Interviews

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Published: February 7, 2020

Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On Campus

Interviewed as part of full day visit schedule. Other activities include a class visit, campus tour (led by a 1st year student), lunch with two 1st year students, and an info session with adcom members. Honestly, the interview was not even the most memorable part of the day for me. One thing you should keep in mind is that the other interviewees on campus with you will know a lot about Tuck already. The Tuckie mindset starts very early for applicants – so go prepared. Talk to students ahead of time; you don’t want to be the one who cannot Read more

Published: January 27, 2020

UCLA Anderson Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Skype

Interview was very conversational and it was quicker than I thought (30 min). The questions were: Walk me through your resume. Why MBA? Why Anderson? What will you do instead if your post-MBA plan doesn’t work out? What triggered you to follow your post-MBA goal? (I said I wanted to switch from brand management to social impact consulting, so she wanted me to elaborate on my motivation and how this career goal developed for me over time.) 5 minutes were left for my questions, so I asked 2 questions. Overall, I can say that my experience is really positive and Read more

Published: January 26, 2020

Toronto / Rotman Interview Questions & Report: R2 / Adcom / Skype

I had the interview through Skype with an Adcom member. The interview was quite relaxed and the adcom member was very friendly. He’s someone I am familiar with. I had a conversation with him through Skype in September 2019 when I was researching schools to apply to, and I interacted with him again briefly during the MBA Tour. Here are some of the questions that he asked which I remember; What can you tell me about your resume after undergraduate? When did you develop an interest in Rotman, and why Canada? Which other schools are you applying to? What is Read more

Published: January 15, 2020

HBS Announces Timing of Round 2 Interview Invitations

Harvard Business School’s managing director of MBA admissions and financial aid, Chad Losee, posted to the Direct from the Director blog to update Round 2 applicants about next steps—in particular interview invitations. He wrote, “On our end, we are a week into reading your applications and have been enjoying getting to know you better. Here are the next steps in the process, so you know when you’ll hear from us again: Tuesday, February 4, at 12 p.m. eastern time: all Round 2 applications will either be invited to interview Read more

Published: January 15, 2020

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

Standard interview questions asked. Nothing out of the blue. Tell me about yourself Why MBA? Why Tuck? Questions from CV – about my experience on one of the consulting project I did. Three key factors that make me successful at my job (strengths). How would your coworkers describe you? What are you passionate about? Anything you would like to add? Anything you would like to ask me? Read more

Published: January 8, 2020

Fuqua / Duke MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-Year Student / On-campus

The interview was with a second-year student. It was blind, he had only my curriculum. He first introduced himself and asked me to do the same. Then he asked me some questions: why Fuqua? How can I contribute to Fuqua? Why diversity was important for me (I mentioned it)? Mention a situation where you had a conflict with your boss and how you handle it? He also made me choose a point of my curriculum and talk about it and made me some questions about what I said. And finally, he asked me if I had questions for him Read more

Published: January 1, 2020

Fuqua / Duke MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus

Interviewer atmosphere was serious/to the point. Interview lasted an hour in length. The questions comprised of mostly traditional questions with a few oddballs: -Tell me about yourself? -Why an MBA? -Why Fuqua? -Standard “Tell me about a time” questions Oddballs: -If you had to build a team, what attributes would you build based off of? -What does “Team Fuqua” mean to you? -Describe your communication style using three words? I was admitted. The interview was challenging, but nothing too crazy and very doable as long as you do prep on the school and know Read more

Published: January 1, 2020

Fuqua / Duke MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus Shanghai

This was done at 11 am on a Saturday at the 23rd floor of a Marriott hotel in Shanghai. I was the only foreigner there that I could tell. I arrived a little earlier, and joined a bunch of other candidates who were there for the 11 am interviews (others had been scheduled for a 10 am interview). It seemed everyone was a little nervous, and all interviews were being done by alum. I had to wait until 11:05 until my interviewer was ready for me. It was a pretty quick chat, very informal and friendly. There was the typical Read more

Published: January 1, 2020

NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Shanghai

30 minute interview in an office in NYU Shanghai. I booked it in the morning at 10:30 so the office itself was really empty. I booked it with an admissions officer, who had already looked through my files. Her first question was “what do you wish for me to ask you?” which took me by surprise and I didn’t have a good response. The interview went a little downhill from there. She had clearly read my materials, so she went through the typical why NYU, why MBA, whether I was stuck on my career path or would I listen to Read more

Published: January 1, 2020

Harvard Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub

I am a re-applicant and I interviewed with Andrew Elrick (Executive Director of David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It seems like he does all interviews in Brazil, and I did not have another HBS person in the room. After greeting my interviewer, he thanked me for putting together a great application and for coming back as a re-applicant. That was a great ice breaker and made me feel at ease. It was clear that he knew all the details in my application and had already outlined points he wanted to touch upon. The first Read more

Published: January 1, 2020

Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

The group interview was very straight forward. I had a one-minute pitch prepared. Each member gave their pitch, we developed a proposal stemming from the prompt and finished with one minute to spare. I think as long as you balance being a good team player with letting your personality shine through & leveraging personal experience in developing a proposal, you should be fine. The 1:1 interview was only 10 minutes in length and the interviewer asked: – Why Wharton? – Why an MBA? I basically gave an extended version of my elevator pitch to answer both questions (making Read more

Published: January 1, 2020

Harvard Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

– What have you done with your time since arriving to Boston? – Tell me about your international assignment? How was that experience challenging? – How important is X initiative to your overall company? – I see you made a low grade in class X in college – why was that course so difficult for you? – How do you see yourself impacting X industry/segment? – Is there anything you would like for us to know? The interviewer was very difficult to read. I left the interviewer feeling very lukewarm. Some questions I answered perfectly, Read more

Published: December 18, 2019

MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub

At a hotel lobby / Highly conversational & to the point As I saw my interviwer walking towards me, she picked a table at the lobby. We sat down and started to talk. 1. What’s new since you applied to Sloan 2. Why now MBA? – I added comment about my career goals 3. Why Sloan? 4. Tell me about a time when you mentored someone 5. What’s your biggest achievement – She asked about my company and my product’s category for more contexts. 6. What do you do in your free time? Read more

Published: December 16, 2019

MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub

Interview was at a hotel. I was 15 minutes early so the interviewer started the interview early. She started with explaining the process and that she will take notes. 1) What changed since the app Tell me about a time when 2) you had to work with a difficult person 3) you solved a difficult problem with an innovative solution 4) you had to work with a struggling team 5) you had to make a decision quickly 6) Why MBA? Why now? Why MIT? I asked 2-3 questions for which the interviewer didn’t Read more

Published: December 12, 2019

Columbia Business School Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alum / Off-campus, LA (Alum’s Office)

Blind interview – interviewer requested resume a few days in advance. Recent alum, Class of 2018. Very warm and friendly, felt like I had really lucked out. Asked typical behavioral questions one would expect, tone was very conversational and she seemed genuinely interested in what I had to say and my goals. Questions: – Walk me through your resume. – Why CBS / Why NYC? – What resources will you take advantage of at CBS / how will you give back? – Tell me about your proudest work accomplishment. – Who is a leader you Read more

Published: December 11, 2019

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus

It took place in a neighboring country as there wasn’t any interviewer in my city. I got to the cafe we agreed to meet 15 minutes before and picked the table I wanted. He brought a blank piece of paper on which he took actually quite detailed notes throughout the interview. A short chat about my travel was followed by the following questions. It lasted for about 45 minutes. 1. Could you introduce yourself? 2. Tell me about your work experience (here I handed him my resume and briefly walked him through) 3. You are successful Read more

Published: December 11, 2019

Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Skype

The interview was blind and went for ~32 minutes. I am an international student and was matched with another international student, which was a bit of surprise to me. She briefly explained about the nature of the interview and we jumped right in. It seemed that she was advised to ask a list of questions and to complete the interview within 30 minutes. 1. Walk me through your resume within 30 seconds – I had 6+ years experience, so it was definately over time. 2. Why MBA – I mentioed my career goals first. 3. Why Yale Read more

Published: December 9, 2019

London Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum / Local City

Applied Round 1 Met at a cafe for lunch. Helped to make the conversation very casual because we talked while we waiting in line to order. Questions spanned the following topics: Post-MBA goals and how my experience to-date is relevant Why LBS? Why London vs US? h How/what am I doing now to achieve my post-MBA goals International experience Overall the interview was much more casual than expected, she was just genuinely trying to get to know me. Preparing for an upcoming London Business School interview? Click here to get the Clear Admit London Business School Interview Guide. Read more

Published: December 9, 2019

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

The interview was conducted by an alum in his office building. I walked into the building and entered the elevator to go up to my interviewer’s floor as instructed in our emails to each other. As I was going up, I noticed a man looking at me curiously. When I turned to him, he introduced himself to me and said that I must be the person he’s interviewing. He’s the CEO, so I must have been the odd person he did not recognize in his elevator! We chatted a little bit and then walked over to the in-company coffee bar, Read more

Published: December 9, 2019

Kellogg / Northwestern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum / Off-campus

This was a R1 interview, and it took place at a hotel near the Alum’s office. He was extremely friendly. Questions: 1) Walk me through your resume 2) Why MBA? 3) Why Kellogg? 4) Goals 5) How will you differentiate yourself at Kellogg? 6) A few specific questions about a previous job I held 7) Tell me about a time when you led a team. 8) How will you contribute at Kellogg? 9) Which other schools have you applied to? For the Why Kellogg question, I happened to mention about how Read more

Published: December 9, 2019

Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum & Adcom / Off-campus

This was a team-based discussion in Mumbai, at the McKinsey office. Each team had 6 members, and were invited to have a live discussion which was viewed by an AdCom member. The structure of the interview was: 1. Quick intro on yourself 2. Team-based discussion, 30mins 3. 1×1 interview for 5 mins each The TBD was essentially people throwing in their thoughts, collaborating, and displaying team-work in real time. The adcom is looking for people who can take a stand, yet convince others to join in. You want to be noticed. The TBD is tricky because you Read more

Published: December 9, 2019

Columbia Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alum / Off-Campus

I have often heard that alum interviews can be tricky, and boy this one was. My interviewer was from the metals and mining industry, and had very little context on the industries I had spent time on (Consulting and PE). As a result, he got lost trying to understand my industries rather than understanding my experiences. He asked me questions like – 1. Why is the PE industry on the decline? Why do you guys charge high fees? Is it not morally wrong? 2. Tell me about your biggest professional mistake. 3. After I answered Q2 above, Read more

Published: December 9, 2019

Columbia Business School Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alum / Off-Campus

My alum was a much older and experienced one, looking at his profile I was quote intimidated going into the interview. He suggested we meet on a Sunday morning at 8AM at a local coffee shop. I was dressed quite formally and he showed up in jeans and a suit jacket. My interview was definitely not as casual as many of the other reports I had read. My interviewer had printed out a copy of my resume, along with the CBS recommended questions and was taking notes as I spoke the whole time. Nonetheless, he made me feel comfortable talking Read more

Published: December 9, 2019

MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus

The interview was at a hotel, and was a very relaxed atmosphere. It was an application-based interview where the interviewer had done a lot of research into my profile, and prodded a lot on my future goals. Questions were on the lines of – 1. Tell me about a time you worked on a team. What went right/ wrong 2. What are your long term goals? Why Sloan? 3. Why not start up right now? Why do the MBA? 4. Describe your most memorable professional experience till date 5. She asked me to describe my Read more

Published: December 9, 2019

UVA / Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-Year Student / On Campus

This was my first interview I had for an MBA, so I was understandably nervous. The interview was laid back, and my interviewer was quite friendly, which eased the tension. They explained to me at the beginning of the interview that it was one of many data points in the application process and proceeded to give me the structure of the interview: 1. Roughly 20-30 minutes for me to tell my story, why I’m interested in Darden, and what I want to do with an MBA. 2. Roughly 5-10 minutes for him to ask me follow up questions. 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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MBA LiveWire

November 23, 2024 7:37am ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on November 21, 2024

GPA: 6.42

GMAT: 760

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: India

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

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