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?
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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
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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?
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