Interviews
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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Published: November 30, 2017
UT Austin / McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub (Los Angeles)
The following UT Austin / McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I was invited to interview on 10/16 and then interviewed on 11/2. The interview was in the lobby of the Sheraton Grand Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. There were some distractions in the lobby so it was important to stay focused. Questions The interview was blind. Here is a summary of questions. 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Walk me through your career progression. 3) Why an MBA? Why now? 4)
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Published: November 30, 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! The interview was a 35 minute group-based discussion followed by a 10 minute 1:1 blind interview. Walk through resume Why MBA? Why now? What excites you specifically about Wharton? Did you have any prior experience with your particular TBD topic (location, industry etc)? Is your target industry more NYC or LA based? Did you have any experience with the location/city from your Team Based Discussion pitch? How did you feel about your
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Published: November 30, 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 3 applicant. Good luck to them! The team-based discussion was overall a positive experience. Each of the 6 of us had prepared a one-minute pitch, and after going around the room with our pitches we dove right in to the topic at hand. Our group focused on being structured from the beginning – what are our goals, how should we design this program, what do we need to prove success – and went from there. At the end, we finished with a well thought out presentation
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Published: November 30, 2017
Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / 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! Questions: When did you get in to Boston? Did you attend a class? Why did you choose X engineering? Did you have any internships while completing your undergraduate degree? Tell me about them Why did you choose to work for Company Y? Questions about early rotations at Company Y and specific roles that weren’t written about much in my application Tell me about your experience during the Natural Disaster Z
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Published: November 30, 2017
UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Off Campus Hub
The following UVA Darden interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Hi Everyone! I tried to find feedback on interviews that happened on Google Campus last year for Darden, but no luck. It looks like they just started this option in 2016. There were about 30 prospective students who attended in total. We did both an interview and a mock case discussion with one of their GREAT professors! The case study material was given to us 48 hours in advance. No need to understand the whole industry or business, but I
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Published: November 30, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I was asked the following questions: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. What are your career goals? 3. What company would you like to work for? Why? 4. What is your career backup? 5. What about Johnson makes you want to apply? (she referenced the other schools I applied to that I mention on my application) 6. What leisure (non-professional) clubs would you be a member of while at Johnson? Why? 7. Tell me
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Published: November 29, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1/ alumnus/ Online
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Berkeley Haas sent me a link to the online platform. I clicked on the link 15 minutes before the interview and there was a count down. I was signed in using safari which wasn’t compatible with the system so didn’t sign-in and I had to firefox and join the interview 2 minutes late. The interviewer was a professional nice guy with expertise very similar to mine. I answered the following questions: – Tell me about yourself. -Why
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Published: November 28, 2017
Admissions Director Q&A: Shelly Heinrich of Georgetown McDonough
We recently had the opportunity to speak with Shelly Heinrich, the interim associate dean of MBA admissions at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. She has capably stepped in to lead the team since Shari Hubert left to lead admissions at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business earlier this fall. With more than 13 years of experience in the higher education, corporate, and nonprofit sectors, Heinrich is currently responsible for leading Georgetown’s MBA admissions team in marketing and operational strategy while also building awareness of and recruiting for the full-time and evening MBA programs.
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Published: November 27, 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! Overall, it was a positive experience. I met with an Adcom and observer. I was expecting grueling and detailed questions, but it was mostly specific questions about my application (lots of elaboration and explanation). The Adcom focused on “why” I made specific professional decisions. -Why did you major in finance? -What type of industry would you want to work with in M&A? -I read your essay, can you explain this portion to the observer? -How
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Published: November 27, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2/ Adcom/ On Campus (Open Interview)
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I went up to UNC for the open interview season in early November, although I did not submit an application until December 2017 (for Round 2). My interview was with a member of the adcom. He was extremely friendly and it was a very positive experience. It was obvious that he had briefly reviewed my resume prior to the interview session. We talked about his background for a bit and then he had me walk through the basic points
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Published: November 25, 2017
Berkeley / Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following Berkeley / Haas interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I participated in the Round 1 interview day on campus. Overall it was a great day, there were roughly 75 applicants. The school organized 5 hours worth of activities, we were subdivided into 4 interview time slots. There were ample opportunities to meet with current students and ask questions. Haas’ culture really shinned through. It’s truly a student driven program and everything seems to revolve around the defining principles. I could definitely see the benefits of a small
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Published: November 23, 2017
MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On Campus
The following MIT Sloan MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview happened in one of the admin’s office. After checking yourself in I was told to wait a little bit until the interviewer called me. While waiting, I had a brief conversation with some other interviewees. Then I was called for the interview. Questions: 1. Tell me about one of the recent projects you have worked on. Following up with a lot of questions like how did you interact with clients, how did you lead your team, how
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