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Published: February 25, 2018

Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Local Alumnus / Off-Campus

The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Met with my interviewer at his office in Mexico City. Super friendly interviewer. Most of the time it felt like he was trying to sell me Kellogg. Questions: 1) Tell me about yourself? 2) Why an MBA? 3) Why Kellogg? 4) Tell me about a time that you worked with a complicated team? 5) Tell me about a time you showed leadership? 6) What would be one professional and personal area of improvement? Read more

Published: February 25, 2018

Top Stanford GSB MBA Interview Tips from Actual Interviewees

As reports of Stanford GSB interview invitations trickle into LiveWire, we’re taking the opportunity to round up useful advice from the Clear Admit Interview Guide, as passed on by interviewed candidates themselves. Before we dig into the key takeaways from last year’s lucky invitees, here are a few basics about the structure of the interviews at Stanford. Most Stanford MBA interviews are conducted by trained GSB alumni, but the school says that an adcom member may also serve as an interviewer. In any case, Stanford interviews are “blind,” meaning that the interviewer will only have had access to the résumés of invited candidates, not their entire files. Read more

Published: February 25, 2018

Top Wharton School MBA Team-Based Interview Tips from Actual Interviewees

As LiveWire lights up with interview invitations from the Wharton Admissions Committee, we wanted to help the latest crop of candidates by sharing tips and tidbits from those who have experienced the Wharton Team-Based Discussion (TBD) and personal interviews firsthand. Wharton introduced the TBD a few years ago and considers it to “model the highly collaborative nature of the Wharton MBA environment.” Five to six candidates are grouped together and asked to develop a presentation around a specific prompt, which invited applicants are sent in advance of the interview. Afterward the group exercise, candidates have about 10 minutes one on one with an interviewer—usually a trained second-year student but sometimes a member of the adcom. Many candidates report that the TBD gives them insight into Wharton’s atmosphere but can feel difficult to prepare for. In the Clear Admit Interview Guide for Wharton, several interviewees elaborated on their personal experiences. We’ve also scoured the Clear Admit Interview Archive and pulled out some of the best insights from last year’s Wharton candidates. Read more

Published: February 25, 2018

Top Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions and Tips from Actual Interviewees

As Ross MBA candidates head to Ann Arbor or meet up with alumni interviewers elsewhere around the globe, we wanted to round up some of the most common questions and pass on some advice from actual interviewees. The one-on-one admissions interviews are conducted by students on campus or by alumni off campus. They are “blind” in nature, meaning that the interviewer has not seen candidates’ applications—just their résumés. In addition to these solo interviews, Ross candidates are also encouraged to take part in a team-based activity in Ann Arbor. For the team activity, a group of five or six candidates is given two random words; the students then must work together to develop a business challenge and solution around these words. Read more

Published: February 22, 2018

Acing the Wharton TBD: Advice from Former Wharton Admissions Staffers

There’s been a steady stream of bright yellow interview invites to Wharton lighting up Clear Admit’s LiveWire for two weeks running, suggesting that many of you are in the throes of preparing for the school’s unique team-based discussion (TBD). The prompt Wharton used for the TBD with Round 1 applicants in the fall was as follows: “For many students, the global perspective fostered by Wharton’s international community is brought into focus through immersive learning opportunities like Global Modular Courses (GMCs). GMCs are full-credit courses in an intensive workshop format that take place in a location relevant Read more

Published: February 22, 2018

Listening to LiveWire: Importance of the Interview

As MBA hopefuls endeavor to succeed in the admissions process, the pathway to an acceptance call or letter can be wrought with challenges. Clear Admit offers tools, such as MBA LiveWire, so community members can come together and ease each other’s way to business school. Today we’re taking a closer look at an entry in MBA LiveWire, dealing with angst over an interview at Chicago Booth. The original poster sought feedback on their interview experience: Some candidates in the same boat offered reassuring perspectives: Read more

Published: February 22, 2018

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

The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed with Suresh Sugavanam, Booth Alum ’02 in his office (UL India) in Bangalore, India. The interview was conversational, more focused on understanding my background and inclination towards Booth MBA. List of questions: 1. Introduce yourself. 2. Why Consulting post Engineering school? 3. Why Start-up after consulting? What did you learn? 4. Why present job at growth stage tech company? What are your responsibilities and challenges? 5. What are your short term career plans? 6. Why MBA? Read more

Published: February 21, 2018

Why You Should Consider Yourself Lucky to Get to Write the MIT Sloan Pre-Interview Essay

Did you get invited to interview at MIT Sloan today? If so, a hearty congratulations. And if not—there’s still hope! Another batch of invites is slated to go out a week from today, on March 1st. In case you don’t know it already, for those of you who did or still might receive an invitation to interview—you’re also going to get to write an additional essay. That’s right. MIT Sloan is unique among top business schools in that it saves an application essay question for only those candidates it invites to interview. Before you groan and say, “Another essay?” you’d do Read more

Published: February 21, 2018

London Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Bangalore

The following LBS interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was at the Alumnus’s office in the morning. The interview was largely conversational and friendly. Although it was a non-blind interview, the alumnus did not seem to have read through my materials. Started off with him introducing himself and then we moved on to a standard list of questions with probes on individual projects based on my answers. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why MBA? 3. Why LBS? How does it fit in with long term Read more

Published: February 20, 2018

Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / 2nd Year Student Interviewer / On-campus

The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed on-campus. My interview was done by a second-year student. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. How did you become interested in Booth? 3. Short/long term goals? 3. How will Booth help you reach your goals? 4. Why MBA? 5. Tell me about you a time you were a leader 6. What clubs will you be involved in? 7. How will you be able to contribute to Booth? 8. Read more

Published: February 20, 2018

Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus

The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Attended “Booth Live” event, and appeared for interview the following day. Interviewed with 2nd year student who was friendly and made the environment pretty comfortable. Started with giving a brief overview of how the interview was structured. Questions- 1) Walk me through your resume 2) Why MBA at this stage? 3) Why Booth? (stressed on this.. after I gave a couple of reasons I was asked if there was more?) 4) Tell us Read more

Published: February 20, 2018

Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following Northwestern / Kellogg admission interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Started with casual chat since I’ve traveled from abroad for the interview 1- Walk me through your resume? 2- Short and Long Term Goals? 3- Why MBA and Why Kellogg? 4- Could you reach your goals without an MBA? 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 Read more

Published: February 20, 2018

Emory / Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2/ Alumnus / On-Campus

The following Emory / Goizueta MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I applied to the one and two year full time MBA programs simultaneously but the interview was targeted towards the one year program. Questions (not in order): * Talk me through your resume and career path? * What are your goals? (and how can Goizueta help you achieve them) * How do you plan to achieve that goal without an internship? * Why are you looking for an MBA? * What is your Read more

Published: February 20, 2018

UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year / On-Campus

The following UCLA Anderson interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interviewer was a second-year and a great listener. We had a 40-minute casual conversation. I felt immediately comfortable to be myself. They do ask for a copy of your id as well as a copy of your resume at the front desk. The interviewer had a marked up copy of my resume as well so he prepped before-hand. The question that threw me most was how I would connect with international students. Questions: – Walk me through Read more

Published: February 20, 2018

Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / 2nd year Student / On-Campus

The following Dartmouth / Tuck MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 Applicant. Good luck to them! Lasted about 45 minutes. My interviewer was very pleasant and made the effort to keep the conversation as fluid as possible, leading questions from my responses which I appreciated. The interviewer also took A LOT of notes during the session. Questions included: 1) Why MBA? Why Tuck? 2) What did I know about Tuck’s Learning teams and what would be unique about my contribution? 3) What specific clubs do you see yourself taking an active part Read more

Published: February 19, 2018

Duke / Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Reports: Round 2 / Second-year student / Skype

The following Duke / Fuqua MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Very friendly and casual interview. Standard questions: 1) Tell me about yourself? 2) How does Fuqua help you achieve your career goal? 3) How will you contribute to Fuqua? 4) What does team Fuqua mean to you? and Why? 5) Tell me about a time when you receive constructive feedback and how do you apply it? 6) Tell me about the achievement you most proud of outside of work? 7) What Read more

Published: February 18, 2018

CMU Tepper Interview Questions & Report: Round 2/ Adcom/skype

The following CMU Tepper interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was done by Kelly Wilson, nevertheless, the person who interviewed me seemed different than the picture from the email. the questions were: 1. Tell me what you do at your job 2. plans after the mba 3. Plan B if my plans didnt go as planned 4. Ho i worked with people with whom i didnt get along 5. How did people utilise me at work 6. How did i feel with different Read more

Published: February 16, 2018

Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Reports: Round 2 / Alumni / Off-Campus (International)

The following Duke / Fuqua MBA admissions interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Very conversational, kept the questions coming one after the other. Ended with 2-3 questions on their experience and background. Questions 1) Why Fuqua? Why MBA and now? 2) What specific about Fuqua’s culture made you apply? 3) Talk about your professional aspirations 4) What is the most important piece of constructive feedback you have received? 5) What will you bring to the class? 7) What is your leadership angle? Clear Admit Resources Read more

Published: February 15, 2018

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: R2/ Alum/ Off-campus

The following Michigan Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview was fairly relaxed with the alum ensuring that I was comfortable at all times. It was a blind interview with the alum having read only my resume. I was asked the following questions; 1) What brings you here? 2) Tell me something about yourself 3) Why MBA? 4) Why Ross? 5) What’s the craziest thing that you’ve ever done? 6) One time you failed 7) Biggest weakness The alum let Read more

Published: February 15, 2018

UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype

The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interviewer was a senior Adcom member. Very friendly and conversational. We started off by talking about my current city in Chile. He came here a few years ago and had lovely memories of this city. He had a copy of my resume and told me that he had not seen my file, so it was a blind interview. Towards the end, he talked a lot about UNC and the kind of opportunities that exist there. Also, he told Read more

Published: February 14, 2018

Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Very conversational. questions: Why now? Why Yale? What do you think you will bring to the classroom? Tell me about a time when you faced confrontation? How did you resolve it? What about your personality helped you here? What was your most outstanding achievement? What does your quote of choice say about you? (You have to submit your favorite quote beforehand) My interviewer ended with some specific questions about my candidacy. Lasted about 45 minutes. Preparing for an upcoming Yale Read more

Published: February 13, 2018

CMU Tepper Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus

The following CMU Tepper interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Questions: 1. I’ve read through your resume, could you tell me about your current position with your company? 2. What are you interested in doing next, after your MBA? (read what are your career goals) 3. Tell me about a time you worked in a team setting where you had to compromise for the team to succeed 4. Tell me about a situation where a team member disagreed with you and how you deal with it Read more

Published: February 12, 2018

NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus

The following NYU / Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! Once you schedule an interview, you have access to signing up for a class visit and lunch with a current student. I would recommend doing at least lunch before your interview. Helped give me a sense of the culture and gave me something to reference in my interview. The whole experience was very friendly and personalized (they give you a packet with info for all of the clubs you showed interest in and a t-shirt!) Read more

Published: February 9, 2018

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-Campus

The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Visit was during Round 1 interview invite day and was with 2nd year student, blind. 1/2 of section interviewed first while the other 1/2 waited and then switched. Very friendly interviewer and atmosphere. After this the rest of the day’s activities commenced. The team exercise is not something I would advise preparing for – you either have it or you don’t. If you can function in a team setting it will show. I would suggest just being yourself and Read more

Published: February 7, 2018

Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Rolling admissions / Alumnus / Off-campus

The following Columbia Business School MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Rolling Admissions applicant. Good luck to them! I met my interviewer for lunch in NYC, very relaxed and I ended up having a great time and learning a lot about the school. The interview was very conversational and took 75 minutes which I think is quite long for a Columbia interview. He knew nothing about me and looked at my resume in the restaurant while we were eating (I brought a copy). Questions 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Walk me 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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