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Published: December 8, 2021
UPenn Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Like everyone else, I had a team based discussion over Zoom with 5 other candidates and 2 second-year admissions fellows. We were let into the Zoom meeting roughly 5 minutes before the start time and had a bit of small talk/chatter before the admissions fellows got us started. They laid out the instructions and format then let us kick off the next 35 minutes. We wrapped up our discussion & presentation by the end of the 35 minute mark. The admissions fellows then shared that we would do a 1-on-1 interview, each of them taking 3 applicants and they showed
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Published: December 6, 2021
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
October 18th, 2021 – Round 1 The interview was held through Zoom, in a very collegial atmosphere. The interviewer was great: a very welcoming and nice second-year student! From the beginning, she made me feel comfortable and told me that she had only gone through my curriculum, as well as that she would be taking some notes during the interview about my answers. List of interview questions: A little bit of conversation about my background and points in common we had to break the ice Walk me through your resume Responsibilities involved in my current position Time when I demonstrated
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Published: December 6, 2021
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview with Adcom. She was very nice and started the interview with a question about my pick six essay. She talked about herself as well. It was an application based interview and lasted 30 min. Questions asked: 1. About my Pick six 2. Tell me what you do at work 3. Leadership example 4. Why MBA 5. Plans for recruiting (how will you use NYUs resources) 6. Any other thing you would like to share 7. Questions for admissions Overall the interview was very friendly and no surprises.
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Published: December 6, 2021
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview is a resume based interview. The student did not know anything about my application other than having access to a resume. There are a set of questions everyone is asked and time for conversation. The interviewer was very nice. 1) Can you tell me about yourself and go thru your resume briefly? 2) Why an MBA and why now? 3) What are your short-term goals and long-term goals? 4) Do you have a backup plan if you do not meet your goals and what are they? 5) Tell me about a time you struggled
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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?
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Published: December 6, 2021
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Booth Interview Questions: 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Career goals & Why MBA? 3. Why Booth? 4. A situation where you brought people together. 5. A situation where you pushed forward an idea. 6. A situation where you changed your perspective. 7. A situation where you realized you need help. 8. Talked about personal development (follow-up questions). 9. What are your strengths? 10. Anything else you’d like me to know? 11. Me asking questions. My interviewer was super nice, and I was able to build a good rapport with her
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Published: December 4, 2021
INSEAD Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
Walk me through your resume. Why MBA? Why MBA now? Why INSEAD? My short and long term goal? Leadership experience? A time I had an uncomfortable conversation at work? (This got me off guard) He noticed I had a prior masters 9 years ago and kept grilling me on my motivations. The rest of the time we chatted about his experience at INSEAD & his work in Amazon as it is one of my target organizations post-MBA.
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Published: December 1, 2021
UPenn Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Second-Year Students / Zoom
I participated in a team-based discussion with five other applicants. Two second-year students served as the facilitators. Immediately after the discussion, the facilitators created break-out rooms; they each met 3 participants for a 10-minute interview. The questions were standard for everyone. I know this because we (prospective students) discussed our experience before finally exiting the zoom meeting. The questions were; 1. Why MBA? 2. Why Wharton? 3. Do you have any questions for me? In all, it was an incredible experience. The interview was very cool, as my interviewer maintained a very amiable disposition
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Published: November 22, 2021
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was conducted thru Zoom with a second-year student. The student seemed to have a set of questions to ask and then proceeded to follow up depending on my response. 1) Can you go introduce yourself? 2) Why an mba? 2) Why booth? What specifically does Booth offer you that you are looking for? 3) What are your short-term and long-term goals? Do you have a backup plan? 4) Who is a leader you admire and why? 5) What leadership type do you have? What are you doing to actively improve your leadership?
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Published: November 19, 2021
CMU Tepper Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview with Jackson Otto. She was really friendly and very engaged throughout the discussion. We started with a casual talk about her experience in the city I am living in. She also emphasized that it is a blind interview, that she has only read my resume, not my essay. Questions in the interview: – Walk me through your resume. – What’s your short-term goal after MBA? – TMAT you helped your team or your company. – TMAT you encountered a challenge. What was it and how did you get past that? – How do
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Published: November 19, 2021
Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Zoom
The interview takes place thru Zoom. The alumni was a graduate who had a similar background and career aspirations as myself. It seems that they will find someone who matches your background or goals. The interview was resume based and on Zoom. 1) Can you please tell me about yourself? 2) What are the day to day operations of your job? 3) Why a full-time MBA instead of an Executive MBA? 4) What interests you in getting an MBA? 5) What if you don’t reach your goals? What is your plan b? 6) What do
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Published: November 18, 2021
CBS Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumni / Virtual
Pretty standard small talk & intros for first 5 minutes. Talk me through your resume. Why do you want an MBA and why from Columbia? What are your short-term and long-term career goals? What is your backup plan if those goals don’t work out? How do you think you’ll contribute to the culture at Columbia? What are some challenges and obstacles you foresee while you are getting your MBA? Overall very low key and relaxed interview that felt very “fit” focused. I feel like we clicked on personal level. No curveball questions.
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Published: November 17, 2021
CBS Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumnus / Zoom
Interviewed 11/5. Interview was blind, although I had sent over my resume ahead of time. Questions: – Tell me about yourself / walk me through your resume. – Why an MBA – which flowed naturally into Why Columbia. – What does your team structure look like at work? – What are top leadership qualities you value / strive to emulate? – What activities are you involved in outside of work? – What would you like to tell me that we haven’t covered? – What questions do you have for me? The interview flowed
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Published: November 17, 2021
Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom Call
It was an alumnus interview that was resume based. He clearly worked through some of the pre-populated questions that Kellogg provided. Examples include: “Walk me through your resume,” “Why Kellogg,” and “What impact will you have on the Kellogg community.” I was surprised that he took the entire interview from his car on his drive home from the office. The interview confirmed that Kellogg is a very social school and that there are a variety of career paths coming out of the program.
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Published: November 13, 2021
Duke Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-Year Student / Skype
The interview started on a very good note where the second-year student introduced himself and set the tone and format for the interview. it was going to be a conversational interview where he would want me to walk him through my CV, answer his specific questions about my understanding of the Duke Fuqua MBA, answer his questions on leadership and teamwork, ask any questions that I had. The questions that were asked were (After I walked him through my CV and clarified why MBA): 1. What resonated with me about Duke Fuqua? 2. What do I think is
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Published: November 13, 2021
Published: November 13, 2021
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
I applied to Stern in Round 1 on 9/1 and interviewed on 10/21. My interview was exactly 30 minutes. It was not difficult and the admissions member was very nice. He started with the Pick 6 and asked about a specific picture and I talked about that for a few minutes. He then jumped into it and asked me the following: 1. What do you do at work? I answered and he asked me to elaborate. 2. What do you hope to get out of an MBA? Specific classes, skills etc. 3. What is your leadership
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Published: November 12, 2021
Duke Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ Alum / Zoom
The interview was a virtual Zoom meeting. I had an interview with an alum from the program. The interview was based on my resume and it was a list of questions then a casual conversation. 1) Can you please go over your resume with us? 2) Why MBA? 3) What do you hope to get from an MBA? 4) How do you think Duke will help you with your career? 5) What is your backup plan if your plans do not come to fruition? 5) What other schools are you applying to? 6) Tell
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Published: November 9, 2021
Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Kellogg / October 14 / Round 1 Interview / Zoom Casual interview done by an Adcom. Resume based. 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Proudest accomplishment? 3. Time you worked on a diverse team? 4. Stepping up to a leadership role? 5. Weakness? 6. Why MBA? Why Now? Why Kellogg? Interview seemed to follow the same format as other reviews. Nothing was surprising or difficult. Interviewer was nice and conversational.
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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
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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
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