Interviews
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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Published: February 23, 2016
U. Chicago Booth Interview Report: Round 1 / Alum / Off-Campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. This was a blind interview off-campus in a hub city with a 2014 alum. all they had beforehand was my résumé. My interviewer was super-friendly, and the location they picked was a lot more casual than I was expecting. 1. Tell me about yourself , then the interviewer told me about themselves. 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Booth/ Why Chicago? 4. What are your career goals? 5. What Clubs will you get involved with and what
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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 recently interview with an alumnus for Round 2. The LBS e-mail said the interview would last from anywhere between 1 to 2 hours. The reviewer had my application, so it was not a blind interview. At the beginning, the interviewer introduced himself briefly and spoke about the structure of the interview and said that he expected it to last about 1 hour 30 mins. It was divided into 4 broad sections First section was about my
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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 completed my interview on campus with a second year student. The interview was my last event of the day following a class visit and building tour. Everyone I met was especially friendly and welcoming including my interviewer. The school has a comfortable waiting area where we were greeted by current students and admissions representatives in between events When it was time for my interview, the interviewer came in and introduced themselves and took me to a small room close
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Published: February 23, 2016
Duke / Fuqua Interview Report: Early Decision / Second-year Student/ On-Campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Decision applicant. When you arrive on the admissions floor, you sit in groups on the couches with the other people interviewing and a first year student who you can ask questions to. After about 20 minutes, the second year students who are doing the interview walk over and start grabbing people and bring them into the interview rooms. The interview lasted 30 minutes and was conversational. He was truly interested in what I had to say. Some of the questions I was asked were:
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Published: February 23, 2016
Duke / Fuqua Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by an Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I had my Duke Fuqua interview last week over Skype and it was a very relaxed conversation. It was with a member of Fuqua’s admissions office but he had not read my application. It was a blind interview and I had to submit my CV in advance to the interviewer. The interviewer told me what the flow of the interview would be, just as we started and the pattern followed it. 1) Undergraduate education – What
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Published: February 22, 2016
Duke / Fuqua Interview Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by an Round 1 applicant who was waitlisted. Good luck to them! I was interviewed by an alumni of the school. We met at a cafe near the alumni’s work place. The interview was conducted blind, i.e. the interviewer was only exposed to my CV. The atmosphere was very relaxed and friendly and my interviewer made me feel very comfortable. We started with the regular questions – walk me through your CV, long term and short term goals, do I prefer to work within a team or alone, do I
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Published: February 22, 2016
U. Chicago Booth Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I attended a campus visit event and interviewed at Booth with a second-year student. The event was great and allowed us to get to know current students, faculty, and the overall learning environment at Booth. Everything ran smoothly and it was a very good experience. I highly recommend visiting the campus of your target programs, speaking with current students, and reaching out to alumni in your desired field(s). Booth students and alumni are very friendly and supportive. The interview was also
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Published: February 21, 2016
Northwestern / Kellogg Interview Report: Round 1 / Alum / São Paulo
The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. It was very conversational and the whole interview was in Portuguese. She wanted to get to know me and things I’ve done in the past. It was exactly what I expected, no question that I haven’t prepared before. It lasted +/- 45 min. 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. Why a MBA and why now? 3. Why Kellogg? 4. What are your short and long term goals. 5. Most significant leadership experience. 6. What would
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Published: February 21, 2016
Georgetown / McDonough Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following Georgetown / McDonough interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview lasted about 35 minutes. The woman was really nice, but she was asking some odd questions about where I was applying towards the end–I think trying to awkwardly gauge whether I would in fact attend Georgetown if they admitted me. 1) Walk me through your résumé. 2) Why an MBA? 3) Why Georgetown? 4) Tell me about a time you had difficulty with a team/team member, and what you did to improve that relationship.
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Published: February 21, 2016
Michigan / Ross Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following Michigan / Ross interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I really enjoyed my interview day at Ross, but the actual interview was a bit hard to read. First, my interviewer took copious notes on his laptop. He explained that he was trying to capture everything that I presented, which is great, but it also had the effect that we never made much eye contact and he didn’t react to what I was saying. So, be prepared for that, and try not to let it mess up your flow. Questions:
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Published: February 20, 2016
U. Chicago Booth Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following U. Chicago Booth interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was in the alum’s office. It was blind and my interviewer had only seen my résumé beforehand. The interview started out by the alumnus telling me that I should be at ease. He asked me what I thought the purpose of the interview was – when I said it was to assess fit with the school, he said it was also for applicant’s to get a sense of the school through interactions with ambassadors of the school. I
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Published: February 20, 2016
Columbia MBA Interview Report: Regular Decision / Alum / Off-Campus
The following Columbia MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Regular Decision applicant. It was exactly as described in previous posts on this website. This helped my preparation a lot and there were no surprises. It was at a Columbia alum’s office and he asked the following: 1) Tell me about yourself 2) Tell me why did you go to XXX school 3) Tell me about a time you overcame adversity either personal or professional- as I was expecting this I gave both a personal and a professional story 4) Any questions for me
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