I was interviewed by two people, one interviewer and one scribe. The scribe was a member of the admissions committee and the interviewer was a director at HBS. The scribe only spoke at the start and end of the interview to say hello and goodbye. The questions were very specific and resume based. There were no really general questions, it was almost as if I was talking about my job with someone who works in the same industry. They asked a lot of very specific questions about my job and experiences. I had multiple positions before I applied and I was expecting to talk mostly about my most recent job, but she focused her questions on the job I had before my current one which surprised me. She also asked me a lot about my post-MBA goals and when I had mentioned a large tech company she mentioned a big recent controversy with that company and what my thoughts were on that. I’d say its really hard to bullsh*t this sort of interview. I’d say make sure you can talk at length and elaborate on every single detail mentioned in your application, even if its really small. Honestly, I loved the experience since it felt like I was talking to a new coworker rather than an awkward interview set up.
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Accepted
to
Columbia
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
on
July 19, 2024
GRE:
321
Program Type:
January Intake
Post MBA Career Name:
Other
Application Location:
Latam
Note:
June 10th - Submitted application
July 2nd - Interview invitation received
July 10th - Interviewed (alum)
July 19th - Accepted via email (I couldn't answer the call)
July 24, 2024 8:46pm ET
Accepted
to
Columbia
Round:
Rolling Admissions
Received via
phone
July 24, 2024
Program Type:
January Intake
Post MBA Career Name:
Healthcare
Application Location:
East Asia
Note:
GMAT Focus 655
applied 18th June
interviewed 15th July
accepted 25th July
July 23, 2024 3:47pm ET
Rejected from Waitlist
at
Vanderbilt / Owen
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
on
July 19, 2024
GPA:
2.85
GMAT:
620
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
July 23, 2024 10:39am ET
Accepted from Waitlist
to
UPenn / Wharton
Round:
Round 1
Received via
email
July 23, 2024
GMAT:
710
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career Name:
Entrepreneurship
Note:
Received email on portal update. Sent three updates and two endorsement letters. Last update sent was last week.
July 22, 2024 2:49pm ET
Accepted
to
Columbia
Round:
Round 1
Received via
phone
July 22, 2024
GMAT:
704
Program Type:
January Intake
Post MBA Career Name:
Other
Application Location:
Argentina