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Home » MBA News » Interviews » Interview Questions & Reports » Columbia Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: J-Term / Alumnus / Off-campus

Columbia Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: J-Term / Alumnus / Off-campus

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Published: March 7, 2019 by Clear Admit

My Columbia Business School interview was in a coffee shop with an Alumnus that graduated MBA 2018. The atmosphere was relaxed but a bit noisy.

Questions

  1. Why MBA
  2. Why now
  3. What happens if you don’t get into Columbia
  4. Walk me through your resume.
  5. How will I engage with the Columbia community, what clubs I would join.
  6. Challenges I face during work.

Interviewer seemed disengaged and didn’t know much about Columbia’s “recruiting” events for prospective students. Also didn’t know much about the Healthcare program though she was a part of it.

Advice

Read cues and notice when you are oversharing / too enthusiastic and need to back off.

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Schools: Columbia
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