Just finished writing my thank-you note to Chicago GSB's alumni. As promised, I am posting my debrief below.
I had an interview today at Starbucks, as I mentioned in my previous post. The place was noisy but not overbearingly loud - I could hear my interviewer just fine.
Overall, I think the interview went well. What I liked about my interviewer is that he told me upfront that he wasn't going to grill me or ask tricky questions. The whole point of the interview was to assess my fit and my goals through a normal conversation. I think the only behavioral type question he asked was "tell me about the situation when you found yourself in a disorganized team and how you handled that situation"
Other questions were somewhat typical and easy to answer:
tell me about the events in your life that led you to make this important decision in your life? (referring to applying to b-schools)
why getting an MBA is the right step in your career now?
what are you hoping to achieve after obtaining an MBA from Chicago GSB? What are your long-term objectives?
why do you think Chicago is the right school for you, given your goals?
what was the most challenging class in college and why?
a question about tutoring that i provide on the side, and last but not least:
what is UFC? Is it like martial arts? (my favorite question of the night
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