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Published: March 20, 2017
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
The following Harvard Business School / HBS interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was very relaxed and conversational. There was a member of the admissions team and an observer from the admissions board in the room. It was clear that the admissions team member had really taken time to review my application. The questions were totally based on my résumé and experience. The interview began with the interviewer asking me to tell her about my current project at my consulting job, and she dove in to more detail about it Read more
Published: March 20, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Before the interview began, we all stood around looking like cattle ready for the slaughter. Uncomfortable introductions, followed by subtle competitive posturing, all of which is to be expected. My strategy was being likeable from the beginning. I said hi to everyone, introduced myself confidently, even though I was nervous. I figured at least one person would be on my time and the earlier you can build rapport, the better. The receptionists looked like they were taking notes about Read more
Published: March 20, 2017
Stanford MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Initially it was a little difficult to find a mutually agreeable time. After some back and forth, we were able to find a time during the week to meet in the city (East Coast). The beginning was certainly very conversational, as we are both from the same area, and this certainly helped break the ice. The interview ended up lasting about an hour and covered the following questions: Tell me about yourself. Why did you decide to study X as an Read more
Published: March 20, 2017
Michigan / Ross Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / 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! I took part in one of the interview days in the middle of the second round. The day included activities from 8am-3pm such as a meet and greet, Q&A with admissions, then the interview with a second year student, followed by the group activity, lunch, and class. The tone of the interview was pretty conversational, and the student asked some pretty regular questions. The one note, is that they have a pretty tight window, so each interview has a hard Read more
Published: March 19, 2017
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! The interview was quite behavioral, as some have noted in the past. Interviewer had a set of questions that focused on past accomplishments and challenges, there was none of the standard “walk me through your résumé” prompt. Sample questions: Describe your leadership style Tell me about a time you convinced a group of an idea in the face of opposition Tell me about something that happened that you did not plan for. How did you react? Describe how you manage your time Describe Read more
Published: March 10, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed at the Wharton Beijing Hub with four other applicants in the same group and one adcom. Here’s the whole process: We arrived more than 30 minutes before our time slot and settled at a meeting room. We got to know each other and everyone’s background a little bit. When the adcom came, she asked for our résumés (some of us didn’t bring a copy but the hub had printers) and led us to the interview room. Adcom explained the interview Read more
Published: March 10, 2017
MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-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 with MIT LGO program off campus. The interviewer was very friendly and straight-forward. Most of the questions are event-based and he specifically asked me not to use the same answer from essays. Tell me an example that you successfully convinced a person to accept an idea. Tell me an example that can show how you worked with a people who is hard to work with. Tell me the three partner companies you want to work for an internship. Should be specific Read more
Published: March 9, 2017
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewer was a really nice guy. He started by giving a lot of details around his history, experience, education, and activities (basically a blow-out of his LinkedIn). Overall the structure was broader question with drill-down questions. He really emphasized that he was looking for very specific examples. Questions he asked me: Talk about a time you identified an opportunity no one else had recognized yet? (Standard GSB question, I talked about a specific org I started) Follow-up: How did you grow the Read more
Published: March 9, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! We met at a restaurant and after a small-talk he described what was going to happen: he told me about himself, then he asked me standard questions and I asked mine. Whole interview took 45 minutes. Contrary to many reviews here, interviewer did not ask any fit question, none about defining principles or extracurricular activities. Although I managed to insert my views on leadership and culture at Haas, I feel that he was not interested in anything except Read more
Published: March 7, 2017
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-campus Hub
The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was very formulaic. When I entered the room, the Admissions associate introduced herself and then told me that the interview would be 30 minutes and 6 questions. They used to allow alumni and current students to hold interviews, but said that was too hard to standardize/judge. AdCom said she hadn’t read my file, but did have my résumé in hand. Questions were: Walk me through your résumé. Why an MBA/why now? One success at work/why was it meaningful. Read more
Published: March 4, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus TBD
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! We were all nervously sitting outside talking amongst each other before they called 6 people into a room for the team-based interview. There were two second-year students who were part of the admissions team who conducted our team-based interview. After reading the prompt and going through some general directions they started the clock. 35 minutes to discuss everyone’s idea and come to an agreement on the next leadership venture for the McNulty Leadership Program. I know they said to prepare a Read more
Published: March 3, 2017
Oxford Saïd Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Career Consultant / Skype
The following Oxford Saïd interview questions & report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was interviewed by a Saïd career consultant who also consults for students of other prestigious schools across UK and mainland Europe. He was very kind and welcoming, always smiling and looking to the camera. He was dressed in suit and tie. And I tried to smile, look at the camera while I was speaking and I wore suit and tie. Also, I tried to sound casual and be sympathetic without crossing the line. Practice until you Read more
Published: March 3, 2017
Vanderbilt / Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Vanderbilt / Owen MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them!  A nice, 35min conversation with a friendly member of the adcom. -Tell me about yourself -Why MBA? -S/T & L/T goals -Why Owen? -How will you contribute? -Pretend I’m an employer: Give me your 60 sec pitch. -Tell me about a leadership experience -Tell me about a time you solved a problem There may have been one or two more but the only one that was relatively unexpected was the 60 sec Read more
Published: March 3, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On campus
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! A very casual and conversational interview with a second-year student with good social skills. Tell me about yourself Why McCombs? Why MBA/Why now? S/T & L/T goals How will you contribute here? Describe a leadership experience A time you disagreed with a superior or colleague A time you solved a problem What did you learn about yourself from this admissions process? I think the interview went well, and it reflected the school’s collaborative student culture who all seem to be Read more
Published: March 2, 2017
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 interviewed at the Wharton San Francisco campus. Rather than having 3 representatives from Wharton in the room during the Team-Based Discussion, we only had one adcom. We each handed her our resumes (thankfully I had one printed!) at the start and then went around the group and introduced ourselves by name and college. The Team-Based Discussion felt very relaxed, and the adcom rep sat in the corner with her head down the whole time taking notes. The group realized we Read more
Published: February 28, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Met my interviewer in the admissions office on campus, interviewed in a small room in the same building. Second-year student interviewed me, seemed they had scanned my résumé prior to the interview. Interview ended up being very relaxed and conversational, but there were several distinct questions: Questions: Walk me through your résumé (included brief explanation of why MBA in response) Why Berkeley for your MBA? Tell me about how you prefer to work in teams Any questions Read more
Published: February 27, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-campus
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was 45 minutes and surprisingly had fewer behavioral questions than I expected. Most of the discussion was about post-MBA goals. Where did you grow up? Where were you before college? Why did you choose your major? What was your most significant accomplishment in your first job after college? Why did you choose to leave this job for the second job? What do you want to do post-MBA? Where do you see yourself in 30 years? What are some companies Read more
Published: February 27, 2017
Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was at a Starbucks which was pretty standard. The questions last about 45 minutes but we ended up talking for an additional 45 minutes on his personal experience with the school. Walk me through your résumé (3 minutes). What was your most significant career accomplishment to date? Tell me the process with which you decided to move from Company X to Company Y. Tell me about a time you had to challenge a team member. Tell me about a Read more
Published: February 27, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was about 45 minutes in the business school, with a 2nd year student leading it, and an adcom sitting on the side taking notes. The student had seen my résumé before, and had it on him. They asked the classic questions, such as “Why here? Why MBA? Why now? What will you do with your MBA? What will you bring to the community?” along with a few behavioral and situational questions. The only curve ball I received was about Read more
Published: February 27, 2017
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I visited campus and interviewed with a second-year student. She made me feel right at ease, and was quite skilled at asking the classic interview questions in a way that didn’t make it feel like I was being interrogated. It felt more like a conversation among friends. Walk me through your résumé… Why an MBA? Why Fuqua? What are your short & long term career goals? How do you like to spend your time outside of work? Most significant professional accomplishment? Most Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / Skype
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview started with a brief introduction about the interviewer and then the following questions were asked: Why MBA? and Why now? Why US? Where else have you applied? Tell me an experience when you demonstrated determination. How well do you work in teams? Give example How did you research about the school? What are your major strengths and weaknesses ? Give examples when you put your strengths into practice. What is your plan B if you can not achieve Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Adcom was friendly and called on Skype exactly on time. Asked the same common questions: Why MBA, why Cornell? What if there are no jobs in your field of interest? Why did you join your current profession? How do you deal with conflict at work? The Adcom then asked if I had any questions. I got accepted, waiting to hear from other schools before making a final decision. Preparing for an upcoming Cornell Johnson MBA interview? Click here to Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Blind, great interviewee. Walk me through your résumé. Why did you move from one position to the other? Why MBA? Why Johnson? What have you learned about leadership and what can Johnson teach you about leadership? How will you give back/what do you have to offer? What are some challenges you may encounter in MBA program? It was very conversational. Great people from admissions, to students, to alumni. Highly collaborative and engaging community. Preparing for an upcoming Cornell Johnson MBA interview? Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The TBD took place in San Francisco at the Wharton SF building. The building was very nice, and there wasn’t much going on at the time of day, so got to check out the facilities and the view. I purposely planned my flight so that I could go to the reception event before my interview, and I met two people who would be in my TBD group as well as the adcom interviewer. This really helped me be comfortable in the Read more
Published: February 26, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview was conducted by Haas alumnus off-campus for Round 1. My interviewer had only seen my résumé and was not aware of the contents regarding the other parts of my application. He had a set of questions in front of him, which he said he will go through and then give me some time if I had any questions. The interview was friendly and consisted of introductory, behavioral and career plan questions. “Why Haas” was a big Read more

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Interview Invite to Duke / Fuqua
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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
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
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Rejected at Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on November 14, 2024
GPA: 3.49
GMAT: 740
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
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Interview Invite to Duke / Fuqua
Round: Round 1
Received via email on November 12, 2024
GPA: 3.49
GMAT: 740
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
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Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 1
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GRE: 320
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Application Location: India
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