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Published: February 20, 2023
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom
Like most have said, my interview was very casual and started off with a quick ice breaker about my Pick 6. A lot of my questions were specific to my application and my non-traditional background (PR & Psychology major), so I won’t go into specifics there. Relevant questions I had were: 1. How would your team describe you (both things you’re good at and where you could improve)? 2. Why Stern? Why an MBA? Why now? 3. Greatest accomplishment? 4. How do you prioritize deadlines? 5. Do you have coding experience? 6. What type of Read more
Published: February 19, 2023
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
This was a really laid back interview with an adcom. It lasted about 25 minutes and essentially went over my background, why MBA, why Johnson, and my plan for recruiting. Not much more to it than that. I got the impression that they really just wanted to know that I had a well thought out plan to get an MBA and transition to my chosen career path. Interviewer had access to my resume and some notes from other adcom, but had not reviewed my application. Read more
Published: February 12, 2023
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / On Campus
My interview was conducted by an alumnus in-person, on campus. The interviewer only had access to my resume prior to the interview, and they matched the interviewer to me based on my job experience and goals. I found the interview to be harder than other MBA interviews based on the tone of the interview (much more serious, high pressure, frequent interjections) as well as unexpected questions asked. The interviewer grilled me about my quantitative and analytics experience as well as my knowledge of the industry/discipline I would like to pivot into (product management in tech or fintech). 1. Why MBA/ Read more
Published: February 5, 2023
Vanderbilt Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
The interview is blind – they only have access to your resume. As far as the questions go, there weren’t any curveballs; I got ones regarding obstacles I’ve overcome, short/long-term goals, how I work in diverse settings, why Owen, why MBA, strengths/weaknesses, etc. There was about 10 minutes at the end to ask the interviewer some questions of my own. Overall, it wasn’t a tough interview, but I would have liked if it were a bit more conversational. Read more
Published: February 5, 2023
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Virtual
It was a really relaxed vibe. Interview conducted through interview portal. The interviewer was an alum who was really friendly and the whole interview was very conversational! Questions : 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Why MBA? 3) Why Kenan-Flagler? 4) Rate your communication skills on 1-5 scale and what is the most important quality for effective communication? 5) When have you showcased inclusivity? 6) Is there anything you would like to add? 7) Questions to the interviewer. All in all, it lasted 30 minutes and the time flew by! Read more
Published: February 5, 2023
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
The interview was in the admissions office for McDonough’s MBA program. I was interviewed by two individuals on the adcom. For the first 20 minutes, I was asked questions about my professional career followed by behavioral questions. I asked the adcom my questions for the final ten minutes. Q1 Tell me about yourself from undergrad on. Q2 Tell me about your short- and long-term goals. Q3 Why an MBA? Q4 Why Georgetown? Q5 If admitted to all of the schools you applied to, how will you make the decision? Q6 Please describe a time you Read more
Published: January 31, 2023
Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Google Meet
My interviewer was friendly and it felt like a casual conversation as if I was networking with some employee. I am working as a software engineer for 3 years now and I plan to move into PM roles Post-MBA. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. I mentioned about an application I worked on. He asked me a couple questions on what is the purpose of the app and how I was able to achieve that purpose through my work. The app I work on is for improving collaboration among employees and the interviewer asked me, “All interactions are meant Read more
Published: January 30, 2023
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Student / Zoom
Very casual interview like other reports have said. The student didn’t give really any info about themselves. I just went into my story from childhood to present day. No real traditional interview questions at all other than once I said that I had direct reports I was asked, “Have you ever had to give negative feedback? How did you handle it?” She stopped me from time to time to dig further, but I was talking 90% of the time. After about 20 mins, she said she had what she needed and then turned it over to me for questions. The Read more
Published: January 24, 2023
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
Consortium applicant. Tuck Admissions Associate (2nd-year student) showed up on the call very promptly. She introduced herself and ran through the interview format. She mentioned that it’s okay if I didn’t have an answer to any behavioral question to ask for another question. Questions were: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Short- and long-term career goals? 3. Why MBA and why Tuck? 4. Tell me about a time when you had to give tricky feedback and what you learned from it. 5. What is your proudest achievement? 6. Is there anything we did not Read more
Published: January 15, 2023
Texas McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Video Assessment / Virtual
The application deadline was January 5th, and I did my interview on the 12th. All applicants must take the Video Assessment as part of their requirements after submitting the rest of the application by the deadlines. I have not heard about a decision one way or another yet. Here are the questions to the best of my memory: 1. Tell me about a time when you failed. What did you learn from it? 2. What do you expect to get out of the McCombs MBA program? What do you expect will challenge you? 3. Tell me about Read more
Published: January 11, 2023
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview went for 30 minutes, with the standard questions Why MBA/Why Yale/Why now questions. The interview felt very scripted as the second-year student clearly had to get through the list of questions she had in front of her. After the 30 mins was done, we spent another 15 mins chatting about Yale and why she picked SOM. Overall a great experience. Read more
Published: January 10, 2023
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype
The interview was scripted in advance with specific questions that the second-year student had been told to ask – which meant that it was difficult to have a free-flowing conversation and create a genuine connection. But the tone of the interview was friendly and the questions were relatively standard and focused around why an MBA and why Yale, some resume questions, and a question focusing on giving an example of something I had learned by looking at a situation through someone else’s perspective. I was surprised by the focus on diversity (the quote + an additional question around how I Read more
Published: January 10, 2023
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
Invited to interview in person at Evans Hall. The day began with a tour of the facilities with all the applicants assigned their own interview timeslot. As the day went on people made their way to the lounge where they were then invited into one of a number of interview rooms. Interview was not super personal as the interviewer, a second-year student, had their head down the entire time taking notes on a standardized template. Was surprised that it was not conducted by an adcom. Mixture of questions on the resume as well as experiences that I wanted to bring Read more
Published: January 8, 2023
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
My AdCom interviewer was very nice and started the interview in a relaxed, conversational way. There was not much back and forth as it was the interviewer asking questions with me answering. Some of the questions were based off my answer to the previous question. We ended the interview right on the 30min mark. It went by very quickly. Questions List: What do you attribute to your success at XX Company? Why do you think you’ve been promoted over your peers? What do you mean by math + magic? [I referenced this concept in my previous answer] Is the XX Read more
Published: January 2, 2023
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interviewer had read the entire application in detail (including details I had mentioned only in the application form) and had done basic research on some of the niche parts of my work. The questions were not technical, but did try to gauge basic understanding of the industry. I felt the interviewer was mostly just trying to have a conversation and there was no element of pressure testing. The interview lasted around 30-32 minutes. Some of the questions were: 1. Describe this niche part of your work in the current job. Who are the key competitors? 2. Are Read more
Published: December 27, 2022
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview felt like a rapid-fire round of questions, and there weren’t any questions tailored to my application. Most questions were along expected lines based on the interview reports I have read, but there was a question on working with incomplete data, which I had not come across in any previous interview reports, so would definitely make sure to prepare a story for that. 1. Any updates to your application? 2. Tell me about your data visualization. 3. What does a typical day at work look like for you? 4. If you’re at dinner with your cousins, how Read more
Published: December 27, 2022
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interview atmosphere was relaxed, and definitely very conversational! Nothing radically surprising that popped up during the interview. See below for questions: 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. How do you prioritize your time? (Follow up: how will you prioritise your time between academics, networking and social life at Booth?) 3. What are you most proud of? 4. Tell me about a time when you fell short. 5. Tell me about a time you motivated a team. 6. You could pursue IB without an MBA. So why MBA? 7. Why MBA? 8. Why Booth? Read more
Published: December 27, 2022
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview was very conversational and was conducted by a member of the admissions committee. Based on the interview reports I had read, I was expecting to be challenged on my short-term goals and recruiting strategy, but that part of the interview felt tougher than expected. So my number 1 tip would be to make sure you can defend your short-term goal and make a case for how Stern will help you get there, especially if you intend on recruiting for traditional industries like IB or consulting. 1. Question from Pick 6 2. Summary of your career post graduation? Read more
Published: December 4, 2022
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
My interview was conducted online, and the interviewer was a Cornell Adcom. She was interested in getting to know about my short-term and long-term goals. Along with why I wanted to pursue an MBA at Cornell. I thought she was a very pleasant person to speak to and I felt very comfortable speaking to her. The interview was based mostly around my resume along with a few behavioural questions. Based off the interview, I would say that the people at Cornell are really friendly and interested in getting to know you. I will be matriculating there this fall. Read more
Published: December 4, 2022
Vanderbilt Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype
It was brief, fairly informal and conversational It was a resume-based / blind interview Questions – 1) Walk me through your resume. 2) Long-term / short-term goals. 3) Why an MBA? 4) Why Vanderbilt? 5) What’s the one thing thing that people assume about you in the first glance, but is actually a misconception? 6) What’s your greatest achievement? 7) Explain a time you worked with diverse audiences. Read more
Published: November 27, 2022
Duke Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was very casual and conversational. He asked me the very standard questions: – Tell me about yourself. – Why MBA/why Fuqua? – ST/LT goals? – Strengths and weakness? – Any questions for me? The interviewer gave me a very comprehensive introduction about himself at the end of the interview and shared more about Fuqua and its opportunities. It was an excellent experience. I did get an admission offer from Fuqua and am thrilled! Read more
Published: November 27, 2022
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was very conversational and casual. He broke the ice by chatting about the weather and the city that I live in for a few mins, which put me at ease. The asked the following questions: – Walk me through your resume. – Why MBA, why Johnson? (in between asked me what are you most excited to explore in USA, etc.) – ST/LT goals, Plan B? – Tell me a time when you had a conflict. – Teamwork example. – What is your leadership style? – Strengths and weaknesses? – Any questions Read more
Published: November 27, 2022
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Darden has a completely blind 45 min interview, the student or the adcom has not seen the application or the resume. The first question was ‘Tell me about yourself’ to which I talked for 15 mins. He followed with the following questions: – What is your leadership style? – How do you incorporate diversity in your team? – Strengths and weaknesses. – Any questions for me? Overall, this was one of the best interviews that I had as the 15 min monologue had set the tone of the interview. There was nothing surprising. Read more
Published: November 27, 2022
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumnus / Off Campus
Since I and the alumnus were from Mumbai, he invited me to his office for the interview. The interview was blind (resume-based). The questions he asked were: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Career goals. He grilled me about the goals a lot – checked my knowledge of my industry. 3. Why MBA, why CBS? 4. What is your leadership style? 5. Give an example of when you gave feedback to someone. 6. Name one interesting project that you worked on in your current company. 7. Strengths and weaknesses. 8. Any questions for Read more
Published: November 16, 2022
Duke Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Pretty friendly second-year 1. Walk me through your resume. 2 Why MBA? 3. Why Fuqua? 4. What will you contribute to Fuqua? 5. What do you know of the Team Fuqua Spirit? 6. Tell me about a time when you helped advance a team. 7. Tell me about a time when you disagreed in a team. 8. Tell me a leadership success story. Read more

MBA Livewire

November 14, 2024 12:15pm ET
Accepted to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 1
Received via phone November 14, 2024
GPA: 3.64
GMAT: 730
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: New York
Note:

Interviewed 10/14, received a call and follow-up email on 11/4 with scholarship info
November 14, 2024 12:09pm ET
Interview Invite to Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Round: Round 1
Received via email November 14, 2024
GMAT: 695
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Healthcare
Application Location: China
Note:

10+ years’ working experience in clinical trial field of healthcare industry
November 14, 2024 11:08am ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via phone November 14, 2024
GPA: 3.7
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: New York
November 14, 2024 10:22am ET
Accepted to INSEAD
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on November 12, 2024
GPA: 3.80
GRE: 333
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: New York
November 14, 2024 10:15am ET
Accepted to Cornell / Johnson
Round: Round 1
Received via phone November 14, 2024
GPA: 3.28
GMAT: 615
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: Southeast Asia
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