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Published: December 20, 2012
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
I applied R1 and had my interview earlier this week. I arrived at the admissions office 15 minutes early. There’s a coat closet where you can hang up your coat and store any small bags you may have brought with you. Similar to last year’s reports, after I checked in I received an NYU Stern t-shirt and a folder tailored to areas of my interest (i.e. Stern Women in Business fact sheet, etc). My interviewer came out to greet me right on time and we chatted as we walked towards her office. It was a pretty friendly conversation and the
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Admissions Director Q&A: Isser Gallogly of New York University’s Stern School of Business
Our 2014 Admissions Director Q&A with Isser Gallogly of NYU Stern is now available.
Isser Gallogly, assistant dean of MBA admissions at New York University’s Stern School of Business, understands the MBA and its potential for changing people’s lives first hand. “I am on my third career,” he told us in an interview. He worked in banking after college and then returned to business school to obtain an MBA as part of a career shift toward marketing. After almost a decade working for Unilever and Loreál, he decided to shift again toward education and academia. “I know how much an MBA has changed my life both personally and professionally, and helping others on that journey seemed to me to be a very gratifying job opportunity,” he said.
In the interview that follows, he talks about the mission of the Stern School under Dean Peter Henry and a new Essay 2 for full-time applicants, as well as some of the things he thinks not all prospective applicants know about Stern. And if Stern is one of your target schools, you’ll want to pay close attention to the very detailed explanation Gallogly provides of the admissions process at Stern, including his emphasis on the importance of the interview. So read on and be prepared!
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus
I applied R2 and had my interview about a week ago. The admissions staff was very friendly and give you a free T-shirt when you show up. The questions that were asked of me: Tell me more about your creative essay Do you have family or friends in NYC? or in the industry you’re looking to pursue? You visited Stern before? What did you think? So why do you want to change careers? Why specifically that career change? How do you feel that you’ve overcome assumptions people had about you? What is your driving force? How would you be involved
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 (Admitted) / On Campus / Adcom
My NYU Stern Interview experience was very friendly and conversational. I actually felt like we spent an equal amount of time evaluating if I was a good fit for Stern and vice versa (see #3 below) My questions consisted of: Walk me through your resume Please tell me about your three greatest achievements. Detailed follow-up questions The interviewer then talked about all of the great things Stern was doing in social entrepreneurship (my field of interest) and the new Dean’s vision. She asked me if I had heard about some of these specific programs (explaining the programs when I didn’t
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / AdCom
I interviewed during the afternoon of March 5th, sandwiched between a class visit and tour of the Kaufman Center. Applied January 14th and invited to interview on March 1st. My interview was with an assistant admissions director, who was familiar with my application and essays. It was a very casual discussion about my interests and why Stern is the right choice for me. First question was in regards to an interest from my resume. Tell me how you ended up in your first job out of undergrad. Tell me about something you love about what you currently do at your
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On Campus / Adcom
I went to campus and this was my second time there. I was a reapplicant from last year that got waitlisted. The atmosphere was friendly, and the tone of the interview was very conversational. My interviewer had read my application (I think from both years) and was just asking the basic questions of what changed, why Stern, etc. I did a lunch with a current student afterwards but I would recommend doing this first because those are v. laid back and a good way to get info. Questions asked: Why MBA? What are your career goals? Why Stern? (a lot
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / AdCom
The Stern interview seems to be remarkably consistent. Talked a bit about my travels to NYC and when I was leaving, what I had planned for the city I noticed this [hobby]. Tell me about that. Why Stern? Why MBA? How will Stern help you achieve your career plans? Tell me about your progression since college? Why do you want to go to school in New York? How do you feel about living in New York? How would your supervisor describe you? How would your subordinates describe you? Is there anything we haven’t touched on that you would like me
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / Adcom
The adcom that interviewed me was very pleasant and nice. She introduced herself, explained how the interview would go and then proceeded to ask me questions. We finished in exactly 30 mins. what is one thing you want students at graduation to remember you for What are your post-MBA career ambitions? what resources will you utilize to obtain a summer internship Where do you plan to intern in the summer, name specific companies why did you choose your undergrad (this might have been the 1st question asked) tell me about a project you are currently working on tell me about
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On Campus / Adcom
Interviewed during the Stern Spotlight on Women’s event It started off with something personal from my resume. I was then asked the following: How did you choose your undergrad? Why MBA, why Stern? What organizations do I plan to join? What would I do if I couldn’t get into the summer internship I wanted? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Tell me about a failure. How would my coworkers describe me? What is the best constructive criticism I received, and what did I learn? How would I make my final decision if accepted into multiple schools? Questions for her? Overall,
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum
I interviewed with an alumni at NYU stern for their R2. It was very relaxed and conversational. Questions asked were: Walk me through your resume. How did you choose your undergraduate school. Why Stern? What functions do you use the most in excel (I had it listed as high proficiency on my resume) How are you going set yourself a part when recruiting for a job? Questions for me.
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum
He started off by choosing one of my interests off my resume and asked me to tell him about it. Out of college, why did you choose to work at this nonprofit? How did you manage to transition into a top 5 consultancy? What skills were you able to leverage from your nonprofit experience? Tell me about a time in which you managed a conflict. What is the ideal NYU Stern student? If you get into all your schools, how would you choose? If the industry you wanted to go into after earning your MBA ceased to exist, what would
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Published: February 29, 2012
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / Adcom
I interviewed on campus, and luckily, because I attended their Discover Stern Weekend I had been previously introduced to the interviewer. That gave me the option to meet one professor, attend a mock class, several students, and view Stern in both an academic and social setting. I would HIGHLY recommend that anyone from the tri-state area take advantage of all similar opportunities before your interview, since I was able to use these experiences in the ‘why stern’ question. You just seem lazy if you don’t (as told to me from current students). Here are some questions I was asked: How
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Published: February 9, 2012
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-Campus / Adcom / Accepted
My story is a little different, because I was invited to interview as part of the Stern Spotlight on Women event. There were ~60 of us there (I think mostly Round 1, and then a few of us Round 2s who got our applications in a few weeks early). So, as part of the day, I did my interview, then had a class and tour and roundtable event with students. So while I was greeted with a packet of information related to my interests, the tshirt came at the end of the day after it was all over. Started like
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Published: January 31, 2012
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-Campus / Adcom
You are greeted with a t-shirt and a packet of information related to your interests. For myself it was Entertainment and Stern Women in Business. My interviewer came out a few minutes late to greet me, a member of the AdCom, and we made small talk on our way to the office about my trip to NYC. The interviewer started out by asking me about one of my interests listed on my resume. From there the interview became more like a job interview with very directed questions: Tell me about your job progression what are your strengths/weaknesses Why MBA now?
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Published: January 23, 2012
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-Campus / Adcom
You are greeted with a personalize packet with items that you are interested in. Mine had a club focused on Tennis, Racket ball, and Squash. I guess they thought my interest in Badminton was close enough. And you are also “awarded” a free NYU Stern T-shirt, available in most sizes. I was then called a few minutes earlier than the scheduled time. I think overall my interview was very friendly and conversational, and it lasted around 45 minutes like some of the others noted below. There was a lot of chitchat both before and after the formal interview as we
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Published: April 11, 2011
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-Campus / Adcom
I was greeted with a packet of program information based on my career preference, and they also gave me a Stern t-shirt, like others mentioned earlier. After some initial chitchat of how I got to the city, we went straight to the interview: She started by asking how I developed the hobby I mentioned in my third essay. My career progression / roles in my job. Describe/justify my career goal. What to do if I could not get the summer internship I wanted. How would my friends describe myself? Describe a challenging client situation. How would I decide which MBA
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Published: January 9, 2011
Clear Admit Career Services Director Q&A: Pamela Mittman, NYU Stern School of Business
In the second installment of our Career Services Director Q&A Series, we connected with Pamela Mittman, assistant dean of career services and leadership development at NYU Stern School of Business.
An alumna of NYU Stern’s full-time MBA program, Mittman brings both a student and alumni perspective to the role. Before joining Stern as an administrator more than 10 years ago, she worked in consulting and financial services. In her current role at NYU Stern, she oversees the recruiting process for all MBA students.
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