Interviews
Oxford / Saïd MBA Interview Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-campus
The following Oxford / Saïd MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I interviewed on-campus at Oxford Saïd with ~30 other candidates who had traveled to Oxford from all over the world. Interviews lasted 30 mins – spread throughout the day – and were all with ad-com. The ad-com I interviewed with had read my entire application, and referred to it on her laptop while we were talking. Her questions were pretty straight forward: • Why an MBA now? • Tell me about what you’ve learned
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HEC Paris MBA Interview Report: Rolling Admissions / Alumni / Off-campus
The following HEC Paris MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! HEC Paris requires 2 separate interviews with Alumni, both of which I did in San Francisco. Their format is that they require interviewees to give a 10 minute presentation, followed by a 30-45 minute chat about their background/qualifications. The interviewees are sent your application beforehand to review. My first interview went rather well. We met in a bustling cafe and upon arrival she asked me if I’d prefer to do the presentation first, or to chat first. I
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Cambridge / Judge MBA Interview Report: Round 3 / Faculty member / On-campus
The following Cambridge / Judge MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! There’s not a lot of information online about Cambridge Judge interviews so I wanted to help out other applicants. Cambridge Judge offered 2 on-campus interview days, and I decided to travel to Cambridge personally to visit the campus and meet current students. Turns out, most of us had traveled from all over the world to come to Cambridge. Cambridge provided me (and 14 other interviewees) a free night’s accommodation at Westminster College for the night before, and hosted interviewees and our partners
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Notre Dame / Mendoza MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following Notre Dame / Mendoza MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The Notre Dame interview was fairly straight forward. It was not mentioned whether the Adcom interviewing me had reviewed my entire application or only my resume. She started out asking the basic questions, beginning with “Why do you want an MBA?” and “What strengths would you bring to the program?” This took a considerable amount of time given the more casual nature of the interview, as I expanded on those questions to cover my work history. Since Mendoza is trying
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Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumni / Off-Campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Met the alumni at an Au Bon Pain in Manhattan. She was very pleasant to talk to and the mood of the interview was relaxed. It lasted around 30 minutes with me asking questions for another 15. We went through the following questions: 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. Tell me about a time when you had a conflict and how you resolved it. 3. How does an MBA fit into your career goals and why
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UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I interviewed in the San Francisco office so we were evaluated by an EMBA ad-com. There really wasn’t much a nervous energy since three of us out of the five candidates in the room had met beforehand and practiced a mock session. The ad-com wasn’t especially strict and no timer was provided so we kept track using a clock on the wall. We gave our one-minute introductions (none of us elected to talk about our background/undergrad school) on the topic and then
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Published: February 28, 2016
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was in 2 parts. First was the one-on-one interview with a second year student who I found to very pleasant. She took me to a small conference room (in a line of a bunch of other applicants doing the same) and told me she was going to take notes during the interview. She asked me the standard questions – my résumé, my goals, why Ross. She posed a few hypothetical questions that all focused on teamwork and effective group work.
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Published: February 28, 2016
CMU / Tepper Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following CMU / Tepper interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was held on Skype. The interview was blind. She had only seen my résumé. Lasted 34 minutes with questions. Go through your résumé Why an MBA why now? What are your post MBA goals? Plan B? You’ve worked in multiple industries. How do you go about making decision to move from one to the next, what resources to you use in making your decisions and those moves? A story of teamwork where you had to compromise for the team to
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Published: February 28, 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! The interview was blind, interviewer only had my résumé. List of interview questions: Walk through résumé Why Ross? Short-term/long term goals? What would you like to be involved in if admitted? Who have you been in contact with at Ross (this is not a direct question, but a follow up question when I mentioned I had been talking to some current students)? 3 things on your bucket list (other I spoke to also got a “random question” similar to this)? Questions for
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Published: February 27, 2016
Duke / Fuqua Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / Skype
The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! My interview was with a 2nd year student on 13th Nov’15 at 9am EST on Skype. It was a blind interview and he mentioned that he had only my résumé and nothing else. He started by asking me the local time at my place (which was 7:30pm) and then he noticed that I was in the office. So he said that he would try to make it quick so that I can go home! He started informally with “How
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Published: February 26, 2016
Yale SOM Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Extremely well-organized/planned full day event on a “super interview day” with ~60 interviewees. Everyone (both Yale people and applicants) was super nice, intelligent, interesting, ambitious and for the most part approachable (definitely few suave MBA types as well but mostly down to earth and approachable). The collaborative atmosphere definitely stands out. I have a non-traditional background, and perhaps that’s why I was interviewed by none other than the director of admissions herself. Most people are interviewed by 2nd year students. It
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Published: February 26, 2016
U. Maryland / Smith MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following U. Maryland / Smith MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I interviewed early January and have since been accepted and awarded 61K in scholarship but thought better late than never in providing feedback. Students were on winter break and for that reason I did not get to get meet with students and in retrospect would like to have interviewed once semester had started up. I interviewed with Adcom. She had read my entire application. We bonded over Brazil my home country and one of her favorite destinations. The
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Published: February 26, 2016
Yale SOM Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Attended Yale’s super interview day last week. The entire day was very well planned and a great event. Programming included a class, welcome by the dean, student panel over lunch, tour or school and/or campus, interview, and cocktail hour. The cocktail hour at the end of the day was a great opportunity to network. They also held the Economic Development Symposium the same day and waived attendance fee for prospective students who were interested in attending. I applied through the Consortium
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Published: February 25, 2016
MIT Sloan Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following MIT Sloan interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was great. The adcom made me feel comfortable. The adcom was using an iPad to check my application information and he asked me questions related to all material that I submitted: essays, GPA, video and even GMAT score. Questions: Tell me about yourself Why course X at college Y? Asked me a few things about my resume (international experience and volunteer experience) Asked me about my GPA (I had a low GPA) Tell me a time when
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Published: February 25, 2016
UVA / Darden Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following UVA / Darden interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was a Skype interview with a member of the Adcom. She started with an outline of how the interview would go. The questions I should expect (the common questions) e.g Short-term and Long-term goals, Why an MBA, Why Now and Why Darden etc. I started with my story which went on for about 25 minutes and I made sure I answered all the commonly asked questions. She interrupted twice to ask follow up questions. All
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Published: February 25, 2016
UT Austin / McCombs Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / Skype
The following UT Austin / McCombs interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was plagued with technological problems. My Skype interview was scheduled to start at 6pm and by 6:10 the interviewer had not yet accepted my request to connect. I texted him and he said he was having tech problems. Another ten minutes later he called me to start the interview. 18 minutes in the call dropped as his computer crashed and we had to finish the remaining 40 minutes via Facetime. Despite this the interviewer was extremely
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Published: February 25, 2016
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Report: Round 3 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Arrived on campus in time for tour and was able to watch a class. Everyone on campus was super friendly and welcoming. I was scheduled to interview with one member of the admissions committee but she was ill and interviewed with different member. He was extremely friendly and we had a really pleasant conversation. It was by far my most relaxed interview and the one I feel most confident in. Questions asked include the following: Why MBA? Short term goal What
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Published: February 24, 2016
Duke / Fuqua Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Went to campus for the interview. Watched a class before hand. After mingled in lobby with current students. Was all very relaxed and everyone was very welcoming. The interview was blind. But that student had looked at my resume before hand and and had questions specific to my résumé. Questions asked include the following not all in order. Tell me about yourself Why MBA? Tell me about your previous employer? (she had not heard of the non-profit I worked for)
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Published: February 24, 2016
Berkeley / Haas MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / On-Campus
The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. I got helpful tips from Clear Admit and hope my experience with my Haas interview will help other applicants. Good luck everyone! I was invited to the super Saturday interview hosted on campus on Feb 20. The events were very well organized, and the interview was just a very small part of the experience. The adcom and current students hosted lunches, different panels for team work and student life, and everyone we met was very kind and helpful. The interview was with an alumnus
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Published: February 24, 2016
Duke / Fuqua Interview Report: Round 2 / Admissions Officer / Skype
The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! It went really well, much more conversational than I expected. She was more than willing to laugh and connect with me. It was a great interview! As a JD/MBA candidate, it seemed that she was more interested in my motivation and mindset than experience. I believe my questions are different than the normal MBA interview questions. Tell me about your current position? What do you do there? Why did you choose this position? How do you describe your leadership
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Published: February 23, 2016
Duke / Fuqua Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was with a second-year, blind based. All behavioral questions. Walk me through your résumé Asked me a specific question on my work experience and how I increased efficiency at a specific position. Why MBA? Why Duke? What are some clubs I am interested in at Duke? I felt like my interviewer kept looking at the time a lot since he was rushing in for the interview and seemed like he rushed out as well. What I noticed
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Published: February 23, 2016
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 interviewed at the office of an LBS alumnus. The interview was not blind, and the alumnus had a solid understanding of my professional and personal background. LBS structures interviews in 3 stages: (i) questions about the applicant’s background, (ii) a 5-minute case presentation, and (iii) general discussion about the alumnus’ LBS experience. I was first asked to provide an overview of my professional and personal background. From there, our conversation turned to my interest in an MBA, and
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Published: February 23, 2016
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! It was a 30 minute interview with an alumnus. Here are the questions: Introduce yourself What’s my career aspiration? What’s my strength/weakness? 3 words that your boss/colleague/juniors describe you Ask about teamwork/leadership experience What’s most challenging? Do you have any questions? Overall, it was a pretty standard interview. There wasn’t any questions that I was surprised about. It was pretty quick too. I guess the interview at Kellogg does not weigh as much as other school’s. Results: Pending Preparing for
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Published: February 23, 2016
INSEAD Interview Report: Round 3 / Alumni / Off-campus
The following INSEAD interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! This website really helped me a lot when I was preparing for the interview. So, I’m returning the favor 🙂 I was invited to two separate interviews with two INSEAD alumni off-campus. Both interviewers were friendly and the interviews were more like a relaxed conversation. One thing I would say is that I felt like INSEAD carefully chose the interviewers who have something in common with you. The interviewers are I think at least 10 years older than me. They are very
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Published: February 23, 2016
Duke / Fuqua Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by an Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I was very nervous but actually really enjoyed this interview. I found out from talking to a current student that the second-year students go through a rigorous application and interview process themselves to become admissions ambassadors. They are then very well-trained in how to conduct interviews. This was absolutely reflected in our conversation. The conversation was really fluid even though it was driven by many interview questions. It was easy to fill the time (it actually ran about one hour).
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