Interview Questions & Reports

The interviewer was a recent alum from an emerging market in my region, who was engaging and seemed interested in my background in tech and startups. (He is in a different industry.) The interview lasted about an hour, with the last 15 mins for me to ask him some questions about his experience at Ross.… Read more

The interviewer (a Haas alum from the emerging market) was nice and straightforward, asking exactly 5 questions as she laid out the structure before the interview (not counting follow-ups). She seemed nice and curious; it was a laid-back interview. Was surprised that there was no “Walk me through your resume” question. The interview lasted about… Read more

The interviewer (a Kellogg 2Y alum from my home country) was nice and straightforward, asking questions related to points on my resume and then the typical Why MBA now/why Kellogg (which was closer to the end of the interview, surprisingly). She seemed genuinely curious about my career transitions, my work and community service, and my… Read more

Casual, but straightforward, interview, which put me at ease as I had some issues with the webcam at the beginning of the interview. My interviewer was a senior adcom member who was professional and courteous rather than chatty. The interview is less than 30 mins, so not sure how she feels, but I did the… Read more

They asked if they could record me for the panel to view it later. 1. Ice breaker question. 2. Asked about my current position and future career goals. 3. Asked what I would bring different to the program. 4. Asked how I would handle a situation where my group didn’t agree on something on a… Read more

Nicholas Britz interviewed me and it went very well. Very conversational. I think he always use the same questions and I was asked exactly the same question as other folks. 45 minutes, easy. How did you learn about USC Marshall? Walk me through your resume. Why Marshall? What motivates you? What inspires you? What is… Read more

I received the Kira video assessment, which consists of four questions to be completed within 8 minutes. 1. Name and ID (3mins) 2. What’s your plan at Rice? How do you find the balance? (1.5mins) 3. What tactics do you use to try and understand the cultures or perspectives of others? (1.5mins) 4. There are… Read more

Interviewer was really friendly, definitely wasn’t a grilling session. They’ll have read your application beforehand so they’ll know your background and video – which was a great icebreaker. 1) Introduce yourself and why you want an MBA. 2) What excites you at work? 3) A challenge faced at work? 4) Tell me about a time… Read more

The interviewer had not read any part of my application, only had access to my resume. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself, your goals and why MBA. 2. Why UNC? 3. Tell me about a challenge you faced while at work or school. 4 TMAT you received constructive feedback. 5. Tell me about a time… Read more

Interview ran for just over 30 minutes. The actual interview went for ~27 minutes, with about 5 minutes for my questions at the end. We started chatting generally about time zones (I’m international) before beginning the interview. Questions asked: 1. Tell me about your data visualization. 2. Any updates to your application? 3. Question about… Read more

What kind of professional development have you undertaken since you started your job? Can you walk me through your data example please? Why is it important? Was it all your work? What was the customer’s reaction? Give me an example of you helping an associate who was underperforming. What is the most constructive feedback you… Read more

Interview was held on a weekday afternoon via Zoom. Woman interviewing me was not an alum, but rather a part-time employee on adcom, from what I understood. We had a friendly chat to start things out about New York. Then she wanted to make sure we had plenty of time, so she got to the… Read more

The interview was kept very strict to 30 minutes, which was unlike every other interview I did. The interviewer had thoroughly read my entire application. Overall, my interviewer was polite it was a pleasant experience. There was some small talk in the beginning, but then we got right to it. *Expect follow-up questions for your… Read more

It was a standard interview, and lasted about 45 mins. Was asked on why MBA, Why Columbia and goals (both short-term and long-term). He asked to elaborate a bit more on my long-term goals to understand the context, and few follow-ups on that. The tone was very conversational, and felt like the interviewer was really… Read more

I applied by December 1st (guaranteed interview) and interviewed on December 6th with a second-year student via Zoom: Interviewer: Intro, Agenda, Little about themself Questions (obviously from a template, but follow-up questions led to more of a conversational back-and-forth) – Walk me through your resume / tell me about yourself. – Why MBA? – Why… Read more

The interview started off with the interviewer introducing herself and background (e.g., when did she join Haas, career shift) and then she asked me questions. After my responses, she shared her opinion about that as well (e.g., I strongly agree with that, I have personal experience on this as well). Ended with “I will share… Read more

Like another applicant said, this was my roughest and most stressful interview. It was an hourlong call with an alum and it was 100% behavioral questions (other than at the end – the typical why MBA / why now question). He interrupted me every time I started a story to dig deeper into what I… Read more

The interview was conducted by an Adcom member. She started off with giving an introduction about herself and laying the foundation for the interview. She stated that it would be conversational. Questions asked: 1. Tell me about yourself from childhood up until now and include why MBA. 2. Tell me about a time you worked… Read more

Joined Zoom room 10 minutes before interview time, but was only admitted at interview time. Had around 5 minutes to chat to other interviewees, before the 2 second-year students gave us instructions. We gave our 60-second pitch (no timer on screen), then the 25 minute timer for discussion began. Lastly, we had our 5-minute presentation.… Read more

Very candid conversation. Thoughtful and great follow-up questions. Had to be alert and think in the moment. Nothing tricky, just a very intellectual and well facilitated conversation. Questions: Tell me about yourself. Why MBA? Why Haas? Why now? DEI experience and embodiment at Haas. Biggest risk you’ve taken. Did you ever inspire someone to go… Read more

Interview consists of two sections: Team-Based Discussion (30mins) and 1:1 Interview (10 mins), with instructions given by Adcom taking an additional 10 mins. Team Based Discussion: Group of 5-6 students that spend: -Quick intro about yourself, current company, intended major at Wharton -1 minute pitch on TBD prompt, which the Adcom will decide the order… Read more

Was sent interviewer name + email in advance, so was able to look her up on LinkedIn. She was great at making me feel comfortable and explained that Stanford was looking for very specific attributes in my answers, so she would likely interrupt and ask follow-ups. Interview ran about 65 mins, including time for questions.… Read more

After the TBD I had a 10 minute one-on-one interview. The adcom asked just 3 questions. Why MBA? Why Wharton? What other clubs and activities do you plan to join? Then I had time to ask her questions. Read more

Applied 10/15 Waitlisted 12/26 Interview invite 3/1 Question about my pick six. What are your current responsibilities? Tell me about your journey and how you got to where you are. Tell me about working with a difficult team member. How will you contribute as a leader at NYU? What courses are you interested in? What’s… Read more

1. Tell me about yourself beyond your resume. 2. Tell me about a time you had an impact. 3. Tell me about a time you had to work with someone challenging and how did you handle it? 4. Tell me about a time you mentored someone. 5. How do you relax / What do you… Read more