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Published: January 28, 2024

Vanderbilt Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual

The interview was very conversational and consisted of 20 minutes of questions and 10 minutes for me to ask questions. The interviewer only had my resume. The following was asked: 1. Tell me about your journey. 2. Why an MBA now? 3. Where would you like to see yourself improve? 4. What will you contribute to the Vanderbilt community? 5. Tell me about a time you felt accomplished or challenged. 6. How would your peers describe you? 7. What other schools are you applying to? 8. What do you like to do Read more

Published: January 28, 2024

Vanderbilt Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual

The interview was relatively relaxed, the interviewer introduced himself and was comfortable. These were the questions : 1. Introduce yourself/Tell me about yourself. 2. Short/long-term goals. 3. Why MBA? 4. Why Owen? 5. What can you bring to the community? 6. What other programs are you applying to? 7. Tell me what you have learned from your experiences interacting with individuals different from yourself. 8. A failure and how’d you recover from it? 9. Things that are peculiar about you. 10. Questions for me? Overall the interview we originally stated Read more

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Published: January 28, 2024

CMU Tepper MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom

Questions asked: 1. One minute elevator pitch. 2. Why MBA & what criteria did you use to look for MBA programs? 3. Career goals (ST & LT) 4. TMAT you used your strength to contribute to the team. 5. TMAT working with someone not contributing. 6. What does diversity & DEI mean to you and what have you done to incorporate it in your personal and professional life? Read more

Published: January 21, 2024

Empry Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual

It was a very relaxed and friendly interview. 1. Give me a ~2 minute elevator pitch about yourself. 2. What are your short-term and long-term goals? 3. Why MBA? 4. Why Goizueta? 5. Tell me a leadership experience where you led your team through an obstacle. 6. What is an accomplishment you are most proud of? 7. What do you like to do outside of work? What’s an ideal day for you? Read more

Published: January 21, 2024

Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom

Interviewed with alum, fairly formal. Lasted about 20 minutes. 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Tell me about a time you demonstrated leadership. 3. Tell me about your leadership style. 4. Why MBA? 5. Why Kellogg? 6. How will you contribute to the program? 7. Short-term / Long-term goal? 8. Open Question – Tell me more about yourself. 9. Do you have any questions for me? Read more

Published: January 21, 2024

Vanderbilt Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Online

The interview with Owen was very comfortable. It was conducted online through Owen’s system, with a second-year student leading the session. He started by introducing himself, which set a relaxed tone. The questions were standard, without any curveballs, and the interview lasted about 30 minutes. Introduce yourself. Why MBA? Why Owen? What areas do you think need improvement? What can you contribute to the community? Tell me about the time you showed leadership. Any questions? Read more

Published: January 21, 2024

CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

Walk me through your resume. Short- and long-term goals? Plan B after graduation? Plan for summer internship? When have you overcome obstacles? What is your leadership style? What do you do for fun? What programs/clubs are you interested in at CBS? What contributions will you make to CBS? Any questions? Read more

Published: January 21, 2024

UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom

Interviewer was very friendly! Asked: Tell me your story. Why MBA? Why Darden? Tell me about when you worked with different people for a common goal. Read more

Published: January 21, 2024

Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

Had my interview with a second-year student last week, and it lasted for 45 minutes. Here are the questions: 1.⁠ ⁠Tell me about yourself. 2.⁠ ⁠Why MBA? Short-term and Long-term goals? 3.⁠ ⁠Significant challenge you’ve faced? 4.⁠ ⁠Constructive criticism you’ve received? 5.⁠ ⁠TMAT you dealt with a difficult coworker. 6.⁠ ⁠Your biggest achievement? 7.⁠ ⁠Why Tuck? How will you contribute to Tuck? 8.⁠ ⁠Any questions for her? Read more

Published: January 21, 2024

UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom Support / Zoom

Initially, I was waitlisted after Round 1, and when I accepted the waitlist decision, I received the interview invitation. The interview was with Joshua, someone associated with UNC. Below are the Qs: Why UNC KF? ST & LT Goals In your experience, you would’ve collaborated with a lot of teams. How would you bring your collaborative and leadership prowess to KF? TMAT when you had a difficult colleague or something. Greatest accomplishment How have I contributed in either the personal or professional space to one or more values (4i) of UNC? (I mentioned this in Why UNC) Any questions for Read more

Published: January 21, 2024

Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Zoom

Matched with alum in similar industry. Asked several questions about my work experience and resume before moving onto why Kellogg/why MBA. Also asked some specific follow up questions. Overall very friendly. Walk me through your resume. What would your coworkers say about you? What do you do in your current role? Tell me about a time you led a diverse team. What was challenging about it, what was rewarding? Tell me about a time you led a team through ambiguity. Tell me about a time you got knocked down and had to pick yourself back Read more

Published: January 15, 2024

UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

Interviewed with a person who helps the admissions committee with interviews, she is a long time member of the UNC community. (Lasted about 30 minutes) – Walk me through your resume. – Tell me two important points from your resume about your professional experience. – What is the difference between a manager and a leader? – Tmat when you managed a diverse team. – Tell me about a situation when you felt or saw someone being marginalized. What did you do? – What is you post-MBA goal? – Why MBA? – Why Kenan-Flagler? Read more

Published: January 15, 2024

Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

Interviewed with an adcom member. He might be the most relaxed and nicest person I interviewed with so far. We made a great connection and I really enjoyed our talk. I think Johnson wants to make sure that you have a solid recruitment strategy and you know your stuff. Be prepared about Plan B, firms you want to work for and why behind your each answer. – Tell me about yourself. – Why did you pick your major? – Why di you want to do investment banking post-MBA? – Which firms are you looking at? Did you Read more

Published: January 15, 2024

NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

Interviewed with an adcom member. She was super nice and made me really comfortable throughout the meeting. You should be ready for very specific questions from your application materials. I think Stern puts a lot weight on candidate’s recruitment strategy, so be prepared. Other than that, just go out and show your research and interest into the program. Good luck to everyone. (Lasted about 35 minutes) – Question about Pick Six. – Could you give me an overview of your daily responsibilities? What does your typical day look like at work? – How would your coworkers describe Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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? Read more

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 Read more

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? Read more

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 Read more

Published: December 17, 2023

Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

Alum interviewer Resume based Questions: Why MBA? Why Ross? Why Now? Biggest Failure? Post Grad Goals? It was very conversational and I wasn’t surprised by anything. Read more

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 Read more

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? Read more

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 Read more

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 Read more

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December 21, 2024 8:37am ET

Accepted to Duke / Fuqua

Round: Round 1

Received via phone on December 11, 2024

GMAT: 675

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

December 21, 2024 2:38am ET

Waitlisted at Duke / Fuqua

Round: Round 1

Received via phone on December 10, 2024

GPA: 3.27

GMAT: 760

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: CA

December 20, 2024 11:16pm ET

Accepted to Babson / Olin

Round: Round 1

Received via email on December 17, 2024

GPA: 3.9

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: South Asia

December 20, 2024 7:50pm ET

Accepted to Columbia

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on December 10, 2024

GMAT: 750

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Application Location: India

Note:

$100k scholarship

December 20, 2024 3:21pm ET

Accepted to Yale SOM

Round: Round 1

Received via email December 20, 2024

GPA: 4.0

GMAT: 750

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Note:

100% scholarship

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