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Published: November 20, 2016

U. Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-campus

The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was a 3o min interview with a second-year student, application-based. List of interview questions Mostly behavior questions, like: • Tell me about a time when you have conflicts with your teammates • How do you work in a team • When there is no leader (e.g. MBA team projects), how do you work efficiently and avoid free rides • Tell me about a failure, what did you learn (and lots of Read more

Published: November 20, 2016

UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub – London

The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I arrived 15 minutes prior to the scheduled team-based discussion. Met with the fellow prospective students who are part of my team-based exercise. We were six prospective students coming from various backgrounds. The atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly. The adcom then called all six of us to a room with a big table, in which each one of us had a name tag. We made a short intro about our selves (1 minute long), and then the adcom explained the rules of the Read more

Published: November 19, 2016

U. Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus

The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I just had my on-campus interview last week, the interview is blind conducted with second-year student. Before interview, we waited in a rest area outside of some interview rooms. There were some first year students that came over to chat with us. The interviewer came out and called our names. My interview started with a warm up and interviewer’s self introduction. 1. Walk-through résumé 2. Tell me one of your leadership story (I felt a little bit surprised Read more

Published: November 17, 2016

U. Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus

The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewer had access to resume but not any other part of application. Setting was in a room in the admissions office. Interviewer was a second-year student who started off by talking about his work experience before Booth and his internship experience at Booth. He left about 5 mins at end for me to ask questions of him. The entire experience was about 45 minutes. Tone was conversational. Interview questions as best I remember them: Tell me about Read more

Published: November 17, 2016

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! I was interviewed by a Booth alumnus at Mumbai, India. My interview was very conversational and friendly. Interview was held in the interviewer’s office. After initial ice-breaking questions like “how was your journey?” etc. she covered the following topics/ questions. 1. Walk me through your résumé. She asked me specific clarifications as I went on explaining about my professional experience. 2. What kind of challenges you faced during your career? How do you approach them? Read more

Published: November 17, 2016

MIT Sloan Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following MIT Sloan interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview occurred on-campus at MIT with a member of the admissions office. The interview was exactly as advertised on the MIT website. The focus was entirely on the past and how I arrived at various decisions, what thought processes I used to reach those decisions, and how I acted or reacted to certain events. MIT’s interview is probably the most straightforward in that you know exactly what they’re interested in knowing based on the BEI description on the website. The key for Read more

Published: November 16, 2016

UPenn / Wharton Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus

The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview was at 3:30. I spent the morning going to class, having lunch with students and taking a tour of the campus. The atmosphere was really relaxed. I got to meet a lot of other students throughout the day. In fact, I met everyone who would be in my team based discussion before getting into the room. The team based discussion went quickly. Everyone in my group was very involved and respectful of each others ideas. It’s hard to tell Read more

Published: November 16, 2016

U. Chicago Booth Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-campus

The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! On campus interview with a second year student. Interviewer gave a brief bio and professional and educational background then shifted conversation to me. 1. Walk me thru your résumé. 2. Why an MBA? 3. Career Goals. Short term and long term? 4. Why Booth? 5. You stated you wanted to work in Healthcare. What do you know about HC opportunities at Booth? 6. Why now? 7. What is your leadership Read more

Published: November 14, 2016

Indiana / Kelley MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus

The following Indiana / Kelley MBA interview questions were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview took place in a small meeting room in the admissions office and was conducted by a second year student. There were no surprising questions and the interviewer was very enthusiastic about the program. 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. Why an MBA? Why Kelley? Why now? 3. Tell me about a time you received criticism. How did you react? 4. What kind of leader am I? 5. Where do I Read more

Published: November 13, 2016

Washington / Foster MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus

The following Washington / Foster MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Fairly straight forward interview procedure. Interview was in the office of the admissions officer, scheduled for 1 hour, actual interview lasted 50 minutes. Questions were as follows: 1. Walk me through your professional career. 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Foster? 4. Tell me about a time when you received criticism. 5. Tell me about a time when you received praise. 6. Tell me about a time when you made an improvement. Read more

Published: November 13, 2016

U. Chicago Booth Interview Questions: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus

The following U. Chicago Booth interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was pretty standard and straightforward: walk me through your résumé, several behavioral-based questions, some follow-ups. The questions focused on challenges, overcoming difficulties, working with teams, and accomplishments. Again, I felt it was very straightforward and I felt comfortable with all of the questions. My interviewer was a 2nd year student going into product management, which made it easy for me as a prospective brand manager to build rapport. She asked if there is anything else that Read more

Published: November 13, 2016

Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / Skype

The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! It was a blind interview conducted by a SOM student from second year. The interviewer was great, and made me feel comfortable from the outset. He started off with his background and then dove into some of the questions which included: Explain more about the work you do Tell me about a failure at work, what you learned Difficult situation at work Short & long term aims How would you contribute to SOM What the quote, that you submitted prior Read more

Published: November 12, 2016

Yale SOM Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-campus

The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! It was the third Interview Super Day (there were 3 in total), around 80 prospective students joined the interview. My interview was scheduled in the morning. The interview lasted 30 mins, but we talked for 1 hour. The questionnaire was listed on a paper held by the interviewer. All the questions were not uncommon. 1. What is your biggest success which means most significantly to you? What is your biggest failure? 2. Tell me one typical day Read more

Published: November 10, 2016

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. Good luck to them! This was a Skype interview with a second-year student at McCombs. He only had access to my resume prior to the interview. The interview itself started about 15 minutes late due to technical issues with Skype. We eventually connected but my video froze about 3 minutes into the conversation. The interviewer elected to continue the interview with my audio only, though I could still see and hear him. Topics: Brief discussion of undergraduate education Walk me through Read more

Published: November 10, 2016

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. Good luck to them! Just finished my interview at an off-campus hub. Had only one interviewer, very relaxed atmosphere, laughed a lot – extremely friendly. No traps or questions to catch me off guard at all. Asked: How did you get here? (I had a pretty long journey to the interview) Start where it makes most sense Very specific questions to my personal journey, about the business (who came up with his crazy idea, why this particular location and why this particular product) and Read more

Published: November 6, 2016

Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Off-Campus

The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Relaxed interview – we jumped right into content. LOTS of probing on all sorts of tangents, but the interviewer was really friendly and nice the entire time! 1. Example of time when you felt effective. 2. Example of time were you initiated something new / saw an opportunity others didn’t see. [I gave 3 options, and he asked me to elaborate on 2 of those] 3. Example of challenging teamwork situation. 4. Anything else you want to Read more

Published: October 31, 2016

Washington / Foster MBA Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype

The following Washington / Foster MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed with an Admissions Director over Skype. The interview started on time and lasted about 35 minutes. Here are some questions I was asked: 1. Walk me through your résumé after graduating from college. 2. Why Foster? 3. Tell me about a time you’ve received criticism. 4. Tell me about a time you saw a problem and addressed it. 5. What do you like to do in your free time outside Read more

Published: October 30, 2016

Yale MBA Interview Questions Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus

The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview in a hotel conference room. The Adcom member was pleasant and offered polite conversation and explained the interview process before proceeding. The whole thing took exactly 30 minutes. Prior to the interview I was asked to submit a quote that was meaningful to me. Blind interview. Adcom stated that all interviews would be standardized to about 6 questions across all applicants interviewed. Walk me through your résumé. Why an MBA? (for me, this transitioned into my career plans… and Read more

Published: October 30, 2016

U. Chicago Booth Interview Questions Report: Round 1/ Alum / 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! Met the recent alum at a coffee shop. She only had my résumé and it was very conversational for about an hour. Overall it was a very straightforward process. Introduce yourself/walk me through your résumé. Why MBA? Why now? Why not stay at your current company and progress as you have been? – I worked in why Booth here Career Goals? lots of follow-ups trying to poke holes in my reasoning Tell me about a failure? lots of Read more

Published: October 27, 2016

Vanderbilt / Owen MBA Interview Questions Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype

The following Vanderbilt / Owen MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I had a Skype interview with an Admissions Director. She called me promptly at the designated time, not a minute later. These are the questions I remember being asked: What are your post-MBA plans after graduation? Why Owen? If you have 60 seconds to present yourself to a potential employer, what would you say? What are some skill areas you have to strengthen with an MBA? What can you contribute to your peers Read more

Published: October 25, 2016

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! I had an interview with an Alum at his office. The alum only had access to my résumé, which I had e-mailed prior to my interview. He told me to treat it as a conversation right in the start itself and also explained what the flow of the interview would be like the flow of the questions would be – What is your background, Why MBA, and Why Booth? Start with your background Once I Read more

Published: October 25, 2016

MIT Sloan Interview Questions Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub

The following MIT Sloan interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! This interview took place last cycle [2015-2016 admissions cycle]. Interview was with an adcom at a very nice local MBB consulting office. I grabbed a bottle of water in the reception area and waited by myself until the interviewer was finished with the previous candidate. Interview was not as casual as an alumni interview, but was pleasant and not high pressure. I saw the next candidate coming in on my way out and had a nice lunch afterwards to Read more

Published: October 24, 2016

Impending MBA Interview? Latest Clear Admit Interview Guides Have All You Need to Prepare

The MBA interview—the nail-biting, stomach-churning, sleep-robbing, suit-demanding component of the MBA application process that ties some applicants up in knots—is upon us. But there’s no reason to fret: not with Clear Admit’s in-depth Interview Guide Series as part of your arsenal. Providing expert advice and insider tips on what to expect and how to prepare, these guides are ready and waiting to help you conquer your jitters and ace your interview. Maybe you’re among the lucky ones who has already received an interview invite from your top choice business school (Harvard Business School and U. Chicago Booth to name a couple)? We’ve also heard—via the MBA LiveWire—that invites are rolling out from places like Columbia Business School (CBS), Cambridge’s Judge School, Duke’s Fuqua School and INSEAD. Of course, with more candidates set to receive Round 1 decisions in the coming weeks, the interview invitation madness has just begun. Read more

Published: October 24, 2016

Ross Round 1 Interview Invites Coming Out Today

Round 1 applicants to the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business may very soon know whether or not they snagged an interview, according to a post this morning on Soojin Kwon’s Admissions Director Blog. “The target interview invitation date is Tuesday, October 25th,” read the post. Kwon noted that her team is spending more time than ever before reviewing applications in Round 1, the result of a third consecutive year of rising application volume. Round 1 apps were up 13 percent this year, she reports, even on top of upticks in both 2014 and 2015. Read more

Published: October 20, 2016

Columbia MBA Interview Questions: Early Decision / Alumni / Off-campus

The following Columbia MBA interview questions report was submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Decision applicant. I was invited to interview with a CBS alumni in my city. After a few email exchanges, we picked a date and place. We met at a coffee shop after work. The alumni dressed in casual clothes and I went with business formal attire. • Your background, walk me through your résumé. • Your post MBA career goal. Why? • Why this goal? Have you been following this industry? How do you envision the technology to be like? 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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MBA LiveWire

November 24, 2024 5:48am ET

Interview Invite to Stanford GSB

Round: Round 1

Received via email on September 22, 2024

GRE: 326

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Healthcare

Application Location: London, UK

Note:

Date of interview: 9/30/2024

Question: I am now in the post-interview pre-decision stage. I received a promotion from work (MBB strategy consulting) two days ago and am considering writing a few paragraphs and uploading the doc to the 'New Information' section of the portal (and maybe also an email to AdComs?).
Has anyone done this before? How should I structure the document? What is advised to be included?
FYI: My responsibilities do not change much, just a more standalone, senior strategy consultant.
I would appreciate any advice, thank you so much!

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

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