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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

Published: March 7, 2013

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

Arrived to a very friendly atmosphere in the business school. Being one of their ‘Super Saturday’ interview rounds, the main office was closed. On venturing upstairs, I was welcomed to a clearly gregarious crowd. Having arrived an hour early, I checked in and received the name tag. Several first and second year students were stationed in the lobby to chat with crowds of interviewees. My name was called, and onward to the interview. After some small talk, we were seated in a small interview room at a desk with two chairs. The topics were light, including “Walk me through your Read more

Published: March 6, 2013

Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype

The interview was formal and lasted about 50 minutes. Questions I remember: – Please tell me about yourself – Why do you need an MBA at this point of your career? – Why Johnson? – Why 2 years MBA vs. Accelerated MBA? – What research have you done regarding your short term or long term goals? – Tell me about a challenging leadership experience – What would your supervisor say are your main characteristics – What are your main weeknesses? – How will you contribute to Johnson? – Is there anything Read more

Published: March 6, 2013

Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus

The interview took place in a coffee shop. The interviewer was an alum who apart from asking me questions, gave me some advice on how to sort the usual obstacles of the MBA experience. He asked me: Walk me through your resume Why an MBA? Why now? Why Booth? Tell me about about your leadership skills. What will you contribute to Booth? Where do you see yourself 10 years into the future? I was told I should be very clear as to why I thought that Booth was a good place for me. Read more

Published: March 4, 2013

Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alum / Off-campus

The alum that interviewed me was aware of my information beforehand, so he asked many questions regarding my past experiences and my studies. Nonetheless, he first told me to talk 5 minutes about my resume and then he started with the questions: Tell me about this job which you listed in your resume. What did you learn? Have you ever had any bad experiences in your past job? Why did you choose Haas for the MBA? Is there anything that you did not mention in your application that you would like the adcom to know? What do you do Read more

Published: March 4, 2013

USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus

My interviewer was very friendly and made me feel very comfortable. The whole interview lasted about 40 minutes and the questions they asked me were the following: -What books have you read recently? -Describe yourself using 3 adjectives -What would your ideal job be? -Tell me about the difficulties you had on your last job – Which is the biggest misconception about you? -Any difficult experiences on handling a team? -How do you think you are going to take advantage of getting an MBA? -Do you wish to ask me anything? It Read more

Published: March 4, 2013

Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On Campus / Alum

Mine was a blind interview with an alum. Seeing that he was young, I became a little less nervous. The interview started with him asking me “Where are you from?” and “Please walk me through your resume”. He asked me why I wanted an MBA and why did I choose Haas. After that, he asked about my short and long term goals, and how an MBA would help me achieve those goals. He asked me if I had any trouble working in a team, and to describe a bad experience working in teams. Asked me about my leadership skills and Read more

Published: March 4, 2013

USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype

I had scheduled the Skype interview and when the day came, I prepared myself to face 40 minutes worth of questions. The interviewer was patient enough to cope with my not-so-reliable internet connection, making the video quality pretty bad at times. Nevertheless, we were able to carry out the interview without any interruptions. The interviewer told me that he had read my application beforehand and my resume as well, but he asked me to walk him through my resume all the same. He then asked why did I chose Marshall as the place to continue my studies and Read more

Published: February 5, 2013

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus

It was very conversational. It lasted for about an hour. #1- Why undergraduate ? #2- Why first job after college? #3- Why masters? #4- Why Y job after masters? #5- Why MBA? #6- Why “goal”? #7- What will you bring to Kellogg? #8- Why Kellogg? #9- What kind of person are you in a team? #10- What’s your leadership style? #11- What would you do when a team member is not co-operative? What if, he has zero desire to work with you? #12- The best moment of your life? Read more

Published: February 3, 2013

Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/ Adcom/ Skype

This was a blind interview over Skype and my interviewer was pretty friendly. She had some general questions along with written down questions from the adcom that reviewed my application. I think the interviewer was taking notes on the computer at the same time of the interviewer. This threw be off at times making it hard to read their face or get verbal feedback. My advice would be to answer your question and then wait for them to start the next. Another tip is to have a clear path of your goals and how everything ties together. I had to Read more

Published: January 31, 2013

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

I got there 20 min early. The receptionist gave me the t-shirt and folder tailored to my interests that all other interviewees seem to mention. The adcom who was interviewing me was nice, however little time was spent on introducing ourselves which made it hard to relate to her. The interview felt like an interrogation rather than an interview maybe it was because the adcom was doing the interview rather than students like at other schools. She took my transcript at the end. Questions were as follows, although not in this order: 1. How would you get involved at Stern? Read more

Published: January 31, 2013

UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Alumnus / Skype

I was invited to interview at McCombs 6 days after I submitted my full-time MBA application on Jan 23, 2013. I was not able to visit Austin because of my business travel schedule, so I decided to reach out to an alum in the New York area. I reached out to an alum who had a similar background as mine (consulting) and was currently working in social enterprise (which is my eventual career goal). Turned out he was in India when I reached out to him, so I conducted the interview by Skype last night. It was lasted about 35-40 Read more

Published: January 31, 2013

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

I interviewed at the alumnus office for R2 three days ago. I was 10 mins early and he was 10 min late so I had to wait and was veeeery nervous but when he entered the room and gave me a huge smile I immediately felt better (yes, Kellogg people are nice:)). The interview was pretty straightforward and lasted about 30 mins with the last 10 minutes of questions by my side. He initially talked a little bit about himself and explained how the interview was going to be structured and also said we had to talk in English (I’m Read more

Published: January 29, 2013

Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1/ Second-year Student/ On-Campus

I am an Indian applicant who visited Fuqua during the open interview period. My interviewer was also an international. My interviewer introduced himself and gave a little on his background. The interview was very conversational. He had few sheets of paper with a set of questions and he carefully wrote down my answers. Questions asked: 1. Walk me through your resume. I gave my 3 minute pitch. Then there were some cross questions on what I did. 2. Why are interested in pursuing an MBA? 3. Why Fuqua? I spoke about fuqua’s product management concentration and added Read more

Published: January 29, 2013

Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2/ AdCom/ Skype

I applied to the MBA-MHA program in R2. I interviewed 1/29/13 with an AdCom member. The interview lasted approximately 45 minutes. Like other interviewees, it started with the AdCom stating that she had my resume and while she hadn’t reviewed my application, she had notes and questions from others who did. Questions were as follows: 1) Walk me through your employment history 2) You said that you supervise 3-5 individuals, in what capacity do you supervise them? 3) Have you had any difficult decisions to make regarding the individuals you supervise? 4) I’m sure you’ve done lots Read more

Published: January 28, 2013

NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1/ Adcom/ On Campus

Got there 20-30min early and knew where to go from a previous tour. The receptionist gave me the t shirt and folder tailored to my interests that all other interviewees seem to mention. The adcom who was interviewing me was very friendly and we spent a good amount of time just introducing ourselves first. She took my transcript right away, so definitely do not forget that one. Questions were as follows, although not in this order: 1. How did you come to work for XYZ? 2. What is your proudest work related accomplishment? 3. How did you choose Read more

Published: January 28, 2013

Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub / Admitted

I interviewed in November in a hub city. My interview was conducted by two Adcom members, although only one of them was an active speaker, the other one being an active listener. Both were quite active writers! At first, I thought having to deal with two people would add some more stress to the whole process, but it was actually quite the opposite, as having almost continuous eye contact helped me build some confidence. After the usual greeting, I was told that the interview would last 30 min (which it did), that there would be no time left for Read more

Published: January 28, 2013

INSEAD MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1/Alumni/Off-Campus

INSEAD conducts two interviews and mostly these are by alumni. My interviewers had not got my essays; all they had is the interview form I was asked by the adcom to send to them. First Interview – Junior Alumnus, early 30s. Duration 45 mins The interview was very relaxed, in a café. It started by the interviewer telling me that she was mainly interested to know what I had done so far, what my career goals are and why INSEAD. I started with my life story and how I had come to become the person I am today. We found Read more

Published: January 28, 2013

UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-campus

Received a request for interview about one week after submitting the R2 application on the day it was due. Email said an adcom was going to be in my city and we could meet then. I had already been to campus so didn’t see a need to go back. I think the deadline for all other interviews was yesterday (1/23). I met him in the lobby of a downtown hotel and it lasted about 45 mins, despite being scheduled for an hour. It was pretty low-key and did not feel like an interrogation. Lot of emphasis seemed to be around Read more

MBA Livewire

December 17, 2024 11:43am ET

Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs

Round: Round 1

Received via phone December 17, 2024

GPA: 3.53

GRE: 322

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Operations Management

Application Location: Austin

Note:

Got a call from current student, an official email with scholarship info will be released later today.

December 17, 2024 11:33am ET

Waitlisted at UT Austin / McCombs

Round: Round 1

Received via email December 17, 2024

GPA: 3.27

GMAT: 645

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: New York

December 17, 2024 11:22am ET

Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs

Round: Round 1

Received via phone December 17, 2024

GPA: 8.03/10

GRE: 329

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: General Management

Application Location: India

December 17, 2024 11:20am ET

Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs

Round: Round 1

Received via phone December 17, 2024

GPA: 2.9

EA: 167

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: West Coast

December 17, 2024 11:20am ET

Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs

Round: Round 1

Received via phone December 17, 2024

GPA: 3.61

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: San Antonio

Note:

received call this morning at 10:10am CT; ORM; received a test waiver for GRE/GMAT but have a MS in ComSci with 3.89 GPA as well. very excited for next year!

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