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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
Published: November 14, 2022
Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / On-Campus
I went through an interview day at the Haas campus. There was a lunch, campus tour, student panel, and a team building session with fellow candidates who were there, followed by a reception/happy hour. All in all it was about a 7-hour long day including the interview and a great time meeting fellow prospective students as well as current students! My interview was a standard 45 minute interview with an alumnus in the middle of the events mentioned above. My interviewer was incredibly friendly and took the time to put me at ease before getting into the questions by going Read more
Published: November 13, 2022
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview experience was amazing. First, an icebreaker comment regarding my pick-six. Then, the questions were: i. My day-to-day at my current role. ii. Describe my leadership style. iii. Why an MBA? iv. What are the key aspects you consider to choose a business school? v. Recruitment strategy while at business school & alternative plan. vi. Describe a time when you faced a challenging situation/setback at work? vii. What are the positive things and the challenges of working with me from a perspective of a coworker? The interview took about 25 minutes, and then Read more
Published: November 7, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype
The interviewer (second-year student) put me at ease, congratulating me for making it to this stage and said that this is just to have a conversation to get to know me better. She only had access to my resume. Questions asked: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Why MBA and why now? 3. Experience leading a team on a project? 4. Tell me about a time when you applied a real-life learning on how teams work to your job (the only question I hadn’t really prepped for). 5. ST/LT goals? 6. Anything else Read more
Published: November 7, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was extremely friendly and conversational. The second-year student was engaged throughout the 60 minutes and was genuinely adding on top of my stories with her own experience at and beyond Booth. It was 50 minutes of questions by the interviewer and the last 10 minutes were spent in her answering my questions. It was very exhaustive and exhausting at the same time. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Tell me about a time you had to motivate your team – what strategies/ tools did you use? 3. Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone Read more
Published: November 7, 2022
HBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
I interviewed with an Adcom and had an observer present. The tone of the interview was conversational, mostly resume-based to begin with and a couple of deeper follow-ups on resume as per HBS’s typical interview style. Nothing was very surprising, although there were two questions that made me think a bit more before I responded. One of the questions had to do with how my client responded to my recommendation as a consultant; the follow-up was, what would I have done as a C-suite executive at the client’s company? The other question was about companies I wanted to join post-business Read more
Published: November 7, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
– Tell me about yourself. – Why MBA? – Why Booth? – Strengths and weaknesses? – Situation you had to prioritize? – Situation you had to ask for help? – When did you start to be interested in Social Impact (my short and long term goals)? – How will you engage with Booth (clubs)? – Questions to the interviewer. Lasted one hour. Very friendly interview! Read more
Published: November 7, 2022
HBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
Adcom led interview with no observer. It was completely resume based and focused on my current work experience. No questions like why an MBA or why HBS. The interviewer did research before the interview and asked me very pointed questions about my company. Overall, it’s hard to prepare for this interview with canned answers, so definitely know your resume and application well. Read more
Published: November 6, 2022
LBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumna / Off-Campus Hub
I interviewed with a recent alumna in the city I’m residing in at a coffee shop for the MBA2025 class. It was a very friendly atmosphere, and my interviewer did her best to put me completely at ease. We had nothing in common professionally or background wise aside from the fact that we reside in the same city. The key questions I remember were: – Tell me about yourself, and why an MBA? – What are your experiences with cultural diversity? In your opinion, what are some difficulties diversity in a workplace can cause? – What is the Read more
Published: November 6, 2022
Georgetown McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Current Student / Zoom
The interview was pretty informal, but also like a traditional basic job interview. My interviewer was a current student getting her part-time MBA. I had a applied for the full-time program, but our career paths actually matched up pretty well, which was nice. She was clearly a bit new to the process of interviewing, saying something to the effect of “let me pull up the questions that McDonough wants me to ask you.” They were pretty standard: Tell me about yourself. Why McDonough? If you could be boss for the day, what would you do? Tell me about a time Read more
Published: October 30, 2022
Duke Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
Second-year student interviewed me. Was not the friendliest. Duke Students community and other students were very friendly and engaging. Duke interview questions I got: Walk me through your career path starting from undergrad. Why an MBA/ Why an MBA if you have a master’s degree already? What is your short- & long-term goals? Tell me about an achievement as a leader. Tell me about a time you had conflict in a team. Tell me about a time you failed. Why Duke? What will you contribute to Duke Community? What would you do if you were in a Team and Read more
Published: October 30, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was with a second-year student who was not from my target industry or my current industry. The interviewer was very friendly and made the interview enjoyable. The interview started with the interviewer presenting themselves. They asked the following questions: – Introduce yourself. (Quick two-minute introduction) – Why MBA? Why Booth specifically? – What are your short-term and long-term goals? – What would a successful MBA experience mean for you? – Tell me how what type of leader you are. – How has living and working abroad shaped who you are as a Read more
Published: October 26, 2022
Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual
The overall environment of the interview was very conversational and relaxed. It lasted 45 minutes. In the beginning, the interviewer presented himself and explained how the interview would go. He did not ask for a personal or professional presentation, he mentioned that he already had read my resume. 1. Why Haas? 2. How will you foster DEI? 3. Tell me about a time you had a creative solution to a problem. 4. Tell me about a time you worked with a challenging team. + Additional space to ask questions to the interviewer. Even though there were Read more
Published: October 23, 2022
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Don’t let the HBS Interview information online scare you! I interviewed virtually this morning and had a really pleasant conversation! It just felt like I was talking to someone who shared a passion for my industry and wanted to discuss it in depth. The time flew by and I was generally at ease. 90% of the questions were very specific to my industry. At the end of the conversation I was asked something about one of my ECs and the final question was surrounding what more that I would like to share. Good luck out there! If you know yourself Read more
Published: October 23, 2022
Rice Jones Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ Pre-Recorded / Kira
4 questions. 1. Name and ID (3min) 2. Why an MBA and what comes after? (1.5min) 3. Tell me about a time you made the “right” decision, but it was challenging. (1.5min) 4. What would you do if you had several difficult tests coming up with limited time to study? (1.5min) Read more
Published: October 16, 2022
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / AdCom / Zoom
The interview was relatively conversational. It began with tell me about yourself? And then the standard: – Why NYU? – What makes this program different than others? – Walk me through some feedback that you received and how you were able to leverage this for your development. The interviewer was super friendly and approachable. Read more
Published: September 28, 2022
Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumni-Adcom / Virtual
My interviewer was both an Alumni and a member of the Admissions committee, but had only previously viewed my resume. The interview was 45 minutes overall, with about 5 minutes of introduction, 35 minutes worth of questions, and 5 minutes at the end for me to ask questions. Very pleasant conversation. We went step-by-step through my resume, with me explaining my roles, progression, why I chose the path I did, and what I learned from various experiences. We discussed my leadership style in general, and different ways I interacted with teams and team members. A couple specific questions: What would Read more
Published: September 25, 2022
Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
Very casual interview. Last ~ 30 mins. Started with the alumni introducing himself. Tell me about yourself. What’s your leadership skill & strength? Feedback you received? A time working in a diverse team? Why MBA, Why Kellogg? Any questions for me? Read more
Published: April 26, 2022
Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
I was interviewed by an alum – I am unsure of how Ross pairs up interviewers / interviewees, but I was luckily matched with somebody from my industry and location (leading to seamless conversation starters). My interviewer was engaged and very friendly; the entire process felt like more of a conversation than interview. The main questions he focused on were “Why Ross? / Why MBA now? / What will you bring to Ross?” Only one behavioral question was asked (Tell me about a time you influenced somebody that was not a direct report) before he dived into asking about my Read more

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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
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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
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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
December 17, 2024 2:51pm ET
Accepted to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on December 10, 2024
GPA: 3.85
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Boston
December 17, 2024 2:49pm ET
Accepted to MIT Sloan
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 11, 2024
GPA: 3.85
GMAT: 750
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Technology
Application Location: Boston
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