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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
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

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 29, 2024 10:20am ET
Accepted to UT Austin / McCombs
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 16, 2024
GRE: 322
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
December 28, 2024 4:04pm ET
Interview Invite to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 2
Received via email on December 22, 2024
GPA: 3.357
GRE: 333
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Healthcare
Application Location: California, USA
Note:

Date of app submission: 12/22/2024
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.
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