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Published: January 24, 2019
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumni Interview / Off-campus in Bay Area
I applied in Round 2 and received instructions to schedule interview with a local alumnus within one week of submission of my application. Interviewer asked me to meet him in a café. I arrived 20 min early in business casual. The interviewer came on time and was very friendly and casual. Had some small talk before the walk me thru your resume question. Generally very casual follow-up questions at different points during my answer. Questions Like why you changed your major in college. How did you resolve this conflict. Etc. That was followed by tell me about a time when
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Published: January 23, 2019
Harvard Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
A Harvard Business School MBA interview report with questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. All the candidates for my interview time slot waited in the waiting room together. Honestly, you could feel the tension and nervousness of everyone around you (people were playing with the Legos provided at each table). However, the interview itself was much much more casual than I thought…to a point, where you feel great after but then wonder if you messed up because it was so casual. Advice I could honestly say that I’ve heard the same from some admits, and
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Published: January 21, 2019
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus Hub
A Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant off-campus. Interview took place at a neighborhood coffee shop with an alum and was very relaxed. The questions were very standard and the alum left time for questions at the end. Questions included: Why an MBA? Why now? What is your intended position immediately post MBA? What are your strengths? Weaknesses? Tell me about a time you faced a challenge while working in a team setting? Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your
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Published: January 21, 2019
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Off-campus
A Wharton MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant off-campus. Interviewed at the off-campus hub. Had a networking reception before my actual interview. The group discussion was engaging and collaborative. There was a person in my group who was extremely pushy and people viewed him negatively – I would recommend trying to not do that. We started by each one of us sharing our points of view. We then engaged in a group discussion talking about the merits of each idea. We then summarized our plan. It went very smoothly and we were conscious
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Published: January 18, 2019
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-Campus
A Yale SOM MBA interview report questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who interviewed on-campus. I had my interview on one of SOM’s “superdays” with a few dozen other prospective students. My interviewer explained how long the interview would take (30 min) and asked pretty straight-forward questions that you could typically expect in a behavioral / MBA interview. Know your story inside and out and be prepared to elaborate on any aspects as my interviewer followed-up on a few questions based on what I said in the previous question. Overall very conversational and relaxed. I wish I knew more
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Published: January 14, 2019
USC Marshall Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus
The following USC Marshall MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Interviewer: Elaine Padilla Tell me about your job. She asked lots of details about my job because I have a non-conventional background: R&D in clinical diagnostics Why MBA / What do you hope to get out of your MBA? Goals Why Marshall Three attributes your coworkers will say about you Something people don’t know about you Hobbies Any questions for me?
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Published: January 13, 2019
CMU Tepper Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
The following CMU Tepper interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. I had applied for Round 1 and I got the interview call almost on the next day of the deadline. It was a Skype interview with an Admissions Officer. The interview lasted for 30 minutes as was the plan. The interview was supposed to happen over the browser on the Tepper website but it didn’t seem to be working so she Skyped me. First she set the tone for the interview by mentioning that she has walked through my resume but hasn’t read the
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Published: January 9, 2019
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
A Wharton MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant off-campus. Description / location of visit and/or interview atmosphere: Interviewed at the Wharton SF Campus, which is a surprisingly large floor of a building filled with office rooms, classrooms, and a large cafeteria space. Reception was very friendly and offered coffee / tea / juice, and possibly breakfast pastries. Others I would interview with were already there and we were kind of allowed to just wherever we wanted throughout the space. This was a good opportunity to lightly chat about the upcoming interview to
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Published: January 5, 2019
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
A Wharton MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant on-campus who took part in their Team Based Discussion. I arrived at the interview around 15 minutes early. Was able to meet with fellow interviewees who were part of my Team Based Discussion (TBD) group — I interviewed in a hub city so, at least for my time slot, everyone in the lobby at the time was in my group. The TBD itself went by quickly: we settled into different roles, such as note-taker, timekeeper etc. Overall it felt like a great flow and very
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Published: January 5, 2019
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
A Yale SOM MBA interview report questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who interviewed off-campus. The interview was held at a hotel (in March 2018), I went in expecting a conference room but once I opened the door it was a huge room with just a table with two chairs on one end (later I learned that it was an actual conference hall). I think I was a little nervous but the room a bit intimidating. The interviewer was an adcom member who had traveled all the way and was interviewing candidates all day. I met a couple
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Published: January 5, 2019
Rochester / Simon MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
A Rochester / Simon MBA interview questions and report submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 MBA applicant. The interview was extremely conversational, we started with at least 15-20 minutes discussing her visit to my country (Dec 2018) and my travel to this city (I drove into the city that morning). The interview was held in a hotel lobby coffee shop (anyone could have heard what we were talking about though no one was really interested). The adcom member was very nice and explained beforehand that the interview would be 45 min long and that she had not seen
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Published: January 3, 2019
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
A U. Chicago Booth MBA interview report and questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant on-campus. I had my interview on-campus with a second year student. He arrived promptly and we interviewed in a small room in the admissions office. The interview appeared blind, as he had limited background on my application and appeared to only have my resume. After a brief introduction he asked me to introduce myself, then we spent ~30 minutes on various questions, followed by five minutes of questions for him. The questions were fairly standard. Questions What other activity (other
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Published: January 3, 2019
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-campus
The following Yale SOM MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant with interviewed off-campus. I interviewed with an adcom off-campus in a hotel restaurant where Yale was hosting their students events back in November 2018. The interview lasted precisely 30 mins. The interviewer had prepared a list of questions that he stuck to during the interview. I expected most of the questions he asked but there were a few that came out as a surprise. Overall the interview was a pleasant experience. The adcom was very friendly and seemed to know my resume well.
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Published: January 3, 2019
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
A Northwestern / Kellogg MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant off-campus. I met with a Kellogg alum at a coffee shop in New York City. The interviewer had not seen my application but had seen my resume. The interview started off with questions about my background and why I wanted to get an MBA. This discussion lead naturally to questions about challenges in my career thus far, what I had learned from them, and what I would do differently. After that the discussion transitioned to what I wanted to do in the future, and
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Published: December 30, 2018
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second Year Student / On Campus
A UT Austin / McCombs MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. The interview took place on a Friday when the school was also offering tours, student and alumni panels, etc. After meeting my interviewer, we walked to a small room with one table with two chairs; I’m guessing it was a team study room. The interview was blind but it looked like my interviewer had made a few notes on my resume, so I believe she had spent a couple minutes with it before we talked. While we were performing the
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Published: December 23, 2018
Emory / Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
The following Emory / Goizueta MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who interviewed via Skype. I obtained an interview invite from Emory around 1 month from the Round 1 deadline. I had my virtual interview with the Admission Officer. The interview lasted about 25 minutes. It was a blind interview in which the admission officer only had my resume. Most of the questions asked are related to my resume, reasoning behind one thing and another. Questions Walk me through your resume – from undergraduate up until now Why did you choose your first job, how
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Published: December 23, 2018
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype (Zoom apps)
The following Georgetown McDonough MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. I am very happy to finally got admitted to Georgetown McDonough after reapplying on Round 1 this year. I was waitlisted from Round 2 to Round 4 last year before finally got dinged without an interview. I received my interview invite around 1 month after the Round 1 deadline. My interview was with Adcom. It was a blind interview in which the Adcom only had my resume. The interview lasted around 30 minutes. Advice: For technical advise, I suggest applicants to download the
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Published: December 21, 2018
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype
A UT Austin / McCombs MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Interviewed on Skype with a Second Year Student, but the interview format was the same as all of their on-campus interviews. He was super nice/conversational. He did take notes during the interview, but it was mostly just chatting. Unfortunately, my video kept cutting out (three times), yet he was very nice about my IT issues and was very supportive. His questions were around academic background/pre-MBA career/post-MBA career plans. He had access to my resume but that was it. A mix
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Published: December 20, 2018
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: R1 / Admissions / Skype
A Cornell Johnson MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant through Skype. Applied for 1 year MBA program in R1, and interviewed by the end of Oct, already received school offer. The interview is conversational and took about 35mins. Questions 1. Walk me through your resume/tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA, Cornell One-Yr. 3. Post MBA career goal? Target companies. and what’s your backup plan? 4. Tell me about a challenging team experience. 5. What immersion program are you interested in? Why? 6. How do you
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Published: December 19, 2018
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Reports: Round 1 / 2nd Year Student / On-Campus
A Duke / Fuqua MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who interviewed on-campus during the Weekend for Women event. Interviewed during Fuqua’s Weekend for Women event, but the interview format was the same as all of their on-campus interviews. I was with a 2nd year student and he was super nice/conversational. He did take notes during the interview, but it was mostly just chatting. One thing I noted about my interview (and other women mentioned to me about their interviewers as well) is that we had nothing in common in
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Published: December 19, 2018
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / 2nd Year Student / On-Campus
A Cornell Johnson MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant on-campus. I interviewed during Johnson’s Round 1 LEAD event, but the interview process is similar to all of their MBA interviews. My interview was with a 2nd year student and it was pretty brief and conversational. Compared to all of my previous interviews, I was surprised that I wasn’t asked any behavioral type questions during the interview – it was mostly focused on “Why Johnson” and what my post-MBA goals are. Overall, interview only lasted about 30 minutes. Questions Walk me through
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Published: December 19, 2018
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 / 2nd Year Student / On-Campus
A Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant on-campus. Interviewed on campus during a designated interview day at Ross. It’s a full day of activities, but the interview is the first thing we did as soon as arriving on campus and having a quick welcome address from the admissions team. Everyone interviews with a 2nd year student on campus at Ross – my interviewer was very nice and it was a very casual and conversational environment. We both had similar post-MBA goals,
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Published: December 19, 2018
UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
UVA Darden MBA Interview report from a Round 1 applicant on-campus. Arrived day before the interview and stayed at Inn at Darden (very convenient location for an early morning interview; free parking). Checked in at Saunders Hall around 7:30-40am for 8am interview with a second-year student. Do NOT bring a copy of your resume. Interview is blind. As you may have seen in other Darden post-interview reports, the big interview question was, “Tell me about yourself.” I talked for about 35-40 minutes about my childhood/upbringing, college days, and professional experience, and explained how all of those experiences led me to
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Published: December 18, 2018
UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Dec (EMBA) / Adcom / Sands Family Grounds (Rosslyn)
December EMBA Interview at UVA Darden with Adcom. Very conversational. We toured the Sands Family Grounds first, then found an empty room to pop into for the interview. I believe it was blind, though I’d had a phone conversation with this particular adcom person a month prior. Questions She asked me to walk her through my timeline in chronological order. She’d ask clarifying questions Why did I pick the Marine Corps? What role to I typical play on a team? (for example). The interview was way easier than I expected and felt like a meet and greet typical at work.
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Published: December 17, 2018
Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
A Wharton interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant on-campus. I arrived at my interview about 15 minutes early. The lobby was filled with interviewees. People recommended arriving early to bond with your TBD group, but for me, it was impossible to know who my TBD teammates were. I guess if you are interviewing at a hub city the situation might be a bit different. I also don’t think it matters too much as people were all very nice to each other. Team Based Discussion (TBD) Our TBD went very quickly and smoothly.
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