I interviewed with both alumni in person given we happened to be in the same city at the time. We met at a coffee shop, both were very casual and friendly. We were required to send in the application and resume to the interviewers ahead of time. The questions are mainly about my career and motivation to pursue and MBA: 1. I read your application, but want you to tell me about yourself again. 2. Why MBA and what are your short-/long-term goals? 3. Why INSEAD? 4. Tell me more about your current role: You switched industry
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It was a 30 minute group discussion about creating a leadership retreat experience that’s hypothetical. We had 2 second-year students interview us and observe us during the group based discussion, then we broke off individually with each second-year student where they interviewed us for 10 mins. They asked us what our takeaway from the discussion was then asked us behaviorals such as what our proudest work achievement/accomplishment was and how we plan on adding value to the community. What surprised me was how we couldn’t ask questions after the interview, but what didn’t surprise us was how the group discussion
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The group interview had 7 students, and people were friendly, but a bit aggressive in making sure they had speaking time (which was different compared to the multiple mocks I did). The follow up 1:1 interview was with a 2nd year who asked about what I learned from the group interview, any application updates, what I look forward to doing at Wharton, and about my goals. The 2nd year was quite friendly, and this portion felt very conversational.
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