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Published: March 29, 2011
UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
I was interviewed by a 2nd-year student on February 9th in a conference room in Gold Hall. After telling me about her background, she began the interview by asking me to walk through my resume. The conversation flowed naturally into “why MBA, why now, what short- and long-term goals, why UCLA?” At this point, I had covered so much that she looked up at the clock expecting the 25 minutes to be up. Since only 15 minutes had passed, she asked me one off questions for the next 10 minutes: Strengths and weaknesses? Teamwork experience and difficulties faced? Leadership experience
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Published: March 29, 2011
UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumni Interview / Off-Campus
Interview was with an alumni near me at a Starbucks. The atmosphere was very cordial and we ended up speaking for almost 1.5 hours. While the dialogue was very conversational, the mail questions were as following: Tell me about yourself/walk me through your resume Situation at work involving analytical challenge(plus lots and lots of probing questions) Why do you need an MBA What would you have done differently in your job if you could go back(very open ended) Questions for interviewer I could tell that the interviewer really wanted to see if I had done my research on Anderson and
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Published: March 27, 2011
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / AdCom / On Campus
My adcom person confirmed it was a blind interview. She said files are reviewed by 3 people (student, ad com person, director of admissions) for a decision. The interview was 35 minutes. She said we would have time at the end for one or two questions from me. Her questions to me: walk me through your resume short term and long term plans and how the MBA fits in what is your experience working in teams how did you handle a challenging team situation tell me about a time you had to be a leader what critical feedback have you
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Published: March 27, 2011
MIT / Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
I arrived about 20 minutes early and introduced myself to the admin. There were 2 other waiting for other time slots (which I believe were spaced out about 15 minutes each). My interviewer came out about 10 minutes early and we walked into her office. The interview went like this: I opened up with an ice breaker that wasn’t about the weather (I had lost my credit card the night before). My interviewer could relate, which was nice. I would have though that we would then go into the interview questions, but my interviewer proceeded to inquire about one of
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Published: March 27, 2011
UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off-Campus
The interview was with an alum on March 17th. Why an MBA? (with my biology background, it was a very critical question which led to the next question) Why Anderson? (And why not another school in a more bio-central location?) What are your short term and long term goals? What are your strengths and weaknesses? What is one situation where you needed to demonstrate your leadership? What do I see myself focusing on in b-school? What questions do you have for me? We spoke for over an hour and it was a very casual friendly conversation. My interviewer was able
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Published: March 25, 2011
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
I am a non-traditional applicant (2nd year student from an outside medical school) who applied specifically to their Healthcare Management Program (separate application from the rest of Wharton MBA app). From my experience, the Wharton community seems to do a good job of integrating its talents with the rest of UPenn’s schools. In the span of 2 hours before my interview, I spoke with a law student, physics PhD, med student, and engineer student in the general lobby area at Wharton, all of whom were working on some sort of project with an MBA student. As I understand most on-campus
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Published: March 25, 2011
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-Campus / Adcom
I was a non-traditional applicant (2nd year in medical school) who was interested in Duke’s Health Sector Management program. Some current Fuqua students mentioned that the HSM was the “Gem” of Fuqua because it was one of the best funded programs there and very integrated into Duke’s vast medical resources. Another insight mentioned by Fuqua students is that on-campus interviews are highly encouraged and receive some brownie points. Perhaps its because Durham is not as easy to reach like school in the northeast so they give props for those who make the effort to travel there. From my experience interviewing,
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Published: March 24, 2011
USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-Campus / Adcom
I interviewed with Kellee Scott from the USC Admissions Office in early March 2011. I am a Round 2 applicant for the full time program. The interview was held on-campus and was very friendly. Kellee made like it was more of a conversation than an interview. Questions that I was asked: Overview your work experience What is a typical day like at work for you? To what extent are you responsible at work, and how much is done in teams? What is the biggest misconception about you? What are 3 traits of a leader? What do you do for fun?
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Published: March 24, 2011
UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
I interviewed on campus with an adcom member. She was very nice, very pleasant to talk with. We had a nice conversation which touched on several topics: Why MBA Why Anderson During the course of those questions, I shared that I am trying to switch careers. The interview then shifted towards my career goals – Why do I want to switch careers What in particular do you plan on doing in the new field (asking about specific tasks and roles) What do i want to do after I graduate Questions for interviewer. Pretty straight forward, no trick or stress questions.
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Published: March 21, 2011
Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom
Got in, but my interview was really intense. Tell me about what you do. (more follow ups) How did you get that job? If (current employer) were to replace you tomorrow, what should they look for? I’m referring to personal skills, not professional skills. Small talk about class visit. In your essay you said (repeated three sentences word-for-word), what did you mean? What’s a common misconception people have about you? What would your 5 best friends say about you? Why (characteristic I mentioned)? Give me an example. What kind of leader are you? (asked follow-ups asking for specific examples) Why
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Published: March 21, 2011
Oxford / Saïd MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Skype
I had my interview with Saïd Business School over Skype. My interviewer was the Head of Career Services at the Saïd Business School. The interviewer had reviewed my essays and other application materials before the interview. The entire interview lasted about 30 minutes. The interviewer asked the following questions: What are your career goals and why did you decide to pursue a MBA? (And related question) Why did you select Oxford? Which other schools did you apply to and why? Have you heard back from the other schools? What were the results? In your current job what are the areas
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Published: March 20, 2011
Ross MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off-Campus / Alum
I applied R2 and interviewed with an alum in my city. I met him near his workplace and the interview was informal. He asked the following questions: Walk me through your resume (asked questions about the orgs I worked for). Why do you want your MBA? Why Ross? What do you want to get involved in on campus? What is your learning style? What do you consider your proudest achievement? Talk about a disappointment. The interview was about 45 minutes long, and I had enough time to ask 3-4 questions. This was my first interview during the bschool application process,
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Published: March 20, 2011
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus
I had my interview in December 2010, and the rejection letter from Kellogg just reinforced what I anticipated. The interviewer was a 2002 graduate from Kellogg, based in South-East Asia and working for a leading consulting firm. Firstly, the interviewer did not confirm the timing, and later I had to call/SMS to finalize it. The location provided was incorrect, but knowing the place I guessed and reached it much before time. He was not only hostile throughout, but came across as someone who had made-up his mind beforehand. The interview was told to be scheduled for an hour but lasted
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Published: March 20, 2011
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus
I applied R2 and interviewed with an alum in my city. I met her at a cafe. She asked the following questions: walk me through your resume why mba? why kellogg? what do you find most challenging or difficult about your job? talk about your proudest achievement. talk about a time you led a team. how will you contribute to kellogg? what other schools did you apply to? (<—- be careful with this question!!!!) if you got into all of them, how would you choose which one to attend? do you think your GMAT score is accurate reflection of your
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Published: March 20, 2011
INSEAD MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumni / Off-Campus
First interview: My first interviewer was the CEO of a start-up company. He had much experience in mergers and acquisitions and as an investor as well. He was polite and very business-like. He had been interviewing candidates for many years for INSEAD. At first, he perused my resume and made some comments, then asked me to explain, in general terms, my career up to now. He asked me why an MBA, why now and why INSEAD. That was the easy part… Then he asked me about my company, how it was structured, questioned me on how I would structure it
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Published: March 20, 2011
Stanford GSB MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off-Campus / Alum
The interview was conducted at the office of my alumni interviewer. It lasted approximately 45 minutes. The interviewer did not bring my resume into the interview, but said that it had been reviewed. The interviewer also mentioned that the intention of the interview was to be informal and conversational. The interviewer proceeded to introduce himself/herself and provide a brief overview of his/her career progress to date. I was then asked the following questions: Tell me about a major goal that you have set for yourself. What have you done to achieve your goal? (Led to a follow-up question directly related
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Published: March 16, 2011
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-Campus / Adcom
Like all the other candidates, I was greeted with a packet of information based on my interests as well as a Stern tshirt. My interviewer was an Associate Director of Admissions and she was quite pleasant. After the initial chitchat about my travel to NYC, we got straight to the interview: How did I choose my undergraduate education? What is your career progression? What are your strengths? Weaknesses? Why do you want to get an MBA? Why do you want to come to Stern? What will you do if you can’t get in your industry of choice? What are some
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Published: March 15, 2011
UNC / Kenan-Flagler MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Adcom / Off-campus
I applied for the third deadline, and opted for an off-campus interview. I was interviewed on January 21, 2011 at a hotel in San Francisco. My interviewer was Sherry Wallace, Director of MBA Admissions. She was visibly exhausted conducting back-to-back interviews for two days in a row, but was still very friendly and inspiring. We started off with my current job and she asked me to explain my duties and the significance of my work as a Traffic Safety Engineer at Caltrans. Other questions included: Why an MBA? Why do you want to work on improving infrastructure in the emerging
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Published: March 15, 2011
Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
I recently completed my interview with HBS and found it to be very different from the other interviews I’ve had thus far (I’ve also interviewed with Fuqua, Booth, and Wharton). As opposed to the “blind” interviews at these other schools where the interviewer had not seen my application and had received my resume only shortly before the interview, the HBS interviewer had thoroughly reviewed my HBS application and referred to different parts of it throughout the interview. The interview was exactly 30 minutes long and did not include time for questions. After a very limited amount of small talk, the
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Published: March 15, 2011
Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second-year Student / On-Campus
I recently completed my interview with Yale SOM with a 2nd year student. Everyone with admissions was very nice and made me feel very welcomed. I went into a small interview room with the student interviewer and sat down. He asked me to walk him through my resume and to focus on a few key points. The style was very conversational and the interviewer made me feel very comfortable. He seemed most interested in having me explain my decisions. He asked me to explain why I chose my undergraduate school, why I chose my particular extracurriculars, and why I came
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Published: March 14, 2011
MIT / Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus
Chit-chat about where I grew up, the weather, etc. Do you have your transcripts? What experience would you like highlight from your resume? Talk about a difficult situation at your current employer and how you navigated it. What surprised you at your current employer? When did you decide to take the GMAT? Describe a situation when you had to adapt to another person? It seems like your career has had clear transitions, where do you want to go next and how does Sloan fit into that? Tell me about a time when you tried something new and how it turned
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Published: March 14, 2011
MIT / Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Off-campus
I arrived about 30 minutes early, sat in the lobby and just playing notes in my head on things I want to make sure I cover… Meet and greet, quick ice-breaker about weather (foggy day) and she explained that interview will be 30 min, including time for me to ask questions; I handed over my transcript. Questions: Any updates since you submitted your app? (I talked about a recent promotion) Give me an example of a situation when expectations were not met (talked about a personal situation that I solved) Give me a personal goal you have set or are
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Published: March 14, 2011
MIT / Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On campus
I had a great visit. Surprisingly, I was blown away by the campus and environment, much more than at Kellogg and other schools I visited. The new E62 Building is amazing, and I fell in love with all of the other MIT buildings in the vicinity. My interview was very standard and were all questions listed on this site. Most were behavioral questions so make sure to have your stories ready (not the ones from your essays). The questions were around: please give me a recent accomplishment at work describe a time you had to work with a difficult person
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Published: March 13, 2011
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Final Round/ Alum / Off-campus
I applied for the Final Round for international students and was interviewed on February 26, 2011. UT Austin has a great system for scheduling interview with alumni at your location. There is a long list of alumni (I searched in the San Francisco Bay Area), from which you can chose someone, based on your preference. I chose an alumnus whom I met before at an MBA fair in San Francisco. He was very cooperative, and accommodated my request in spite of a tight schedule. We met at a coffee shop in Santa Clara, close to his house on a Saturday
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Published: March 13, 2011
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus
My interviewer graduated from Kellogg in 2007, and this was her first Alumni Interview. We met at a coffee shop in the financial district of San Francisco during lunch time. The environment was a bit noisy at times, but it was manageable. She was a few minutes late and I was getting a bit anxious. My advice is that don’t worry too much if this happens. Reach the interview venue a little before time, and try to cool down a bit (don’t freak out and start calling the alumnus, even if you have the number). My interviewer told me upfront
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