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Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Pre-Recorded
I attended a pre-recorded interview. There were pre-recorded questions to be answered within 3 minutes and, before that, 45 seconds to think. The questions are accompanied by a brief intro to each of Haas’ Defining Leadership Principles, so knowing these well will enable students to shaped their answer closer to what the adcom expects. Q1: What do you hope to accomplish out of your business school experience and why is Haas the right place for this? Q2: Describe an experience in DE&I, whether in the workplace or at a community organization, that will enhance your contribution to the Haas
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Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Google Meet
The questions I was asked were word-for-word from the Haas interview information video. One about my resume and then one for each of their 4 defining principles. It was very friendly and informal, and the interviewer seemed genuinely interested in getting to know me and in helping me make my case well. I would absolutely watch the official Haas interview information video and prepare answers for each of the possible questions they list.
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Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
30 minute Zoom interview with a second-year student Pretty standard interview questions: TMAY. Why Georgetown? LT/ST Goals? Why MBA and why now? Tell me about a time you worked on a diverse team. How will you handle a quant heavy course load? What factors would you take into account if you get into Georgetown? My interviewer was chill, not overly enthusiastic, but took the time to stay a little later to answer all of my questions.
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UCLA Anderson MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Really enjoyed it! It was a 2nd-year student and very friendly and conversational. It was the basic questions everyone is listing. Why now? Why UCLA? What will you contribute to the community? Short- and long-term goals? Also got the question about quant readiness since I chose to apply test optional. Overall it was super helpful in learning more about the school and what they have to offer so be sure to ask questions if it’s going well.
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Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Even though my interview was with an Adcom member, they said it was a blind interview; they didn’t know anything about me or my application, but had a copy of my resume (I assume it was shared just before the interview start time). I was asked a mix of goals, school fit, and behavioral questions: – Tell me about yourself and your professional background and why you’re applying to business school. – Asked about my plan B if my plan A post-MBA role didn’t work out. – Why Georgetown? – How do you feel about quantitative rigor
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Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
I rocked my Georgetown McDonough interview 🙌 Questions: 1. TMAY/Resume 2. Short-term goals? 3. Long-term goals? 4. Why Georgetown? 4. What’s your leadership style? 5. Explain your perspective on excellence vs performance. (this was my fav question) 6. How do you instill this type of culture? (curveball but I ran with it) 7. How are you preparing for the rigor of the program? 8. What questions do you have for me? I gotta say Georgetown blew me away. The adcom fully understood me in a way I have not experienced
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CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumnus / Zoom
I interviewed with a CBS alumnus who graduated 13 years ago. My biggest takeaway from having an alumnus as your interviewer is that you need to be ready to go deep into your short-term and long-term goals. We had a great conversation, he was extremely nice. The first question he asked me was, How do you envision yourself at age 50? From there, we went deep into a discussion about my goals and spent almost 30 minutes talking about them. Halfway through the interview, he asked me, Why CBS? and Why an MBA? But honestly, I don’t really think he
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Rice Business MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Duration: ~18–20 minutes total What questions were you asked? The interview was fairly short and conversational. The structured question portion lasted around 10 minutes, and the rest of the time was for my questions. Questions asked: -Walk me through your résumé. -Why Rice? -What are your short-term and long-term goals? -What is your Plan B if consulting does not work out immediately? -How do you work in diverse environments? Have you experienced any conflict working with people from different backgrounds? -Is Rice your first choice? -Is there anything else you would like
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Washington Foster MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
The interview was with a senior member of the admissions team. I received the name of my interviewer when I selected my timeslot. It was about 45 minutes. I prepared for a standard behavioral/resume-based interview, but this was the most unconventional interview I had in the MBA process. It was VERY conversational, and I don’t have a list of questions I was asked because most were embedded within the conversation. My advice for people preparing would be to be ready to adapt to questions, and have stories that you could naturally embed even when not asked a question in the
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Georgetown McDonough MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / Zoom
Interview questions: Tell me about yourself. Why Georgetown? What are your future career goals? Tell me about a challenge you faced at work and how you handled it. How do you plan to contribute to the Georgetown community? What are your favorite hobbies or activities outside of school? The interview was great. The Adcom made me comfortable. I was accepted.
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HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The interview was relatively straight forward. The Adcom was very warm and honestly enjoyable to talk to. As other interview reflections have mentioned in the past, you are brought up to a waiting room with other candidates and then called in one at a time. Interview questions focused on my career journey, industry, Why HBS?, and a few other resume based questions. Overall, I didn’t stress the prep and just focused on being “me.” I think it went over well and will be happy with the outcome as I put my best foot forward.
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Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Alumna / Zoom
Interviewed 2/27 with a recent alum from Booth. Entirely resume based. It was a pretty standard Why MBA/Why Booth/Behavioral Questions interview. I had requested an in-person interview with an alum, but I guess there weren’t any available in my large city!! 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. What three words would your coworkers use to describe you? 3. What three words would you use to describe yourself? 4. TMAT you had to work with a group of completely new people. 5. Why Booth? 6. Why Chicago? 7. What are you short-term and long-term career
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INSEAD MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 3 / Alumni / Zoom
I interviewed with 2 different alumni and both conversations were pretty casual. Both had why INSEAD, long/short-term goals, how I would adjust to the global environment/pace. Some interesting questions were: How do your friends view my strengths and weaknesses? Talk about your personal interests and who you are outside of work. How do you view leadership and ambiguity? Other questions: TMAT I dealt with conflict TMAT I asked for help TMAT I advocated for change TMAT I updated a process
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Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Zoom
Questions asked: Tell me about your higher ed and the transition from liberal arts to your career. Tell me about your first role after your masters. Tell me about your career trajectory after your first role and how you ended up at COMPANY. Tell me about your role at COMPANY and how it’s evolved. Have you managed anyone? How would the person you’ve mentored describe you? Tell me about your leadership style and how it’s changed. Tell me about a time you received feedback. Tell me about your entrepreneurial experiences and what motivated them. What are your short-term goals? Tell
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Published: February 28, 2026
Ohio State Fisher MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
Waited 10 mins to realize the interviewer was unable to let me enter the meeting due to a technical glitch. Interview eventually started 25 mins late and lasted 40 mins. Surprisingly a LOT of questions were asked, about 8-9 as far as I remember. Standard questions though. None from resume. No intro. Straight to why MBA, why now, why Ohio? Short term, long term goals? Tell me your leadership style? Give an example where your ideas were challenged. Give an example where there were conflicting KPIs. How important is networking for you in the MBA? Did you network with anyone
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Published: February 28, 2026
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
I had opted for an off-campus, but in-person interview in Delhi-NCR region in India, but that was changed to virtual interview. I was matched with a 2nd-year student from Chinese descent, who had done an investment banking intern. She was awesome overall: super kind, comforting and really attentive. The overall interview was for over 50 minutes, with roughly 10 minute for questions and rest was our discussion. The only minor challenge I had was maybe she didn’t have the strongest command on English and didn’t understand some of my statements, but apart from it I felt my interview went really
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Published: February 28, 2026
Published: February 28, 2026
Northwestern Kellogg MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / Virtual
Adcom only had access to my resume beforehand and was really nice. Interview lasted around 45 min, roughly 35 minutes for interview, 10 mins for questions. 1. Why undergrad program, why major? 2. Walk me through your roles at Company X. 3. What are you involved with at Company X? 4. TMAT when collaboration was hard. 5. How has your leadership style changed from college to now? 6. TMAT when you lead / what is your most significant leadership experience? 7. How would your teammates describe you? 8. Why Kellogg? 9. How
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Published: February 27, 2026
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
My interviewer started by setting a very clear agenda for the 1 hour call (45 min interview + QA) and gave a detailed introduction of his own background. The atmosphere was professional and quickly became conversational. He was taking notes, but maintained strong eye contact and engagement. Questions: Walk me through your resume/Tell me about yourself. Follow-up: What specific skills did you have to learn when you transitioned to…? What were the difficulties? Short-term and long-term goals? Follow-up: pressed slightly on the logic of pivoting and wanted to understand why my post-MBA choice was a necessary step. If you don’t
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Published: February 26, 2026
Chicago Booth MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Off-Campus
The interview was very conversational and friendly — it genuinely felt like we were paired based on shared interests. It was largely resume-driven, with a mix of direct, point-blank questions and behavioral prompts. It lasted a full hour. **Questions asked:** 1. Tell me your story beyond what’s on your resume. 2. What are your short-term and long-term career goals? 3. What types of internships are you targeting? 4. Why pursue an MBA at Booth? How will Booth help you achieve your goals? 5. Tell me about a time you had to make a decision with limited
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Published: February 26, 2026
Yale SOM MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
30-minutes interview. Structured, but less strict than others have reported. Interviewer was very warm and conversational, although we did hit on very structured questions. Questions: Tell me about an accomplishment you’re proud of and why it was meaningful to you. Tell me about a time when you had to resolve a conflict. Why an MBA? (Didn’t get a question about short- and long-term goals, but this may have been because we already covered it. Why is the quote you submitted important to you? How would you contribute to the community? What clubs would you want to be involved with at
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Published: February 26, 2026
Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
What questions were you asked? 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why now? 3. Why Tuck? 4. Contributions you plan to make at Tuck? 5. What are your core values? 6. TMAT you received criticism and how you dealt with it. 7. TMAT success didn’t come and how did you bounce back. 8. Proudest Accomplishment? 9. TMAT you gave negative feedback to someone. What type of interview (résumé-based or application-based, standard or behavioral) was it? Résumé-based and behavioral What did you think of the interview? It was
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Published: February 26, 2026
Berkeley Haas MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / First-Year Student / Zoom
It was a straightforward behavioral interview with a set of specific questions the student had received from the AdCom. There were no follow-up questions to dig further into my answers. My interviewer was very kind and warm. Questions: 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA now? Why Haas? 3. How have you contributed to a community? How would you contribute to Haas? 4. Tell me about a time you took a risk. How did it pay off? 5. Tell me 3 adjectives your coworkers would use to describe you, and 3 your friends would
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