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Published: January 31, 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. Good luck to them! Interviewed with an alumna. Very casual atmosphere. Talked about my résumé, career goals, internship plan and a backup plan, what other schools I applied and my exchange experience (cuz what was her undergraduate school). Apparently, CBS has a list of questions they suggest interviewers should cover. But the alumna improvised as the conversation went on. She shared a lot about her own experience as a Columbia student and afterwards as well. The interview went well and the interviewer wrote to Read more
Published: January 31, 2017
U. Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / 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! Took place in a Starbucks. So, the interviewer meant to make it casual. But he did make a LOT of notes in his notebook during the whole process. The interview lasted about 50 min in total, including 3 questions from me. Very common questions. Walk me through your résumé. Why MBA? Why Booth in particular? How can you contribute to Booth? Any courses you have in mind that you want to take? Career goals? A leadership story and a failure Read more
Published: January 31, 2017
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumna / 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 interviewed with an alumna off-campus at a coffee shop. The overall feeling of the interview was casual but informative. She asked good questions and took a ton of notes. A few of the prominent questions were as follows (not necessarily in this order): Can you walk me through your résumé? Why are you interested in MBA/Kellogg? (In response to my non-traditional background) Why do you want to move into the position you are interested in post-MBA? Tell me two Read more
Published: January 31, 2017
U. Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I’m based in NYC and the interview took place around midtown where I and the interviewer both work. We met up at a coffee shop and had about a 40 min conversation. Both the interviewer and I work in the banking / finance / asset management industry. The conversation was primarily centered around: Why pursue an MBA at all? How important is getting an MBA vs an alternative path? What was a tough situation you’ve faced at work Read more
Published: January 31, 2017
Indiana / Kelley MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following Indiana / Kelley MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Introduce yourself Career goals Why Kelley Describe an obstacle you faced at workplace, how did you overcome it Did you receive any feedback early on in your career which has helped you Describe instances of leadership outside work After your Kelley MBA interview, be sure to add your first-hand interview report to the Clear Admit Interview Archive. Read more
Published: January 30, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Rolling Admissions / Alumni / Off-Campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Rolling Admissions Round applicant. Good luck to them! I got notified of my interview invite on 1/18. Got matched to an alumni and arranged an interview for 1/21. We met at his condo and used one of the meeting rooms there. I used business casual since it was off-campus and a Saturday. Super casual environment. He started by giving me a summary of his background. Then, he asked me to tell him about my story, not the regular walk me through your résumé, so I was able Read more
Published: January 30, 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! Interview was with a second-year student in the MBA Program Office on campus. Make sure to be a little early because interviewers all came out calling prospective applicants’ names a little early or exactly on time. It was a blind interview, the second-year student had my resume open on a laptop during the interview. Interview was pretty relaxed and conversational, but the interviewer had a piece of paper with questions on one half and filled in my responses Read more
Published: January 29, 2017
U. Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / 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! Interviewed with a locally based alum at a coffee shop. He was extremely nice and actually brought a laptop along as he took notes and filled in the Booth interviewer forms (I’m assuming) as we went along. Ended up having a really long, but mostly conversational interview that digressed a bit from the business school interview. The b-school related questions were: 1. Walk me through your résumé? 2. Why are you going for your MBA Read more
Published: January 29, 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! Blind interview with a 2016 Alumnus Interview started off well, but interviewer looked bored once he stopped talking about himself. At the end, he said he had to squeeze in some work between interviewing and pulled out his laptop before I even left the table. That was really off-putting and seemed rude. Questions: Tell me about your most significant career accomplishment. What impact did that accomplishment have on your career among your superiors and colleagues? e.g., promotion, more responsibility When Read more
Published: January 26, 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 was interviewed at the alum’s office. It was a blind interview, I had carried a print-out of my resume which I handed over to him before the interview. The interviewer made me feel comfortable in the beginning and the entire mode of interview was conversational. It went on for 45 minutes in which he spent around 10 minutes in the end answering my questions. I was asked the following questions: Introduce yourself Career goals Why Kellogg Describe an obstacle Read more
Published: January 26, 2017
IESE Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumni Director / Online
The following IESE interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interviewer was very friendly, and it seemed like she wanted me to feel at ease. Tell about experience to date? Why MBA? Why now? Why IESE? At work, most interesting project? How do I compare NYC, LA, and Chicago (since I’ve worked in all)? What interests me outside of work? How am I funding my MBA? Am I applying to other schools? She asked about some courses in college which were weaker. She asked what podcasts I like to listen to? Read more
Published: January 26, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Regular Decision / Alumni / Off-Campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Regular Decision Round applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was at the alumni’s office. It lasted about 50 minutes. The questions were mostly based on my work history, why MBA, and why Columbia? I had read that the interviewer would try and garner if Columbia is top choice. It did seem that he asked a lot of probing questions around this topic. The interviewer started out by giving me a brief description of his background. He then asked me about my experience to date. He stopped me Read more
Published: January 25, 2017
Inside the Revamped Ross Admissions Process
As you navigate the MBA application process, do you ever feel like the websites, brochures and talking points for top MBA programs have blended together? Indeed, it has become more important than ever for schools to rely on innovative ways to differentiate themselves. At the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, the carefully curated process of admissions is ever evolving. Director of Admissions Soojin Kwon is known for putting a particularly personal fingerprint on the process, posting videos and written messages to a behind-the-scenes blog throughout the year. Read more
Published: January 25, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Regular Decision / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Regular Decision Round applicant. Good luck to them! My interviewer was a locally based alumnus who was quite easy to coordinate with. Had the interview one weekday morning in his office. The interview was mostly your typical b-school interview, I had the following questions asked to me in this order: 1. Could you walk me through your résumé and how you came to apply for business school? 2. Why Columbia? 3. What is your post-MBA goal? What is your alternative if that doesn’t work Read more
Published: January 25, 2017
Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Student / On-Campus
The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Visited Yale SOM early November for my interview. There were roughly 50 other candidates there and from what I heard Yale had 4 days of interviews. The day was well planned. We were asked to pick a slot for the interview and they also had other events through out the day. Our base was one of the classrooms so we kept having events there and candidates would leave for 30-40 minutes for their interviews. Since I’m a morning Read more
Published: January 25, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Regular Decision / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Regular Decision applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was very relaxed at the alumnus’ office. He asked very simple interview questions about my résumé which only lasted probably 10-15min. The rest of the interview was me asking him questions about his experience and Columbia. Be sure to have plenty of questions prepared! Whole interview lasted about 1 hour. Some questions that were asked: Why MBA now? Why Columbia? How do you see yourself participating at Columbia? Talk more about this specific thing on your resume Do Read more
Published: January 25, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Regular Decision / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Submitted my application 12/8/16, got invited to interview 1/6/17, scheduled interview for 1/18/17 Met my alumni interviewer at a casual cafe, dressed business formal. Because I have an unconventional background, she asked me a lot of questions about how I transitioned from my UG major into that field and how I attained my first internship, which led directly into an overview of my resume. We then talked about why MBA, why CBS, and what I was most excited about at Read more
Published: January 24, 2017
HBS Round 2 Interviews Are Almost Here
As 12 p.m. Eastern time steadily approaches, the waning moments of anxiety and anticipation for Round Two interview invites to Harvard Business School are reaching a boiling point. Earlier this week, HBS Managing Director of Admissions and Financial Aid Chad Losee sent out a reminder to all applicants over at the HBS ‘Direct from the Director‘ blog. While nerves may certainly be on high for a host of applicants, Losee reminds everyone not to worry too much if you don’t receive an invite just yet. “Remember,” he writes, “this is only a portion of the interview invites; Read more
Published: January 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 who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Interview happened at the office of the interviewer, it was with an alum and blind. Very casual, was more to get to know me and if I’d fit in the school. Probably makes sense as Kellogg cares a lot about the culture. Interview questions that were asked were: – Why Kellogg? – Why and MBA? – What do you want to do after? – What are you doing now? The interview was relatively Read more
Published: January 23, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Report & Questions: Rolling Admissions / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Rolling Admissions applicant. Good luck to them! Before the interview, I could tell that my interview was going to be relaxed and conversational from the tone established in the email exchanges. I was assigned an interviewer, so I didn’t get a choice in who to interview with. At first, I was nervous about this because my interviewer and I didn’t have similar backgrounds. We interviewed at his workplace. I was dressed business formal and he was business causal. We dove right into the conversation, and almost Read more
Published: January 22, 2017
Toronto / Rotman Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
The following Toronto / Rotman interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! I had the interview through Skype with an adcom member. The interview was quite relaxed and the adcom was very friendly. Here are the questions: – Introduce about yourself – Why do you want to do your MBA now? – Couple of follow-up questions to go into the detail – What is your post MBA goal? why? if you cannot achieve this goal, what will be your plan B? – What motivate you Read more
Published: January 22, 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 1 MBA applicant. Good luck to them! I was invited to interview in December and scheduled my interview for early January. Stern wants students to attend in person and interview on campus. I booked a hotel for the night before my interview near Penn station. My interview was in the morning so I took the time to walk down from Penn to the business school. Upon arriving, I checked into the admissions office. I was given a personalized folder that included information on the areas of Read more
Published: January 22, 2017
Columbia MBA Interview Questions & Report: Regular Decision / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Columbia MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Regular Decision Round applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was invited to interview in late December. Unlike previous years, I was only given a single interviewer to schedule with. Given that the holiday break was about to start and the rolling-admissions nature of Columbia, I wanted to schedule it as soon as possible. My interviewer was highly responsive and we scheduled an interview 2 days later. I received an email from an admissions member the morning of the interview asking me if I Read more
Published: January 15, 2017
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following UNC MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I am an American currently working in China, so I scheduled a Skype interview (11:45pm China time). The interviewer from the adcom called right on time. He was calling from his office and the setting was fairly casual as we opened with some small talk. He started by joking that, if I had been on campus for the interview, he’d go out to where all the interviewees were waiting and say “hey, we got a Dukie in the house!” Read more
Published: January 14, 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! My interview lasted 35 min. More or less anticipated the questions: Please describe your career progress. Describe conflict situation at work and how you resolved it. Why Stern? What are your expectations? How are you planning to use your MBA? What are you bringing to the table? What experiences could you share to contribute to student body at NYU? I have attended the info night at the campus the day before and was Read more

MBA Applywire

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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.
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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
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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).
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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?
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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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