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Published: February 20, 2018
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year / On-Campus
The following UCLA Anderson interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interviewer was a second-year and a great listener. We had a 40-minute casual conversation. I felt immediately comfortable to be myself. They do ask for a copy of your id as well as a copy of your resume at the front desk. The interviewer had a marked up copy of my resume as well so he prepped before-hand. The question that threw me most was how I would connect with international students. Questions: – Walk me through Read more
Published: February 20, 2018
Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / 2nd 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!  Lasted about 45 minutes. My interviewer was very pleasant and made the effort to keep the conversation as fluid as possible, leading questions from my responses which I appreciated. The interviewer also took A LOT of notes during the session. Questions included: 1) Why MBA? Why Tuck? 2) What did I know about Tuck’s Learning teams and what would be unique about my contribution? 3) What specific clubs do you see yourself taking an active part Read more
Published: February 19, 2018
Duke / Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Reports: Round 2 / Second-year student / Skype
The following Duke / Fuqua MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Very friendly and casual interview. Standard questions: 1) Tell me about yourself? 2) How does Fuqua help you achieve your career goal? 3) How will you contribute to Fuqua? 4) What does team Fuqua mean to you? and Why? 5) Tell me about a time when you receive constructive feedback and how do you apply it? 6) Tell me about the achievement you most proud of outside of work? 7) What Read more
Published: February 16, 2018
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Reports: Round 2 / Alumni / Off-Campus (International)
The following Duke / Fuqua MBA admissions interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Very conversational, kept the questions coming one after the other. Ended with 2-3 questions on their experience and background. Questions 1) Why Fuqua? Why MBA and now? 2) What specific about Fuqua’s culture made you apply? 3) Talk about your professional aspirations 4) What is the most important piece of constructive feedback you have received? 5) What will you bring to the class? 7) What is your leadership angle? Clear Admit Resources Read more
Published: February 15, 2018
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: R2/ Alum/ 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 was fairly relaxed with the alum ensuring that I was comfortable at all times. It was a blind interview with the alum having read only my resume. I was asked the following questions; 1) What brings you here? 2) Tell me something about yourself 3) Why MBA? 4) Why Ross? 5) What’s the craziest thing that you’ve ever done? 6) One time you failed 7) Biggest weakness The alum let Read more
Published: February 15, 2018
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interviewer was a senior Adcom member. Very friendly and conversational. We started off by talking about my current city in Chile. He came here a few years ago and had lovely memories of this city. He had a copy of my resume and told me that he had not seen my file, so it was a blind interview. Towards the end, he talked a lot about UNC and the kind of opportunities that exist there. Also, he told Read more
Published: February 14, 2018
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Very conversational. questions: Why now? Why Yale? What do you think you will bring to the classroom? Tell me about a time when you faced confrontation? How did you resolve it? What about your personality helped you here? What was your most outstanding achievement? What does your quote of choice say about you? (You have to submit your favorite quote beforehand) My interviewer ended with some specific questions about my candidacy. Lasted about 45 minutes. Preparing for an upcoming Yale Read more
Published: February 13, 2018
CMU Tepper Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
The following CMU Tepper interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Questions: 1. I’ve read through your resume, could you tell me about your current position with your company? 2. What are you interested in doing next, after your MBA? (read what are your career goals) 3. Tell me about a time you worked in a team setting where you had to compromise for the team to succeed 4. Tell me about a situation where a team member disagreed with you and how you deal with it Read more
Published: February 12, 2018
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus
The following NYU / Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! Once you schedule an interview, you have access to signing up for a class visit and lunch with a current student. I would recommend doing at least lunch before your interview. Helped give me a sense of the culture and gave me something to reference in my interview. The whole experience was very friendly and personalized (they give you a packet with info for all of the clubs you showed interest in and a t-shirt!) Read more
Published: February 9, 2018
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Visit was during Round 1 interview invite day and was with 2nd year student, blind. 1/2 of section interviewed first while the other 1/2 waited and then switched. Very friendly interviewer and atmosphere. After this the rest of the day’s activities commenced. The team exercise is not something I would advise preparing for – you either have it or you don’t. If you can function in a team setting it will show. I would suggest just being yourself and Read more
Published: February 5, 2018
MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
The following MIT Sloan interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed Round 2 for the Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program with Lisa Cummings. She was a very nice interviewer who made sure to establish up front that MIT does not like to give stressful interviews. The questions/discussion went as follows: 1. How was the drive up? I hope you took advantage of the offerings today for visitors. 2. Is there anything new to your application since you applied? 3. Tell me about a time you had Read more
Published: February 5, 2018
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Reports: Round 1/ 2nd Year Student / On Campus.
The following Duke / Fuqua interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! 30 minutes. Standard interview format -> tell me about yourself, why mba, why fuqua. The next portion of the interview focused on team/ leadership scenarios and qualities (tell me a time you worked on a diverse team, what is your leadership style). Very informal and fun interview. 5 min at the end to ask two questions for the interviewerr. Read more
Published: February 5, 2018
Georgetown / McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On campus
The following Georgetown McDonough interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I had the interview on campus in the Adcom’s office. She let me know at the beginning that she would be timing the interview because she had interviews after me. The Adcom was very friendly and the interview was very conversational. The interview is blind and the interviewer comes in with no prior information of you or your application. A We started with the basics. -walk me through your resume. -why an mba? -future goals? and Read more
Published: February 5, 2018
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus
The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Hello! I interviewed when I was in New Haven. I arrived to campus and had a chance to check out a class and speak to students. I had an interview with an AdCom member, and the interview was 30 minutes in length. It was similar to interviews that I had with other schools and I got similar questions but with SOM specific. I had the following questions: ” Walk me through your resume” “Tell me more about [bullet on my Read more
Published: January 31, 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!  Student interviewer didn’t seem well-prepared and disjointedly jumped from question to question. Admissions office also seemed annoyed by all of the students there for interviews rather than welcoming, was a very weird environment and all candidates talked about it. This may be the downside of applicant-initiated interviews. Questions: – Walk me through your CV – Why an MBA? – Why Tuck? – Why now? – What are your strengths? – What are Read more
Published: January 25, 2018
London Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 2, Alumni, Mumbai
The following LBS interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Alumni talked about my background, commonalities. Then went to basic questions on why LBS, why the career I’d chosen. He asked about the decisions I’d taken in life and how I ended up working investment banking. He also made sure I was a genuine person and looked for common contacts in my firm and asked me if I knew them. He was from the Trading side while I was in IBD in another bank. He asked me questions on the Read more
Published: January 25, 2018
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / AdCom / Skype
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interviewer was very friendly and conversational. It almost felt like he was trying to sell me on UNC because he kept talking about how it was the best school he had ever worked for, and how amazing the environment was. He had a copy of my resume but had not looked through the rest of my application. Overall good experience, waiting to hear back. Questions asked: 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Why did you choose Read more
Published: January 13, 2018
MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-campus
The following MIT Sloan admissions interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! My ad-com interviewer was extremely kind, professional, and put me at ease. Interview felt structured but conversational, with a lot of smiling and laughing and positive reinforcement. Sloan was my favorite interview because the questions are very behavioral, straightforward, and not trying to trick you. Clearly seeking good examples of the qualities that they seek. Some of the questions I got: Tell me about a time when you dealt with conflict Tell me about a time you had to deal Read more
Published: December 19, 2017
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round one / Adcom / On-campus
The following Harvard Business School interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! It was super friendly. She started out with explaining the process; she had 30 minutes to interview and 30 minutes to write a report. The report got added to my application and to be reviewed as part of the whole package later. It was basically a walk through the resume; oldest (education… why XXX school?) to most recent (tell me about this accomplishment at work). She had reviewed my entire application previously. It seemed like she Read more
Published: December 19, 2017
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Harvard Business School / HBS interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview was with two members of the admissions team, one primary interviewer and one observer. Overall, it was the most conversational interview I’ve had so far and felt deeply personal because the interviewer had thoroughly reviewed my application already. It felt as if the team had thoroughly prepared what they wanted to ask me. Types of questions asked: -Tell me about this important extracurricular activity. What have you learned from it? How difficult is it to Read more
Published: December 17, 2017
Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On Campus
The following Dartmouth / Tuck MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 Applicant. Good luck to them!  It was a student initiated interview – just after submitting the application. It was conversational, friendly and easy going. Though at times it felt as if the interviewer was jumping from places to places on resume and through questions too. It felt that there was no flow. But as long as we both had smiles on our faces, it was good. Questions included: – Why Tuck? (I am a re-applicant, so answer focused on that). Read more
Published: December 17, 2017
NYU Stern 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! Interviewed in mid-November on campus. Before the interview I arrived the day before my interview to attend campus tour, student chat, and class visit. I highly recommend doing a whole day of on-campus activities prior to the interview as it was a great conversation starter for my actual interview. Day of the interview I arrived about an hour early and decided to hangout at a nearby coffee shop. Upon check-in, they gave me a t-shirt Read more
Published: December 13, 2017
UT Austin / McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Off-campus
The following UT Austin / McCombs MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I met with an alumni that graduated roughly 5 years ago. We met at a coffee shop near her work – she was nice and on time. The interview followed a strict script, it was extremely behavioral. Have your “stories” ready to go, and you’ll be fine. Questions -Team dynamics -Leadership -Challenge in the workplace -How would your friends describe you? -What are you most proud of? -Why Texas? Read more
Published: December 13, 2017
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Off-campus
The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I met with a c-suite level alumni at his office (Fortune 500 company). The interview started a bit late, but he and his secretary were incredibly friendly. This was definitely the most casual of my interviews. There was no “script” he genuinely wanted to understand my story. I’m in the military, so a lot of questions were about my deployments and leadership experience. Questions Short term goals Desired industry/function What questions I had for him Why Stanford? How my military Read more
Published: December 12, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round one / Ad com / Skype.
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Friendly. She started with an outline of the topics to discuss and then went into questions. 1. Walk me through your résumé, starting with education and then professional experience. I had mine printed out so that we were on the same page. 2. What’s your philosophy on team work -or- what experience made you understand the importance of teamwork? 3. Why MBA? Short- and long-term goals? 4. Why Kellogg? 5. 6. What do Read more

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November 15, 2024 4:36pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via phone November 15, 2024
GPA: 3.5
GMAT: 760
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: United States
November 15, 2024 3:55pm ET
Interview Invite to UVA / Darden
Round: Round 1
Received via email on October 27, 2024
GPA: 3.01
GRE: 319
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: New York City
November 15, 2024 3:38pm ET
Accepted to Toronto / Rotman
Round: Round 1
Received via email November 15, 2024
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 331
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Marketing
Application Location: Nigeria
November 15, 2024 2:27pm ET
Rejected at Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via portal November 15, 2024
GPA: 7.6/10
GMAT: 695
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
Application Location: India
Note:

Did anyone else also receive the following in their decision letter?

Thank you for your application to Columbia Business School. Unfortunately, the Admissions Committee is unable to offer you a place in the August-entering MBA Class of 2027.

Please know that we did not reach this decision easily as we were impressed by your professional accomplishments, academic success, and personal attributes. Indeed, your profile and stated career goals may be a good fit for our January-entering MBA program (J-Term).

The J-Term, which has the same core curriculum and elective offerings as the August-entry MBA, allows students who do not need a summer internship to achieve their career goals to earn their degree in only 16 months. It’s ideal for students who wish to remain in the same industry after graduation or pursue entrepreneurial interests.

Although there is no guarantee of admission, we encourage you to learn more about the J-Term. If interested, contact us at [email protected] and we will connect you with an admissions officer.
November 15, 2024 2:20pm ET
Waitlisted at Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via email November 15, 2024
GPA: 8.5/10
GRE: 317
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: México
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