Have an interview coming up?
Get the school-specific advice and strategy, a comprehensive list of sample questions, and in-depth analysis you need to ace your MBA interview.
Texas McCombs Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Very casual environment, allowed for open conversation between and after questions. Interviewer was very friendly and shared about her background and experience with McCombs.
Questions were essentially the same as another poster here, though not in this exact order.
1. Take me through your professional journey.
2. Tell me about a time you had to come up with a unique solution to a business problem.
3. What is the biggest challenge you’ve experienced in your professional career?
4. What’s a surprise that you’ve had in your career in the last couple years (during COVID)?
5. What are your short-term and long-term goals?
6. What are the top 3 companies you would like to work for?
7. What is your plan B, if the short-term goal doesn’t work out?
8. Why MBA? Why now?
9. Tell me about a time you worked with someone having a different perspective. How did that change your perspective?
10. Why McCombs?
11. What did you learn about yourself from the application process?
13. What are the strong & weakest part of your application?
14. Tell me a piece of constructive criticism you received? What did you do to overcome it?
15. What do you do in your free time?
16. Is there anything you would like the admission committee to know?
17. Questions for me?
About the Author
Clear Admit
Clear Admit is the leading resource for top-tier MBA candidates.
Featured Schools
Goizueta Business School - Emory University
| CLASS SIZE | 110-150 |
| % Women | 33% |
| 80% GMAT Range | 640-740 |
| % International | 50% |
Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management - Cornell University
| TWO-YEAR CLASS SIZE | 303 |
| FEMALE | 39% |
| MEDIAN GMAT | 710 |
| MEDIAN GPA | 3.30 |
The Paul Merage School of Business - University of California, Irvine
| Class Size | 51 |
| FEMALE | 47% |
| Mean GMAT | 660 |
| Mean GPA | 3.47 |
Lauder Institute of Management & International Studies
| Class Size | 75 |
| % Women | 43% |
| % International or Dual Citizens | 64% |
