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Published: February 20, 2016
UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-Campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Overall great experience. On interview day you have the option to attend a lunch with current students, attend a class of your choosing, and depending on the day you interview, attend a happy hour with current students. I opted for all of them and highly recommend others do the same. For the interview, all the students interviewing in the same time slot waited in the lobby area giving everyone the opportunity to chat, *learn each others names*, and just relax a bit. Read more
Published: February 20, 2016
Georgetown / McDonough Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following Georgetown / McDonough interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview at McDonough was very relaxed and straight-forward. My interviewer was a second-year student who was very nice, though she was an international student so I felt there was a bit of a language barrier. The questions were pretty typical: – Tell me about yourself and your experiences (I walked her through my resume) – Why an MBA? Why Georgetown? – Tell me about a time you demonstrated leadership – Tell me about a time you Read more
Published: February 17, 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! I did the whole day visit on campus. It was very well organized and gave a great impression of the school – even during down times student ambassadors stayed in the admissions office and chatted with the prospective students. The interview was blind and seemed a little more formal but still stuck to the basic questions: 1. Walk me through your résumé 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Kenan-Flagler? Conversation was sparked off of Read more
Published: February 17, 2016
London Business School MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following London Business School MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. It was an application based interview [non-blind]: the interviewer had read all my application, recommendation letters, etc… He knew a lot about me already. The interview took place in his office. Questions: 1) Walk me through your CV 2) Why MBA? 3) Why London? 4) What specific activities or courses on LBS will help you to achieve your goals? 5) Macroeconomic questions about the industry I work After that, he gave me a case and left Read more
Published: February 17, 2016
NYU Stern Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following NYU / Stern interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I had been to the adcom office the day before my interview for the “lunch with a student” program, so I knew where to go on the day of my interview. Nevertheless, I arrived 15 minutes early to cool down before the interview. The adcom secretary gave me a T-shirt, but no additional information about the school or clubs I was interested in, as I had read in others’ interview reports from previous years. The interviewer walked me Read more
Published: February 17, 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.  The interview took place in a relaxed environment / the interviewer’s office. He asked for my ID card and spoke in English. The interview was blind, he only had seen my résumé. Questions: 1) Walk me through your résumé 2) Why MBA? 3) Why now? 4) Why Berkeley? 5) Some specific questions about my future plans Overall, it was relaxed and a good conversation. The interviewer made it easy. After his questions, he gave me time to ask whatever I Read more
Published: February 16, 2016
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Alum / Off-campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I interviewed with an alumni of Ross who graduated three years ago, and now worked as a consultant in the area. It was at a Panera Bread in Washington, D.C. The interviewer was very, very cordial. He even bought me a coffee. In total, the interview took about 55 minutes (35-40 minutes of questions for me; 15-20 minutes of questions for him), because we got into a good conversation about Ross and the opportunities at Ross. I Read more
Published: February 16, 2016
Cornell / Johnson MBA Interview Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
The following Cornell / Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Submitted application on deadline day. This was not a blind interview. He said he noted down some concerns and some key points in his notes. Pretty Straightforward interview. Questions posted below: 1. Introduce yourself – academic and career progression. 2. Why MBA? Why now? 3. Short term and Long term goals. Then a follow up question asking to explain the domain I plan to work in. 4. Why Cornell and how Cornell can help me achieve my goals? Read more
Published: February 16, 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. I participated in the on campus interview along with the team exercise. The whole process ran very smoothly and was well organized. The admissions director first had a brief introduction and we were then told how the interview process would work. The interview with a second-year student was pretty straight forward and didn’t include any questions that were beyond the typical MBA interview and behavioral questions. – Tell me about yourself/walk through résumé – Why MBA?/Why Ross? Read more
Published: February 16, 2016
Yale SOM Interview Report: Round 2 / Second Year Student / On-Campus
The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Had the interview on campus last week and it was conducted by a 2nd year student. Yale plans a full day to give you time to sit in a class, tour the campus and have a Q&A session with an adcom member. These sessions are optional but I would recommend going for the full schedule. Interview was short and the 2nd year was clearly going off a script. Asked the following: 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. Read more
Published: February 15, 2016
Georgetown / McDonough Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Skype
The following Georgetown / McDonough interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Just had my interview over Skype. A very good and interactive interview. The interview was blind and questions posted below: 1. Why MBA and Why Now? 2. Constructive Feedback received and how it changed you. – Follow up question: What is the difference you observed working in a team as a contributor vs as a leader. 3. Why Georgetown? 4. What other colleges did you apply too? ( Made me comfortable by explaining Read more
Published: February 14, 2016
Georgetown / McDonough Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Georgetown / McDonough interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewed with an Alumnus at coffee shop. I was a little uncomfortable in the conducting the interview in such a casual environment while adhering to business guidelines. Questions asked: • Walk me through your résumé? • Why MBA? • Why Georgetown? • What international work experience do you have? • What news/topics do you follow outside of your industry? Did not leave with a good feeling but we shall see. Good luck to everyone still going Read more
Published: February 14, 2016
HEC Paris MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following HEC Paris MBA interview report was provided to us by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewer arrived 90 minutes late. After 30 minutes of waiting I called him and he said he was stuck in traffic but I got the sense he had forgotten about the interview and my call reminded him. He arrived an hour after I had called him. When he arrived he apologized but not as profusely as I would have expected from someone arriving so late. To begin he asked me to go through my résumé, during which he seemed completely bored. After Read more
Published: February 11, 2016
CMU / Tepper MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following CMU / Tepper MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! 1) Tell about yourself. 2) Why [undergrad course]? 3) Why first company? 4) Roles and responsibilities 5) Why MBA now? 6) Short term goals 7) Why Tepper? 8) What would you bring to Tepper? 9) Questions about my decision making experience. 10) Question about conflict resolution. 11) Asked me about my multicultural experience. 12) Any questions for me? It was a very pleasant interview and it lasted Read more
Published: February 11, 2016
Dartmouth / Tuck Interview Report: January Round / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Dartmouth / Tuck interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by an January Round Applicant. Good luck to them! Had a great visit to Tuck and really got a feel for the tight-knit family and culture that Tuck is famous for. The Q&A session was informative and the lunch was hosted by current first-year students and they talked about their experiences and answered questions in an informal, no-pressure format. I interviewed with a 2nd year student and it was casual and more of a conversation. However, I don’t think I nailed down the formality dynamic between me Read more
Published: February 11, 2016
Yale SOM Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-campus
The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I had a great experience interviewing at Yale SOM. A second-year student interviewed me and asked very general questions. There were no curveballs. It was quite conversational. I was asked to give a background on my career path, details about my current position, long-term goals, why Yale was a good fit, and what I might want to get involved with at Yale SOM. I was most surprised by how friendly the students were – many SOM students made an effort to Read more
Published: February 9, 2016
IE Business School Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-campus
The following IE Business School interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! The interview took place in an office space the interviewer was borrowing. He was very friendly and easy to speak to. He did not necessarily ask me questions about my résumé, but instead brought up parts of my résumé or essays that he was particular impressed with. He was very open about expressing admiration for my accomplishments and bringing up minute details of my application that demonstrated the thoroughness in their review of my application. Overall the interviewer spoke Read more
Published: February 9, 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! I had really high expectations of the interpersonal skills of Kellogg alum based on reputation of the school but my interviewer was quite dry and robotic, the opposite of what I was expecting. She asked me to go through my résumé position by position for the first 10 minutes, then asked about any leadership examples, why I had worked in the public sector and now wanted an MBA, I was asked to give an example of a failure or mistake at work, Read more
Published: February 8, 2016
INSEAD Interview Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following INSEAD interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was accepted. Congratulations to them! I had two interviews for INSEAD both at local coffee shops. In both interviews it was clear that they wanted to get a sense if I would be a good cultural fit for the school above all else. Both interviewers were very friendly and the interviews felt more like casual conversations rather than interviews. I was asked about my experience with cultural diversity and to name a diversity experience that surprised me. As a student from the US, I was asked Read more
Published: February 8, 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! Overall the interview was very pleasant. The questions were straightforward and conversational, and there were no real surprises. She dug into details here and there. I was expecting a few curveballs based on the interview archives and the video essay practice questions. 1. What do you do at your current position? 2. What led you to your current position? 3. (My work is international so she asked this): What exactly do you do in xx country? Do Read more
Published: February 8, 2016
Wharton Round 2 Interview Invitations Roll Out Today
With the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania scheduled to send out Round 2 interview invitations today, we know many of you are probably anxiously awaiting word. We’re sending you all good luck. According to school representatives, all invitations will go out at once—at 12 p.m. EST—and applicants will receive an email alerting them to check their online account. To help you bide the time as you wait, we thought we’d share some of what LiveWire data told us about Wharton’s Round 1 applicants. In Round 1, 30 percent of applicants who shared their results via LiveWire were accepted to the Class of 2018. Another 66 percent were rejected, and the remaining 4 percent were placed on the waitlist. Of those who got accepted in Round 1, the average GMAT score was 731 and the average GPA was 3.6. Read more
Published: February 8, 2016
Yale SOM Interview Report: Round 2 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I attended Yale’s first Super Interview Day of Round 2. The interview was part of a full day that included a SOM tour, a full Yale campus tour, a presentation from Dean Snyder, a faculty presentation, student panel, and closing reception. Interviews were scheduled throughout the day, starting at 9 AM and ending around 3:30 PM, spaced 45 minutes apart. I was surprised at how many applicants were in attendance (roughly 60) but also with how well all the Read more
Published: February 7, 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.  I interviewed with a recent Haas alum at a local restaurant. The interview was conversational and the interviewer was very friendly. It lasted about an hour. Pretty standard questions, nothing too surprising. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. (asked a few additional questions about college and my job along the way.) 2. Why an MBA? 3. Why Haas? 4. Do you know the defining principles? Explain how you identify with 1 or 2 of them. 5. Tell me 3 things Read more
Published: February 5, 2016
Cornell / Johnson MBA Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following Cornell / Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview with Johnson was a really enjoyable, relaxed conversation with a member of the Adcom. Although I received some questions I wasn’t expecting, nothing was completely out of left field and the interview process wasn’t too stressful. She already had a copy of my résumé on hand. The interview lasted about an hour. Some of the questions I asked included: • Tell me your narrative (I went ahead and used this as a chance to combine the “walk me Read more
Published: February 5, 2016
UT Austin / McCombs Interview Report: Round 2 / Second Year Student / On-Campus
The following UT Austin / McCombs interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Overall, it was very much in line with what the clear admit reports described. I attended a class beforehand, which helped remind me why I applied to UT, and help get myself excited for the interview. The interview was conversational, but at the same time she clearly had a script that she was following with specific questions to ask. I answered her questions for about 30-35 minutes, and then had a pretty brief 5 minute period to ask my question. She asked for my 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 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.
December 27, 2024 12:33am ET
Accepted to Yale SOM
Round: Round 1
Received via phone on December 04, 2024
GPA: 8.8/10
GRE: 337
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: India
Note:

Received 50% scholarship on 20th December.
December 26, 2024 2:34pm ET
Waitlisted at Harvard Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via email on December 09, 2024
GMAT: 770
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Finance
Application Location: Latin America
December 23, 2024 10:00am ET
Accepted to Northwestern / Kellogg
Round: Round 1
Received via email
GMAT: 695
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Taiwan
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