Interviews
Published: February 23, 2014
Georgetown / McDonough MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
My interview was with an Assistant Director of Admissions. It was a blind interview, so she had not seen my file. I brought a copy of my resume. Questions: 1. Tell me about you personally and professionally 2. Tell me about a leadership experience 3. Tell me about a time you could’ve taken the lead but instead contributed more as a team member –> this was perhaps the question that stumped me a little 4. Tell me about an international experience 5. What is one good piece of advice you’ve received from a leader, mentor
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Published: February 23, 2014
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On Campus
My interview went smoothly, and it lasted for about 30 minutes. The interview atmosphere was better than I expected, and my interview was completed without any problem. My interviewer was friendly as well. These are the questions she asked: – She checked my resume and asked whatever was unclear to her. – She asked me to tell her a few good qualities about myself. – She even asked me how am I going to manage a team if I am given a responsibility. – Then she asked me about my future plans. – She asked me
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Published: February 23, 2014
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
I went to Shanghai for the interview. The first part was a group discussion lasting about 35min. The second part was one-on-one interview with the Adcom. My teammates were very nice, and we had a pretty nice team discussion. Everybody had a chance to talk, but there was one guy who was quite outspoken, taking the role as a leader. He tried to summarize what others had said and gave a 1min presentation at the end. I think the Adcom was quite impressed, and he was admitted. The one-on-one interview was very short. The Adcom asked: 1) What did I
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Published: February 23, 2014
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Second-year student / On-Campus
I interviewed during a visit weekend back in October. My interviewer had not read my profile (blind interviews are pretty standard for on campus), and I was asked to bring a copy of my resume with me. The beginning of the interview was fairly standard: run me through your resume, tell me about a time you resolved conflict, etc. I did get the dreaded “tell me about a moment where you experienced failure.” I think the fact that I wasn’t entirely prepared for that question worked in my favor, as I did not have a canned response that spun a
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Published: February 23, 2014
Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
My HBS Interview was very conversational. Only 1 interviewer – felt like the main objective was making sure that my story made sense and what I said on paper reflected who I was in real life. There was no time for questions at the end. Questions Have you every managed other individuals? Has that been difficult? If I were to get all the junior people you work with in a room, what would they say about you? Strengths? Weaknesses? Tell me more about the retail transaction that you wrote your essay about. What did you learn about the retail market?
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Published: February 23, 2014
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
It was a blind interview with an alumnus in Taipei. We met in a coffee shop of a five-star hotel. The interviewer was very nice and briefly introduced himself at first. He usually interviewed one student in each round and used a notebook to record my answer immediately. I was asked to go through my resume at first and then he asked me some follow-up questions regarding my personal experience. Then I was asked many standard questions such as: 1. Why MBA? 2. Why now? 3. Why Kellogg? 4. What do I want to do after MBA? 5. Give an
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Published: February 23, 2014
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second Year Student / Skype
My in person interview was cancelled due to bad weather, so I ended up doing a Skype Interview. The interviewer was dressed up casually at his apartment. It only lasted 25 minutes. The interviewer asked me: 1. To walk him through my resume 2. Why MBA? Why Now? 3. Why Fuqua? What’s something you like? 4. If you had one minute to appeal to the Admission Committee, what would you say? 5. What makes a good leader? 6. Tell me about an experience where you worked in a team? 7. Your proudest achievement
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Published: February 18, 2014
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
I had my Skype interview with a member of the admissions team. I was extremely nervous, and the interviewer did her best to make me feel at ease. The questions I was asked were: 1. Short-term / Long-term goals post-Tepper. 2. Why Tepper? 3. How do I motivate others in my team? 4. My professional interactions with people from different nationalities. 5. How did I help someone else achieve their professional goals? 6. How would I catch up if other people on my team knew more about something? 7. Interests outside of work.
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Published: February 18, 2014
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
My interview was very laid back and conversational, with a hard stop after 45 minutes. It took place in the Adcom’s office, closed door. The interviewer started by explaining the application process – that my app had already been reviewed once, and would then go to committee once she furnished her interview notes, but that she would NOT be on that committee. She also explicitly noted that their admissions are not rolling, and I would not hear back until the decision deadline. Then she gave me a little bit of background on herself (not a lot, though, as I only
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Published: February 17, 2014
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Second Year Student / On Campus
The interview was blind (the interviewer has seen my resume only) with a second year student. It was very conversational, and the interviewer did a good job making me feel comfortable by asking some questions about my personal interests. Question List: -> Tell me a little about yourself (i.e. Walk me through your resume) -> Why MBA and why MBA now? -> Why Fuqua? -> What are your short-term goals? -> What are your long-term goals? -> What motivates you? -> What do you think of feedback? -> Tell me about a
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Published: February 17, 2014
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
I interviewed with an alumnus in my city. He was blind to my application, but I had sent him my resume prior to meeting, so he was familiar with my background. We began with me telling about myself and walking through my professional experience. Then delved into why MBA/why McCombs. Finally we talked about what I was looking for in an MBA experience. It was very conversational throughout, so it was never structured as really direct questions. My interviewer gave me a lot of leeway to steer the conversation to touch on points that I felt important. We also discussed
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Published: February 17, 2014
UNC / Kenan-Flagler MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
My interview went very well. It flowed much more like a casual conversation than a structured interview. My interviewer started by telling me about himself and the admissions process, then asked me the following questions/prompts (while taking notes directly on the resume that I handed him): 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Tell me about your hometown / did you attend a public or private high school? 3. Do you feel as though your GMAT verbal and quant scores (which he said he had not yet seen), are a good indicator of your academic ability? Why or
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Published: February 17, 2014
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Open Interview Period / 2nd Year Student / On-Campus
The interview at Fuqua was very casual and comfortable. When you set up an interview, you get to choose the timing of your interview and class visit. There were many times when I was with other applicants, and many students would drop in to talk to applicants. I set up my schedule to have lunch with students, attend a class, Q&A with admissions, visit an operations management course, and then conducted my interview. The questions were fairly standard, and the 2nd year student only had the opportunity to look at my resume. See questions below: * Tell me about
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Published: February 17, 2014
Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
My interview was very conversational and friendly. I didn’t stumble and remained positive and enthusiastic throughout. The questions were: 1) Where is your name from? Where did you grow up? Oh really? So are you watching the Olympics then? Hockey? Is that your sport? 2) Why don’t you run me through your resume. 3) So what does your company do? 4) Which business segment at your company would you say is the largest? Was it PE or VC funded? 5) So why are you pursuing an MBA? 6) Why Haas? 7) In your career at your company, could you give
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Published: February 16, 2014
Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
I’ll keep this short and simple. -There were two members of the Adcom in my interview: an interviewer and an observer. -The interviewers cover a lot of ground in 30 minutes: ensure your answers are crisp. Note: I did not receive an offer of admission. (There were also some follow up questions that I omitted here, probing for more information here and there) • Small talk about my travel plans. • Pretend that we were sitting together on the flight over here. Tell me about yourself. • Why did you choose to work at a consulting firm?
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Published: February 16, 2014
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
I interviewed as part of Stern’s Spotlight on Women in Business/Stern’s Women in Business Conference. The first day included a half hour interview with an admissions representative (she was actually a member of Stern’s Office of Career Development who also happened to be a Stern alumna) followed by a coffee chat, Stern Stories: a panel of women discussing their experiences at Stern, evening reception (chance to mingle with fellow interviewees and meet faculty, current students and admissions members), and a ticket to Stern’s weekly Beer Blast. The interview was relatively low pressure: 1) Why Stern? 2) Walk through
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Published: February 16, 2014
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Early action / Second-year student / On-campus
Description of visit and interview atmosphere: I visited the school before the early action deadline and had my interview during the visit. I had also scheduled to attend a class in the morning, followed by lunch with current students. My interview was in the afternoon. I had specifically scheduled my interview on Friday so I could attend “Fuqua Friday” and experience the diverse and super friendly Fuqua community firsthand. The interviews are held in the interview rooms in the admissions lounge. While we, prospective students, waited in the admissions lounge for our interview, I was pleasantly surprised to see how
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Published: February 16, 2014
Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The alumnus was very flexible in finding a time that was convenient for both of us. We met at his office. After brief introductions and small talk, we started into the interview. It was all-around pretty casual, with no big curve-ball questions. There were none of the typical behavioral questions. Most questions focused on my motivation in pursuing an MBA. – Why do you want to get an MBA? – Have you considered whether your goals would be more likely achieved in continuing to gain experience in the industry? (I work in a fairly specialized field to which
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Published: February 12, 2014
UNC / Kenan-Flagler MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus
My interview went really well. Here are the interview questions: 1) My interviewer’s opening question was why an MBA? Why now? 2) What was I most proud of? 3) If I had any regrets or had I made any decisions I wish I could take back. 4) Tell her about a time when I exhibited teamwork. 5) What risks do you see in taking 22 months off from your career to attend a full time MBA program?
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Published: February 12, 2014
Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
Questions asked: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Why MBA? (long discussion) 3. Why at this point in your career? 4. Something you want to change about yourself? 5. Something you’d never change about yourself? 6. Tell me about your undergraduate school. 7. Anything else you want to tell me? 8. Anything you want to ask me? Overall it was a pleasant experience. I was surprised by how friendly the Adcom was.
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Published: February 12, 2014
UVA / Darden MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / Skype
I am an Indian applicant, and I was invited to do a Skype interview with an admissions committee member. For anyone in this particular situation I would strongly suggest that you ensure that you prepare your interview room accordingly. Ensure that the net connection is good and the room in which you are interviewing looks professional. Do some research online and prepare accordingly. Moving on, note that this is a blind interview. The adcom member that I interviewed with had no idea about who I was. In the beginning of the interview she gave me 20 minutes to speak about
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Published: February 12, 2014
UNC / Kenan-Flagler MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
I was interviewed by a member of the Adcom. It was a blind interview. My interviewer was very friendly and amicable. I expected a very conversational style with follow-up questions from my prompts, but the interview was mostly Q/A type. Meaning, she asked me a question and I replied. My response did leave room for follow-up questions, but that was not the case. She asked me a bunch of questions, and the interview concluded with when I should be getting a response. Questions asked-: 1) Resume walkthrough. 2) Career goals 3) Why MBA 4) Why
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Published: February 11, 2014
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The interview was held off-campus (November 23, 2013), with an alumnus who graduated in 2008, in Sao Paulo / Brazil. It was part of a full day of interviews organized by the department of admissions, and lasted about 1h15min. Questions asked: 1. Walk me through your resume (asked several questions on my CV, focusing on skills I developed in each job and career changes) 2. Tell me about a situation when you learned something from someone different from you 3. Hobbies? 4. Tell me about a situation when you failed 5. What are your short- and
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Published: February 11, 2014
MIT Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
I was not living too far away from the campus (about a 2 hour drive), and thus I visited the campus an hour before the time of my interview. The atmosphere was good similar to any good school. And especially the interviewing room was even better. Earlier I thought that the interview might take too much time as I had heard from others that sometimes many questions are asked. But in my case, it was not so long and I was done in just around 15 minutes. The interviewer checked my resume at first and asked things which he wanted
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Published: February 11, 2014
MIT Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
My interviewer began the questions by asking me to explain what my prior employer does, my contributions there and why I decided to move to my current job. Then she asked why MBA now and why Sloan. She followed up with whether I would return to my employer after graduation, and I told her my manager is open to it and I am definitely open to it. Then she asked three behavioral questions – a time when I had to rally a team and a time when I had to say “no” to a boss. Then she asked about a
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