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Published: October 27, 2024

Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

I was nervous while waiting, but I felt calm and steady once the interview began. The interviewer was from the Admissions office and mostly took notes as I answered. There were no surprising questions, and we discussed my leadership experience in depth. I rambled a bit, and paused to think several times, but she patiently waited. Overall, it was a pleasant experience, though perhaps not as lively as an interview with an alum or current student might be. 1. Where are you joining from? 2. How do you like Chicago? 3. I read your resume (not the entire Read more

Published: October 26, 2024

Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Video Essays

These questions are from the video essays that are a part of the Kellogg MBA application, not the live admissions interview. – Why Kellogg ? – Tell us something about you we wouldn’t know from your resume. – Tell us your favorite thing about working on a team. Read more

Published: October 24, 2024

Washington U. Olin MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Student / Virtual

Walk me through your resume. Why pursue an MBA now? If you could reset, what would you change about your journey? Tell me about a time you faced an ethical issue. What is the difference between a manager and a leader? What will you contribute to the Olin community? Tell me something about yourself that isn’t on your resume. Do you have any questions for me? The interview lasted around 31 minutes (done via direct messaging). Read more

Published: October 24, 2024

Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / Virtual

My interviewer was a second-year student, and the conversation was very casual and friendly. We started by chatting about the weather, which helped break the ice. Here’s a list of the questions they asked: What’s your hobby? Walk me through your resume. What are your short-term and long-term goals? What do you enjoy most about your job? Tell me about a time you had to change your behavior when things didn’t go as expected. Tell me about a time you received constructive feedback. How would your colleagues describe you? Is there anything else you’d like to add? (asked twice) Do Read more

Published: October 24, 2024

Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ Alumnus/ Virtual

I had a virtual interview with someone who lives in the same country as I do. He was very friendly and approachable, which helped boost my confidence. The interviewer asked me several questions, including: ‘Walk me through your resume,’ ‘Why an MBA?’ ‘Why Ross?’ ‘How do you handle uncertainty?’ ‘How do you manage projects when you’re unfamiliar with the topic?’ ‘What was your last piece of tough feedback?’ and a DEI question about working with team members from different parts of the world, which is part of my job. Throughout the interview, he asked follow-up questions to ensure he understood Read more

Published: October 22, 2024

MBA Admissions Interview Primer: Unusual Interview Practices

In this piece of our MBA admissions interview series, we’re taking a closer look at some unusual practices. We’ve tackled open versus invitation-only, resume- versus application-based and the team-based discussion interview. Let’s review which schools go beyond the typical admissions interview, whether by format or additional requests. Advice on how to tackle these unusual MBA interview practices is integrated into these summaries. HBS and the Post-Interview Reflection Though it’s been over a decade now since Harvard Business School (HBS) introduced its post-interview Read more

Published: October 20, 2024

Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / Zoom

The interviewer was a friendly second-year student. She asked many questions and dug deeper into each one, yet the interview remained conversational. Questions asked: Introduction about yourself Long-term and short-term goals Your promotion and transfer between different positions Your extracurricular activities or something not on your resume A time you worked in an ambiguous situation A time you received criticism Your biggest weakness Your greatest strength What do you enjoy most and least about your work? A time you dealt with a challenging person A time you worked with people from diverse backgrounds or teams Why an MBA? Why Kellogg? Read more

Published: October 20, 2024

Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / Zoom

The interviewer was a friendly second-year student, and the interview was very conversational. Here’s the overall flow and questions asked: Intro from the interviewer Introduction about yourself Why an MBA? What are your short-term and long-term goals? Why Tuck? What motivates you to focus on social impact? Extracurricular activities experience Describe a time you experienced failure How have you provided feedback to others? How do your friends, family, or colleagues describe your strengths? What is your biggest weakness? Tell me about a time when people came to you for help Q&A session Read more

Published: October 20, 2024

Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: R1 / Alumnus / Virtual

I interviewed with a recent grad in my area. It was a half-blind interview, so they only had my resume on hand. Overall, it was a very standard behavioral interview—resume walkthrough, why MBA, and why Ross. There were a few “tell me about a time” (TMAT) questions, but I was a bit surprised that all three focused on “challenges, setbacks, and constructive feedback,” so I had to adapt my stories to fit the theme. The final question was about DEI. I wrapped up by asking a couple of questions. It wasn’t very conversational, as I could tell the interviewer was Read more

Published: October 20, 2024

Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Virtual

The interview was very relaxed, and the interviewer made sure I felt comfortable throughout the process. It began with introductions, a brief overview of the interview, and identity confirmation through my driver’s license. The interviewer introduced himself, provided some background, and then asked five questions: Why an MBA? Why Haas? How do you plan to give back? How do you plan to incorporate DEI into your time at Haas? Tell me about a time when you had a heated argument in the workplace—how did it make you feel, and what did you learn? Tell me about a time when you Read more

Published: October 20, 2024

UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Adcom / Zoom

Interviewed with an adcom member and a 2nd-year student (training for him): 10-minute “walk me through your profile” Tell me about a time you were in a diverse team and what you learned Why MBA, why now, and your goals Why Darden? Tell me about a time you had a conflict with a team member—was it resolved, and how? What are your hobbies, and how would you contribute socially to Darden? Ended with three questions of my own. Overall, it was a pleasant experience. Read more

Published: October 17, 2024

Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions: Early Round / Alumna / Virtual

1) Tell me about yourself. 2) After completing your MBA, what industry do you want to work in? 3) Describe a situation where you faced a challenge in your team. 4) Describe a situation where you faced a conflict in your team. 5) Situation describing facing diversity and how was your experience? 6) A time where you stepped out as lead and gave the chance to others? 7) Situation you failed and what were your learnings? 8) Constructive criticism that u received from some one? 9) Why Georgetown? 10) Why did Read more

Published: October 16, 2024

Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

Adcom with 2nd year observing. Only had my resume and a few notes from review committee. Very conversational. 30 min interview, 10 min questions Questions asked: 1. Explain why I took the courses I did in undergrad. 2. Geographically, where do you want to work post-MBA? 3. What career path do I want to take (short term goal)? 4. How did I prepare for the intense recruiting of consulting? 5. What is your plan B if consulting doesn’t work out? 6. Would you like to live in Ithaca? 7. Talk about a time Read more

Published: October 16, 2024

Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Virtual

It was a friendly chat with a second-year student, I was asked: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Short-term and long-term goals? 3. Why Tuck? 4. Greatest achievement? 5. Tell me about a time you wanted to do something and changed your mind, why did you change your mind. 6. What unique voice do you bring to Tuck? 7. Tell me about a time you received feedback, what was it and how did you react? 8. Tell me about a time you gave feedback. 9. Tell me about a time you led Read more

Published: October 16, 2024

Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus

Received interview request October 11th, 2024, told to schedule with a local alum with a similar background to mine (Midwest city, automotive industry). He invited me to meet at his corporate office. Interview was background + three behavioral questions + why Stanford (about 35 min), followed by time for me to ask questions (about 20 min). Interviewer was cordial and open, and took extensive notes. For each behavioral question he asked a few follow-up questions digging deeper into the story, as others have mentioned. I had a good experience. Stanford tries hard to pair you with someone from a similar Read more

Published: October 15, 2024

The Seven Hardest MBA Admissions Interview Questions—and How to Answer Them

You have already read our analysis of the most commonly asked MBA admissions interview questions. In this article, we’ve decided to up the ante by deconstructing the trickiest and hardest MBA admissions interview questions. To accomplish this, our team of former admissions officers combed through our extensive MBA interview archive and hand picked a set of particularly challenging questions. The only ground rule was that they needed to be questions posed to applicants routinely (as opposed to one-off, oddball questions from a rogue alum). After arrived at a set of incredibly tough questions, our experts developed guidelines Read more

Published: October 14, 2024

Northwestern Kellogg MBAi Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

I am applying for the MBAi program at Kellogg Round 1. I was a little surprised to have an adcom conduct my interview based on what I had heard about typical Kellogg interviews and I am curious if this had to do with me applying to the smaller MBAi cohort. We jumped right into questions and she had looked at my resume so there was no ‘walk me through your resume.’ Here are the questions I remember: Do you feel your trajectory at your company has been in lockstep with others, or has it been accelerated? Describe what teamwork means Read more

Published: October 14, 2024

Emory Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

Very friendly rep and kept it casual. Lasted about 30min on the dot. Question that were asked: 1) Why Emory? (included why MBA) 2) Walk me through your resume. 3) TMAT took a leadership role. 4) Concluded the interview with some questions to the adcom. Read more

Published: October 13, 2024

Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

The interview felt like a structured conversation, but I could tell they were evaluating me throughout. Yale interviewers are known to be very friendly and smart, and it was exactly that IMO. It started with the typical “walk me through your resume” question, which gave me a chance to introduce my current role and some of the key initiatives I’ve been involved in. One of the main areas of focus was on teamwork and a piece of work I’m proud of. I was asked to describe a situation where I disagreed with a colleague and how I approached the resolution. Read more

Published: October 13, 2024

UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Admit / AdCom / Zoom

Interviewed with an AdCom – honestly had a great experience. This was my first MBA interview and could not have had a better start in terms of the interviewer’s demeanour and attitude. Started with a monologue of who I am – expect to get questions throughout about the why’s or elaborations, etc. e.g. I switched streams from high school to undergrad and the interviewer asked how that felt and what impact I felt it had in the classroom. There were no real curveball questions. Throughout the interview – I made sure to highlight through my stories what was important to Read more

Published: October 10, 2024

MBA Admissions Interview Primer: Group Interviews

In this, our third installment of our interview series, we’ll take a closer look at an MBA interview permutation—the team-based interview or group discussion. You can view the first two parts of this interview series here: open versus invitation-only interviews and application-based interviews versus resume-based interviews. What Is the Team-Based Discussion for the Wharton MBA? Several years ago, the admissions office at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School partnered with the Wharton Innovation group to launch a new evaluation method, the team-based discussion (TBD). As its name Read more

Published: October 9, 2024

Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

It was a very chill conversation. The interview had not read my application and just had my resume. It was clear that he had a list of questions he had to get through – but was not too robotic / scripted – he was reacting to my answers. 1. Tell me about yourself / walk me through your resume. 2. Short and long term goals? 3. ⁠Most difficult part of your job? 4. ⁠TMAT when your team failed to achieve goals, how did you handle it and what did you learn? 5. ⁠What kind of Read more

Published: October 8, 2024

5 MBA Interview Questions You Need to Ace (And How to Do So)

We take a closer look at five frequently asked MBA interview questions and how to answer them in this MBA Admissions Tip. Interviews, interviews, interviews…they are the post-essay hurdle to gaining admission. Instead of driving yourself crazy with worry, why not buckle down and perfect your answers to the questions you are most likely to be asked? To help you prepare, we’ve scoured our Interview Guides and Interview Archive to compile our very own list of 5 MBA interview questions you need to ace. These questions are among those that most often make their way Read more

Published: October 1, 2024

MBA Admissions Tip: Interview Etiquette 101

Whether your admissions interview will be online or in-person, resume- or application-based, or one-on-one or with a group, we want to share tips that comprise MBA Interview Etiquette 101. Though the content of your application materials and comments during the interview are of paramount importance, it’s also crucial to put your best foot forward and make a positive initial impression. Here are a few guidelines for interviewing applicants to keep in mind: Be early. Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes ahead of your interview. This will help remove the stress you Read more

Published: September 26, 2024

Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

The interview was very conversational and my interviewer felt genuinely interested in my responses. As a non-traditional applicant from a nonprofit background, she asked about how I apply quantitative skills in my role. We walked through my resume, I tried to focus on my qualities as a team member because Kellogg is very team-oriented. Was admitted 9/25 🙂 Read more

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MBA Applywire

November 20, 2024 9:42pm ET

Applying: Babson / Olin, , Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, Rice / Jones, Rochester / Simon, SMU Cox, UCI Merage, Washington U. / Olin

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Technology - Entrepreneurship

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Entrepreneurship

GRE: 333

GPA: 2.56

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: Lagos

Notes:

I just got rejected for WashU Olin and I have an interview invitation with Questrom. GPA continues to bother me but I addressed it in my supporting essays.

November 19, 2024 12:51pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, INSEAD, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Tech in government

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Entrepreneurship Companies: Bain , McKinsey

GRE: 319

GPA: 2.9

Years of Work Experience: 7

Notes:

I got cancer when I was undergrad that's why my undergrad GPA is low. After MBA I want to work in consulting then make a social impact in Africa through entrepreneurship

November 19, 2024 12:06pm ET

Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, U. Washington / Foster, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden

Pre-MBA Career: Wealth Management and Military

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Asset Management, inc. HF, Other Companies: Bain , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management , State Street , Vanguard

GPA: 3.80

Years of Work Experience: 7

Location: San Diego

Post MBA Location: Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis, Charlotte

Notes:

UG Degree: BBA Financial Markets at an Accredited Institution.

Civilian Work History: 3 years as Wealth Advisor under an RIA in Minneapolis and Denver. Total AUM of ~$350-400M, served as a salaried advisor in a primary and secondary capacity. Holistic services to include investment management, estate planning, retirement planning, insurance planning, tax planning, etc.

Military History: 4 years as a supply/logistics officer heading efforts for air/ground mobility, defense contracting, supply and procurement, and fiscal budget management while located at various bases within CONUS and multiple forward deployed locations.

Professional Certifications: Obtained Certified Financial Planner designation (2022) and Series 65 (2019).

November 18, 2024 12:50am ET

Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, NYU Stern, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Consulting

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking Companies: Bank of America , Barclays , Citibank , Credit Suisse , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Chase

GRE: 323

GPA: 3.32

Years of Work Experience: 7

Notes:

Education:
- Combined Major in Economics and Statistics
- CFA Charterholder (passed all three levels on the first attempt)

Professional Experience:
- Manager at a Big 4 firm Specializing in capital projects and infrastructure, with a role similar to investment banking
- Seven years of experience, mainly in financial services in Ghana

Extracurricular Activities:
- Pro bono capital-raising services for SMEs
- Aspiring to run a full advisory firm for SMEs in the future
- CFA exam coaching and tutorial classes for candidates
- Founder of a travel and tour club offering affordable trips to explore beautiful and historic scenes in Ghana

Will being 32 years old affect the attractiveness of my candidacy?

November 17, 2024 9:24am ET

Applying: Columbia, , Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, NYU Stern, Oxford / Saïd, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, Yale SOM

Pre-MBA Career: Higher Education

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Media, Undecided Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , JP Morgan , Morgan Stanley , JP Morgan Chase , Apple , Google , Microsoft , Andressen Horowitz , Charles River , Sequoia Capital , Blackstone , KKR , 21st Century Fox , Comcast , Walt Disney

GPA: 3.97

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: Denver, Colorado

Post MBA Location: New York City

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November 23, 2024 12:41am ET

Accepted to SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.6

GRE: 331

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Marketing

Application Location: Delta, Nigeria

November 22, 2024 11:09pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via portal November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.65

Program Type: One Year Program

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: NY

Note:

Submitted on 9/1, interview invite on 10/8, interviewed on 10/30. No phone call but portal updated on 11/22 around 1pm est. No scholarship..

November 22, 2024 8:42pm ET

Accepted to SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via phone November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.9

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Mississippi

November 22, 2024 8:34pm ET

Rejected at SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on November 21, 2024

GPA: 3.89/4

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Asia

November 22, 2024 8:33pm ET

Accepted to Georgia Tech / Scheller

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.76

GRE: 329

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: Pakistan

Note:

Accepted with Full GRA

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