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Published: February 28, 2008
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2
Discuss/identify Two accomplishments If you were to teach someone how to invest, what would you say to them? Leadership strengths and weaknesses (what would your staff say your weaknesses are) Why MBA? Why Chicago? Why investments? How can you contribute to Chicago? If you can go back to your career and redo something what would you do? Toughest decision to date?
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Published: February 27, 2008
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2 /Alumni Interview
Overall feeling was mixed. Well, I can say that it was okay, as the interviewer is a very nice guy. I can’t really read his responses though. Hopefully I did good enough for him. I wasn’t really nervous, however, he asks so many follow up questions after asking me something, and I guess I didn’t get to finish a lot of my answers. Here are the questions: So, tell me about yourself? then alot of follow up questions.. Why XX company? What is XX graduate program in YY company? What was the highlight of your career in YY company? Don’t
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Published: February 27, 2008
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/On Campus Interview/ 2nd Yr Student
I had a on campus interview on Feb 27th 2008 with a 2nd year student. It was a pretty standard conversational interview. The interviewer began with congratulating me on making it to this stage of the process. Then, she explained how the process works and how the interview fits into the process. She introduced herself and talked a little about her background and her plans post MBA. Then she jumped into my resume. Walk me through my resume? (with 2-3 follow questions) What are your long term and short term goals? How does an MBA or an MBA at Chicago
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Published: February 26, 2008
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2 / Alumni Interview
My interview was also held in the alumn’s office in NYC and lasted for 30 minutes with questions and another 30 minutes with lunch and some casual discussion/questions Thanks for coming, sorry for the delay How are you? How’s work? So you’re ready for B-school, Wharton is a great place, I had a wonderful experience and I highly recommend it. Give me a few minutes to glance over your resume (note: definitely go to the interview with a resume just in case) Why don’t you walk me through your resume, starting anywhere you’d like. Why an MBA, why now? What
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Published: February 25, 2008
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2 / Alumni
My alumni interview was held in the alumn’s office and lasted approx. 1 hr. Walk me through your resume. Why MBA? Why Wharton? Tell me why this is the best time for your MBA What are your post-MBA goals? Discussion about options for my short-term goals. How does your work experience with your current company fit in with your long-term career goals? Some talk about what I’m currently doing in this city, the politics between the US and the country in which I’m currently living, and discussion about previous work experience. What weakness in your application would the Admissions Committee
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Published: February 23, 2008
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2 / Alum
When Columbia invited me to interview they asked me to choose an alumnus interviewer in my area through their online system. I googled the names and chose a guy that I thought I would connect with the most. The interview was conducted in his office. Tone was friendly and casual, though maybe slightly too casual as you’ll see by some of the qns that came up. He started the interview by saying that his goal was to help me get in, not to stand in my way (sweet!). The interviewer was typing my answers into some electronic form on his
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Published: February 19, 2008
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2/Alum Interview
My interview was with an alum. We met at a local Starbucks cafe. I arrived a few minutes before he did. He arrived on time, and apologized for having to read my resume in front of me before we began the interview. He hadn’t had time to read it beforehand. He then jumped straight into, “Walk me through your resume” and interjected with additional questions as I did so. Then he asked the “why MBA”, “why Chicago” questions and interjected with follow-up questions as well. Specifically, he asked if specific companies recruiting in my area of interest do so at
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Published: February 18, 2008
INSEAD MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / September 2008 Intake / Alumni
Originally shared by Applying to INSEAD Just got done with my first interview. It lined up very much with what others had to say about their experiences. The interview was casual and conversation-like. Here were the questions asked: Tell me about yourself. Walk me through your resume. Give me a few examples that demonstrate your strengths & weaknesses. Why INSEAD? Why not American schools (I’m in the US)? Why not Indian Schools (I had mentioned that I want to pursue an entrepreneurial career)? Why MBA? I was surprised this came after #3, but perhaps I botched #3.
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Published: February 18, 2008
Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom / On Campus
Overall my experience was very consistent with other posters. The school has a small, intimate feel to it and the admissions folks are very welcoming. I interviewed with a person on the adcom, who was very friendly and conversational. The interview is all about getting to know you. We spent most of the time speaking about my professional experience and reasoms for various career decisions I have made, as well as “Why MBA?” / “Why yale”? Only one complaint, the 30 min time limit is too short. We ended up rushing through the last questions because we ran out of
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Published: February 17, 2008
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / On-campus / Adcom
Originally shared by Achilles As is required by Stern, I went for an onsite interview at Stern campus in New York for the interview. Anyways, since I didn’t visit the school before so I really wanted to experience everything first hand. My interview was taken by an Associate Director of admissions. She was really a very nice lady and made me feel comfortable before we jumped on the actual questions. She asked me about my plan for the New York trip and how I am finding the city and also talked about SF (where I am living
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Published: February 17, 2008
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2
My own interview was very standard (walk me through your resume, why mba, why now, why chicago). However, a few of my friends got slightly tricky questions: If you could compare GSB to a top company, which one would it be and why? Here’s a marker. There’s the board. Go and teach me about something for the next 2 minutes. What undergraduate course that you took changed the way that you think? Talk about a course that is not related to your profession. Give me a list of websites that you read regularly. Give me an instance of something where
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Published: February 17, 2008
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Second Year Student
Interview with 2nd year student. Interview lasted 45 mins. She was extremely professional and made me feel very much at ease. I did not know that she was not adcom until the end of the interview. Good rapport and my use of humor made both her and me feel very conversational. She started by asking about my interest in painting which I had mentioned on my resume. Was a good icebreaker. Questions: Tell me about how you got to this point? You seem to have had an interesting journey (grad school, biotech startup, ops/strat consulting) Tell me about how you
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Published: February 13, 2008
NYU / Stern MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom
20 mins for Adcom questions: Tell me about Accenture – you haven’t been there that long – it seems like a significant step up – tell me about your role How do you get the client managers and directors to accept the solutions you present? Why Stern? What do you want to have accomplished 15 – 20 years from now? 10 mins for questions from me.
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Published: February 12, 2008
Chicago Booth MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Alumni / R2 / Off-campus
Today, I interviewed with an alumna in a non-US city. (Too far from Chicago or any of the adcom hubs.) After some pleasantries, we jumped into the 30 minutes of questions: Why an MBA? (I walked through my resume and gave examples of what lead me to my decision to apply to a MBA program.) Why GSB? Why did you choose your most recent position? What was the most important skill you gained/knowledge you learned in your career to date? What will you contribute to the GSB? What can other GSB students gain from your career leadership experience? Surprisingly, there
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Published: February 11, 2008
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Adcom
With a member of the admissions committee: Come in Hello Was it difficult to find this place? Do you have a copy of your resume? Great! (glanced at it silently for about 5 seconds) So walk me through your resume. (15 minutes, including interjections of interest but little else) What kind of roles do you play on your teams? (4) What’s a typical day like? (3) What was it like to be in [country X, Y]? (3) How did you choose your undergraduate college? (2) There are lots of great schools; why Wharton? (3) But why do you need an
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Published: January 31, 2008
INSEAD MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2 / September 2008 Intake / Alumni
I had my alumni interview today. Have just been sent one interviwer name. It was quite simple and conducted in a very informal and relaxed manner. Lasted about 40 minutes. Out of these 40 minutes about 15-20 minutes were spent on my questions for the alumni. I was about 25 minutes early and as I let my interviewer know through his receptionist he came out to get me withing 5 min. Therefor my interview started 20 min before scheduled time. He asked me to tell him about myself, about my company and how long I have been there. Future goals
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Published: January 31, 2008
Stanford GSB MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 1 / Off-campus / Alumni
I met at the office of the alumni interviewer; he was extremely friendly and we chatted for about 5 minutes to break the ice. Went through resume chronologically, with branching questions every so often We had similar interests in organizational development, so that was a tangent He had worked for a current customer of ours; another tangent This entire aspect lasted about 35 minutes, and was simply a casual conversation Then – why MBA, why now Talk about activities outside of work Any questions for him All told, interview went about 75 minutes, which I think was more a function
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Published: January 30, 2008
Ross MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Telephone Interview / R1 / 2nd yr student
I was originally scheduled for an off-campus alumni interview, but due to high demand, was switched to a phone interview without my consent. Student was friendly and engaging, he set good expectations for the call. Walk through resume Why MBA, why now (I also addressed why Ross in this question) Most challenging criticism I received Challenging teamwork situation; what would I do differently Besides a couple extracurriculars on my resume, what else would I want to get involved with How would I balance b/w academics, recruiting and extracurriculars I had time to ask about the MAP’s and about the student
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Published: January 30, 2008
Tuck MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Early Action / Second Year Student / On-campus / Admitted!
Wonderful experience, Tuck’s strategy of bringing everyone in definitely ensures that students know the environment they will be in should they choose to go there. The interviewer was extremely friendly, I got the impression he had never done any interviewing before, whether for school or professionally. Started off focusing on my educational background, specifically my minor and why I chose that – talked about this much longer than I would have expected Why MBA Why Tuck Career plans Then we went into extracurriculars, which was another lengthy sidetrack. Was concerned that I was spending too much time here, but he
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Published: January 30, 2008
Kellogg MBA Admissions Interview Questions: On-campus / R1 / AdCom / Admitted
Very little chit chat to start, though adcom was very friendly. We dove right into Q&A, and she warned me not to worry about her taking copious notes or checking her watch. No questions out of the ordinary. Discuss undergrad choice Professional experience Why MBA, why Kellogg Career goals Teamwork experience Then it was time to switch. Adcom’s fiance was a 1Y, so we discussed the JV program; also discussed the current capital campaign for a new building – unfortunately, won’t happen soon enough for me.
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Published: January 30, 2008
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: On-campus / R1 / Student / Decision: Waitlist
It could have just been the day I was there, but the environment was much more focused / cool than any other on-campus interview I’ve had. Not bad, just an observation. Interviewer was very friendly, but it was clear that I was one in a long line of interviews for her. Standard resume questions Why MBA, why now 2 good and 2 bad attributes that coworkers would describe Walk through a recent success; then a recent failure How will your cohort remember you What legacy will you leave behind at Wharton I asked what surprised her most, and she commented
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Published: January 24, 2008
UVA / Darden MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Alum / Round 1
Originally shared by Dreamer Here goes my Darden Interview process experience. 13th December: I got a mail about status change of my Darden Application. It was an Alum Interview call. 22nd December: I was contacted by Office manager at Darden Admission Office about the busy state of Alum and possibility of Telephonic interview. Disappointment it was as I wanted to have a face to face interview. When I asked a current student, he also told me that I should try my best for Alum interview. 9th January: Another mail from office manager stating alum shud be contacting
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Published: January 20, 2008
Tepper MBA Admissions Interview Questions: 2007 for Flex-Time Program
I’d like to present a clear wiki for the interview process that I had experienced at CMU’s Tepper Flex-Time (Part-Time)Program, my thoughts and observations, and other miscellaneous topics. Perhaps this can jump-start discussion on the interview/application/admitted processes at Tepper, instead of focusing on airplane-delays etc. My job in Pittsburgh entails more than just a Full-Time position. It is an intense, marketing/finance/legal position at a mid-sized manufacturing firm that I was able to obtain through business contacts in NYC, where my previous employment was located. I had taken the GMATs about 5 years ago, and although I had applied and was
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Published: January 17, 2008
Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Hub Interview / Adcom / R1
Originally shared by B-School Bound Almost no introduction, but some small talk Why did you choose [your undergraduate college]? What is [the college group you led]? I’m a little unsure from your essay and resume. What big changes did you make? When did you discover your interest in your future career? How did you get your first internship? Why did you choose to do your second internship where you did? Why did you go to [country X]? What did you learn from being there? What did you do in [country Y]? What next? Have you considered a
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Published: January 14, 2008
Columbia MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Early Decision / Alum
Prior to interview I Googled all of my potential interviewers to determine the best option. One of the individuals was in the same industry as me and was in a position very similar to where I wanted to be after I complete my MBA, so I naturally chose him. When I arrived for the interview I was told that Columbia never sent the interview materials. However, the interviewer said that he had done several interviews in the past and could just “wing it”. Interview was very conversational. This was my 6th round 1 interview and was by far the most
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