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Madison MBA Program Guide 2026
All Business Schools
The Wisconsin School of Business at UW-Madison, founded in 1900, offers top-tier undergraduate, MBA, and master’s programs. With ~3,000 students, it emphasizes leadership, innovation, and real-world impact, leveraging a strong alumni network and cutting-edge research for global business success
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The Wisconsin School of Business at UW-Madison, founded in 1900, offers top-tier undergraduate, MBA, and master’s programs. With ~3,000 students, it emphasizes leadership, innovation, and real-world impact, leveraging a strong alumni network and cutting-edge research for global business success
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted, ($$)
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2023 | 3.2 | 2 | India |
31 May 2023 08:37 AM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Interviewed
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2023 | 680 GMAT Classic | 3.7 | 8 | India |
07 Feb 2023 01:02 AM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted, ($$)
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2023 | 316 GRE | 3 | 3 | India |
28 Oct 2022 02:03 PM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted from WL, ($)
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2022 | 710 GMAT Classic | 6 | India |
23 Apr 2022 02:38 AM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted, ($$$)
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2022 | 690 GMAT Classic 720 GMAT Classic |
7 | India |
14 Mar 2022 08:00 PM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Waitlisted without Interview
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2022 | 4 | 6 | India |
02 Mar 2022 12:42 AM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Waitlisted without Interview
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2022 | 600 GMAT Classic 640 GMAT Classic |
2.9 | 0 | Viet Nam |
01 Mar 2022 02:26 PM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted, ($$)
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2022 | 700 GMAT Classic | 4 | 0 | India |
07 Feb 2022 06:43 AM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted, ($$$)
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2022 | 710 GMAT Classic | 3.1 | 4 | India |
11 Dec 2021 10:58 PM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted, ($)
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2022 | 3.5 | 11 | Taiwan |
10 Dec 2021 09:38 PM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted, ($$)
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2022 | 660 GMAT Classic | 3.7 | 4 | United States |
10 Dec 2021 01:50 PM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted, ($$$$)
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2022 | 700 GMAT Classic | 3.4 | 3 | United States |
02 Dec 2021 12:30 PM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted
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2022 | 680 GMAT Classic | 3.3 | 4 | Costa Rica |
23 Nov 2021 02:13 PM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Waitlisted with Interview
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2022 | 710 GMAT Classic | 3.4 | 8 | India |
30 Oct 2021 04:12 AM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Matriculating
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2021 | 321 GRE | 3.5 | 5 | United States |
06 May 2021 10:09 PM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Waitlisted with Interview
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2021 | 650 GMAT Classic | 3.5 | 2 | India |
19 Apr 2021 02:09 AM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Matriculating
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2021 | 3.8 | 6 | India |
17 Mar 2021 11:05 AM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Waitlisted with Interview
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2021 | 600 GMAT Classic | Nigeria |
10 Mar 2021 09:53 PM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted
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2021 | 700 GMAT Classic | 3.5 | 4 | India |
21 Feb 2021 10:04 AM
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Madison
Full Time MBA |
Admitted
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2021 | 200 GMAT Classic | 3.7 | 5 | United States |
18 Feb 2021 07:49 PM
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Full Time MBA
Posted:
Feb 22, 2023 06:02
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
Feb 22, 2023
Final Decision:
Interviewed
The interview was very conversational and she was already familiar with application, so any question...
Read More
The interview was very conversational and she was already familiar with application, so any questions she had for me, came from my application. Some of the questions she asked are listed below, interview lasted about an hour.
1. Why MBA/Why Wisconsin
2. Leadership style and examples
3. Time I disagreed with someone/ how I went about it
4. What resources would I use to better make my decision for my MBA specialization (in my application I chose still deciding so I listed 2 specializations. At end of the first semester you must choose one.)
5. Work accomplishment I'm proud of.
6. How I've given back to my community
7. Three words my friends would use to describe me, and examples.
8. Any questions for them
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United States
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Full Time MBA
Posted:
Mar 1, 2021 09:03
Status:
Interviewed on:
Feb 22, 2021
Final Decision:
Admitted
I had my interview with Ms. Kristin Branch, Director - The A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Analyti...
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I had my interview with Ms. Kristin Branch, Director - The A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Analytics & Insights since that is the specialization that I opted for in my application. The interview went on for around 40-50 minutes and was a conversational and engaging one. I was asked the following questions:
1. Tell me about your career to date and how does it connect with your plans of pursuing an MBA.
2. Tell me about your most significant achievement.
3. Tell me about your leadership style and some examples to describe the same.
4. Tell me about a situation where there was a conflict between you and your supervisor, and how did you resolve the same.
4. Tell me about 2-3 recent marketing campaigns that you know of.
5. Tell me about the parameters that you have kept in mind while selecting the prospective business schools, and which other schools have you applied to.
6. Tell me 5 words that your co-workers would use to describe you.
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India
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2
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Feb 17, 2021 05:02
Status:
Interviewed on:
Feb 15, 2021
Final Decision:
Matriculating
Very conversational interview.
1. Give a backdrop on how your background has prepared you for your s...
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Very conversational interview.
1. Give a backdrop on how your background has prepared you for your specialization.
2. Describe yourself in 5 words and give examples
3. Why Madison?
4. Leadership style
5. How do you connect/communicate with people you're meeting for the first time?
6. What are you bringing to the table?
7. One piece of constructive criticism and how did you work on it?
8. Imagine you've graduated and seated with your family & friends, what would you tell them about your life/experience at Madison?
9. If you had 2-3 wishes, what would you want to improve about you?
10. Anything else you'd like to mention?
11. Why should we choose you over others?
Probably a couple more I cannot recollect at the moment. And that was followed by advice around an MBA program and the Madison experience. I loved the interaction. Lasted about 45-50 mins. Fingers crossed, all the best to others!
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2
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Feb 25, 2020 07:02
Status:
Interviewed on:
Feb 21, 2020
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
I had my interview with assistant admissions director. It lasted for around 40mins.
1. tell me abou...
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I had my interview with assistant admissions director. It lasted for around 40mins.
1. tell me about your work experience.
2. short term goal.
3. why Wisconsin?
4. why OTM or SCM? which one you are more inclined to?
5. time when you had to make a difficult decision.
6. time when you had to process new information.
7. one thing you are most proud of.
8. 3 words to describe yourself.
9. one thing you would have done differently at work if given another chance.
10. what do you want to gain from your peers and what will they gain from you?
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India
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0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Nov 3, 2019 08:11
Status:
Interviewed on:
Oct 21, 2019
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interview Debrief of my Online Interview:
1) Things about your professional background that make you...
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Interview Debrief of my Online Interview:
1) Things about your professional background that make you a fit for your choice of specialization.
2) 5 words to describe yourself and explain why
3) What would your teammates and peers tell about your leadership style
4) How do you connect with people, your style of making relationships.
5) One piece of constructive criticism you got and worked on it.
6) If you had 2-3 wishes, what sills would you want to gain by using them.
7) Why MBA and why Wisconsin
8. What will you contribute to the class?
9. What do you want to gain from your classmates?
Etc..
It was longer than an hour. We finished in about 80 mins including questions i asked back and some time got wasted with connectivity issues.
With conversational and the interviewer had a understanding and supportive attitude. I could feel him taking interest in what i have to say, instead of just trying to evaluate me.
Read Less
India
Found this helpful?
1
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Oct 21, 2019 04:10
Status:
Interviewed on:
Oct 17, 2019
Final Decision:
Admitted
It was longer than an hour. Was conversational and the interviewer had a understanding and supportiv...
Read More
It was longer than an hour. Was conversational and the interviewer had a understanding and supportive attitude. I could feel him taking interest in what i have to say, instead of just trying to evaluate me.
1) Things about your professional background that make you a fit for your choice of specialization.
2) 5 words to describe yourself and explain why
3) What would your teammates and peers tell about your leadership style
4) How do you connect with people, your style of making relationships.
5) One piece of constructive criticism you got and worked on it.
6) If you had 2-3 wishes, what sills would you want to gain by using them.
7) What will you contribute to the class
8) What do you want to gain from your classmates
9) Why MBA and why Wisconsin
Read Less
India
Found this helpful?
2
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Dec 24, 2018 04:12
Status:
Interviewed on:
Dec 3, 2015
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Got interviewed yesterday. Got the mail on 1st to have the interview on 3rd.
Questions were:
Genr...
Read More
Got interviewed yesterday. Got the mail on 1st to have the interview on 3rd.
Questions were:
Genral work experience related
Failure project
Any group project that was a success
What do you add to the wisconsin student body
What do u expect to learn from the wisconsin student body
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Pakistan
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0
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Dec 24, 2018 04:12
Status:
Interviewed on:
Dec 3, 2015
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Good day beautiful people!
My interview went well.
Question asked were related to my job.
1. Tell m...
Read More
Good day beautiful people!
My interview went well.
Question asked were related to my job.
1. Tell me about a typical day in your job.
2. Tell about about a project you worked on did not go well. What did you do to overcome the difficulty?
3. Tell me about a project mentioned on my resume.
4. Why this specialization? SCM?
5. What companies are you targeting for internship and post MBA jobs?
6. What will you contribute to the class?
7. What do you want to gain from your classmates?
Keep smiling.
Hope to hear a positive reply on 9th Dec.
Read Less
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0
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Dec 24, 2018 04:12
Status:
Interviewed on:
Nov 30, 2015
Final Decision:
Admitted
Hi everyone,
My interview happened today. The interviewer was the director of the Center for Brand ...
Read More
Hi everyone,
My interview happened today. The interviewer was the director of the Center for Brand & Product Management and we talked for 40 minutes. He was super nice and asked me general questions such as ''why an MBA now?", "why UW?", "where do you see yourself professionally in the future?".
I don't think they have a rigorous script of questions and my conversation flowed smoothly and naturally. In the end, he asked me questions about my specific career goals (industry and country) and B plans. I think the main point is to know for sure what you want to do with your career.
I'm sorry for those who were dinged this time. I was dinged in the last round of UW's last admission process. I decided to improve my Gmat score to reapply now and it seems that it made a difference. I wish you all luck in other processes.
Read Less
Brazil
Found this helpful?
0
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Dec 24, 2018 04:12
Status:
Interviewed on:
Nov 28, 2015
Final Decision:
Admitted
My interview happened last week. Was not my best one and having caught the flu did not help. Otherwi...
Read More
My interview happened last week. Was not my best one and having caught the flu did not help. Otherwise questions were general ones and interview was quite conversational. Some qs - goals, why mba, some leadership exo qs, personal achievements, etc.
Read Less
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Full-time graduates known to be seeking employment:
Full-time graduates employed at graduation:
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Full-time graduates employed three months after graduation:
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Average base salary:
Average signing bonus:
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Full Time MBA
Posted:
Feb 22, 2023 06:02
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
Feb 22, 2023
Final Decision:
Interviewed
The interview was very conversational and she was already familiar with application, so any question...
Read More
The interview was very conversational and she was already familiar with application, so any questions she had for me, came from my application. Some of the questions she asked are listed below, interview lasted about an hour.
1. Why MBA/Why Wisconsin
2. Leadership style and examples
3. Time I disagreed with someone/ how I went about it
4. What resources would I use to better make my decision for my MBA specialization (in my application I chose still deciding so I listed 2 specializations. At end of the first semester you must choose one.)
5. Work accomplishment I'm proud of.
6. How I've given back to my community
7. Three words my friends would use to describe me, and examples.
8. Any questions for them
Read Less
United States
Found this helpful?
0
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Mar 1, 2021 09:03
Status:
Interviewed on:
Feb 22, 2021
Final Decision:
Admitted
I had my interview with Ms. Kristin Branch, Director - The A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Analyti...
Read More
I had my interview with Ms. Kristin Branch, Director - The A.C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Analytics & Insights since that is the specialization that I opted for in my application. The interview went on for around 40-50 minutes and was a conversational and engaging one. I was asked the following questions:
1. Tell me about your career to date and how does it connect with your plans of pursuing an MBA.
2. Tell me about your most significant achievement.
3. Tell me about your leadership style and some examples to describe the same.
4. Tell me about a situation where there was a conflict between you and your supervisor, and how did you resolve the same.
4. Tell me about 2-3 recent marketing campaigns that you know of.
5. Tell me about the parameters that you have kept in mind while selecting the prospective business schools, and which other schools have you applied to.
6. Tell me 5 words that your co-workers would use to describe you.
Read Less
India
Found this helpful?
2
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Feb 17, 2021 05:02
Status:
Interviewed on:
Feb 15, 2021
Final Decision:
Matriculating
Very conversational interview.
1. Give a backdrop on how your background has prepared you for your s...
Read More
Very conversational interview.
1. Give a backdrop on how your background has prepared you for your specialization.
2. Describe yourself in 5 words and give examples
3. Why Madison?
4. Leadership style
5. How do you connect/communicate with people you're meeting for the first time?
6. What are you bringing to the table?
7. One piece of constructive criticism and how did you work on it?
8. Imagine you've graduated and seated with your family & friends, what would you tell them about your life/experience at Madison?
9. If you had 2-3 wishes, what would you want to improve about you?
10. Anything else you'd like to mention?
11. Why should we choose you over others?
Probably a couple more I cannot recollect at the moment. And that was followed by advice around an MBA program and the Madison experience. I loved the interaction. Lasted about 45-50 mins. Fingers crossed, all the best to others!
Read Less
Found this helpful?
2
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Feb 25, 2020 07:02
Status:
Interviewed on:
Feb 21, 2020
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
I had my interview with assistant admissions director. It lasted for around 40mins.
1. tell me abou...
Read More
I had my interview with assistant admissions director. It lasted for around 40mins.
1. tell me about your work experience.
2. short term goal.
3. why Wisconsin?
4. why OTM or SCM? which one you are more inclined to?
5. time when you had to make a difficult decision.
6. time when you had to process new information.
7. one thing you are most proud of.
8. 3 words to describe yourself.
9. one thing you would have done differently at work if given another chance.
10. what do you want to gain from your peers and what will they gain from you?
Read Less
India
Found this helpful?
0
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Nov 3, 2019 08:11
Status:
Interviewed on:
Oct 21, 2019
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interview Debrief of my Online Interview:
1) Things about your professional background that make you...
Read More
Interview Debrief of my Online Interview:
1) Things about your professional background that make you a fit for your choice of specialization.
2) 5 words to describe yourself and explain why
3) What would your teammates and peers tell about your leadership style
4) How do you connect with people, your style of making relationships.
5) One piece of constructive criticism you got and worked on it.
6) If you had 2-3 wishes, what sills would you want to gain by using them.
7) Why MBA and why Wisconsin
8. What will you contribute to the class?
9. What do you want to gain from your classmates?
Etc..
It was longer than an hour. We finished in about 80 mins including questions i asked back and some time got wasted with connectivity issues.
With conversational and the interviewer had a understanding and supportive attitude. I could feel him taking interest in what i have to say, instead of just trying to evaluate me.
Read Less
India
Found this helpful?
1
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Oct 21, 2019 04:10
Status:
Interviewed on:
Oct 17, 2019
Final Decision:
Admitted
It was longer than an hour. Was conversational and the interviewer had a understanding and supportiv...
Read More
It was longer than an hour. Was conversational and the interviewer had a understanding and supportive attitude. I could feel him taking interest in what i have to say, instead of just trying to evaluate me.
1) Things about your professional background that make you a fit for your choice of specialization.
2) 5 words to describe yourself and explain why
3) What would your teammates and peers tell about your leadership style
4) How do you connect with people, your style of making relationships.
5) One piece of constructive criticism you got and worked on it.
6) If you had 2-3 wishes, what sills would you want to gain by using them.
7) What will you contribute to the class
8) What do you want to gain from your classmates
9) Why MBA and why Wisconsin
Read Less
India
Found this helpful?
2
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Dec 24, 2018 04:12
Status:
Interviewed on:
Dec 3, 2015
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Got interviewed yesterday. Got the mail on 1st to have the interview on 3rd.
Questions were:
Genr...
Read More
Got interviewed yesterday. Got the mail on 1st to have the interview on 3rd.
Questions were:
Genral work experience related
Failure project
Any group project that was a success
What do you add to the wisconsin student body
What do u expect to learn from the wisconsin student body
Read Less
Pakistan
Found this helpful?
0
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Dec 24, 2018 04:12
Status:
Interviewed on:
Dec 3, 2015
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Good day beautiful people!
My interview went well.
Question asked were related to my job.
1. Tell m...
Read More
Good day beautiful people!
My interview went well.
Question asked were related to my job.
1. Tell me about a typical day in your job.
2. Tell about about a project you worked on did not go well. What did you do to overcome the difficulty?
3. Tell me about a project mentioned on my resume.
4. Why this specialization? SCM?
5. What companies are you targeting for internship and post MBA jobs?
6. What will you contribute to the class?
7. What do you want to gain from your classmates?
Keep smiling.
Hope to hear a positive reply on 9th Dec.
Read Less
Found this helpful?
0
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Dec 24, 2018 04:12
Status:
Interviewed on:
Nov 30, 2015
Final Decision:
Admitted
Hi everyone,
My interview happened today. The interviewer was the director of the Center for Brand ...
Read More
Hi everyone,
My interview happened today. The interviewer was the director of the Center for Brand & Product Management and we talked for 40 minutes. He was super nice and asked me general questions such as ''why an MBA now?", "why UW?", "where do you see yourself professionally in the future?".
I don't think they have a rigorous script of questions and my conversation flowed smoothly and naturally. In the end, he asked me questions about my specific career goals (industry and country) and B plans. I think the main point is to know for sure what you want to do with your career.
I'm sorry for those who were dinged this time. I was dinged in the last round of UW's last admission process. I decided to improve my Gmat score to reapply now and it seems that it made a difference. I wish you all luck in other processes.
Read Less
Brazil
Found this helpful?
0
0
Full Time MBA
Posted:
Dec 24, 2018 04:12
Status:
Interviewed on:
Nov 28, 2015
Final Decision:
Admitted
My interview happened last week. Was not my best one and having caught the flu did not help. Otherwi...
Read More
My interview happened last week. Was not my best one and having caught the flu did not help. Otherwise questions were general ones and interview was quite conversational. Some qs - goals, why mba, some leadership exo qs, personal achievements, etc.
Read Less
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