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Fuqua / Duke MBA Interview Questions & Report / Early Action / Second-year student / On-campus
The interview was with a second-year student. It was blind, he had only my curriculum. He first introduced himself and asked me to do the same. Then he asked me some questions: why Fuqua? How can I contribute to Fuqua? Why diversity was important for me (I mentioned it)? Mention... Read more »
Fuqua / Duke MBA Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
Interviewer atmosphere was serious/to the point. Interview lasted an hour in length. The questions comprised of mostly traditional questions with a few oddballs: -Tell me about yourself? -Why an MBA? -Why Fuqua? -Standard “Tell me about a time” questions Oddballs: -If you had to build a team, what attributes would... Read more »
Fuqua / Duke MBA Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus Shanghai
This was done at 11 am on a Saturday at the 23rd floor of a Marriott hotel in Shanghai. I was the only foreigner there that I could tell. I arrived a little earlier, and joined a bunch of other candidates who were there for the 11 am interviews (others... Read more »
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report / 1st Round/ Adcom/ Off-Campus Shanghai
30 minute interview in an office in NYU Shanghai. I booked it in the morning at 10:30 so the office itself was really empty. I booked it with an admissions officer, who had already looked through my files. Her first question was “what do you wish for me to ask... Read more »
Harvard Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
I am a re-applicant and I interviewed with Andrew Elrick (Executive Director of David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It seems like he does all interviews in Brazil and I did not have another HBS person in the room. After greeting my interviewer, he thanked... Read more »
Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
The group interview was very straight forward. I had a one-minute pitch prepared. Each member gave their pitch, we developed a proposal stemming from the prompt and finished with one minute to spare. I think as long as you balance being a good team player with letting your personality shine... Read more »
Harvard Business School MBA Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
– What have you done with your time since arriving to Boston? – Tell me about your international assignment? How was that experience challenging? – How important is X initiative to your overall company? – I see you made a low grade in class X in college – why was... Read more »
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
At a hotel lobby / Highly conversational & to the point As I saw my interviwer walking towards me, she picked a table at the lobby. We sat down and started to talk. 1. What’s new since you applied to Sloan 2. Why now MBA? – I added comment about... Read more »
MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report / R1 / Adcom / Off-Campus Hub
Interview was at a hotel. I was 15 minutes early so the interviewer started the interview early. She started with explaining the process and that she will take notes. 1) What changed since the app Tell me about a time when 2) you had to work with a difficult person... Read more »
Columbia Business School Interview Questions & Report / ED / Alumni / Off-campus, LA (Alum’s Office)
Blind interview – interviewer requested resume a few days in advance. Recent alum, Class of 2018. Very warm and friendly, felt like I had really lucked out. Asked typical behavioral questions one would expect, tone was very conversational and she seemed genuinely interested in what I had to say and... Read more »
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
It took place in a neighboring country as there wasn’t any interviewer in my city. I got to the cafe we agreed to meet 15 minutes before and picked the table I wanted. He brought a blank piece of paper on which he took actually quite detailed notes throughout the... Read more »
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Second-year student / Skype
It was blinded and went for ~32 minutes. I am an international student and was matched with another international student, which was a bit of surprise to me. She briefly explained about the nature of the interview and we jumped right in. It seemed that she was advised to ask... Read more »
London Business School Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Alumni Interview / Local City
1. Applied Round 1 2. Met at a cafe for lunch. Helped to make the conversation very casual because we talked while we waiting in line to order. 3. Alumni Interview 4. Questions spanned the following topics: Post-MBA Goals and How My Experience to-date is relevant, why LBS, why London... Read more »
Stanford GSB Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-Campus
The interview was conducted by an alum in his office building. I walked into the building and entered the elevator to go up to my interviewer’s floor as instructed in our emails to each other. As I was going up, I noticed a man looking at me curiously. When I... Read more »
Kellogg / Northwestern MBA Interview Questions & Report / Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
This was a R1 interview, and it took place at a hotel near the Alum’s office. He was extremely friendly. Questions: 1) Walk me through your resume 2) Why MBA 3) Why Kellogg 4) Goals 5) How will you differentiate yourself at Kellogg 6) A few specific questions about a... Read more »
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Admitted: Cambridge / Judge, Imperial, Oxford / Saïd
GMAT: 660 GPA: First Class Honours
Admitted: Cambridge / Judge, Oxford / Saïd
GMAT: 660
Post-MBA Career: Family Business
