Interview Questions & Reports

Non-blind interview with Adcom. Interview overall was short and to the point. Questions: 1. Why did I make a career switch? 2. What are my career goals and what did I do to prepare? 3. Tell me about a time where you succeeded. 4. Tell me about a time where you failed. 5. Why Johnson?… Read more

Intro Why only Rice? (There are many colleges out there why specifically Rice?) Basically, I said it has a rigorous curriculum so he asked -Why do you feel Rice has a rigorous curriculum? Why MBA? Few questions related to my job profile. How do you bring your diversity into your work culture? He said that… Read more

This was for the Sloan Fellows MBA. Interview was quite short. She was late and then my wifi decided to act up (I didn’t realize it was over Zoom as they had a custom landing page, so I didn’t test ahead of time). The questions she asked were: 1. Tell me about your current role.… Read more

This blind interview was conducted by an admissions committee member. The interview lasted approximately 35 minutes and the questions flowed nicely. 1. How did you learn about USC Marshall? 2. Tell me about yourself. 3. Why Marshall? 4. What motivates you? 5. What inspires you? 6. What is success to you? 7. Long-term goals in… Read more

Although it definitely felt like an interview, Adcom was SO nice. Everyone on campus was really nice and you could feel how great the community was. I’m so glad I went in person! She didn’t start with the typical question like “Tell me about yourself” or “Walk me through your resume.” Rather, she started with… Read more

Asked me to show my ID first. Blind interview taken by a second-year student. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? 3. ST/LT Goals? 4. Why Johnson? 5. How will you contribute to Johnson? 6. Three words your manager would use to describe you. 7. How do you approach DEI as a leader? 8.… Read more

My interview was with two second-year Wharton students. I had five other candidates in my TBD, 2 were in consulting and 3 were in finance. All of us were based in the US, though separate cities (ie. SF, Chicago, NYC, etc.). We each spoke relatively equal amounts to the prompt and all had strong contributions.… Read more

The interview was conducted by a 2nd-year student who was incredibly kind and knowledgeable. The interviewer started by introducing themselves and describing the format of the interview. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. • I gave a quick introduction (2.5 minutes) and included one personal interest. 2. Why Anderson/Los Angeles? • I highlighted the geographic… Read more

Followed exact format of prior USC reports, was super helpful as some of these questions differ from other interviews I’ve had: How did you learn about USC Marshall? Walk me through your resume. Why Marshall? What motivates you? What inspires you? What is success to you? Long-term goals in 10 years? How would you set… Read more

The interview was straightforward: Why SMU? Why MBA? Challenges you faced? The conflict you faced? Fun question: What country will you travel to for the international exp visit? Walk through resume. Felt like he had a set of questions and based on my answers he would ask the follow-up question. Pretty simple no need to… Read more

I interviewed with Adcom, and he was very relaxed and conversational. These are the questions: 1. An icebreaker about my interest in a specific sport. 2. Tell me about yourself. 3. Tell me about a project you worked on in your current job and how you played a huge role in the process. 4. Tell… Read more

Regular TBD followed by 10 minute one-on-one. Interviewer was really chill and made the one-on-one enjoyable. One-on-One Questions: 1. What was the most impactful interaction you had? 2. What was the biggest challenge in your TBD and how did you overcome it? 3. In retrospect, what aspect of the group decision-making dynamic do you think… Read more

Very much conversational. There were NO “traditional” questions (e.g., why MBA, why now, Why Stern, short-term/long-term goals). Main questions: Questions about experience with last 2 employers. Who is a leader you admire? How will you create your network at Stern? What are your plans for the summer internship? Tell me about this international experience you… Read more

Regular TBD followed by a 10 minute 1 to 1 interview. Questions below: 1. How did you find the TBD and the interactions? 2. What role do you think you played? What would you do differently? Read more

The interview was extremely conversational. Standard questions: moments you displayed leadership, teamwork, why Tepper, and a peek at your resume (not very intense). Their Adcom interviewing was incredibly kind, and we were able to vibe/settle into conversation pretty quickly. I was surprised it had ended up going longer than it should have (45 minutes but… Read more

Relaxed interview overall. Structure was the following: 1) Tell me your story. 2) Why MBA? Why Darden? 3) TMAT you had to work with people of different perspectives. 4) Questions for interviewer. Read more

It was very friendly, easy going. Felt like a conversation. Not many behavioral questions. TMA yourself and why Darden/why MBA? Why case method over regular lecture learning? How do you deal with people from different backgrounds? Tell me about a time you had a challenge and how you managed it. How will you contribute to… Read more

The interviewer went to school in the same geographical area as I did. Works in the same industry (tech), similar sub-sector but different function. Start off with tell me about yourself (she asked below follow-up questions as I told my story; very engaging and interactive). – Finance -> Startup, why? – Why MBA now? Why… Read more

Blind interview. The only piece of data my interviewer had received beforehand was my resume, which I had emailed them. The interview went on for about 1 hour 10 minutes. The interviewer was extremely friendly, and the interview was a two-way conversation. This is by far the most pleasant interview I have had so far!… Read more

The prompt for the Wharton Team-Based Discussion (TBD) for the 2023-2024 admissions season is below. The exercise this year focuses on the Wharton Global Youth Program, which creates business-oriented activities for pre-collegiate students. Here is the prompt: “This year’s question tasks you and fellow TBD participants to name and design a new course on a cutting-edge business… Read more

Ross interviews are typically resume-based. Once I got the shortlist, I was asked to upload my resume on the portal, and I got matched with an interviewer. I was matched with a much older alum (Class of ’08) who is currently a C-Suite executive at a top company in India. Reached out to him via… Read more

The interview was conducted by a 2nd-year student and admissions ambassador. The interviewer was incredibly kind the process was very relaxing. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. • There was no further context, so I gave a quick introduction and included one personal interest. 2. Why Rice/Jones? • I highlighted geographic location, Rice entrepreneurship rankings,… Read more

The interview went really well. My interviewer was super nice! We started with the basics: Tell me about yourself / walk me through your resume. Why MBA? Why Booth? Then shifted to: Tell me about a time you convinced someone at work. Tell me a time you motivated a team. Tell me about something at… Read more

Interview was very conversational. 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Ross? 4. Short term and long term goals? 5. TMAT you worked in a diverse group. 6. TMAT when your idea helped solve a problem with an ambiguous project scope. 7. TMAT when you received critical feedback and how you… Read more

Blind interview, they had gone through my resume thoroughly. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Follow up questions on Employer. 3. Why MBA? 4. Why CBS? 5. ST/LT Goals? 6. How will you contribute to CBS? 7. Any questions for me? Interviewer was nice, interview lasted 32 minutes! Read more