kheown wrote:
I just finished my interview for the 2-year MBA program at Cornell and had a great experience!! It was a 39-min conversational Skype interview with a member of the adcom. She started telling me about the admissions process at Cornell and then went straight to the questions:
Why MBA?
Why Johnson?
ST goals? Back up plan if I can't secure a work authorization visa in the US?
Tell me about your professional experience and how you got there.
Leadership experience
Teamwork experience
How would your teammates describe you
Summarize in 3 bullet points what I should tell the adcom after this interview (I wasn't expecting this but I think I was able to cope with it just fine)
Do you have any questions for me?
They'll be rolling out admissions during December and January. She confirmed the 3-4 week witing period until candidates are notified and thought that because of Thanksgiving weekend and Christmas, I could expect a decision towards the end of the year.
Overall, I'd say it's been one of the easiest conversations I've had during an interview. I felt very comfortable and relaxed at all times.
BTW, in case you are wondering, my interviewer was in Ithaca (they take turns to offer interviews to accomodate for international students based on different time zones).
Good luck to those of you who are still waiting for your interview!
kheown
I had my interview about half an hour before yours I believe! My interviewer was also in Ithaca and the interview lasted for about 45 minutes.
Similar questions:
Why MBA?
Why Johnson?
How will you contribute to the community here?
Short term and long term goals?
Describe a situation where you had to resolve a conflict
Overall it went quite well. The interview was friendly and conversational and the interviewer even made sure to give me the contact details of others I could reach out to for specific questions I had.