I did. Lastly, we discussed how everything Read more
Published: February 28, 2019
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The Wharton Team-Based Discussion The dreaded TBD! For those coming in blind, Wharton uses a team-based discussion (TBD) to evaluate you. They give you a prompt with your interview invite (something pretty generic that anyone could do, with no right answer) then you go into interview day with 5 other people, present your idea, then the 6 of you discuss and have to come up with a proposal/presentation. You have 5 minutes to present. You have a total of 35 minutes for the TBD. Two (in my case) 2nd yr students will be watching the entire time. After, you have Read more
Published: February 28, 2019
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
Booth is in Hyde Park, which, for those (like me) who are not familiar with Chicago, is not very close to much else in Chicago. The first thing I would note is to give yourself plenty of time to get there! I was staying in Hyde Park, so I was close, but the weather was pretty bad the weekend I went (my flight to Chicago was delayed by 2.5 hours!) so this is something to just keep in mind for logistics. Booth gives you the option to do a whole day of programming, but if you visited campus previously, it Read more
Published: February 28, 2019
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
Yale has a full-day of programming for their interview days, which they schedule on Fridays. I had my interview in the morning. There was a breakfast session, followed by a tour of SOM, lunch + lecture, a tour of Yale, and meeting clubs. It was a VERY long but really fun day. I personally loved meeting my potential future classmates and I felt that it gave me a really good feel for the kind of people SOM is looking for. We had an address by the Dean, which was personally very inspiring as he discussed the school’s mission – you Read more
Published: February 28, 2019
Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
I went up to Hanover, NH for DivCo (which I HIGHLY recommend) and did my interview then. It was mildly unfortunate in the sense that my interview was so early in the process (I hadn’t even finished taking my GMAT yet) relative to the other full time programs I was looking at – just something to keep in mind. Hanover is far away and very isolated but amazingly beautiful. If you can, I highly recommend going to campus to interview as you will get a much different view of the school. I went into my interview right after I traveled Read more
Published: February 28, 2019
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
I received an email from Kellogg with my interviewer’s contact information and the time frame that I had to complete my interview. I reached out to my interviewer to schedule some time at a place of their choice. I also provided them with my resume as they did not see my application. The interview was very conversational and informal. The interviewer was very interested in knowing the background and strategy on how I arrived at applying to business school and eventually what led me to Kellogg. They wanted to ensure I have thought through all of my business school plans: Read more
Published: February 28, 2019
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On Campus
The visit was pretty fun, Haas and Berkeley in general are pretty nice considering the absurdly dense population of the San Francisco Bay area. The interview experience was really quite standard – my interviewer grabbed me from the MBA office and we went to a small study room to chat. He introduced himself and was friendly and conversational throughout. It lasted about 45 minutes, a bit longer than the others who started at the same time… most likely because we had a good dialogue and I was a bit long on some of my responses. At the end he opened Read more
Published: February 24, 2019
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
My interview at Yale SOM was blind with a second year student (resume only). I interviewed in the afternoon, and before then, I was involved in the all-day activities for prospective applicants (tour, current student panel, etc.) I arrived 15 min before my interview and was waiting with other applicants making a small talk. My interviewer picked me right on time, and walked me to the interview room. She introduced herself and seemed to be familiar with my resume (mentioned she was impressed by projects I’ve done). Then asked me to tell me more about myself. Questions Tell me about Read more
Published: February 24, 2019
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
Kellogg e-mailed me contact information for my interviewer. I had two weeks from the receipt of the email to complete my interview. I interviewed with alumni (recent grad in different field from mine), and the interview was blind (resume only). The interview started off by small talk (weather, talking about the small city we are both living in). While the interview was conversational, the questions were very structured. My interviewer took very detailed notes and was following what seemed like a script. Questions Introduce yourself / walk me through your resume Tell me about how your role in projects evolved Read more
Published: February 24, 2019
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
Interview went by really quickly. It was only 30 minutes, with 10 minutes for questions. The interviewer was watching the clock the last 5 minutes to ensure we finish on time. The interviewer started off by introducing himself, and then asked me to introduce myself. The questions were structured but felt like a natural part of the conversation. Questions Tell me about yourself Follow up questions on my current position: accomplishment I’m proud of the most failure team work example Moved to post MBA goals follow up questions about an example of a company I would like to work for Read more
Published: February 21, 2019
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / Skype
The Michigan / Ross MBA interview was very conversational and honestly quite short. It is a blind interview with the student having seen only my resume. She came prepared with a few questions based on my resume. She explained that the interview would be quite short and she would only ask a limited number of questions before opening it up for conversation. The actual interview took only 17 minutes and covered a general walk me through your resume question. Questions Examples of leadership/team building Success and failure How I’d like to get involved at Ross Why Ross in particular Attributes Read more
Published: February 20, 2019
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-year student / Campus
I interviewed with a first year student, on UC Berkeley Haas’ campus. All in all, it was a pretty relaxed, conversational and even fun experience. She started off by introducing herself and her background and explain how the interview was going to go. Then we jumped in the questions: Tell me about yourself Follow-up question: She asked if I use any of the skills from my previous job in my current role Why go back to school? I took this as the Why an MBA/why now, but she did tell me when she first asked the question that we would Read more
Published: February 20, 2019
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The interviewer started by introducing himself and walking me through how the interview goes and the time frame for the interview (45 min with the last 10-15 min for me to ask questions). He highlighted that he only saw my resume and has not seen my application, and told me to feel free to talk about things that were already part of my application. He had a set of questions already provided by the school which he picked questions from and asked a few questions specifically about experiences in my resume. Questions Tell me about a challenging situation, how you Read more
Published: February 19, 2019
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / Video chat
My Georgetown / McDonough MBA interview was enjoyable. This was a blind interview with the interviewer only having access to my resume. Many conversational questions about my career, goals, and reason for pursuing an MBA. Questions Explain you current career trajectory and common themes in your resume. Why pursue an MBA and why now? Explain your reasoning in forgoing other career options. Why Georgetown? What are your short-term and long-term career goals? Explain a piece of constructive criticism you’ve received and how you reacted to it. How have you overcome challenges in working with both functional and dysfunctional teams? How Read more

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Interview Invite to Duke / Fuqua
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Received via email on November 11, 2024
GPA: 3.79
GRE: 321
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Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Chicago
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Interview Invite to Stanford GSB
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GPA: 3.52
GRE: 322
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GPA: 3.49
GMAT: 740
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Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
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Interview Invite to Duke / Fuqua
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GPA: 3.49
GMAT: 740
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
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