Interview Questions & Reports Chicago Booth

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Published: January 22, 2026

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

Completely different than the other interviews I did. Interviewer only asked two questions: Why an MBA and why Booth? The rest of the hour-long interview was just a normal conversation where we chatted about his experience at Booth, his current work, and any questions I had about the program. Ended up getting waitlisted. Read more

Published: February 24, 2025

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Virtual

Very conversational discussion with an alumni. Skipped resume walkthrough and built in a lot more time for the interpersonal questions. Make sure to prep for as many of those as you can. Questions were: Why MBA? Why now? Why Booth? What do you want to get involved with and how do you want to contribute at Booth? Tell me about a time you faced a challenge working in a team. Tell me about a time you had to ask for help. Also tell me about a time you had to help someone else at work. Tell me about areas of Read more

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Published: February 22, 2025

Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

Date: February 2025 Interviewer: Second-Year Student Format: Virtual (Zoom) Duration: ~45 minutes Interview Experience: My Booth interview was conducted by a second-year student and was overall a structured, but somewhat frustrating experience. The interviewer did not have a background in my field, which led to several moments of disconnect during our conversation. Throughout the interview, I noticed that she zoned out multiple times and even yawned on a few occasions, which made the interaction feel disengaged. Additionally, she frequently interrupted my responses and asked me to repeat answers, even for relatively simple concepts. This made it Read more

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January 27, 2026 9:44am ET

Interview Invite to UCLA Anderson

Round: Round 2

Received via email on January 25, 2026

Standardized Test: GMAT

GMAT: 675

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career: Consulting

Target Career: Consulting

Application Location: Turkey, Istanbul

January 27, 2026 5:13am ET

Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg

Round: Round 2

Received via email January 27, 2026

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.54

GRE: 331

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking

Application Location: United Arab Emirates

January 27, 2026 4:11am ET

Interview Invite to Northwestern / Kellogg

Round: Round 2

Received via email January 26, 2026

Standardized Test: GRE

GRE: 321

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Application Location: Bangalore

January 27, 2026 4:10am ET

Interview Invite to Oxford / Saïd

Round: Round 4

Received via email January 26, 2026

Standardized Test: GRE

GRE: 321

Program Type: One Year Program

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: Bangalore

January 27, 2026 4:09am ET

Interview Invite to Cambridge / Judge

Round: Round 4

Received via email January 26, 2026

Standardized Test: GRE

GRE: 321

Program Type: One Year Program

Target Career: Technology

Application Location: Bangalore

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