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HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The interview was relatively straight forward. The Adcom was very warm and honestly enjoyable to talk to. As other interview reflections have mentioned in the past, you are brought up to a waiting room with other candidates and then called in one at a time. Interview questions focused on my career journey, industry, Why HBS?, and a few other resume based questions. Overall, I didn’t stress the prep and just focused on being “me.” I think it went over well and will be happy with the outcome as I put my best foot forward.
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Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumna / Zoom
Interviewed 2/27 with a recent alum from Booth. Entirely resume based. It was a pretty standard Why MBA/Why Booth/Behavioral Questions interview. I had requested an in-person interview with an alum, but I guess there weren’t any available in my large city!! 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. What three words would your coworkers use to describe you? 3. What three words would you use to describe yourself? 4. TMAT you had to work with a group of completely new people. 5. Why Booth? 6. Why Chicago? 7. What are you short-term and long-term career
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INSEAD MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Alumni / Zoom
I interviewed with 2 different alumni and both conversations were pretty casual. Both had why INSEAD, long/short-term goals, how I would adjust to the global environment/pace. Some interesting questions were: How do your friends view my strengths and weaknesses? Talk about your personal interests and who you are outside of work. How do you view leadership and ambiguity? Other questions: TMAT I dealt with conflict TMAT I asked for help TMAT I advocated for change TMAT I updated a process
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Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Questions asked: Tell me about your higher ed and the transition from liberal arts to your career. Tell me about your first role after your masters. Tell me about your career trajectory after your first role and how you ended up at COMPANY. Tell me about your role at COMPANY and how it’s evolved. Have you managed anyone? How would the person you’ve mentored describe you? Tell me about your leadership style and how it’s changed. Tell me about a time you received feedback. Tell me about your entrepreneurial experiences and what motivated them. What are your short-term goals? Tell
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Published: February 28, 2026
Ohio State Fisher MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
Waited 10 mins to realize the interviewer was unable to let me enter the meeting due to a technical glitch. Interview eventually started 25 mins late and lasted 40 mins. Surprisingly a LOT of questions were asked, about 8-9 as far as I remember. Standard questions though. None from resume. No intro. Straight to why MBA, why now, why Ohio? Short term, long term goals? Tell me your leadership style? Give an example where your ideas were challenged. Give an example where there were conflicting KPIs. How important is networking for you in the MBA? Did you network with anyone
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Published: February 28, 2026
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
I had opted for an off-campus, but in-person interview in Delhi-NCR region in India, but that was changed to virtual interview. I was matched with a 2nd-year student from Chinese descent, who had done an investment banking intern. She was awesome overall: super kind, comforting and really attentive. The overall interview was for over 50 minutes, with roughly 10 minute for questions and rest was our discussion. The only minor challenge I had was maybe she didn’t have the strongest command on English and didn’t understand some of my statements, but apart from it I felt my interview went really
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Published: February 28, 2026
Published: February 28, 2026
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
Adcom only had access to my resume beforehand and was really nice. Interview lasted around 45 min, roughly 35 minutes for interview, 10 mins for questions. 1. Why undergrad program, why major? 2. Walk me through your roles at Company X. 3. What are you involved with at Company X? 4. TMAT when collaboration was hard. 5. How has your leadership style changed from college to now? 6. TMAT when you lead / what is your most significant leadership experience? 7. How would your teammates describe you? 8. Why Kellogg? 9. How
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Published: February 27, 2026
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
My interviewer started by setting a very clear agenda for the 1 hour call (45 min interview + QA) and gave a detailed introduction of his own background. The atmosphere was professional and quickly became conversational. He was taking notes, but maintained strong eye contact and engagement. Questions: Walk me through your resume/Tell me about yourself. Follow-up: What specific skills did you have to learn when you transitioned to…? What were the difficulties? Short-term and long-term goals? Follow-up: pressed slightly on the logic of pivoting and wanted to understand why my post-MBA choice was a necessary step. If you don’t
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Published: February 26, 2026
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Off-Campus
The interview was very conversational and friendly — it genuinely felt like we were paired based on shared interests. It was largely resume-driven, with a mix of direct, point-blank questions and behavioral prompts. It lasted a full hour. **Questions asked:** 1. Tell me your story beyond what’s on your resume. 2. What are your short-term and long-term career goals? 3. What types of internships are you targeting? 4. Why pursue an MBA at Booth? How will Booth help you achieve your goals? 5. Tell me about a time you had to make a decision with limited
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Published: February 26, 2026
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
30-minutes interview. Structured, but less strict than others have reported. Interviewer was very warm and conversational, although we did hit on very structured questions. Questions: Tell me about an accomplishment you’re proud of and why it was meaningful to you. Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a conflict. Why an MBA? (Didn’t get a question about short- and long-term goals, but this may have been because we already covered it. Why is the quote you submitted important to you? How would you contribute to the community? What clubs would you want to be involved with at
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Published: February 26, 2026
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
What questions were you asked? 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why now? 3. Why Tuck? 4. Contributions you plan to make at Tuck? 5. What are your core values? 6. TMAT you received criticism and how you dealt with it. 7. TMAT success didn’t come and how did you bounce back. 8. Proudest Accomplishment? 9. TMAT you gave negative feedback to someone. What type of interview (résumé-based or application-based, standard or behavioral) was it? Résumé-based and behavioral What did you think of the interview? It was
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Published: February 26, 2026
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-Year Student / Zoom
It was a straightforward behavioral interview with a set of specific questions the student had received from the AdCom. There were no follow-up questions to dig further into my answers. My interviewer was very kind and warm. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA now? Why Haas? 3. How have you contributed to a community? How would you contribute to Haas? 4. Tell me about a time you took a risk. How did it pay off? 5. Tell me 3 adjectives your coworkers would use to describe you, and 3 your friends would
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Published: February 26, 2026
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Google Meet
Very pleasant and conversational. After a few simple pleasantries, he dove right in and asked me to tell him about myself. The conversation focused almost entirely on my goals, reasons for getting an MBA, and why I specifically wanted to go to CBS. The interviewer asked me no behavioral questions, explaining that in his experience, military applicants always knock those questions out of the park. Instead he focused on how well I had developed my goals and contributions to the Columbia community. Conversation lasted about 45 minutes in total, with the first 30 focused on his questions and the last
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Published: February 25, 2026
Published: February 25, 2026
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
TMAT you worked with a team on difficult project. TMAT you had conflict with a coworker. Why is community so important to you? Walk me through your resume/your interests outside of work. Why Booth/why mba/why now? What classes will you take/ how will you get involved on campus? What does Chicago mean to you Long-term/short-term goals?
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Published: February 22, 2026
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
I was interviewed by a second-year student who seemed a bit new to the interviewing game. I felt like there were awkward pauses that I almost had to steer the conversation. She asked typical questions like: Why MBA? Why now? Why tuck? Describe a time when you went above and beyond for someone else. What will you contribute to tuck? Short- and long-term goals? Maybe it was the fact that this was a Zoom interview, but we weren’t really able to connect fundamentally. Maybe this means I’m not a good fit for the school, but isn’t the point of the
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Published: February 22, 2026
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
Interview was very relaxed. He told me at the start that there were 6 questions he asks everyone and that we would have time to freely chat after that. Questions were 1. Why MBA and why Haas? 2. TMAT you encouraged diversity and equitable opportunities. 3. TMAT you made a positive impact. 4. TMAT you got constructive criticism. 5. TMAT you lead with humility. 6. Do you have anything else you want to add? Was a little bit thrown off that I wasn’t asked the typical “introduce yourself/walk me through your resume,” but the rest
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Published: February 20, 2026
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Student / Virtual
The interview was with an MBA student, very easygoing and friendly. She was great, always trying to show enthusiasm for my answers. She made an effort to keep me comfortable the whole time, emphasizing that it was just a light conversation to get to know me better. The questions were focused on the school’s principles. There was always a little “story” behind them, and then a specific question tied to the principle: – Tell me about yourself (classic, straight to the point). – Tell me about how you challenge the status quo, a situation where you broke away from
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Published: February 20, 2026
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Virtual
The interview was with a second-year student, very calm and friendly. He tried to make me feel comfortable the whole time, emphasizing that it was just a light conversation to get to know me better. On top of that, he gave me lots of advice based on my ambitions and his own experience at UCLA. He was really nice! The questions didn’t stray much from the usual ones: – Tell me about yourself. – Why an MBA and why UCLA? – A leadership story? – Short-term and long-term career goals? – What’s your Plan B?
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Published: February 19, 2026
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
I interviewed with an alumnus over Zoom for Chicago Booth on February 19, 2026. It was for the Round 2 admissions cycle. The questions asked included: 1. Tell me about your background. 2. Tell me about a time when you had to influence others. 3. Tell me about a time when you failed – how did you react and what did you change? 4. Tell me about a time when you had to manage competing priorities. 5. What are your career goals, both short-term and long-term? 6. Why an MBA now? 7. Why Booth?
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Published: February 19, 2026
UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
Through the Super Saturday program. Interviewer was reading questions off a sheet of paper, quite basic: Tell me about yourself. Why MBA? Why Anderson? What are your short- and long-term goals? What is your back up plan? A couple behavioral questions: TMAT you persevered through a challenge. TMAT you worked on a team. Only about 20 min of questions and then we chatted about my interviewer’s experience at Anderson for about 10-15 minutes. Not too in-depth, very general interview but was glad to have a good chunk of time to ask questions.
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Published: February 14, 2026
Published: February 12, 2026
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was pretty long. It started with basic tell me about yourself and then proceeded with ‘tell me about a time’ kind of questions. Few of the questions were as follows: TMAT when you had constructive feedback. TMAT strengths. TMAT leadership and leadership style. TMAT conflict resolution. TMAT you lifted a team. How would your colleagues define you? Weaknesses? Why Booth? Contributions? Goals? My questions were mostly standard, but they were phrased in a complex way and were back-to-back. Very little on resume. The interview was quite long and it was just not ending. The interviewer was quite introverted
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Published: February 8, 2026
