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Published: February 5, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Very casual – my interviewer started by briefly telling me about herself and then mentioned that she had 6 questions to ask me. The first was to give my academic and professional history/experience, and to include any relevant information from my upbringing. She then asked about my short-term/long-term goals, then why an MBA and why Darden. I did the majority of the talking for the first 30 minutes, the final 15 minutes was then a Q&A. I will say the most challenging part was that our personalities were a bit different, I had a bit more enthusiasm and excitement whereas Read more
Published: February 5, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
Interview was very conversational. Would ask a question and then follow-ups and comments throughout. Main questions were: – Tell me about yourself (in chronological order)/ – Why MBA? – Why Darden? – How do you work with people who are different? Read more
Published: February 5, 2024
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum / Virtual
The interviewer was CBS Alumni ’22. The whole interview was very conversational. 1. Self Intro 2. Career Goal – Short and Long 3. Why MBA and why Now? 4. Why CBS? Any other school you applied to? 5. Proudest undergraduate activity. 6. Tell me an experience of leading a team. 7. How do you spend your Friday night or weekend? 8. Any questions for me? Read more
Published: February 4, 2024
Emory Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
They asked me: Tell us about your current role and what you do. Why an MBA now, and why Goizueta? What are your post-MBA career goals? What do you like to do outside of work? Read more
Published: February 4, 2024
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Online
Had my interview by a Yale SOM alumnus. The questions that were asked were: 1. Tell me about your proudest achievement at work. 2. TMAT where you actively listened to someone else’s perspective and included it in your routine. 3. Goals and why MBA? 4. What kind of research have you done for your goals and how will Yale help you? 5. How will you give back to the Yale community? 6. 10 mins remaining, so is there something you want to share we haven’t already covered? 7. Questions for the interviewer? It Read more
Published: February 4, 2024
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
1) I’ll tell you about me. 2) Walk me through your resume. 3) Why MBA? 4) Short-term goals? 5) Long-term goals? 6) Describe a time someone gave you difficult feedback. 7) Describe a time you had to give someone else difficult feedback. 8) What was the most interesting conversation you’ve had recently? 9) What is the unique voice you will bring to Tuck? 10) Any questions for me? Read more
Published: February 4, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Skype
1) Walk me through your resume. 2) What’s your biggest accomplishment? 3) Leadership example. 4) Describe leadership style. 5) Bad team experience. 6) Why Kellogg? Mostly similar to other expected questions! Read more
Published: January 31, 2024
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / AdCom / Zoom
It was a blind interview (resume based) conducted by adcom who was very warm and friendly. She made me feel at ease. Duration: 30 min exactly. Questions: 1. Which project are you working on? 2. How do you lead teams? 3. TMAT you received constructive feedback. 4. How did you go about selecting schools for an MBA? 5. Career goals? 6. Why MBA? Why now? 7. Why McDonough? 8. Any contributions to the school and community? 9. If selected into other schools as well, how would you go about selecting your Read more
Published: January 30, 2024
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Virtual
Really conversational and fun! We started off talking about my Pick 6 and then went from there. Questions asked: 1) Why Stern? Why MBA? 2) How will you use resources at Stern to help with recruiting? 3) Long term goals 3-5 years out? 4) Why NYC? 5) What is a strength of yours? 6) Leadership Style? Read more
Published: January 29, 2024
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Skype
Very relaxed, 30 mins on interview and 10 on questions. 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Career goals. Why MBA? Why Tuck? 3) Accomplishment and follow up questions on it. 4) A criticism you’ve received and follow ups. 5) TMAT you resolved a conflict. 6) How will you add value to the community? 7) Any questions for me? Read more
Published: January 29, 2024
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
Very conversational and easy going. We had some shared background, so I ended up asking a few questions of my own along the way. What skills do you need to develop? How have you developed emotional intelligence? Examples of leadership and collaboration? Why UNC? Why MBA? Biggest professional accomplishment? Read more
Published: January 29, 2024
Emory Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
I had my interview today and most of the questions are similar to what other people have been reporting–I did get a few curveballs, but nothing that should stump anyone. 1. Tell me about your professional history. 2. What are your short-term and long-term goals? 3. Why MBA? 4. Why Goizueta? 5. What is your greatest weakness? 6. How would your colleagues describe you? 6. If you could have dinner with anyone who would it be and why? 7. What do you like to do outside of work? Compared to other interviews I Read more
Published: January 28, 2024
Vanderbilt Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
The interview was very conversational and consisted of 20 minutes of questions and 10 minutes for me to ask questions. The interviewer only had my resume. The following was asked: 1. Tell me about your journey. 2. Why an MBA now? 3. Where would you like to see yourself improve? 4. What will you contribute to the Vanderbilt community? 5. Tell me about a time you felt accomplished or challenged. 6. How would your peers describe you? 7. What other schools are you applying to? 8. What do you like to do Read more
Published: January 21, 2024
Empry Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
It was a very relaxed and friendly interview. 1. Give me a ~2 minute elevator pitch about yourself. 2. What are your short-term and long-term goals? 3. Why MBA? 4. Why Goizueta? 5. Tell me a leadership experience where you led your team through an obstacle. 6. What is an accomplishment you are most proud of? 7. What do you like to do outside of work? What’s an ideal day for you? Read more
Published: January 21, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interviewed with alum, fairly formal. Lasted about 20 minutes. 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Tell me about a time you demonstrated leadership. 3. Tell me about your leadership style. 4. Why MBA? 5. Why Kellogg? 6. How will you contribute to the program? 7. Short-term / Long-term goal? 8. Open Question – Tell me more about yourself. 9. Do you have any questions for me? Read more
Published: January 21, 2024
Vanderbilt Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Online
The interview with Owen was very comfortable. It was conducted online through Owen’s system, with a second-year student leading the session. He started by introducing himself, which set a relaxed tone. The questions were standard, without any curveballs, and the interview lasted about 30 minutes. Introduce yourself. Why MBA? Why Owen? What areas do you think need improvement? What can you contribute to the community? Tell me about the time you showed leadership. Any questions? Read more
Published: January 21, 2024
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Walk me through your resume. Short- and long-term goals? Plan B after graduation? Plan for summer internship? When have you overcome obstacles? What is your leadership style? What do you do for fun? What programs/clubs are you interested in at CBS? What contributions will you make to CBS? Any questions? Read more
Published: December 17, 2023
USC Marshall MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Good interview experience; adcom didn’t throw many tricky questions my way. 1. How did you learn about USC Marshall? 2. Tell me about yourself. 3. Why Marshall? 4. A piece of critical feedback that you have received during your professional journey? 5. How would you set a goal and achieve it? 6. What motivates you? 7. What is success to you? And on what point you will identify yourself as being successful? 8. What strengths do you believe set you apart? 9. Any Qs for him? Read more
Published: December 17, 2023
LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
My interview was fairly long. It went on for about 90 mins. There were 3 broad sections. The first one was about my CV and questions in detail regarding my work experience. He basically grilled me on my CV. The second section was on personality questions. Questions such as “Tell me about a time when you worked in a challenging environment,” “tell me about a time when you failed,” “tell me about a time when you worked in a diverse setting,” etc. The third section were questions around LBS. The questions included “Why LBS,” “Why London,” “Which clubs you’ll be Read more
Published: December 11, 2023
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
1. Walk me through your data visualization. (I felt like I made mine a little too complicated, so we probably spent more time on this than needed.) 2. Why MBA / why Sloan? 3. How did you navigate starting a new job during the peak of COVID? 4. Describe a time at work when something unexpected happened that derailed a project. 5. What do you do to relax? 6. Questions for me? I felt like I was able to get the interview back on track after the data visualization stuff. Interview felt a bit odd, Read more
Published: December 7, 2023
Emory Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus
1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Why did you choose this major? 3. Short-term goal & long-term goal. 4. Describe your job. 5. Outside of work, what do you do? 6. Any question to me ? Read more
Published: November 27, 2023
York Schulich MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Online
This is an interview for Schulich School of Business. The Adcom interviewer was very friendly and it was an easy-going interview. They started with a question about why I want to do an MBA and why at this point in my career. Then they asked about my post-MBA goals and how my present skills can contribute effectively to it. They said that I had a low verbal score on my GMAT, so they asked a couple of questions regarding how I planned to compete with people having much higher scores. However, this question came as a surprise to me since Read more
Published: November 19, 2023
Rice Jones MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Intro Why only Rice? (There are many colleges out there why specifically Rice?) Basically, I said it has a rigorous curriculum so he asked -Why do you feel Rice has a rigorous curriculum? Why MBA? Few questions related to my job profile. How do you bring your diversity into your work culture? He said that if I wanna highlight anything that he is missing he can pass that message to the admission team. Few questions for him — I asked the same question Why Rice? Few other questions (tips) I asked him. He was very calm and chill. It was Read more
Published: November 12, 2023
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Very much conversational. There were NO “traditional” questions (e.g., why MBA, why now, Why Stern, short-term/long-term goals). Main questions: Questions about experience with last 2 employers. Who is a leader you admire? How will you create your network at Stern? What are your plans for the summer internship? Tell me about this international experience you had. Read more
Published: November 8, 2023
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Students / Zoom
Regular TBD followed by a 10 minute 1 to 1 interview. Questions below: 1. How did you find the TBD and the interactions? 2. What role do you think you played? What would you do differently? Read more

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December 17, 2024 2:58pm ET
Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs
Round: Round 1
Received via phone December 17, 2024
GPA: 3.3
EA: 151
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Brazil
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I got a call today from a student I connected with during the application process! 13y Background: operations, product management, and leadership positions.
December 17, 2024 2:53pm ET
Waitlisted at U. Washington / Foster
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 12, 2024
GPA: 3.14
GRE: 324
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: SEA
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Still hoping, I don't wanna leave...
December 17, 2024 2:52pm ET
Accepted to Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 03, 2024
GPA: 3.85
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Boston
December 17, 2024 2:51pm ET
Accepted to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on December 10, 2024
GPA: 3.85
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Boston
December 17, 2024 2:49pm ET
Accepted to MIT Sloan
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 11, 2024
GPA: 3.85
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Boston
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