Interviews
Vanderbilt / Owen MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Vanderbilt / Owen MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! A nice, 35min conversation with a friendly member of the adcom. -Tell me about yourself -Why MBA? -S/T & L/T goals -Why Owen? -How will you contribute? -Pretend I’m an employer: Give me your 60 sec pitch. -Tell me about a leadership experience -Tell me about a time you solved a problem There may have been one or two more but the only one that was relatively unexpected was the 60 sec
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UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On campus
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! A very casual and conversational interview with a second-year student with good social skills. Tell me about yourself Why McCombs? Why MBA/Why now? S/T & L/T goals How will you contribute here? Describe a leadership experience A time you disagreed with a superior or colleague A time you solved a problem What did you learn about yourself from this admissions process? I think the interview went well, and it reflected the school’s collaborative student culture who all seem to be
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UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed at the Wharton San Francisco campus. Rather than having 3 representatives from Wharton in the room during the Team-Based Discussion, we only had one adcom. We each handed her our resumes (thankfully I had one printed!) at the start and then went around the group and introduced ourselves by name and college. The Team-Based Discussion felt very relaxed, and the adcom rep sat in the corner with her head down the whole time taking notes. The group realized we
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Published: February 28, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Met my interviewer in the admissions office on campus, interviewed in a small room in the same building. Second-year student interviewed me, seemed they had scanned my résumé prior to the interview. Interview ended up being very relaxed and conversational, but there were several distinct questions: Questions: Walk me through your résumé (included brief explanation of why MBA in response) Why Berkeley for your MBA? Tell me about how you prefer to work in teams Any questions
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Published: February 27, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-campus
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was 45 minutes and surprisingly had fewer behavioral questions than I expected. Most of the discussion was about post-MBA goals. Where did you grow up? Where were you before college? Why did you choose your major? What was your most significant accomplishment in your first job after college? Why did you choose to leave this job for the second job? What do you want to do post-MBA? Where do you see yourself in 30 years? What are some companies
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Published: February 27, 2017
Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / 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! Interview was at a Starbucks which was pretty standard. The questions last about 45 minutes but we ended up talking for an additional 45 minutes on his personal experience with the school. Walk me through your résumé (3 minutes). What was your most significant career accomplishment to date? Tell me the process with which you decided to move from Company X to Company Y. Tell me about a time you had to challenge a team member. Tell me about a
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Published: February 27, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was about 45 minutes in the business school, with a 2nd year student leading it, and an adcom sitting on the side taking notes. The student had seen my résumé before, and had it on him. They asked the classic questions, such as “Why here? Why MBA? Why now? What will you do with your MBA? What will you bring to the community?” along with a few behavioral and situational questions. The only curve ball I received was about
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Published: February 27, 2017
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I visited campus and interviewed with a second-year student. She made me feel right at ease, and was quite skilled at asking the classic interview questions in a way that didn’t make it feel like I was being interrogated. It felt more like a conversation among friends. Walk me through your résumé… Why an MBA? Why Fuqua? What are your short & long term career goals? How do you like to spend your time outside of work? Most significant professional accomplishment? Most
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Published: February 26, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / Skype
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview started with a brief introduction about the interviewer and then the following questions were asked: Why MBA? and Why now? Why US? Where else have you applied? Tell me an experience when you demonstrated determination. How well do you work in teams? Give example How did you research about the school? What are your major strengths and weaknesses ? Give examples when you put your strengths into practice. What is your plan B if you can not achieve
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Published: February 26, 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 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Adcom was friendly and called on Skype exactly on time. Asked the same common questions: Why MBA, why Cornell? What if there are no jobs in your field of interest? Why did you join your current profession? How do you deal with conflict at work? The Adcom then asked if I had any questions. I got accepted, waiting to hear from other schools before making a final decision. Preparing for an upcoming Cornell Johnson MBA interview? Click here to
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Published: February 26, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Blind, great interviewee. Walk me through your résumé. Why did you move from one position to the other? Why MBA? Why Johnson? What have you learned about leadership and what can Johnson teach you about leadership? How will you give back/what do you have to offer? What are some challenges you may encounter in MBA program? It was very conversational. Great people from admissions, to students, to alumni. Highly collaborative and engaging community. Preparing for an upcoming Cornell Johnson MBA interview?
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Published: February 26, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The TBD took place in San Francisco at the Wharton SF building. The building was very nice, and there wasn’t much going on at the time of day, so got to check out the facilities and the view. I purposely planned my flight so that I could go to the reception event before my interview, and I met two people who would be in my TBD group as well as the adcom interviewer. This really helped me be comfortable in the
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Published: February 26, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview was conducted by Haas alumnus off-campus for Round 1. My interviewer had only seen my résumé and was not aware of the contents regarding the other parts of my application. He had a set of questions in front of him, which he said he will go through and then give me some time if I had any questions. The interview was friendly and consisted of introductory, behavioral and career plan questions. “Why Haas” was a big
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Published: February 26, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The TBD and interview happened with [Adcom member] in a business lounge of The Oberoi hotel in Mumbai on 21 Feb, 2017 (2:30 – 4:00 PM IST). We were supposed to have the process at the Mckinsey office in Mumbai but due to a local election, the venue was shifted at the last moment. As has been recommended, I reached the venue about an hour before the process and got to meet fellow team members (and build an informal rapport). The
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Published: February 26, 2017
UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I scheduled my Team Based Discussion for the last window of the day (3:30) so that I could have time to visit a class and talk with students beforehand. In retrospect, given the TBD format, I would have been much better served getting it out of the way earlier in the day, as my visit didn’t impact my interview at all and it was unfortunate to have it hanging over my head as I kept talking with other interviewees who had
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Published: February 26, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-Campus Office
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewed in an on-campus office with an adcom. Lasted about 45 minutes. Very quickly walked through my résumé and then was asked all of the typical questions such as: why MBA, why now, why Johnson, future goals, strengths, etc. Was asked to describe a recent project at work and to pick a few highlights for the adcom. We talked a lot about Ithaca. Really no difficult questions. Biggest surprise was the lack of questions about my past. Most of the
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Published: February 26, 2017
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was blind, the interviewer only having a copy of my résumé which I emailed to him in advance. He was fairly flexible in allowing me to choose a time that worked best for the interview. I met him at his office and we spoke for just over an hour in one of the board rooms. He didn’t give much background detail on himself, and jumped into a bit of an explanation of the interview (its purpose, format, style of
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Published: February 25, 2017
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The blind interview was conducted by AdCom over Skype. It was kept to strictly 30 minutes, as was mentioned at the very start. Thus, 1) The interviewer led the interview, maintaining the tempo of asking questions in a congenial, positive manner; 2) I conveyed, and would recommend other interviewees, my answers crisply and concisely as far as possible. The questions were fairly straightforward and the pattern somewhat linear, with few follow up questions on each and the interviewer taking notes regularly. Overall,
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Published: February 25, 2017
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! The blind interview was conducted by AdCom over Skype, lasting approximately 40 minutes. The interview was very conversational, as the interviewer often interspersed and followed-up my responses with narratives and anecdotes. This made the overall experience very positive, as I was more at ease and could respond without over-relying on the script in my head. This proved helpful because the questions were somewhat not typical and required one to think on their feet. The focus, I believe, was more to
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Published: February 25, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / 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! I met with my interviewer over lunch as we worked in the vicinity of one another. The atmosphere was casual. The interviewer provided his background and talked a little about his career post-Kellogg. I then shared my background before we jumped into the interview. We then proceeded to a walk me through your résumé question. Next was: Why an MBA? What are your short term goals and long term goals? After that we jumped into behavioral questions. What piece of
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Published: February 25, 2017
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Yale put on an entire day of events for the students on campus to interview (everyone there was invited to interview). I interviewed in the morning slot, so they provided some breakfast and refreshments as we could socialize before our interview. My interview lasted 30 minutes. It was the most formal feeling interview of the schools that I interviewed with 2nd year students (all similar rank to SOM). The interviewer started out by stating that it would last 30 minutes
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Published: February 25, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Very conversational interview – highlight of the questions below. Tell me about yourself Why is now the right time to get an MBA? What are your short and long-term goals? What or who put McCombs on your radar and why McCombs? What do you plan on being involved in at McCombs? How do you plan on contributing while at McCombs, how will you leave your mark? What did you learn about yourself during the application process? What accomplishment are you
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Published: February 25, 2017
USC Marshall Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following USC Marshall MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interviewer asked basic questions. No questions were unexpected and the atmosphere was very relaxed. I provided a copy of my résumé. She asked: Tell me about yourself Why an MBA, why now? Why Marshall? Tell me what you bring to the Marshall class. Describe a leadership challenge. Overall I think it went well. I’m prior military and I don’t think the details of my resume were understood well by the interviewer, but I was able to describe what I took away
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Published: February 24, 2017
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview went quite smoothly. I strongly suggest other applicant take a look at interview reports from other people and get prepared with a bunch of stories. List of questions: Tell me a time when you were blocked from reaching your goal Tell me a time when you made a hard decision Tell me a time when you made an impactful success Tell me a time when you contribute to your organization Tell me a time when you worked with a
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Published: February 24, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Questions were: Self-introduction and your current job Why MBA? Why Haas? Why Now? Especially focused on the why question. A commitment question on Haas’s 4 principles. A situation where you deal with a problem in a team. A situation where you motivate others. How can you contribute to Haas? Alumni is super nice and sharing. She offered me advice on future plans of career development and life choices as well. For 1/3 of the time, we were chatting about
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