The interview started on-time and lasted for about an hour. The estimated interview time is 45 min. My interviewer worked in my target industry, so we had quite a bit in common. It started out as a general conversation re: each of our backgrounds, and I had 2 minutes to talk about myself. The interviewer was fair and didn’t ask any underhanded questions. It was very straight forward. I discussed where I came from, where I’m at, and where I see myself going (and why). Besides the typical career questions, I was asked what I enjoy doing outside of work, to describe a leadership challenge at work and how I addressed it, describe a good vs. bad manager, what I do our of intellectual curiosity, ethical dilemma and how I resolved it, and some other general interview questions. After about 45 minutes of discussion and his asking me questions, I was given the opportunity to ask him some questions.
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Interview Invite
to
Dartmouth / Tuck
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
February 07, 2026
Standardized Test:
GRE
GPA:
2.96
GRE:
317
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Energy,
Real Estate
Target Career:
Entrepreneurship
Application Location:
Colombia, Bogota
February 12, 2026 10:01am ET
Interview Invite
to
Berkeley / Haas
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
February 09, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
2.8
GMAT:
665
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Consulting
Application Location:
San Francisco
February 11, 2026 11:59pm ET
Interview Invite
to
UCLA Anderson
Round:
Round 2
Received via
portal
on
January 28, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
3.23
GMAT:
665
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Finance,
Commercial Banking
Application Location:
Thailand
Note:
GMAT Focus
February 11, 2026 11:56pm ET
Interview Invite
to
Carnegie Mellon / Tepper
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
on
January 13, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
3.23
GMAT:
665
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Finance,
Commercial Banking
Application Location:
Thailand
Note:
GMAT Focus
February 11, 2026 7:48pm ET
Interview Invite
to
USC / Marshall
Round:
Round 2
Received via
email
February 11, 2026
Standardized Test:
GMAT
GPA:
3.46
GMAT:
645
Program Type:
Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career:
Finance,
Diversified,
Corporate
Application Location:
Asia