Published: November 1, 2026
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
The interview was very laid back and straightforward – Super casual to begin where the interviewer and I introduced ourselves and discussed our respective backgrounds and career paths. We then started through the traditional questioning: Tell me a bit about yourself. Why do you want an MBA? Why CBS (Columbia Business School)? How do you see yourself blending into the CBS community and contributing to campus life? Tell me about a time when you worked on a team-based project and what your contribution was. Tell me about a time when you resolved a conflict within a team. How has AI
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Published: October 29, 2026
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Second-Year Student / Zoom
Questions Talk me through your resume and why you moved from role to role. Why MBA? Why Columbia? Short- and Long-Term Goals Post MBA? How are you going to contribute to Columbia Community? We discussed extracurriculars. Then it was an open floor discussion so I discussed all the other opportunities I was holding onto in case of specific questions. Advice: If you really know yourself and why you want to do an MBA specifically at Columbia, I would not stress about this.
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Published: September 8, 2026
CBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 (J-term) / Alumnus / Google Meet
The interview was résumé-based and pretty relaxed. The questions were asked more out of genuine curiosity than in a challenging or confrontational tone. Questions, in summary: – TMAY – Short- and long-term goals? – How CBS connects with my short-term goal? (Why CBS) – A follow-up on how would I create a community/contribute. – TMAT you disagreed during a group effort. – A question about why I engaged with a specific extracurricular. The interview lasted roughly 35 minutes, followed by about 10 additional minutes for questions from my side.
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