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Published: March 25, 2014
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The interview was a fairly relaxed, one-on-one conversation. It was a blind interview and some questions my interviewer asked were: 1) Walk me through your resume 2) Tell me about a challenge at work 3) Tell me about a time you failed at work 4) Why an MBA, Why now? 5) Tell me about a time you worked in a team setting and what you would bring to the learning community I thoroughly enjoyed my interview. It was very conversational and she seemed genuinely interested in getting to know me. Accepted in Dec 2013 Read more
Published: March 25, 2014
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
My interview, which was blind, felt pretty relaxed and conversational.  It was much more of a conversation about my resume and interests. My interviewer asked standard questions such as: 1. Why business school / why now? 2. Talk about a challenge at work. 3. Talk about a time I failed at work. 4. Talk about a time I worked as part of a team. Status: Admitted Read more
Published: March 25, 2014
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
My interview took place at a very casual site during breakfast. The interviewer was an alumni and currently works as a management consultant (like me). Apparently, the interviewer did not have access to my full application, but only to the résumé that I brought with me. Main questions asked: – Walk me through your resume/stories/decisions. – What are you most proud of? What was the largest challenge you had to overcome and how has that changed you? – Tell me about a failure and how you coped with it. – What attracts you about Kellogg? Overall, Read more
Published: March 23, 2014
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The interviewer put me at ease quickly. She had lived in the same city as I do prior to attending Fuqua, so we started off chatting about that. Then we launched into the interview. She took copious notes but maintained a conversational tone at the same time. 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Why an MBA? 3. Why Fuqua? 4. Describe your greatest failure. 5. Describe 5 attributes of an ideal teammate. 6. Now describe a situation when you were on a team and showed at least three of those attributes. 7. Personal Read more
Published: March 23, 2014
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The interviewer was professional and friendly. 1. Talk about your educational background / decisions 2. Went through my work experience 3. What does my current company do? 4. Post-MBA goals (naturally led to answering why Kellogg) 5. How would I contribute to Kellogg? 6. How would your coworkers describe you (strengths & weaknesses)? 7. Time when I had to tell a co-worker that he/she was wrong 8. Time when I was on a team when things weren’t going well and how I handled it. 9. Tell me about your hobbies / how you Read more
Published: March 20, 2014
MIT Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2 / Adcom / Skype
The interview was straightforward and pleasant. It focused a lot on what I had written in my essays. 1) Question about mentoring experience I described in one of my essays. 2) Question about progress with success of an initiative I promoted at work. 3) Follow-up question about how I persuaded someone for that initiative. 4) Question about an example when I delegated work to someone or a group. 5) Follow-up question about the result of that experience. 6) Question about what I like to do outside of work. 7) Question about my goals Read more
Published: March 19, 2014
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1/ Adcom / On-Campus
The questions were: Walk me through your resume? What are your short- and long-term goals? Why MBA? Why Duke? Any failures? Extracurricular activities ? {This one was good.} Any questions for me? Read more
Published: March 19, 2014
MIT Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
-Elaboration on how I convinced senior management to adopt the model I wrote about in my application – Elaboration on my leadership role in my extracurricular activity – Describe a time I had to resolve a conflict. How did I do it? How did I feel? – Describe a recent initiative I took – Describe a time an idea was rejected. How did I feel? – Why an MBA? Why now? – Anything I want to add since application submission? – Any questions for her Read more
Published: March 19, 2014
Cambridge / Judge MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The interviewer asked me: 1. To walk him through my resume. 2. Why MBA? Why Now? 3. Why cambridge? What’s something you like? 4. If you had one minute to appeal to the Admission Committee, what would you say? 5. What makes a good leader? 6. Tell me about an experience where you worked in a team? 7. Your proudest achievement 8. One thing you regret in your career The interview went well indeed! Read more
Published: March 19, 2014
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
I interviewed with an older alumna with an investment banking background. Similar to other interviews on Clear Admit, my interview questions focused on: 1) Walk me through your resume 2) Why MBA? 3) Why Columbia? 4) What other schools are you applying to? The interview was conversational though I would advise not getting too relaxed. Stay on your game. I found out 10 days later that I was accepted! Read more
Published: March 17, 2014
Indian School of Business MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Indian School of Business MBA admissions interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Cycle 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The questions asked in my ISB interview were simple: – Why ISB? – Career goals? – How do I spend my leisure time? (This was basically checking how I manage my time when I am not working.) – Common interests / hobbies? – Do I have any previous work experience? The overall interview lasted for about 30 mins and she told that she would discuss with other fellows and will email Read more
Published: March 17, 2014
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
My interviewer had a pleasant professional demeanor. She asked me the following questions. Tell me about why you chose your field of study. What was your biggest accomplishment at your previous company? (I recently switched employers) Tell me about a leadership experience at your current employer. Tell me about a time you took an initiative. What would your peers say about your strengths and your weaknesses? What are your goals? How does Kellogg fit into these goals? What else would you like the Admission Committee to know? Do you have any questions Read more
Published: March 16, 2014
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
I’m an American living abroad. I met with my alum interviewer at a Starbucks. The location wasn’t ideal because it was a bit noisy and he spoke softly, so I had trouble hearing him. Plus, my interviewer was 10 min late and had to leave a bit early, so we were pressed for time. So it wasn’t the best of circumstances. Also, all my other school interviews had asked for verification of my ID at the beginning so I assumed Kellogg wanted to see that too.  I had just dropped off my passport at the embassy so I explained that Read more
Published: March 16, 2014
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
My interview was pretty casual with the Admissions Officer; however, out of all the other interviews I had, the questions were the most “interview-y” (if that makes sense). Since I had interviewed with four other schools before this one, I had my story on pretty straight, but found the Admissions Blog for Texas very useful because they mentioned that one needed to demonstrate and “in-depth understanding” of the program. I had questions prepared about unique aspects that I only noticed at McCombs, and could tell that my interviewer appreciated my research. Specific questions I was asked: 1. What are you Read more
Published: March 16, 2014
Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
We met in a quiet coffee shop close to his work. It was an alumnus who had graduated in the mid-2000s. He had my resume in hand, and after some small chat, he asked me to take him through my resume. Mid-way through my discussion however, he became interested in one particular part of my work experience and started asking me more in-depth questions about the clients I worked with, and the larger social issues that had led to them needing services. We talked about this for a bit before he realized that it was less relevant to my specific Read more
Published: March 16, 2014
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus
The following CMU / Tepper MBA admissions interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I had a great interview. The interviewer made me feel very comfortable and that I could say a lot of things. The following are the questions I was asked: 1. Why I want an MBA now? 2. How I work under stress? 3. How does my current job fit into my long-term goal? 4. What my long-term goals are? 5. What I intend to do with my MBA immediately after B-school? 6. I Read more
Published: March 16, 2014
USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following USC / Marshall MBA Admissions interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview took place over Skype with an Adcom member who only had my resume. While Skype can be a little awkward, it felt quite comfortable. The coversation lasted approximately 40 minutes and I was asked relatively standard questions about my short-term and long-term goals, working on teams, why MBA, why Marshall, etc. I was asked about the biggest misconception about me, an interesting question, but no real curveballs. The Adcom member was very nice and explained what would Read more
Published: March 10, 2014
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
I was fortunate enough to receive an interview and met with a second year MBA student. The interview was very relaxed and when we had strayed too far off topic, he brought the conversation back to the main questions. Truthfully, I was only asked three questions in actual question form as the others were brought up casually during our conversation. Be yourself, that’s what they’re looking for. Good luck! 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why Now? 3. Why Fuqua? 4. Tell me about your international experience. Is there any particular thing you Read more
Published: March 9, 2014
Cambridge / Judge MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The questions asked were easy and normal. It went on for around 30 minutes or so. 1. Walk me through your resume 2. What are your career goals? Why do you want to do an MBA? 3. What has been the biggest achievement in your life? 4. What is your management style? 5. Describe a time when you failed in a team. 6. What do you think are your weaknesses? 7. Any questions you would like to ask? Overall the interview went well. Read more
Published: March 6, 2014
Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
I am currently an American living internationally, so my interview was abroad with a local alumnus who graduated about 11 years ago. It was in the middle of downtown at his office. He hadn’t done interviews for a few years and it kind of showed. He seemed like he had read my resume but didn’t have many questions prepared so it seemed a bit rambly. But, he was very polite and made me feel like he was on my side. 1. Why did you move abroad? 2. What accomplishment on your resume are you most proud of? Read more
Published: March 6, 2014
Stanford GSB MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The interview was conducted in the Adcom member’s office and lasted for approximately 45 minutes. Some of the questions asked were: 1. Tell me about you personally and professionally 2. Tell me about a leadership experience 3. Tell me about a time you could’ve taken the lead but instead contributed more as a team member –> this was perhaps the question that stumped me a little 4. Tell me about an international experience 5. What is one good piece of advice you’ve received from a leader, mentor or role model? 6. Tell me about Read more
Published: March 6, 2014
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom + Second-year student / On-Campus
1. Healthcare portion I interviewed for the health care major, which involves an interview with the director of the program. I already have a healthcare background so we just discussed my previous steps in more detail and my motivations going forward. It was a logical conversation. It wasn’t explicitly told to me, but I get the feeling that post-MBA job placement marketability is important to them (does your background/profile match with the type of jobs you’re trying to get?) 2. Non-healthcare portion (Team-based discussion) The team-based discussion was pretty anticlimactic and still baffling to me on its utility. Two 2nd Read more
Published: March 6, 2014
London Business School MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
Interview duration was roughly 2 hours, of which I was being interviewed for between 60-70 minutes. Questions included: -Tell me about yourself -Why LBS -Career goals -Define leadership -Example of your leadership -Strengths/Weaknesses from perspective of a friend -Alternative short-term career goals Was also presented with a series of case-type questions, including questions related to my response to difficult group members (multiple follow-ups here), and what leadership traits I’d target for a start-up firm and for a more mature organization. Presentation: I was given 5 min to prepare and 5 min to present. Read more
Published: March 6, 2014
Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
For me, I was nervous about all the random potential questions I could be asked. I prepared for a lot of them, but my interview was mostly (90%) resume-related topics. Not in sequential order… 1. Why don’t you take 2 minutes to introduce yourself. 2. What was it like going through this highlighted situation on your resume? (lots of back and forth) 3. Challenge at current job. 4. What could you have done better at previous job? 5. How did you get these positions? 6. What is the biggest misperception people have about you when Read more
Published: March 6, 2014
London Business School MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
Most questions in my LBS interview were similar to the ones you find here. Some that stood out were: 1. Did you ever take a risk? 2. Did you ever have to convince someone? Because I’m interested in consulting, my interviewer did an extra case on this. It was a typical consulting interview case, but shorter (10minutes). My interviewer presented a situation in which sales were not as expected, and I had to ask him questions in order to find out what the reasons for this could be. The structure of my reasoning and the questions I asked were what Read more

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