Interviews
Published: March 12, 2023
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview consists of two sections: Team-Based Discussion (30mins) and 1:1 Interview (10 mins), with instructions given by Adcom taking an additional 10 mins. Team Based Discussion: Group of 5-6 students that spend: -Quick intro about yourself, current company, intended major at Wharton -1 minute pitch on TBD prompt, which the Adcom will decide the order -25 minute group discussion on the prompt -5 minute group presentation 1:1 Interview: -Follows the same order as the Adcom outlined at the beginning for the 1 minute pitch -Why MBA and Why Wharton in one question (10
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Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumna / Zoom
Was sent interviewer name + email in advance, so was able to look her up on LinkedIn. She was great at making me feel comfortable and explained that Stanford was looking for very specific attributes in my answers, so she would likely interrupt and ask follow-ups. Interview ran about 65 mins, including time for questions. Only 5 questions in total, but went deep on the first three with follow-ups about the situation and reactions. 1. Tell me about an accomplishment you are proud of. 2. Tell me about a time you upskilled someone. 3. Tell me about a
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NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Applied 10/15 Waitlisted 12/26 Interview invite 3/1 Question about my pick six. What are your current responsibilities? Tell me about your journey and how you got to where you are. Tell me about working with a difficult team member. How will you contribute as a leader at NYU? What courses are you interested in? What’s your post_MBA goal? What’s your back-up plan? Plan C? (Including company names and titles) What attracted you to NYU when picking school options? What surprised you while you were learning about NYU? How will
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MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
1. Tell me about yourself beyond your resume. 2. Tell me about a time you had an impact. 3. Tell me about a time you had to work with someone challenging and how did you handle it? 4. Tell me about a time you mentored someone. 5. How do you relax / What do you do in your spare time? 6. Why an MBA? 7. Why MIT? Super friendly and nice interviewer. She seemed interested in what I was saying, the conversation flowed, and time went by quickly.
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Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Students / Zoom
Invited to interview 17FEB (scheduled via portal; confirmation along with details and prompt sent same-day) Completed the Virtual Team-Based Discussion (VTBD) on 28FEB with two Second-Year facilitators and 5 other (6 total) applicants. Joined 12 minutes prior to start-time (tested A/V); was allowed into the meeting at exactly 10-minutes prior. Facilitators A/V was off, but they were in the room. Myself and fellow applicants began informal introductions, small-talk [recommend structured intros – name, location, pre-MBA industry, post-MBA goals, any other interesting facts]. Facilitators took over at start time (joined with A/V) and asked for brief introductions (name, current employer,
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Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 Deferred / Alumnus / MS Teams
The interviewer was a GSB alum, Dragos Bucurenci. He only saw my resume beforehand. The atmosphere was extremely casual, felt more like a coffee chat with a friend than an admissions interview. Almost all questions he asked were behavior questions. The only exception was “Why Stanford.” He did not even ask about my non-traditional background (coming from Hungary and applying for deferred), but perhaps he did not even know about this. It did not feel as if the GSB had instructed him to double down on specific aspects of my application. This part of the interview took about 25 minutes,
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Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interviewed with an alum and it was very friendly and conversational. Questions were behavioral in nature: Tell me about yourself. Describe a time when you were forward thinking. Describe a time when you lead a difficult team. Went really in depth with follow-up questions to try and get to know you on a personal level.
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LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual
I had a virtual interview with an alum that graduated over 10 years ago. LBS spent a lot of time matching me with my interviewer and they did a really good job since our backgrounds were extremely similar. A lot of the interview was focused on my professional work/industry background questions since we had that in common. This was followed by the common and expected behavior related questions (team conflicts, why MBA, why LBS, why London, my accomplishments and challenges, what other schools I am applying at). I felt the case question in the interview did not go as well,
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LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual
I interviewed in late Oct 2022 with an alum that had a very similar background to mine. A lot of questions focused on my current work and industry since we had that in common. Besides that there were typical and expected behavioral questions: -Why an MBA? -Why LBS? -Why London? -Why an MBA now? -How I dealt with team conflicts? -What impact I’m the most proud of? -Challenges at work? -Career visions- followed up on this. -What other schools I’m interested in and pressed further on my choices?
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UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
Usual questions, walk me through your resume, why MBA, why UNC, short- and long-term goals. Tell me about a constructive feedback you received, a challenge at work and a time I saw someone being marginalized. The interview was only 20 minutes due to tech challenges. Switched to a call and there was no time for questions as the interviewer had another interview right after. Quite a normal experience. Hope this is helpful
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Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumna / Zoom
Interviewer was friendly. Paired with alumna living in the same city as I am and with a similar background as I have. Told me about her background at the beginning. She told me about the interview structure and that she will interrupt for follow-up questions. • Tell me about an accomplishment you are proud of. • Tell me about a time you were blocked from achieving something. • Tell me about a time you helped upskill someone. • Tell me about a time you took initiative or stepped beyond your role. • Why MBA? Why Stanford?
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Interview Report Round-Up: CBS, LBS and UNC Kenan-Flagler
Amid Round 2 interview season, we’re taking a closer look at some recent interview reports from current applicants to Columbia Business School, London Business School and UNC Kenan-Flagler as shared in our Interview Archive. Questions listed by a Round 2 applicant shed light on the focus of the CBS interview: Here, we get a look at a potential case topic during the London Business School interview: A candidate for UNC Kenan-Flagler provided the mix of questions from their interviewer:
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Published: February 28, 2023
LBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Google Meet
The interview was very casual and conversational. I got matched with an alum from a different country, but I think we were matched because of our goal of creating a social impact company. The questions were very standard questions: 1. Tell me a bit about yourself. 2. What is your goal and why MBA? 3. Why LBS? 4. What do you plan to do in LBS to help you achieve your goal? 5. How do you handle conflict that arose from different cultural background? The case was also very related to what we discussed during the
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Published: February 27, 2023
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumna / Zoom
My interviewer was very conversational and friendly. Here is what she asked me: 1. Why MBA? Why Columbia? 2. What are your short- and long-term goals? 3. What is your plan B if you don’t get into business school/your desired role? 4. How do you approach diversity as a leader? 5. Is there anything else not on your resume/application that you want the AdCom to know? Then I asked 3-4 questions and we chatted. Interview was 50 minutes total.
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Published: February 26, 2023
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
Much warmer and conversational than I expected! Interviewer started off by telling me she thought my essay was amazing, which instantly put me at ease. She asked me a great deal of follow-up questions about that, as well as dove into one of the extracurriculars I had briefly mentioned in the app (surprised me!). Only one or two questions about my current role, which CEOs I follow / admire (but no follow-ups here), why an MBA, etc. Lovely experience, not the pop quiz I’d anticipated!
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Published: February 26, 2023
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Third Party / Zoom
Why an MBA now? Why UNC? What are your long- and short-term goals? What is your leadership style? How have you worked in diverse teams? What would your coworkers/teammates say are your strengths? What do the UNC core values mean to you? (integrity, inclusion, innovation and impact) What more do you want to share with me for the adcom? What questions do you have for me? The interview was exactly 30 minutes And my goodbye was cut off, they run a tight schedule.
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Published: February 26, 2023
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Rolling / Alumni / Zoom
Was matched with an alumni based in NYC who’s from the same country as myself (I’m an international) and from a similar industry. The interview was very conversational and relaxed – the vibe felt more like a casual chat rather than a formal interview (which I loved!). Questions: 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Why MBA? 3) Why Columbia? 4) Any questions for me? 5) Quick question about a project I did in the past that interested the interviewer. The questions were straightforward and the interviewer just basically wanted to make sure the candidate would
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Published: February 26, 2023
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The Interview was taken by a second-year student and was a very smooth experience. The interviewer asked the following questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why Georgetown? Why MBA? 3. Which other schools have you applied to? 4. What will be your manager’s feedback about you? 5. What will be the deciding parameter if you get selected for all the schools you applied to? The interview is just a friendly conversation, so there is no need to stress about it. All the very best!
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Published: February 23, 2023
Interview Report Round-Up: Georgia Tech Scheller, IESE, NYU Stern
We’re rounding up some of the latest interview reports and shining the spotlight on recent accounts from MBA applicants to Georgia Tech / Scheller, IESE and NYU Stern as shared in our Interview Archive. The first report comes from a Round 2 applicant to Georgia Tech / Scheller. Their virtual interview with a Career Center rep included the following questions: Another Round 2 applicant shared their interview with an IESE alum: Out of the NYU Stern applicant pool, a Round
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Published: February 22, 2023
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
I had some trouble logging into the system, and they don’t give you a chance to test it beforehand. Thankfully had a different computer handy to have the interview. It was with a part-time member of Adcom, who helps conduct interviews. Really nice and easy to talk to. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why Kenan-Flagler? 3. Short-Term and Long-Term goals? 4. Tell me about a time you received criticism and how did you react? (asked a follow up to what I said) 5. Tell me about a current project your working on and
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Published: February 22, 2023
Wisconsin MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
The interview was very conversational and she was already familiar with my application, so any questions she had for me, came from my application. Some of the questions she asked are listed below, interview lasted about an hour. 1. Why MBA/Why Wisconsin? 2. Leadership style and examples? 3. Time I disagreed with someone/ how I went about it? 4. What resources would I use to better make my decision for my MBA specialization? (In my application I chose still deciding so I listed 2 specializations. At end of the first semester you must choose one.) 5.
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Published: February 21, 2023
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
My interview was very conversational with a 2nd-year student, who was very friendly and professional. He had my resume and some notes from the AdCom. It was around 30 mins + 15 mins for my questions to the interviewer. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself and your professional background. 2. Why MBA? Why now? 3. What will you add to Johnson’s community? 4. What if your plan A (career path) didn’t work? 5. What are your short- and long-term career goals? 6. Why this career & why this company? Throughout the interview, the interviewer
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Published: February 21, 2023
Georgia Tech Scheller Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Career Center Staff / Virtual
My interview was with a member of the career center. It was 45 minutes and held virtually over Microsoft Teams. Tell me one or two main points that I might not have gotten from reading your resume. Why MBA? Why Georgia Tech? What companies post-MBA? Why is Atlanta a good fit for you? Tell me how you work in teams. Tell me how you’ve been a leader. What does diversity mean? What will be difficult for you as you start your MBA here? What clubs or classes are you interested in? Specializations? What questions do you have for me?
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Published: February 20, 2023
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom
Like most have said, my interview was very casual and started off with a quick ice breaker about my Pick 6. A lot of my questions were specific to my application and my non-traditional background (PR & Psychology major), so I won’t go into specifics there. Relevant questions I had were: 1. How would your team describe you (both things you’re good at and where you could improve)? 2. Why Stern? Why an MBA? Why now? 3. Greatest accomplishment? 4. How do you prioritize deadlines? 5. Do you have coding experience? 6. What type of
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