Interviews
Texas McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Current Student / Zoom
I had an interview for 45 min with a current McCombs student and then a 5-10 min Q&A. Interview was conversational and resume-based. 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. TMAT where you had to solve a unique problem. What did you learn from it? 3. What was the major... Read more »
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
This interview was on a Super Day full of interviews on 11/4/22 for Round 1. It lasted only 30 minutes as they have a lot of interviews to go through that day. You will be brought into the interview rooms on the first floor of Evans Hall. The list of... Read more »
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
Invited to interview in person at Evans Hall. The day began with a tour of the facilities with all the applicants assigned their own interview timeslot. As the day went on people made their way to the lounge where they were then invited into one of a number of interview... Read more »
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Type of interview: 2nd-year Student, resume-based interview List of interview questions: - What aspect of SOM drove you to apply here? - What’s the impact you want to drive in the community? - Why do you want an MBA? - What gets you the most excited in the MBA journey?... Read more »
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
My AdCom interviewer was very nice and started the interview in a relaxed, conversational way. There was not much back and forth as it was the interviewer asking questions with me answering. Some of the questions were based off my answer to the previous question. We ended the interview right... Read more »
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / AdCom / Zoom
Description/location of visit and/or interview atmosphere: Zoom Resume-based with AdCom. From the beginning, she was very friendly and laid out the ground really well. List of interview questions: a) Tell me about yourself. b) Why Booth? c) Why do you believe you have a fit with the school? d) Why... Read more »
Interview Report Round-Up: Northwestern Kellogg, NYU Stern, UCLA Anderson, UVA Darden
Welcome to another edition of Interview Report Roundup. This week, we're catching up on MBA admissions interview reports that applicants have shared to the Clear Admit Interview Archive. A Round 1 applicant to UCLA /Anderson chose a Zoom interview and faced the following questions: Then we saw the first on-campus... Read more »
Duke Fuqua Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / AdCom / Zoom
School/Date/Admissions Round: Duke Fuqua/Jan 4th/2nd Round Description/location of visit and/or interview atmosphere: Virtual interview (Zoom) Type of interview (alum/adcom/first- or second-year student, resume-based vs. application-based): AdCom (very friendly), resume-based List of interview questions: a. Why MBA? Why now? b. Why Fuqua? c. What can you add to the incoming class?... Read more »
INSEAD MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
It was an online interview that lasted about 40 minutes. It was more of a conversation and less of a formal interview. Some key questions that were asked: 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Why MBA? 3) What do you know about INSEAD? 4) Are you applying to other schools?... Read more »
London Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interview was conducted over Zoom with an alumnus who was in the same time zone (United States East Coast). Interviewer had reviewed my resume and had a few questions about my experience. Most questions centered around why MBA/why now/why LBS and how I work in a team (How do I... Read more »
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
45 min interview in a coffee shop in Seattle by a Booth Alumni who worked at Amazon as a Finance Manager. A bit strict vibe, but mostly conversational. Music in coffee shop was a bit too loud and there few many people there so got a bit distracted. Questions -... Read more »
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interviewer had read the entire application in detail (including details I had mentioned only in the application form) and had done basic research on some of the niche parts of my work. The questions were not technical, but did try to gauge basic understanding of the industry. I felt... Read more »
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student & Adcom / Zoom
I interviewed at Wharton on November 13th, 2022 via Zoom. The interview consisted of two parts - a 60 minute Team Based Discussion (TBD) along with a 10 minute 1:1 interview with a second-year Wharton MBA student. There were 5 other students in my virtual interview in a common Zoom... Read more »
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
Overall the alum wasn't responsive in the email. It took them two days to respond to my initial email to set up a meeting arrangement. So once that was finally set, I didn't hear from him. He showed up a little late to the meeting, and he did apologize; however,... Read more »
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
It was just me and a second-year student in a small room. The questions were heavily focused on my experience and what I wanted to get out of Booth. The big surprise was them asking me about what I can bring to the institution and the student body, something Booth... Read more »
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The interview was the most pleasant experience I had during my application journey. It was highly conversational, and they did not want to look through a copy of my resume. You will be in the driver's seat to take the conversation where you want other than a few guiding questions.... Read more »
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview felt like a rapid-fire round of questions, and there weren't any questions tailored to my application. Most questions were along expected lines based on the interview reports I have read, but there was a question on working with incomplete data, which I had not come across in any previous... Read more »
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interview atmosphere was relaxed, and definitely very conversational! Nothing radically surprising that popped up during the interview. See below for questions: 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. How do you prioritize your time? (Follow up: how will you prioritise your time between academics, networking and social life at Booth?) 3.... Read more »
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview was very conversational and was conducted by a member of the admissions committee. Based on the interview reports I had read, I was expecting to be challenged on my short-term goals and recruiting strategy, but that part of the interview felt tougher than expected. So my number 1 tip... Read more »
Interview Report Round-Up: Chicago Booth, Michigan Ross, MIT Sloan, UNC Kenan-Flagler
Welcome to another edition of Interview Report Roundup in which we highlight the MBA admissions interview reports that applicants have shared recently to the Clear Admit Interview Archive. Over Zoom, a Round 1 applicant to UNC Kenan-Flagler reported the following questions from their adcom interviewer: A candidate for MIT Sloan... Read more »
