I interviewed on campus at Wharton on November 17, I also interviewed with the Associate Dean of the Health Care Management Program. Prior to going in to the interview, a couple current first year students chatted with the interviewees and answered questions about Wharton and the interview process. One student made a point to emphasize that the interview is just one data point in the application. I found the general interview to be very conversational and friendly. Some of the questions asked included:
- Please walk me through your resume and highlight how you ended up here
- Why did you choose your undergraduate university?
- Why did you decide to go to that specific study abroad program?
- Why current firm?
- What are your main responsibilities?
- Why did you leave your first job?
- Why MBA?
- Why Wharton?
- What are you immediate post-MBA plans, and long-term career goals?
- What do you think you would contribute to Wharton? In the classroom and outside?
- Anything else you would like to add that was not covered in the interview or the application?
Following a lunch with four current Health Care students and three other candidates, where the current students were very candid in discussing a wide range of topics, including the application process, the interview and the curriculum. The health care interview was also very conversational, but had more focused questions about the health care industry and my specific background. The second half of the interview was primarily a discussion about what the Health Care Management major could offer both in the classroom and through extracurricular activities.
