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Published: December 11, 2022
Michigan Ross Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual
Friendly format, interviewer had read my resume so he started off with questions: 1. Highlight two traits from your resume or personality that you want me to know. 2. Why did you switch to X company? 3. When did you face an ambiguous situation? 4. When have you dealt with a difficult teammate? (lots of follow up questions to this one) 5. Tell me about when you mentored someone. 6. A time when your leadership created a difference and how. 7. Failure? 8. Why MBA, since you’re already working in the industry
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Published: December 11, 2022
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
I was interviewed by an AdCom via Zoom. It was resume-based as according to her she was yet to see my complete application aside from the resume. The atmosphere was relaxing and she told me to stay calm and not be nervous. Questions asked were: Why UNC? Why MBA? How have you demonstrated diversity? Tell me a leadership experience you’ve had. What do you look for in a team? Have you spoken with any student or alumni? Do you have any questions for me? The interview lasted for about 40 mins and
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Published: December 11, 2022
MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
1. Any update on your candidacy? 2. Walk me through your data visual and why it’s important for you. 3. Tell me about a time you had different ideas with somebody. 4. Tell me about a time you had a challenging task / project. 5. Tell me about a time you had to help someone in your team. 6. Why Now? 7. Why Sloan? 8. Any questions?
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Published: December 8, 2022
MBA Interview Report Round-Up: Chicago Booth, Cornell Johnson, MIT Sloan
Welcome to a new series, Interview Report Roundup, in which we highlight the MBA admissions interview reports that applicants have shared recently to the Clear Admit Interview Archive. We start with a look at a couple of Chicago Booth interview reports. A Round 1 applicant chose to visit campus for their interview with a second-year student. In addition to standard work history questions, the candidate faced the following behavioral questions: In addition to reporting good news, the candidate shared some insights into Booth admissions: Congrats on your acceptance! Another Chicago
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Published: December 7, 2022
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year / On-Campus
Option to do virtual, off-campus, or on-campus interview: Chose on-campus and did a tour that included lunch with more current students. When I was called in, the interviewer already had a copy of my resume that had markups/notes (you are told to bring a copy regardless). o Walk me through your resume. o How did you start and get interested in [volunteer organization]? o How did you start and get interested in research? What kind of research did you do? o Why did you change jobs? How was the culture different between the two jobs? o
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Published: December 4, 2022
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
My interview was conducted online, and the interviewer was a Cornell Adcom. She was interested in getting to know about my short-term and long-term goals. Along with why I wanted to pursue an MBA at Cornell. I thought she was a very pleasant person to speak to and I felt very comfortable speaking to her. The interview was based mostly around my resume along with a few behavioural questions. Based off the interview, I would say that the people at Cornell are really friendly and interested in getting to know you. I will be matriculating there this fall.
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Published: December 4, 2022
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumna / Zoom
I interviewed with an alumna and she was super nice. Conversation flowed smoothly and naturally. Questions asked: Intro. Why MBA? Long/short term career goals – multiple follow-ups on what kind of places/firms I would want to go to. An example where you worked w/ diverse people at workplace? What can you bring to Booth? Anything you want me to highlight? Questions?
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Published: December 4, 2022
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
Interview was easy going and the adcom was nice. Felt like a conversation but with targeted questions. Questions asked include: Any updates to your application? Walk through your data visualization. Tell me about a time when you had to gain support from people you did not manage. Tell me about a time when you inherited a broken process. Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone. Why MBA? Why Sloan? Questions for me?
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Published: December 4, 2022
Vanderbilt Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype
It was brief, fairly informal and conversational It was a resume-based / blind interview Questions – 1) Walk me through your resume. 2) Long-term / short-term goals. 3) Why an MBA? 4) Why Vanderbilt? 5) What’s the one thing thing that people assume about you in the first glance, but is actually a misconception? 6) What’s your greatest achievement? 7) Explain a time you worked with diverse audiences.
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Published: December 4, 2022
Dartmouth Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
I applied to Tuck before December 1 for a guaranteed interview. The interviewer was a 2Y MBA student. The interviewer was extremely friendly and had a genuine passion for Tuck. Interview questions: – Tell me about yourself. – Walk me through your resume. – Why MBA/Why Tuck/Why now? – Describe a time you received constructive feedback. – Describe a time you led a team. – How will you contribute to your study group? Overall I felt very positive about my interview experience and Tuck! The interviewer made me feel comfortable and we had a
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Published: November 30, 2022
Dartmouth Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Interview was 30 minutes of initial intro and questions about me. Last 10-15 were for me to ask questions of her. Overall tone was very friendly and conversational. Interview was resume based, not application based. There were definitely some questions that she needed to ask, but the interview flowed naturally with follow-up questions that drew out any answers that weren’t clear. Introduce yourself. Why MBA? What do you want to do with your degree? Why Tuck? How would your coworkers or people who work with you describe you? Give me an example of something you have done that would cause
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Published: November 29, 2022
Dartmouth Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
It was an interview by a second-year student virtually via Zoom. It was profile-based questions followed by situation-based questions and lasted for 45 minutes. The interviewer lived up to Tuck’s reputation and was super nice and made me feel extremely relaxed and comfortable. No surprises in terms of questions, they were all per usual. Questions: Q1 – Tell me about yourself. Q2 – Walk me through your CV. Q3 – Why MBA and Why Now? Q4 – Why Tuck? Q5 – Tell me about a time you had to work out of your comfort zone
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Published: November 28, 2022
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual
The interview was formal, but still casual. We had a minute or two of small talk before the interviewer jumped right into it, giving me background on himself, allowing me to ask him questions about his professional experiences. Then from there we jumped into my background and, through conversation, he asked me some probing questions. He was less worried about what I did and more interested in the introspective aspects. Questions Asked: > Walk me through your resume. > Why did you choose investment banking out of school? > What hard skills in investment banking did you
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Published: November 27, 2022
Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
It was a stressful interview, no introductions or friendly banter. Interviewer outlined the format of the interview (40 min behavioral Qs, 10 min for 1-2 questions) then started right away. Each question probed deeper into my decision making and he even asked about the thought processes of peers and subordinates under me. It was stressful and he did seem to acknowledge that at the end. “Sorry for peppering you there” was his comment. Seemed like he was very interested to get to the core of my thinking. Only time for 2 stories. Overall, it was my most challenging interview, much
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Published: November 27, 2022
Duke Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was very casual and conversational. He asked me the very standard questions: – Tell me about yourself. – Why MBA/why Fuqua? – ST/LT goals? – Strengths and weakness? – Any questions for me? The interviewer gave me a very comprehensive introduction about himself at the end of the interview and shared more about Fuqua and its opportunities. It was an excellent experience. I did get an admission offer from Fuqua and am thrilled!
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Published: November 27, 2022
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was very conversational and casual. He broke the ice by chatting about the weather and the city that I live in for a few mins, which put me at ease. The asked the following questions: – Walk me through your resume. – Why MBA, why Johnson? (in between asked me what are you most excited to explore in USA, etc.) – ST/LT goals, Plan B? – Tell me a time when you had a conflict. – Teamwork example. – What is your leadership style? – Strengths and weaknesses? – Any questions
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Published: November 27, 2022
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Darden has a completely blind 45 min interview, the student or the adcom has not seen the application or the resume. The first question was ‘Tell me about yourself’ to which I talked for 15 mins. He followed with the following questions: – What is your leadership style? – How do you incorporate diversity in your team? – Strengths and weaknesses. – Any questions for me? Overall, this was one of the best interviews that I had as the 15 min monologue had set the tone of the interview. There was nothing surprising.
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Published: November 27, 2022
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumnus / Off Campus
Since I and the alumnus were from Mumbai, he invited me to his office for the interview. The interview was blind (resume-based). The questions he asked were: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Career goals. He grilled me about the goals a lot – checked my knowledge of my industry. 3. Why MBA, why CBS? 4. What is your leadership style? 5. Give an example of when you gave feedback to someone. 6. Name one interesting project that you worked on in your current company. 7. Strengths and weaknesses. 8. Any questions for
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Published: November 27, 2022
Vanderbilt Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
My interview was with a second-year student. We started with a short introduction and then discussing some technical issues we were both having. The interviewer went over the format of the interview, went over their background, and then proceeded to ask the questions below (not in exact order). 1) Walk me through your resume. 2) Why MBA and why now? 3) Post-MBA goal? 4) What schools did you apply to? Why Owen? 5) What skills do you want to develop? 6) What value will you bring to the class? 7) How would your superiors/peers
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Published: November 27, 2022
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
My interview was with a second-year student via Zoom. The interview lasted about 30 minutes and was conversational. Questions asked (not in exact order): 1) Tell me about yourself (walkthrough your resume). 2) Why an MBA? 3) Why Georgetown? 4) Short-term and long-term goals? 5) If you get into all the schools you applied to, how will you choose which school to attend? 6) TMAT you worked with a diverse group. 7) TMAT you had conflict at work. There were some follow up questions to my answers but the conversation flowed smoothly. We
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Published: November 22, 2022
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
I was interviewed in early November. It was a group of six people with two second years. The second years joined 10 minutes before the official time. The TBD was well run. Everyone chimed in and was able to provide input to the final presentation. I was expecting the 25 minutes to be quite long, but it went by quickly. We did not use up the full 5 minutes for the final presentation so hopefully that would be fine. Interview question for the 10 minute chat is why MBA and why Wharton. Then spent sometime discussing with
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Published: November 22, 2022
USC Marshall MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
I spoke with Laura Hartman, a member of the Admissions Committee, through Microsoft Teams. This was a blind interview so she was not the person who reviewed my application. Unlike some of the other interviews that I’ve had so far, this one was a little more formal, less conversation outside of the questions being asked. That threw me off a little bit and made me a little more nervous than I was beforehand. -Walk me through your resume. -What does your current role entail? -Why an MBA? -Why Marshall? -What leadership experience do you have?
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Published: November 20, 2022
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
TBD: The TBD experience was pretty friendly and we had 6 people in total from diverse backgrounds in our discussion group. The facililator started with rules of the TBD and set the countdown. We then focused on each question in the prompt and finished around the countdown of the given time frame. Everyone in my group was polite. 1-on-1 interview: This part was conducted by the two facilitators (second-year students). Questions asked: Why MBA and why Wharton? Any question for me? No big surprise throughout the interview.
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Published: November 20, 2022
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview process was pretty standard. The interviewer seems to have my resume and a brief summary of my application (not the entire application). Typical questions and the atmosphere was friendly and casual. Interviewer questions include: Tell me about yourself. Why did you choose your industry? How did you get your motivation? What’s your career goal? How can an MBA help you achieve your goals? Why Cornell Johnson? What steps will you take to achieve your goals and what is your plan B if it doesn’t work? Tell me about a time when you led a team and what’s your
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Published: November 20, 2022
Michigan Ross Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interview was on Zoom with an alumnus based in Chicago working in tech and a former MBB consultant. The vibe was relaxed, although the interviewer was a little ranty, telling me why consulting work-life balance sucked and why he’s glad he got out. The first question was an icebreaker – what did you have for breakfast. Then we got into the substantive questions. Surprisingly, the interviewer did not ask me to tell him about myself or walk through resume. Instead, the first question(s) were: Why MBA? Why Ross? Why now? Then, we dove into behavioral questions, which included: Tell me
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