Interview Questions & Reports SMU Cox

Below are MBA admissions interview questions and experiences submitted by SMU Cox MBA applicants. If you interviewed at SMU Cox, we encourage you to submit a report detailing your experience!

Published: March 21, 2025

SMU Cox MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Second-Year Student / Skype

The interviewer asked: 1. Describe your career. 2. Day in the life doing your job? 3. Why did you choose SMU? 4. Career goal for after completing your MBA? 5. Back-up career goal? 6. What is your weakness in your application? Read more

Published: March 2, 2025

SMU Cox MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

They asked me 10 questions and then I had some time to ask questions. 1. Describe your career. 2. Day in the life doing your job? 3. Why did you choose your degree? 4. Career goal for after completing your MBA? 5. Back-up career goal? 6. How do you handle breaking bad news to a manager or peer? 7. How do you handle working on a team and someone isn’t pulling their weight? 8. International city you would want to spend time in and why? 9. How would you judge your Read more

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Published: January 21, 2025

SMU Cox MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom

It was pretty cool. I took over the meeting ensuring that it was more conversational. The interview was resume-based. The questions were relatively items on my resume and personal. Tell me about a time you solved a problem at work. What’s your typical workday like? Why an MBA and Why SMU Cox? Surprised to get an email for the career management center interview 3 hours after the interview. Read more

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March 28, 2025 5:38pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 2

Received via email March 28, 2025

Standardized Test: GMAT

GMAT: 720

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

March 28, 2025 5:36pm ET

Accepted to Berkeley / Haas

Round: Round 2

Received via email on March 26, 2025

Standardized Test: GMAT

GMAT: 716

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Entrepreneurship

March 28, 2025 4:46pm ET

Accepted to Berkeley / Haas

Round: Round 2

Received via email on March 26, 2025

Standardized Test: GMAT

GPA: 8/10

GMAT: 735

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Application Location: South America

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Accepted with no scholarship granted

March 28, 2025 4:38pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 3

Received via portal March 28, 2025

Standardized Test: Executive Assessment (EA)

EA: 161

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: São Paulo, Brazil

March 28, 2025 4:06pm ET

Accepted to Cornell / Johnson

Round: Round 2

Received via phone March 28, 2025

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.66

GRE: 323

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Salt Lake City

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