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Published: February 27, 2013
USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions:Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
They first asked me to introduce yourself and tell them 3 key learnings from my work experience. Then, the classic “Why MBA?” followed by “Why do you want to do MBA at this stage in your life?” They were intersted in my short- and long-term career goals? and asked me”Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” Afterwards, they told me to tell them about a challenging situation that I’d faced and how did I resolve it? They moved on to “What are your greatest strengths? Give examples” and “What are your weaknesses? Give examples” Finally,
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Published: December 18, 2012
USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/AdCom/Skype
The interview was blind. The interviewer asked the folllowing questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why do you want to pursue an MBA at this point in your career ? 3. Why Marshall ? 4. What do you hope to get out of an MBA at Marshall ? 5. What do you do in your free time ? 6. If you had to change one thing about yourself, what would it be ? 7. Describe yourself as a leader. 8. You said you read biographies and follow business leaders, so who is
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Published: December 17, 2012
USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1/Adcom/Skype
The interviewer was very friendly. Her name was Joanne and she was part of adcom. The interview was a blind interview, a simple affair which started out with some basic questions: 1. So, I have not read your profile, could you walk me through your resume, so that we have an idea about your profile. – Walked her through the resume. 2. Then there were some profile specific questions regarding the choices I had made in my career. 3. Describe your leadership style. 4. What would you change about your leadership style. 5. Why have you
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Published: April 24, 2012
USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / First-year Student / Skype
Duration : 30 minutes The interview started off with he telling me that it is a blind interview and has only read my resume.He also said to take it easy as he just wants to know me better. Questions : Briefly share about your career progress Share more on your current position. Role and Responsibilities, Organization. Challenges you found in your current team. Share something innovative you did.I shared a personal experience. Your goals.I said entrepreneurship.He told me to elaborate on the business idea. What are the reasons that make you choose USC Marshall? What kind of contribution that will you bring
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Published: April 23, 2012
USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / First-year Student / Skype
Duration : 35 minutes Questions : Briefly share about yourself, your background, your career progress, your current position Share more on your current position. Role and Responsibilities, Organization. Challenges you found in your current team. What make you decide to take MBA, why now? What are the reasons that make you choose USC Marshall? How USC Marshall will help you achieve your goals? Other reasons why USC Marshall is the best for you? What kind of contribution that will you bring to the USC Community on campus / off campus? Any questions for interviewer?
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Published: April 23, 2012
USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Adcom / On Campus
Blind AdCom interview, resume in hand. She said that she will review my application later. List of interview questions: Tell me about your background – she asked follow up questions regarding my career and industry What are your career goals Why do you want an MBA Why USC Have you worked in a team with chemists…have you worked with a difficult customer Greatest accomplishments What do you like to do for fun Do you have any questions I was nervous. I think the interview was conversational and she made it that way. She has obviously done a lot of interviews
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Published: April 16, 2012
USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
We discussed TFA and teaching for the first couple minutes….this was a blind interview so the person only has my resume in her hand and has not seen any part of my application. (I was interviewed on campus by Grace Kim who is the senior assoc. director of admissions) Tell me about a time you had to deal with a moral dilemma Describe yourself in three words Why an MBA, how does your background and previous work experience contribute to your desire to obtain an MBA Why USC What do you think is the biggest challenge in education reform? (this
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USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
I arrived 10 minutes early and gave a copy of my resume to the assistant (I was asked to bring a copy). She checked me in and brought the resume to my interviewer to let my interviewer know I had arrived. The interview started a few minutes after my appointment time in the interviewer’s office and went for about 35 minutes. The atmosphere was relaxed. As an aside, there was a same-day info session and class visit, but I had done those while preparing my application so I opted out. My interviewer (Adcom) had pre-read my application. A blend of
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