Interviews
Published: December 19, 2017
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round one / Adcom / On-campus
The following Harvard Business School interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! It was super friendly. She started out with explaining the process; she had 30 minutes to interview and 30 minutes to write a report. The report got added to my application and to be reviewed as part of the whole package later. It was basically a walk through the resume; oldest (education… why XXX school?) to most recent (tell me about this accomplishment at work). She had reviewed my entire application previously. It seemed like she
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Published: December 19, 2017
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Harvard Business School / HBS interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview was with two members of the admissions team, one primary interviewer and one observer. Overall, it was the most conversational interview I’ve had so far and felt deeply personal because the interviewer had thoroughly reviewed my application already. It felt as if the team had thoroughly prepared what they wanted to ask me. Types of questions asked: -Tell me about this important extracurricular activity. What have you learned from it? How difficult is it to
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Published: December 18, 2017
Georgetown / McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Georgetown McDonough interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! It was pretty short (25 minutes of questions and 5 minutes for me to ask questions) and straightforward. The admissions officer was very nice and friendly. Actual questions asked: 1. Tell me about your background 2. Why MBA/ future goals 3. Time when I dealt with conflict at work 4. Time when I overcame a challenge at work 5. Time when I received constructive feedback 6. Asked about my global experience 7. How
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Published: December 17, 2017
Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On Campus
The following Dartmouth / Tuck MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 Applicant. Good luck to them! It was a student initiated interview – just after submitting the application. It was conversational, friendly and easy going. Though at times it felt as if the interviewer was jumping from places to places on resume and through questions too. It felt that there was no flow. But as long as we both had smiles on our faces, it was good. Questions included: – Why Tuck? (I am a re-applicant, so answer focused on that).
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Published: December 17, 2017
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-campus
The following NYU / Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewed in mid-November on campus. Before the interview I arrived the day before my interview to attend campus tour, student chat, and class visit. I highly recommend doing a whole day of on-campus activities prior to the interview as it was a great conversation starter for my actual interview. Day of the interview I arrived about an hour early and decided to hangout at a nearby coffee shop. Upon check-in, they gave me a t-shirt
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Published: December 14, 2017
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Stanford GSB MBA admissions interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interviewer was an accomplished president of a company, with a similar background as mine, very nice, and super understanding. The conversation started with the question “tell me about yourself.” Once I started answering, he would stop me in every sentence and asked me to elaborate more. It could be very frustrating at first but I knew I should manage it so I stayed focus. The conversation became more conversational as we progressed. Answering questions
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Published: December 14, 2017
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview held on 6th Nov 2017 My interview was taken by a 2016 alumnus in a coffee shop. The atmosphere was relaxed and the interviewer was taking notes using the laptop, throughout the interview. It was a blind interview and the interviewer had access to only my resume interviewer. He was looking at the soft copy of my resume on his laptop while asking questions regarding my work experience. List of interview questions: 1. Tell me about yourself?
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Published: December 14, 2017
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On Campus
The following NYU / Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewed in mid December, almost a month after initial interview invite. Interview was held on Stern campus in the Kaufman center, on the 6th floor. The office is a standard admission set up – receptionist, coffee table, and a closet to store coats/bags. They hand you a customized packet with info from Stern, and a T shirt (from small to large) that says IQ + EQ. Interview was conducted in the office of the adcom,
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Published: December 13, 2017
UT Austin / McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Off-campus
The following UT Austin / McCombs MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I met with an alumni that graduated roughly 5 years ago. We met at a coffee shop near her work – she was nice and on time. The interview followed a strict script, it was extremely behavioral. Have your “stories” ready to go, and you’ll be fine. Questions -Team dynamics -Leadership -Challenge in the workplace -How would your friends describe you? -What are you most proud of? -Why Texas?
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Published: December 13, 2017
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Off-campus
The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I met with a c-suite level alumni at his office (Fortune 500 company). The interview started a bit late, but he and his secretary were incredibly friendly. This was definitely the most casual of my interviews. There was no “script” he genuinely wanted to understand my story. I’m in the military, so a lot of questions were about my deployments and leadership experience. Questions Short term goals Desired industry/function What questions I had for him Why Stanford? How my military
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Published: December 12, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round one / Ad com / Skype.
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Friendly. She started with an outline of the topics to discuss and then went into questions. 1. Walk me through your résumé, starting with education and then professional experience. I had mine printed out so that we were on the same page. 2. What’s your philosophy on team work -or- what experience made you understand the importance of teamwork? 3. Why MBA? Short- and long-term goals? 4. Why Kellogg? 5. 6. What do
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Published: December 11, 2017
UT Austin / McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following UT Austin / McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! We met at a coffee shop. The conversation was very casual. It was a blind interview and the interviewer did not have a chance to review my resume beforehand so most questions were fit based. For example, why Mccombs, why mba and why now. The interviewer also gave lots of advises and talked about personal; experience. A good experience overall. Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your UT Austin / McCombs MBA admissions interview? Check out Clear Admit’s
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Published: December 11, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round1 / Adcom / Skype
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was conducted on November 1, 2017 via Skype with admission committee officer. In total it lasted around 45 minutes (35 minutes the interview itself and 10 minutes for my questions). The interviewer was very friendly from beginning, we spoke more in professional manner, instead of educational one. The interview was conversational, no any strains attached. 1. Tell me about yourself? 2. Why you choose your undergraduate major and how you came to your industry? 3.
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Published: December 9, 2017
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Pam Ralston Pam Jensen / on campus
The following Harvard Business School / HBS interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Both Pam’s were very friendly and warm, it felt very easy-going and comfortable. Not like any of the more uncomfortable experiences candidates have described. Questions started off with undergrad (why my major) and dug into it (time I used a skill from my major, explain my senior thesis, why I did an extracurricular). Went to work (fave project, explain this topic in your industry, why your long term goal). Asked a bit about something I mentioned in my
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Published: December 8, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus/ Video call
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Applied to FT MBA program. Questions: 1. How would you behave in a hypothetical situation where there were problems in the team (do not remember the specifics)? 2. Tell me about a challenging situation and how you dealt with it. 3. What is your weakness? 4. Why MBA? 5. Why Haas? 6. What would you consider your success? 7. Questions There were couple of follow-up questions as well with each one. Atmosphere
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Published: December 8, 2017
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Phone
The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Applied to FT MBA program. Since there were no alumni in my region and I was not able to travel, I scheduled the interview with the adcom over the phone. They had access to my application prior the interview. I got two questions: Time when I was most effective Time when I led a team in a difficult/challenging situation I was asked a lot of follow-up questions while answering, e.g. what did you do at that moment, how
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Published: December 7, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision/Admissions Committee Member/ On Campus
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit. Good luck to them! It intended for a 30 min interview, but it rain over to 40-45 minutes. Interview was conducted in an committee staff members office. Not as many behavioral questions as I thought and I definitely prepared more conflict and resolution questions, but not all were asked. 1. What major did you pursue in undergrad? Why? 2. Asked about hobbies/study abroad trip I listed in resume. I started a club too so I explained the purpose of the club and what leadership roles
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Published: December 4, 2017
MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / On Campus
The following MIT Sloan interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! 1. Talk more about your job 2. Time when you had to motivate a lagging team 3. What feedback have you received from your manager 4. What do you define as success 5. Post MBA goals? 6. Why Sloan 7. What will you contribute to Sloan 8. Anything else to add? 9. Questions Clear Admit Resources Preparing for your MIT / Sloan MBA admissions interview? Check out Clear Admit’s other resources:
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Published: December 3, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interviewer called me on time and she was very accessible from the start. Fortunately, the interviewer was using her camera so this helped with the interview, I had practiced talking to the camera in front of a black screen and this kind of threw me off. I would encourage other interviewees to practice interviews this way just in case your interviewer does not use the camera. She explained how the interview was structured and what to expect. The interviewer may
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Published: December 2, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ Second-year student/ On-Campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I completed the TBD during the first interview slot of the day. I was one of the first to arrive and would definitely recommend getting there early so that you can chat with other interviewees. I had the chance to chat with a couple of people in my group before the interview started, which helped to put my nerves at ease. The second-year interviewers then called us back in groups. Once we were in the room (which has a
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Published: December 1, 2017
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 consortium/ 2nd year student/ On campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview day schedule for Ross is pretty elaborate. I arrived to the Ross building early in the morning, after check in you go to a room with all the other applicants interviewed that day. Your name tag has a color and a number which is used when they divide you up in the groups for the interview and team activity. The dean and other staff member introduce themselves and then the first group of students go to the
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Published: December 1, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Team based discussion, student 1 on 1, Adcom (HCM) / On Campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Team based discussion: Went fairly smoothly – went around with our ideas, voted on which to go with, structured our discussion (outlined by days on the whiteboard) and generated ideas. Prepared who would present and presented. Our topic was a bit niche so we might have relied on the idea originator team member a bit too much Student 1 on 1: Asked how the interview went, why MBA, something off my resume, and then I asked him questions HCM
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Published: December 1, 2017
NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following NYU Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed on 12/7 with a member of the admissions team. She had done a thorough review of my application, and had my resume with her during the interview. It appeared as though she had jotted down notes on my resume, and had very specific questions she wanted to ask. She was very easy to speak with, and made the behavioral interview feel very conversational. Here are the questions I was asked: 1. Why you picked your specific
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Published: December 1, 2017
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alimnus / Off-campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was conducted in Seoul, Korea, while I was there on a business trip. The alum who interviewed me was a little cold (I think it is just his personality), but in general very friendly. He told me the meeting spot, near a subway station, and then invited me to a tea house. The interview was blind, I have sent him before my resume via e-mail. The interview lasted 1 h 10 min in total. He asked me the
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Published: December 1, 2017
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Reports: Round 1/ Second-year student/ Skype
The following Duke / Fuqua interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Action Round applicant. Good luck to them! I just interviewed with a second year student at Duke Fuqua and here is my review: – It was very relaxed and conversational, without surprising or tricky questions. It lasted about 45 mins (35 minutes for me answering and last 10 minutes for me to ask anything about the school, program). Some of my questions were: 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why an MBA right now? 3. Why Fuqua? 4. Tell me about a time
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