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Published: March 24, 2018
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
The following U. Chicago Booth MBA admissions interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Did interview during BoothLive event. Blind interview with a second-year student. I thought it was a very relaxed interview mostly just a free flowing conversation. My interviewer started with an intro of himself and then we started with me doing the same. We spent a good chunk of time talking about my career progression and what I actually did (my job isn’t a traditional MBA feeder job and is very specific to an industry). Spent some Read more
Published: March 23, 2018
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA admissions interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Received interview invite very late in the Round – two weeks before decision date. I signed up via the portal in my area and an alum reached out to me via email to schedule a location and exact time. We met in a local Starbucks. Interview was fairly relaxed and largely centered on my resume. Questions Questions I was asked included: Why did you choose your school for undergrad? Why did you choose your first job Read more
Published: March 23, 2018
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Michigan Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Met my interviewer in a local coffee shop, it lasted around 30 minutes. The questions were fairly standard and the interview felt conversational. The questions I was asked included: -Walk me through your resume. -Why MBA? -Why Ross? -Tell me about X bullet on your resume, it sounds like that must have been challenging with the client, how did you and your team approach that? -Tell me about a challenge you faced and how you approached Read more
Published: March 21, 2018
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following Michigan Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview with student on campus as well as team exercise. Team exercise was super fun and truly nothing to be worried about…you’re given 5-6 words and have to pitch a problem and solution based on that. Remember to be a team player! My interviewer on the other hand was a bit intense. She was typing furiously throughout the interview and seemed more interested in getting through her list of questions vs actually getting to know me as a person. She Read more
Published: March 21, 2018
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 2/ Second-year student/on campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I met my interviewer on the class visit before, which is funny. So I used that as a conversation starter. Questions are: Tell me abt urself Why mba why now Mba fear of missing out, how do you prioritize, walk me through your decision making process what’s your Back up plan a specific question on resume example of Failure example of most stressful time what do you want to Read more
Published: March 21, 2018
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ Second-year student / On-Campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed during Booth Live so was able to attend a class, tour, sessions etc on the day of my interview. If possible, I recommend interviewing on that day if you can. I interviewed with a second year student first thing in the morning. The tone of the interview was a bit more serious than others I did, but the interviewer was very polite. The questions I was asked included: -Walk me through your resume. -Why MBA? Read more
Published: March 20, 2018
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I arrived at the location 20 minutes earlier and had the opportunity to chat with 2 of the 4 other candidates that were to participate to the interview. The admission representative was also in the lobby where we were waiting – though indeed we did not who she was… My TBD team was quite diverse: a US trader, a UK consultant , a German portfolio manager and an Indian eutrepreneur . I felt pretty relaxed during the Read more
Published: March 20, 2018
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: R2 / Adcom / Off-Campus interview in Mumbai
The following NYU / Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! The interviewer (Associate Director of Admissions) started off with normal talks: how are you, where are you from, what do you love about this city etc.? Then he asked me about my interests and hobbies (weird I know that he started with extracurriculars, but I guess it descended from my answer to what I love about the city). We discussed at lengths about my interests and what drives them. The interviewer had prepared few questions Read more
Published: March 16, 2018
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! I was contacted two hours beforehand to confirm appointment. Call came in on time. They introduced themselves and stated they had not looked at my application. It was very straightforward – no oddball questions. Tell me about your professional history. What do you think is going to be the most challenging part of the program. How would you prepare beforehand for the quant portion, what resources would you use while in the program? Do you plan to Read more
Published: March 12, 2018
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Stanford GSB MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was off-campus for Round 2 with a partner at a finance firm. It lasted about 45 minutes (interviewer was approx. 15 minutes late). Questions: 1) Initiative at work 2) Most difficult project at work 3) Examples of how I have stepped outside my comfort zone 4) College experience Overall, it was very conversational and the person was extremely friendly. We chatted for about 10 minutes after the interview and the person discussed Read more
Published: March 12, 2018
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / AdCom / Off-Campus Hub
The following NYU / Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was held at a popular hotel in the city. The Adcom member was very friendly and was eager to listen to my stories. He had read my application thoroughly. I did most of the talking and he listened patiently. The interviewer made eye contact with me through most of the interview and took scant notes. Questions 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why did you make the particular career choices that you Read more
Published: March 8, 2018
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Michigan Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview with Ross took place at a cafe in Delhi with a 2004 alum. This was a ‘blind’ interview, and my interviewer had not gone through my resume before the meeting. The interview lasted 30 mins overall, the first 20 minutes taken up by standard questions as well as some which were more open and exploratory. – Tell me a little about your professional journey so far. – What do you like most about your work? – Read more
Published: March 7, 2018
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following Harvard Business School interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I was interviewed by the Admissions Director in Mumbai. The interview was very conversational. There were four parts to the interview: 1. Introduction/Small Talk Spoke about the city I grew up in and where I work currently. Discussed environmental and infrastructural challenges that the cities have been facing. 2. Discussion on current job (venture capital) Spoke about the VC landscape in India – key players, differentiation etc. Went into specifics of my experience – Read more
Published: March 7, 2018
Indian School of Business Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Indian School of Business interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed in February in ITC Sheraton, Delhi. The interview results were announced just 4 days before, so we had very less time to prepare. I interviewed with 2 alumni from the school. The interview started 1 hour late. But I was feeling very relaxed and luckily my interviewers were also very sweet. I finished my interview in 30 min. The questions were very standard. 1. Tell us about your new job and role. 2. Why MBA? Why Read more
Published: March 6, 2018
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed in the afternoon after a class visit, and the program (lunch with students, class, info session) was very helpful to gather my thoughts. I arrived at the Admissions Suite 15 min early. There were other candidates and a few first-year students who chatted with us. It really helped to relax. My interviewer came out and called me to the room. She introduced herself and explained that the interview will be blind, will take 45 Read more
Published: March 4, 2018
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 (Rolling Admissions) / Alumni Interview / Interviewer’s Office
The following Columbia Business School MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! It seems to me that CBS interviews, at least from the information on this website, are pretty spot-on in relation to questions asked. Interview lasted an hour. Generally a casual atmosphere, although interviewer came off as stoic in certain situations, and probed my CV heavily – I was expecting this since I’m a non-traditional applicant. Interviewer submitted his report within a few hours of the interview. At the end of the interview he spent about Read more
Published: March 3, 2018
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / 2nd Year Student / On-Campus
The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was conversational, but a bit more serious compared to other experiences I’ve had (in retrospect). This was my 2nd interview and 1st time with a student, so I think I underestimated the the seriousness of the tone. Yale SOM provides bios of all their admissions fellows/ambassadors online. It’s not worth your time trying to memorize all of them in hopes of being able to recall it when you meet your interviewer day-of. But just as an FYI, everyone’s Read more
Published: March 3, 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. Good luck to them! 1. Tell me about your work life and what you do. (Basically walk me through your resume). 2. What makes you go for these goals and how will you reach there? (Basically why MBA and what are your goals and what have you done so far to reach there?) 3. Tell me about the best team experience you have. 4. We have so many BSchools there to go for an MBA, Why Emory only? 5. Read more
Published: March 2, 2018
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed with an incredibly friendly adcom member. She was great about appropriately responding to my answers and though the interview was more of a traditional back and forth question and answer, it still felt like she was very engaged in what I was saying. Before we got started she explained that it was a blind interview because she had not seen my application. 1. Walk me through your resume a. follow up question on one of Read more
Published: March 2, 2018
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
The following Harvard Business School interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I was called in by the main interviewer, and she welcomed me into the room where the observer introduced herself. The main interviewer asked if it was good to be home (I am from the area), and after the chit chat was over she explained their objective, which was to get to know me better. She said that she would ask all of the questions because the time was so short and that the observer would be Read more
Published: March 1, 2018
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
The following Harvard Business School interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Two adcoms were sitting in a room. The main interviewer asked questions. The other one was taking notes. Adcom asked small details in the resume, which I was surprised of. I expected them to ask about my major achievements. We dwelled on my previous job that I had taken for 7-8months. What is my typical day like, who did you manage, how did you manage them, where is this company heading to? Also, we talked about Read more
Published: February 28, 2018
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Applied in Round 2 and had an on campus interview on Feb 27th. As shared by other candidates, the interview is pretty conversational, and the goal is to know more about you, and possibility see if you are good fit for the community. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself, what brought you here today? 2. Leadership experience 3. How would your team members describe you? 4. Team experience 5. Why MBA, and Kellogg, etc. 6. An innovator Read more
Published: February 27, 2018
USC Marshall Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-campus
The following USC Marshall MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview was fairly relaxed with the adcom member genuinely interested in knowing me personally. He made sure to tell me that the interview will last no more than 30 minutes and thus to answer his questions keeping that in mind. He was extremely polite and made me feel at ease throughout. The questions asked were: 1) Tell me about yourself 2) Why MBA? 3) Why Marshall? 4) Three strengths 5) What was one Read more
Published: February 22, 2018
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed with Suresh Sugavanam, Booth Alum ’02 in his office (UL India) in Bangalore, India. The interview was conversational, more focused on understanding my background and inclination towards Booth MBA. List of questions: 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Why Consulting post Engineering school? 3. Why Start-up after consulting? What did you learn? 4. Why present job at growth stage tech company? What are your responsibilities and challenges? 5. What are your short term career plans? 6. Why MBA? Read more
Published: February 20, 2018
Emory / Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2/ Alumnus / On-Campus
The following Emory / Goizueta MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I applied to the one and two year full time MBA programs simultaneously but the interview was targeted towards the one year program. Questions (not in order): * Talk me through your resume and career path? * What are your goals? (and how can Goizueta help you achieve them) * How do you plan to achieve that goal without an internship? * Why are you looking for an MBA? * What is your Read more

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