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Published: December 15, 2024
ASU Carey MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The atmosphere was relaxed and calm, there were two interviewers. Tell me about yourself and why you think an MBA is the best fit for you. Why MBA at WP Carey? Imagine you’re the CEO of a company, in the first year, what will be your top three focus areas? (I don’t remember the exact way it was framed but this is what they were asking basically) Tell me about a time when you had to take the lead in a team, and also when you had to step back and let someone else lead. Tell me about a time
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Published: December 11, 2024
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Blind, resume-based interview. Very conversational, only a handful of questions asked that seemed to be from the pre-prepared list. Interviewer was an extremely kind 2Y student, lasted just under an hour. – Anything not on your resume that you want me to know about you? – Why MBA? – Why Tuck? – TMAT you got constructive feedback. – What’s unique perspective would you bring to Tuck’s class? Never felt a molecule of pressure here, pretty much the exact atmosphere you’d predict from the “Tuck nice” stereotype. My interviewer definitely left a fantastic impression of Tuck’s community
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Published: December 10, 2024
Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interviewed by an adcom member who had seen my entire application. I believe she was also the one who decided to send an interview invite. It was definitely not just Q1, Q2, Q3, she really wanted to know more. I thought it didn’t go well, but I got in! – What were you looking for in an MBA program? – How will Tepper help achieve your goals? – TMAT you used a strength to help achieve something. – TMAT you helped a team member who was struggling. – I see that you do a lot of
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Published: December 10, 2024
Emory Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumna / Zoom
She introduced herself briefly – she was helping the adcom and was a recent graduate of the 1Y program (though my interview was for the 2Y program). – Take 3 minutes and walk me through your professional journey so far. – Specific question about what we do in my family business. – Why MBA/why now? – Goals? Went deeper and had a good conversation around this. – Why Goizueta? – Since you want to return immediately post-MBA, why not opt for the 1Y program instead? – TMAT you led a team. – Any
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Published: December 8, 2024
Rochester Simon MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
The interview lasted 20 minutes. I did not like the atmosphere, and it wasn’t as conversational as I would have loved. Questions were: Tell me about yourself. What are your short-term goals? Have you ever worked/related with people from cross-cultural backgrounds? Tell me about it. What did it teach you? Tell me about a time you did not know what to do at work. How did you manage it? What is your leadership philosophy?
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Published: December 8, 2024
UPenn Wharton MBA & HCM Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
I applied for the Healthcare Management program at Wharton. This meant I had to do the team-based discussion and a separate interview with the Director of the HCM program. We started the team-based discussion by everyone going around in a circle and giving their pitch for the topic. The team-based discussion was challenging because the group did not ultimately pick the topic that I had prepared answers for, but I was still expected to give my thoughts along the prompt. Ultimately, we all have to divide our answer into a final recommendation for the two students observing us. Then, we
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Published: December 8, 2024
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
Hi! I wanted to give back to the community by sharing my NYU Stern interview report. I interviewed in late October 2024. It’s true what they say: NYU heavily tailors the interview to the applicant, and the interviews are more free-form than other schools. I prepared heavily for NYU and still walked away feeling doubtful about how I did, though I was later admitted. The interviewer was really nice and professional. This was the overall flow: * Warm-up question from my pick 6. * Accomplishment you were proud of? * Leadership style? * Asked about the specifics of why I
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Published: December 1, 2024
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview was at 9:30 am EDT with Assistant Dean of the MBA Program. Due to a technical glitch, interview started 5 minutes late. Interviewer was polite, but straight to the point. No questions about my data visualization were asked, likely because of the late start. Questions were primarily focused on past accomplishments, and the interviewer frequently drilled down and asked for additional details. – Tell me about a time you faced a challenge (Interviewer asked specifically for instances in the past year so I could provide as much detail as possible) – Tell me about a time you had
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Published: December 1, 2024
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interviewer was really nice and shared many things about Sloan during the Q&A section with me. Do prepare specific questions for the interview! – Introduction from interviewer. – Any changes after submission? – Why now and why Sloan? – Share something about your data visualization story with me. – A time you were influenced by a company decision. – A time you challenged the status quo. – A time you experienced failure. – Q&A.
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Published: December 1, 2024
Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus
After the interview experience, I have begun to truly believe that Stanford is one school that truly values authenticity. The interview was an hour-long free-flowing conversation that started with “What’s your proudest achievement?” Most questions after that were just about going deeper into that experience. I also realized that given an option I would always opt for an in-person meeting rather than a virtual one, I was lucky that an Adcom member was in town when I was invited for the interview. He called me to a conference room in a local co-working space. Irrespective of my selection I feel
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Published: November 30, 2024
UT Dallas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was conducted virtually via Zoom by an admissions committee (adcom) member. It was application-based and conversational. The atmosphere was professional but friendly, making me feel comfortable. Questions Asked: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why do you want to pursue an MBA at UT Dallas? 3. What are your short-term and long-term career goals? 4. Describe a challenging situation and how you handled it. 5. What makes you a good fit for UT Dallas? Reflections: The interviewer was attentive and encouraging. I appreciated the emphasis on aligning my goals with UT Dallas’s
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Published: November 24, 2024
Duke Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
It was a 45 minute virtual interview and the interviewer only had my resume. Started the interview talking about interests (one we happen to have in common) for about 10 minutes. Then he asked about why MBA and why now. Then 3-4 behavioral interviews, nothing out of the ordinary (Leadership example, conflict resolution, teamwork). We ended the conversation with back and forth questions about the program and their experience going through it. Overall, it was a really conversational interview. It definitely felt like Fuqua makes an effort to really get to know you in a personal level, at least that
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Published: November 19, 2024
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Interview was really informal and conversational. Structure: Introduce yourself. Why MBA? Why now? Why Anderson? How will you be immersed as an Anderson student? What are your career goals? How is Anderson going to help you get there? What are your back-up plans if you can’t get the first choice job? Tell me about a time you led a team and faced a challenge. It was conversational between the questions sharing stories and laughing. Very comfortable and my interviewer was really attentive with great follow up questions. Left time for questions at
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Published: November 17, 2024
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
With an AdCom member, they were very familiar with my application and resume, and incredibly friendly. Started with a friendly Q about my Pick 6. Other Questions – How did you get your current job? – What are some recruiting resources at Stern you’d use? – What are some companies you’d target for an internship / FT role? – Why did you decide to go into apps & apps marketing and why do you want to switch to CPG marketing? – When was a time you had to convince people to get behind an idea?
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Published: November 17, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
It was a very friendly interview that lasted about 40 minutes. 1. She walked me through how the interview is structured. 2. Started with my 5-10 minutes narrative on “tell me about yourself.” 3. She asked some follow-up questions: – Why do you want to go into that industry? – Why Darden? – Tell me about a challenge you had professionally and what you did to overcome it. 4. Wrap up with some questions from my end – I asked two questions. No curveball questions. Again, very friendly so I was a bit nervous
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Published: November 17, 2024
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview conducted by an adcom member, seemed to be application based. DEI Essay, what motivated you to do this? Tell me about a time you showed leadership. Tell me about a time you were overwhelmed with work – this one was a bit of a curveball for me. Tell me about a time someone changed your perspective on something. Why MBA and why Sloan? Gave me her email at the end, generally very kind, DEI focused interview.
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Published: November 17, 2024
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
My interview lasted 40mins and was conducted with a Haas alumnus via Zoom. It was very structured for the first 30mins, before 10mins of conversational Q&A. As with all Berkeley Haas interviews, it was predominantly structured around the following 5 areas: – Why do you want and MBA, and why Haas specifically? – DEI: What does DEI mean to you and how will you bring this with you into your Haas MBA? – Culture: What is greatest professional risk you’ve taken; how did you approach it and what was the outcome? – Leadership: Tell me about a
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Published: November 14, 2024
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
R1 Interview held by Adcom. Short (30 Mins) and conversational experience and the interviewer was very affable. The interviewer was familiar with my application, so the interview started with a question on the same note that since they were familiar with my resume and work experience, why did I choose my undergrad major and my career path, what was the thought process behind my journey till now. This transitioned to why MBA and why now which led to why UNC. Then, the behavioral session began with how would your manager describe your leadership style? This led to a question on
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Published: November 14, 2024
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
Interview went well and my interviewer was a current 2nd-year international student; Blind interview with only resume. Below, I have included key questions that we touched on. One thing to note that I didn’t see in a lot of the other Owen interview reports was that the interviewer wanted me to really dig into the DEI question. Also, you may need to reiterate specific talking points in future questions, so make sure you’re prepared for that. Walk me through your resume. Why do you want to do an MBA? Why Now? What are your short-term and long-term goals? Why Owen?
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Published: November 12, 2024
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Via Zoom – a link was sent once I booked my time Atmosphere was very straightforward, with a specific list of questions to get through AdCom stated that she had read through my resume and was well-versed, wanted to focus on behavioral questions. Don’t think the questions were tailored to my resume / experience at all, just the same questions for every applicant imo. What’s an example of when you went against the status quo? TMAT you led a project with team members you don’t have direct report superiority over. How did you lead the project? Why MBA and
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Published: November 12, 2024
Published: November 11, 2024
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
40 min interview hosted on Zoom. Instructed to send resume in advance. Very kind interviewer. More or less followed the questions below: Tell me about yourself. Tell me about your ST/LT goals and why MBA? Why MBA now specifically? What factors led you to your school list and where does Columbia fall on this list? TMAT you disagreed with a coworker. TMAT you led a project you’re particularly proud of. What contributions would you bring to Columbia and what types of clubs would you engage in? Is there anything we haven’t discussed that you’d like us to in the remaining
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Published: November 10, 2024
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
It was a resume based interview. Started asking me about my experience and going over my resume. I did not like that she would interrupt me constantly. Honestly, not a good experience and not a very friendly interviewer. It felt like she was playing “gotcha” and testing me. After the first 20 minutes I was done with it and wanted it to be over. I want to believe I got unlucky with the interviewer because I’ve interviewed with other schools and it has been completely different to this one. Not great but I think this was an outlier and really
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Published: November 10, 2024
Published: November 10, 2024
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual
It was done with an alum. They had my resume only. Overall it was very conversational and unstructured, which I prefer. The typical questions to get to know you, followed by 2-3 behavioral questions (teams, conflicts, decision-making) and a final 20 minutes of questions about the program and their experience. I enjoyed the interview as it didn’t feel like a test and more like an opportunity to show why you fit the program.
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