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Beyond their review of a candidate’s written application, MBA admissions committees use the interview to get a sense of the person behind the file, seeking to understand the choices the applicant has made to date, as well as his or her reasons for seeking an MBA. The schools also use the interview to gauge the applicant’s “fit” with their cultures and offerings. Most programs consider an in-person interview to be an essential data point in making this determination.

The Clear Admit Interview Guides are designed to provide school-specific insight and strategic advice to help applicants ace their admissions interviews. Based on our years of MBA admissions experience and our work with hundreds of applicants to the leading programs, each Clear Admit Interview Guide contains the information candidates need to ace an interview, including:

  • School-specific strategy
  • Evaluation of how the adcom weighs the interview
  • First-hand interview accounts
  • A comprehensive list of sample questions consistently asked
  • In-depth analysis of the most popular questions by that particular program
  • Detailed information on planning a campus visit

What’s more, every Clear Admit Interview Guide includes our General Interview Guide, a rich source of advice on how to be successful in the MBA interview process.

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September 3, 2026 11:12pm ET
Applying: Berkeley / Haas, Columbia Business School, Duke / Fuqua, Northwestern / Kellogg, UVA / Darden, Yale SOM
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Analytics Consulting
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Bain, BCG, McKinsey, Management Consulting
GMAT: 725
GPA: 7.38
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Hyderabad, India
Notes:

4 YoE at matriculation. T1 Indian engineering college (Mech Eng.). Long term entrepreneurial goal building sports infrastructure and improving access to high quality training facilities and credible pathways to professional leagues. Played football (soccer) extensively through school and college as captain in school. Football community head in Hyderabad with around 60-70 members.
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September 3, 2026 1:25am ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Dartmouth / Tuck, Duke / Fuqua, Northwestern / Kellogg, NYU Stern, Penn / Wharton, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Medical device sales
Post MBA Career: Finance, Investment Banking
GPA: 3.3
Years of Work Experience: 4
Location: Boston
Post MBA Location: NYC
Notes:

-5 year Division I student athlete
-3x captain
-3.97 masters gpa (business analytics)
-undergrad major is sport management
-4 years at Fortune 500 med tech company (3 different positions)
-started a fund 5 years ago to help families affected by cancer in memory of my mom (plan annual events, present to 200+ people per event, allocate funds to event beneficiaries)
-targeting round 2
-Taking the GRE in Oct

Any advice on a range for a target GRE score and based on my profile do you think the 3.3 will hold me back from those top M7/T15 schools that I plan to apply to?
(I assume to help offset the 3.3, my GRE score will need to be pretty high)
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September 1, 2026 9:10am ET
Applying: Cornell / Johnson, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta, Georgetown / McDonough, Indiana / Kelley, Notre Dame / Mendoza, SMU Cox, UNC Kenan-Flagler, UT Austin / McCombs, Vanderbilt / Owen
Pre-MBA Career: Financial Reporting and Analytics at MUFG for PE Funds
Post MBA Career: Finance, Rothschild & Co, RBC Capital Markets, PJT Partners, Piper Jaffray & Co, Nomura, Morgan Stanley, Moelis & Company, Lazard Freres, Investment Banking, Bank of America Securities, Barclays, BNP Paribas, Centerview Partners, Credit Suisse, Evercore Partners, Greenhill & Co, Guggenheim Partners, Houlihan Lokey Inc, Jefferies Group, JP Morgan, Lincoln International
GMAT: 655
GPA: 3.16
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: Charlotte, NC
Post MBA Location: Southeast US
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August 31, 2026 12:35pm ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Northwestern / Kellogg, Penn / Wharton, Stanford GSB
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Analytics from Data to Product
Post MBA Career: Marketing, Management Consulting, McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Consulting
GPA: 3.0
Years of Work Experience: 3
Location: New York City
Post MBA Location: NYC, Chicago, West Coast
Notes:

I am thinking of doing Booth and Stanford Full time applications and Kellogg part time and also thinking of doing Booth part time as well since I have a low years of experience in a non consulting role. Knowing all this and my GPA what would an ideal GMAT score look like for me?
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August 31, 2026 7:39am ET
Applying: Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, INSEAD, London Business School
Intake Year: 2027
Pre-MBA Career: Consulting (MBB)
Post MBA Career: Consulting
GMAT: 695
GPA: 8.6
Years of Work Experience: 4
Notes:

I’m in knowledge consulting (a bit more specialised than generalist track with lower client exposure - but I’ve been fortunate to work directly with most of my clients)
Currently 4 yoe
I don’t have anything particularly distinct in my profile apart from this
Bachelors in economics
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September 4, 2026 1:34am ET
Applied to Penn / Wharton
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.91
GMAT: 725
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting
Application Location: South Asia
Note:

Application submitted 03 Sep
Juno Member: Not yet
September 3, 2026 11:43am ET
Applied to Columbia Business School
Round: Round 1
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.91
GMAT: 725
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting
Application Location: South Asia
Note:

Application submitted 02 Sep
Juno Member: Not yet
September 2, 2026 11:14pm ET
Applied to Duke / Fuqua
Round: Early Decision
Received via portal
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.21
GRE: 320
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Consulting, Management Consulting
Juno Member: Not yet
September 1, 2026 12:20pm ET
Accepted to Columbia Business School
Round: Round 2
Received via email on August 30, 2026
Standardized Test: GMAT
GPA: 3.98
GMAT: 655
Program Type: January Intake
Post MBA Career: Manufacturing, Retail
Application Location: Thailand
Note:

Submission 6 Aug, Interview invite 17 Aug, Interview 28 Aug, Acceptance Letter 31 Aug
Juno Member: Yes
August 30, 2026 6:42pm ET
Applied to Dartmouth / Tuck
Round: Round 1
Received via n/a
Standardized Test: GRE
GPA: 3.7
GRE: 310
Program Type: Traditional Two-Year
Post MBA Career: Agribusiness
Application Location: Washington, DC
Juno Member: Not yet
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