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Published: December 15, 2020

CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Second-Year Student / Virtual

Roughly 45-minute virtual interview with a current student (Hermes Society Member). Ended up lasting an hour as I hit it off with my interviewer and we spent extra time chatting about NYC, student clubs, ect. Atmosphere was relaxed and conversational. My interviewer was friendly and I could sense her passion for Columbia. I found it to be fairly straightforward as long as you are well prepared and have your story nailed down. This was definitely not a ‘grilling’ type of interview. It was clear that she was really looking to make sure I was a good fit for Columbia and Read more

Published: December 15, 2020

Wharton MBA & Lauder Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

Post-TBD, I had a 15-minute 1-on-1 interview with an Admissions Fellow in a separate Zoom link. It was very straightforward with only 2 questions: “Why MBA at Wharton?” and “What questions do you have for me?” For Lauder, it was a 30-minute Zoom call with another Admissions Fellow that was more conversational and less structured than the TBD. I was asked about my work background, international experience, career goals and motivation to pursue the dual-degree versus just Wharton by itself. Read more

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Published: December 14, 2020

Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ Pre-Recorded Questions / Off-Campus

I received my interview invite a little late in the process. As a result, the only interview option available to me was the pre-recorded Skype format – the Adcom pre-selects 5 questions that are loaded on to their audio-visual virtual platform (I think it was called Kira). There is no interviewer on the other side and you have to just record your answers. There is a time limit for each answer and the entire interview gets over in 10 minutes. The question stems were long, but I have summarised below what they were asking: 1- Tell us instances of Read more

Published: December 14, 2020

HBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

The interview was very conversional. We broke the ice talking about what I like to do in my home country and started a rapid fire round of questions. Overall, my interviewer tried to make me comfortable but there was little eye contact. 1/ What do you enjoy doing? 2/ What is the current trend in your industry? 3/ What do you think is the biggest problem to solve? 3/ Any story about a situation where it did not turn into your favor? What have you learned? 4/ How do you manage your team? Follow on what Read more

Published: December 13, 2020

UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

The Darden interview is blind, meaning the interviewer has not even seen your resume. Because of this, the focus is largely on how you want to tell your story. The interview was roughly broken into the following sections: 1) We had a few minutes of small talk in the beginning, and then the interviewer let me know that I could tell my story starting wherever I wanted to and to go up to now and suggested this would take ~10 minutes. Following my story, my interviewer had a few follow up questions on extracurricular activities and what I do in Read more

Published: December 13, 2020

Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

Interview tracked with prior interview reports on ClearAdmit – pretty predictable questions with some deeper follow ups to each. My interviewer had a similar professional background as me and the conversation was very casual and friendly. We did probably 40 minutes of Q&A and 15 minutes of me asking her questions about her time at GSB 1. Time when I stepped out of my formal role to make an impact. 2. Cont’d: How did my managers feel about me taking the time to lead a certain initiative at work? 3. Cont’d: In my initiative, who was involved? Did Read more

Published: December 13, 2020

HBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

My interview was surprisingly much more conversational than I had expected. The 30 minutes completely flew by! Questions below: 1. What was it like going from [small town in Midwestern state] to [large, Californian state school] for college? 2. What surprised you the most about your college experience? 3. Favorite class in college? 4. Talked about an initiative I led at work and what part was my favorite. 5. Discussed my views on trends in the mutual fund industry, as well as my thoughts on the ETF space. 6. Discussed example of ethical conflict at Read more

Published: December 13, 2020

Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype

Team Based Discussion: Received interview invite on October 28th along with the discussion prompt (not allowed to disclose details of the prompt). I scheduled my team discussion for mid-November. I studied the prompt and prepared a few ideas and my 1 minute pitch before the interview. I was able to join the Skype link for the team based discussion about 10 minutes early. Casually chatted with the other participants as they joined over the next few minutes. 2 adcoms joined the call promptly at the scheduled start time and gave us instructions (nothing new from what was described in the Read more

Published: December 12, 2020

Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

Virtual Zoom interview with alum. 1 hour interview: 45 minutes of questions and 15 minutes of Q&A to finish up. Mostly behavioral questions, tell me about a time when: you went above and beyond something you are proud of you took initiative didn’t achieve what you wanted changed the team’s mind Why MBA/Why Stanford? Read more

Published: December 12, 2020

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

I was contacted via email with a notification that I had been selected to receive an interview. I had to register online, and several days later was emailed with the student that I matched with. The student and I coordinated our schedules. This was a resume-based interview. It was pretty conversational, and there wasn’t anything out of the blue, with fairly standard interview questions. Interview was scheduled for an hour. The questions that I got were: 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Some conversational questions about my current job and what I do. 3. How did you Read more

Published: December 12, 2020

Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

I interviewed in early November for Booth’s two-year full time MBA program. A second-year student interviewed me via Zoom. The interview was only 30 minutes in length in part because my interviewer had eight interviews scheduled for the day. Interview questions included (in no particular order). 1) Why product management? 2) What resources at Booth will help you achieve your post-MBA PM goal? 3) Why Booth? 4) Provide examples of clubs that you’d be interested in. 5) Any questions for me? I received an offer with no scholarship. The interview was a pleasant experience but Read more

Published: December 12, 2020

Chicago Booth Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumni / Zoom

Tell me about yourself. Why MBA / Why Booth? What will you do at business school? What is a challenge you’ve faced? How did you motivate a team that was struggling? Questions for me? Read more

Published: December 12, 2020

Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

TBD with introductions for 35 min followed by 1-1 for 10 min Why MBA? Why Wharton? Questions for interviewer? Read more

Published: December 11, 2020

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype

Booth did a great job matching me with a 2nd-year student who had exactly the same industry work experience: IB and entrepreneurship. The interviewer was very friendly and explained that he would not look at the camera all the time (taking notes or looking at my face). I had the following questions: 1. Present yourself briefly. 2. What do you think are your strengths and weaknesses? 3. Why did you want to start a company? What did you learn? 4. Have you ever worked with an underperforming team? 5. Do you think that a MBA is Read more

Published: December 11, 2020

Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

I logged into Zoom about 10 minutes before the interview and had some free time to chat with the five other students in my TBD group. I wore a suit and tie. One guy wore a button up with blazer. The women wore business formal. One guy was in his Navy working uniform. We got to know each other a bit, and then two second-year students introduced themselves and had us introduce ourselves in a designated order. They then read the prompt for the TBD, and we got busy. Each person gave his or her one-minute pitch, and then it Read more

Published: December 7, 2020

Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype

Interview atmosphere was formal with 2Y student interviewing in a formal suit at a dining table. You could tell that she put thought into how to present professionally, which is greatly appreciated. The interview was resume based. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2a and b. Why an MBA? Why Booth? 3. Talk about a time you had to handle a lot of different personalities. 4. Talk about a time you had failed. 5. Talk about a time you had to handle various timelines at the same time. 6. Do you have any questions Read more

Published: December 7, 2020

Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

Alum interview, only had access to resume. Thought interview went well: interviewer probed a bit following up on questions such as “Why Booth, explain your career goals.” Definitely wanted to emphasize Booth’s choice friendly atmosphere and how students bond together. Was accepted R1 Read more

Published: December 7, 2020

HBS Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom + Observer / Zoom

The interviewer was very friendly and started off the interview by giving an overview of what to expect in the next 30 minutes. She informed me that she had reviewed my application in detail, and there would likely not be any time for questions at the end. The atmosphere was very relaxed and was more application than resume-based. Below are some questions she asked: Why did I double major with Psychology? Personal traits (why I described myself as X and Y). What trends to I expect to see in the manufacturing space? (I am from a less traditional industry so Read more

Published: December 6, 2020

Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

The interview started off with a couple of questions about my leadership experiences at work and college. I was then asked to elaborate on my work experience and that went on for a while with the alumni showing keen interest. This followed up with a couple of behavioral questions. Since my Post-MBA goal was finance, the alumnus interviewing me asked very specific questions on how Booth will aid my experience. Towards the end, the alumnus described his experience at Booth and talked about his present role. All in all, I felt the interview went pretty normal, as in there was Read more

Published: December 4, 2020

Duke Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-Year Student / Zoom

The interviewer was very very friendly. The interviewer was a second-year student and had a list of questions / topics to cover for the interview. It gradually progressed from my introduction to my time at college, examples of my leadership skills, work experience and a lot of behavioral questions. The interviewer was trying to gauge my passion for Fuqua and why it stands out for me. Overall, the interview was pretty standard and there weren’t any questions that stumped me or were intentionally tricky. Read more

Published: December 4, 2020

Duke Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

I conducted my interview with an alum via Zoom. Both of us were located in Japan, so coordinating a time was easy. My interviewer told me in advance that I should dress casually, so I wore a button-up, no blazer. He did the same. The questions were a mixture of resume based and what-if scenarios. He referred directly to my resume on just two occasions when I mentioned specific roles I held. Some of the questions I was asked include the following: 1. Explain your job role to me as though I’m a six-year-old. 2. Tell me about a Read more

Published: December 3, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

Relatively casual, friendly, informational environment. Interviewed with a second-year student who had similar interests/career experiences to mine — I’m not sure if that was on purpose or coincidence. He asked very “typical” questions: Tell me about yourself Teamwork example Leadership example Influencing another individual example Career path Why Kellogg Any questions for me? ( I came prepared with 5 questions to ask the interviewer and we talked through all of them) Altogether the interview lasted ~45 mins. The conversation felt as if it was mostly a “screener” to ensure I had basic social skills, could articulate my goals, and could Read more

Published: December 3, 2020

Dartmouth Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

1) What are your short-term and long-term goals? 2) How will Tuck help you reach your goals? 3) How will you contribute to Tuck? 4) Tell me about an example when you went outside your comfort zone. 5) Tell me about an activity/cause that you are passionate about. 6) Is there anything you wished I had asked you? The interview was 45 minutes. The second-year student was very kind and present throughout the interview. They really care about making sure you feel comfortable during the interview, which I appreciated. Read more

Published: December 3, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

– Tell me about yourself. – What are your short-term and long-term goals? I’m interested in corporate social impact, so I had a follow-up question on how the pandemic has impacted corporations’ social responsibility. – Why Kellogg? – Questions about Kellogg? The entire interview was 30 minutes and the alumnus was very kind. He explained why he chose Kellogg, how it led it him to his current career, etc. Very positive interview experience! Read more

Published: December 2, 2020

Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / First-Year Student / Online

Was expecting an interview with an AdCom member, as I only received a formal Kellogg portal interview invite. Was very pleasantly surprised to match with a first-year student who had a very similar pre-MBA background and career goals. Student seemed a bit green to interviewing. I would get asked a 2-part question, and they would move onto a new question before I had answered both portions of the first. Questions were standard: 1. Walk me through your MBA resume. 2. Why an MBA? Why now? 3. Why Kellogg? 4. Strengths/Weaknesses. 5. Anything else to ask? Read more

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November 23, 2024 7:37am ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on November 21, 2024

GPA: 6.42

GMAT: 760

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: India

November 23, 2024 12:41am ET

Accepted to SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.6

GRE: 331

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Marketing

Application Location: Delta, Nigeria

November 22, 2024 11:09pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via portal November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.65

Program Type: One Year Program

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: NY

Note:

Submitted on 9/1, interview invite on 10/8, interviewed on 10/30. No phone call but portal updated on 11/22 around 1pm est. No scholarship..

November 22, 2024 8:42pm ET

Accepted to SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via phone November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.9

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Mississippi

November 22, 2024 8:34pm ET

Rejected at SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on November 21, 2024

GPA: 3.89/4

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Asia

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