I interviewed with a second year student. He was originally from Japan. He was very friendly and we developed great rapport, but he was difficult to understand at times.
He asked a lot of the standard questions. Many of which he was clearly reading off a document.
- Walk me through resume.
- Why MBA?
- Why now?
- Why Wharton?
- Short and long term goals
- How would I contribute to Wharton?
He asked me a number of questions related to my answers. I’m an entrepreneur with an office in India. The interviewer asked a lot about my experiences in India. He asked me about the cultural and professional differences, how I instill our culture in India, difficulties in dealing with India. He also asked me what I would change about my business.
Something that took me by surprise was the room I was interviewed in. The room was probably about 4×6 and contained no windows or decoration, just a table and two chairs.
The interview was fairly informal and conversational. I came away feeling pretty good about how it went. There were no surprises. He seemed to stick to the guidelines the adcom provided and just drilled down into items that he was interested in.
