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Published: February 14, 2011
Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Skype / Second-year student
Warm conversation Questions: tell me about yourself in campus and in your work why MBA and your long-run goal Why Tuck give me an example to deal with the difficulties or another difficult teammate. how to be involved in Tuck weakness Then my questions: what kind of uniqueness of leadership Tuck brings to its MBA candidates. learn something about her summer internship add my contribution to Tuck Hope it is helpful.
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Published: February 14, 2011
Stanford GSB MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / Off-Campus
I interviewed today with an alumni in New York City. We met at her office and the interview lasted about 45 minutes. The interviewer was very friendly, yet professional. The whole interview was very conversational and comfortable. The interviewer started off by telling me about herself – where she went to undergrad, what she did after Stanford and what she did at her current job. Very high level. Then we dove into questions for me (see below). Questions: Why MBA? Why Stanford? Tell me about a challenging work experience? What did you learn? Tell me about a time when you
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Published: February 13, 2011
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumni / Off campus
Met alum at a coffee shop. I showed up a half hour early, grabbed a drink and a table, my interviewer showed up right on time. He spent about five minutes introducing himself and explaining the format of the interview, then we got right into questions for about 45 minutes. He had a copy of my resume and a sheet of questions with space to take notes, which he used. I did not open my notepad. Several times during the interview, we got off on tangents discussing Kellogg. Many of the questions that had later in the interview we had
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Published: February 8, 2011
Ross MBA Admissions Interview Questions: On-Campus Interview / Second Year Student
Questions asked: Tell me about yourself What are your career goals? Why MBA? Why Ross? Ross is a highly collaborative/team oriented program. Give me some examples of when you worked effectively on a team. What activities will you participate in when you are at Ross? What do you do for fun? What is your definition of success? What questions do you have for me? The interview itself lasted about 35 minutes.
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Published: February 8, 2011
Berkeley / Haas MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alum / On-Campus Super Saturday Event
Putting aside your professional life, tell me about your personal life and the activities that define you (he honed in on the “other interests” section of the resume right from the start) Tell me about your process for self-reflection. How do you measure success and then evaluate whether you’ve been successful in a particular situation? Tell me about a time where you’ve had a disagreement in a professional setting? How do you define leadership? Tell me about a time when you’ve exibited those qualities? Tell me about a time when you’ve advocated making a change or going in a different
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Published: February 7, 2011
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumni / Off campus
I met with the alum at a Coffee-shop on a Saturday morning. He was a young alum (09) and was already in the coffee shop though I was fifteen minutes early. He swung by right on time and joined me on my table. After some quick casual chat about the city, he said it was really informal, he wanted to make it quick and easy and just learn of why I wanted to attend Kellogg. He was extremely disarming and did not even crack open my resume since I’d sent it the previous night. My pad-folio stayed shut and we
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Published: February 7, 2011
Cornell / Johnson MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 3 / Ad Com / On Campus
Questions asked: Tell me about your work experience. How did you end up doing what you do? What led to that career choice? (Asked follow up questions about my work experience.) Tell me about a time when you had to make a difficult decision at work Why MBA? What measures are you taking to ensure that you are academically prepared for the rigorous coursework at Cornell? What have you done to learn about your future career path in greater depth? Is there anything else the ad com should know about you? What questions do you have for me? Summary: The
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Published: February 6, 2011
Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / On-Campus / Second-year student
I interviewed in January 2011 at Tuck after applying in the second round. I had a second-year Tuck student as my interviewer, and the interview lasted about 45 minutes. The interview was friendly in tone, although the substance of the interview was more demanding than my research had indicated. That is, the interview was not solely a relaxed, walk-me-through-your-resume affair, but a series of specific behaviorial and exacting inquiries. The interviewer took notes throughout, but remained engaged in the conversation. I had five or ten minutes to ask questions at the end of the interview. Questions: Why an MBA? Why
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Published: February 6, 2011
Published: February 4, 2011
Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / AdCom / Skype
I recently completed my Yale interview with an AdCom. It was my first interview, so I was a bit nervous about it. I used this website to prepare and it was extremely helpful. Similar to most other people, it was a very friendly and relaxed interview. No stress, no drilling with tough questions. And after having read this website extensively, no surprise questions. Although it was supposed to last 30 minutes, my interview went on for about 45 minutes. Even though we were above the time limit, I still got to ask several questions and I got pretty extensive answers.
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Published: February 3, 2011
Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Off-Campus / Alum
I am an international applicant, based in India. I applied for Tuck Round 2. I received my interview invite on 14th January. Interview was scheduled for 21st January with an Alum. We met at a coffee shop and the conversation lasted for an hour. It was conversational with regular questions – a mix of behavioral and professional/personal, no surprises. Questions were: Tell me about yourself What are your goals – Why is it not possible to achieve it without an MBA Why MBA, Why Tuck What will you bring to Tuck/ What did you like about Tuck What did you
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Published: February 1, 2011
INSEAD MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumni / Off-Campus
First interview: My interviewer is a senior associate / project manager at a large well-known consulting company. He went to undergrad in Europe, and was extremely nice and personable. The interview itself was very relaxed, and I barely felt like I was interviewing. It was very much a discussion to get to know each other, as he did not really ask any probing or behavioral questions – he simply wanted to get to know me, and see how I would fit in at INSEAD. He even said, himeselt, that the interview was more of a “sanity check” as opposed to
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Published: January 31, 2011
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Rolling Admissions / Off-Campus / Alum
I met with an alumni off campus and the interview lasted about 2 hours. The interviewer did not have access to my application and only had a copy of my resume and set of questions from the University Brief introduction Why do you want to do an MBA? Why McCombs? Questions based on my work experience What are your long term career goals? How will you contribute to the MBA program at McCombs? What other universities did you apply to? Why? What aspects of your job do you find challenging and what aspects do you find disappointing? Do you have
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Published: January 31, 2011
Published: January 31, 2011
UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Rolling Admissions (applied before R2) / On-Campus / Student
I live in Austin, so went down to the school. She asked me questions for about 35 minutes, and the rest of the hour was filled by her answers to my questions, and conversations around those answers. It was a blind interview. Tell me about yourself (slightly different approach than walk me through your resume) Why MBA Why McCombs What will you contribute at McCombs What do you define as sucessful Since I was looking to do entrepreneurship, she asked me about 3 different kinds of people I would hire at my new venture Outside of work, what do you
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Published: January 31, 2011
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Off-Campus / Alum / Admitted
I was invited for interview in December and interviewed on January 8 in SFO. There was a group of students and a group of alumni conducting the interview at the location. A bunch of alumni and students were also present who made us feel very much comfortable and relaxed. Also, there was a panel discussion with alumni and a current student after my interview, which was great. My interview started off with an extracurricular activity from my resume. My answer brought in my background and my inspiration for making a positive difference on society, which in turn, led to the
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Published: January 30, 2011
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Off campus
I met with the alum after work at her office. She was friendly and immediately gave me a heads up to relax and be informal. She had a few must ask questions but mentioned that at anytime if I felt I need to add or talk about some other aspects of my application that would be fine. My interview lasted 30-45 minutes. Tell me about yourself. Walk me through your resume and highlight your achievements. Why MBA and Goals? Why Kellogg? Impact on Kellogg? You have led a few teams, what is your leadership style? How did you creatively solve
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Published: January 30, 2011
Duke / Fuqua MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Off-Campus / Alum
I interviewed in the beginning of January at a local coffee shop with an alum who had done quite a few business-school interviews for Duke. The conversation lasted an hour, was conversational but on-point with little chit-chat in between. The questions were standard and straight-forward, a mix between behavioral and personal; no trick questions or curveballs (such as: define success). The most important question for my interviewer was why Duke, specifically, as opposed to any other top school. I had read earlier that if you can answer this question successfully, it increases greatly your chances of getting in, b/c Duke
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Published: January 29, 2011
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Alumni / Off-campus
10am interview. Alumunus showed up 15 minutes late, but apologized profusely. She was very nice and a similar background and went into depth explaining her pre-mba experience, her time at Kellogg, and what shes doing now. We then jumped into questions for me: Team experience in which you faced a challenge Why Kellogg? Why MBA? Give me your 2 minute elevator pitch What do you do for fun? Took 1 hour to finish.
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Published: January 28, 2011
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On campus
I visited Kellogg on Thursday: class visit, lunch with students, information session and building tour. Meeting with students the day before my interview helped a lot. My interview lasted exactly 30 minutes. Tell me about yourself Walk me through your resume and highlight your achievements Why MBA and Goals? Why Kellogg? Impact on Kellogg? What would your colleagues say about you? What kind of teammate is hard to work with? Give an instance. What is your leadership style? What do you do for fun? Anything else you want to add? Questions? We talked about football (commiserating about Bears and Patriots),
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Published: January 26, 2011
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-Campus
I interviewed on campus. The adcom is starting to get busy and I needed to wait a bit (about 15-20 minutes after my scheduled slot). My interviewer was extremely friendly and had a very positive vibe, which put me at ease. My questions were pretty straightforward (all were included on this page of questions, and I was well-prepared). Given that the interview is only 30 minutes or so, I highly recommend adding as many important details as possible into your responses without rambling. How did you choose your undergraduate school? – I was a little surprised they asked this, considering
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Published: January 26, 2011
USC / Marshall MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-Campus / Adcom
The interviewer was fully familiar with my essays and resume. He had very particular questions based on my essays and resume. The following are the questions. What I was doing currently ( I am unemployed currently). My work with an NGO – the nature of work, responsibilities, changes I saw etc.( Had mentioned in my resume) Leadership experience related to work( was in an essay )- The discussion included the biggest challenge, how to deal with colleagues who were not pulling their weight, results etc. Why MBA – Career Goals. Why Marshall. Why now? Then couple of questions pertaining specifically
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Published: January 25, 2011
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Regular Decision / Alum / Off-Campus
I had an alumni interview in my city a couple weeks before the holiday weekend. It was located in a conference room where he works. He arrived a little late, but he was extremely nice which put me at ease and started talking about himself and his background. He didn’t print out a copy of my resume, so I gave him a copy I had. The questions he asked: So why don’t you walk me through your resume? Why business school, what are your goals? (A follow up on my goals on specific companies, job positions) Specifically why Columbia? (When
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Published: January 25, 2011
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-campus
I interviewed on campus. The interviews were well organized and ran on time. I showed up 15 minutes prior, and was asked to take a seat. My interviewer called me into her office and asked the following questions (there were 1 or 2 others that I can’t remember, but this was basically it): Tell me more about your interest in (specific activity I brought to light in my application) Tell me about your background? What are your goals? How does your current experience feed into your goals? What courses do you plan to take outside of your specialization? What would
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Published: January 25, 2011
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / Telephonic
Well, I’m deployed to Afghanistan with the Marine Corps so I received an interview waiver. I was told to arrange a phone interview for the 20th on the 19th of January, but I didn’t see the e-mail until the 22nd because I don’t have ready access to my e-mails out here! But I called the office and they were very understanding of my circumstances and got me another interview the next day. Questions he asked: Tell me about your undergraduate experience Tell me about officer training Tell me about joining the Marines (your present unit) Tell me about what you
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