Interviews
Published: February 13, 2012
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Alum / Off-Campus
Had my interview last week; off campus in large city (Chicago/LA/DC) The Questions: Walk me through your resume Why an MBA/Columbia/Why now? Why Columbia? What other schools have you Applied to? Why did you decide to apply to Columbia? Why did you choose your undergraduate school? What are some example of a time you worked on a team and how you demonstrated leadership Then there were a couple of goofy questions which I’d read about on some forums: Tell me something about you that would surprise me/most people If you could be an animal for a day, what kind would
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Published: February 13, 2012
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Off-Campus
I had an alum interview just under a month ago. This interview was very conversational and not high stress. I had a pretty good idea what to expect from some of the posts on here: Walk me through your resume Why b-school Why Columbia Ethical dilemma question What I will add to Columbia If you could be something other than yourself for a day, would you Backup plan if I don’t get in Am I applying to other schools Do you have questions for me etc. Time: Appx 50 mins.
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Published: February 13, 2012
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom
List of interview questions: Walk me through your resume Follow-up questions of why transition from job X to Y Career goals Why MBA? A teamwork experience A leadership experience How will you contribute to Kellogg? Follow-up questions of what specific professional highlights I would like to share with my classmates My favorite books and why? Do you have any questions for me? The interviewer is very detailed-oriented and made effort to dig into my stories to understand what I learned from every experience
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Published: February 13, 2012
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / 1st-year student / On-campus
Interview was about 45 minutes or so and was pretty strightforward. I felt it was a little less conversational since she seemed a bit green being a first year and all. Overall questions I got were very similiar to ones already posted with the exception of: What will you do if you don’t get in Tell me about a time when you were given very ambiguous instructions and how you handled it.
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Published: February 13, 2012
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / 2nd-year student / On-campus
My interview was conducted by a second-year student in a large conference room of the Admissions Office. My interviewer wasn’t super friendly but wasn’t trying to stump me and made me feel very comfortable. The interview was very conversational. He asked me the following questions: Tell me your story beginning with college until now but don’t mention why an MBA yet. Why an MBA? What are your short-term (i.e. immediately after MBA school) and long-term goals? Can you tell me what percentage of your time is spent as a manager as opposed to a team member from when you began
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Published: February 13, 2012
MIT / Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-campus / Adcom
I applied in the first round to Sloan and had my interview on-campus by a member of the admissions committee on Jan 18th, 2012 and I’ve received my admittance into MIT on February 6th, 2012. I arrived at the office 15 minutes prior to my interview. On that particular day, there were only two interviews, including mine, at my specific time slot. We exchanged conversation about the weather of Boston, what we each do for a living; stories of how we got to Boston (both of us came from outside of USA for the interview). Our conversation made the waiting
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Published: February 12, 2012
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Ad-Com Interview / On-Campus
The interview lasted around 35 minutes. Besides the questions already posted here, a few interesting ones were: What’s the culture at your current company? Why do you think they offered you a job? What’s the long-term vision of your current company? What steps have you taken towards achieving your goals? Interview style was very casual.Talking to other candidates in the waiting room helped me relax right before the interview. Best of luck!
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Published: February 10, 2012
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum Interview / Off Campus
The interview lasted for around 40 minutes. Walk me through your resume How has your leadership role changed at your current organization since your last progression. Tell me about a situation where you managed conflict. Why MBA and immediate career goals. Why Kellogg, followed by why not Sloan/Tuck. Specific business areas you intend to develop/advance at Kellogg. What do you intend to do at Kellogg apart from study. Shared his own experience of working with clients in the same industry. Shared his Kellogg experience and the culture – how everything at Kellogg is student driven. Any questions for me ? Suggestions:
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Published: February 9, 2012
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-Campus / Adcom / Accepted
My story is a little different, because I was invited to interview as part of the Stern Spotlight on Women event. There were ~60 of us there (I think mostly Round 1, and then a few of us Round 2s who got our applications in a few weeks early). So, as part of the day, I did my interview, then had a class and tour and roundtable event with students. So while I was greeted with a packet of information related to my interests, the tshirt came at the end of the day after it was all over. Started like
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Published: February 9, 2012
Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / Adcom and Second-year Student
I interviewed on-campus February 5, 2012 with a member of the adcom. Along with the adcom member was a 2nd year student who was training to learn the interview process. The interview lasted about 45 minutes. The interviewer said that it was blind, but mentioned that she had “reviewed notes about my application” from the people who had read it previously. The interview wasn’t more or less formal than interviews at other schools, but the overall atmosphere was very different. In previous interviews I was allowed to craft my own story via the guidance and direction of the interviewer’s questions
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Published: February 8, 2012
UNC / Kenan-Flagler MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
I interviewed with John Hughes (adcom member) on January 31st on campus. Like other people have said it was a blind interview. Overall it was conversational. He had a list of questions he wanted to get answered, but there was definitely some back and forth discussion throughout the 45 minutes. My goal is to work in the sports industry, and Mr. Hughes attended a rival college of mine so we discussed the state of our football teams on the outset of the interview. The rest of the questions were: Where did you grow up, was your high school public or
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Published: February 7, 2012
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off Campus / Adcom
What is your short term goal post-MBA? Why do you want an MBA? Why MBA now? Why Georgetown? Tell me about what you are working on right now? Tell me about a time when you had to take a step back and let the team succeed? Tell me about a time when you had to work with someone from a different culture? What challenges did you face and and how did you overcome it? Tell me about a time when you had to give bad news to your team Tell me about something that interests you outside of work? Session
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Published: February 7, 2012
MIT / Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-campus
I arrived to the admissions office 30 min early and made conversation with the front desk admin staff and another applicant waiting to interview – this helped me loosen up and I believe was a positive first impression that two interviewers saw two candidates exchanging business cards and wishing each other luck. Interviewer started off explaining the style of the behavioral interview and noted there would be time at the end for me to ask questions. True to MIT Sloan interview guidance – the interview was strictly behavioral and all questions were either “give me an example of…” or asking
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Published: February 7, 2012
MIT / Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R1 / On-Campus
Applied Oct 25, 2011; Admitted Feb 6, 2012 I received my invite on the first day they went out and had barely a weekend to prepare before driving to Boston. My interviewer was friendly and started with an ice breaker about my unusual name (which she pronounced perfectly), and what it meant. Then I handed over my transcripts and it was show time. What was doing at work these days? Followed up with specific questions about the nature of the project and my role. Tell me about constructive feedback you’ve received. Asked for several specific examples. Tell me about a
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Published: February 5, 2012
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On Campus / Adcom
What is your short term goal post-MBA? Why do you want an MBA? Tell me about a time that you led a team? Tell me about a time that you were a good teammate? Tell me about a time that you faced an ethical dilemma in the workplace? What is something you want me to know that is not on your resume? Is there anything we did not discuss that you would like me to convey to the admissions committee?
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Published: February 5, 2012
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumni / Off-campus
The interview setting was extremely informal – we met for coffee at a local coffee shop and spent the first 10 minutes talking about the neighborhood and local restaurants. The alum interviewer did not have a script or set list of questions – also the interviewer did not bring a copy of my resume so I was thankful to have brought a copy to provide him with. Questions: Tell me about why you left [previous firm] to go to [current firm]. Why did you decide to adjust your specialization? Why do you want to go to Kellogg? What do you
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Published: February 5, 2012
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
Walk me through your resume. What were the highlights of your undergraduate experience? Why do you want an MBA? Tell me about a time you worked on a team. Have you had any professional experiences that required you to work internationally? Tell me about a time you led a team and failed. Why did you switch from investment bank to hedge fund? How would you describe the culture at both companies? What would you contribute to Kellogg, both as a student and an alum? Is there any weakness in your application that you want to explain to me, so that
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Published: February 5, 2012
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus
We both showed up early, so although he’d only allotted 45 minutes, the interview lasted about an hour before he had to catch his train. He didn’t have a list of questions and didn’t take any notes. He asked me questions based off of my previous answers and didn’t appear to have any checklist that he was trying to get through. We walked through my resume, my reasons for wanting an MBA at this point, and what I think makes a school the right fit for me. He asked some questions about the Economist, which I was reading when he
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Published: February 5, 2012
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum Interview / Off Campus
Met with the alumni at a local coffee shop .The tone of interview was quite professional,the interview got wrapped in less than 30 mins. Tell me about yourself (was asked to give a short summary) Why MBA Why Kellogg ( Weaved my goals into it) Follow up on Career goals Why did i leave my first job (changed industries) Tell me about a difficult experience Example of working in a team (couple of follow ups) What do you do outside of work Any questions Suggestions: Prepare well for Why Kellogg question and have good examples on behavioural questions. Good Luck!
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Published: February 5, 2012
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / 2nd-year student / On-campus
The interviewer started by explaining that the interview is meant to be very informal and an opportunity for him to learn more about me and my experiences. Indicated that the interview would be about 35 min and that he’d leave 5 min at the end for questions. Interviewer did not have a script – ready primarily off my resume. Questions: Walk through your resume Why did you leave [undergrad college I transferred from] / why did you leave [previous firm]? Why Booth and why now? Tell me more about the [specific bullet from my resume] initiative What’s your leadership style
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Published: February 5, 2012
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off Campus / Alum
We met in a local coffee shop. Walk me through your resume. Why did you leave Company A to go to Company B? Why MBA? Why now? Why Booth? Tell me a story that showcases your ability to handle Booth’s academic rigor. Tell me a story that showcases your teamwork skills. Tell me a story that showcases your leadership skills. When have you had to inspire others? What do you do for fun? What do you want to get out of your MBA? How do you plan to give back to Booth? What are your short term goals? What are
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Published: February 5, 2012
Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / 2nd-year Student / On Campus
Had a really chill and nice second-year student for my R2 interview. We went through the following questions: Tell me the basics about you (in a couple of minutes) Some follow-up questions about transitions. Why did you decide to do X job after graduation? Why Y job after that? What is one of the main challenges at where you’re working now? Tell me one major strength and weakness. What were the “big take-aways” of XYZ experience? E.g. life lessons, how you changed, what you learned. What accomplishment were you most proud of in XYZ job/activity? What are your future plans
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Published: February 5, 2012
Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 (Consortium) / 2nd-year Student / On Campus
Interviewed with a current 2nd student, blind – I actually met him prior List of 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? Name your leadership experiences Tell me about a difficult team experience. Why Yale SOM? Are there any questions that you wished I asked? Are there any questions for me (student)? Commentary: Very conversational We spent a lot of time just talking about his experience and what I wanted to
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Published: February 5, 2012
Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 (Consortium) / On Campus / Alum
Blind interview with an alum during Super Saturday – they tried to pair people with similar backgrounds or interests List of interview questions: Where are you from? Walk me through your resume? Why an MBA? What do you want to do after your MBA? (long-term and short-term goals) Why Haas? What is your greatest leadership experience? Tell me about a difficult team experience. Are there any questions for me (the alum)? Commentary: Very conversational Was very quick Interview was also combined with 3 other events (career panel, student panel, and team-building exercise) and a lunch with current perspectives and 1
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Published: February 5, 2012
Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round Two / On Campus / Adcom
I interviewed on campus on 01/30 with an admissions representative. It was rather informal. Interview questions: Walk me through your resume What led you to this career path and why Johnson is a small program. Why do you think you will be a good fit? What are your short and long term career goals What research have you done for you post MBA job. Where would you like to work after you graduate/ Why an MBA and why Johnson? How and what research have you done about Johnson? What other school are you applying to. (Did not ask why. Perhaps
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