I interviewed at UCLA as part of Super Saturday before end of Round 2 interview deadline. The day started off with a Information session from 9am – 10am. The adcom mentioned that there were a lot of people interviewing on the day and all the interviews will be conducted by either alumni or students. After the information session, we were asked to hang around the admissions office where first year students were available to mingle with us and answer any questions. I think this was a nice touch by the school to help the applicants to learn more about the program and also relax before the interview. The students also offered impromptu school tours. I have visited the campus before and highly recommend sitting in a class and talking to students to get a better idea of the program and students.
My interviewer was an alum and was very friendly. I was asked to go over my Resume and cover the “why’s” behind some important decisions I took. Then came the “Why MBA/now” followed by “Why Anderson and how it fits into my goals”. Next, I was asked a couple of questions on team situations and how I handled it. Then, I was asked about outside interests before wrapping up with Questions for the interviewer. Since there are a series of interviews, staying on schedule was important and I think mine was right around 30 mts. I didn’t get any feedback or clues on how I did (maybe I didn’t do well), but it was very casual and straight forward questions with no curveballs. My interactions with the students, alumni and the adcom have been wonderful and I think Anderson is a great place. Waiting for good news 🙂
