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Published: October 26, 2017
Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Dartmouth / Tuck MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Action Applicant. Good luck to them!  The interviewer was a 2nd-year MBA student. She was very nice and made me feel relaxed and comfortable from the get-go. She escorted me to the conference room where the interview was held. On the walk there, we briefly talked about where I was traveling from, and the weather (It was raining a lot that day, and was messy). Questions The interview questions were as follows: 1) Walk me through your résumé, and explain Read more
Published: October 25, 2017
Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was friendly and a relaxed environment. The interviewer told me about her background and then talked a little about her experience and then we started with questions. The questions seemed pretty standard. Tell me about yourself? Why an MBA? Any clubs that interest you? Tell me about a time you managed ambiguity. Tell me about your transition from Career A to Career B. Tell me about a time you received feedback. She asked about a few bullets Read more
Published: October 24, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My alumni interviewer and I met at his office during the workday and he started off by saying that his input wouldn’t get me accepted or get me rejected, but he saw the interview as an opportunity for me to share any information that I thought might be missing in my essays, résumé, and the rest of my application and that he could pass along to the admissions committee. He was a pretty friendly guy and the atmosphere was comfortable. Read more
Published: October 24, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I met with my interviewer at a coffee shop in the city. As instructed by Kellogg, I emailed him my résumé prior to our meeting. He showed up to the interviewer with a printout of the résumé, which he had already reviewed. He asked me the following: Walk me through your résumé. How did you make the decisions that you did? Why do you want an MBA? Why do you want an MBA from Kellogg? Give me an example of Read more
Published: October 24, 2017
London Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following LBS interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was an application-based interview with an alumnus in my country. The interviewer followed the guidelines from LBS and asked me the very standard questions of LBS Interview – what is your background, tell me about yourself, why you want to do an MBA and why in LBS in particular. We talked about my professional experience, it seems that in his point of view I have relatively little professional experience (work in a law firm for 2 years, Read more
Published: October 23, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Due to work travel, I was offered the opportunity to interview with the Adcom via Skype. She was extremely welcoming and understanding of my difficult situation. After some general pleasantries, we jumped into our questions: What makes you want to become a member of the Kellogg community? What will you be involved in while on campus? Walk me through your résumé. What are your 3 biggest weaknesses? What was the last book you read? No real curve balls or overly Read more
Published: October 23, 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 overall a pleasant experience. The interview started with a quick background into what the interviewer was doing prior to Tuck, and then she walked through the following questions: 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. What are you short term/long term goals? 3. Tell me about a time you had a solve a complex problem at work. Walk me through how you tackled the problem. 4. Why Tuck and why now? Read more
Published: October 22, 2017
Dartmouth / Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / 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!  Interviewed at the Tuck campus as part of a day’s visit. Was interviewed by an adcom member after a morning class. The atmosphere was relaxed, felt very conversational. Interviewer asked general questions, some behavioral and had my résumé in front of them: Asked me to talk about my work experience Asked me about my short term and long term goals Asked me how I would get involved at Tuck specifically Asked me what my role would be in Read more
Published: October 22, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. Why do you want to pursue an MBA? 3. What kind of position are you aiming to obtain? 4. Since you are more experienced than a typical applicant, have you considered a part-time program? 5. Do you have any questions for me? I was also asked some questions regarding specific aspects of my experience, such as my Master’s research project and about how I approach specific types Read more
Published: October 19, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interviewer met me promptly at the designated time in a Starbucks in downtown Chicago. I wore a suit but he said he meant to tell me I could just wear whatever I wore to work. He also had copies of my résumé printed off, but I brought copies too just in case. He started out the interview by saying that he wanted the conversation to be very relaxed and to not feel pressure, and that his goal was just Read more
Published: October 10, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Decision applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Met the interviewer very early in the morning in his office. Typical stoic interviewer with several curve ball questions: Tell me about yourself (follow up including what books are you currently reading? how’s my industry like post-crisis). Why MBA? Why CBS? Career goals. Ultra long-term goals (i.e. in 30 years): i improvised the response… What drives you? What if you’re staffed in a remote town with absolutely nothing in your first post-MBA job. What do Read more
Published: October 10, 2017
Dartmouth / Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Dartmouth / Tuck MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Action Round Applicant. Good luck to them!  Straightforward interview, but my interviewer asked several detailed follow-up questions: Tell me about you. Resume questions (pick & probe): I work in fixed-income but seek to transition into a totally different industry hence she asked my why not fixed income & details Why MBA? Career goals Why Tuck? How do you see yourself get involve in Tuck? Tell me a time when you have to deal with conflicts. Questions about my hobby. Any questions for me? Preparing Read more
Published: October 9, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumni
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Decision applicant. Good luck to them! Very, very standard interview with an alumni. I applied early decision (9/5) got the interview invite on 9/22, had the interview on 10/4, feedback submitted 10/5, acceptance call 10/6 We met at a coffee shop in NYC, the interview lasted around 40 minutes, and she was extremely friendly! Questions included: Tell me about yourself What are your professional goals? Do you have a backup plan? Why are you looking for an MBA? Why Columbia? How will you Read more
Published: October 8, 2017
Emory / Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / On-campus
The following Emory / Goizueta MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I attended the Super Saturday event which was set up to help connect prospective students with current students as well as faculty. During the day, I blind-interviewed with an alum for 30 minutes. The questions were pretty standard and we had a nice conversation. Questions asked: Take me through your résumé and your career path to date. Why are you looking for an MBA, what are your post-MBA goals, and why Goizueta? How would groups that you have worked in Read more
Published: October 8, 2017
Understanding the MBA Admissions Interview – Part I
With Harvard Business School (HBS) issuing its Round 1 interview invitations last week, the MBA admissions world is buzzing about one thing: INTERVIEWS. HBS, of course, is not alone. At Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, which features applicant-initiated interviews, hopeful candidates have been traipsing back and forth to Hanover already for several weeks. With so much interview anxiety in the air—and knowing that it only stands to build from here—we’ve decided to devote this week at Clear Admit to all things interview, introducing a series we Read more
Published: October 8, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Decision applicant. Good luck to them! Walk me through your résumé. While I was walking him through the resume, he asked questions around why I made the switch to my current job, what department I am working with currently, in what all fields is my employer involved. Why MBA? Why now? – The focus was primarily on my long term goals and how I would achieve them? Why Columbia? – Alumnus also shared his experience when I talked about the resources available at Read more
Published: October 5, 2017
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Reports: Early Action / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Action Round applicant. Good luck to them! I received an invitation from Duke to interview with them last week and just got done with my interview yesterday. Duke is my top choice and receiving an invitation from them got me really excited, yet nervous at the same time. I got an email from the regional manager, stating that he will soon connect me with a local alumnus who will be conducting my interview. Next day, the regional manager connected me to my interviewer to finalize the date Read more
Published: October 4, 2017
Dartmouth / Tuck Interview Questions & Report: Early Action / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Dartmouth / Tuck MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Action Round Applicant. Good luck to them!  My visit to Tuck was phenomenal, and exceeded my expectations. For the purposes of this post I’ll stick to the interview. Before I talk about my specific experience, I should mention that in my discussion with other interviewees, we discovered that each of our experiences were very different, and it truly depended on the interviewer. We waited in a small room for our interviewers to arrive and call our names. [A second-year student], T18 came and got Read more
Published: October 4, 2017
Decision Day, Take Two, at Harvard Business School
Today is decision day for many still-hopeful Round 1 applicants to Harvard Business School (HBS). A first batch of interview invitations went out on Monday, and a second and final batch is due to go out today at noon ET. “For those invited to interview, the sign-ups will be immediately available,” wrote HBS Managing Director of Admissions and Financial Aid in a post to his Direct from the Director’s Blog this morning. “And don’t worry, we have managed the interview slots so there are plenty of options available today,” he assured. Availability in hub cities—Shanghai, Read more
Published: October 4, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Good luck to them.  It was a very typical interview with a recent alum. Nothing surprising popped out. Questions asked include: Walk me through your résumé. Why MBA? Why CBS? What’s your back-up plan? What programs are you interested in? What do you do for fun? What leadership experience do you have? Questions for me? Preparing for an upcoming interview at Columbia? Click here to get the Clear Admit Columbia Business School Interview Guide. After your interview, Read more
Published: October 1, 2017
Harvard Business School R1 Interview Invites Poised to Go Out
As some of you are no doubt only too aware, Harvard Business School (HBS) is slated to begin issuing invitations to interview to Round 1 applicants within the hour. Chad Losee, HBS managing director of admissions and financial aid, told applicants in a recent post to his Direct from the Director’s Blog that interview invites will go out in two batches, the first today, October 2nd, and the second Thursday, October 5th. “We do it in two batches to spread out the traffic on the interview sign-up pages,” he wrote. Today, some applicants will Read more
Published: September 27, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Ad-com interview on campus. Conversational atmosphere. Emphasis on why I had made the choices in my career so far. Fairly straight forward and expected, no real curve ball questions. 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. Why MBA 3. Why Kellogg? 4. What’s your dream job? 4. What’s the most challenging team you have been on? 5. What’s your leadership style? 6. What do you do outside of work? 7. Is there anything Read more
Published: September 20, 2017
Two Weeks to Go Until HBS Round 1 Interview Invites, Says Adcom
Round 1 applicants to Harvard Business School (HBS) got to breathe a sigh of relief when they hit that “submit” button in early September, but one stress quickly morphed into another as they began the anxious wait for an interview invitation. But according to a recent post from HBS Managing Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Chad Losee on his ‘Direct from the Director' blog, that wait will come to an end the week after next.  Read more
Published: September 4, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Decision applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Interview at a coffee shop in NYC with a recent graduate. Very relaxed setting and the interviewer was very friendly. He and I were in the same industry, so we had a few mutual friends. Interview was pretty straightforward. Questions were: 1. Tell me about yourself? 2. How did you come to the decision to leave your current job? 3. Why did you pick your current job? 4. Why are we Read more
Published: September 3, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decison / Alumni / Off-Campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Early Decision applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I met the interviewer-2015 graduate currently working for a big 3 consulting firm-at a café in an upscale hotel. The interviewer was very friendly and made sure that I felt comfortable throughout the interview. The interview was blind though the interviewer had my résumé, which I had sent prior, printed with his notes on my résumé (to probe in the interview). The interview was mostly casual and after some ‘getting-to-know-you’ type of questions, the interviewer gave me Read more

MBA Applywire

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December 25, 2024 2:16pm ET
Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, Indiana / Kelley, Michigan / Ross, UNC Kenan-Flagler
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Strategy consulting
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Commercial Banking Companies: Bain , BCG , Deloitte , Ernst & Young , KPMG , McKinsey , PWC , Bank of America , Capital One , Citibank , PNC Bank , Wells Fargo
GRE: 323
GPA: 3.48
Years of Work Experience: 6
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December 25, 2024 10:52am ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Columbia, Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Indian School of Business, Indiana / Kelley, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Supply Chain Management
Post-MBA Target Industry: Other
GMAT: 655
GPA: 3.3
Years of Work Experience: 4.5
Location: India
Post MBA Location: USA
Notes:

Extensive Supply chain experience across Telecom and Aviation industries. Currently working with United Airlines in Supply Chain. Lots of international exposure and experience.
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December 25, 2024 7:51am ET
Applying: Duke / Fuqua, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2025
Pre-MBA Career: Indian Chartered Accountant, Completed Undergrad and Grad in commernce (A and A+ grade)Fund Controlling - PE(Goldman Sachs) and IIF(JP Morgan)
Post-MBA Target Industry: Asset Management, inc. HF Companies: Blackrock , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management
GRE: 320
GPA: A+
Years of Work Experience: 5.5
Location: India
Post MBA Location: US, UK
Notes:

I got waiver from Darden and applying to fuqua with GRE score. Planning to apply to only two schools in current round 2.
Post MBA goal is to transition career from accounting based role to front end asset management roles.
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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
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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
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December 27, 2024 3:04pm ET
Accepted to Duke / Fuqua
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 11, 2024
GPA: 3.0
GMAT: 710
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Operations Management
Application Location: New Jersey
December 27, 2024 2:07am ET
Applied to MIT Sloan
Round: Round 1
Received via email
GRE: 340
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
December 27, 2024 12:36am ET
Accepted to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 10, 2024
GPA: 8.8/10
GRE: 337
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
Note:

Received 60% scholarship.
December 27, 2024 12:33am ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 04, 2024
GPA: 8.8/10
GRE: 337
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
Note:

Received 50% scholarship on 20th December.
December 26, 2024 2:34pm ET
Waitlisted at Harvard Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 09, 2024
GMAT: 770
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Latin America
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