UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

Published: November 17, 2024

It was a very friendly interview that lasted about 40 minutes. 1. She walked me through how the interview is structured. 2. Started with my 5-10 minutes narrative on “tell me about yourself.” 3. She asked some follow-up questions: – Why do you want to go into that industry? – Why Darden? – Tell me about a challenge you had professionally and what you did to overcome it. 4. Wrap up with some questions from my end – I asked two questions. No curveball questions. Again, very friendly so I was a bit nervous Read more

Published: October 29, 2024

UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Decision / Adcom / On-Campus

– Tell me about yourself/walk me through your resume (she straight up said take 5-7 mins to walk me through your resume/story/tell me about yourself so its a bit longer than most schools). – Why MBA? – Asked about some career transitions I had made. – Short-term & Long-term Goals? – Why Darden? – Tell me a time you had a challenging situation at work. – What do you like to do for fun? – Tell me about a time you worked with someone different than you. Read more

Published: October 29, 2024

UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

Great virtual interview with a really friendly member of the adcom via Zoom. Lasted 45mins and was broadly structured around the following questions (although it was very conversational and free-flowing across multiple smaller topics as well): – Provide a 10-minute overview of your career and academic history. – Discuss a challenging situation in the workplace, and how you managed it. – Describe your experience with diversity in the workplace. – Why do you want an MBA and how does this align with your career aspirations? – Why Darden? There was then an opportunity for any follow-on Read more