Marshall (USC) MBA Program Guide 2025

Met in-person. Arrived a few minutes early, greeted the staff sitting at the reception desk, and wai... Read More

Met in-person. Arrived a few minutes early, greeted the staff sitting at the reception desk, and waited for my time. Interview started on time with a member of the Adcom. Questions included: Tell me about yourself & your work history Teamwork with a challenging teammate Favorite project Why Marshall Goals My questions. I kept my questions brief and somewhat standard, such as favorite thing about Marshall and what sets Marshall apart from other programs from his perspective. Overall the tone was very positive and I left with more details about the program than I had from the site or other events. Read Less

My interviewer was Benjamin Greenfeld. I joined the meeting five minutes prior to start time and saw... Read More

My interviewer was Benjamin Greenfeld. I joined the meeting five minutes prior to start time and saw him waiting for me already. I nearly had a heart attack! So, I apologized for keeping him waiting and he reminded me that I wasn't late (and that instead, he was early). Haha! - We spent the opening five minutes talking about casual stuff and life in general - Walk me through your resume starting from post graduation - Why MBA? Why Marshall? - What your short and long term goals? - If the economic conditions change, what are your alternative short and long term goals? - Do you have geographic preferences for where you would like to work post MBA? - Do you have any specific employers in mind? - How will you contribute to Marshall? - Based on experience, what are your top 3 traits in a leader? - General questions He appreciated my decision to schedule my interview early and added that I might likely receive an early decision as well (late November / early December). Read Less

I was invited for an interview after my application was reviewed and scheduled a Zoom call with an A... Read More

I was invited for an interview after my application was reviewed and scheduled a Zoom call with an Adcom member. I checked all the technical details on my end and was ready 10 minutes prior to the scheduled time. Unfortunately, the first 15 minutes were an absolute disaster. We encountered multiple technical difficulties; his voice wasn't coming through. He asked me to connect an external headphone, change my microphone, and even switch laptops. When none of those solutions worked, he realized the issue was likely on his end and used his mobile phone to connect to the meeting. This whole process took nearly 15 minutes of our scheduled time, causing me a lot of agitation and losing my composure, which affected the interview. Despite the shaky start, I tried my best and responded to several standard questions: 1. Tell me about yourself 2. What is your current job title? Talk about your most significant professional achievement. 3. What according to you are three defining characteristics of a leader? 4. Talk about a time when you had to solve a team conflict. 5. What are your short-term and long-term goals? 6. Which companies are you considering working for after your MBA? 7. What is it about LA that excites you? 8. Why MBA and why Marshall? He then extended the meeting beyond the scheduled time to answer some questions I had. In summary, I genuinely believe I would have performed better without the technical issues. I would have much rather preferred the Adcom member to conduct some basic checks on his end before this high-stakes interview. Read Less

- Walk me through your career since graduation - Why MBA - Why Marshall - Things you do for fun - Ti... Read More

- Walk me through your career since graduation - Why MBA - Why Marshall - Things you do for fun - Time you had a team conflict - How do you see yourself contribute to an academic team - Time you had a challenging situation - Last book you read Read Less

1. Indicators for selecting a B-School. 2. Tell me about yourself. 3. How do you approach a problem.... Read More

1. Indicators for selecting a B-School. 2. Tell me about yourself. 3. How do you approach a problem. 4. What inspires you. 5. What motivates you. 6. What is the definition of success as per you. 7. How USC can help achieve you those goals. 8. Long term plan. 9. Example of constructive feedback I’ve received Read Less

I had my interview with Nick Lopez, pretty chill guy. He asked same questions from the debrief 1. H... Read More

I had my interview with Nick Lopez, pretty chill guy. He asked same questions from the debrief 1. How did you find the USC program, indicators for selecting a B-School. 2. Tell me about yourself. 3. How do you approach a problem. 4. What inspires you. 5. What motivates you. 6. What is the definition of success as per you. 7. Why MBA and how USC can help achieve you those goals. 8. Short term plan and long term plan. 9. TMAT when you had a conflict in the team and how did you go on about solving that. 10. Difficult decision that you made and how. Read Less

1. Talk me through your resume. 2. Tell me more about your experience in your career -> What is y... Read More

1. Talk me through your resume. 2. Tell me more about your experience in your career -> What is your favorite/least favorite part about your job? 3. What is an achievement you are most proud of? 4. Why MBA? 5. Why USC? 6. Do you have any questions for me? Read Less

Marshall Interview Exp Laura from Adcom What I felt was I could have done better....though i answer... Read More

Marshall Interview Exp Laura from Adcom What I felt was I could have done better....though i answered all questions to the best of my ability at the moment Questions asked are as below - 1)Walk Me through Resume 2)Follow u questions on the parts related to my journey 3)What was the project that was related to diversity and how i achieved wht i had said. 3)she asked me about my international exp in CV(she has the cv , not the entire app- i believe, pls do not quote me) 4) Why MBA and Why now 5)Follow up questions- st and lt goals 6)some more examples of my leadership and team leading exp 7)how would i describe myself 8)how would others describe me 9)What is my leadership style 10)Any questions for me ? Yes forgot to mention Why Marshall?? Overall a decent exp not the best though. She (laura) i believe has a set of questions and she is asking them to all ... Internet connection failure in between the interview, so make sure everything is good at your end(though the issue was from her side) All n all a decent avg exp..not bad not great either Cheers ...all the best Read Less

Walk me through your resume? Goals? What is it that compels you to do an MBA at this stage? Why Mars... Read More

Walk me through your resume? Goals? What is it that compels you to do an MBA at this stage? Why Marshall program? What do you expect from the Marshall program? Describe a leadership experience where you faced difficulties? Challenging project/situation and how you deal with it? What did you learn? Your experiences with disparity of opinions in cultural diversity? What will you bring to the Marshall community? Any questions you wish to ask? Read Less

Mine went really quick and more like a chitchat with adcom. Please note that It is a blind interview... Read More

Mine went really quick and more like a chitchat with adcom. Please note that It is a blind interview, which means the interviewer will have no information about you prior the interview. Here are the questions that I got 1. Your introduction 2. Why MBA? 3. Why Marshall? 4. Strengths and weaknesses 5. Story about accomplishment 6. Question to ask back the interviewer They took around 3-4 weeks to return the result. Hope it helps, Good luck with your interview Read Less