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
UVA / Darden
via email.
GPA: 5.8.
GMAT: 760.
United States.
Interview Invite
to
Dartmouth / Tuck
via email.
GMAT: 740.
Rejected
at
Columbia
via email.
GPA: 3.43.
GMAT: 700.
USA.
Accepted
to
HEC Paris
via phone.
GPA: 3.
Chile.
Interview Invite
to
Yale SOM
via email.
GPA: 3.74.
NYC.
Interview Invite
to
London Business School
via email.
GPA: 3.7.
GMAT: 760.
Canada.
Interview Invite
to
U. Chicago Booth
via email.
GPA: 3.7.
GMAT: 760.
Canada.
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Relatively casual, friendly, informational environment. Interviewed with a second-year student who had similar interests/career experiences to mine — I’m not sure if that was on purpose or coincidence. He asked very “typical” questions:
Tell me about yourself
Teamwork example
Leadership example
Influencing another individual example
Career path
Why Kellogg
Any questions for me? ( I came prepared with 5 questions to ask the interviewer and we talked through all of them)
Altogether the interview lasted ~45 mins. The conversation felt as if it was mostly a “screener” to ensure I had basic social skills, could articulate my goals, and could express a genuine interest in Kellogg.
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