Interviewed with a 2nd year student on what they call “Super Saturday” at Booth (they had about 100 interviews that day). Interviewer was a former IT professional (I think that when possible, they match you up with interviewer from same professional background). The interview went well, had a conversational tone to it, and was really short (30 mins)! For the most part he stuck to standard questions and gave me free reign to talk. He asked questions for about 20 mins, and the rest of the time was spent giving me the opportunity to ask him any questions I had.
Key take-aways:
- Make sure you have a list of points you want to get across in the interview, and touch upon them in your answers.
- Stay true to your story
- Relax relax relax. Body language and demeanor during the interview are as important as the actual answers given.
Some Questions asked:
- Walk me through your resume
- Why an MBA?
- What are your long-term and short-term goals?
- Why now?
- What is it that attracts you about Chicago Booth?
- How will you contribute to Chicago Booth?
- Describe a time when you had to defend your ideas, and how did you do this?
