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
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Published: February 9, 2025
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Second-Year Student / On-Campus
Didn’t get any info about interviewer beforehand. The 2nd-year student told me she’s also non-traditional and all her interviews have been non-traditional students. Blind interview. Everyone is correct – this was an incredibly relaxed interview – just felt like a conversation (students who spoke to adcom also reflected the same sentiment). -Tell me about yourself – no mention of the 5-10mins. I talked the whole time, no interruptions. -TMAT took on a challenge. -TMAT you worked with others with a different background. -ST/LT goals? -Why MBA? -Why Darden? -What do you like
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Published: February 9, 2025
UVA Darden MBA Interview Questions & Report: Round 2 / Adcom / On-Campus
The interviewer was really friendly and it was a relaxed atmosphere. They didn’t take any notes at all, just talked with me. The interview lasted about an hour. They also hadn’t seen my application, not even my resume. That caught me off guard – I knew they wouldn’t have read my application, but thought they would have my resume. So I had to explain a bit more than I had planned. They asked me to talk through my education and career thus far, explaining my why’s along the way. They asked a lot of follow-up questions about my job and
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