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Published: October 14, 2019

Episode 28 Replay: How to Interview at Harvard Business School

It's always tough to score an interview invitation to Harvard Business School, and even tougher to get through the MBA admissions interview! But fear not, Clear Admit's admissions experts, Graham Richmond and Alex Brown, are here to help you prepare. Richmond has counseled hundreds of applicants along the way, read hundreds of HBS interview reports, and even been through the HBS interview process himself. Brown, the author of "Becoming a Clear Admit: The Definitive Guide to MBA Admissions," has worked in the admissions space since the 1990s, and trained admissions officers at dozens of leading schools. Together, they tackle every aspect of the HBS interview process in this podcast episode, including: Read more

Published: October 14, 2019

UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Adcom / Skype

I was interviewed by a member of the admissions committee. The interview was conversational and she made me feel very comfortable. She first asked me to tell me about myself, during which she had follow up questions on certain specific points. To summarise the questions: Tell me about yourself. What was your childhood like? What made you choose your undergrad major and the school for undergrad? Asked me in details about one of the projects i did at college. What role do I usually play in a team? What are your goals and why Darden? (Here school research paid off). Read more

Published: October 14, 2019

Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / 2nd Year Student / On Campus

The interview was applicant-initiated and part of a full day on campus. The day started off with a group of students meeting some of the HSM team followed by a lunch, adcom Q&A, then the interview, and finally a class at the end of the day. The interview was conversational and very low-key. It started off with an introduction by the 2nd year (who they were, what led them to Fuqua, where they were going post-Fuqua, etc.) followed by some preliminary questions about me like where I’m from, where I went to school, career history, etc. followed up by Read more

Published: October 14, 2019

Updated for 2019-2020! Clear Admit Interview Guides and Bundle Pricing

Whether you’re flying to campus now for an applicant-initiated interview, or practicing til perfection while anticipating an invitation, don’t wait to download the Clear Admit Interview Guides to ace your MBA admissions interview. Read more

Published: October 6, 2019

Top HBS MBA Interview Tips from Actual Interviewees

We know that many of you Class of 2022 hopefuls are eagerly awaiting your interviews with the Harvard Business School (HBS) admissions committee. To help you prepare, we’ve rounded up the top interview tips from experienced candidates, as reported in the Clear Admit Interview Guide. You can thank us—and them—by paying it forward and submitting reports of your own after you interview. Whether on campus, via Skype, or in any of several global hub cities, HBS interviews are all “non-blind,” meaning the adcom members conducting your interview will have fully examined and be familiar with your application. Let’s see what sage advice last year’s class passed on. Read more

Published: September 29, 2019

Admissions Tip: Understanding the MBA Admissions Interview, Part III

In this, our third installment of our interview series, we’ll take a closer look at one of the more recent interview permutations—the group interview or team-based discussion. You can view the first two parts of this interview series here: open interviews versus interview invites and blind interviews versus non-blind interviews. What Is the Team-Based Discussion at Wharton? 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 suggests, as Read more

Published: September 25, 2019

HBS MBA Interviews: When to Expect Round 1 Invitations

Harvard Business School has announced that Round 1 interview invitations will roll out on one day this year, instead of the typical two waves. The special date? Tuesday, October 1, noon Eastern Time. Based on the announcement in the Direct from the Director blog, Round 1 candidates may be invited to interview, waitlisted or dinged. Those invited to interview may then view available dates, times, and locations for interviews, but have to wait to sign up for interview slots until October 2 at 10:00 a.m. EST. Read more

Published: September 25, 2019

Admissions Tip: Understanding the MBA Admissions Interview – Part II

This is the second in a four-part series on the MBA admissions interview. You can view Part I here. Okay—now that you’re clear on open interviews and interviews by invitation, let’s get into some of the finer points. What’s this about blind versus non-blind interviews, you ask? Some schools believe strongly in the notion of blind interviews, which means that your interviewer will know nothing about you in advance of the interview other than what appears on the résumé you give them. Schools that fall firmly into this camp include Yale School of Management (SOM), Columbia Read more

Published: September 22, 2019

Admissions Tip: Understanding the MBA Admissions Interview, Part I

In this first part of a multi-part series, we’ll unpack the different types of interviews—open, invited, blind, non-blind, resume-based, behavioral-based, team-based, etc. Along the way, we’ll offer some tips for how best to prepare for each and explore a few of the more interesting wrinkles in the world of MBA interviews. When all is said and done, you’ll have a much firmer grasp on the MBA interview landscape as a whole, which we hope will better prepare you for interviews at all of your target schools. Open Interviews Versus Invited Interviews Also known as open interviews, applicant-initiated interviews are what they sound like. At Dartmouth Tuck and a handful of other schools—Kellogg’s Northwestern School of Management, Emory’s Goizueta School, Duke’s Fuqua School and UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, for example—applicants do indeed get to choose to interview. There’s no need to wait—or stress over—receiving an interview invitation. Just schedule a date, pack your bags and go. Read more

Published: September 11, 2019

HBS MBA Round 1 Interview Invite Timing

If you clicked “submit” last week on your Harvard Business School MBA application, congratulations! Getting all of your admissions materials together and making the best first impression can be challenging. Now, you’re likely anxiously awaiting the next step in the process: an interview invitation. We are here to help you figure out the likely timing of Round 1 HBS interview invitations, based on our MBA LiveWire admissions tool and other historical trends. Read more

Published: August 28, 2019

MBA Interview Guides Updated for Columbia Business School, INSEAD, Northwestern Kellogg and More!

New 2019-2020 editions of the Clear Admit Interview Guides are here to help you ace your MBA admissions interview! Each guide includes school-specific, first-hand interview accounts submitted by real applicants over the years through our Interview Archive. You'll also find tons of analysis of the most frequently asked questions by Clear Admit admissions experts, who offer insight into what specific schools are looking for in response. The guides also shed light on how the Admissions Committees at each school weigh the interview, and what you should be doing to plan your trip to campus. Moreover, each of our guides includes our General Interview Guide, which is full of advice on how to be successful in any MBA admissions interview. 2019-2020 Clear Admit Interview Guides Download your Clear Admit Interview Guides today and you’ll have everything you need to do to wow your interviewer. Updated titles include: Read more

Published: July 29, 2019

Interviewing at Columbia or INSEAD? Grab Our Interview Guides!

With Columbia Business School and INSEAD rolling out interview invitations, it is prime time to practice for this key part of the MBA admissions process with the Clear Admit Interview Guides. The Clear Admit Interview Guide to CBS will prepare you for the blind nature of their Q&A sessions. With the Clear Admit Interview Guide to INSEAD, you will learn how to ace both of your alumni interviews. What's Inside? These digital guides include first-hand interview accounts submitted by real applicants through our Interview Archive. In addition to lists of sample questions consistently asked of applicants, the Clear Admit team has combined its years of admissions counseling and expertise to analyze the most frequently asked ones, and offer insight into what specific schools are looking for in response. Read more

Published: May 31, 2019

Michigan / Ross Interview Questions & Report : Round 1 / Second Year / On Campus

I interviewed with a second year student, and the interview was very informal and relaxed. The whole process seemed much more fit-oriented than resume-oriented. I received my admissions decision and was rejected. However, from my experience, I found the school to be a great fit for someone who is looking for b-school to be as much of a social interaction as an educational one. Some of the questions I was asked… 1) Tell me about yourself? 2) Why b-school? why Ross? 3) What would you get involved with at Ross? How will that help you achieve your goals Read more

Published: May 21, 2019

MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Deferred Admission / Skype

My Skype interview with MIT Sloan started out with a bit of small talk eg. how are you, how’s (country that I’m from), then proceeded to a quick explanation of what the adcoms are looking for in the interviewer. Vibe was remarkably friendly and very casual. Went into a fair bit of depth into my work experience and analyzing various scenarios. I worked in consulting as an intern so I was asked “tell me about a time when you disagreed with a superior”. Most questions were fairly familiar so nothing too out of the unusual. I was also asked “why Read more

Published: May 13, 2019

Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumunus / Off Campus

My interview with Kellogg was very relaxed. It was at a cafe and very informal. I was basically asked about my prior work experience within Uber and then why Kellogg. Post which it was mostly about how Kellogg is a great fit for me (given my aim of pursuing entrepreneurship) both while at Kellogg and after Kellogg. My interviewer himself was an entrepreneur. Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your Northwestern / Kellogg admissions interview? Check out Clear Admit’s other resources: Clear Admit Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Guide: Strategic tips for approaching Kellogg’s interview questions, and Read more

Published: May 13, 2019

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus

The interview with Booth was at Taj Land’s End – Bandra, Mumbai, India with a recent alum. The questions were very straight forward and conversational. Tell me about yourself why Booth why MBA He dug around some of my entrepreneurial experiences and motivations and also asked questions around my team interaction and leadership style. On the basis of this – I could conclude that Booth was very open to new ideas and the students were very quant /data oriented in their decision making. Preparing for an upcoming Chicago / Booth MBA Interview? Check out Clear Admit’s other resources: Clear Admit Chicago Booth Read more

Published: May 13, 2019

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

Overall it was a very relaxing / informal interview and echo a lot with Tuck’s lotto / criteria of Smart, Nice, accomplished and aware so make sure you are prepared for that. Questions Tell me about yourself Tell me about a timing…conflicts/hard team members How would other people describe you How would you describe yourself Post-MBA goals Any questions for me? Preparing for an upcoming Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview? Check out Clear Admit’s other resources: Clear Admit Tuck School of Business Interview Guide: Strategic tips for approaching Tuck’s interview questions, and more. Read more

Published: May 9, 2019

Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-campus in Mumbai

My interview with Yale SOM was a conversation with Adcom. Fun and friendly. Questions what’s your career path so far why an MBA why Yale what do you want to do after The Adcom pressed a lot on the ‘Why Yale’ question. This was emphasized more than I would expect. Maybe they were trying to up their yield by making sure there is a strong desire to go to Yale. Read more

Published: May 9, 2019

MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Deferred Admissions / Adcom / On-Campus

My interview with Sloan was application based. It was a very conversational and relaxed interview. Lots of behavioral questions: greatest weakness greatest strength Why Sloan Why MBA Tell me about a time where you showed leadership Tell me about a time where you relied on someone else for help Great school with warm, collaborative environment. Was able to attend a lunch and a class visit. Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your MIT / Sloan MBA admissions interview? Check out Clear Admit’s other resources: Clear Admit MIT / Sloan Interview Guide: Strategic tips for approaching Sloan’s interview Read more

Published: May 8, 2019

Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype

The interview with Yale SOM was super structured. She had a list of questions, which she mentioned the same for everyone. Ran for about 30 mins. She was super friendly and made an effort to make me comfortable. Questions: Tell me about your work experience Why MBA Why Yale A situation where you succeeded at work and what made you succeed A failure at work and what did you learn? Tell me why you chose the quote (pre-send) Any questions Good Luck 🙂 Read more

Published: April 17, 2019

Washington U. / Olin Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Aimee Williams Adcom / On Campus

I had an overall great interview experience at Olin. Aimee was warm, welcoming, and made me feel right at ease. At the beginning of the interview she explained her background and what questions she would be asking me. She informed me that she would be asking me 9-10 questions, and would give me some time at the end to ask her questions if time allowed. The first few questions were generalized questions about my background, why an MBA etc. The other questions were behavioral. Questions Tell me about yourself/ background? Why an MBA? How do you plan to use your Read more

Published: April 16, 2019

UT Austin / McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Off-Campus

We met at a Starbucks in Atlanta. It was a blind interview with an alum. The interview went well – there was nothing too surprising but the alum did ask if I had visited campus and noted that admissions does closely monitor who makes the effort to visit. They asked a lot of behavioral questions. Read more

Published: April 15, 2019

Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Second Year Student / Skype

The interview was conducted by a second-year student. As the case for Tuck interviews, it was a blind one. It was a friendly chat, she tried to make me more comfortable. No surprise questions. Questions: Tell me about yourself Why MBA Why Now Why Tuck – she kinda dug deep on this question with few follow up questions. Do you have any questions for me? I think the whole interview lasted 30 mins. I was ready for all these questions. I think I answered them well. But she did not give much away. I am not sure whether she was Read more

Published: April 15, 2019

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 3/ 2nd year MBA student / on campus

My interview at Ross was very informal with a 2nd year male interviewer. Questions Walk me through your resume. Why Ross? Why an MBA? What is your greatest strength? Tell me about a time you failed? What is your leadership style like? These questions were pretty relaxed and he took a couple of notes. We ended up chatting about future, etc. very informal, lasted about 45 minutes. Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your Michigan / Ross MBA admissions interview? Check out Clear Admit’s other resources: Clear Admit Michigan / Ross Interview Guide: Strategic tips for approaching Read more

Published: April 15, 2019

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 2 | Alumni | Bay Area

I Interviewed with Ross at the alumni’s office in downtown San Francisco. Lasted about 45 minutes. Questions: Went into a lot of detail with my resume. Asked questions about both my role/results and the overall the business model of a company I had worked at 5 years ago. Spent about 20 minutes on just resume questions. Asked why Ross (but not why business school specifically but tied it into my Why Ross answer) Tell me about a time when failed/didn’t get the result you wanted. What did you do? You spent a lot of time in X country, tell me Read more

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MBA Applywire

December 23, 2024 7:48am ET

Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgia Tech / Scheller, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Vanderbilt / Owen

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Sports

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Family Business, Other Companies: Accenture , Deloitte

GMAT: 655

GPA: 3.89

Years of Work Experience: 3

Location: South

Notes:

NCAA DI Athlete
Selected for the industry's inaugural women's leadership academy
Variety of volunteer work in and out of my work industry

December 23, 2024 12:19am ET

Applying: Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Construction & RE (2nd Gen Entrepreneur)

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. HF, Family Business Companies: Citibank , Credit Suisse , Morgan Stanley

GRE: 326

GPA: 3.80

Years of Work Experience: 5

December 22, 2024 5:00pm ET

Applying: Columbia, Duke / Fuqua

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Finance

Post-MBA Target Industry: Other

GMAT: 730

GPA: 3.4

Years of Work Experience: 5

December 22, 2024 2:49pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM

Pre-MBA Career: Cloud Engineer

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Private Equity, Pharmaceutical, Consumer Goods, Entrepreneurship Companies: Bain , BCG , Amazon , Apple , Google , Bain Capital , Blackstone , Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group , Johnson & Johnson , Nike

GRE: 324

GPA: 3.42

Years of Work Experience: 3

Location: Virginia

Post MBA Location: anywhere

Notes:

I graduated with a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Psychology. At work I'm involved in many Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. I regularly volunteer and speak to high school school students on STEAM careers(art included) and hold resume review workshops/interactive labs. I have also spoken at many summits continuing to empower others to adopt new technologies. I would love to get an MBA to continue my passion for mentoring/professional development and democratizing technology! I've always been interested in learning how marketing, finance and other departments interact and operate within an organization and I want to develop crucial skills that make me well rounded enough to be an impactful leader and entrepreneur post-MBA.

December 22, 2024 6:32am ET

Applying: Cornell / Johnson, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UVA / Darden, Vanderbilt / Owen

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Construction & RE (2nd Gen Entrepreneur)

Post-MBA Target Industry: Technology, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Asset Management, inc. HF, Commercial Banking, Family Business Companies: Citibank , Deutsche Bank , Morgan Stanley , Accell Partners , Andressen Horowitz , First Round Capital , Sequoia Capital , Bain Capital , Blackstone , Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group , Blackrock , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management , State Street , Citibank , Morgan Stanley

GRE: 326

GPA: 3.80

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: India

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MBA LiveWire

December 23, 2024 10:00am ET

Accepted to Northwestern / Kellogg

Round: Round 1

Received via email

GMAT: 695

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Taiwan

December 22, 2024 9:40pm ET

Applied to Berkeley / Haas

Round: Round 2

Received via portal

GPA: 3.85

GRE: 339

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Brooklyn, New York

December 22, 2024 1:36pm ET

Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs

Round: Round 1

Received via email on December 16, 2024

GRE: 319

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: United Kingdom

Note:

$20k merit scholarship offer.

December 22, 2024 12:04pm ET

Accepted to Stanford GSB

Round: Round 1

Received via phone

GPA: 3.7

GMAT: 750

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: Asia

December 22, 2024 4:59am ET

Accepted to UPenn / Wharton

Round: Round 1

Received via portal

GMAT: 730

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Southeast Asia

Note:

Elated and did not expect it!

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