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London Business School MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-campus
I had an interview in March 2010 and it took 3 hours, out of which 30-40 minutes were devoted to my questions. The questions I was asked are as follows (as far as I remember): Related to school, career: Why LBS? Why MBA? Imagine world without an MBA. What would you do? (I understood as what I would do to achieve my professional goals?) If you can achieve your goals without an MBA why do you want to get an MBA? How would you contribute to your study group at LBS from professional point of view? What will be your
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Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumni / On campus
There were 8-10 people waiting to interview at the same time, when I was only expecting 2-3 people. I interviewed on campus, but with an alumni. She said they asked her to volunteer because of the high volume of applicants. She said the interview would last 30 minutes but it was 45-50. She was friendly. The questions posted by everyone here were the same except that since I am a high-level manager at my current job, she did not ask me any pointed leadership questions. I assume I was expected to cover this in my narrative when I walked her
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UVA / Darden MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Video Skype
The interview was blind (i.e. the interviewer had not seen my application), and was conducted by Kathy Grant, the Assistant Director of Admissions. As mentioned by several candidates, the interviewer simply asked me to “tell my story”, but to hit points like Why I picked my undergraduate degree, Why an MBA, Why Darden, Why Now, and also asked to highlight issues of leadership. The interview was quite informal and pleasant, and the interviewer seemed to be trying to gauge my personality more than my experiences. She asked very few follow up questions and obviously expected me mostly to lead the
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Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second year student / On-campus
I scheduled my interview for the late morning and took the train from NYC. The staff in the admissions office were warm and welcoming. The interview itself was held in a small conference room upstairs from the admissions office – my interviewer was a second year student, dressed casually and very low-key in temperament. As I recall, the questions were: What did you do for fun in college? Why did you pick that college and why that major? Your work history is pretty broad – walk me through the major experiences you’ve had since college. (We then drilled into a
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Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On-campus
Interview was in the afternoon. Be sure to arrive 15m early. Interviewer was very friendly. She went through the application process and then dove into questions. Questions: Walk me through your resume, beginning with your undergraduate degree (also follow up question made this similar to “tell me about yourself” question as well). Why an MBA? Why Kellogg? What clubs do you plan to participate in while at Kellogg? What do you do for fun/enjoy? How has your leadership style progressed since college (through work or a specific extra-curricular activity)? Have you held any leadership positions at work? Have you faced
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INSEAD MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / September 2010 intake / Alumni / Off-campus
I received the interview notification on the final night of the deadline (INSEAD is notorious) for sending out bulk of the notifications on the final day (or night depending on your location, i was in US). The MBA Admissions Coordinator, who was a really nice and thoughtful lady helped me setup the interview. I received contacts of two alumnus both of whom were working / had worked in the field I was interested in (Alternative Energy / Entrepreneurship). Here I must mention that INSEAD alumni is very impressive and very diverse. One of the assigned interviewer did Law from Stanford
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Stanford GSB MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Alumna / Off-campus
My interview was held during the workday in my interviewer’s office. The tone was very conversational, comfortable, and friendly with questions tailored to my experiences. Why MBA? Why Stanford? Why did you join ROTC in undergrad? (seemed to want to understand my motivations and thought processes) What skills have you learned in your current job? (was military, now private sector) What frustrations have you had with the corporate world? Ended with a discussion based on my questions – her experiences, culture at the school, etc.
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Published: February 28, 2010
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second year student / On-campus
Walk me through your resume (with a twist, please give insight into some of the choices you have made) Why do you want an MBA (combined with Why Now, a little disorienting) Why Wharton What do you want to do after MBA Somewhat ‘push back:’ Why leave your company ( I own it) What three qualities are important for a leader? Tell me about a conflict/difficult client? What are you most proud of at this point in your career? What is the most difficult thing you have ever done? Is there anything else you would like the Adcom to know
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Published: February 27, 2010
Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumni / Off-campus
I applied round 2 in December 2009. Early in February I received an invite to Super Saturday in March. I had already visited Berkeley and could not take the time to visit again (from New York City) so I asked for off-campus interview instead. I was paired with a 2009 grad living and working in Brooklyn for a start up (something I’m interested in doing – we were paired because of our similar interests and goals). We emailed to schedule it, and she asked me to suggest a coffee shop that was convenient to both of us. We met an
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Published: February 25, 2010
Ross MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Phone / Adcom
I just finished my phone interview (I am living in Asia) with an admissions committee representative. I called right on time and was transferred to a very nice lady. She was conversational but the interview still felt like an interview instead of a chat. She started by saying she may not have had access to my application (is that a yes or no?) so it’s ok if I repeat the examples and information that I had used in my application. Also, I was calling with an internet phone and there was lag between responses. A few times I couldn’t hear
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Published: February 25, 2010
UCLA / Anderson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / 2nd Year Student / On-Campus
The interview was almost exactly 30 min, done inside an admission officer’s office. I didn’t get too much feedback from my interviewer, as she was firing off questions to fit within the interview time slot. The questions were fairly standard: Walk me through your resume Why MBA, why Anderson, why now? Tell me a time where you showed leadership Tell me a time where you worked in a team Tell me about a time when you received constructive criticism What will you contribute to the Anderson community? The interview then concluded with 5 minutes for me to ask her questions
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Published: February 24, 2010
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off-campus / Alumni
The interview was pretty informal and took place at Starbucks. We talked for about an hour and seemed to click pretty well. He was very enthusiastic about Wharton and his passion for the school definitely showed. He asked me to email him my resume ahead of time and brought a list of questions with him. Some of the questions he asked were: Tell me about yourself (he started by talking about himself and once finished asked me to do the same) Why MBA? Why Wharton? Why Now? Short term and long term career goals (he probed into this a bit).
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Published: February 23, 2010
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Second year student / On-campus
DURATION: 1 Hour I interviewed on-campus as part of the “Super Saturday” to which local applicants are invited to interview with a second-year MBA student. At the appointed time I went to my assigned room and met my interviewer. He was friendly though not particularly extroverted. After some brief small talk, he asked me the following series of questions, which he was obviously reading from a prepared list: “Tell me about yourself” — I walked him briefly through my career progression since college, making sure to spend adequate time on the choices I made rather than the responsibilities I had
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Published: February 22, 2010
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-campus / Admissions officer
I visited a class with a friend (it wasn’t my first visit to the school) and then came to the Admission office with 15-20 min to spare. Definitely appreciated the personalized packet of information and the t-shirt. There were several other interviewees waiting and finally my interviewer came out. She was friendly and very welcoming and there was water waiting on the desk for me when we went into her office. The interview questions were fairly straightforward (no curveballs), and I was pleasantly surprised by this. I had been expecting a few more difficult questions, so I would still recommend
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Published: February 22, 2010
Published: February 22, 2010
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off-campus / Alumni
The interview took place in a London hotel’s cafe. Timing was 45 minutes discussion (the alumnus kept track of time all the way through the interview) + 20 minutes questions and informal discussion. The atmosphere was quite relaxed, especially after the “official” part ended. Walk me through your resume (I kept on describing my long and short term plans, as the interviewer did not stop me) What was the most important project you have done? (I’ve been working for the same consulting company since graduation) Why entrepreneurship? Tell me two examples from your past experience Why Wharton? He asked some
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Published: February 21, 2010
London Business School MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Alumnus / Off-campus
I interviewed with a very senior alum of London Business School in India (Round 1, Nov 2009). The interview was at his office. Questions were as follows, and it lasted for 45 mins Tell me about yourself including about your family Whats your goal after MBA Why MBA at this juncture? What other schools you are applying to, and reasoning behind it? Example of multi-culturalism, leadership Case: individual/ shared leadership Why not consulting post-MBA career? Why again entrepreneurship? How will you finance your MBA? What does your company do? Why is X company so successful but not your company? One
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Published: February 21, 2010
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Early Decision / Alumnus / Off-campus
I interviewed with an alumnus at his place of work on 10/21/09 for Early Decision. The setting wasn’t totally casual but it was somewhat conversational. I was asked the following questions: Why Columbia? Why now? (I had been laid off from work and subsequently started a new job and he wanted to know why I didn’t want to stay at the new job… It wasn’t on the career path I was looking for.) What will I bring to Columbia? Leadership example Teamwork example Example of a time I faced an ethical dilemma What career am I pursuing and why? Follow-up
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Published: February 18, 2010
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off-Campus
The interview took place in a coffee shop. I reached 30 minutes before time and took time to settle down and got myself a coffee. I was dressed in business formals and waited till the alum arrived. He was a 2007 graduate. He had a copy of my resume with him. He got himself a coffee and we sat down to talk. He explained that the interview would go in as just another input to the whole application process and is just a way to verify what I wrote in the essays. He started asking questions then for about an
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Published: February 17, 2010
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-campus / Adcom
I had a morning slot and I reached 15 min early. I received the welcome package containing the t-shirt and customized folder at the interview office. There were 3-4 interviews going on simultaneously. My interviewer was a lady, also a Stern alum now working in the Admissions Office. Since the NYU interview are non-blind, expect the questions to probe beyond the essay material. Briefly talk about your background – I talked about my tech roles and MS experience. Talk about your current job experience, duties etc. Walk me through a typical day of your routine – I used this to
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Published: February 17, 2010
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-campus / Staff
My interview was with someone from the Career Center, though I had expected Adcom. She was very friendly and had work experience in my desired industry. The interview was almost exactly 30 minutes. List of interview questions: Tell me about your background. Can you tell me about a time where you had to persuade someone to do something? Describe a time where you had to manage a conflict. What do you like most about Stern? What would your manager say is one of your strengths? One of your weaknesses? Can you name some companies you’d like to work for upon
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Published: February 15, 2010
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off-campus / Alumni
I met Fuqua Alum class of 95 at his offices in Bangalore. Blind alum interview. Alum only had a copy of my resume. Tell something about your family background? Why MBA? Why now? Why Fuqua? How will you contribute at Fuqua? What does leadership mean to you? Examples of leadership experiences? When did you fail as a leader? Failure as a team? Undergrad experiences- what motivated me to get involved in those experiences? What is one thing you are proud of? What other schools have you applied to? Prioritise them, give reasons. How will you explain your job to a
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Published: February 15, 2010
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off-campus / Alumni
Duke interview was very straightforward — he asked me to walk him through my resume, so i started with my decision to attend Brown and then each job and how this progression has led me to apply to b school and specifically to Duke. i guess that covered his 1-why an mba and 2-why duke Other questions: “how i can contribute to duke based on my college experience and work experience” “tell me something people dont know about you” “what would your boss say about you (or what would your friends say)” Then i asked him two questions of my
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Published: February 15, 2010
Published: February 12, 2010
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / 2nd year student / On-campus
The campus visit was very well organized. I was impressed by the facilities in Harper center. My interviewer, a 2nd year student, was very friendly. He first explained to me that the interview is more like a conversation. He told me that he had received my resume only 5 mins before the interview and that he did not read my application. He told me that they wanted to keep it that way in order to paint an unbiased picture of me as part of the application. Here are the questions – more or less in the same order. Q. From
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