Interviews
Indiana / Kelley MBA Interview Report: Round 3 / Second-year Student / Skpe
The following Indiana / Kelley MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was pretty straightforward interview with a current second year student. Typical questions that started with walking through résumé and explaining decisions on switching from job to job. Asked about leadership experiences and working in different cultures / businesses. Then: why MBA and why Kelley? What drew me to Indiana as a state / community. Asked about my short term goals and how the MBA would help in achieving them and finally closed with a question I had
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Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Report: Round 3 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! I attended the Round 3 Interview Day at Ross. There is only one on-campus interview day for Round 3, and there were about 45 people there. A week before the interview, Ross will invite you to a GroupMe Group to get in touch with other interviewees. We used the group to plan out rideshares from the airport and also schedule a dinner for the night before the interview. This was really awesome, and just emphasizes Ross’s collaborative culture. Warning
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CMU / Tepper Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following CMU / Tepper interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I was invited to Tepper’s Women’s weekend, which was held on campus. There were about 50 women there, and there was a day of events geared towards showing women why Tepper is a good place to pursue an MBA. It was an exhausting day, with a lot of sessions including a mock class, a presentation by career services, etc. I interviewed first thing in the morning, but the interviews ran all day. The interview went okay, but it did seem a
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Published: April 30, 2016
UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant was who admitted. Congratulations to them! The atmosphere was competitive yet friendly. Since no one knows what to expect in the team-based dynamic (TBD), it is a good idea to arrive early in order to know the people in your group. The TBD went smoothly, there are no questions asked at this point; only instructions given at the beginning …and then a lot of note-taking from the interviewer. In the one-on-one interview, the questions are really tailored to one’s experience at the TBD, including topics such
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Published: April 29, 2016
Yale SOM Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming. The school had a full day of activities planned out for us prospective students. At the same time, people were nervous, asking about how the interview went for you (if you went before them), etc. I personally chose to have my interview at the beginning of the day. Pros: don’t feel stressed throughout the day and the activities, can enjoy the activities to the fullest without your mind wandering towards thoughts about the interview, it feels good to be able
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Published: April 28, 2016
UVA / Darden MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following UVA / Darden MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Thank you Clear Admit for these wonderful interview reports! I completed an interview with Darden for the second round, and it was EXACTLY what I expected based on previous interview reports. Most other interviews that I did were more question and answer, question and answer, question and answer. Darden was different in that the interviewer, in my case a second-year student, laid the ground rules, but basically said, “Tell me your story.” I actually rolled through the typical
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Published: April 27, 2016
Cornell / Johnson MBA Interview Report: Round 3 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Cornell / Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! I was invited to attend the Johnson LEAD Event, which was a two-day leadership and team-building event/interview. It was an excellent opportunity to meet my potential future classmates, engage with current students and faculty, and talk with administration about opportunities at Johnson. By the end of the second day, I had my interview with a second-year student. The interview was predictable and short, but I was prepared with multiple questions (many of which I had developed from prior conversations with students
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Published: April 26, 2016
Cornell / Johnson MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student/ On-Campus
The following Cornell / Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. So, I applied with Johnson at Cornell for the first round, but I took the interview during the second round. Interestingly enough, I missed the first round interview scheduling deadline, and I was able to reschedule for the second round deadline. It seemed like as if it were rolling. Since I was looking at the Park Fellowship, I was required to complete the LEAD event on campus. This included days worth of events including an interview. I went ahead with the interview, and it was a
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Published: April 26, 2016
Cornell / Johnson MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following Cornell / Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. I interviewed Round 1 with a current second-year student on campus. The interview was very conversational and it seemed the interviewer had looked over my résumé prior to meeting with me. He had a print out of my résumé and took diligent notes during the interview. He was friendly and seemed very interested in learning about me. Walk me through your résumé Why do you want to get your MBA? Why Cornell Why is now the time for your MBA?
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Published: April 18, 2016
INSEAD Interview Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Off-Campus
The following INSEAD interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I’m a R1 candidate for the Jan 2017 intake and I interviewed with a relatively recent alum who works in finance in London. INSEAD assigns interview candidates with 2 alumni in your city, and it’s up to you to schedule them yourself. I was asked to send both my CV and the majority of my application (up to the job description essays) to the alumni. We met in a conference room at his office. He had printed out my application and CV, and seemed
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Published: April 17, 2016
HBS Admissions Director Shares Updates on Round 3 Interview Invitations
It’s not often that Harvard Business School (HBS) Managing Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid Dee Leopold misses a deadline, but her most recent Direct from the Director blog post started like this: “So sorry for being later than promised on this!” (Looking back, it does appear that she’d hoped to have updates available a week earlier, but we’ll cut her some slack since it’s the last round of her last season as adcom director!) Here’s what she had to say in her April 13th post: “On April 20th (at 12:00 noon Boston time) we will
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Published: April 14, 2016
Vanderbilt / Owen MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Vanderbilt / Owen MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I interviewed with the director of admissions at Vanderbilt and it was a fantastic experience. Questions asked were some of the usual: Walk through résumé. Why MBA? Goals? Why Owen? How will you contribute to the community? Target companies? After the interview, I was able to ask several questions about the program and received incredibly useful replies. I would encourage people to ask about the program’s intangibles. We can all find out (through
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NYU Stern Interview Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On campus
The following NYU / Stern MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Total interview time: 30 minutes Questions: Tell me about your move to New York. Why do you like New York? Walk me through your résumé. How would your co-workers describe you? Why do you want an MBA? Post grad goals? Three companies you want to work for? What do you do for fun? It was the most basic, ridiculously shallow interview. I felt like I did not have the
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UCLA Anderson Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / Skype
The following UCLA Anderson interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Hello! I did a Round 2 Interview with a second-year student over Skype. I think the interview was extremely relaxed because I knew that I had already got into a couple schools. It seemed quite short, and it only last about 25 minutes or so. They did a brief introduction about the interview process and what it is was meant to do. I couldn’t make it to LA, so Skype was the best option. I usually prefer in-person, but it went well. The
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London Business School Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following London Business School interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I applied in Round 2 and was notified by the AdCom on February 3rd (the day the AdCom said they would notify people) that I had been invited to interview. A regional representative followed up ~1.5 weeks later with the contact details of an LBS alumnus and instructed to set up an interview before a specific date. The interview took place at the office of the alumnus (in my home city). The interviewer was very cordial and we made small
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UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: HCM Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 HCM applicant was who admitted. Congratulations to them! I was a Health Care Management applicant so I had the pleasure of completing two interview sessions! The first was the Wharton Team Based Discussion (TBD). I arrived about ten minutes early. This gave me time to socialize with my team ahead of time, and I can’t recommend this strongly enough. Knowing each person’s name as well as a bit about them made our overall discussion much simpler. Logistically it was very similar to most others’ experience. The
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Published: March 26, 2016
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! It was a blind interview. Lasted for about 45 mins. Questions: 1. Leadership experience – explained about one of the major projects I worked on. Many follow up questions on the same. He asked about the performance of this project – told him some numbers. He said that was not good performance – I was already aware of that and spoke about the future enhancements that were being done to market it better – He looked convinced
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Published: March 26, 2016
Yale SOM Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. I reached early and she asked me if it was okay to start for the interview. Since I was ready, I went in. I asked her about her trip to India so far and she explained in detail. We spoke a bit about the weather and pollution and about travelling in general before starting off with the interview formally. 1. Explain about your work? – Told her about the same – I mentioned about all the planning and road map reviews that I was
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Published: March 24, 2016
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! So, my interview with Ross with an alumnus off-campus. Scheduling an interview was convenient as Ross uses an online interview scheduling system. We arranged a meeting at a Starbucks on a weekend. The interviewer was very accommodating in scheduling an interview. I wore a suit while the interviewer was in a collared shirt and trousers. The interview was informal. The interviewer worked as a consultant. Ross sends many of their students into consultancy. The interviewer spoke about their
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Published: March 23, 2016
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed on-campus, which consists of a half day of presentations, optional class visits, building tours, etc. On the date I interviewed, there were probably close to 100 people with me. We were split up into two groups – one group went off to go meet their interviewers, whereas the other group stayed behind and had opportunities to ask current students whatever questions they liked. As for my actual interview, it was quite laid back and relaxed. You’ll want to prepare
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Published: March 23, 2016
INSEAD Interview Report: Round 3 / Alumni / Toronto
The following INSEAD interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Congratulations to them! I had two interviews with INSEAD alumni in Toronto. The two interviews were very similar in content, but different in context. Both interviews covered the following point: – Career history, what did I do in my career. – Career achievements: they wanted to know that I did some achievements in my career. – Diversity: they asked me about diversity in my experiences and how much I value diversity. They wanted to know that I have been through different experiences that
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Published: March 23, 2016
NYU / Stern MBA Interview Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-campus
The following NYU / Stern MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Date: interviewed on 2/29/16 for R3 admission Type of interview: application based interview. I had the feeling that the interviewer had a very detailed knowledge of my application file, as she referred several times to my answers in the applications, to elements of my essays and to very detailed data points of my résumé. List of interview questions: Why MBA? Why now? Why Stern? Please explain why did you decide
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Published: March 22, 2016
MBA Admissions Mashup: Admissions Tips & Career Services
Every Wednesday, we share a round-up of the latest news from admissions blogs at the top business schools. The past couple of weeks on MBA LiveWire and MBA DecisionWire revealed admissions decisions, interview notifications, and enrollment decisions, in addition to a focus on R3 applications. As such, we’re featuring a couple MBA admissions tips and advice on the career search. Today is Northwestern / Kellogg’s decision day (there’s a sea of green on MBA LiveWire) and the Kellogg adcom is really excited (understatement)! They posted a welcome on their blog as well as recalled their
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Published: March 16, 2016
Berkeley / Haas Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Berkeley / Haas interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed with a Haas alumnus on February 29, 2016 for a Round 2 interview. The alumnus and I met at a coffee shop in Beijing, China (which, frankly, was a bit too loud for my taste). We grabbed two waters and took a seat in the back couch area. It was a completely blind interview, where the interviewer didn’t even look at my résumé – he asked for a copy of it which I, fortunately, had with me (so make sure
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Published: March 16, 2016
UT Austin / McCombs Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following UT Austin / McCombs interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Atmosphere was relaxed but with more challenging questions than I had in other interviews, even though it was late in this process for me. Seemed very interested in my way of thinking and personality. Very professional, engaging, and good interview I though. Questions: • Walk me through your résumé. • Tell me a time you worked with a team. • Why MBA? • Why McCombs? • What clubs/activities are you interested in? •
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