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Published: February 27, 2022
Babson Olin MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Online
With Adcom member (Alia Macadam) / Resume based / Time- 30-25 mins. She introduced herself in brief. I guess she had a list of questions, but at the same time she asked follow-up questions. Questions: 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) What is your greatest achievements? 3) What is your leadership style? 4) Tell me about the time when you motivated your team members. 5) Short term/ Long term goals? 6) How have you prepared yourself for rigorous curriculum of MBA? What will you do if you face any problem during your Read more
Published: February 20, 2022
Dartmouth Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Questions asked: 1.) Walk me through your resume. 2.) Why MBA? 3.) Short term/ long term goals? 4.) Why Tuck? 5.) How would you contribute at Tuck? 6.) What is a challenge you’d foresee coming to Tuck? 7.) Out of Tuck’s criteria, which one resonates with you the most? (smart, accomplished, aware // note that interviewer did not list out the options, candidate is expected to know them) Overall, the interviewer was really nice and personable and had similar background/ goals as me (think Tuck did this on purpose) so the conversation flowed Read more
Published: February 20, 2022
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Overall the interview was quite conversational and the questions were super standard: Why MBA? Career goal and why Booth? What did you research about Booth? What will you contribute to Booth? A time when you had to prioritize? What are the roles you play in teams? The conversation lasted about 30 mins and was followed by me asking a few questions. Read more
Published: February 15, 2022
Texas McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was conducted by a first-year student, it was conversational and she was writing down all my answers and reading the questions from her computer screen. The interview lasted for an hour. Questions: Walk me through your resume. Describe a situation where you came up with a unique business solution. What has been the biggest challenge so far in your career? What did you learn from this application? What are your short- and long-term goals? Why MBA? Do you have any specific company you want to work at? Do you have a backup plan? Why McCombs? How do you Read more
Published: February 15, 2022
Emory Goizueta Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview overall was very friendly and conversational. She started by asking if I had visited the campus and wanted to be able to have students do in-person interviews. She then shared her background and shared the format for the interview. Each time I shared, she shared why an MBA and Emory would be a good fit for me. Questions: 1. Tell me about your education and career. 2. Why an MBA? 3. Why Emory? 4. Tell me about a time when you lead a group and what you learned. 5. Tell me about a Read more
Published: February 13, 2022
Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
The interviewer, a 2019 alumnus, was very friendly and casual. He had my resume ahead of time. He started by explaining the format, which included: a summary of his background, me sharing my background, specific questions, and then time for me to ask questions. The interview overall lasted about 30-40 minutes. Questions 1. Tell me about yourself/your background. 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Ross? 4. Tell me about a time working with a challenging team. What were the challenges? 5. Tell me about a time working with a team that worked well together. What made Read more
Published: February 13, 2022
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was informal and conversational. The Adcom said she had my resume on the screen, but she wanted me to explain my professional journey and what led me to think I needed an MBA at this point. I also talked about my post-MBA career. I then had to explain a work gap and the decision to pursue a different path. She asked me about why this school specifically then transitioned to teamwork and what qualities would a teammate have in my opinion. I was asked to give a leadership example. At this point we had 2 minutes left. Do Read more
Published: February 13, 2022
Duke Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Walk me through your CV. Why MBA? (since you mentioned this in your walkthrough) Why Duke? Which qualities do you admire the most in a leader? Post MBA plans? What does Team Fuqua mean to you? Is there anything you would have wanted to be asked? Read more
Published: February 8, 2022
HBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
I was interviewed by two people, one interviewer and one scribe. The scribe was a member of the admissions committee and the interviewer was a director at HBS. The scribe only spoke at the start and end of the interview to say hello and goodbye. The questions were very specific and resume based. There were no really general questions, it was almost as if I was talking about my job with someone who works in the same industry. They asked a lot of very specific questions about my job and experiences. I had multiple positions before I applied and I Read more
Published: February 7, 2022
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
The interviewer was friendly and explained how the interview is just a part of the process and that he would be taking a lot of notes. 1. Share about your proudest achievement. 2. Have you upskilled or helped any team to perform better? 3. Have you gone beyond your role description? Share an example. 4. Have you found a unique problem or solution, different from others? 5. Why MBA? Read more
Published: February 6, 2022
UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Opened the call with some polite intros, and then letting me know the format of the interview: learning about me, letting me ask any questions, and then next steps in the process. 1. Tell me a bit about your background, your undergrad experience, and your work experience. 2. What was it like moving from [home state] to DC? 3. What is your greatest professional accomplishment? 4. Follow-up: what implications does your greatest accomplishment have for the firm? 5. One of the things we’re thinking about when considering candidates is the fact that recruiting starts almost immediately Read more
Published: January 30, 2022
HBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Quite friendly interview involving a lot of deep dive into my resume, experiences, market views, etc. Besides the standard questions, I was asked about trends in my current and target industry, my current non-work projects, and about my interests and cultural background. Read more
Published: January 30, 2022
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Virtual
Very friendly interviewer and a positive experience overall. Questions: – Introduce yourself and walk me through your resume. – Which accomplishment are you most proud of? (Follow up on a lot of details) – Tell me when you worked with diverse teams. (Follow up on a lot of details) – Hand picked experiences from Resume including, asked to elaborate on my role, impact and challenge faced. – Anything else you want to share with me? – Any questions for me? All in all felt like they really wanted to know me better and also share Read more
Published: January 23, 2022
UCLA Anderson Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
Interview was exactly 30min. The interviewer was very engaging and friendly and I think the conversation went smoothly. The interview felt conversational and he constantly provided me with feedback. The structure of the interview was basically a few questions about the goals then more behavioral teamwork questions then concluded with Anderson questions. Tell me about yourself. Why MBA? Why now? What are your short-term and long-term goals? What is your plan B? (I want to do MBB consulting and he underscored how competitive it is and wanted me to elaborate on alternatives) Tell me about a conflict teamwork experience. Tell Read more
Published: January 18, 2022
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / AdCom / Zoom
Interview was very friendly (~30 min) with someone from Admissions 1. Tell me about your background. 2. Why are you interested in getting an MBA? What skills do you think you’ll gain from an MBA? 3. Why Cornell specifically? 4. How do you plan on getting involved at Cornell? 5. Tell me about a time you worked in a difficult team and how you handled it. 6. Any other things you would like the Admissions committee to know? 7. Questions for me? Ultimately got accepted to Cornell Johnson in R1! Read more
Published: January 16, 2022
Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
The interview was with an alumnus who had graduated 3-4 years ago. He was not from the US, so we connected on both being internationals. the interview itself was very candid and open, it felt like a conversation. He would usually comment on my answers. The questions he asked me where: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why Haas? 3. How do you hope to contribute from a DEI perspective? 4. Tell me about a time that you experienced DEI. 5. Tell me about a time that you influenced a team to go outside Read more
Published: January 9, 2022
USC Marshall Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
It was really laid back and informal feeling! I spoke with Nirav Mehta (Senior Associate Director of MBA Admissions), who was just so kind and easy to talk to and really put me at ease. Here’s the basic flow of the conversation. No curveballs. 1. Talk me through your resume. 2. Tell me more about your experience in your career -> What is your favorite/least favorite part about your job? 3. What is an achievement you are most proud of? 4. Why MBA? 5. Why USC? 6. Do you have any questions for me? Lasted Read more
Published: December 20, 2021
UVA Darden Batten Scholarship Interview: Early Action / Zoom
When I got the request for an interview, I couldn’t find much on the interview process. Given that, I thought I would share my experience. First thing to note – I got my notice of admission (EA September) well before notice of the scholarship. There were 4 people on the call, the MBA adcom I had my admissions interview with, Batten’s Director of Education and Experiential Learning (I’ve talked to a few Batten Scholars now, she has been a constant for every interview), a Darden grad in the start-up space, and a member of the adcom who focuses on Batten Read more
Published: December 6, 2021
USC Marshall Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / AdCom / Virtual
It was a very casual interview and she (Elaine Padilla) would ask further questions depending on what my answers were. Walk me through your resume (slowly) What are your short-term goals? Why MBA? What would your teammates say your strengths are? What is your proudest achievement? What is your favorite part of your current role? What is your least favorite part of your current role? Anything else I should know? Any questions for me? Read more
Published: December 1, 2021
Rice Jones Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Only five main questions asked (follow up questions in brackets): Why MBA? (Asked if I know what companies/positions) Why Rice? (added questions of if I’ve visited campus, talked to students) How will I decide between the schools I am given acceptances to? How will I contribute to the school? (asked if I do any community work) Diversity at work? (asked some more of how I view diversity as it is important to Rice) Anything else I’d like to tell admissions? The questions took about 15 minutes, very quick. It wasn’t very conversational until I got Read more
Published: December 1, 2021
Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumna / Zoom
Interviewed in early November. As background, you get to pick an interview date and time, then you get an email with the interviewer name. You reach out to your interviewer, decide what technology platform (Google/Teams/Zoom) to use and then you set up the interview. In the interview, was asked to show form of ID, either passport or US driver’s license. This was a very interesting interview. It was very conversational. I think it went well, but it was also surprising as I felt I wasn’t asked the standard interview questions really and very few questions. So a lot of Berkeley Read more
Published: December 1, 2021
Texas McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum / Zoom
Rather standard interview, all the usual questions. (Not in this exact order): Walk through resume/professional experience. Why MBA? Why now? Short term/Long term goals? Strength and weakness in application? What did you learn about yourself from the application process? Plan B if goals don’t work out? DEI question of what global experiences have you had, perspective shifted. Big professional challenge? Why McCombs? How will you contribute to McCombs? Conflict/trying to convince someone on the team? I think the interview went well. No real curveballs, everything that I had seen on Read more
Published: December 1, 2021
CMU Tepper Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
I interviewed in mid-October. It was conversational and she was easy to talk to and put me at ease. She started off letting me know this was to get to know my professional background better and that it was a blind interview, she only had my resume. The questions were similar to what I had prepared for using this site so I wasn’t surprised, no curveballs. Questions were as such: Tell me about current position Why MBA (I went ahead and answered ‘why now?’ as well though she didn’t specifically ask) Goals Plan B Time I Read more
Published: November 9, 2021
Duke Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-Year Student / Zoom
A very casual conversation with the interviewer. The following questions were asked: 1. Why MBA? 2. Why Fuqua? 3. Biggest accomplishment? 4. Failure? 5. Experience working in a diverse team? 6. Tough feedback given to a junior? Why did you give it, and how did you react to it? 7. There was one more question, which I cannot remember right now. The interview lasted for 30 mins, and then we chatted for almost 20 minutes. Overall, the interview had no surprises except the last question. I liked the entire conversation, but strangely waitlisted Read more
Published: November 7, 2021
UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Questions were based on whatever I told them. Started with the usual: (1) Tell me about yourself, where you grew up, what you did in college and what you do now? (2) Why MBA? Why Darden? (3) How did your experience living in various places and countries shape your perspectives? And what would it mean for you to be a part of a global community? (4) How do you manage your time during a hectic schedule? Very friendly interviewer and even told me at the start of the interview that they get course credit for doing these interviews, so this Read more

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November 15, 2024 4:36pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via phone November 15, 2024
GPA: 3.5
GMAT: 760
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: United States
November 15, 2024 3:55pm ET
Interview Invite to UVA / Darden
Round: Round 1
Received via email on October 27, 2024
GPA: 3.01
GRE: 319
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Other
Application Location: New York City
November 15, 2024 3:38pm ET
Accepted to Toronto / Rotman
Round: Round 1
Received via email November 15, 2024
GPA: 3.6
GRE: 331
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Marketing
Application Location: Nigeria
November 15, 2024 2:27pm ET
Rejected at Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via portal November 15, 2024
GPA: 7.6/10
GMAT: 695
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Non Profit / Social Impact
Application Location: India
Note:

Did anyone else also receive the following in their decision letter?

Thank you for your application to Columbia Business School. Unfortunately, the Admissions Committee is unable to offer you a place in the August-entering MBA Class of 2027.

Please know that we did not reach this decision easily as we were impressed by your professional accomplishments, academic success, and personal attributes. Indeed, your profile and stated career goals may be a good fit for our January-entering MBA program (J-Term).

The J-Term, which has the same core curriculum and elective offerings as the August-entry MBA, allows students who do not need a summer internship to achieve their career goals to earn their degree in only 16 months. It’s ideal for students who wish to remain in the same industry after graduation or pursue entrepreneurial interests.

Although there is no guarantee of admission, we encourage you to learn more about the J-Term. If interested, contact us at [email protected] and we will connect you with an admissions officer.
November 15, 2024 2:20pm ET
Waitlisted at Columbia
Round: Round 1
Received via email November 15, 2024
GPA: 8.5/10
GRE: 317
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: México
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