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Published: January 31, 2012

Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Alum / Off-Campus

Off campus with a 2011 grad in NYC. The Questions Ethical Dilemma – she seemed to react well to my answer. Tell a time when you were a leader or what a leader means to you – Why MBA? What’d you do if you don’t get into any program? Post-MBA goals? Read more

Published: January 31, 2012

NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-Campus / Adcom

You are greeted with a t-shirt and a packet of information related to your interests. For myself it was Entertainment and Stern Women in Business. My interviewer came out a few minutes late to greet me, a member of the AdCom, and we made small talk on our way to the office about my trip to NYC. The interviewer started out by asking me about one of my interests listed on my resume. From there the interview became more like a job interview with very directed questions: Tell me about your job progression what are your strengths/weaknesses Why MBA now? Read more

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Published: January 29, 2012

Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Alum / Off-Campus

Applied to Columbia back in mid-October 2011 and received an invite to interview on December 23. Emailed all of my interview ambassadors (nine in total) and had to wait about a week and a half before the first one responded, most likely due to the holidays. Set up the interview on the following Friday January 13th with a recent alumn who just graduated in May. Sent him my resume beforehand. The interview was very informal – took place at a Starbucks. It lasted for about a hour and he asked me some obligatory questions to be filled out on the Read more

Published: January 29, 2012

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round / AdCom / On Campus

The tone of my interview was conversational and the majority of questions the interviewer asked me I had seen before on this wiki. There were two, however, that I had not seen and that took me by surprise: What is a misconception people have about you? Kellogg involves a lot of quant work. Can you tell me where on your resume you’ve had experience with quant? (In retrospect, this was a predictable question as I come from a liberal arts background and it’s an obvious weak point in my application. Luckily, my answer was the same as my “Tell us Read more

Published: January 25, 2012

Berkeley / Haas EWMBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 Evening & Weekend program / Adcom / On-campus

I interviewed for the EWMBA program at Haas Berkeley and following was my experience. The atmosphere was very good. Not too many people in the building possibly because it was around the finals week. The interview was application based. Interviewed with member of adcom. She was very friendly and put me to ease easily. Interview length: 1 hour Interview Questions: Walk me through your resume What are your short term and long term goals. Describe some of the leadership experiences Explain a circumstance when you had to convince someone to support you idea What will you bring to the Haas Read more

Published: January 23, 2012

NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-Campus / Adcom

You are greeted with a personalize packet with items that you are interested in. Mine had a club focused on Tennis, Racket ball, and Squash. I guess they thought my interest in Badminton was close enough. And you are also “awarded” a free NYU Stern T-shirt, available in most sizes. I was then called a few minutes earlier than the scheduled time. I think overall my interview was very friendly and conversational, and it lasted around 45 minutes like some of the others noted below. There was a lot of chitchat both before and after the formal interview as we Read more

Published: January 23, 2012

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus

Came to the interview early to prep and get comfortable. Got a chance to sit in on a class and some other activities day-of. Interviewer was very nice and direct. Here are the questions I can recall: Walk me through your professional career starting with undergrad (Standard) Handful of follow-up resume questions (Standard) Define your current role and responsibilities (Standard) Describe an example of professional leadership experience (Standard) Why an MBA, why now, why Kellogg (Standard) What three adjectives would your co-workers use to describe you (Unexpected) What is a common mis-conception that people have with you (Unexpected) Do you Read more

Published: January 23, 2012

Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R1 / On Campus / Second Year Student

My interview was not as casual as some mentioned below, though still friendly. The interviewer read through a list of questions. Every single one was documented in the posts below. Here are those I remember: Why MBA? Why now? Why Duke? Please tell me about a time that you failed. What motivates you? How would you handle a situation in which a team member is not pulling his/her weight? What’s your leadership style? Tell me about your favorite boss. Why did you like him/her? What accomplishment are you most proud of? Please tell me about a time you went above Read more

Published: January 21, 2012

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus

The interview lasted over an hour and thirty minutes. He met me at a local coffee shop and arrived early (as did I). Took a few minutes setting up (had his computer open and was typing for most of it). Questions are listed below (in the order that I can remember them). Tell me a little about yourself Why undergrad? Why first job? Why second job and career switch (moved from finance to the development sector) Specific questions about current job (I was part of the founding team of a social enterprise- pretty unique model so spent several minutes discussing Read more

Published: January 18, 2012

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 Full-time / Adcom / On-campus

After reading the questions posted here for this year and prior years, I believe all the questions that I was asked are documented. However, I was slightly caught off guard by this one: If you didn’t get X job (from my short-term goals), where would you like to work instead? Interview lasted 45 minutes and was extremely disarming and comfortable. All the best! Read more

Published: January 17, 2012

Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Consortium/Round 1 (November) / Video Interview over Skype / Adcom

Interview questions: Where are you from? How was your undergraduate experience? Why an MBA? What do you want to do after your MBA? (long-term and short-term goals) What do you want to do during your internship? What is the most difficult piece of feedback that you received? What is your greatest accomplishment that you are most proud of? Tell me about a difficult team experience. Why did you apply through Consortium? Why Tuck? What made you apply to Tuck? Have you been to Hanover? What would you like to get involved in at Tuck? Are there any questions that you Read more

Published: January 17, 2012

Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 (January Round) / On Campus / Second-year Student

Interview type: applicant-initiated, blind My visit to campus began with my interview with a second-year. Hanover just received 6 inches of snow the day before so the logical first question was ‘how was the trip’? From discussions with students and alumni, this question is more geared to understanding whether you are comfortable coming all the way out to Hanover, so I would advise to answer back accordingly even if there is 20 inches of snow on the ground. The rest of the interview was relaxed, but not quite as relaxing as expected. There were one or two questions thrown out Read more

Published: January 17, 2012

Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Early Action (Accepted) / On Campus (applicant-initiated) / Second-year Student

I interviewed on campus in conjunction with a campus visit. My visit day began with the interview. I checked in at the admissions office and waited with other students as second years came in to meet their assigned interviewee. Once I met my interviewer we walked to our assigned room. There were many students interviewing that day so we walked to one of the on campus dorms and sat in a study room. It took us about five minutes to walk to the room so we had some time to talk casually before the interview actually began. I had driven Read more

Published: January 17, 2012

UVA / Darden MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round One (Accepted) / On Campus / Second Year Student

I interviewed on campus with a second year student. There were numerous other activities scheduled for your interview day such as class visits and lunch with current students and professors. I had attended one of the Darden Open House days prior to my interview so I did not stay for any of the additional events. The student I interviewed with my very friendly and after answering the initial question it became much more conversational. The interview was completely blind without a copy of my resume. The interview began my student interviewer telling me that this was my opportunity to ‘tell Read more

Published: January 17, 2012

Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: November Round / On Campus / Second Year Student

I interviewed on campus in conjunction with Fuqua’s Weekend for Women, a three day recruiting event. All attendees were invited to interview during the event. Interviews were with second year students. Interviews were conducted after the first day of the event which included classes and speaker events. My interview was very casual and more of a conversation than specific questions. The interview was based off my resume but not any other information included in my application. The interview began with him asking me to walk him through my resume. This was the only specific question, after that it was more Read more

Published: January 17, 2012

Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round One (Accepted) / On Campus / Ad Com

I interviewed on campus in conjunction with the Johnson Women in Business event, a two day women’s recruiting event. I received an invitation to interview prior to the event but all attendees were invited to interview regardless of if an invitation had been extended yet. The interviews were the first part of the event followed by two days of class visits and speaker events. My interview was with a member of the admissions staff and the interview was relatively formal with structured questions. I had met the person with whom I interviewed at a prior open house in my area Read more

Published: October 26, 2011

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On Campus

Interviewer was an admissions official and very friendly. Handed my resume and a sheet which i had just filled out upon arrival which asked to write ST/LT goals (space given to answer each is limited so i think they just expect the highlights) Questions i got: Tell me about yourself Describe professional accomplishments, why important What is leadership style Why MBA / why now – weaved it with goals/why Kellogg What would teammates say are 3 strengths What would teammates say is 1 weakness Difficult situation with team What I do outside of work Why did I choose my undergrad Read more

Published: October 25, 2011

Kellogg EMBA Admissions Interview Questions: Adcom / On Campus

The EMBA interview is required just like the FT program. Given the unique requirements of the EMBA programs (8+ years of managerial experience and required company sponsorship) the interview is more to gauge your fit. AdCom introduction: The AdCom meets to discuss your packet. I am your representative at the AdCom meeting to put your face and interview before the committee. The interview should complete the “picture” of you that we do not gleen from your essays and your resume. Questions: What do you currently do? Describe your current position? Talk me through your resume in any order What is Read more

Published: October 25, 2011

Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom and First-year Student / On Campus

My interview was conducted by two people: a Kellogg admissions officer and a first year student who was training to be a part of recruiting. The interview was pretty conversational and the interviewers were very friendly. Here is an overview of the of the questions I was asked: Background: Associate at a healthcare strategy consulting firm Duration of interview: 30-35 minutes Note: this is not the actual flow of the interview. I have just listed the questions as I remembered them. Your background is very interesting – how come you did not think about medicine. Tell me about yourself and Read more

Published: April 11, 2011

London Business School MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off-Campus

My interview was scheduled for 6 PM at the interviewer’s office. Although the interview was scheduled for an hour, it lasted almost 2 hours. Not a negative sign, though, as the interview was somehow conversational. My interviewer was not from a different industry, but he had after school the kind of experience I´m looking for (financial background with operational experience). The best advice I received before the interview was that despite specific questions being made, I should leave my main messages clear. Questions: What qualities make a leader a good leader? What do you need to work on in order Read more

Published: April 11, 2011

NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-Campus / Adcom

I was greeted with a packet of program information based on my career preference, and they also gave me a Stern t-shirt, like others mentioned earlier. After some initial chitchat of how I got to the city, we went straight to the interview: She started by asking how I developed the hobby I mentioned in my third essay. My career progression / roles in my job. Describe/justify my career goal. What to do if I could not get the summer internship I wanted. How would my friends describe myself? Describe a challenging client situation. How would I decide which MBA Read more

Published: April 11, 2011

Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-Campus / 2nd-Year student

I had my interview with a 2nd year on campus doing one of their recruitment weekends. Most of the other students interviewed had 2nd years as well and I had been told that the interview was very laid back and a lot like a conversation. I did not feel that way. I will say that after the interviews, a lot of other prospectives felt like theirs was very laid back but this was not the case for my interview. He seemed to just go down a list of questions and wrote down my answers. All of the questions except for Read more

Published: April 5, 2011

UVA / Darden MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On campus / Second-year student

I interviewed on campus with a second year. He started off saying that the admissions committee was already impressed which is why I was called in for an interview and that this was a blind interview. He then told me that I had about 30 min to tell my story and to start whenever I wanted. I briefly touched upon my childhood and my college experience and then focused on my career choices and extracurriculars. There was then about 15 min for him to ask follow up questions. ex. why Darden and why MBA. I thought there would have been Read more

Published: April 5, 2011

UVA / Darden MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype

I am an applicant based in Bangalore/India. I had an interview with an Adcom member over Skype. I wore formals for the interview, tested my Skype set up for video chat and ensured a good view of my room. Please be prepared for a video chat. The interviewer in fact, insisted on having one even when the Internet connection became a bit bad. My advice for all those who are attending an interview over Skype is that please reserve a video-conferencing facility for the interview if possible. My interviewer got stuck up in traffic and informed about the delay. Finally, Read more

Published: April 5, 2011

Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus

Interview with second year. More formal, little back and forth conversation until I was allowed to ask questions. Walk through the resume How did I choose my college/major/sport? Why MBA, Why SOM? What do you do for fun? What class did I sit in on during the visit/previous visit? What did I think? 5 minutes for questions for interviewer. Read more

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Interview Invite to Emory / Goizueta

Round: Round 1

Received via email

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Healthcare

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Interview Invite to UNC Kenan-Flagler

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 5, 2024

GPA: 3.73

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Raleigh, NC

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Interview Invite to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 5, 2024

GPA: 3.8

GRE: 327

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Marketing

Application Location: Italy

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Interview Invite to Duke / Fuqua

Round: Round 1

Received via email on October 31, 2024

GPA: 3.295

GRE: 300

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: New York

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Interview Invite to Cornell / Johnson

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 5, 2024

GPA: 3.59

Program Type: One Year Program

Target Career: Technology

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