The following U. Chicago Booth interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. This was a blind interview off-campus in a hub city with a 2014 alum. all they had beforehand was my résumé. My interviewer was super-friendly, and the location they picked was a lot more casual than I was expecting. 1.…
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The following London Business School interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I recently interview with an alumnus for Round 2. The LBS e-mail said the interview would last from anywhere between 1 to 2 hours. The reviewer had my application, so it was not a blind…
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The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by an Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I completed my interview on campus with a second year student. The interview was my last event of the day following a class visit and building tour. Everyone I met was especially friendly and welcoming including…
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The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by an Early Decision applicant. When you arrive on the admissions floor, you sit in groups on the couches with the other people interviewing and a first year student who you can ask questions to. After about 20 minutes, the second year students who are…
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The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by an Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I had my Duke Fuqua interview last week over Skype and it was a very relaxed conversation. It was with a member of Fuqua’s admissions office but he had not read my application. It was a…
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The following Duke / Fuqua interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by an Round 1 applicant who was waitlisted. Good luck to them! I was interviewed by an alumni of the school. We met at a cafe near the alumni’s work place. The interview was conducted blind, i.e. the interviewer was only exposed to my CV. The…
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The following U. Chicago Booth interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I attended a campus visit event and interviewed at Booth with a second-year student. The event was great and allowed us to get to know current students, faculty, and the overall learning environment at Booth. Everything…
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Perhaps the most common question students ask about the GMAT is some variation of “how many hours per week do I need to study for the GMAT?” and “how long should I study for the GMAT?” And while these questions aren’t completely off base, they’re at least somewhat misguided. The key to studying for the…
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The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. It was very conversational and the whole interview was in Portuguese. She wanted to get to know me and things I’ve done in the past. It was exactly what I expected, no question that I haven’t prepared before. It lasted…
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The following Georgetown / McDonough interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview lasted about 35 minutes. The woman was really nice, but she was asking some odd questions about where I was applying towards the end–I think trying to awkwardly gauge whether I would in fact attend Georgetown…
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The following Michigan / Ross interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I really enjoyed my interview day at Ross, but the actual interview was a bit hard to read. First, my interviewer took copious notes on his laptop. He explained that he was trying to capture everything that I…
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The following U. Chicago Booth interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was in the alum’s office. It was blind and my interviewer had only seen my résumé beforehand. The interview started out by the alumnus telling me that I should be at ease. He asked…
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The following Columbia MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Regular Decision applicant. It was exactly as described in previous posts on this website. This helped my preparation a lot and there were no surprises. It was at a Columbia alum’s office and he asked the following: 1) Tell me about yourself 2) Tell…
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The following UPenn / Wharton interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Overall great experience. On interview day you have the option to attend a lunch with current students, attend a class of your choosing, and depending on the day you interview, attend a happy hour with current students. I…
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The following Georgetown / McDonough interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview at McDonough was very relaxed and straight-forward. My interviewer was a second-year student who was very nice, though she was an international student so I felt there was a bit of a language barrier. The questions…
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The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! I did the whole day visit on campus. It was very well organized and gave a great impression of the school – even during down times student ambassadors stayed in the admissions office and chatted…
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The following London Business School MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. It was an application based interview [non-blind]: the interviewer had read all my application, recommendation letters, etc… He knew a lot about me already. The interview took place in his office. Questions: 1) Walk me through your CV…
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The following NYU / Stern interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I had been to the adcom office the day before my interview for the “lunch with a student” program, so I knew where to go on the day of my interview. Nevertheless, I arrived 15…
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The following Berkeley / Haas interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. The interview took place in a relaxed environment / the interviewer’s office. He asked for my ID card and spoke in English. The interview was blind, he only had seen my résumé. Questions: 1) Walk me through your résumé 2) Why MBA?…
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The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! I interviewed with an alumni of Ross who graduated three years ago, and now worked as a consultant in the area. It was at a Panera Bread in Washington, D.C. The interviewer was…
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The following Cornell / Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Submitted application on deadline day. This was not a blind interview. He said he noted down some concerns and some key points in his notes. Pretty Straightforward interview. Questions posted below: 1. Introduce yourself – academic and career progression.…
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The following Michigan / Ross MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. I participated in the on campus interview along with the team exercise. The whole process ran very smoothly and was well organized. The admissions director first had a brief introduction and we were then told how the interview process…
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The following Yale SOM interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Had the interview on campus last week and it was conducted by a 2nd year student. Yale plans a full day to give you time to sit in a class, tour the campus and have a Q&A…
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Are you going to do your MBA abroad this year? Join Clear Admit CEO Eliot Ingram and Zack Hirschfeld of Prodigy Finance to learn about how to finance your studies abroad. Wed, Feb 24, 2016 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM EST In this webinar we’ll answer your questions on the sometimes confusing process of financing…
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The following Georgetown / McDonough interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Just had my interview over Skype. A very good and interactive interview. The interview was blind and questions posted below: 1. Why MBA and Why Now? 2. Constructive Feedback received and how it changed you. – Follow up…
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