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
Columbia
via portal.
GMAT: 730.
Accepted
to
Columbia
via phone.
GPA: 3.6.
GMAT: 760.
NYC.
Rejected
at
U. Chicago Booth
via portal.
GPA: 3.87.
GMAT: 750.
India.
Interview Invite
to
UT Austin / McCombs
via email.
Latam.
Interview Invite
to
Stanford GSB
via email.
GPA: 3.8.
GMAT: 750.
Southwest USA.
Waitlisted
at
UVA / Darden
via portal.
Accepted
to
UVA / Darden
via email.
GPA: 5.8.
GMAT: 760.
United States.
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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The interview was very friendly and conversational. Fairly conventional and nothing particularly surprising, though it was highly tailored to my resume and background. There was definitely a strong focus on why Cornell specifically and it seemed like the interviewer was trying to assess my interest in the school. I definitely got the sense that Johnson has a strong and tight-knit culture from how the interviewer interacted with me and talked about his experience.
Questions:
1. Walk me through your resume.
2. Why are you getting an MBA?
3. Why Cornell Johnson?
4. Have you spoken with any students in brand management? (I indicated an interest in it.)
5. Talk about a time when you addressed and overcame a challenge.
6. How did you choose to take the next steps that you did after COVID disrupted your job?
7. Do you have any questions for me?
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