HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
Questions focused on my industry and role. What do I do everyday? How is AI going to impact it? What kind of leader do I want to be? Also touched on random stuff in my resume – Dungeons & Dragons. Interview was very friendly but fast-paced. Think they cared a lot that I was thinking about my role in a “meta” way and checking that my essays were factual. I was admitted off the waitlist in Round 2.
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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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Published: November 20, 2025
HBS MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 1 / Adcom / On-Campus
I interviewed on campus for Harvard Business School’s MBA program. There were a number of activities on campus (taking a class, panel of students, etc.), but unfortunately I was working for most of the day and did not get to participate (hoping that doesn’t count against me!). After checking in, was seated in a room with plenty of refreshments (cookies, food, tea, coffee, soda, etc.) before being called upstairs with a group of three other students to sit in a waiting area for a couple minutes. Other students were clearly as nervous as I was, but we chatted and they
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