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Published: October 24, 2024
Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ Alumnus/ Virtual
I had a virtual interview with someone who lives in the same country as I do. He was very friendly and approachable, which helped boost my confidence. The interviewer asked me several questions, including: ‘Walk me through your resume,’ ‘Why an MBA?’ ‘Why Ross?’ ‘How do you handle uncertainty?’ ‘How do you manage projects when you’re unfamiliar with the topic?’ ‘What was your last piece of tough feedback?’ and a DEI question about working with team members from different parts of the world, which is part of my job. Throughout the interview, he asked follow-up questions to ensure he understood
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Published: October 20, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / Zoom
The interviewer was a friendly second-year student. She asked many questions and dug deeper into each one, yet the interview remained conversational. Questions asked: Introduction about yourself Long-term and short-term goals Your promotion and transfer between different positions Your extracurricular activities or something not on your resume A time you worked in an ambiguous situation A time you received criticism Your biggest weakness Your greatest strength What do you enjoy most and least about your work? A time you dealt with a challenging person A time you worked with people from diverse backgrounds or teams Why an MBA? Why Kellogg?
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Published: October 20, 2024
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / Zoom
The interviewer was a friendly second-year student, and the interview was very conversational. Here’s the overall flow and questions asked: Intro from the interviewer Introduction about yourself Why an MBA? What are your short-term and long-term goals? Why Tuck? What motivates you to focus on social impact? Extracurricular activities experience Describe a time you experienced failure How have you provided feedback to others? How do your friends, family, or colleagues describe your strengths? What is your biggest weakness? Tell me about a time when people came to you for help Q&A session
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Published: October 20, 2024
Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: R1 / Alumnus / Virtual
I interviewed with a recent grad in my area. It was a half-blind interview, so they only had my resume on hand. Overall, it was a very standard behavioral interview—resume walkthrough, why MBA, and why Ross. There were a few “tell me about a time” (TMAT) questions, but I was a bit surprised that all three focused on “challenges, setbacks, and constructive feedback,” so I had to adapt my stories to fit the theme. The final question was about DEI. I wrapped up by asking a couple of questions. It wasn’t very conversational, as I could tell the interviewer was
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Published: October 20, 2024
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual
The interview was very relaxed, and the interviewer made sure I felt comfortable throughout the process. It began with introductions, a brief overview of the interview, and identity confirmation through my driver’s license. The interviewer introduced himself, provided some background, and then asked five questions: Why an MBA? Why Haas? How do you plan to give back? How do you plan to incorporate DEI into your time at Haas? Tell me about a time when you had a heated argument in the workplace—how did it make you feel, and what did you learn? Tell me about a time when you
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Published: October 20, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Adcom / Zoom
Interviewed with an adcom member and a 2nd-year student (training for him): 10-minute “walk me through your profile” Tell me about a time you were in a diverse team and what you learned Why MBA, why now, and your goals Why Darden? Tell me about a time you had a conflict with a team member—was it resolved, and how? What are your hobbies, and how would you contribute socially to Darden? Ended with three questions of my own. Overall, it was a pleasant experience.
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Published: October 17, 2024
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions: Early Round / Alumna / Virtual
1) Tell me about yourself. 2) After completing your MBA, what industry do you want to work in? 3) Describe a situation where you faced a challenge in your team. 4) Describe a situation where you faced a conflict in your team. 5) Situation describing facing diversity and how was your experience? 6) A time where you stepped out as lead and gave the chance to others? 7) Situation you failed and what were your learnings? 8) Constructive criticism that u received from some one? 9) Why Georgetown? 10) Why did
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Published: October 16, 2024
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Adcom with 2nd year observing. Only had my resume and a few notes from review committee. Very conversational. 30 min interview, 10 min questions Questions asked: 1. Explain why I took the courses I did in undergrad. 2. Geographically, where do you want to work post-MBA? 3. What career path do I want to take (short term goal)? 4. How did I prepare for the intense recruiting of consulting? 5. What is your plan B if consulting doesn’t work out? 6. Would you like to live in Ithaca? 7. Talk about a time
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Published: October 16, 2024
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
It was a friendly chat with a second-year student, I was asked: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Short-term and long-term goals? 3. Why Tuck? 4. Greatest achievement? 5. Tell me about a time you wanted to do something and changed your mind, why did you change your mind. 6. What unique voice do you bring to Tuck? 7. Tell me about a time you received feedback, what was it and how did you react? 8. Tell me about a time you gave feedback. 9. Tell me about a time you led
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Published: October 16, 2024
Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
Received interview request October 11th, 2024, told to schedule with a local alum with a similar background to mine (Midwest city, automotive industry). He invited me to meet at his corporate office. Interview was background + three behavioral questions + why Stanford (about 35 min), followed by time for me to ask questions (about 20 min). Interviewer was cordial and open, and took extensive notes. For each behavioral question he asked a few follow-up questions digging deeper into the story, as others have mentioned. I had a good experience. Stanford tries hard to pair you with someone from a similar
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Published: October 14, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBAi Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
I am applying for the MBAi program at Kellogg Round 1. I was a little surprised to have an adcom conduct my interview based on what I had heard about typical Kellogg interviews and I am curious if this had to do with me applying to the smaller MBAi cohort. We jumped right into questions and she had looked at my resume so there was no ‘walk me through your resume.’ Here are the questions I remember: Do you feel your trajectory at your company has been in lockstep with others, or has it been accelerated? Describe what teamwork means
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Published: October 14, 2024
Published: October 13, 2024
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview felt like a structured conversation, but I could tell they were evaluating me throughout. Yale interviewers are known to be very friendly and smart, and it was exactly that IMO. It started with the typical “walk me through your resume” question, which gave me a chance to introduce my current role and some of the key initiatives I’ve been involved in. One of the main areas of focus was on teamwork and a piece of work I’m proud of. I was asked to describe a situation where I disagreed with a colleague and how I approached the resolution.
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Published: October 13, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Admit / AdCom / Zoom
Interviewed with an AdCom – honestly had a great experience. This was my first MBA interview and could not have had a better start in terms of the interviewer’s demeanour and attitude. Started with a monologue of who I am – expect to get questions throughout about the why’s or elaborations, etc. e.g. I switched streams from high school to undergrad and the interviewer asked how that felt and what impact I felt it had in the classroom. There were no real curveball questions. Throughout the interview – I made sure to highlight through my stories what was important to
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Published: October 9, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
It was a very chill conversation. The interview had not read my application and just had my resume. It was clear that he had a list of questions he had to get through – but was not too robotic / scripted – he was reacting to my answers. 1. Tell me about yourself / walk me through your resume. 2. Short and long term goals? 3. Most difficult part of your job? 4. TMAT when your team failed to achieve goals, how did you handle it and what did you learn? 5. What kind of
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Published: September 26, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was very conversational and my interviewer felt genuinely interested in my responses. As a non-traditional applicant from a nonprofit background, she asked about how I apply quantitative skills in my role. We walked through my resume, I tried to focus on my qualities as a team member because Kellogg is very team-oriented. Was admitted 9/25 🙂
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Published: September 23, 2024
Emory Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
Interview was virtual and pretty chilled out and conversational. Went on for ~30 mins. The following questions were asked: 1. Tell me about your education. 2. Why MBA after a business degree? 3. What is your goal? 4. Tell me about your current role. What does your ideal day look like at work? How many direct reports do you have? 5. Tell me about a challenging situation you faced at work. 6. Tell me about an instance where you received negative feedback. 7. Why ed-tech/education space? 8. Would you like to continue with
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Published: September 22, 2024
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was blind (resume-based). The interviewer was in a bit of rush (I suppose due to multiple meetings). I joined 10 mins earlier than my time and she was already present. We jumped right in and wrapped up with additional questions in about 30 mins. Overall the feel was quite warm and encouraging with her sharing details about her own experience in tidbits. Questions – 1. Walk me through your resume/TMAY? 2. ST/LT Goals 3. Why MBA/Tuck/Now? 4. TMAT when – received critical feedback/accomplished something in a project/helped someone? 5. What is something new
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Published: September 15, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
This is my first MBA interview. Very sweet conversation with Admissions Officer (AO). 30-min 1. Share your upbringing and your favourite moment. 2. Why did you choose your first job? 3. What’s your role in the team? 4. Give me an example that you were the only one different from the rest of the people. 5. Short-term and long-term goal and why Darden? 6. Any questions?
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SMU Cox MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
1. Introduce yourself. 2. Why SMU and why MBA? 3. Post graduation plans? 4. Back-up post graduation plans? 5. What’s one of the most difficult things about your job? 6. How you’ve dealt with feedback from a senior you didn’t agree with? 7. A time a project didn’t go to plan and you failed. 8. How you would manage your time [at school]? 9. Day in the life of you at work (tasks etc). 10. How would you contribute to the Cox community? 11. How you would work in a
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Babson Olin MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Virtual
1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why Babson? 3. What’s your leadership style and give examples of when you showed them. 4. What are your strengths and weaknesses? 5. Will you return to your country or remain in the US? What companies are you targeting? 6. What will happen to your small business during your MBA? 7. What do you do for fun? 8. What other schools are you applying to? 9. How will you finance your MBA?
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Northeastern D’Amore-McKim MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Kira Assessment
Kira assessment: I had to redo mine since I had issues the first time, but it’s one video and one written. 1. Video: A time you faced a major/unexpected setback that seemed impossible to solve. How did you approach and what was the outcome? 2. Video: A time I had to review a well-laid out plan due to some setbacks 3. Written: Do you agree or disagree with the statement “financial success is the sole indicator of business success”? 4. Written: Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Please explain the reasoning behind your
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Case Western Weatherhead MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom
School: Case Western Reserve: Weatherhead Interviewer: Dan Rein Program: FTMBA – Short and long-term goals? – Why CWRU? – The thing you’re most proud of in life. – How you are as a leader? Talk about yourself in leadership roles. – Tell me a time that you had to deal with an ethical issue. – If you worked with a group of people and they didn’t perform well, what will you do? – What are the weaknesses you’d like to address in the program?
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