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Published: October 21, 2025

Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

The interview was with an adcom member. It was pretty cool and really conversational. The questions were: I have your resume, but could you please walk me through your academic and professional experience? What are your short- and long-term goals? Why is Cornell a good fit to achieve them? How have you prepared for recruitment? What clubs do you plan to join and how do you intend to contribute to Cornell? Read more

Published: October 20, 2025

CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Zoom

Was fairly casual and short (30-35 minutes). Questions included: Walk me through your resume. Short-term and long-term goals and why MBA? Why Columbia? Tell me about a time you worked on a team. Read more

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Published: October 20, 2025

Duke Fuqua MBA Interview Questions & Report: Early Round / Current Student / Zoom

Interviewed by a Year 2 current student, interview lasts for ~43min + 15min of “ask me a question.” I got the following questions: Self-introduction (addressed my career goal in this part) Why Fuqua? Why do you think you are ready for MBA? How would your colleague describe you and your leadership style? What is your weakness and how will Fuqua help you become a better leader? TMAT handling conflict. What makes you stand out comparing with your peers? TMAT when you made a positive impact. Any questions for me? The interviewer was nice and willing to share her perspective. And Read more

Published: October 19, 2025

UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumna / Zoom

The interview was very on-script, it ran long so I was not able to ask any questions, she kind of cut me off and said have a nice day. The questions I got were: 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Why now for an MBA & Why UNC? 3. TMAT you made a mistake / failed at work. 4. TMAT you had a disagreement with your manager or someone on your team. 5. TMAT your manager or someone has said you were hard to work with. 6. TMAT you received constructive criticism. Read more

Published: October 19, 2025

CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumnus / Google Meet

Very conversational. She shared about herself. Asked me to share about myself. Then asked the following questions: Why CBS? What are your short-term goals and how do they connect to your long-term goals? Tell me about a project where you led a team and produced a good result. What is your greatest challenge? What is your proudest achievement? (personal or professional) If you had to tell the admissions committee one sentence about you, what would it be? Tell me about a time you got feedback and what you did about it. Read more

Published: October 12, 2025

Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus

Very conversational. Got paired with someone from my college. Second year told me about their background. Gave me time at the end for questions. They asked me: Walk me through your resume. Why MBA, why Tuck? What is your short-term goal? Tell me about at time you worked with others. What is a strength? What is a weakness? Tell me about a time you got feedback and how you handled it. Anything else you want the adcom to know? Read more

Published: October 12, 2025

NYU Stern MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

The adcom interviewer sarted the convo asking about one of my Pick Six. More questions: What is a project I am most proud of? What are your strengths? Provide an example on how you demonstrate them. What is a characteristic in a leader that you value? Why MBA? Why Stern? Why is consulting your short-term goal? Name companies you are looking to recruit with. How will you land the internship and full-time job? What will plan B look like for an internship/post grad job? Read more

Published: October 9, 2025

Minnesota Carlson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom

The interview lasted 30-minutes with an Adcom, she created a comfortable atmosphere throughout. The questions were a mix of fit-based and behavioral, covering both my background and motivations for pursuing an MBA. Here’s a summary of what was asked: – How did you hear about Carlson? – Why Carlson? – Tell me about a time you had to change your communication style. – Tell me about a time you used data to make a decision. – Walk me through your CV. – What are your short-term and long-term goals? – What other schools Read more

Published: September 14, 2025

Emory Goizueta Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom / One-Year MBA

I had a virtual Zoom interview with Ashly Galuppo. Interview went for about 30 mins. She was very courteous and started by giving a brief introduction about herself. Then asked me to: 1) Take her through my journey (both professional and personal) in 3 minutes. 2) Asked about my current role, a day in my work life and number of reportees I have. 3) Why MBA and Short-Term goals? 4) Which Full-Time program are you applying to? 5) Why the One Year program? 6) How will you leverage the program to achieve your goals? 7) TMAT when you faced setback Read more

Published: June 16, 2025

UPenn Wharton MBA Interview Questions & Report: Deferred Admission / Adcom / Zoom

This interview was a team-based discussion with 5 other applicants over Zoom. We arrived 10 mins before the beginning of the interview to meet each other and learn a bit about our backgrounds. After that, we began the team-based discussion. The prompt was to come up with a proposal for a new social impact community at Wharton. We each presented an idea for one minute, discussed for 25 minutes, and then presented to the adcom for 5 minutes. After this, we waited in the main Zoom room while each person was called into a breakout with the adcom for a Read more

Published: June 15, 2025

Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom

Interviewed by AdCom who was not the official reader of my application, but received notes from my reader. Interviewer also had questions that they ask all candidates. They were friendly and approachable! 1. That’s a bit about my background. Could you share about yours? I have your resume so I know you went to X School could you tell me a little bit about where you’re from and your undergrad experience and what you’re doing right now? 2. Yep tell me about your current position. What are some things that you do? In simple terms, what does your job Read more

Published: June 15, 2025

Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alum / Zoom

Interviewed by alum in a senior position in Big 4. Felt good to be interviewed by someone in industry. He was nice. 1. If you could give me some background about yourself and walk me through your resume. What brings you here this evening? 2. You answered a bit about my next question which is why MBA and why now… seems like you want to develop the tool kit to pivot into X industry? 3. Did you consider out of undergrad? 4. What if X company has a hiring freeze? What is your plan B? 5. Read more

Published: June 15, 2025

UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom

1. Share more about your background… academic journey inside and outside of class… professional life… what has motivated you… some personal context on your upbringing that you may want to share (all in one question) 2. Why did you do your undergrad in the US> (I’m an international) 3. Could you talk about your time at X company? 4. What has growth looked like for you at work, and what are you particularly proud of? 5. You studied and worked away from your home culture, what has been your growth as it relates to working with Read more

Published: June 2, 2025

CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Deferred / Second-Year Student / Zoom

It was very conversational. He was really nice and really tried to get to know me and share his experiences. There weren’t any structured questions, but more sharing an experience and then asking how I would react in that situation. Asked: – Tell me about yourself. – Why MBA? Why Columbia? – Tell me about how you would react in a team that didn’t work well together. – Asked more about specific clubs in Columbia I would join. – Any questions for me? Read more

Published: May 5, 2025

MIT Sloan MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom

Had a fantastic interview with the MIT Sloan Adcom team. I was a member of the waitlist from Round 2 and was invited for interview at Round 3 Decisions on 24 April. Very conversational, open and friendly, felt more like a thoughtful chat over coffee with a mentor compared to a formal interview. 1. Any updates since you submitted your application and waitlist updates? I spoke on activities that had materialized over the last couple of months, that I did not mention in the application or waitlist updates. It led to a tangential conversation on the current Read more

Published: April 30, 2025

Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Second-Year Student / Virtual

It was a friendly conversation; he was taking notes throughout. No surprises compared to what others reported about their interviews. Walk me through your resume. Why do you need an MBA? What are your goals? Biggest achievement? Time you received feedback? Time you gave feedback? Questions for the interviewer? Read more

Published: April 24, 2025

INSEAD MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Alumni / Off Campus

So my first interview was on 24th April and second on 25th April, 2025. The first interviewer graduated back in 2009 when she was already 35+. She mentioned initially that the interview would be quite conversational, but because she was majorly in Corporate Social Responsibility, it was very difficult to help her understand my career motives and ST/LT goals. We had a nice chat, but her questions seemed out of place and were not specific questions. She was trying to ask a question and then digress the topic in a different direction. This made me meander in multiple direction as Read more

Published: April 21, 2025

Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / First-Year Student / On-Campus

1st year student, was very present and likeable. Did feel like if they had a checklist to complete in the scheduled time. 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Why an MBA? Why now? 3) Why Georgetown? 4) What do you want to do afterwards? 5) Talk about experiences in quant – accounting, finance, statistics. 6) TMAT you got constructive feedback, had to manage conflict. 7) What would stop you from joining if admitted? Read more

Published: April 9, 2025

Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Virtual

I really enjoyed the entire process at Johnson. My interview was with a 2nd-year student and was more conversational. You could tell that Johnson has a tight-knit community with everyone willing to help each other. The interview was mostly resume-based and open-ended questions. 1. Why MBA? Why Johnson? 2. What are your thoughts about living in Ithaca? 3. Walk me through your experiences. 4. What are your short-term and long-term goals? Why? Read more

Published: April 2, 2025

Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

1: Tell me something about yourself. 2: Why MBA ? Why Tuck ? 3: TMAT ethics were tested 4: TMAT you worked with a diverse team 5: TMAT you were given a constructive feedback and how you worked on it. 6: TMAT you helped diverse voices in the room feel more represented. 7: Any questions for me? Read more

Published: April 1, 2025

Texas McCombs MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Video Assessment / Online

I just completed the Kira assessment today. It wasn’t that bad, and I got similar questions about what you will find on this site, among others. Definitely prep prep prep beforehand. I had rehearsed 4 of the 5 questions I got, and they felt like softball questions. I guess we shall see! 1. Tell about yourself outside of your professional experience. 2. TMAT, when someone above you changed your plan at the last minute, how did you respond, and what was the outcome? 3. TMAT where someone’s voice or input wasn’t being heard. What did you do, and Read more

Published: March 23, 2025

UNC Kenan-Flagler MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Adcom / Zoom

1. Why MBA? Why Now? 2. Why did you join your present job? What is the one thing that you are proud about yourself in the job? 3. What do you like about working in a team? What do you not like about working in a team? 4. What are some things that you want the UNC Kenan-Flagler Adcom to know about you? 5. Why UNC Kenan-Flagler? 6. Short-term and Long-term goals? 7. Questions for the interviewer? The interview was very friendly. It was taken by a staff member. The interview went well. I Read more

Published: March 21, 2025

SMU Cox MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Second-Year Student / Skype

The interviewer asked: 1. Describe your career. 2. Day in the life doing your job? 3. Why did you choose SMU? 4. Career goal for after completing your MBA? 5. Back-up career goal? 6. What is your weakness in your application? Read more

Published: March 18, 2025

Cornell Johnson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom

Resume-based interview with second year. It felt conversational, but that also meant some non-typical questions and follow-ups that dug into my experiences vs. more standard questions. Interviewer was helpful and chatty, was very talkative about her own experiences – 30-min interview and 30-min Q&A because of how willing she was to open up. Expected Qs include introduce yourself, why MBA now, experience managing people, thoughts on recruiting. Read more

Published: March 17, 2025

Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom

(2Y FT MBA) The interview was with a member of the admissions committee, and it was a pleasant experience overall. She had only seen my resume and it lasted 35 minutes. – Tell me more about your role, what does a normal day in the life look like, if there is one? – Tell me about your experience with a team through an example. – What is your leadership style? – If we gathered the vast variety of people you work with, what are three positive qualities they would say about you? – Tell me about Read more

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January 2, 2026 10:16pm ET

Applied to UPenn / Wharton

Round: Round 2

Received via portal

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.54

GRE: 332

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: United States, San Francisco

January 2, 2026 10:00pm ET

Applied to Harvard Business School

Round: Round 2

Received via portal

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.54

GRE: 332

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: United States, San Francisco

January 2, 2026 9:59pm ET

Applied to Columbia

Round: Round 2

Received via portal

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 3.54

GRE: 332

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

January 2, 2026 4:53pm ET

Rejected at UVA / Darden

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on December 09, 2025

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 4.17

GRE: 334

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Post MBA Career: Consulting

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Nigeria, Lagos

Note:

I was surprised at this decision, at the same time not very surprised as the interview didn’t go that well for me and I feel that was what possibly drove the decision, the interviewer (2Y MBA Student) was quite out of touch with my pre MBA career field and struggled to understand my response to the interview questions, she had to draw me back a couple of times to understand what I was speaking about, so I can imagine how she was able to make a case for me when she was struggling to understand me.

January 2, 2026 4:01pm ET

Waitlisted at Duke / Fuqua

Round: Round 1

Received via portal on December 10, 2025

Standardized Test: GRE

GPA: 4.17

GRE: 334

Program Type: Traditional Two-Year

Target Career: Finance

Application Location: Nigeria, Lagos

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