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MIT / Sloan MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R1 / Adcom
My interview began on time and my interviewer began by putting me at ease nothing that this will be more of a conversational interview. He then stated the directions previously given in the Sloan interview prep document regarding the behavioral interview format Sloan uses. The interviewer was quite cordial and the tone of the interview was very relaxed. We wound up having an enjoyable conversation and even chuckled a few times. Below are the questions I was asked and some personal commentary for some questions. Tell me about your company. (I work for a relatively small company so this was
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Published: February 27, 2005
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2
I had an on-campus interview in late February. It was with a second year student Adcom. He’s a friendly guy. He started the interview by explaining the interview process and talking about his background. Here are some questions that he asked. Walk through the resume. Why MBA? Short term and long term. What qualities do you look for in an MBA program? How do you define success? What activities do you want to involve at Wharton? What is the most important thing you want to get out from Wharton? What do co-workers would say about your weaknesses? What is one
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Published: February 26, 2005
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Alumni interview / R2
Had my interview in Tokyo with an alum working for one of the big 3 strat firms. Questions asked were pretty straightforward: Career progression, and why I made certain choices Career goals Why MBA/Wharton What do you do in your free time? At Wharton, your classmates will all be smart and successful. What differentiates you from the rest? How are your applications progressing? Have you heard from any of the other schools you’ve applied to? Interestingly, he also asked me about how I felt about being among “money focused” students. Tips: It’s conversational so don’t stress about your answers (I
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Published: January 30, 2005
Wharton MBA Admissions Interview Questions: R2
The interview began with an exchange of thoughts on our respective European experience and as if to formally mark the beginning of the interview, the interviewer informed me about the “blind” nature of the interview. The first question asked me to talk about my achievements. Now, it is always easier to start with a résumé walkthrough in order to put the self-perceived achievements in context and I did just that. Although I tried to avoid sounding like I was responding to the wrong question, I felt the need to run the interviewer through my background in order to put the
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Published: January 16, 2005
UNC / Kenan-Flagler MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Round 2 / Adcom
My interview at Kenan-Flagler occurred in mid-November on campus. I visited a core marketing class with a current student. Following class, I went to lunch with current and prospective students and took a tour of the school. I arrived at 10:30 a.m. and met a student for an 11 a.m. class. The office was very attentive and all the student guides showed up on time. The marketing class was full (around 70 students) and the professor kept the discussion on pricing engaging and fast-paced. After class, I returned to the admissions office and met up with a group heading to
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Published: November 25, 2003
Harvard MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Texas / Member of Adcom
My interview with HBS was pretty relaxed and conversational. If I remember correctly, we started and ended the interview precisely on time, and it ran exactly 30 minutes. Most of the interview questions were straightforward and concerned my essays or job experience, I don’t recall any behavioral questions. The interviewer quizzed me for about 25 minutes and then I had time to ask just one question, which was about the level of competitiveness and intensity at HBS. I’ve heard, and my interview was pretty consistent with this, that the primary purpose of the HBS interview is to function as a
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