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Published: January 13, 2016

MIT Sloan Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype

The following MIT Sloan interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! The interview was via Skype because the Adcom made an exception when my flight to MIT was cancelled last-minute. It was at 6am my time (PST), so I was fairly groggy, but the behavioral nature of the questions and the warm, friendly Adcom interviewee made the interview quite engaging. Nothing caught me off-guard; however, unlike my other interview experiences, the questions did not focus on my aspirations and goals. As a Social Impact, unorthodox B-school candidate, I was used to Read more

Published: January 13, 2016

NYU Stern Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-campus

The following NYU / Stern interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I interviewed during Round 1, a bit late in the process (first week of December). I am a woman and opted to do the interview during the normal process, instead of the Spotlight on Women event. My interviewer was part of the Admissions Committee, and she had read my application before the interview. The interview took place in the adcom’s office. The conversation started off with some discussion about my interest in cycling, as I had listed Read more

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Published: January 12, 2016

UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype

The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I was interviewed via Skype by an Adcom member. She was very friendly and keen on getting me relaxed before the interview. She started by thanking me for showing interest and applying to UNC Kenan-Flagler and also thanked me for waiting up for the interview since I am international student based outside the USA. She showed me a copy of my CV and stated that she had not seen my application yet. Th following questions were asked: Read more

Published: January 11, 2016

UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype

The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewed by an adcom member. He is super friendly and super awesome guy. Though every interviewer says that it would be conversational and friendly chat, this guy takes it to another level. I literally felt like sitting in a coffee shop, chatting with an old pal! Some of the questions were very unexpected questions, but none caught me off-guard as they were simple questions about me. He started off by greeting, saying a few comforting sentences. Then he asked Read more

Published: January 11, 2016

UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus

The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 Health Care Management applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was a Health Care Management (HCM) applicant and had two interviews: one with a second-year student, and one with the HCM director, June Kinney. My student interview included the standard Wharton group interview and a brief one-on-one with the second-year after. The group interview was with ~six other applicants, with two second-year moderators/observers. We were emailed a prompt with our interview invitation (prompt: acting as a student at Wharton, plan a conference Read more

Published: January 11, 2016

NYU / Stern Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following NYU / Stern interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Met with two admissions counselors. They were friendly but the atmosphere was definitely a formal interview. Here are some of the questions I was asked: -Ice breaker for unique résumé item -Walk me through your résumé / work experience. -Why MBA? -Why Stern? -Leadership examples -Give an example of interpersonal communication -Example of a time you have failed -3 brands you admire, 3 companies you would want to Read more

Published: January 10, 2016

UCLA Anderson Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / Skype

The following UCLA Anderson interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Read more

Published: January 10, 2016

Yale SOM Interview Report: Round 2 / Video Interview

The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Read more

Published: January 5, 2016

Columbia Business School Interview Report: Regular Decision / Alumnus / Off-Campus

The following Columbia Business School interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Regular Decision applicant. Read more

Published: January 4, 2016

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Back in November we put out a call for the best MBA interview reports, and you responded in droves! We received more than 50 quality reports from the applicant community, and for that we thank you! Read more

Published: January 3, 2016

Stanford MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus

The following Stanford MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Read more

Published: January 3, 2016

MIT Sloan Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hotel

The following MIT Sloan interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Read more

Published: January 2, 2016

UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / Adcom

The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Read more

Published: December 30, 2015

MIT Sloan Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following MIT Sloan interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted with scholarship. Congratulations to them! I interviewed on-campus. It was fairly difficult to find the building that admissions is in so I would definitely recommend getting there early and leaving yourself a good buffer. The actual interview was conducted in the adcom’s individual office. We sat across from each other with a table between us – it was very relaxed. The interview was not blind – the interviewer will have a good idea of who you are and will begin to Read more

Published: December 29, 2015

MIT Sloan Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following MIT Sloan interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was waitlisted. I interviewed on-campus towards the later end of the interview period. My interviewer was familiar with my application – mentioning specific aspects of it – and also had it up digitally. The overall interview was very professional and friendly. 1. Tell me about your decision to switch companies. What was the biggest challenge? 2. What would you say is your most significant accomplishment? 3. How did you act when someone differed from your opinion? Read more

Published: December 22, 2015

NYU / Stern Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following NYU / Stern interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I arrived about a half hour early. The adcom was also on time and we got off right away. It started casual: she asked me if I had been there before and if I had plans to do any other activities there (I did lunch with a student and took a class, both recommended). Then she took out my résumé started asking questions about it, but I took the initiative and told her I’d be better if I described Read more

Published: December 21, 2015

UCLA Anderson Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / Skype

The following UCLA Anderson interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was waitlisted. This was a blind interview. The questions I was asked seemed pretty standard: 1. Tell me about your education and career path to this point in your life (He had my resume in front of him and I walked him through it). 2. Why do you want to pursue an MBA? 3. What interests you about the career move you want to make? (After telling him I want an MBA to get into consulting.) 3. What Read more

Published: December 21, 2015

Berkeley / Haas Interview Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / On-Campus

The following Berkeley / Haas interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was paired with a recent alum (’14) with a similar background in international development. She had only reviewed my résumé, and asked me pretty standard get-to-know-you questions at the onset. We talked through my career and community leadership experience thus far, and then jumped right to “Why Haas?” She prodded specifically at which classes I wanted to take right away and which seemed like they’d be the most challenging given my non-traditional background. She Read more

Published: December 20, 2015

Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Off-Campus

The following Northwestern / Kellogg MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. I had an off-campus interview with Kellogg conducted at a coffee shop off-campus. My interviewer had vast international experience and even just the introductions were quite impressive. Kellogg gives you the contact information of your interviewer in advance, so if you are interviewing off-campus, I would strongly recommend researching their background. The interview itself was very much standard. There was a lot of conversation around Northwestern’s focus on ‘growth mindset’ and it seems as if alumni are still very well connected with Read more

Published: December 20, 2015

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Student / Campus

The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Ross put on by far the most holistic interview day experience. The night before the event, they hold a welcome dinner with fellow admitted students. While the networking is interesting, I would suggest skipping this if you are coming in from out of town, as there are no admissions personnel present and interviews start bright and early the next morning at 8AM. The entire admissions staff gives presentations throughout the morning, followed by two rounds of student-run individual interviews. These interviews are Read more

Published: December 20, 2015

MIT Sloan MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub

The following MIT Sloan MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I had the interview in Hong Kong with an admission officer. It was NOT a blind interview – the admission officer has read the whole application package. It was a 45 minutes session with 30 minutes of interview and 15 minutes of Q&A. The interview was very conversational and went well. 1. Any update in your application since submission? 2. What do you do in your current job? 3. Career Goal/Why Sloan/why Read more

Published: December 20, 2015

IU / Kelley MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Student / Campus

The following IU / Kelley MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. This was a very informal interview which took place in a small meeting room adjacent to the admissions office. The interview was conducted by a second year student who seemed very enthusiastic about the program. Questions were very straight-forward with an emphasis on personal fit and career objectives. The student seemed very much impressed and wrote quite a bit when I brought up conversation points on Kelley’s academy program, as this is a favorite amongst students. I would not stress all too Read more

Published: December 20, 2015

Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus

The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was waitlisted. Interviewed with an alumni in Singapore. It lasted about 75 minutes. The interviewer was very friendly and we started the interview with some chat on my family and campus visit. 1. Conflict in the team 2. Weaknesses? 3. Short and long term career goal 4. Why MBA/Kellogg? 5. How can I contribute to Kellogg? 6. A situation to make a decision without enough information 7. A situation about ethical dilemma Read more

Published: December 17, 2015

UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus

The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! My day at Wharton started with lunch in a large classroom. I was able to network with a few current students, and more importantly, other applicants. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND being chatty with a bunch of the applicants. As it turns out, I was able to network with every single person that ended up being in my group, which made for a pleasant and more comfortable experience. You have time in the admissions office both before and after lunch as Read more

Published: December 17, 2015

Duke / Fuqua MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus

The following Duke / Fuqua MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I arrived on campus and waited in the lobby to be interviewed. My original interviewer did not show up, so the “backup” for the time-slot was asked to cover – I was impressed with their scheduling that they were able to fix the problem so quickly. The new interviewer had not seen my résumé (it appears the original interviewer had prepared some questions in advance), and so the interview became very conversational, with them asking Read more

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December 27, 2024 2:07am ET

Applied to MIT Sloan

Round: Round 1

Received via email

GRE: 340

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

December 27, 2024 12:36am ET

Accepted to Northwestern / Kellogg

Round: Round 1

Received via email on December 10, 2024

GPA: 8.8/10

GRE: 337

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: India

Note:

Received 60% scholarship.

December 27, 2024 12:33am ET

Accepted to Yale SOM

Round: Round 1

Received via phone on December 04, 2024

GPA: 8.8/10

GRE: 337

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: India

Note:

Received 50% scholarship on 20th December.

December 26, 2024 2:34pm ET

Waitlisted at Harvard Business School

Round: Round 1

Received via email on December 09, 2024

GMAT: 770

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Latin America

December 23, 2024 10:00am ET

Accepted to Northwestern / Kellogg

Round: Round 1

Received via email

GMAT: 695

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Taiwan

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