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Published: December 15, 2025
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
30 minutes (surprisingly strict: interviewer recorded the start time and ended it exactly at the 30-min mark) Questions: Tell me about an accomplishment you’re proud of and why it was meaningful to you. Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a conflict. Why is the quote you submitted important to you? Why an MBA? How would you contribute to the Yale SOM community? What are your short- and long-term goals? Is there anything you wish I’d asked?
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Published: December 15, 2025
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Around 40 minutes in total (~25min of interviewer asking questions) Fairly straightforward questions: Tell me about yourself. What are your short- and long-term goals? How does your short-term goal connect to your long-term goal? Why Columbia? How would you contribute to the CBS community? Tell me about a time you made a team more inclusive. Tell me about a time you had a disagreement with a co-worker. Given your professional and academic background, how would you contribute to the CBS classroom?
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Published: December 3, 2025
INSEAD MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Off-Campus
I interviewed with both alumni in person given we happened to be in the same city at the time. We met at a coffee shop, both were very casual and friendly. We were required to send in the application and resume to the interviewers ahead of time. The questions are mainly about my career and motivation to pursue and MBA: 1. I read your application, but want you to tell me about yourself again. 2. Why MBA and what are your short-/long-term goals? 3. Why INSEAD? 4. Tell me more about your current role: You switched industry
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Published: December 3, 2025
UPenn Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
It was a 30 minute group discussion about creating a leadership retreat experience that’s hypothetical. We had 2 second-year students interview us and observe us during the group based discussion, then we broke off individually with each second-year student where they interviewed us for 10 mins. They asked us what our takeaway from the discussion was then asked us behaviorals such as what our proudest work achievement/accomplishment was and how we plan on adding value to the community. What surprised me was how we couldn’t ask questions after the interview, but what didn’t surprise us was how the group discussion
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Published: December 3, 2025
Penn Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The group interview had 7 students, and people were friendly, but a bit aggressive in making sure they had speaking time (which was different compared to the multiple mocks I did). The follow up 1:1 interview was with a 2nd year who asked about what I learned from the group interview, any application updates, what I look forward to doing at Wharton, and about my goals. The 2nd year was quite friendly, and this portion felt very conversational.
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Published: November 20, 2025
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
I interviewed on campus for Harvard Business School’s MBA program. There were a number of activities on campus (taking a class, panel of students, etc.), but unfortunately I was working for most of the day and did not get to participate (hoping that doesn’t count against me!). After checking in, was seated in a room with plenty of refreshments (cookies, food, tea, coffee, soda, etc.) before being called upstairs with a group of three other students to sit in a waiting area for a couple minutes. Other students were clearly as nervous as I was, but we chatted and they
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Published: November 20, 2025
UPenn Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Students / Zoom
I applied to Wharton Round 1 and was invited to do a Zoom TBD with other applicants – we had two second-year students reviewing our session and doing the individual portions. Our TBD group was pretty on-top of it, except our presentation ended about a minute and a half early, which we couldn’t do much about. This year’s prompt was about Leadership Initiative ventures, and our group had a bunch of really creative ideas. All in all, the experience took a full hour and forty minutes, including waiting for my turn for the 1 on 1 portion. As for the
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Published: November 17, 2025
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Beyond the 3 ‘Whys’ (MBA, Now, Tuck), my interviewer was mostly interested in my work experience (what I do at work, achievements I’m proud of, how I serve my community), and asked some questions designed to discreetly assess my preparedness for an MBA program in a rural setting (what I like to do outside of work). I also believe my interviewer was assigned to me as we shared a similar background (worked at same firm pre-MBA), so the common ground helped ease us into the interview. Altogether, very conversational, straightforward, and casual!
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Published: November 16, 2025
The Ohio State Fisher MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
It was an application-based interview hosted on MS Teams. I was asked the following questions: 1. Walk me through your profile. 2. Why Fisher? What part of the MBA program most interests you? 3. If I were to ask, what would your manager and friends say about you? 4. What kind of challenges do you believe you may face during the program? 5. Can you describe yourself in three adjectives? I believe the interview went great. I was particularly proud of myself when the interviewer said she likes my genuineness because I was simply not regurgitating
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Published: November 16, 2025
Stanford GSB MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was on Zoom with a member of the Adcom. She was super kind, set the scene and put me at ease. This included saying that it’s a conversation, that she might interrupt me with follow-up questions to get more context and that she was happy for me to use examples I had already spoken about in my application. She framed the interview as a chance for her to get to know me so she’d be able to advocate for me. Questions: – Tell me about a time when you were effective? (lots of follow up questions)
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Published: November 15, 2025
Georgia Terry MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Tell me about yourself. How will you introduce yourself to your classmates including your strengths and weaknesses? An example of your strengths and weaknesses. Did you speak with current students? What did you learn and what was shocking? Tell me about a time you worked with a difficult colleague. Why did you choose the companies you mentioned? How will you contribute to Terry?
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Published: November 12, 2025
CMU Tepper MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Very conversational. Interviewer was getting to know me as a person and seemed interested in seeing my personality come out. Ended with Q&A where I asked questions and just had natural conversation. We covered the following topics in a very natural way: Questions & Topics: – Why MBA? – Why Tepper? – How did you conclude that XYZ career plan was right for you? – Short and Long term goals? – Activities outside of work / Hobbies or side projects? – Tell Me About A Time (TMAAT) when you disagreed with seniors/supervisors. –
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Published: November 11, 2025
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On Campus
I traveled to the campus, and would recommend everyone do so as well. Fellow interviewees attended class sessions and there were info sessions on interview day. 10 minutes before, a group of us were called and we went up to 1:1 rooms with our interviewers. The interviewer was very warm and had read my application in detail. She asked about my upbringing, my work experience, and my hobbies. It was more conversational than I expected.
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Published: November 11, 2025
UPenn Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Virtual
I was placed in an interview room with 5 other candidates. Our first question was our intended major at Wharton. We then pitched our ideas given our TBD prompt and were given 25 minutes to brainstorm and 5 minutes to present. Our team managed to pull off the presentation, but there was confusion over budget and logistics that were unresolved. We then were in a waiting room where we spoke to one another until it was our turn for a 1:1 with the adcom. Questions such as “tell me about yourself,” “time you took initiative,” and “biggest weakness” came up.
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Published: November 9, 2025
Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Very conversational interview. Opened with the student sharing about her background and introducing herself. Shared some laughs and mostly asked behavioral questions followed by Q&A. – Walk me through your resume. – Why MBA and why now? – Why Ross & how will you contribute? – Tell me about a time (TMAT) when you failed. – TMAT when you had a setback / things didn’t go as planned. – TMAT when you had to adjust cultures. – TMAT when you had to deal with ambiguity. – TMAT when (hard to remember this one.
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Published: November 8, 2025
Duke Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
My Duke Fuqua interview took place on campus with a second-year MBA student. The interview lasted an hour and followed a structured, but conversational flow. The first few minutes were for introductions, followed by roughly 40 minutes of formal questions and 15 minutes for questions of my own. The interview was held in a small, quiet room, which initially felt a bit sterile, but the tone quickly shifted once we began talking. The interviewer started with some light small talk before diving into multi-part questions, often two- or three-part prompts that required thoughtful pacing to answer clearly. The first question
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Published: November 7, 2025
Published: November 4, 2025
Emory Goizueta MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The Interviewer was friendly and very professional. Resume-based interview. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. What does your role entail on a day-to-day basis? 3. Do you have any direct reports or how have you demonstrated leadership? 4. What 3 words will your co-workers or collaborators use to describe you? 5. Short-term and Long-term post-MBA career goals and why MBA? 6. Why Goizueta? 7. Any questions?
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Published: November 2, 2025
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
3rd party interviewer, unsure of her relation to the MBA program or school. Tell me about yourself, and motivations for all the choices you made professionally leading to today. ST / LT Career Goals? Why MBA now? Why Kenan-Flagler? TMAT you displayed leadership. TMAT you worked under tight deadlines. TMAT when your ethics were compromised, what did you do? Anything else the committee should know about you? Given the chance to ask 2 questions before running out of time. Conversational, a little more rigid compared to other schools that have 2nd-year students interview, but the interviewer was nice and easy
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Published: November 2, 2025
UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview lasted about 23 minutes and was friendly. The Adcom was very receptive throughout. Questions Asked: – Why an MBA and why UNC? – Tell me about a time you received constructive criticism. – Tell me about a time you had to make a hard decision. – What do you like about working in a team, and what do you not like? – What is one thing you’ve done that you’re most proud of? – What type of environment do you enjoy working in? – What are two or three things you
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Published: November 1, 2025
Published: October 28, 2025
NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
The officer started by asking me to introduce myself. Because of the time difference, we also had a quick chat about whether I’m a daytime/nighttime person. These are the major questions she asked: 1. How would you describe your role and leading style in a team? 2. Why MBA now? Why Stern and NYC? 3. What will you do to secure a seat of internship and a post-MBA offer for a consulting firm? 4. What are your strengths and weaknesses? 5. What will you bring to Stern? 6. Questions for the officer herself. The
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Published: October 26, 2025
SMU Cox MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
It was pretty casual and conversational. Some of the questions I got asked were: Tell me about yourself – not related to work. Walk me through your resume. TMAT you received constructive feedback. If you could travel somewhere, where would you go? How would your teammates describe you? TMA your greatest achievement. Then I had time to ask questions at the end and learned about next steps.
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Published: October 26, 2025
Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / First-Year Student / Zoom
1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Why MBA? Why now? 3) Why McDonough? 4) Short/Long Term Goals? 5) Are you/how are you prepared for the quantitative rigor of the course? 6) How would you contribute to the community if you were a student? 7) Where does McDonough rank out of the schools you applied to? What would be the decision making factor if you got in to all schools? 8) Tell me something that is not on your resume that you would like for me to know. Not a single TMAT or behavioral
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Published: October 21, 2025
Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom
The interview was very low threat and conversational. He introduced himself and outlined some of the mandatory questions he had to ask (tell me about yourself, why Ross, etc.) and then dove in to personality questions that frankly I wasn’t prepared for, but felt like I came up with a good enough answer on the spot. He asked: Who is your favorite historical figure? What company do you think has had the biggest impact on the world and why? What are you most proud of from your work experience? If you had a magic wand to change one thing in
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