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UT Austin / McCombs MBA Admissions Interview Questions: Rolling Admissions (applied before R2 deadline) / Off-Campus / Alum

Published: January 31, 2011

I met with an alumni off campus and the interview lasted about 35 minutes. It was a blind interview.

  • Tell me about yourself
  • Why MBA
  • Why McCombs
  • How can you contribute to the program
  • Team experience
  • Most significant accomplishment
  • Failure experience
  • Any questions for me?
Schools: UT Austin / McCombs

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