I interviewed at Darden with a member of the admissions staff. She interviewed me without referring to a resume or any other information, so the interview was completely blind–she just knew my name. The question that she asked was: “Tell me your story and specify why you made your choices and what you learned.” During the story she asked me follow up questions about specifics: based on what criteria did you select Darden, what specific skills are you looking to gain by attending Darden (the “advance business skills” answer was too general, so I had to add a few). Some of the follow up questions were a bit odd with an American bias.
The interview lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes (I was the only person interviewing yesterday) and my overall impression of the interview is positive. Although, I would have preferred an interview with a student or an alumnus, since they would have more information about various aspects of the actual school experience rather than information about the admission process and school’s marketing info which is widely available.
