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Published: March 5, 2023
LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual
I interviewed in late Oct 2022 with an alum that had a very similar background to mine. A lot of questions focused on my current work and industry since we had that in common. Besides that there were typical and expected behavioral questions: -Why an MBA? -Why LBS? -Why London? -Why an MBA now? -How I dealt with team conflicts? -What impact I’m the most proud of? -Challenges at work? -Career visions- followed up on this. -What other schools I’m interested in and pressed further on my choices? Read more
Published: March 5, 2023
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
Usual questions, walk me through your resume, why MBA, why UNC, short- and long-term goals. Tell me about a constructive feedback you received, a challenge at work and a time I saw someone being marginalized. The interview was only 20 minutes due to tech challenges. Switched to a call and there was no time for questions as the interviewer had another interview right after. Quite a normal experience. Hope this is helpful Read more
Published: March 2, 2023
Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumna / Zoom
Interviewer was friendly. Paired with alumna living in the same city as I am and with a similar background as I have. Told me about her background at the beginning. She told me about the interview structure and that she will interrupt for follow-up questions. • Tell me about an accomplishment you are proud of. • Tell me about a time you were blocked from achieving something. • Tell me about a time you helped upskill someone. • Tell me about a time you took initiative or stepped beyond your role. • Why MBA? Why Stanford? Read more
Published: February 27, 2023
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumna / Zoom
My interviewer was very conversational and friendly. Here is what she asked me: 1. Why MBA? Why Columbia? 2. What are your short- and long-term goals? 3. What is your plan B if you don’t get into business school/your desired role? 4. How do you approach diversity as a leader? 5. Is there anything else not on your resume/application that you want the AdCom to know? Then I asked 3-4 questions and we chatted. Interview was 50 minutes total. Read more
Published: February 26, 2023
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Third Party / Zoom
Why an MBA now? Why UNC? What are your long- and short-term goals? What is your leadership style? How have you worked in diverse teams? What would your coworkers/teammates say are your strengths? What do the UNC core values mean to you? (integrity, inclusion, innovation and impact) What more do you want to share with me for the adcom? What questions do you have for me? The interview was exactly 30 minutes And my goodbye was cut off, they run a tight schedule. Read more
Published: February 26, 2023
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Rolling / Alumni / Zoom
Was matched with an alumni based in NYC who’s from the same country as myself (I’m an international) and from a similar industry. The interview was very conversational and relaxed – the vibe felt more like a casual chat rather than a formal interview (which I loved!). Questions: 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Why MBA? 3) Why Columbia? 4) Any questions for me? 5) Quick question about a project I did in the past that interested the interviewer. The questions were straightforward and the interviewer just basically wanted to make sure the candidate would Read more
Published: February 26, 2023
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The Interview was taken by a second-year student and was a very smooth experience. The interviewer asked the following questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why Georgetown? Why MBA? 3. Which other schools have you applied to? 4. What will be your manager’s feedback about you? 5. What will be the deciding parameter if you get selected for all the schools you applied to? The interview is just a friendly conversation, so there is no need to stress about it. All the very best! Read more
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

MBA Livewire

December 17, 2024 7:29pm ET
Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs
Round: Round 1
Received via portal December 17, 2024
GRE: 325
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Note:

Missed the call from a 2Y student, and received 20K/year. Very grateful for the result.
December 17, 2024 6:54pm ET
Rejected at Berkeley / Haas
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 11, 2024
GPA: 3.7
GRE: 326
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Intl.
Note:

Will have 3.5 YoE by matriculation.
Applied days before the deadline.
The adcom left me to die and waited until the last day for R1 decisions to let me know of my rejection.
Anyways, I'm pleased about my rejection and knowing I'm not going to a woke school. I still got an acceptance at 2 higher ranked schools.
December 17, 2024 2:58pm ET
Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs
Round: Round 1
Received via phone December 17, 2024
GPA: 3.3
EA: 151
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Brazil
Note:

I got a call today from a student I connected with during the application process! 13y Background: operations, product management, and leadership positions.
December 17, 2024 2:53pm ET
Waitlisted at U. Washington / Foster
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 12, 2024
GPA: 3.14
GRE: 324
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: SEA
Note:

Still hoping, I don't wanna leave...
December 17, 2024 2:52pm ET
Accepted to Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 03, 2024
GPA: 3.85
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Boston
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