The MBA degree provides candidates with the tools, skills, networks and opportunities to advance their current career or switch their career path in a new direction. For those looking to use the degree to expand their career opportunities, understanding which business school programs provide the greatest access to which careers is critical.
The MBA interview—the nail-biting, stomach-churning, sleep-robbing component of the MBA application process that ties some applicants up in knots—is upon us.
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Profiles and admissions decisions submitted in real time by applicants to leading MBA programs, providing a continuously updated feed of who is getting in where.
Accepted
to
HEC Paris
via phone.
GMAT: 670.
Accepted
to
UVA / Darden
via phone.
GPA: 2.97.
GMAT: 720.
Houston.
Interview Invite
to
UT Austin / McCombs
via email.
GPA: 3.6.
GMAT: 710.
India.
Accepted
to
Columbia
via email.
GPA: 6.
GMAT: 740.
India.
Interview Invite
to
Yale SOM
via email.
GPA: 3.56.
USA.
Interview Invite
to
UVA / Darden
via email.
GPA: 3.88.
Nigeria.
Interview Invite
to
UVA / Darden
via email.
GPA: 3.85.
GMAT: 730.
Florida.
Profiles and school selections in real-time by applicants to leading MBA programs, providing a continuously updated feed of who is choosing which schools based on their options.
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Had two alumni interviews in Toronto. One was at the alumni’s office, the other at a hotel lobby nearby the others office. Both interviews were laid back and conversational. Both began with tell me about your career path so far, your reasons for doing an MBA, and your intended career trajectory. Both also asked ‘why INSEAD over another school?’ While both these lines of questioning were expected, I was surprised there weren’t any technical or situational questions. This led me to believe that INSEAD would rather qualitatively get to know their candidates in the interview process and have already vetted them quantitatively through other parts of the application process.
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