Cornell / Johnson
Below are MBA admissions interview questions and experiences submitted by Johnson MBA applicants. If you interviewed at Johnson, we encourage you to submit a report detailing your experience!Interview Questions & Reports
Cornell / Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Very casual interview. The only questions which threw me off were the last two. Questions: – Walk me through your resume. – Why do you want an MBA? – Tell me more about your short-term goal. – What is your back-up plan if your goals don’t work? – How will... Read more »
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
I interviewed mid-January with an adcom member for the 2Y MBA program. The interview was conversational and not at all a stress interview and lasted for ~30 minutes. The interviewer had read my resume and not essays or other aspects of my application (a semi-blind interview). Below were the questions... Read more »
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
1. Why are you pursuing an MBA now? 2. Tell me about your experience working in a multicultural environment. What did you learn? 3. Tell me about a professional experience, where you failed, how did you manage the failure? 4. What is your leadership style? Give an example where you... Read more »
Cornell Johnson Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Skype
My January round interview occurred in March. The interview was conducted on Skype by an admissions officer who claims that he had my resume along with application notes. He did not mention that he read my essays. In June, I was accepted into the Johnson community! Experience summary: Most of the time... Read more »
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GPA: 3.8. GMAT: 640. Los Angeles.
GPA: 3.98. South Korea.
GPA: 3.53. GMAT: 760. Austin, TX.
GPA: 3.8. GMAT: 760.
GPA: 3.85. GMAT: 730. USA.
GPA: 3.1. Los Angeles.
GPA: 3.3. GMAT: 710. India.
GPA: 2.85.
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Admitted: U. Chicago Booth, Cornell / Johnson, Dartmouth / Tuck, MIT Sloan, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, UVA / Darden
GMAT: 720 GPA: 3.4
Post-MBA Career: Consulting
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern
GMAT: 710 GPA: 3.66
Post-MBA Career: Technology
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson, Rice / Jones, UCLA Anderson, UT Austin / McCombs
GRE: 332 GPA: 3.3
Post-MBA Career: Technology
Admitted: Cornell / Johnson
GMAT: 760 GPA: 3.2
Post-MBA Career: Investment Banking
Admitted: Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Cornell / Johnson, Indiana / Kelley
GMAT: 600 GPA: 3.7
Post-MBA Career: Investment Banking
