Both my Harvard and Wharton interviews were on campus and had an extremely relaxed vibe. At Wharton I met with a second year student. The interview lasted a strict half hour, which included a few minutes of introduction and time for my questions at the end. In general, I experienced the following line of questioning:
- Resume walk through
- Why MBA
- Why Wharton
- What’s the plan post-MBA
- Extracurriculars (now and what I planned to do on campus)
I was also given specific questions about how I deal with team conflict as a leader. Most importantly, I felt that Wharton and Harvard used the interviews as a “jerk test”. It seemed easy to bond with the interviewer and therefore mandatory to do so. When I was accepted I got a very nice note from my interviewer.
