Published: October 16, 2024
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Adcom with 2nd year observing. Only had my resume and a few notes from review committee. Very conversational. 30 min interview, 10 min questions Questions asked: 1. Explain why I took the courses I did in undergrad. 2. Geographically, where do you want to work post-MBA? 3. What career path do I want to take (short term goal)? 4. How did I prepare for the intense recruiting of consulting? 5. What is your plan B if consulting doesn’t work out? 6. Would you like to live in Ithaca? 7. Talk about a time
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Published: March 24, 2024
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
It was very laid back! They told us about their backgrounds pre-MBA etc., then it started from there 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA now? (ST and LT goal) 3. What can you bring to Cornell? 4. What can you gain from Cornell? They had follow up questions about specific community engagement I mentioned, how that could actually benefit me etc. 5. Tell me about an accomplishment that you are proud of. 6. Tell me about a time that you failed after many attempts of trying. Then she also asked
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Published: February 28, 2024
Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Scheduled an interview with a second-year student. Felt warm and laid back. Tell me about why you chose your school, major, and your job. Tell me about your interests. (Mine was connected to my post-MBA career.) Tell me a time when you were good at something you never want to do again. What are your post-MBA goals? Why Cornell? How do you plan to attack your goals? How will you contribute to your cohort? Did you connect with any current students? How has that reaffirmed why you want to come to Cornell? I’m sure you’ve done your research, Ithaca is
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