Interview Questions & Reports

The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview started with a brief introduction about the interviewer and then the following questions were asked: Why MBA? and Why now? Why US? Where else have you applied? Tell me an experience when you demonstrated determination. How well do you work in teams? Give example How did you research about the school? What are your major strengths and weaknesses ? Give examples when you put your strengths into practice. What is your plan B if you can not achieve Read more

The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! Adcom was friendly and called on Skype exactly on time. Asked the same common questions: Why MBA, why Cornell? What if there are no jobs in your field of interest? Why did you join your current profession? How do you deal with conflict at work? The Adcom then asked if I had any questions. I got accepted, waiting to hear from other schools before making a final decision. Preparing for an upcoming Cornell Johnson MBA interview? Click here to Read more

The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Blind, great interviewee. Walk me through your résumé. Why did you move from one position to the other? Why MBA? Why Johnson? What have you learned about leadership and what can Johnson teach you about leadership? How will you give back/what do you have to offer? What are some challenges you may encounter in MBA program? It was very conversational. Great people from admissions, to students, to alumni. Highly collaborative and engaging community. Preparing for an upcoming Cornell Johnson MBA interview? Read more

The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The TBD took place in San Francisco at the Wharton SF building. The building was very nice, and there wasn’t much going on at the time of day, so got to check out the facilities and the view. I purposely planned my flight so that I could go to the reception event before my interview, and I met two people who would be in my TBD group as well as the adcom interviewer. This really helped me be comfortable in the Read more

The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview was conducted by Haas alumnus off-campus for Round 1. My interviewer had only seen my résumé and was not aware of the contents regarding the other parts of my application. He had a set of questions in front of him, which he said he will go through and then give me some time if I had any questions. The interview was friendly and consisted of introductory, behavioral and career plan questions. “Why Haas” was a big Read more

The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The TBD and interview happened with [Adcom member] in a business lounge of The Oberoi hotel in Mumbai on 21 Feb, 2017 (2:30 – 4:00 PM IST). We were supposed to have the process at the Mckinsey office in Mumbai but due to a local election, the venue was shifted at the last moment. As has been recommended, I reached the venue about an hour before the process and got to meet fellow team members (and build an informal rapport). The Read more

The following UPenn / Wharton interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I scheduled my Team Based Discussion for the last window of the day (3:30) so that I could have time to visit a class and talk with students beforehand. In retrospect, given the TBD format, I would have been much better served getting it out of the way earlier in the day, as my visit didn’t impact my interview at all and it was unfortunate to have it hanging over my head as I kept talking with other interviewees who had Read more

The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 3 applicant. Good luck to them! Interviewed in an on-campus office with an adcom. Lasted about 45 minutes. Very quickly walked through my résumé and then was asked all of the typical questions such as: why MBA, why now, why Johnson, future goals, strengths, etc. Was asked to describe a recent project at work and to pick a few highlights for the adcom. We talked a lot about Ithaca. Really no difficult questions. Biggest surprise was the lack of questions about my past. Most of the Read more

The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was blind, the interviewer only having a copy of my résumé which I emailed to him in advance. He was fairly flexible in allowing me to choose a time that worked best for the interview. I met him at his office and we spoke for just over an hour in one of the board rooms. He didn’t give much background detail on himself, and jumped into a bit of an explanation of the interview (its purpose, format, style of Read more

The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The blind interview was conducted by AdCom over Skype. It was kept to strictly 30 minutes, as was mentioned at the very start. Thus, 1) The interviewer led the interview, maintaining the tempo of asking questions in a congenial, positive manner; 2) I conveyed, and would recommend other interviewees, my answers crisply and concisely as far as possible. The questions were fairly straightforward and the pattern somewhat linear, with few follow up questions on each and the interviewer taking notes regularly. Overall, Read more

The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The blind interview was conducted by AdCom over Skype, lasting approximately 40 minutes. The interview was very conversational, as the interviewer often interspersed and followed-up my responses with narratives and anecdotes. This made the overall experience very positive, as I was more at ease and could respond without over-relying on the script in my head. This proved helpful because the questions were somewhat not typical and required one to think on their feet. The focus, I believe, was more to Read more

The following Northwestern / Kellogg interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! I met with my interviewer over lunch as we worked in the vicinity of one another. The atmosphere was casual. The interviewer provided his background and talked a little about his career post-Kellogg. I then shared my background before we jumped into the interview. We then proceeded to a walk me through your résumé question. Next was: Why an MBA? What are your short term goals and long term goals? After that we jumped into behavioral questions. What piece of Read more

The following Yale MBA interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Yale put on an entire day of events for the students on campus to interview (everyone there was invited to interview). I interviewed in the morning slot, so they provided some breakfast and refreshments as we could socialize before our interview. My interview lasted 30 minutes. It was the most formal feeling interview of the schools that I interviewed with 2nd year students (all similar rank to SOM). The interviewer started out by stating that it would last 30 minutes Read more

The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Very conversational interview – highlight of the questions below. Tell me about yourself Why is now the right time to get an MBA? What are your short and long-term goals? What or who put McCombs on your radar and why McCombs? What do you plan on being involved in at McCombs? How do you plan on contributing while at McCombs, how will you leave your mark? What did you learn about yourself during the application process? What accomplishment are you Read more

The following USC Marshall MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interviewer asked basic questions. No questions were unexpected and the atmosphere was very relaxed. I provided a copy of my résumé. She asked: Tell me about yourself Why an MBA, why now? Why Marshall? Tell me what you bring to the Marshall class. Describe a leadership challenge. Overall I think it went well. I’m prior military and I don’t think the details of my resume were understood well by the interviewer, but I was able to describe what I took away Read more

The following Stanford GSB interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview went quite smoothly. I strongly suggest other applicant take a look at interview reports from other people and get prepared with a bunch of stories. List of questions: Tell me a time when you were blocked from reaching your goal Tell me a time when you made a hard decision Tell me a time when you made an impactful success Tell me a time when you contribute to your organization Tell me a time when you worked with a Read more

The following Berkeley / Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Questions were: Self-introduction and your current job Why MBA? Why Haas? Why Now? Especially focused on the why question. A commitment question on Haas’s 4 principles. A situation where you deal with a problem in a team. A situation where you motivate others. How can you contribute to Haas? Alumni is super nice and sharing. She offered me advice on future plans of career development and life choices as well. For 1/3 of the time, we were chatting about Read more

The following Cornell Johnson MBA interview report was submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! This was a skype interview with a member of the admissions committee. The interview started right on time, and opened with a series of questions: 1. Walk me through your résumé. 2. Why MBA? and Why now? 3. Who did you speak with to learn about Johnson? 4. Give me an example of a time you resolved a conflict in a professional setting. 5. Give me an example of a time you came up with an Read more

The following UC Berkeley Haas MBA interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Overall a very seamless process. The interviewer asked me to come to his office after work hours. He was excited, and received me on time. The interview itself was the most conversational interview I have ever had. The interviewer interjected with his own experiences, and fortunately I was well prepared – I knew the faculty, the school’s recent efforts, the big advantages over peer schools, etc. The interviewer only asked me a few questions to understand who I Read more

The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! The interview was in the program office in Austin. The interviewer (a second year student), had a list of questions to ask, and walked us back to a smaller room. There he introduced himself, his professional background/future interests, and MBA involvement. We then dove into a series of questions, and the interviewer did a terrific job making notes, and listening to my responses. The following were questions he asked: 1. Walk me through your background. 2. Why Read more

The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! 1. Date/Admissions Round: Nov. 14, Round 1 2. Description / location of visit and/or interview atmosphere: I attended a prospective student luncheon at McCombs and interviewed later that afternoon. The luncheon was fairly casual and each table was a mix of candidates and current students. One of the deans spoke briefly and the rest of the time was casual Q&A at our tables. My interview was in the admissions office with a second year student, and the atmosphere Read more

The following Duke / Fuqua interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! Casual format. Interviewer described her background. Then started with questions: Walk me through your résumé Why an MBA? Describe a time you received constructive feedback. What did you do? What would your manager says makes you, unique? If you had a teammate at Fuqua who wasn’t pulling his/her weight, what would you do? What three things make a team function well? Why Fuqua? What makes it special from other schools for you? What clubs will you be part of? Then I had Read more

The following UNC Kenan-Flagler interview questions & report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant. Good luck to them! Interview was conducted in the office of an admission committee member. 45 minute interview How did you pick your college major? What sparked your interest in your major? What clubs do you see yourself participating at UNC? Why UNC? What kind of interactions have you had with the UNC community? Behavioral questions regarding group based work environment. How did you resolve a conflict in this situation? or How did you go about in receiving constructive criticism? Why healthcare specialization at Read more

The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 2 applicant. Good luck to them! My interview with was an alumni who graduated about 4 years ago. He currently works at an investment bank. Blind interview, so I provided him my résumé, which he walked through. He mentioned my score and high quant score. He asked about my work experience and what I did after graduating from undergrad. Talked about interests. Spent a little over an hour in a casual restaurant setting. Specific questions he focused and reiterated on: What do I plan on Read more

The following UT Austin McCombs interview questions and report were submitted to Clear Admit by a Round 1 applicant who was admitted. Congratulations to them! This was a straightforward behavioral interview with a very friendly second-year student. We spoke for ~45 minutes and including my follow-up questions. Questions asked of me included the following: Tell me about your background Why MBA? Why McCombs? Short-term and Long-term career goals? What if your long-term career goals don’t pan out? Tell me about a time you led a team and had to make an unpopular decision. How did you deal with that? Describe a Read more