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Published: February 16, 2017

When Will Those MIT Sloan R2 Interview Invites Roll Out?

In a post to her Admissions Blog yesterday, MIT Sloan School of Management Director of MBA and Master of Finance Admissions Dawna Levenson provided lots of valuable information for MIT Sloan applicants anxiously awaiting Round 2 interview invitations. Dawna Levenson, MIT Sloan director of MBA and Master of finance admissions As at many leading business schools, an interview is a required step toward admission at MIT Sloan. “The goal of the interview is to personally get to know you better and to hear more about your professional stories and background,” Levenson writes. MIT Sloan R2 interview Read more

Published: February 15, 2017

Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-campus Hub

The following Harvard Business School / HBS interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed with 2 members of the adcom – one who had reviewed my whole application and knew it inside out and one who had read only my résumé. They were both very nice and the interview felt pretty relaxed and conversational. They had a lot of questions, mainly about my résumé and application – they really dug in deeply on my background. Here are some of the questions: My current job: 1. Explain what your job Read more

Published: February 15, 2017

Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Rolling Decisions / Alumnus / Off-Campus

The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Rolling Decision applicant. Good luck to them! Received an interview invitation approximately 1 month after my application was submitted. Interview was with an alumnus who had attended just over 10 years ago, and took place at their office in my city. The interview reports that have been submitted prior to this one were extremely helpful – my interview followed the same gist as all of the other ones you will read here: Walk me through your résumé and tell me why you want an MBA. Why Columbia, Read more

Published: February 15, 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 Wharton TBD was a very pleasant experience. I highly recommend arriving 15-20 minutes before your interview, as the time spent in the waiting room chatting and getting to know the other applicants in the same TBD group was useful, so you can get a handle of the various personalities early on. We were then invited into the TBD room, where we sat in a circle in alphabetical order (last name). The interviewer recapped the prompt, then turned on a big Read more

Published: February 15, 2017

NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus

The following NYU Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 MBA applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was interviewed by a member of the admissions who also happened to be a part-time MBA student at Stern. It was pretty straightforward and relatively casual. No curve balls. Questions included: Tell me about your self What are your ST/LT goals? Why MBA and why Stern? What have you done so far to prepare for your goals? What will you be doing at Stern to further prepare/achieve your goals? What will you contribute to the Stern Read more

Published: February 15, 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 lasted for about 23 minutes, post which I was allowed to ask questions. Overall it was a 30 min interview. The interviewer did not have anything except my CV. Questions asked: 1.) Tell me about your current work. 2.) Tell me about a leadership experience. 3.) How do you update yourself with world affairs? What news are you following ardently right now? 4.) Tell me about a team experience when you faced a conflict Read more

Published: February 15, 2017

USC Marshall Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following USC Marshall MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Overall the interview was very relaxed. I was able to interview on-campus with a member of the Adcom. The interviewer told me he had reviewed my application and had my résumé with him for the duration of the interview. He asked the following questions: 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. How did you choose your undergraduate school? 3. Why an MBA? Why Marshall? 4. Why now? 5. How will you contribute to the Marshall community? Read more

Published: February 14, 2017

Georgetown / McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following Georgetown MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was very conversational. We step by step walked through my résumé. The questions were as follows: Why you choose your school and about your college experience. What I do in my currently role and how I made the transition into my current role. Why an MBA? Why McDonough? There were other questions dispersed throughout the conversation that were specific to responses that I gave, but this was the general flow. After your interview, be sure to add your first-hand Read more

Published: February 13, 2017

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus

The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The individual interview was ~ 40 minutes, relaxed and conversational. Questions included the following: Tell me about yourself? Why do you want to get an MBA? What are your career goals? Describe a time when you led an organization Describe a time when you worked with a diverse team towards a common goal Describe a time when your team could not have succeeded without you Describe a time when you exceeded expectations Pretty standard behavioral stuff. There was also a Read more

Published: February 13, 2017

Georgetown / McDonough Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-year Student / On-Campus

The following Georgetown MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was conversational. It started on time and lasted for 35 minutes. The interviewer started from reading my résumé. Questions included: Tell me about the background and why MBA. Why now? Leadership story. Have been to the campus? What schools have you applied to? Do you want to stay in DC? 6 questions for her( 10 minutes) During the interview, the interviewer took a lot of notes. She would also responded to my answers by stating that she had had Read more

Published: February 13, 2017

Oxford Saïd Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following Oxford Saïd interview questions & report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was interviewed by the Director of Admissions and she was very polite and friendly which put me at ease immediately. Questions asked: Why do you want to complete an MBA at this time in your life? Why pursue an MBA at Saïd in particular? What do you want to do post MBA, and how have you prepared for this career transition? Please describe the biggest challenge you’ve faced at work. Read more

Published: February 12, 2017

Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / 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! I did an off-campus interview with a 2016 Ross alum in SF. We met in a Starbucks on a Sunday morning, the vibe was very casual and friendly. I wore slacks and a sweater and he was in khakis and a button down. He had my résumé that he had gotten from the interview scheduler and I brought one with me. 1. Walk me through your résumé. Connect the dots for me 2. Why an MBA? Read more

Published: February 12, 2017

Ross R2 Applicants: Don’t Miss These Updates from Admissions Director Soojin Kwon

The snow storm that’s pummeling the Northeastern United States gave Michigan a pass, according to Ross School of Business Director of Admissions Soojin Kwon. That means interviewees flying to Ann Arbor this past weekend found lots of sunshine and clear roads, provided they weren’t stranded in their departure cities by cancelled flights. Ross Director of Admissions Soojin Kwon Those who did make it, Kwon wrote on her Admissions Blog, got to stay through the weekend if they wanted, attending the Alfred E Edwards Conference, hosted by the Ross Black Business Students Association. Long-time Essence Magazine Chief Editor Susan L. Taylor delivered the keynote address. Read more

Published: February 11, 2017

CMU Tepper Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype

The following CMU Tepper interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was pretty straightforward and quick. The interviewer was friendly and willing to be very helpful. Some questions: 1. Walk me through your education and professional experiences. 2. What are you looking forward to after your MBA? What are your career goals? 3. 35 Nationalities are represented at Tepper. Can you tell me about a time when you encountered a different culture at work – not necessarily people from a different nationality and how did you Read more

Published: February 8, 2017

The Skinny on Stanford GSB Interviews

We know from MBA LiveWire that some of you have already received invitations to interview at Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB). A hearty congratulations for a significant achievement. Stanford revealed this past fall that it will interview roughly 1,000 applicants this year. Considering that the school last year had 8,116 people throw their hat in the ring, if you got an invitation to interview, you’ve already claimed a spot among a very select group. For those invited—and those still hoping to hear—we thought we’d share what we know about the interview process at the GSB as you prepare. As you likely already know, there’s no getting into Stanford without an interview. That said, some candidates may be “offered a place in the waitpool,” as the school’s website quaintly puts it, without an interview during the round in which they applied. Those who accept a place on the waitlist may then be invited to interview in a later round. Read more

Published: February 7, 2017

UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus

The following UCLA Anderson interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Applied Round 2, Interviewed on January 19th, 2017. Was interviewed by a Second-year student in a small conference room on-campus, took exactly 30 minutes. The interview was blind, but the interviewer had reviewed my résumé beforehand. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Walk me through your résumé. 3. Why are you pursuing an MBA? (I answered this like a goals question) 4. Why Anderson? 5. Interviewer asked 3-4 behavioral questions Read more

Published: February 7, 2017

UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus

The following UCLA Anderson interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Went on campus to the Anderson school of business, dressed in appropriate business attire for a relaxed discussion-style interview Blind interview with a 2nd year student, he only saw my résumé. Questions: Outside of your professional life, what are you interests and hobbies? Why are you pursuing and MBA? Why pursue an MBA at this point in your life? Given your prior professional and personal experience, what can you contribute to Anderson? Tell me about an experience in your life Read more

Published: February 6, 2017

UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / In-Person

The following UCLA Anderson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was ~30 minutes on campus and pretty informal. The interviewer asked pretty basic, behavioral questions: Walk me through your résumé. Why an MBA/Why now? Explain a challenging situation and how you overcame it. What would you have done differently? Anything else on your resume that you’d like to talk about? The interview felt much more of a “fit” interview rather than being roasted about resume details. I’d recommend preparing by ensuring you can speak to your résumé, have Read more

Published: February 6, 2017

Harvard Business School Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub

The following Harvard Business School / HBS interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! 1. End of Oct. / Round 1 2. Interview at a Hub Location / Interview was in an office setting in a conference room. 3. Adcom interview w/ only 1 person (most HBS interviews are with two people) 4. Questions/prompts were all about me and my experience: Tell me about what you do. Tell me about your experience at your company. Who are you biggest competitors? What can you do to gain a strategic advantage? What’s the Read more

Published: February 6, 2017

UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus

The following UCLA Anderson interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewed on campus with a second year student. The previous day I attended a class and got to speak with numerous students about their experience – this played an important role in my interview and is highly recommended. Fit is of the utmost importance and I felt as though I was already a student. The interview the following day was very relaxed and she asked the following questions: • Tell me about yourself? • What are your Read more

Published: February 6, 2017

CMU Tepper Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following CMU Tepper interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Questions to look out for (must use STAR format. I had issues with this but i’m hopeful it went well): 1. Tell me about yourself. What is your role at your company? 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Tepper? 4. Tell me about a time when you experienced diversity/culture? 5. What are you most proud of outside of work? 6. Tell me about a time when you had to make a difficult decision that your team Read more

Published: February 6, 2017

UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / Skype

The following UCLA Anderson interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted with scholarship. Congratulations to them! I was interviewed by a 2nd-year student via skype in late October, approximately 3 weeks after the application deadline. The interview was blind-based, conversational and casual. The interviewer was very friendly and he shared a lot about his experiences at Anderson. He gave me some good comments during the interview, so I felt quite positive and enjoyed it very much. List of interview questions: Self-introduction Career goal, a few follow-ups regarding specific types of company, location, etc. Read more

Published: February 6, 2017

NYU Stern Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus

The following NYU Stern interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! I was interviewed by an adcom at the NYU Stern building. I sat in her office. It was very relaxing and conversational. The interview with the adcom was application-based. I was asked the following: A) tell me about your background B) why MBA? C) why stern? D) any questions for me? The interview was very conversational. We were very casual and the chat was smooth. NYU seems to focus on its location in NYC a lot Read more

Published: February 5, 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! My interview with an alum from Kellogg was pretty casual – we met at a Le Pain Quotidien. I still dressed in business attire. He was very nice and asked me some zeroed-in questions about my career, particularly why I transitioned between fields. He also asked a few other standard interview questions: What is the strongest part of your application? What is the weakest part of your application? Why an MBA / what do you want to get out of Read more

Published: February 1, 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! With an Alumnus graduated several years ago. Very kind person. Kept encouraging me to unfold my thoughts. (Thank him so much.) Also talked about schools, work, industry, society after interview. Spent near two hours in a coffee shop. I will terminate other application processes once I got this offer. Thirteen questions are as below (order is in a mess): Working experience and skilled earned Professional feedback Career goals Why now? What if goal doesn’t go well? Read more

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MBA Applywire

November 20, 2024 9:42pm ET

Applying: Babson / Olin, , Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, Rice / Jones, Rochester / Simon, SMU Cox, UCI Merage, Washington U. / Olin

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Technology - Entrepreneurship

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Entrepreneurship

GRE: 333

GPA: 2.56

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: Lagos

Notes:

I just got rejected for WashU Olin and I have an interview invitation with Questrom. GPA continues to bother me but I addressed it in my supporting essays.

November 19, 2024 12:51pm ET

Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, INSEAD, Michigan / Ross, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, U. Chicago Booth, UPenn / Wharton, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Tech in government

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Entrepreneurship Companies: Bain , McKinsey

GRE: 319

GPA: 2.9

Years of Work Experience: 7

Notes:

I got cancer when I was undergrad that's why my undergrad GPA is low. After MBA I want to work in consulting then make a social impact in Africa through entrepreneurship

November 19, 2024 12:06pm ET

Applying: Duke / Fuqua, Harvard Business School, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, Stanford GSB, U. Chicago Booth, U. Washington / Foster, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UT Austin / McCombs, UVA / Darden

Pre-MBA Career: Wealth Management and Military

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Asset Management, inc. HF, Other Companies: Bain , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Asset Management , State Street , Vanguard

GPA: 3.80

Years of Work Experience: 7

Location: San Diego

Post MBA Location: Chicago, Seattle, Minneapolis, Charlotte

Notes:

UG Degree: BBA Financial Markets at an Accredited Institution.

Civilian Work History: 3 years as Wealth Advisor under an RIA in Minneapolis and Denver. Total AUM of ~$350-400M, served as a salaried advisor in a primary and secondary capacity. Holistic services to include investment management, estate planning, retirement planning, insurance planning, tax planning, etc.

Military History: 4 years as a supply/logistics officer heading efforts for air/ground mobility, defense contracting, supply and procurement, and fiscal budget management while located at various bases within CONUS and multiple forward deployed locations.

Professional Certifications: Obtained Certified Financial Planner designation (2022) and Series 65 (2019).

November 18, 2024 12:50am ET

Applying: Columbia, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, NYU Stern, UNC Kenan-Flagler, Yale SOM

Intake Year: 2025

Pre-MBA Career: Consulting

Post-MBA Target Industry: Investment Banking Companies: Bank of America , Barclays , Citibank , Credit Suisse , Goldman Sachs , JP Morgan Chase

GRE: 323

GPA: 3.32

Years of Work Experience: 7

Notes:

Education:
- Combined Major in Economics and Statistics
- CFA Charterholder (passed all three levels on the first attempt)

Professional Experience:
- Manager at a Big 4 firm Specializing in capital projects and infrastructure, with a role similar to investment banking
- Seven years of experience, mainly in financial services in Ghana

Extracurricular Activities:
- Pro bono capital-raising services for SMEs
- Aspiring to run a full advisory firm for SMEs in the future
- CFA exam coaching and tutorial classes for candidates
- Founder of a travel and tour club offering affordable trips to explore beautiful and historic scenes in Ghana

Will being 32 years old affect the attractiveness of my candidacy?

November 17, 2024 9:24am ET

Applying: Columbia, , Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, INSEAD, NYU Stern, Oxford / Saïd, Stanford GSB, UCLA Anderson, Yale SOM

Pre-MBA Career: Higher Education

Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Investment Banking, Venture Capital, Private Equity, Media, Undecided Companies: Bain , BCG , McKinsey , JP Morgan , Morgan Stanley , JP Morgan Chase , Apple , Google , Microsoft , Andressen Horowitz , Charles River , Sequoia Capital , Blackstone , KKR , 21st Century Fox , Comcast , Walt Disney

GPA: 3.97

Years of Work Experience: 5

Location: Denver, Colorado

Post MBA Location: New York City

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November 23, 2024 7:37am ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on November 21, 2024

GPA: 6.42

GMAT: 760

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: India

November 23, 2024 12:41am ET

Accepted to SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via email November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.6

GRE: 331

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Marketing

Application Location: Delta, Nigeria

November 22, 2024 11:09pm ET

Accepted to NYU Stern

Round: Round 1

Received via portal November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.65

Program Type: One Year Program

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: NY

Note:

Submitted on 9/1, interview invite on 10/8, interviewed on 10/30. No phone call but portal updated on 11/22 around 1pm est. No scholarship..

November 22, 2024 8:42pm ET

Accepted to SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via phone November 22, 2024

GPA: 3.9

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Mississippi

November 22, 2024 8:34pm ET

Rejected at SMU Cox

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on November 21, 2024

GPA: 3.89/4

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Asia

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