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Published: March 2, 2015
Oxford / Saïd Interview Report: Round 3 / Adcom / San Francisco
The following Oxford / Saïd interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. The interview took place at a business in downtown San Francisco with a member of the admissions teams. It was clear they had read my entire profile and knew my post-grad goals well. It was a formal interview but it was also very conversational and welcoming; you can tell the admissions team wants to engage with you on a deeper level to see if you are a good fit for the program. I had a low GMAT Quant score that the interviewer asked about, Read more
Published: March 2, 2015
Harvard Business School Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Harvard Business School interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Good luck to them! I had my interview with an AdCom committee member and one observer on campus. The interview was 30 minutes long and was a very good conversation rather than an interview in a strict sense. The interview member comes to fetch you and then told me that there are no right answers and its just a conversation to get to know me better. We dove right in and was asked a lot of questions Quick background : Read more
Published: March 1, 2015
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2
The following is a report from an applicant who was invited to interview at Chicago Booth. The applicant shares their Booth MBA admissions interview questions:  I just finished up with my Booth interview.  The conversation was very informal.  In addition to the regular resume review, career goal, and why Booth questions,  I was asked the following behavioral questions:  Read more
Published: March 1, 2015
Duke Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off Campus
  The following is a summary of a Duke Fuqua MBA admissions interview provided by a recent applicant:  I have gathered a lot of useful information from the Clear Admit blogs which helped me prepare for my MBA interviews, so I have decided to pay it forward. Here goes my account of the interview experience : The overall experience of the Duke Fuqua MBA interview was very positive. The atmosphere was relaxed; the interviewer kind. It was very conversational. This is my recollection of the list of questions asked : Read more
Published: March 1, 2015
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumna / Off Campus
The following is a report from an applicant who was invited to interview at Chicago Booth. The applicant shares their Booth MBA admissions interview questions:  I applied as an international student and interviewed with an alumna in Ghana. Before hand, I made sure to check out my interviewer (I really recommend this). I looked her up on LinkedIn and also asked a friend at Booth if she knew her. Researching the interviewer helped because we began on a very good note and I was able to ask more specific questions about her career and Booth. Read more
Published: February 28, 2015
Duke / Fuqua Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I have gathered a lot of useful information from the Clear Admit blogs which helped me prepare for my MBA interviews, so I have decided to pay it forward. Here goes my account of the interview experience: The overall experience of the Fuqua interview was very positive. The atmosphere was relaxed; the interviewer kind. It was very conversational. This is my recollection of the list of questions asked: -Why MBA?Why Duke?Why now? -A team challenge you faced Read more
Published: February 27, 2015
U. Chicago Booth Interview Report: Round 2 / Alum / Off-Campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. I applied as an international student and interviewed with an alumni in Ghana. Before hand, I made sure to check out my interviewer (I really recommend this). I looked her up on LinkedIn and also asked a friend at Booth if she knew her. Researching the interviewer helped because we began on a very good note and I was able to ask more specific questions about her career and Booth. We met at a coffee shop and the interview was more conversational than formal..from Read more
Published: February 26, 2015
Oxford / Saïd MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Sector Consultant / Skype
The following Oxford / Saïd MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I had a Skype interview with Oxford Saïd in early February 2015. The interviewer was a sector consultant and associate professor, with background in finance and investment. He told me at the beginning of the interview that it will last 30 minutes. I read several interview reports as part of my preparation, and it seemed to me that Oxford does not have a consistent interview style, i.e, questions can vary immensely, depending on who your interviewer is. Read more
Published: February 25, 2015
UPenn Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Report: Round 2 / TBD / On Campus
The following is a Wharton MBA admissions interview description provided by a recent applicant: With several close friends currently at Wharton, I expected to have a positive experience, but walked away from my interview/lunch/class experience extremely disappointed. Perhaps it was coming off the positivity of Haas' Super Saturday, or a very enthusiastic interview at Fuqua the day before - I'm not sure. I will explore this after running you through the process. Read more
Published: February 25, 2015
UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: Round 2 / TBD / On Campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! With several close friends currently at Wharton, I expected to have a positive experience, but walked away from my interview/lunch/class experience extremely disappointed. Perhaps it was coming off the positivity of Haas’ Super Saturday, or a very enthusiastic interview at Fuqua the day before – I’m not sure. I will explore this after running you through the process. My group of 6 was ushered into a small conference room by two current second-year students. They sat in opposite corners of the room Read more
Published: February 22, 2015
Duke Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Report: Round 2 / Second Year Student / On Campus
The following is a summary of a Duke Fuqua MBA admissions interview provided by a recent applicant:  I found other Interview Reports extraordinarily helpful in prepping for my interview, so I want to pay it forward.  Read more
Published: February 22, 2015
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
We just received the following Columbia MBA admissions interview report from an applicant who just received an acceptance from Columbia. Congratulations!! I told myself no matter what the outcome of my interview I would give back to this site because it helped SO MUCH in interview prep and making me feel prepared.  Read more
Published: February 22, 2015
Michigan Ross MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-Year / On-Campus
The following is a Michigan Ross MBA Admissions Interview Report provided to Clear Admit by a recent applicant:  Really fun experience, they take a lot of time and effort to get to know your personality and who you are through the process, and are one of the few schools who really seem to want you to come if you think Michigan is a good fit (or if not, perhaps its not right for you).  Read more
Published: February 22, 2015
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus
The following is a report from an applicant who was invited to interview at Chicago Booth. The applicant shares their Booth MBA admissions interview questions:  The interview was very informal and conversational. The interviewer (2nd year student) started by telling his own background. The he asked me questions. The questions were as follows: Read more
Published: February 22, 2015
Duke / Fuqua Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I found other Interview Reports extraordinarily helpful in prepping for my interview, so I want to pay it forward. Truly, there was nothing unexpected here. I was interviewed by a really wonderful second year student. He was friendly and made me feel very comfortable. If you prep with Clear Admit’s Fuqua interview questions, you’ll be more than fine. Know your résumé, know your story, anticipate answers to all iterations of sample questions. Questions definitely had a team/leadership focus. Read more
Published: February 20, 2015
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-Year / On-Campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Really fun experience, they take a lot of time and effort to get to know your personality and who you are through the process, and are one of the few schools who really seem to want you to come if you think Michigan is a good fit (or if not, perhaps its not right for you). 1. Interview with Second Year: I had an unusual situation where my interviewer was not a fully fluent English speaker, and I was concerned Read more
Published: February 20, 2015
Columbia MBA Interview Report: Regular Decision / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Columbia MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Regular Decision applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I told myself no matter what the outcome of my interview I would give back to this site because it helped SO MUCH in interview prep and making me feel prepared. Spoiler Alert: I got in! So extra points because this site really did help 🙂 I applied 1/5/15, got an interview invitation 1/26/15, had my interview 2/4, interviewer submitted review 2/5, and got an acceptance call 2/17. Overall, I agree with most of the posts in that Read more
Published: February 15, 2015
Duke Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On Campus
The following is a summary of a Duke Fuqua MBA admissions interview provided by a recent applicant:  Friendly, really nice. 45-1 hour time limit, we went up against the hour. Very conversational and the interviewer had prepared against my resume really well.  Read more
Published: February 15, 2015
Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Video Questions
A recent applicant provided us with their Yale SOM MBA admissions interview questions: There's a video of Bruce Delmonico explaining the video process, and then unlimited opportunities to practice listening to video questions and recording your answers. Once you're ready, you move onto the next portion and a 3 separate videos of members of the adcom reading different questions come on, with a prep and answer period after each question. At the end, you don't get to view your video answers and you are done. Now onto the questions: Read more
Published: February 13, 2015
Duke / Fuqua Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Durham
The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Friendly, really nice. 45-1 hour time limit, we went up against the hour. Very conversational and the interviewer had prepared against my résumé really well. 1. Tell me about yourself/walk me through your résumé 2. Why an MBA? 3. Why Fuqua? 4. What do you think you’ll contribute to Fuqua? 5. If I spoke with your managers and colleagues, what would they say? (Strengths question) 6. What does “Team Fuqua” mean to you? Read more
Published: February 8, 2015
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Admissions Interview: Round 1/ Adcom / On-campus
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA admissions interview questions were provided to us by a recent Kenan-Flagler Applicant.  My interview at UNC was my first b school interview, and I was very nervous beforehand. One thing I really appreciated about interviewing at UNC was that they had current students sitting in the lobby to talk to prospective students and essentially calm them down (as well as answer any questions about the program). My interviewer was also incredibly nice and really tried to make the interview more like a conversation. Her questions were: Read more
Published: February 8, 2015
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumus / Off Campus
The following is a Northwestern Kellogg MBA admissions interview description provided by a recent applicant:  It was a 1.5 hour, no stress interview. Following were the questions that were asked. Since I am applying for a second MBA, some questions were very specific to that.  Read more
Published: February 8, 2015
Cornell Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Report: Round 2 / AdCom / On Campus
The following Cornell Johnson MBA admissions interview questions were provided by a recent Johnson applicant. My Cornell Johnson interview was a semi blind Interview. So the interviewer had my resume as well as some notes by people who had read through my application. It was a relaxed atmosphere and the atmosphere was really friendly. At the start of the interview she tried to strike a conversation which unexpectedly gave me the opportunity to talk about how many people i had connected with in the institution. Then when the interview started she asked me the following questions. Read more
Published: February 3, 2015
Cornell / Johnson MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
The following Cornell / Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My Cornell Johnson was a semi-blind Interview. So the interviewer had my résumé as well as some notes by people who had read through my application. It was a relaxed atmosphere and the atmosphere was really friendly. At the start of the interview she tried to strike a conversation which unexpectedly gave me the opportunity to talk about how many people I had connected with in the institution. Then when the interview started she asked me the following questions. Read more
Published: February 3, 2015
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off Campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them!  It was a 1.5 hour, no stress interview. Following were the questions that were asked. Since I am applying for a second MBA, some questions were very specific to that. 1) Walk me through your résumé 2) Why first company? 3) Why second company? 4) Challenging situation in first company 5) Significant accomplishment in second job 6) Why another MBA? 7) Didn’t you study operations in in your first MBA? (This happened Read more

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December 18, 2024 4:28pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via phone December 18, 2024
GPA: 4.44/5.0
GRE: 327
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Nigeria
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Got a call with the news a few hours ago. Portal will update with full details tomorrow by noon.
December 18, 2024 1:38pm ET
Accepted to Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on December 10, 2024
GPA: 3.7
GRE: 335
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: San Francisco
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December 18, 2024 10:25am ET
Accepted to Babson / Olin
Round: Round 1
Received via email December 18, 2024
GPA: 3.12
Program Type: One Year Program
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: paris
December 18, 2024 8:18am ET
Accepted to Babson / Olin
Round: Round 1
Received via email December 18, 2024
GPA: 3.72
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
December 18, 2024 7:13am ET
Accepted to UVA / Darden
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 09, 2024
GPA: 3.7
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Entrepreneurship
Application Location: Pakistan
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