I met with an alumna who was very nice and personable. She interacted with me throughout the interview, giving me feedback when she liked my answers and sharing her own experiences. The first half hour was mostly her asking me questions, the last fifteen minutes was her answering my questions.
I was surprised that there weren’t that many questions asked, but they were almost all ones where you had to give specific examples. Below are ALL the questions I was asked:
- What brought you here? (applying for business school)
- Why stanford?
- Talk about a time you encountered a problem you had to overcome.
- Time when a leader fell short and you had to step up and lead.
- Time when you’ve been challenged as a leader and what you learned from it.
- Talk about a time when your values were challenged and you had to consult your moral compass.
- Time when you wanted to give up and how you motivated yourself to keep going.
- A book I’d recommend that I’ve read recently.
- What questions do you have for me?
The Stanford alumna was so great. Definitely sold me even more on the school (if that’s even possible).
