Interviews
Published: February 23, 2017
Cornell / Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus
The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! This was a skype interview with a member of the admissions committee. The interview started right on time, and opened with a series of questions: 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. Why MBA? and Why now? 3. Who did you speak with to learn about Johnson? 4. Give me an example of a time you resolved a conflict in a professional setting. 5. Give me an example of a time you came up with an
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Published: February 23, 2017
UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following UC Berkeley Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Overall a very seamless process. The interviewer asked me to come to his office after work hours. He was excited, and received me on time. The interview itself was the most conversational interview I have ever had. The interviewer interjected with his own experiences, and fortunately I was well prepared – I knew the faculty, the school’s recent efforts, the big advantages over peer schools, etc. The interviewer only asked me a few questions to understand who I
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Published: February 23, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was in the program office in Austin. The interviewer (a second year student), had a list of questions to ask, and walked us back to a smaller room. There he introduced himself, his professional background/future interests, and MBA involvement. We then dove into a series of questions, and the interviewer did a terrific job making notes, and listening to my responses. The following were questions he asked: 1. Walk me through your background. 2. Why
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Published: February 22, 2017
I’d Tell You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You: Confidentiality Warning Keeps MBA Applicants Mum on Wharton TBD Prompt
In past years, the prompt the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School sends in advance to MBA applicants invited to participate in the team-based discussion (TBD) portion of its admissions process has been a closely held secret—for about two minutes. Historically, within days of invitations going out, it has been shared by someone (or someones) within the applicant community, drawing feedback and advice on how best to prepare. In fact, some admissions consultants have even crafted whole workshops around the topic.
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Published: February 22, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! 1. Date/Admissions Round: Nov. 14, Round 1 2. Description / location of visit and/or interview atmosphere: I attended a prospective student luncheon at McCombs and interviewed later that afternoon. The luncheon was fairly casual and each table was a mix of candidates and current students. One of the deans spoke briefly and the rest of the time was casual Q&A at our tables. My interview was in the admissions office with a second year student, and the atmosphere
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Published: February 21, 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! Casual format. Interviewer described her background. Then started with questions: Walk me through your résumé Why an MBA? Describe a time you received constructive feedback. What did you do? What would your manager says makes you, unique? If you had a teammate at Fuqua who wasn’t pulling his/her weight, what would you do? What three things make a team function well? Why Fuqua? What makes it special from other schools for you? What clubs will you be part of? Then I had
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Published: February 21, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was conducted in the office of an admission committee member. 45 minute interview How did you pick your college major? What sparked your interest in your major? What clubs do you see yourself participating at UNC? Why UNC? What kind of interactions have you had with the UNC community? Behavioral questions regarding group based work environment. How did you resolve a conflict in this situation? or How did you go about in receiving constructive criticism? Why healthcare specialization at
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Published: February 20, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview with was an alumni who graduated about 4 years ago. He currently works at an investment bank. Blind interview, so I provided him my résumé, which he walked through. He mentioned my score and high quant score. He asked about my work experience and what I did after graduating from undergrad. Talked about interests. Spent a little over an hour in a casual restaurant setting. Specific questions he focused and reiterated on: What do I plan on
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Published: February 20, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / Skype
The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! This was a straightforward behavioral interview with a very friendly second-year student. We spoke for ~45 minutes and including my follow-up questions. Questions asked of me included the following: Tell me about your background Why MBA? Why McCombs? Short-term and Long-term career goals? What if your long-term career goals don’t pan out? Tell me about a time you led a team and had to make an unpopular decision. How did you deal with that? Describe a
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Published: February 20, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! The interviewer was very kind. We started talking about Lima, Peru, he told me he recently visited Lima and enjoyed his time a lot. After a brief chat, we started talking about my resume, after that, we talked about UNC and finished with some out of the box questions. Tell me about your last two work experiences, What did you do there? Why did you change companies? If I had to go to the admissions committee right now, and tell
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Published: February 20, 2017
UVA Darden Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom/ On-Campus
The following UVA Darden interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview was during the first week of February. I received an invite to interview on January 23rd and the only available options were the following week. Since Darden makes you fly to Charlottesville to interview if you live in the U.S., I didn’t really have an option, but to fly in. I flew in Thursday night to Charlottesville and stayed at the Inn at Darden (which I would recommend). The hotel itself is not the nicest, but it’s so
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Published: February 20, 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 was conducted over skype with a second-year student. The interview was relaxed and conversational. The interviewer was just provided with my resume ahead of the interview. My interviewer asked th3. e following questions: Walk me through your résumé and experience Why an MBA? Why now? Why McCombs? How would you engage with your classmates and on campus? What are you short term and long term goals? Do you have a back-up plan or other thoughts if
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Published: February 20, 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! Was invited to interview on campus shortly following submission (outside of open interview window). Had previously received application fee waiver per GMAT score. Adcom member had scheduled 30 minute interview with me, however we ran 45-50 minutes. Mood was conversational and there were no curve balls, however she did emphasize having to ask a handful of questions in between our back and forth. They were: Tell me about yourself (i.e. walk me through your résumé). Why did you chose to
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Published: February 20, 2017
UT Austin McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following UT Austin / McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was on campus with MAC 2nd year student volunteer. Based on our initial informal discussion, we had similar pre-MBA industries, which I am sure was not a coincidence. The interview was pretty informal/conversational, with some regular back and forth, rather than me just talking the whole time. As I was one of only a few students interviewing that day, I had a full hour. We covered the following: Walk me through you résumé. Why an MBA /
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Published: February 20, 2017
Northwestern Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview lasted for 30 min. The interviewer was taking notes while I was answering questions. She was not showing any expressions during the interview and the atmosphere was serious. The questions were as follows: Tell me about your career trajectory. What do your team members think about you? What do you think are some misconceptions about you in your team? What are your accomplishments? How will you contribute to Kellogg? What are your short-term, long term goals? What is
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Published: February 20, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! The interviewer was friendly and the interview was conversational. She had my résumé with her. She had not gone through my essays. The interview lasted for 30 minutes. Following are the questions asked: From where did you undergraduate and how was your performance there? What extra-curricular activities did you participate in during your undergrad? What are your accomplishments at your company? Why MBA? and why now? What are your short term and long term goals? She asked for details
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Published: February 20, 2017
Georgetown McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following Georgetown McDonough interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was taken by an Adcom member over Skype. It was a friendly and conversational interview. The interview was blind and she had not read my essays. It lasted for 30 min. Overall, the interviewer genuinely tried to know more about me. Here are the list of questions in that order: How do you keep yourself updated? Which publications/magazines due you follow? What is an issue/topic of particular importance to you? Tell me about something you read recently? Why do
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Published: February 19, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I scheduled an on-campus interview during the open season interview period. The environment was extremely relaxed for the duration of my trip – I think this was partly due to the tranquil environment of Chapel Hill. My interviewer explained that it would be a blind interview (she hadn’t seen my application) but she had marked up my résumé with questions. She asked the following: Walk me through your résumé. Why an MBA now? What are your short-term goals?
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Published: February 19, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Walk me through your résumé. Why did I choose my undergrad? Why an MBA? A follow up question to my MBA answer. Which factor will cause me to choose an MBA program? Questions Overall very easy. The adcom had my résumé in front of them and had circled a couple areas where they specifically intended on questioning me. Very relaxed and typical of other interviews done in that tier in my experience.
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Published: February 19, 2017
Georgetown McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First Year Student / On-Campus
The following Georgetown McDonough interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Questions Asked: Tell me about yourself Tell me about a time you made an unpopular decision Tell about the time you worked with a global team Career goals – short and long term Why MBA now? Why Georgetown? Where else are you interviewing? My interviewer didn’t know anything about my application or even have my resume. I handed it to him right as the interview started, and he spent a few minutes reading it. The interviewer was also very focused on
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Published: February 19, 2017
Duke / Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I was invited to Duke in February and just had my interview in San Francisco, CA this Saturday. This website has been so helpful to me that I wanted to provide some insight into my experience with Duke to help others with their process. I visited Duke in December, so I decided interviewing on campus wasn’t necessary. It was a BIG deal that I went to campus because most people had not. If you’re applying in round 3, or haven’t had your
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Published: February 18, 2017
Michigan / Ross Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / Skype
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was by second year student which was extremely nice and feel like you have a conversation with your friend rather than an interviewer. The interview starts exactly on time when he calls me via Skype. Here are the questions: Tell me about yourself. Why do you want to have an MBA? Why I want to do my shift in career? Why Ross? Tell me about a leadership experience that you had. Did you ever need to educated your
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Published: February 18, 2017
Oxford Saїd Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
The following Oxford Saïd interview questions & report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! A pleasant conversational interview with a senior member of the admissions committee. Be prepared not only with answers to “expected” questions but also with a delightful attitude (dress formally, smile, think of questions, etc.) . Lasted for almost 25 minutes and was structured as follows: Why Oxford in general and why Said in particular? How will you add value to Said business school? What do you expect from Said business school? How did you prepare for the
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Published: February 16, 2017
Michigan / Ross Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! It was a very conversational interview and the atmosphere was relaxed. It took place in a coffee shop. The interviewer was engaging and excited to share her positive experience at Ross. She had a copy of my resume and had reviewed it beforehand. She had no knowledge of my essays so it was blind, Standard questions: Walk me through your résumé? Clarification of goals Why Ross? Why MBA? How would you contribute to the community? Standard behavioral questions like tell
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Published: February 16, 2017
Georgetown McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-year Student
The following Georgetown McDonough interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was very casual and conversational. As others have said, the interviewer did not anything other than my resume which I provided. Questions/topics we covered: Walk me through your résumé Experience working on a global team. He prefaced this question by talking about Georgetown’s global focus. Asked about a time I had to persuade a group He asked about any alumni or students I have spoken with What are the main factors driving my selection of MBA programs Concluded with
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