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Published: January 12, 2016
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I was interviewed via Skype by an Adcom member. She was very friendly and keen on getting me relaxed before the interview. She started by thanking me for showing interest and applying to UNC Kenan-Flagler and also thanked me for waiting up for the interview since I am international student based outside the USA. She showed me a copy of my CV and stated that she had not seen my application yet. Th following questions were asked: Read more
Published: January 11, 2016
UNC Kenan-Flagler Interview Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewed by an adcom member. He is super friendly and super awesome guy. Though every interviewer says that it would be conversational and friendly chat, this guy takes it to another level. I literally felt like sitting in a coffee shop, chatting with an old pal! Some of the questions were very unexpected questions, but none caught me off-guard as they were simple questions about me. He started off by greeting, saying a few comforting sentences. Then he asked Read more
Published: January 11, 2016
UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 Health Care Management applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was a Health Care Management (HCM) applicant and had two interviews: one with a second-year student, and one with the HCM director, June Kinney. My student interview included the standard Wharton group interview and a brief one-on-one with the second-year after. The group interview was with ~six other applicants, with two second-year moderators/observers. We were emailed a prompt with our interview invitation (prompt: acting as a student at Wharton, plan a conference Read more
Published: January 11, 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! Met with two admissions counselors. They were friendly but the atmosphere was definitely a formal interview. Here are some of the questions I was asked: -Ice breaker for unique résumé item -Walk me through your résumé / work experience. -Why MBA? -Why Stern? -Leadership examples -Give an example of interpersonal communication -Example of a time you have failed -3 brands you admire, 3 companies you would want to Read more
Published: January 10, 2016
UCLA Anderson Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / Skype
The following UCLA Anderson interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Read more
Published: January 10, 2016
Admissions Director Shares Details on HBS Round 2 Interview Invitations, Hub Cities
If you submitted an application last week as part of Round 2 at Harvard Business School (HBS), you can expect to receive either an interview invitation or a ding by February 3rd. As promised, Managing Director of MBA Admissions and Financial Aid Dee Leopold shared details about HBS Round 2 interview invitations in a recent post to her Director’s Blog on Friday. A first wave of HBS Round 2 interview invitations will go out on January 27th, she wrote, with a second wave following on February 3rd. “All candidates not being invited to interview will receive notice of their ‘release’ on February 3rd,” Leopold added. Read more
Published: January 10, 2016
Yale SOM Interview Report: Round 2 / Video Interview
The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Read more
Published: January 5, 2016
Columbia Business School Interview Report: Regular Decision / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The following Columbia Business School interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Regular Decision applicant. Read more
Published: January 4, 2016
Vote Now for the Best MBA Interview Report for December ’15
Back in November we put out a call for the best MBA interview reports, and you responded in droves! We received more than 50 quality reports from the applicant community, and for that we thank you! Read more
Published: January 3, 2016
Stanford MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
The following Stanford MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Read more
Published: January 3, 2016
MIT Sloan Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hotel
The following MIT Sloan interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Read more
Published: January 2, 2016
UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / Adcom
The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Read more
Published: December 30, 2015
MIT Sloan Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following MIT Sloan interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted with scholarship. Congratulations to them! I interviewed on-campus. It was fairly difficult to find the building that admissions is in so I would definitely recommend getting there early and leaving yourself a good buffer. The actual interview was conducted in the adcom’s individual office. We sat across from each other with a table between us – it was very relaxed. The interview was not blind – the interviewer will have a good idea of who you are and will begin to Read more
Published: December 29, 2015
MIT Sloan Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following MIT Sloan interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was waitlisted. I interviewed on-campus towards the later end of the interview period. My interviewer was familiar with my application – mentioning specific aspects of it – and also had it up digitally. The overall interview was very professional and friendly. 1. Tell me about your decision to switch companies. What was the biggest challenge? 2. What would you say is your most significant accomplishment? 3. How did you act when someone differed from your opinion? Read more
Published: December 22, 2015
NYU / Stern Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The following NYU / Stern interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! I arrived about a half hour early. The adcom was also on time and we got off right away. It started casual: she asked me if I had been there before and if I had plans to do any other activities there (I did lunch with a student and took a class, both recommended). Then she took out my résumé started asking questions about it, but I took the initiative and told her I’d be better if I described Read more
Published: December 21, 2015
UCLA Anderson Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / Skype
The following UCLA Anderson interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was waitlisted. This was a blind interview. The questions I was asked seemed pretty standard: 1. Tell me about your education and career path to this point in your life (He had my resume in front of him and I walked him through it). 2. Why do you want to pursue an MBA? 3. What interests you about the career move you want to make? (After telling him I want an MBA to get into consulting.) 3. What Read more
Published: December 21, 2015
Berkeley / Haas Interview Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / On-Campus
The following Berkeley / Haas interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I was paired with a recent alum (’14) with a similar background in international development. She had only reviewed my résumé, and asked me pretty standard get-to-know-you questions at the onset. We talked through my career and community leadership experience thus far, and then jumped right to “Why Haas?” She prodded specifically at which classes I wanted to take right away and which seemed like they’d be the most challenging given my non-traditional background. She Read more
Published: December 20, 2015
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Off-Campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. I had an off-campus interview with Kellogg conducted at a coffee shop off-campus. My interviewer had vast international experience and even just the introductions were quite impressive. Kellogg gives you the contact information of your interviewer in advance, so if you are interviewing off-campus, I would strongly recommend researching their background. The interview itself was very much standard. There was a lot of conversation around Northwestern’s focus on ‘growth mindset’ and it seems as if alumni are still very well connected with Read more
Published: December 20, 2015
Michigan / Ross MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Student / Campus
The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Ross put on by far the most holistic interview day experience. The night before the event, they hold a welcome dinner with fellow admitted students. While the networking is interesting, I would suggest skipping this if you are coming in from out of town, as there are no admissions personnel present and interviews start bright and early the next morning at 8AM. The entire admissions staff gives presentations throughout the morning, followed by two rounds of student-run individual interviews. These interviews are Read more
Published: December 20, 2015
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
The following MIT Sloan MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I had the interview in Hong Kong with an admission officer. It was NOT a blind interview – the admission officer has read the whole application package. It was a 45 minutes session with 30 minutes of interview and 15 minutes of Q&A. The interview was very conversational and went well. 1. Any update in your application since submission? 2. What do you do in your current job? 3. Career Goal/Why Sloan/why Read more
Published: December 20, 2015
IU / Kelley MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Student / Campus
The following IU / Kelley MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. This was a very informal interview which took place in a small meeting room adjacent to the admissions office. The interview was conducted by a second year student who seemed very enthusiastic about the program. Questions were very straight-forward with an emphasis on personal fit and career objectives. The student seemed very much impressed and wrote quite a bit when I brought up conversation points on Kelley’s academy program, as this is a favorite amongst students. I would not stress all too Read more
Published: December 20, 2015
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 who was waitlisted. Interviewed with an alumni in Singapore. It lasted about 75 minutes. The interviewer was very friendly and we started the interview with some chat on my family and campus visit. 1. Conflict in the team 2. Weaknesses? 3. Short and long term career goal 4. Why MBA/Kellogg? 5. How can I contribute to Kellogg? 6. A situation to make a decision without enough information 7. A situation about ethical dilemma Read more
Published: December 17, 2015
UPenn / Wharton Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! My day at Wharton started with lunch in a large classroom. I was able to network with a few current students, and more importantly, other applicants. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND being chatty with a bunch of the applicants. As it turns out, I was able to network with every single person that ended up being in my group, which made for a pleasant and more comfortable experience. You have time in the admissions office both before and after lunch as Read more
Published: December 17, 2015
Duke / Fuqua MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-campus
The following Duke / Fuqua MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I arrived on campus and waited in the lobby to be interviewed. My original interviewer did not show up, so the “backup” for the time-slot was asked to cover – I was impressed with their scheduling that they were able to fix the problem so quickly. The new interviewer had not seen my résumé (it appears the original interviewer had prepared some questions in advance), and so the interview became very conversational, with them asking Read more
Published: December 17, 2015
Northwestern / Kellogg MBA Interview Report: Round 1 / First-year student / On-campus
The following Northwestern / Kellogg MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who admitted. Congratulations to them! I interviewed on a Saturday with a student. They say students have as much pull as admissions folks, but if you really want an adcom, definitely interview during the week. I did the Preview Day on Friday – it was lovely. I totally fell in love with Kellogg. It was so well-run and the people were awesome. It also helped provided me with great content for the interview. I highly recommend attending. About 10 of Read more

MBA Applywire

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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.
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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
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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).
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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?
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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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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
November 22, 2024 8:34pm ET
Rejected at SMU Cox
Round: Round 1
Received via portal on November 21, 2024
GPA: 3.89/4
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Target Career: Consulting
Application Location: Asia
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