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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / AdCom
The Stern interview seems to be remarkably consistent. Talked a bit about my travels to NYC and when I was leaving, what I had planned for the city I noticed this [hobby]. Tell me about that. Why Stern? Why MBA? How will Stern help you achieve your career plans? Tell me about your progression since college? Why do you want to go to school in New York? How do you feel about living in New York? How would your supervisor describe you? How would your subordinates describe you? Is there anything we haven’t touched on that you would like me
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Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / AdCom / Off-Campus
I had a phone interview with an AdCom member. She was very friendly and made me feel comfortable. She described the process and told me that a phone interview is equal to an in-person interview. Then she asked me if I had any question about the process. The interview was straight-forward. 4 behavioral questions + traditional questions. The questions were (in order) Walk me through your resume Describe a time when you led a team and it failed Describe a time when you managed someone more senior to you Describe a time when you managed someone with less experience than
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Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-campus
The interview was very friendly and conversational, as others have reported. He started by introducing his background and the blind interview format. Questions (in order) were: Walk me through your resume Talk about a time when I had to work with people who were less focused. Talk about a time when I had to manage someone senior to me. Talk about a time when I was successful in participating in a negotiation. Why now? Why an MBA? In relation to what you want to do in your career. Do you have any questions for me? Total time was 30 minutes.
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / Adcom
The adcom that interviewed me was very pleasant and nice. She introduced herself, explained how the interview would go and then proceeded to ask me questions. We finished in exactly 30 mins. what is one thing you want students at graduation to remember you for What are your post-MBA career ambitions? what resources will you utilize to obtain a summer internship Where do you plan to intern in the summer, name specific companies why did you choose your undergrad (this might have been the 1st question asked) tell me about a project you are currently working on tell me about
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On Campus / Adcom
Interviewed during the Stern Spotlight on Women’s event It started off with something personal from my resume. I was then asked the following: How did you choose your undergrad? Why MBA, why Stern? What organizations do I plan to join? What would I do if I couldn’t get into the summer internship I wanted? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Tell me about a failure. How would my coworkers describe me? What is the best constructive criticism I received, and what did I learn? How would I make my final decision if accepted into multiple schools? Questions for her? Overall,
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum
I interviewed with an alumni at NYU stern for their R2. It was very relaxed and conversational. Questions asked were: Walk me through your resume. How did you choose your undergraduate school. Why Stern? What functions do you use the most in excel (I had it listed as high proficiency on my resume) How are you going set yourself a part when recruiting for a job? Questions for me.
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NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum
He started off by choosing one of my interests off my resume and asked me to tell him about it. Out of college, why did you choose to work at this nonprofit? How did you manage to transition into a top 5 consultancy? What skills were you able to leverage from your nonprofit experience? Tell me about a time in which you managed a conflict. What is the ideal NYU Stern student? If you get into all your schools, how would you choose? If the industry you wanted to go into after earning your MBA ceased to exist, what would
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Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Student / On Campus
I did my interview on campus on Tuesday. I was able to do the campus tour and class visit on Monday – it was very enjoyable. The students and staff were very welcoming, and I got to confirm a lot of the reasons for which I chose to apply to the school. The interviewer was friendly – she started with an introduction about herself. She then asked me to walk her through the professional section of my resume. I just gave a little background to explain why I chose to work in that field and then went into the details
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Stanford GSB MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off Campus
I scheduled a breakfast meeting with a GSB alumnus this past Friday. Being that I had to drive 2 hours to get to the interview location, my interviewer might have been more flexible that usual when it comes to the meeting duration. It lasted for a little more than an hour and I was the one who did most of the talk. I did get 10 minutes or so to ask about his experience. Walk me through your resume. As I chose to start from my upbringing, he immediately asked how it affected as a person. The interviewer did interrupt
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UNC / Kenan-Flagler MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Adcom / Phone
My interview was with the Director of admissions of Kenan-Flagler. The questions I was asked were: Why do you want an MBA and why now MBA is a big monetary commitment.Are you prepared for loss of income How did you choose which schools to apply to Which achievement are you most proud of What have been your disappointments You have lived/worked in multiple states across US. Which one did you like the most What are your career goals Is there a role model who has influenced your career goals When did you first think about getting an MBA The interview
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Published: February 29, 2012
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / Adcom
I interviewed on campus, and luckily, because I attended their Discover Stern Weekend I had been previously introduced to the interviewer. That gave me the option to meet one professor, attend a mock class, several students, and view Stern in both an academic and social setting. I would HIGHLY recommend that anyone from the tri-state area take advantage of all similar opportunities before your interview, since I was able to use these experiences in the ‘why stern’ question. You just seem lazy if you don’t (as told to me from current students). Here are some questions I was asked: How
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Published: February 29, 2012
UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On Campus
Round 1; Interview Date: 11/29/11; Result: Admitted I interviewed with a student on campus. The interview was surprisingly very informal with a current 2nd year student who asked very basic / expected questions. Tell me about yourself. Walk me through your resume. Why UCLA Anderson? Tell me about an experience working in a team. If you were on a team at Anderson, what skills would you bring to the table and what would you shy away from? Do you have any questions for me? He spent more time answering my questions than I did answering his. He was very personable
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Published: February 29, 2012
UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On Campus
The interview took exactly 30 minutes. The interviewer was very pleasant and friendly. Overall, it was laid back and low pressure. None of the questions I was asked were out of the ordinary. Here is a list of some of the questions I was asked: Tell me about yourself. Handful of questions about different things from my resume (nothing unexpected). What are your short-term and long-term career goals? Why MBA? Why Anderson? How do you define success? Tell me about a leadership experience you’ve had at work. Tell me about a time you worked well as a peer on a
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Published: February 29, 2012
Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off Campus (Skype) / Adcom
My interview was via Skype — because of snow, I was unable to make it to campus as planned. The interview itself was quite formal — very much question-answer, but the interviewer did make an effort to transition nicely from one question to the next. There were no surprises for me, but I was glad I had done a little research on Skype interviews beforehand because it was definitely a little off-putting. Questions: Before we get started, tell me something about yourself that isn’t on your resume Walk me through your employment history and why you make the changes that
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Published: February 28, 2012
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Alum / Off- Campus
Submitted app: 1/2/2012 Invited to Interview: around 1/18/2012 Interview: around 1/27/2012 Status changed to complete: around 2/6/2012 I second the suggestion below – know the questions on this site, as I was asked the very same ones! Bring your resume! My alum was very nice, casual and led a conversation more than an interview. I’m a little late in posting, but I wanted to post since this site was helpful to my success during my interview. Walk me through your resume Why an MBA? What are your goals? (My LT goal involves starting a website and he asked if there
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Published: February 28, 2012
Published: February 28, 2012
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off Campus
Thanks to this page, I walked into my interview feeling pretty good. Thanks, ClearAdmit! Good thing I brought extra resumes as my interviewer did not have mine. The questions were pretty standard: Walk me through your resume What are your short/long term goals? Why Kellogg? Tell me more about the organization you started during your undergraduate days (I was the founder of a cultural organization in college, and my interviewer asked a few follow-up questions after this) Tell me three traits that you believe a good leader possesses? Tell me about a time you dealt with conflict with a co-worker
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Published: February 28, 2012
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus
Hub interview on February 27th, 2012 in Dubai She met me in the waiting area and walked me to the conference room. Very friendly and relaxed. Started of by introducing herself and explaining the format for the interview. Asked if I had any questions, and then we started. Listed the questions below. There were follow-up questions for the behavioral questions. Tell me about a time you’ve had to convince a team of doing something different and they didn’t necessarily agree? Tell me about a time when you’ve had to convince a group of people and it didn’t work out? Tell
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Published: February 28, 2012
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Skype / Adcom
My interview was very similar to what has already been mentioned, very friendly indeed. The questions that had not already been mentioned: What are the traits that I look for in a great leader? What is it about my job that brings me stress? It’s very important to know the school and to have a strong answer for “Why Tepper?”.
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Published: February 28, 2012
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 (Consortium) / Phone-Skype Interview / Adcom
My interview was conversational and flowed pretty well. The adcom originally tried calling me on Skype, but we had audio issues so we resorted to a standard phone interview. I had met my interview before at a recruiting event so he pulled my application to ask questions prior. Questions: Tell me about yourself Why MBA at Tepper Who have you spoken with at Tepper to learn about the culture Tell me something about you that’s not on your resume or in your application I ended with a recap of why I wanted to attend Tepper and why I thought I
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Published: February 28, 2012
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / Second-year student
I interviewed with a second year student at Fuqua. There were about seven other interviewees waiting in the admissions office when I got there. Current students also came in and out throughout my time there to answer any last minute questions applicants had. The interview was very casual, and lasted about 35 minutes. The interviewer started by telling me about her background, and then asked me to walk her through my resume. She didn’t ask follow up questions at that time, but did reference some things I mentioned later during the interview. After reviewing my resume, she asked me to
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Published: February 28, 2012
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
Interview was with a second-year student on campus at Fuqua’s main facility. He assured me before the interview even started that it was going to be very conversational, mentioning that he had been in my shoes just two years earlier. The interview certainly went that way as it turned into much more of a conversation than anything else, as question responses that I gave often led to tangents that dug into both of our backgrounds/experiences. I don’t recall all of the questions he asked (he would take the pre-written list and modify them as he saw fit to better get
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Published: February 28, 2012
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus
I interviewed at Fuqua on Feb. 25, 2012 The interview lasted about an hour and was a mix of conversation and having to come back to answering the list of questions the interviewer had to ask. We made some chit chat about how my visit was going before “officially” starting the interview. Questions: Why MBA? Why now? Why Duke? Coming from a non-traditional background how do I think I will handle the rigor of the program? (weird questions considering i have an engineering degree) How would you handle a team member who was not carrying his weight? – What if
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Published: February 28, 2012
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-Campus / 2nd Year Student
I had my Fuqua interview (on-campus) with a second-year student on the morning of February 24th. The interview was very conversational, with his questions lasting 45 minutes and my questions for him lasting the final 15 minutes (1 hour total). He took notes throughout and occasionally referenced a sheet of questions. Walk me through your resume. Why MBA? Why Fuqua? Why now? What are your career goals? Short-term? Long-term? Tell me about something you regret. What accomplishment are you most proud of? What is your biggest weakness? What is your biggest strength? What is your style of leadership? How will
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Published: February 27, 2012
London Business School MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off-Campus
Am very thankful to all the contributors of this wiki as it was really helpful for me in preparing for the LBS interview. Here is my contribution: My interview was held at the Alumnus’s office. Interview lasted 1.3 hrs. Most of the questions were same as stated on this page. Tell me about yourself. How assertive are you? Do a SWOT analysis of your venture. Why LBS? What other schools have you applied? If you get into all, which one will you pick? What kind of person are you? How will you manage in a class with people of diverse
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