My interview was very pleasant, although a bit harder than my HBS interview surprisingly. The interview lasted for an hour and 15 minutes, which I think is probably much longer than usual. The interview was very friendly, and I felt very comfortable. It seemed like the interviewer had a set of questions in mind to ask me before I arrived. The interviewer was also very honest and gave me a positive evaluation of what he thought my fit for the school would be. He also walked me through the steps of the admissions process.
Questions (in no particular order):
- Walk me through your resume.
- What are your strengths/weaknesses?
- Why an MBA? What do you hope to gain from this experience?
- Why Wharton?
- Have you visited the campus?
- What other schools are you applying to?
- Describe a time when you failed.
- Give some leadership examples.
- Describe an ethical dilemma.
- Describe a time when you didn’t get along with a team member. How did you handle it?
- Describe a time when you disagreed with a manager. How did you handle it?
- What are your outside interests?
- What is your definition/idea of success?
- Give some teamwork examples.
- What are your career goals?
- Describe a time when you were having problems with a manager that you were working with. How did you handle it?
- Describe a time when you motivated someone.
