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Published: February 17, 2019
Emory / Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus
I had a great interview with a member of the emory adcom in Atlanta. The interview was around fit and behaviors. Some questions I remember Questions How did you choose your current firm? Why your undergrad? ST/LT goals? Why and MBA from Emory? Leadership moment in your professional journey? Why consulting? How will you achieve your goals? Any questions for me? Very conversational, and the adcom member was very nice. They want to just know if you will fit in at Emory and if you can be eloquent and concisely portray your thoughts.
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Published: February 17, 2019
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2/ Adcom / Chapel-Hill
An MBA interview with UNC Kenan-Flagler with a list of questions: I had a very pleasant interview. It was truly conversational and the adcom member was warm and engaged. Standard behavioral type questions Walk me through your resume what are your ST/LT goals? Why an MBA? And why now? Why Kenan-Flagler Tell me about a time you did not get along with someone at work? What is your best professional accomplishment to date? Tell me about a time you failed Any questions for me? UNC cares a lot about team collaboration and community. The interview was quite behavioral so you
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Published: February 16, 2019
Duke / Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Reports: R2 / Alumnus / India
My MBA admissions interview at Fuqua was 2 hours long which was unexpected. I got many behavioral questions which my interviewer wanted me to answer with particular job experiences per my resume. In the end, he told me about his experience and if there was anything else I wanted to add. The interview was at a hotel. The interviewer was dressed pretty casually but I was in formals. He seemed nice but it felt less like a conversation and more like an interview. Questions LT/ST goals Describe a time you had to motivate your time How do you resolve conflict?
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Published: February 16, 2019
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus
UC Berkeley Haas MBA interview questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 candidate who interviewed off-campus: The interviewer was very friendly, and the interview went like a casual conversation. He first introduced himself, at a length of his past career and current job, and started asking me the following questions, which he read from the guide provided by the school. It lasted for about an hour. Questions Tell me about yourself Questions about my previous jobs Why did you choose to apply for MBA/ Haas? Tell me about your weakness Tell me about an experience where you
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Published: February 12, 2019
Harvard Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The Harvard MBA admissions interview was really relaxed — I truly got the sense my interviewer was just looking to get to know me. The visit was good. There were lots of activities (classes, lunch with the director, tours, chats, etc) during the day you could pick to be a part of. I found that everyone else interviewing was also really nice. We all chatted in the waiting area 15 minutes before our interview and right up until we each got pulled into the private rooms with our interviewers. My interviewer was very sweet — kept telling me that none
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Published: February 11, 2019
London Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus (New Delhi)
For LBS, The interview was with an alumnus, with about 12 years of post-MBA experience. The interview began smoothly, despite some nervousness; on account of it being by my first ever interview experience. The interviewer asked with a traditional “tell me more about yourself”. While it was a non-blind interview and he had my application documents and essay printed with him, it did not really look like he had gone through it in detail. What really helped was that while I ensured I answered to the point, I tried to leave some open ends for him to pick up on.
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Published: February 8, 2019
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
I applied Round 2, and went to campus for my interview and a day of programming. We met adcom members, had a formal intro by the Dean of Admissions, a Faculty lecture, student panel, clubs meet and greet, school tours [SOM & Yale University] and closing reception. Overall it was a great, friendly experience. Yale keeps interviews pretty standard, with 30 minutes time limit almost on the dot. The interviews are blind so the interviewer has your resume as their only reference of your application. The adcom member was friendly, and asked pretty standard questions that were on her rubric.
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Published: February 4, 2019
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus
Here are a list of UCLA Anderson MBA interview questions submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who interviewed with a second-year student on-campus. Questions walk me thru your resume what do you want to get out of mba back up option how do you see yourself contributing to anderson how do you see your current job prepare you for what you wanna do after mba how do you work with people with different backgrounds questions for me Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your UCLA Anderson MBA admissions interview? Check out Clear Admit’s other resources: Interview
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Published: January 31, 2019
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / Skype
Interview was relaxed, second year student stressed that it was alright for me to ask questions during the interview. He had prepared notes on my resume and was familiar with it prior to the interview, but otherwise it was a blind interview. Questions Why MBA now since I am on a good career trajectory? How I came to find Anderson and why Anderson? Tell me about a time you influenced change in your organization. Short term goals. Backup plan in event of severe recession or no job offer based on my previous response. Tell me about a time I used
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Published: January 27, 2019
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Downtown Campus
I applied to the Spring-2019 Evening & Weekend MBA intake and my interview-slot was 10 days post application submission. My partner and I applied together and our initial interview-slots were 4 days apart but the Ad-Com was very supportive in moving their schedule around to accommodate us both on the same day, making it easier for us to plan our logistics in and out of Chicago. I clubbed my Saturday with a class-visit in the morning and interview post-lunch. A student hosted me through the class-visit and I had good conversation with the host-student, with other students in class, and
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Published: January 24, 2019
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom/ On-Campus
Interviewed at Kellogg and was pretty standard. I was asked the following: Questions Walk me through your resume Walk me through what a typical day looks like for you Tell me about a challenging team situation you participated in Why an MBA? Why now? What are your short term and long term goals? What do you like to do when you’re not at work? What would your co-workers say about you? Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your Northwestern / Kellogg admissions interview? Check out Clear Admit’s other resources: Clear Admit Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Guide: Strategic
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Published: January 24, 2019
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
Very casual, chill, conversational 30-minute interview. Introduction Interviewer briefed on his/her background, then I briefed on my background. Questions Why MBA Why Anderson Post-MBA career Fall back plan / Plan B What clubs will you join? Tell me about a time when you contribute to your team whether at school or at work Lastly you have about 5 to 10 minutes to ask the interviewer questions. UCLA does offer Skype interviews but i do recommend going there physically if possible. It is nice to see the campus and interact with the students in person.
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Published: January 24, 2019
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumni Interview / Off-campus in Bay Area
I applied in Round 2 and received instructions to schedule interview with a local alumnus within one week of submission of my application. Interviewer asked me to meet him in a café. I arrived 20 min early in business casual. The interviewer came on time and was very friendly and casual. Had some small talk before the walk me thru your resume question. Generally very casual follow-up questions at different points during my answer. Questions Like why you changed your major in college. How did you resolve this conflict. Etc. That was followed by tell me about a time when
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Published: January 23, 2019
Harvard Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
A Harvard Business School MBA interview report with questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. All the candidates for my interview time slot waited in the waiting room together. Honestly, you could feel the tension and nervousness of everyone around you (people were playing with the Legos provided at each table). However, the interview itself was much much more casual than I thought…to a point, where you feel great after but then wonder if you messed up because it was so casual. Advice I could honestly say that I’ve heard the same from some admits, and
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Published: January 21, 2019
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus Hub
A Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant off-campus. Interview took place at a neighborhood coffee shop with an alum and was very relaxed. The questions were very standard and the alum left time for questions at the end. Questions included: Why an MBA? Why now? What is your intended position immediately post MBA? What are your strengths? Weaknesses? Tell me about a time you faced a challenge while working in a team setting? Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your
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Published: January 21, 2019
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Off-campus
A Wharton MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant off-campus. Interviewed at the off-campus hub. Had a networking reception before my actual interview. The group discussion was engaging and collaborative. There was a person in my group who was extremely pushy and people viewed him negatively – I would recommend trying to not do that. We started by each one of us sharing our points of view. We then engaged in a group discussion talking about the merits of each idea. We then summarized our plan. It went very smoothly and we were conscious
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Published: January 18, 2019
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-Campus
A Yale SOM MBA interview report questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who interviewed on-campus. I had my interview on one of SOM’s “superdays” with a few dozen other prospective students. My interviewer explained how long the interview would take (30 min) and asked pretty straight-forward questions that you could typically expect in a behavioral / MBA interview. Know your story inside and out and be prepared to elaborate on any aspects as my interviewer followed-up on a few questions based on what I said in the previous question. Overall very conversational and relaxed. I wish I knew more
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Published: January 14, 2019
USC Marshall Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus
The following USC Marshall MBA interview report with questions was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Interviewer: Elaine Padilla Tell me about your job. She asked lots of details about my job because I have a non-conventional background: R&D in clinical diagnostics Why MBA / What do you hope to get out of your MBA? Goals Why Marshall Three attributes your coworkers will say about you Something people don’t know about you Hobbies Any questions for me?
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Published: January 13, 2019
CMU Tepper Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
The following CMU Tepper interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. I had applied for Round 1 and I got the interview call almost on the next day of the deadline. It was a Skype interview with an Admissions Officer. The interview lasted for 30 minutes as was the plan. The interview was supposed to happen over the browser on the Tepper website but it didn’t seem to be working so she Skyped me. First she set the tone for the interview by mentioning that she has walked through my resume but hasn’t read the
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Published: January 9, 2019
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
A Wharton MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant off-campus. Description / location of visit and/or interview atmosphere: Interviewed at the Wharton SF Campus, which is a surprisingly large floor of a building filled with office rooms, classrooms, and a large cafeteria space. Reception was very friendly and offered coffee / tea / juice, and possibly breakfast pastries. Others I would interview with were already there and we were kind of allowed to just wherever we wanted throughout the space. This was a good opportunity to lightly chat about the upcoming interview to
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Published: January 5, 2019
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
A Wharton MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant on-campus who took part in their Team Based Discussion. I arrived at the interview around 15 minutes early. Was able to meet with fellow interviewees who were part of my Team Based Discussion (TBD) group — I interviewed in a hub city so, at least for my time slot, everyone in the lobby at the time was in my group. The TBD itself went by quickly: we settled into different roles, such as note-taker, timekeeper etc. Overall it felt like a great flow and very
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Published: January 5, 2019
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
A Yale SOM MBA interview report questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who interviewed off-campus. The interview was held at a hotel (in March 2018), I went in expecting a conference room but once I opened the door it was a huge room with just a table with two chairs on one end (later I learned that it was an actual conference hall). I think I was a little nervous but the room a bit intimidating. The interviewer was an adcom member who had traveled all the way and was interviewing candidates all day. I met a couple
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Published: January 5, 2019
Rochester / Simon MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
A Rochester / Simon MBA interview questions and report submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 MBA applicant. The interview was extremely conversational, we started with at least 15-20 minutes discussing her visit to my country (Dec 2018) and my travel to this city (I drove into the city that morning). The interview was held in a hotel lobby coffee shop (anyone could have heard what we were talking about though no one was really interested). The adcom member was very nice and explained beforehand that the interview would be 45 min long and that she had not seen
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Published: January 3, 2019
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
A U. Chicago Booth MBA interview report and questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant on-campus. I had my interview on-campus with a second year student. He arrived promptly and we interviewed in a small room in the admissions office. The interview appeared blind, as he had limited background on my application and appeared to only have my resume. After a brief introduction he asked me to introduce myself, then we spent ~30 minutes on various questions, followed by five minutes of questions for him. The questions were fairly standard. Questions What other activity (other
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Published: January 3, 2019
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-campus
The following Yale SOM MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant with interviewed off-campus. I interviewed with an adcom off-campus in a hotel restaurant where Yale was hosting their students events back in November 2018. The interview lasted precisely 30 mins. The interviewer had prepared a list of questions that he stuck to during the interview. I expected most of the questions he asked but there were a few that came out as a surprise. Overall the interview was a pleasant experience. The adcom was very friendly and seemed to know my resume well.
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