Imperial College MBA Program Guide 2026

It was a very intense interview, and I was interviewed by Laura, head of MBA Admission. She asked t... Read More

It was a very intense interview, and I was interviewed by Laura, head of MBA Admission. She asked the below questions. 1. TMAT yourself (specifically in 3 minutes) 2. Why Imperial? 3. STG and LTG? 4. Since you mentioned the courses, what do you think are the most challenging and most interesting courses to you? 5. What if your STG does not work? What is your backup plan? 6. How much do you know about consulting? What is the role you are applying to? 7. TMAT your experience working in a diverse environment. 8. TMAT your biggest achievement at work and what was the impact? 9. How would you contribute to your cohort in class? 10. How would you contribute to your cohort outside the class? Read Less

Imperial’s interview this year is conducted on Shortlister It’s a quick-thinking, high-pressure... Read More

Imperial’s interview this year is conducted on Shortlister It’s a quick-thinking, high-pressure format designed to test structure, clarity, and composure. If you receive the interview invite, it’s a strong signal that they already like your profile. Some Points I want to highlight Format Written Assignment You will get 10 minutes to write the answer. I got the Question "Describe the situation when you get very low marks than expected, how you react, and how you handle that situation." A well-structured written response is crucial. You must address all parts of the question clearly and avoid grammatical errors. Video Assignment Total Questions: 5 Format: Recorded video questions Preparation time: 5 seconds Response time: 1–2 minutes (only one take) Tip: They allow you to think for 5–10 seconds at the start of your recording. Better to pause briefly and structure than rush Questions I received 1. Introduce yourself + standout professional achievement + extracurriculars + why should they pick you over other candidates? I followed a clean structure: introduction → career so far → key professional win → major extracurricular experience → why I stand out 2. Why MIM at Imperial? Focused on Imperial’s technology + management blend, global exposure, and alignment with my career goals in product/UX and strategy 3. Describe a film without naming it. (Be ready for these kinda questions also) I used Friends , described it as a story of six people navigating their 20s, friendship, humor, life lessons, etc. Simple and relatable 4. Teamwork example – describe a situation where you had to present information to a team, your approach, and insights. Shared my experience from one of my experiences. Context: tackling a process issue linked to a 15cr loss Stakeholders involved My approach: using pictorial wireframes for clarity Iterations after feedback Outcome: team alignment + better decision-making This was my answer 5. What will you choose, Open AI or Google, and how do you think that organizations will change near future My Key Takeaways and Tips from my experience 1. Practice speaking for 1 minute on common questions 2. Use clean structures: STAR, Past–Present–Future, ABC (Answer–Because–Context). 3. Don’t panic during the 5-second preparation; they expect a short pause 4. The written question is as important as the video 5. Always follow STAR approach (giving context about the situation, what you did, and what the results were) prepare all the questions provided by Dexter43 (they really help!). Sharing the link of the same Interview Guide A to Z Many thanks !! Read Less

Interview went for 32 mins. It was professional and conversational mostly. He also shared his respon... Read More

Interview went for 32 mins. It was professional and conversational mostly. He also shared his responses for couple of qs related to imperial. Below are the qs: 1. TMAY 2. A particular point he picked from my resume and asked me to explain 3. Walk me through your resume 4. After my promotion, what kinda add-on responsibilities were there that I need to take on? 5. Why MBA? Why now? 6. Why MBA again? Why not Master in data analytics or MSc.? 7. Why Imperial? 8. How will you contribute to the community at Imperial, apart from academia? 9. STG and LTG 10. Can you tell me lil bit abt LTG? How will you get there from STG? 11. TMAT when you have to lead a team 12. What is your leadership style? Explain 13. How do you expect Imperial to enhance my leadership skill? 14. Have you encountered a time when your team didn't meet my expectations? 15. QnA Read Less

My interview was with the Adcom. 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Why this is the right time for you ... Read More

My interview was with the Adcom. 1) Tell me about yourself. 2) Why this is the right time for you to do an MBA? 3) Why Imperial MBA? 4) Short term goal & long term goal. 5) TMAT you dealt with a challenging situation in the team. 6) Tell me about your leadership style. 7) TMAT when you faced a failure and what you've learned from it. Ending with if you have any question. The interview lasted about 30 minutes. Read Less

My interview was with a career consultant. Overall experience was very pleasant. - Why this is the r... Read More

My interview was with a career consultant. Overall experience was very pleasant. - Why this is the right time for you to do an MBA? - Why Imperial MBA? - Which modules you plan to focus on? - Short term goals - What you plan to do between now and MBA? - Do you have a back-up plan - TMAT you dealt with a difficult behaviour in a team - Key things you've learned about leadership - TMAT you made a mistake and what you've learned from it Followed by my questions. Read Less

I had my interview with Margaret O'Neill, an external MBA admission consultant. She was very lovely ... Read More

I had my interview with Margaret O'Neill, an external MBA admission consultant. She was very lovely and nice. The interview was very conversational and focused on my story/career progression. I would say it's a culture fit check rather than a knowledge check. - Tell me about yourself (She told me she has read my CV only. She didn’t get my essay from the ad comm, so she will need to ask a lot of questions to understand more about me.) - Why did you switch industries? (I switched industries twice) - From what you mentioned, you get job opportunities from referral often. What is the quality that sets you apart and makes people constantly want to refer you to their company? (I mentioned that I got job offers from a referral from my ex-colleague and ex-clients.) - Short-term career goal - Which locations and why? - Long-term career goal - Why MBA? - Why Now? - Why Imperial? - What is your plan B, if your career doesn’t work out the way you want? - Describe your leadership style - If you have to work with or lead an inefficient team members, what would you do? - Tell me about a time you fail - Is there anything you really need to work on or still lacking coming in to the Imperial MBA? How would you develop these areas while studying in the program? - Anything you want to ask. (She said she is an external consultant and couldn’t provide any specific details about the program since the beginning of the interview. So, I didn’t ask any questions but told her that I will contact the adcom directly.) The interview lasted for exactly 30 minutes. Read Less

Interviewed with the head of adcom via Zoom (he was 12 minutes late I thought I was confused by th... Read More

Interviewed with the head of adcom via Zoom (he was 12 minutes late I thought I was confused by the time zone and almost had a heart attack) -Why MBA Why now and why Imperial? (didn't ask me to "tell me about yourself" at all) -team work questions, what you like the most about team work and what are the challenges and how you address conflict -moment you demonstrated leadership -navigating challenges -failure -on a scale of 1-10 how achievable are your goals -things you will do now and during the program -the challenge the industry is facing -the best recent invention within your industry -how do you keep up with the general business -questions for him There were more questions but these are the highlights and the ones that I remember the most. He asked a lot more and some of the questions were flowing from the conversation but some clearly were pre-written and he needed to ask all of them. The interview was somewhat conversational and he was pretty easy to talk to. Scheduled for 30 but went on for 45. Read Less

Done with the interview. there were a lot of questions. In summary, it was a good experience. some o... Read More

Done with the interview. there were a lot of questions. In summary, it was a good experience. some of the questions were: 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why MBA, Why now 3. What are the Post MBA plans 4. Post MBA Plan B 5. Challenges in your industry 6. What are Post COVID industry 7. Your experience of Innovation 8. How will you handle conflict in your team 9. Most challenging situation 10. Failures and what you earned form them Read Less

I believe that the first two are something about goals after mba. And I also remember that the last ... Read More

I believe that the first two are something about goals after mba. And I also remember that the last question, which is pretty unique, asking about in case you miss your first goal after MBA (since in previous question I've to talk something about goals after MBA), what is your second plan? Read Less

Final Decision: Received conditional offer ( GMAT retake) Date: Feb 24,2020 Total time ; JST 1830 -... Read More

Final Decision: Received conditional offer ( GMAT retake) Date: Feb 24,2020 Total time ; JST 1830 - 1905 Interviewer: Ms.Hannah Daniels REAL INTERVIEW : why MBA why now? what else experience you need to get in VC and what position you are looking for? what is Plan B? what do you think could be the biggest challenge for achieving this goal What do you bring into the class ( experience)? if you are in a study group not meeting the deadline,, how do you tackle this situation? What kind of Leader you are? what do you think - the name of the attribute of a leader? what else? Which business leader you admire? Why? If your leader change today, what strategic approach you will take? What is the greatest innovation in the last 10 years? How do you stay updated in recent news and topics? What caught your attention these days ?? what topic? You did GRE and your score is a bit low? Are you retaking GRE? How much quant experience you have ? how much you use quant experience in your day to day job? Like budgeting, forecasting or analyzing? What would be the biggest challenge for you during the program? Do you have any questions for me? She was very cold at the beginning but at the end, she smiled and supported me with all the answers. Best of luck to all Read Less