Interviews
Published: September 25, 2023
Published: September 20, 2023
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-Year Student / On Campus
The interview was not as conversational as everyone said it would be. It appeared as if it was the student’s first interview ever, so she read questions off her laptop the entire time and didn’t appear to listen to my answers. She constantly interrupted me and asked questions I had already answered. Questions were as expected: walk me through your resume, why MBA/why Darden, career goals, is there anything else you’d like me to know.
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IE Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Adcom / Virtual
It was a mixture of a resumé- and application-based interview with fairly standard questions: Tell us about yourself. Why do you want to study here? What makes you a good candidate? Can you tell us about a time where you had to deliver bad news? The only diversion from the typical script came in a longer question where I was asked what I would do, what steps I would take, where would I look in the bowels of the company, if consulting for a business who’s turnover had increased since last year, but profits had decreased. This was a sufficiently
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HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
The interviewer (a senior adcom member who was also an HBS grad) was so nice and welcoming – really made me feel at ease throughout the process, and it felt really fun! 30 mins went by really quickly, and it did not feel like a rapid-fire Q&A at all. Was surprised at how many questions there are about my prior employer! Here is the list of questions: Why did you pick your undergrad college? How was the exchange program (when you were a high school student) structured? How did you pick your prior employer and move to a different city?
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Duke Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interviewer was a second-year US student at Fuqua, who was energetic, engaging and seemed interested in my background and work experience. The interview lasted about 50 mins, with the last 20 mins for me to ask him some questions about his experience at Fuqua. The interview felt different compared to other alumni interviews I experienced, as the interviewer gave his thoughts/comments after each question. It felt casual like a conversation with a friend, which helped to put me at ease. Here is the list of questions: How is this week going so far for you? How did you transition
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Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
The interviewer was a recent alum from an emerging market in my region, who was engaging and seemed interested in my background in tech and startups. (He is in a different industry.) The interview lasted about an hour, with the last 15 mins for me to ask him some questions about his experience at Ross. Some unexpected questions that I had to navigate, and some of my answers were too long, but fingers crossed! Here is the list of questions: Tell me more about yourself. Why Business School/MBA? Would you want to work in the US or go back to
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Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
The interviewer (a Haas alum from the emerging market) was nice and straightforward, asking exactly 5 questions as she laid out the structure before the interview (not counting follow-ups). She seemed nice and curious; it was a laid-back interview. Was surprised that there was no “Walk me through your resume” question. The interview lasted about 50 mins, with the last 20 mins for me to ask her some questions about her experience at Haas. Here is the list of questions: Why MBA now? Why Haas? How will you contribute to DEI at Haas? Tell me about a time when you
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Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
The interviewer (a Kellogg 2Y alum from my home country) was nice and straightforward, asking questions related to points on my resume and then the typical Why MBA now/why Kellogg (which was closer to the end of the interview, surprisingly). She seemed genuinely curious about my career transitions, my work and community service, and my values as a collaborative team player. The interview lasted about an hour, with the last 10-15 mins for me to ask her some questions about her exp at Kellogg. Here is the list of questions: Walk me through your resume. Is your current community service
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MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Casual, but straightforward, interview, which put me at ease as I had some issues with the webcam at the beginning of the interview. My interviewer was a senior adcom member who was professional and courteous rather than chatty. The interview is less than 30 mins, so not sure how she feels, but I did the best that I could. Here are the questions: Any updates to your application that you would like us to know about? Tell me about your data visualization. Follow up on data visualization. Tell me about how you joined your current startup (is it pandemic impacted,
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USC Marshall MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Zoom
They asked if they could record me for the panel to view it later. 1. Ice breaker question. 2. Asked about my current position and future career goals. 3. Asked what I would bring different to the program. 4. Asked how I would handle a situation where my group didn’t agree on something on a project or didn’t get along. 5. Asked if I gravitate toward being a leader if everyone in my group had the same personality or if I would take a back seat. 6. Asked about my time management. 7. Asked
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USC Marshall MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
Nicholas Britz interviewed me and it went very well. Very conversational. I think he always use the same questions and I was asked exactly the same question as other folks. 45 minutes, easy. How did you learn about USC Marshall? Walk me through your resume. Why Marshall? What motivates you? What inspires you? What is success to you? Long-term goals in 10 years? How would you set a goal? A piece of critical feedback that you have received during your professional journey. Questions for him. Overall is very friendly interview, he also told me the next steps at the end
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Published: April 12, 2023
Rice Business MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Video Assessment
I received the Kira video assessment, which consists of four questions to be completed within 8 minutes. 1. Name and ID (3mins) 2. What’s your plan at Rice? How do you find the balance? (1.5mins) 3. What tactics do you use to try and understand the cultures or perspectives of others? (1.5mins) 4. There are lots of different courses, electives & activities in this MBA program. How are you going to prioritize your life & responsibilities? What is most important to you as you go through this program? (1.5mins)
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MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Interviewer was really friendly, definitely wasn’t a grilling session. They’ll have read your application beforehand so they’ll know your background and video – which was a great icebreaker. 1) Introduce yourself and why you want an MBA. 2) What excites you at work? 3) A challenge faced at work? 4) Tell me about a time you mentored someone. 5) Anything else we haven’t covered?
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Published: March 29, 2023
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom
The interviewer had not read any part of my application, only had access to my resume. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself, your goals and why MBA. 2. Why UNC? 3. Tell me about a challenge you faced while at work or school. 4 TMAT you received constructive feedback. 5. Tell me about a time when you felt or witnessed someone being marginalized. How did you feel? What did you take away from the experience and how has it encouraged you to be an inclusive leader? 6. How do you intend to prevent marginalization
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Published: March 28, 2023
MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview ran for just over 30 minutes. The actual interview went for ~27 minutes, with about 5 minutes for my questions at the end. We started chatting generally about time zones (I’m international) before beginning the interview. Questions asked: 1. Tell me about your data visualization. 2. Any updates to your application? 3. Question about one of my stories from cover letter + follow up question. 4. Tell me about a time you had to convince people as a leader. 5. Tell me about a difficult person you had to work with. 6. Why
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Published: March 27, 2023
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
What kind of professional development have you undertaken since you started your job? Can you walk me through your data example please? Why is it important? Was it all your work? What was the customer’s reaction? Give me an example of you helping an associate who was underperforming. What is the most constructive feedback you have been given? How did you react to it? Give me an example of a not so ideal process at [Company]. What did you do to improve it?
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Published: March 21, 2023
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview was held on a weekday afternoon via Zoom. Woman interviewing me was not an alum, but rather a part-time employee on adcom, from what I understood. We had a friendly chat to start things out about New York. Then she wanted to make sure we had plenty of time, so she got to the questions. I felt very prepared for the questions, and I got the sense she appreciated my answers and the research I had done on the program. Then I asked her a few questions at the end. Her questions were not simply one sentence questions; rather,
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Published: March 21, 2023
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was kept very strict to 30 minutes, which was unlike every other interview I did. The interviewer had thoroughly read my entire application. Overall, my interviewer was polite it was a pleasant experience. There was some small talk in the beginning, but then we got right to it. *Expect follow-up questions for your answer!* 1. Any updates to your application? 2. Tell me about your Data visualization. 3. What is something you’re working on/doing right now? 4. Proudest accomplishment in the last year? 5. A goal I set in the last year and how
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Published: March 19, 2023
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumnus / Zoom
It was a standard interview, and lasted about 45 mins. Was asked on why MBA, Why Columbia and goals (both short-term and long-term). He asked to elaborate a bit more on my long-term goals to understand the context, and few follow-ups on that. The tone was very conversational, and felt like the interviewer was really trying to understand my goals. One thing that threw me off a bit was my plan B if my plan A goals don’t workout. No behavioral questions were asked. At the end, he asked if I wanted to add anything, and I mentioned how I
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Published: March 13, 2023
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
I applied by December 1st (guaranteed interview) and interviewed on December 6th with a second-year student via Zoom: Interviewer: Intro, Agenda, Little about themself Questions (obviously from a template, but follow-up questions led to more of a conversational back-and-forth) – Walk me through your resume / tell me about yourself. – Why MBA? – Why Tuck? – [you mentioned XYZ, what are your short/long term goals in that field?] – Proudest accomplishment? – Tell me about a time you did something outside your comfort zone. – Tell me about a time you had a conflict
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Published: March 13, 2023
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumna / Zoom
The interview started off with the interviewer introducing herself and background (e.g., when did she join Haas, career shift) and then she asked me questions. After my responses, she shared her opinion about that as well (e.g., I strongly agree with that, I have personal experience on this as well). Ended with “I will share the feedback with AdCom by today, and you should hear back from them soon.” Spent 30 mins interviewing, and 10 mins Q&A. End before time (~42mins in total vs. 45 mins scheduled). Interview sequence: 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Short-term goal? 3. Why Haas
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Published: March 13, 2023
Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
Like another applicant said, this was my roughest and most stressful interview. It was an hourlong call with an alum and it was 100% behavioral questions (other than at the end – the typical why MBA / why now question). He interrupted me every time I started a story to dig deeper into what I was saying, but it felt very combative/argumentative and not like a friendly chat at all. His constant interruptions made me feel so flustered that I think I just started rambling. Questions were: – Tell me about a time when you thought of something before
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Published: March 13, 2023
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was conducted by an Adcom member. She started off with giving an introduction about herself and laying the foundation for the interview. She stated that it would be conversational. Questions asked: 1. Tell me about yourself from childhood up until now and include why MBA. 2. Tell me about a time you worked in a team or led a team and you solved a problem. 3. Follow up question about a few things I said in 1 above. 4. Any other thing you think I should know about you? 5. Any questions for
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Published: March 12, 2023
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Joined Zoom room 10 minutes before interview time, but was only admitted at interview time. Had around 5 minutes to chat to other interviewees, before the 2 second-year students gave us instructions. We gave our 60-second pitch (no timer on screen), then the 25 minute timer for discussion began. Lastly, we had our 5-minute presentation. After, we got given the interview order. (3 per interviewer) We waited and chatted in the room until it was our turn, then joined the breakout room with the interviewer. Interviewer asked why MBA and why Wharton.
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Published: March 12, 2023
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-Year Student / Virtual
Very candid conversation. Thoughtful and great follow-up questions. Had to be alert and think in the moment. Nothing tricky, just a very intellectual and well facilitated conversation. Questions: Tell me about yourself. Why MBA? Why Haas? Why now? DEI experience and embodiment at Haas. Biggest risk you’ve taken. Did you ever inspire someone to go beyond their role or scope of work? Anything I haven’t discussed that you would like to tell me? Weaknesses (2) that you wish to address at Haas? Any questions for me? All questions were in one form or another available on online platforms. Nothing was
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