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Published: March 29, 2020
Published: March 29, 2020
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
I interviewed mid-January with an adcom member for the 2Y MBA program. The interview was conversational and not at all a stress interview and lasted for ~30 minutes. The interviewer had read my resume and not essays or other aspects of my application (a semi-blind interview). Below were the questions he asked: 1. Walk me through your CV. 2. Brief on LT and ST goals, followed by why MBA? 3. Why Johnson? 4. As I currently work in my family business and had worked with a consulting firm before, he asked advantages and disadvantages of working in
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Published: March 29, 2020
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / AdCom / Zoom
The interview was conducted via Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The interviewer was a member of AdCom who was very friendly. Overall, the interview had a very conversational tone and was not stressful at all. We mostly covered standard business school questions and there were very few behavioral questions, but this could be because they did not have any, given what they saw in my application. Here are the questions as best as I can remember them: 1. Icebreaker diving into one of my Pick Six pictures/captions. 2. Tell me about your current role and why you selected
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Published: March 28, 2020
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
1. Why are you pursuing an MBA now? 2. Tell me about your experience working in a multicultural environment. What did you learn? 3. Tell me about a professional experience, where you failed, how did you manage the failure? 4. What is your leadership style? Give an example where you learned about yourself working in a team environment. 5. What are your short-term and long-term goal? 6. Tell me about your current work and educational background. Why did you choose this path? 7. Tell me about a time when you had to work with
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Published: March 27, 2020
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
My January round interview occurred in March. The interview was conducted on Skype by an admissions officer who claims that he had my resume along with application notes. He did not mention that he read my essays. In June, I was accepted into the Johnson community! Experience summary: Most of the time was spent on prepared questions which were standard, but some spotlight was pointed on a shared hobby in my resume. He was significantly more interested in learning about my people skills and enjoyed hearing about my fit with the Johnson students. Interviewer was mostly busy writing notes as I answered
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Published: March 27, 2020
Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On Campus
Questions asked: 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Tuck? 4. Tell me a time when you received feedback. What was it and how did you react to it? 5. Was there a time when you had to give feedback? Walk me through the situation. 6. What are your short-term and long- term goals? 7. How do you plan to get involved at Tuck? 8. Walked me through a challenge you faced at work. 9. Any questions for me? Overall – it was very conversational and the
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Published: March 25, 2020
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-Campus
Before starting, the interviewer mentioned that: – The interview would take 30-45 minutes – He had my resume and some notes from my application – It was going to be a two-way conversation The interview was as they said. Questions included: 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Career goals? 3. Back-Up Plan? 4. Why an MBA? 5. Why now? 6. Why Johnson? 7. How can you contribute to Johnson? 8. Do you have any questions for Admissions? While I was a bit nervous, I enjoyed the interview. I was very
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Published: March 24, 2020
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
I interviewed in mid-February with an adcom member for the 1-year MBA program at Cornell. The interview was conversational and not a stress interview. It lasted for about 30 minutes. The interviewer had read my resume and not essays or other aspects of my application (a semi-blind interview). Below were the questions she asked: Tell me about your journey so far. Why MBA? Why now? Why Johnson? What motivates you to apply to this school? Leadership qualities without examples. Anything else you would like us to know? Any questions for me? Interview was very relaxed and easygoing, nothing out of
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Published: March 24, 2020
INSEAD Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
I had 2 separate interviews – one with a recent alum and the other with somebody who graduated probably 15+ years ago. I had to send in my full application (essays, test scores, etc.) to the interviewer ahead of time. Both interviews lasted about 45 mins. My first interviewer wanted the interview to be open and was more of a conversation. She had me walk through my resume and then we just chatted about what influenced me to make my career choices. She didn’t have any behavioral questions ,but really pressed why I wanted to go to INSEAD. My second
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Published: March 22, 2020
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
Decided to do the interview on campus. Interviewer who was a Year 2 student already had a copy of my resume; hence, questions were very specific. Asked the following: Walk though my story (2-3 minutes). Short- and Long-Term goals? Why UNC? Why an MBA? (Important to focus on how prior experience is helpful to your career path, but at the same time where you are lacking, and the value of an MBA. Also bring up specific clubs that are relevant from a professional aspect.) Any questions for me? (Asked him personal questions on his experience on campus and taking classes
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Published: March 22, 2020
Columbia Business School Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alum / Off-Campus
My interviewer was a BCG consultant and I interviewed at his office after a full-day campus interview. I can tell he was pretty tired. He took lots of notes during the interview. Questions were mainly about my career aspirations and how to achieve these goals. Only one behavioral question regarding my leadership story. The whole conversation went really well and at the end of the interview he gave me lots of advice regarding resources from Columbia and even personal contacts to connect with. Hope this will help more people preparing for interviews. Good luck!
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Published: March 22, 2020
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
The interview was quite short. The interviewer started off with small talk. She was very friendly and casual. She asked about an undergrad experience, my thoughts behind each career transition, why now, how to achieve my post-MBA goal, what surprised me. She also took a couple of questions from me. The whole conversation ended in 20 mins. Received the offer after two weeks. I think the key is to show that you are clear with what you want to do after graduation and what Stern can offer to help you achieve that goal. There were no trick questions. Hope this
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Published: March 22, 2020
Published: March 21, 2020
UPenn Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
With the COVID-19 impacting interviews across schools, I wasn’t sure if Wharton was going to cancel the on-campus interviews, especially after hearing that the Tokyo sessions were cancelled, but I was able to get to campus and participate in the other events as well. Scheduling I scheduled for the 3:30 pm time slot so I could participate in the events (a mock lecture with lunch and a campus tour) beforehand and have some time before the TBD to do last-minute prep. Pre-Interview Events I enjoyed the mock lecture and the campus tour, but there were many people, so
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Published: March 21, 2020
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
I had my interview on campus with a current student on Feb 14, 2020. It was one of the “Discover McCombs” day and there were about 50 prospective students. I arrived 15 minutes before my interview at the admissions office. My interviewer arrived with only my resume, and after exchanging greetings, I was escorted to a “group study” room down the hall. He gave me some background about himself and explained straight away that it was a blind interview, that he had a set list of questions, and that he’d be making notes throughout the interview. Here are most of
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Published: March 21, 2020
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
Interviewer had a sheet of paper with questions and was filling them out as I went along. Second-year student had my resume, but interview was blind other than that. Overall, I didn’t really connect with my interviewer, but he was very nice and didn’t make me repeat answers to questions I had already answered just for the formality of it. The questions were relatively generic, but definitely make sure you have questions ready for your interviewer because that was 10-15 minutes of time at the end. Most of the questions were generic (Why McCombs, why an MBA now, how many
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Published: March 21, 2020
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
I interviewed on a Friday, which was a little bit odd considering there are no classes on Fridays. This meant that there was less activity and buzz within the school, but overall I still had a really positive experience. My interview was a blind interview with an adcom member. It lasted about 45 minutes and was very conversational. My interviewer was super nice and chatty, which broke the ice immediately. First, she asked me to walk her through my resume. She stopped to ask a few follow-up questions throughout. We then moved onto talk about “why MBA, why now, why
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Published: March 21, 2020
Georgetown McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-Year Student / On-Campus
I had an on-campus interview with a first-year student. The interview was held in the MBA admissions office, which was a small suite of offices in the impressive McDonough building. The check-in process was quick and easy, and everyone was incredibly kind and helpful. The interview lasted a little over 30 minutes and was very conversational. It was a blind interview, so we started with the basic “why MBA,” “why Georgetown,” and future career goals questions, which took about half of the interview time. There were a handful of behavioral questions like “name a time you worked with a team
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Published: March 19, 2020
Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
Visit: Welcoming tenor from admissions office staff guiding daily events to class visits and panel lunch Type of Interview: Two-part. First, team-based discussion overseen by two second year students. Next, a ten minute one-on-one session with one of those second year students. One-on-one was blind. Interview atmosphere: Slightly impersonal, disengaged. Felt that I was being measured against a rubric rather than feeling an interest in intimately understanding my qualities or strengths as an applicant. What was asked: One two-part question: Why an MBA and why the Wharton MBA? Then, do you have any questions for me? What did I think
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Published: March 19, 2020
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
The interview was blind. She only had my resume to reference, which I was requested to bring ahead of time. The interview was pretty conversational, and it lasted for about 25 minutes with five minutes remaining at the end for me to ask questions. List of questions: Short/Long term goals & how MSB will help me achieve those goals. What about being in the DC area is a draw for me? Describe a situation I had to navigate through a global experience. Describe a situation where I had to lead through a challenge. Why I would be a good fit
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Published: March 19, 2020
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus
I had my interview scheduled as an in-person interview during the Adcom visit to my country. The whole interview was a very positive and pleasant experience. The Adcom member introduced herself and made it very clear that all she knew about me was whatever was listed on my resume. The interview went for about 40 minutes and in the end I asked a few questions. Please walk me through your resume. What are your long-term and short-term goals? Why McCombs? What is it that you like about the School’s location? One instance where you have shown leadership skills. One instance
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Published: March 19, 2020
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The whole interview was very conversational, and the interviewer had a lot of questions about my work experience and career choices. It was a blind interview. She also said that if she keeps on looking elsewhere and writing something during the interview, I should not be distracted as she will be taking down the notes for her reference. List of questions: Please walk me through your career post-college. What are your long term and short-term goals? What is it that Georgetown McDonough has to contribute towards your goals? An instance where I have shown leadership/ taken an initiative. What
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Published: March 19, 2020
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The whole interview was very cordial. The Adcom member introduced herself. She mentioned that the interview is a blind one and she only knows what is written on the resume about me. Overall, interview ran for about 40 minutes. List of questions: Please tell me about what you have you been doing since college, how has your career progressed and where will this career path will take you in the future? Also, please mention where in this career path does MBA fit? Why UNC Kenan- Flagler? One most challenging things you have done in your career. How do you
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Published: March 18, 2020
Published: March 18, 2020
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
I had a great experience visiting and interviewing at Georgetown. I interviewed on February 27, 2020, and the interview was blind. Let me start by saying that everybody on campus is super nice. Every building I entered had people opening the door for me. I shared this observation with somebody and they told me it is due to their Jesuit values. The Admissions Office is located on the 3rd floor and I had no difficulty finding it. I was greeted by a nice and talkative lady on the front desk. My interview was with a 2nd year Student Ambassador, and
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