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.
Only five main questions asked (follow up questions in brackets):Why MBA? (Asked if I know what companies/positions)
Why Rice? (added questions of if I’ve visited campus, talked to students)
How will I decide between the schools I am given acceptances to?
How will I contribute to the school? (asked if I do any community work)
Diversity at work? (asked some more of how I view diversity as it is important to Rice)
Anything else I’d like to tell admissions?The questions took about 15 minutes, very quick.
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Accepted
to
IESE
via email.
GPA: 3.50.
GMAT: 680.
Brazil.
Accepted
to
IESE
via email.
GMAT: 710.
Chile.
Accepted
to
IESE
via email.
GPA: 3.0.
GMAT: 680.
Brasil.
Rejected
at
Yale SOM
via portal.
India.
Accepted
to
London Business School
via phone.
India.
Waitlisted
at
Yale SOM
via email.
GMAT: 730.
Colombia.
Waitlisted
at
Columbia
via portal.
GPA: 3.8.
New Delhi, India.
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As the coronavirus / COVID-19 sweeps the globe, MBA applicants are asking some probing questions. We have already touched on how the virus has impacted testing, recruiting, and fairs, and we have al
50 Minute interview that was resume based. (2 mins Introduction, 45 Mins Interview, 3 mins my questions)
Questions (All Behavioral)
– Tell me about when you added value.
– Tell me about a time you demonstrated innovative leadership.
– Tell me about a time when you had to consider a perspective that was not your own. How does it shape your perspective now?
– When was a time you disagreed with the path your manager was taken? How did you address the difference?
– When was a time you went above and beyond when you didn’t have to?
– What is a piece of feedback you’ve received in your career that you still carry with you?
– What is your short-term goal? (I used this as my opportunity to talk about “Why Ross”)
My interview’s internet went out twice, but I still think we connected and I was able to get my message across.
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