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Published: January 15, 2024
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Interviewed with a 2Y student. It was a conversational meeting. He asked lots of behavioral questions to really get to know me. My overall advice would be to just be yourself, he was trying to figure out what kind of person I am. (Lasted about 50 minutes) – Walk me through your resume. – How are you looking to improve your leadership skills? – What are your ST and LT goals? – Tmat when you had two conflicting projects you led. What were your actions? – How would your coworkers describe you with three words and
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Published: January 15, 2024
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / First-Year Student / Zoom
1) Introduce yourself. 2) How do you perceive sustainability? (It was mentioned in my introduction and the interviewer was also currently taking an elective on sustainability.) 3) Share a specific instance when you helped someone. 4) Describe a time when you received constructive feedback and how you addressed it. 5) What’s a personal or professional weakness you’ve identified, and how have you managed it? 6) How do you plan to contribute to the class beyond academic and professional experiences? 7) What steps have you taken to prepare for the academic challenges of an MBA, particularly in terms of quant (mentioning
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Published: January 15, 2024
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Zoom
Interviewed with an alumnus. His work experience really matched my post-MBA goals, so we made a great connection. It was a conversational meeting in which he provided his perspective almost after every question. No behavioral questions were asked. (Lasted about 27 minutes) – Walk me through your resume. – What are your ST and LT goals? – Why did you choose that field in undergrad? – Why you are interested in investing? – Why MBA, why now, why Columbia? – What clubs are you looking to join? – Any questions for me?
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Published: January 10, 2024
Duke Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Report: Open Interview Period / Second-Year Student / On Campus
Questions were from a predetermined list. The second-year student had identified a few she wanted to ask. The interviewer was warm and had only seen my resume. These were the questions I got: – Tell me about yourself. – TMAT when you were proud of a team achievement…how long did it take to implement that? – TMAT when you had to choose between short-term and a long-term goal. – How do you lead and get people to follow you? – TMAT when communication was really important in order to achieve something (usually when something is going
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Published: January 9, 2024
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Applied by guaranteed interview deadline. Conversation was very relaxed and conversational. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why an MBA/Why now/ST + LT goals? 3. Why Tuck? 4. Tell me about a time you had to give negative feedback. 5. Tell me about a time you had to deal with a difficult manager. 6. Tell me about a time you made a difference personally or professionally. 7. Tell me about a time a project didn’t go well. 8. How would you contribute to Tuck?
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Published: December 26, 2023
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
The Booth Admissions committee offered an in-person interview option that was easy to do in conjunction with in-person programming consisting of a complimentary lunch with current first-year students at the Booth cafeteria, a student-led tour of the Harper Center, and attending up to two classes with Booth students. The in-person interview process allowed for a very personable and engaging glimpse into the Booth experience. I elected to do the in-person programming the day prior to my interview, which better informed me on specific courses and professors for the interview. The interview was conducted by a second-year Booth Admissions Fellow. Interviewees
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Published: December 17, 2023
Published: December 17, 2023
LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The adcom matched me with an alumnus from my country and also from the same industry I work, so it helped me be a lot more comfortable in the interview. We set the location of the interview to be in his office, which was in the same city I live. As soon as I got there I felt very welcomed and an informal environment, much more like a conversation than an interview. We talked a lot before the interview starts since we had a lot in common, so a very good environment was set when we began. He asked the
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Published: December 17, 2023
USC Marshall MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Good interview experience; adcom didn’t throw many tricky questions my way. 1. How did you learn about USC Marshall? 2. Tell me about yourself. 3. Why Marshall? 4. A piece of critical feedback that you have received during your professional journey? 5. How would you set a goal and achieve it? 6. What motivates you? 7. What is success to you? And on what point you will identify yourself as being successful? 8. What strengths do you believe set you apart? 9. Any Qs for him?
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Published: December 17, 2023
LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
My interview was fairly long. It went on for about 90 mins. There were 3 broad sections. The first one was about my CV and questions in detail regarding my work experience. He basically grilled me on my CV. The second section was on personality questions. Questions such as “Tell me about a time when you worked in a challenging environment,” “tell me about a time when you failed,” “tell me about a time when you worked in a diverse setting,” etc. The third section were questions around LBS. The questions included “Why LBS,” “Why London,” “Which clubs you’ll be
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Published: December 12, 2023
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was pretty laid back. They’ve read through the application (Resumes, Essays, Pick 6, etc.) It was about 22 minutes long, then I received about 8 minutes for questions. Here are the questions: Explain your roles. What was a project where you’ve encountered a failure? What was the most challenging project you’ve done? What is a positive trait your colleagues would describe you as? What is a negative one? What is another leadership trait that you think is most important, aside from the ones already described? Why an MBA at this time? What are your post-MBA plans? If you
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Published: December 12, 2023
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview was with Adcom. Very relaxed and conversational. He viewed my entire application and asked questions based on my application. 1) Question from my pick 6. More of an ice breaker. 2) Proudest accomplishment and why? 3) What is one leadership trait/strength that came naturally to you and one that you grew overtime to become a strength? 4) Why is the MBA the right next move for you? Why do you think you are a good fit for this roll? Why do you want to pursue investment banking? (career from my goals essay) 5) Where does
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Published: December 11, 2023
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
1. Walk me through your data visualization. (I felt like I made mine a little too complicated, so we probably spent more time on this than needed.) 2. Why MBA / why Sloan? 3. How did you navigate starting a new job during the peak of COVID? 4. Describe a time at work when something unexpected happened that derailed a project. 5. What do you do to relax? 6. Questions for me? I felt like I was able to get the interview back on track after the data visualization stuff. Interview felt a bit odd,
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Published: December 7, 2023
Published: December 6, 2023
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
My interview for Wharton was on November 1 (Round 1) over Zoom. This was the TBD interview, and the interview atmosphere was formal. The interviewers were two 2nd-year students (did group TBD exercise, then had a 1-on-1 interview with just 1 of the students). The 1-on-1 interview was only 10 minutes, and just a few questions about my TBD experience: Talk about the TBD experience – What did you think? How do you think you individually contributed the most? How do you think your team did? What went well? What could have been improved? At the end, she left a
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Published: December 6, 2023
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
My interview was for MIT on November 7th (Round 1), and it was with an adcom member over Zoom. The interview atmosphere was formal, but friendly. The first question was to describe my data essay in more detail and what were the takeaways. Besides that, she mostly asked me about my background (tell me about job experiences), if there were any updates since I submitted my application, and a few “tell me about a time” scenario questions. At the end, she left some time for me to ask questions as well. I was surprised she didn’t really ask much about
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Published: December 4, 2023
LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumna / Off-Campus
I met my alum interviewer in a coffee shop and we spoke for about 1 hour. She started by asking me to tell her about my journey to applying to LBS, why LBS, and why London. We then went into further detail about my current job, my day-to-day roles, challenges I’ve faced and how I’ve overcome them, as well as what back-up options I’d consider if I didn’t land a job in the industry I hoped to post-MBA. Finally, I was given a case about the tech industry (not an industry I have any experience with) and was given five
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Published: December 3, 2023
LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
Interview with alumnus. He wanted me to get a private space to do the interview, he told me it was part of the test to see how resourceful I was. The interview was friendly. He told me about his experience at LBS and recommended me enough. Standard questions: Why LBS? Why London? Is LBS your top choice? Leadership stories. The case was about finance. We discussed it a lot and he did some follow-up questions. I liked the experience my interviewer seemed like a top-notch professional, which inspired me even more to pursue my MBA in London.
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Published: December 3, 2023
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Really casual interview. My interviewer was super friendly and professional. They ask a set of questions they ask all students. Why MBA? Why Anderson? What do you hope to contribute to the Anderson community? Tell me about something you wished you had done differently. What hobbies do you have? And then time at the end for questions. I had an overall really good experience and the student interviewers are pretty polished compared to other schools with a similar format.
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Published: December 3, 2023
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumna / Virtual
The interview was very friendly. An alumna interviewed me, and she had access to my resume before the interview. I was asked the following questions: 1. Introduce yourself and walk me through your resume. 2. What are your short/long-term goals and why an MBA? Why Haas? 3. Tell me a time you had an experience with Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). 4. How would you improve/ uphold the values of DEI at Haas? 5. Tell me about a time when you had to lead a team with diverse viewpoints, and what did you do? 6.
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Published: December 3, 2023
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
Why did you choose your college major? How do the styles of your current and previous employer differ? Who is successful at each place and which one did you like more? What is the state of your current company’s business health? How does your team play into the company’s business health? What are your current projects? Which of your current projects is the most intellectually stimulating? What project are you proudest of? How would the different teams you work with describe your strengths? What is your ideal summer internship? Name some companies.
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Published: December 3, 2023
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Virtual
1) Why an MBA? Why Haas? 2) Talk about an experience you have had with DEI. How can you use this experience to contribute to DEI on campus? 3) Talk about a time you had a heated argument/discussion and were then proven wrong. How did you react? What did you do? How did it feel? 4) Talk about a time you influenced others to adopt your way of doing something. What did you do and what did you learn? 5) Is there anything else you want us to know?
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Published: November 29, 2023
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was quite conversational with one second-year student. We talked a lot about life in LA and clubs in Anderson. The questions were standard. Be prepared with research on the school and show your commitment. Why MBA? Why Anderson? Contributions you would make to the program? What is your Plan B? Tell me about a leadership experience. Tell me about a weakness.
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Published: November 27, 2023
York Schulich MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Online
This is an interview for Schulich School of Business. The Adcom interviewer was very friendly and it was an easy-going interview. They started with a question about why I want to do an MBA and why at this point in my career. Then they asked about my post-MBA goals and how my present skills can contribute effectively to it. They said that I had a low verbal score on my GMAT, so they asked a couple of questions regarding how I planned to compete with people having much higher scores. However, this question came as a surprise to me since
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Published: November 19, 2023
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Non-blind interview with Adcom. Interview overall was short and to the point. Questions: 1. Why did I make a career switch? 2. What are my career goals and what did I do to prepare? 3. Tell me about a time where you succeeded. 4. Tell me about a time where you failed. 5. Why Johnson? Then the interviewer opened up for questions. The entire interview took about 30 minutes. There were no real curveballs here; the interview felt standard. I was told I would likely hear back closer to the notification deadline because of the
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