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Published: April 8, 2013

UT Austin / McCombs Evening MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 4 / Admissions Director / On Campus

I submitted my application and received interview request that evening. The interview dates were 1 week from the application date, and I was given 2 dates and 4 time slots to choose, but 1 interviewer. I interviewed for the Evening MBA program with the Associate Director of Admissions on campus. The interview was formal, but comfortable in the private office of the interviewer. The interview was blind, and the interviewer made that clear at the beginning. The interviewer explained that the interview and application would be put together for review later. -Describe a leader you admire. How are you applying Read more

Published: April 8, 2013

Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Second-Year student / On-Campus

I was greeted by a 2nd year student to conduct my on-campus interview. The interview was blind, but the interviewer did have a copy of my resume which she had briefly read-over before beginning the interview. They started off by asking me to introduce myself and talk about my resume with a specific focus of my current job/role. After that, she asked me about why I wanted an MBA, what I hoped to do it with, and why specifically I was interested in Haas. After those questions, they began probing into more of the behavioral questions around my working style, Read more

Published: April 7, 2013

Ohio State / Fisher MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following Ohio State / Fisher MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview experience was great. The interview genuinely focused more on questions I may have for Fisher than them seeming to evaluate me. They did ask standard questions about my leadership style and experiences, effective and successful teams I’ve worked with in the past, as well as discussing companies and entrepreneurs I respect. I met several current MBA students and met with the office of career management, which sent me a follow-up email with dozens of resources Read more

Published: April 1, 2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2 / AdCom / Off-Campus Hub

I arrived a bit early in order to make sure that I had the directions for the location right, and thus was able to chat with my fellow team members before the discussion. All of them, even though slightly tense due to the occasion, were very nice and easy to talk to. We were then asked to join the AdCom member in our conference room, where we were seated at a round table (we were able to choose our seat). The AdCom explained that she would not interfere and only notify us when we had (if I remember well) 15 Read more

Published: April 1, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/ Alumnus / Off-campus

We were at the Starbucks. Interview was casual. 1 Walk me through your resume. 2 Elaborate on work experience after MBA. 3 Why MBA? 4 Why not School XYZ? 5 What would you do if your boss doesn’t favor you and puts you in a bad position? 6 What would you bring to Kellogg? 7 Why not 1 year? 8 Questions? We spent 1 hr and 20 mins. It was a ding. Read more

Published: March 31, 2013

Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub

Interviewed in an off-campus hub with adcom. Interview was succinct, straight forward, and generally conversational. Overall, I don’t think I had any major points I didn’t get across and ultimately was admitted! 1) Let’s talk about (first company)- what do they do? What did you do there? 2) What’s your average day look like? 3) What’s the next big brand in your industry? 4) Let’s talk about (second company)- what do they do? Tell me about your job there? 5) What would you do differently if you were CEO? 6) What have you learned from Read more

Published: March 31, 2013

Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / On campus

I interviewed on 03/09 on campus. It was a Saturday, so the admissions office was closed. There was a seperate room set up for interviews. When I arrived, I checked in and recieved a name tag that also had the name of my interviewer (of course, I googled him right away just so I could see if we had any common interests – which we didn’t!) There were several first year students in the ‘waiting room’ that were available to answer questions and calm our nerves! When it was my time to interview, my interviewer came out, called my name, Read more

Published: March 28, 2013

NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / AdCom / Off-Campus Hub

I had my interview off-campus. To tell youthe truth I was pretty nervous. I reaced 15 min before time hoping to hang around and get used to the atmosphere, but I never got the chance. As soon as I reached I was handed a folder with my interests. Thanks to all the reviews I knew what to expect in this part. As I was the first candidate being interviewed that day the Adcom came right out to meet me and I was ushered in before the scheduled time. It was a very relaxed affair all in all. Once we got Read more

Published: March 28, 2013

Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / AdCom / On-Campus

Everyone was really friendly once I arrived on campus from New York on the C2C bus. I attended an information session/tour of Johnson w/ 2 first-year MBA students – this included lunch which is good because I was starving. The students were really friendly and provided a very informal setting for Q&A. I attended a class as well prior to my interview, which was helpful to gauge the style of teaching at Johnson. My interview was with an AdCom member who had my resume and notes from those who had reviewed my application. The conversation was very directed but relaxed. Read more

Published: March 25, 2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year / On-Campus

I didn’t like the new interview (team based interview) because many people didn’t participate fully. Also, many people came up with ideas that were out of this world. There were a lot of different opinions. However, in the end, we came to a solid conclusion. There was no feedback provided — whether that conclusion would hold good. Interview was usual – Why Wharton? Why MBA? Why now? Goals? Questions? What do you do in free time? Read more

Published: March 25, 2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / On campus

Well I got dinged today 🙁 Really, really tough to swallow as Wharton was my first choice. I can’t help but wonder if it was the TBD that did me in. I did not purchase any prep package, but perhaps should have, as I may have done/said something “wrong.” If so, I really regret it and hope future candidates can learn from my experience since my group wasn’t what seemed to be the more typical super-friendly relaxed group. My topic was “innovation.” Here’s my experience: Unlike the other groups I saw around me, mine was very tense. We spent a Read more

Published: March 24, 2013

USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Ad Com / Campus

It was a fairly easy interview compared to others I have seen on here. The adcom had read my application. The questions were the following. 1. Talk about the most recent two experiences and how you got to those positions? 2. Why an MBA? 3. Why USC? Read more

Published: March 19, 2013

Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On campus

I interviewed on 01/24 during the day. I applied Round 2 and interviewed with an AdCom memeber. When I got there, no one was in the admissions office to talk to me or answer questions or anything like that. So I had time to read through my notes and mentally prepare myself. Then, the Adcom member came out and greeted me… he was really nice and conversational. It’s a blind interview, so all he saw was my resume in advance (he also did ask me for a copy – so make sure to print one out in advance!) He asked Read more

Published: March 13, 2013

UNC / Kenan-Flagler MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / AdCom / Phone

My interview was with AdCom member John Hughes. He was very relaxing and has a great interview style where it feels much more like a relaxing conversation than an interview. I am usually very nervous in interview situations but he really put me at ease. In so many words he asked me the following questions…. Where did you grow up? Walk me through your resume. What was your biggest work accomplishment? What are your short term and long term goals? Why Kenan Flagler? Do you feel your GMAT score/GPA are a true representation of your ability? John and I had Read more

Published: March 13, 2013

UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Admission Staff

I just came back from an interview with an admission staff at Anderson. I was surprised that they would actually schedule an interview with me since the school does not provide interviews for round 3 applicants. Anyway… the meeting was only 20-25 minutes long as they mentioned on the invitation email. I was asked 1. Tell me about yourself (not exactly the way she said it) 2. Why do you need an MBA? 3. How did you prepare for your GMAT? ( I was surprised with this question) 4. How do you work in a team? Read more

Published: March 13, 2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub

I signed up for a group discussion with 5 other applicants. We had a 35 min talk on how to spend $1M USD in Wharton’s Global Presence. We reached consensum and even got to present our results to the Adcom Rep. Afterwards, my one-on-one interview was very casual an unstructured, the rep told me I had 10 minutes to talk about what I wanted, and so I started to give my Y MBA, Y Now and Y Wharton speech. She then asked me about my hobbies and if i had any questions for her. The time went really fast! Read more

Published: March 11, 2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/Adcom/Off campus (London)

It is useful to arrive a little early and get to know your fellow candidates. Goes without saying if there is a drinks reception prior to your scheduled interview, make sure you attend and speak to others about how theirs went. Get some paper and pen as there is often none in the venues. It will also be useful to have a watch to keep time. We were taken to a meeting room and sat round a table. The Adcom member read the prompt and explained the rules, we were meant to discuss the prompt and make a presentation in Read more

Published: March 11, 2013

Oxford / Saïd MBA Admissions Interview Questions:Round 2 / Program Director / Off-campus (Singapore)

Interview time: 11 AM I was the first to be interviewed and it started 10 minutes earlier than schedule. The interview was close to 45 minutes. The interview was conducted by the Program Director. It was quite an interesting interview…Listing down the questions below. What is your role and daily work at ABC Company? If you were a client of ABC Company, what are the aspects you would consider before procuring the service of ABC? a) Would you procure from companies other than ABC b) Why would you not prefer X company at this time? c) Read more

Published: March 11, 2013

USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus

Blind interview with a second-year student. There were several other students interviewing with other people at the same time in other rooms. Questions Asked: 1. Can you tell me your job history from past to present? 2. Why do you want an MBA? Why now? What do you want to do with it after? 3. Why USC? What clubs are you interested in? 4. Can you tell me about a time you were able to lead a team? 5. Any questions for me? I asked why he picked USC? What is it about the culture Read more

Published: March 11, 2013

London Business School MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus

First of all thank you to everyone who submitted his or her report. It was a really great help for preparation. My interview was at the apartment of an alumnus, as it was also his home-office. As I am female applicant and he a guy, it is not quite true that you get a female interviewer as well. But for me it didn´t matter anyway. The alumnus was a very friendly and communicative conversation partner. The whole interview was extremely relaxed and lasted for approximately 3 hours – but more because he also talked a lot about his experiences and Read more

Published: March 10, 2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On campus

We were told to prepare 3 ideas in 3 different topics for a team-based discussion on campus. When we started, we all gave pitches for our ideas in a topic selected by the students in the room. These students then told us to have a discussion to come up with an idea to present to them at the end. We vetted out our ideas by establishing criterion of which idea would be best. In fact, we didnt use one idea, but fused several ideas to eventually come to a consensus on an idea. Then we separated the idea into categories Read more

Published: March 10, 2013

NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / On Campus

I had my interview during Diversity Connect with an alumnus, which I know is unusual for NYU, so I really wanted to share my experience. I will say, expecting to interview with an adcomm member meant that I prepared wrong for this interview. (About half of the Diversity Connect folks interviewed with the adcomm, the other half with alumnus that the adcomm had carefully matched us with.) The alumnus still had all of my information and had read my full application. However, the answers she was looking for were totally different – I had professors names and course names to Read more

Published: March 7, 2013

Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / A student / On Philly campus

We had the team-based interview, where 5 other students brought in ideas for the scenario of having a $1M grant from Wharton. We were chosen to talk about social innovation. We started discussing our different ideas and then talked about which criteria were the most important to make the highest impact. Some ideas were discarded completely, whereas other ideas were synthesized as we continued our discussion. Some students kept the conversation from moving by insisting on their idea before others. We finally agreed on an idea and prepared a presentation, but we ran out of time before we could present. Read more

Published: March 7, 2013

Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/ Second-year student/ On campus

The interview was very conversational. I completed it a couple of weeks ago. First year students were in the lounge to answer any queries. The interview lasted for 45 minutes. Interview atmosphere was really congenial. It was a blind interview. The most surprising part was the structure of the interview. I was told that the interview will be divided into four parts:- a) Professional stuff b) Behavioral questions c) Personal questions from resume d) Questions Traditional Section a) Walk me through your resume? What are your goals? Why MBA? What will you bring to Booth? Why Read more

Published: March 7, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Phone

Usual questions – interviewer was from adcom and set expectations straight 1. walk me through your resume 2. why I changed a couple of jobs that I did ? 3. Key learnings from each job 4. weaknesses 5. any questions for me 6. Open ended question – will give you a minute to say anything you want to say outside of what I have been asking Felt comfortable with the interviewer – was called for an interview after an initial waiver. I do not know what that means. All the best to everyone – Read more

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November 14, 2024 3:40am ET

Interview Invite to USC / Marshall

Round: Round 1

Received via email

GPA: 3

GMAT: 710

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Taiwan

Note:

Interviewed on 11/8 with Benjamin Greenfeld. Didn’t expect to get invited by my dream school. It’s was quite conversational but very professional. I’m not sure how the interview went because I’m just too nervous. Questions are mostly related to my profile and soft skills.

November 14, 2024 3:28am ET

Interview Invite to Berkeley / Haas

Round: Round 1

Received via email on November 12, 2024

GPA: 3.4

GRE: 328

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

November 14, 2024 3:07am ET

Rejected at Duke / Fuqua

Round: Round 1

Received via email on November 12, 2024

GRE: 323

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Application Location: India

Note:

I guess now I have to question everything.

November 14, 2024 1:51am ET

Interview Invite to Duke / Fuqua

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 13, 2024

GPA: 8.0

GMAT: 763

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: India

November 13, 2024 9:03pm ET

Interview Invite to Duke / Fuqua

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 13, 2024

GPA: 3.6

GRE: 328

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

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