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Published: March 29, 2018
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following U. Chicago Booth admissions interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! Booth seemed to do a good job matching candidates with second-year students with some shared background. My interviewer had previously been an equity research analyst, so I had a good time chatting with him about my experience. Questions were generally predictable – walk me through your resume, describe a time you navigated a challenge, etc. Overall, I thought it was fairly straightforward and I appreciated the opportunity to chat one-on-one with a second-year with similar interests.
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Published: March 29, 2018
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The following UPenn / Wharton admissions interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I applied Round 2 and interviewed on-campus with a second-year student on February 19th, 2018. 1. How did you feel you performed in the TBD? 2. Is the role that you took in the TBD the role you usually take within teams? 3. Why are you interested in the Wharton MBA program? 4. Do you have any questions for me? Very straightforward interview with a second-year student. He was calm and easy to
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Published: March 29, 2018
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second Year-Student / Skype
The following Michigan Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The second-year student that interviewed me kept the tone casual and informational. He asked me to walk him through my resume, and then proceeded with standard questions, including, Why Ross, Why MBA. He spent some time drilling down my experiences in working on teams and overcoming challenging situations. I thought the interview went well, and the interviewer gave some feedback on the examples that I described. I also had the opportunity to ask questions and wrap up with information that
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Published: March 28, 2018
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The following UPenn / Wharton MBA admissions interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was Wharton’s standard Team-Based Discussion (TBD). I interviewed on campus in mid-February (R2) and scheduled my interview for the end of the day. Leading up to it, there were opportunities to sit in on classes and have lunch with other prospectives. Fifteen minutes or so before your interview, you wait with 4-5 others to begin. Use this time to get to know your fellow group members and take the edge off. My group
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Published: March 28, 2018
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I arrived at the main office 10 minutes prior to my interview. I was greeted by two current students who I had a nice conversation with. We talked about my background, their MBA experience, and professional goals. Then the interviewer came to welcome me and led me into a small room. The interviewer was very cordial; he came from a educational background and seemed very interested in my finance experience. Some of his questions (from what
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Published: March 28, 2018
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The adcom first explain the whole process for us and ask us to briefly introduce ourselves. Then we start the clock and begin by introducing our new GMC proposals. For 1-on-1 interview, questions I got: 1. Self intro 2. Biggest achievement 3. why MBA, why Wharton 4. Q&A I was surprised that I wasn’t asked about TBD reflection. Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your Wharton MBA admissions interview? Check out Clear Admit’s
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Published: March 27, 2018
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / AdCom / off Campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed with a career services officer from Wharton in Mumbai. We had our interview in the McK office. There were 3 slots with 5-6 candidates each , on a particular day. My TBD had a total of 5 members. We all reached the venue almost 30 min in advance and chatted a bit. It helped a lot in knowing each other and what their backgrounds were. We all got very comfortable with each other, which I believe
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Published: March 27, 2018
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Sachin Rao (Alum) / Off-campus (India)
The following Michigan Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! This was my first interview in R2. I received my interview invite within 2 weeks of application submission , and interviewed within 4 weeks of the application submission. I interviewed in a barista cafe in front of IIT Delhi. It was a blind interview and the interviewer reviewed a copy of the resume that I took just before starting the interview. Questions Below are the questions that I was asked : Tell me something about yourself What brings you
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Published: March 26, 2018
UT Austin / McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / In Person
The following UT Austin / McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was in the current business school offices; the new offices were still in the final phases of being built right across the street. The interview followed a very long, static script. The interview was blind, though I believe that my interviewer read through it briefly before we started. My interviewer asked me these questions in no particular order. Questions 1) Tell me about yourself / walk me through your resume. 2) Why MBA?
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Published: March 24, 2018
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
The following U. Chicago Booth MBA admissions interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Did interview during BoothLive event. Blind interview with a second-year student. I thought it was a very relaxed interview mostly just a free flowing conversation. My interviewer started with an intro of himself and then we started with me doing the same. We spent a good chunk of time talking about my career progression and what I actually did (my job isn’t a traditional MBA feeder job and is very specific to an industry). Spent some
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Published: March 24, 2018
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I was invited for a team-based discussion (TBD) at a local off-campus location at McKinsey office. I made sure to arrive 30 minutes early so that I could blend in and break the ice with my team. We had a nice chat for about 15 mins before we were approached by the adcom member who briefed us on the TBD format and what to expect. Soon after we were invited into a spacious conference room where we got seated
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Published: March 23, 2018
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA admissions interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Received interview invite very late in the Round – two weeks before decision date. I signed up via the portal in my area and an alum reached out to me via email to schedule a location and exact time. We met in a local Starbucks. Interview was fairly relaxed and largely centered on my resume. Questions Questions I was asked included: Why did you choose your school for undergrad? Why did you choose your first job
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Published: March 23, 2018
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Michigan Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Met my interviewer in a local coffee shop, it lasted around 30 minutes. The questions were fairly standard and the interview felt conversational. The questions I was asked included: -Walk me through your resume. -Why MBA? -Why Ross? -Tell me about X bullet on your resume, it sounds like that must have been challenging with the client, how did you and your team approach that? -Tell me about a challenge you faced and how you approached
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Published: March 21, 2018
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / On Campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I attended the super saturday, where adcom planned a whole day of activities. My interview happens during the later part of the day. Before my interview we just finished a group exercise. So naturally my interview started off by discussing the group exercise. Then the standard interview starts. say you are in mba class, you have 5 people in your team, one is not motivated, one alway dominates, and the client complianed about the work you submit,
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Published: March 21, 2018
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following Michigan Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview with student on campus as well as team exercise. Team exercise was super fun and truly nothing to be worried about…you’re given 5-6 words and have to pitch a problem and solution based on that. Remember to be a team player! My interviewer on the other hand was a bit intense. She was typing furiously throughout the interview and seemed more interested in getting through her list of questions vs actually getting to know me as a person. She
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Published: March 21, 2018
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 2/ Second-year student/on campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I met my interviewer on the class visit before, which is funny. So I used that as a conversation starter. Questions are: Tell me abt urself Why mba why now Mba fear of missing out, how do you prioritize, walk me through your decision making process what’s your Back up plan a specific question on resume example of Failure example of most stressful time what do you want to
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Published: March 21, 2018
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 / Second-year student / Skype
The following Michigan Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I was offered to interview over Skype with a 2Y student whose identity was not disclosed before the call. The student initiated the Skype call and it was very warm and friendly from the start. After briefly sharing the flow of the call, we dug right in. He only had access to my resume and started with the usual question of “Walk me through your resume”. During my answer he asked a few clarifying questions regarding my startup work experience.
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Published: March 21, 2018
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ Second-year student / On-Campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed during Booth Live so was able to attend a class, tour, sessions etc on the day of my interview. If possible, I recommend interviewing on that day if you can. I interviewed with a second year student first thing in the morning. The tone of the interview was a bit more serious than others I did, but the interviewer was very polite. The questions I was asked included: -Walk me through your resume. -Why MBA?
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Published: March 20, 2018
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I arrived at the location 20 minutes earlier and had the opportunity to chat with 2 of the 4 other candidates that were to participate to the interview. The admission representative was also in the lobby where we were waiting – though indeed we did not who she was… My TBD team was quite diverse: a US trader, a UK consultant , a German portfolio manager and an Indian eutrepreneur . I felt pretty relaxed during the
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Published: March 20, 2018
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: R2 / Adcom / Off-Campus interview in Mumbai
The following NYU / Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! The interviewer (Associate Director of Admissions) started off with normal talks: how are you, where are you from, what do you love about this city etc.? Then he asked me about my interests and hobbies (weird I know that he started with extracurriculars, but I guess it descended from my answer to what I love about the city). We discussed at lengths about my interests and what drives them. The interviewer had prepared few questions
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Published: March 19, 2018
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Had the interview with Haas alum on Mar. 16th afternoon in Boston. As being said, the Haas alum is very nice and approachable, and we chatted about 50mins. Tell me about yourself. Some questions around experience/resume, why you chose the major and job. Short term and long term career goal Why Haas How to manage team conflict How to make the decision if you are admitted a couple of programs Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your
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Published: March 16, 2018
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! I was contacted two hours beforehand to confirm appointment. Call came in on time. They introduced themselves and stated they had not looked at my application. It was very straightforward – no oddball questions. Tell me about your professional history. What do you think is going to be the most challenging part of the program. How would you prepare beforehand for the quant portion, what resources would you use while in the program? Do you plan to
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Published: March 14, 2018
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / AdCom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I can’t stress enough on the importance of reaching the venue early. Take the time to bond with your team and understand their personalities to gauge what role you would possibly play in your team. The TBD is very casual. Each team gets a total 35 minutes to discuss their plan and present to the observer. Be sure to limit the initial introduction of your idea to a minute or less. DO NOT RAMBLE. Practice this. Your idea
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Published: March 12, 2018
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Stanford GSB MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was off-campus for Round 2 with a partner at a finance firm. It lasted about 45 minutes (interviewer was approx. 15 minutes late). Questions: 1) Initiative at work 2) Most difficult project at work 3) Examples of how I have stepped outside my comfort zone 4) College experience Overall, it was very conversational and the person was extremely friendly. We chatted for about 10 minutes after the interview and the person discussed
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Published: March 12, 2018
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / AdCom / Off-Campus Hub
The following NYU / Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was held at a popular hotel in the city. The Adcom member was very friendly and was eager to listen to my stories. He had read my application thoroughly. I did most of the talking and he listened patiently. The interviewer made eye contact with me through most of the interview and took scant notes. Questions 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why did you make the particular career choices that you
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