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Published: December 10, 2024
Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interviewed by an adcom member who had seen my entire application. I believe she was also the one who decided to send an interview invite. It was definitely not just Q1, Q2, Q3, she really wanted to know more. I thought it didn’t go well, but I got in! – What were you looking for in an MBA program? – How will Tepper help achieve your goals? – TMAT you used a strength to help achieve something. – TMAT you helped a team member who was struggling. – I see that you do a lot of Read more
Published: December 10, 2024
Emory Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumna / Zoom
She introduced herself briefly – she was helping the adcom and was a recent graduate of the 1Y program (though my interview was for the 2Y program). – Take 3 minutes and walk me through your professional journey so far. – Specific question about what we do in my family business. – Why MBA/why now? – Goals? Went deeper and had a good conversation around this. – Why Goizueta? – Since you want to return immediately post-MBA, why not opt for the 1Y program instead? – TMAT you led a team. – Any Read more
Published: December 8, 2024
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
Hi! I wanted to give back to the community by sharing my NYU Stern interview report. I interviewed in late October 2024. It’s true what they say: NYU heavily tailors the interview to the applicant, and the interviews are more free-form than other schools. I prepared heavily for NYU and still walked away feeling doubtful about how I did, though I was later admitted. The interviewer was really nice and professional. This was the overall flow: * Warm-up question from my pick 6. * Accomplishment you were proud of? * Leadership style? * Asked about the specifics of why I Read more
Published: December 3, 2024
Should MBA Scholarship Money Impact Your Choice of Business School?
A brief look at MBA DecisionWire reveals candidates for leading MBA programs are being offered scholarship money, either need-based or merit-based. This scholarship money reduces the price of the MBA, and therefore alters the calculus in terms of the cost-benefit analysis of the program. If you do have admissions offers from multiple programs, some of which include scholarship money, you will need to weigh whether the reduced cost alters your order of preference for schools. Cases where scholarship dollars can alter your order of preferences include: 1. Career Goal Impact: When your career aspirations, both short-term and long-term, are not impacted Read more
Published: December 1, 2024
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview was at 9:30 am EDT with Assistant Dean of the MBA Program. Due to a technical glitch, interview started 5 minutes late. Interviewer was polite, but straight to the point. No questions about my data visualization were asked, likely because of the late start. Questions were primarily focused on past accomplishments, and the interviewer frequently drilled down and asked for additional details. – Tell me about a time you faced a challenge (Interviewer asked specifically for instances in the past year so I could provide as much detail as possible) – Tell me about a time you had Read more
Published: December 1, 2024
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interviewer was really nice and shared many things about Sloan during the Q&A section with me. Do prepare specific questions for the interview! – Introduction from interviewer. – Any changes after submission? – Why now and why Sloan? – Share something about your data visualization story with me. – A time you were influenced by a company decision. – A time you challenged the status quo. – A time you experienced failure. – Q&A. Read more
Published: December 1, 2024
Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus
After the interview experience, I have begun to truly believe that Stanford is one school that truly values authenticity. The interview was an hour-long free-flowing conversation that started with “What’s your proudest achievement?” Most questions after that were just about going deeper into that experience. I also realized that given an option I would always opt for an in-person meeting rather than a virtual one, I was lucky that an Adcom member was in town when I was invited for the interview. He called me to a conference room in a local co-working space. Irrespective of my selection I feel Read more
Published: November 24, 2024
Duke Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
It was a 45 minute virtual interview and the interviewer only had my resume. Started the interview talking about interests (one we happen to have in common) for about 10 minutes. Then he asked about why MBA and why now. Then 3-4 behavioral interviews, nothing out of the ordinary (Leadership example, conflict resolution, teamwork). We ended the conversation with back and forth questions about the program and their experience going through it. Overall, it was a really conversational interview. It definitely felt like Fuqua makes an effort to really get to know you in a personal level, at least that Read more
Published: November 19, 2024
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Interview was really informal and conversational. Structure: Introduce yourself. Why MBA? Why now? Why Anderson? How will you be immersed as an Anderson student? What are your career goals? How is Anderson going to help you get there? What are your back-up plans if you can’t get the first choice job? Tell me about a time you led a team and faced a challenge. It was conversational between the questions sharing stories and laughing. Very comfortable and my interviewer was really attentive with great follow up questions. Left time for questions at Read more
Published: November 17, 2024
Webinar: AMA with Tepper School Part-Time MSBA Students – December 2024
Are you thinking about advancing your career with a Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) but uncertain about what lies ahead? Join our AMA (Ask Me Anything) session with current part-time MSBA students from the Tepper School of Business! Get the inside scoop on balancing a career while pursuing this top-ranked degree. During this interactive session, our students will offer firsthand insights into the Tepper School experience — how the cutting-edge business analytics curriculum has helped them thrive, what it’s like to be part of a tight-knit, collaborative community, and how the Tepper School’s world-class career resources are Read more
Published: November 17, 2024
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
With an AdCom member, they were very familiar with my application and resume, and incredibly friendly. Started with a friendly Q about my Pick 6. Other Questions – How did you get your current job? – What are some recruiting resources at Stern you’d use? – What are some companies you’d target for an internship / FT role? – Why did you decide to go into apps & apps marketing and why do you want to switch to CPG marketing? – When was a time you had to convince people to get behind an idea? Read more
Published: November 17, 2024
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
My interview lasted 40mins and was conducted with a Haas alumnus via Zoom. It was very structured for the first 30mins, before 10mins of conversational Q&A. As with all Berkeley Haas interviews, it was predominantly structured around the following 5 areas: – Why do you want and MBA, and why Haas specifically? – DEI: What does DEI mean to you and how will you bring this with you into your Haas MBA? – Culture: What is greatest professional risk you’ve taken; how did you approach it and what was the outcome? – Leadership: Tell me about a Read more
Published: November 14, 2024
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
R1 Interview held by Adcom. Short (30 Mins) and conversational experience and the interviewer was very affable. The interviewer was familiar with my application, so the interview started with a question on the same note that since they were familiar with my resume and work experience, why did I choose my undergrad major and my career path, what was the thought process behind my journey till now. This transitioned to why MBA and why now which led to why UNC. Then, the behavioral session began with how would your manager describe your leadership style? This led to a question on Read more
Published: November 14, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
Interview went well and my interviewer was a current 2nd-year international student; Blind interview with only resume. Below, I have included key questions that we touched on. One thing to note that I didn’t see in a lot of the other Owen interview reports was that the interviewer wanted me to really dig into the DEI question. Also, you may need to reiterate specific talking points in future questions, so make sure you’re prepared for that. Walk me through your resume. Why do you want to do an MBA? Why Now? What are your short-term and long-term goals? Why Owen? Read more
Published: November 12, 2024
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Via Zoom – a link was sent once I booked my time Atmosphere was very straightforward, with a specific list of questions to get through AdCom stated that she had read through my resume and was well-versed, wanted to focus on behavioral questions. Don’t think the questions were tailored to my resume / experience at all, just the same questions for every applicant imo. What’s an example of when you went against the status quo? TMAT you led a project with team members you don’t have direct report superiority over. How did you lead the project? Why MBA and Read more
Published: November 10, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
It was a resume based interview. Started asking me about my experience and going over my resume. I did not like that she would interrupt me constantly. Honestly, not a good experience and not a very friendly interviewer. It felt like she was playing “gotcha” and testing me. After the first 20 minutes I was done with it and wanted it to be over. I want to believe I got unlucky with the interviewer because I’ve interviewed with other schools and it has been completely different to this one. Not great but I think this was an outlier and really Read more
Published: November 10, 2024
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
I had such a kind second-year student! I was very nervous, but she made it conversational, which helped a ton. Most of the questions were: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why an MBA? ST/LT goals? 3. Why Tuck? 4. TMAT you received constructive feedback. 5. TMAT you helped out a team member. 6. How will you contribute to the fabric of Tuck? Time for questions. Interview was for 45 min. Read more
Published: November 10, 2024
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual
It was done with an alum. They had my resume only. Overall it was very conversational and unstructured, which I prefer. The typical questions to get to know you, followed by 2-3 behavioral questions (teams, conflicts, decision-making) and a final 20 minutes of questions about the program and their experience. I enjoyed the interview as it didn’t feel like a test and more like an opportunity to show why you fit the program. Read more
Published: November 10, 2024
Cornell Johnson Tech MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Google Meet
Cornell Tech MBA interview through Google Meet. Seemed like a blind interview Questions I was asked: Why MBA? Why Cornell Tech MBA? Goals? Toughest problem you’ve solved? What would your colleagues describe you as, that would be incorrect? Any questions for him? Read more
Published: November 10, 2024
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview with adcom who already read my application. Questions were quite straightforward and overall it was a relaxed interview. Questions asked: Biggest achievement? 3 words to describe your strengths and give examples. A mistake you made and how you overcame it. Why MBA? Why Stern? Do you plan on getting a summer internship, what firms are you interested in and what are your recruiting strategies? Anything else you’d like to tell me? Then Q and A. Read more
Published: November 10, 2024
Rice Business MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
The interview lasted about 20 minutes. It felt very question-answer based, but my interviewer was friendly and approachable so I felt relaxed. My interviewer gave an introduction and then asked me for a brief introduction. Then we got straight to questions: 1) Why Rice? 2) Why are you pursuing an MBA? 3) What are your post-MBA goals? 4) Rice has a very diverse and smaller class. How will you contribute to Rice’s diversity? I then asked my interviewer questions for the last 10 minutes or so. Read more
Published: November 6, 2024
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum / Zoom
Very friendly alum interviewer. Blind (resume only). Questions : 1.Tell me about yourself? 2. Why MBA and Why now? 3. Why CBS? 4. Time you led a team? (They dug deeper into this story) 4a. How big was the team? 4b. Any direct reports? 5. What is your plan B if you don’t get into any B-School? 6. Have you applied to other schools ? All in all, very informal, lasted like 25 minutes including questions I had for them. Very pragmatic chat. Have heard similar from other CBS interviewees, seems Read more
Published: November 6, 2024
Texas McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
This was an optional interview that lasted 30 minutes. It was aimed at providing me with more info about UT Austin and the MBA experience. The interviewer spent the first half asking me questions and gave me 15 minutes to ask her questions. It was very casual and informative. Questions she asked me: 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Why McCombs? (Talked about what my goals are, why an MBA now, and then answered why McCombs) 3. What do you see yourself getting involved in when you come to McCombs? (I talked about clubs–professional and extra-curricular) Questions I asked Read more
Published: November 6, 2024
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Interviewee: 2nd-year MBA Student Interview Duration: 30 minutes Start: The interviewer started by outlining the agenda and introducing himself. The interview was more structured than previous ones I had experienced, but it was still very relaxed and casual. Interview Questions and Responses: 1. Introduce yourself (2 minutes) 2. Why MBA now? (Quickly explained career goals. Tied the timing to reasons for pursuing an MBA now.) 3. Why UCLA Anderson? 4. What are your short-term and long-term goals? (Initially surprised by the question since goals had been previously discussed. But answered it in more detail.) Read more
Published: November 6, 2024
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Interviewee: 2nd-year MBA Student Interview Duration: 45 minutes Start: The interviewer began by outlining the agenda and introducing himself. The interview followed a conversational style with a blend of structured answers, primarily focused on behavioral questions. Interview Questions and Responses 1. Introduce yourself (2 minutes) 2. Why Haas? (Shared long-term goals. Explained why an MBA is relevant now. Concluded with reasons for choosing Haas, tying program aspects to personal aspirations.) 3. Describe your experience in DEI and how you can contribute to diversity at Haas. (Discussed a diverse background, including experiences working in various countries. Provided Read more

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December 17, 2024 6:17am ET
Waitlisted at NYU Stern
Round: Round 2
Received via portal on December 09, 2024
GPA: 3.27
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: New York
December 17, 2024 3:47am ET
Accepted to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 14, 2024
GPA: 8.52/10
GMAT: 715
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: India
Note:

Admitted with $$
December 16, 2024 9:52pm ET
Accepted to NYU Stern
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 05, 2024
Program Type: One Year Program
Note:

9/6 - Applied
10/21 - Interview Invite
11/11 - Interview
12/6 - got a call but missed it, email and portal updated by end of day.
No scholarship but beyond excited!

Wishing you all the best!
December 16, 2024 9:50pm ET
Accepted to USC / Marshall
Round: Round 1
Received via email December 16, 2024
GPA: 3.6
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Bay Area
Note:

While the deadline was yesterday, I received email about admission today! Granted full-tuition scholarship via Consortium. Hold on to hope for the folks awaiting decisions!
December 16, 2024 9:45pm ET
Waitlisted at Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
GPA: 4.0
GMAT: 655
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Application Location: Houston
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