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Published: February 19, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Walk me through your résumé. Why did I choose my undergrad? Why an MBA? A follow up question to my MBA answer. Which factor will cause me to choose an MBA program? Questions Overall very easy. The adcom had my résumé in front of them and had circled a couple areas where they specifically intended on questioning me. Very relaxed and typical of other interviews done in that tier in my experience.
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Published: February 19, 2017
Georgetown McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First Year Student / On-Campus
The following Georgetown McDonough interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Questions Asked: Tell me about yourself Tell me about a time you made an unpopular decision Tell about the time you worked with a global team Career goals – short and long term Why MBA now? Why Georgetown? Where else are you interviewing? My interviewer didn’t know anything about my application or even have my resume. I handed it to him right as the interview started, and he spent a few minutes reading it. The interviewer was also very focused on
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Published: February 19, 2017
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I was invited to Duke in February and just had my interview in San Francisco, CA this Saturday. This website has been so helpful to me that I wanted to provide some insight into my experience with Duke to help others with their process. I visited Duke in December, so I decided interviewing on campus wasn’t necessary. It was a BIG deal that I went to campus because most people had not. If you’re applying in round 3, or haven’t had your
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Published: February 18, 2017
Michigan / Ross Interview Questions & Report: 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 interview was by second year student which was extremely nice and feel like you have a conversation with your friend rather than an interviewer. The interview starts exactly on time when he calls me via Skype. Here are the questions: Tell me about yourself. Why do you want to have an MBA? Why I want to do my shift in career? Why Ross? Tell me about a leadership experience that you had. Did you ever need to educated your
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Published: February 18, 2017
Oxford Saїd Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
The following Oxford Saïd interview questions & report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! A pleasant conversational interview with a senior member of the admissions committee. Be prepared not only with answers to “expected” questions but also with a delightful attitude (dress formally, smile, think of questions, etc.) . Lasted for almost 25 minutes and was structured as follows: Why Oxford in general and why Said in particular? How will you add value to Said business school? What do you expect from Said business school? How did you prepare for the
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Published: February 16, 2017
Michigan / Ross Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! It was a very conversational interview and the atmosphere was relaxed. It took place in a coffee shop. The interviewer was engaging and excited to share her positive experience at Ross. She had a copy of my resume and had reviewed it beforehand. She had no knowledge of my essays so it was blind, Standard questions: Walk me through your résumé? Clarification of goals Why Ross? Why MBA? How would you contribute to the community? Standard behavioral questions like tell
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Published: February 16, 2017
Georgetown McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-year Student
The following Georgetown McDonough interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was very casual and conversational. As others have said, the interviewer did not anything other than my resume which I provided. Questions/topics we covered: Walk me through your résumé Experience working on a global team. He prefaced this question by talking about Georgetown’s global focus. Asked about a time I had to persuade a group He asked about any alumni or students I have spoken with What are the main factors driving my selection of MBA programs Concluded with
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Published: February 15, 2017
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-campus Hub
The following Harvard Business School / HBS interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed with 2 members of the adcom – one who had reviewed my whole application and knew it inside out and one who had read only my résumé. They were both very nice and the interview felt pretty relaxed and conversational. They had a lot of questions, mainly about my résumé and application – they really dug in deeply on my background. Here are some of the questions: My current job: 1. Explain what your job
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Published: February 15, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Rolling Decisions / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Rolling Decision applicant. Good luck to them! Received an interview invitation approximately 1 month after my application was submitted. Interview was with an alumnus who had attended just over 10 years ago, and took place at their office in my city. The interview reports that have been submitted prior to this one were extremely helpful – my interview followed the same gist as all of the other ones you will read here: Walk me through your résumé and tell me why you want an MBA. Why Columbia,
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Published: February 15, 2017
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 Wharton TBD was a very pleasant experience. I highly recommend arriving 15-20 minutes before your interview, as the time spent in the waiting room chatting and getting to know the other applicants in the same TBD group was useful, so you can get a handle of the various personalities early on. We were then invited into the TBD room, where we sat in a circle in alphabetical order (last name). The interviewer recapped the prompt, then turned on a big
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Published: February 15, 2017
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus
The following NYU Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 MBA applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was interviewed by a member of the admissions who also happened to be a part-time MBA student at Stern. It was pretty straightforward and relatively casual. No curve balls. Questions included: Tell me about your self What are your ST/LT goals? Why MBA and why Stern? What have you done so far to prepare for your goals? What will you be doing at Stern to further prepare/achieve your goals? What will you contribute to the Stern
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Published: February 15, 2017
Georgetown / McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following Georgetown McDonough interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview lasted for about 23 minutes, post which I was allowed to ask questions. Overall it was a 30 min interview. The interviewer did not have anything except my CV. Questions asked: 1.) Tell me about your current work. 2.) Tell me about a leadership experience. 3.) How do you update yourself with world affairs? What news are you following ardently right now? 4.) Tell me about a team experience when you faced a conflict
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Published: February 15, 2017
USC Marshall Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following USC Marshall MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Overall the interview was very relaxed. I was able to interview on-campus with a member of the Adcom. The interviewer told me he had reviewed my application and had my résumé with him for the duration of the interview. He asked the following questions: 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. How did you choose your undergraduate school? 3. Why an MBA? Why Marshall? 4. Why now? 5. How will you contribute to the Marshall community?
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Published: February 14, 2017
Georgetown / McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Georgetown MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was very conversational. We step by step walked through my résumé. The questions were as follows: Why you choose your school and about your college experience. What I do in my currently role and how I made the transition into my current role. Why an MBA? Why McDonough? There were other questions dispersed throughout the conversation that were specific to responses that I gave, but this was the general flow. After your interview, be sure to add your first-hand
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Published: February 13, 2017
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The individual interview was ~ 40 minutes, relaxed and conversational. Questions included the following: Tell me about yourself? Why do you want to get an MBA? What are your career goals? Describe a time when you led an organization Describe a time when you worked with a diverse team towards a common goal Describe a time when your team could not have succeeded without you Describe a time when you exceeded expectations Pretty standard behavioral stuff. There was also a
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Published: February 13, 2017
Georgetown / McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-year Student / On-Campus
The following Georgetown MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was conversational. It started on time and lasted for 35 minutes. The interviewer started from reading my résumé. Questions included: Tell me about the background and why MBA. Why now? Leadership story. Have been to the campus? What schools have you applied to? Do you want to stay in DC? 6 questions for her( 10 minutes) During the interview, the interviewer took a lot of notes. She would also responded to my answers by stating that she had had
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Published: February 13, 2017
Oxford Saïd Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Oxford Saïd interview questions & report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was interviewed by the Director of Admissions and she was very polite and friendly which put me at ease immediately. Questions asked: Why do you want to complete an MBA at this time in your life? Why pursue an MBA at Saïd in particular? What do you want to do post MBA, and how have you prepared for this career transition? Please describe the biggest challenge you’ve faced at work.
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Published: February 12, 2017
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / 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! I did an off-campus interview with a 2016 Ross alum in SF. We met in a Starbucks on a Sunday morning, the vibe was very casual and friendly. I wore slacks and a sweater and he was in khakis and a button down. He had my résumé that he had gotten from the interview scheduler and I brought one with me. 1. Walk me through your résumé. Connect the dots for me 2. Why an MBA?
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Published: February 11, 2017
CMU Tepper Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following CMU Tepper interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was pretty straightforward and quick. The interviewer was friendly and willing to be very helpful. Some questions: 1. Walk me through your education and professional experiences. 2. What are you looking forward to after your MBA? What are your career goals? 3. 35 Nationalities are represented at Tepper. Can you tell me about a time when you encountered a different culture at work – not necessarily people from a different nationality and how did you
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Published: February 7, 2017
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The following UCLA Anderson interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Applied Round 2, Interviewed on January 19th, 2017. Was interviewed by a Second-year student in a small conference room on-campus, took exactly 30 minutes. The interview was blind, but the interviewer had reviewed my résumé beforehand. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Walk me through your résumé. 3. Why are you pursuing an MBA? (I answered this like a goals question) 4. Why Anderson? 5. Interviewer asked 3-4 behavioral questions
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Published: February 7, 2017
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following UCLA Anderson interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Went on campus to the Anderson school of business, dressed in appropriate business attire for a relaxed discussion-style interview Blind interview with a 2nd year student, he only saw my résumé. Questions: Outside of your professional life, what are you interests and hobbies? Why are you pursuing and MBA? Why pursue an MBA at this point in your life? Given your prior professional and personal experience, what can you contribute to Anderson? Tell me about an experience in your life
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Published: February 6, 2017
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / In-Person
The following UCLA Anderson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was ~30 minutes on campus and pretty informal. The interviewer asked pretty basic, behavioral questions: Walk me through your résumé. Why an MBA/Why now? Explain a challenging situation and how you overcame it. What would you have done differently? Anything else on your resume that you’d like to talk about? The interview felt much more of a “fit” interview rather than being roasted about resume details. I’d recommend preparing by ensuring you can speak to your résumé, have
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Published: February 6, 2017
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following Harvard Business School / HBS interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! 1. End of Oct. / Round 1 2. Interview at a Hub Location / Interview was in an office setting in a conference room. 3. Adcom interview w/ only 1 person (most HBS interviews are with two people) 4. Questions/prompts were all about me and my experience: Tell me about what you do. Tell me about your experience at your company. Who are you biggest competitors? What can you do to gain a strategic advantage? What’s the
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Published: February 6, 2017
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following UCLA Anderson interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewed on campus with a second year student. The previous day I attended a class and got to speak with numerous students about their experience – this played an important role in my interview and is highly recommended. Fit is of the utmost importance and I felt as though I was already a student. The interview the following day was very relaxed and she asked the following questions: • Tell me about yourself? • What are your
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Published: February 6, 2017
CMU Tepper Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following CMU Tepper interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Questions to look out for (must use STAR format. I had issues with this but i’m hopeful it went well): 1. Tell me about yourself. What is your role at your company? 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Tepper? 4. Tell me about a time when you experienced diversity/culture? 5. What are you most proud of outside of work? 6. Tell me about a time when you had to make a difficult decision that your team
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