The interview lasted 45 minutes. It took places at the interviewer’s office. She explained me that she was going to ask me questions for about 45 minutes and then leave time for me to ask any questions that I had about the program. The interviewer was very friendly and enthusiastic about Stanford.
She asked the following questions:
- Tell me why do you want to pursue an MBA now
- Why Stanford? How does Stanford fit into your short-term and long-term goals?
- Tell me about a recent criticism you have received and what have you done to improve? Tell me a situation when you had the chance to apply your improvements.
- What has been your most significant accomplishment and why?
- Tell me a situation when you had to deal with a difficult manager / boss.
- Describe a situation when your values were challenged.
- What book have you read recently? What was it about and do you recommend it?
- What do you like to do outside of work?
Then she asked if I had any questions about Stanford and I asked her a couple of questions regarding her personal experience and the most valuable things she learned at Stanford. I also asked about her decision making process when she had to chose among schools. She then told me that the 45 minutes were up and she told that she would love to continue the conversation but wanted to stick to the format.
