Simon MBA Program Guide 2026

Received an interview invite on Feb 14th (I was elated) - I had an interview on February 18th. The ... Read More

Received an interview invite on Feb 14th (I was elated) - I had an interview on February 18th. The interview was okay, it was with the admission committee - it was conversational and a tad-bit informational. It lasted about 25 minutes, more or less. If I remember correctly, I think after the 15th minute, they wrapped up asking you questions, and open the floor for me to ask them questions. A bit about my background, if it helps: international student, gmat waiver, did my undergrad in the US & 3-4 years of WOE in R&D and business consulting. And the wait begins.... Goodluck everyone Read Less

The questions were as follows: Walk me through your resumé Tell me about yourself Why MBA? Why no... Read More

The questions were as follows: Walk me through your resumé Tell me about yourself Why MBA? Why now? Why Simon? Talk about your company? How many employees What are your short-term goals and long-terms goals? What's your backup plan? *Tell me how your worked with people of different background (they really want to hear about their school's emphasis on Diversity Equity, and Inclusion) Have you been in other countries? Talk about you analytical and data skills. Tell me about your daily data stack and tasks. Talk about an accomplishment of your clients Talk about the leadership style. Tell me about one story of leadership accomplishment Read Less

I had an interview on February 18th. The interview was okay, it was with the admission committee - i... Read More

I had an interview on February 18th. The interview was okay, it was with the admission committee - it was conversational and a tad-bit informational. It lasted about 25 minutes, more or less. If I remember correctly, I think after the 15th minute, they wrapped up asking you questions, and open the floor for me to ask them questions. A bit about my background, if it helps: international student, gmat waiver, did my undergrad in the US & 3-4 years of WOE in R&D and business consulting. And the wait begins.... Goodluck everyone Read Less

The interviewer was from adcom, a very chill interviewer! Asked me 4-5 questions only, my interview ... Read More

The interviewer was from adcom, a very chill interviewer! Asked me 4-5 questions only, my interview lasted 20 mins max 1. Introduce yourself 2. Why MBA at this point? 3. Why Simon? 4. Any international experiences? professional or personal? 5. Time you led a team, faced a difficult situation and how did you learn from it? What is your leadership style? Read Less

Walk me through your resumé Tell me about yourself Why MBA? Why now? Why Simon? Talk about your com... Read More

Walk me through your resumé Tell me about yourself Why MBA? Why now? Why Simon? Talk about your company? How many employees What are your short-term goals and long-terms goals? What's your backup plan? Tell me how your worked with people of different background Have you been in other countries? Talk about you analytical and data skills. Tell me about your daily data stack and tasks. Talk about a accomplishment of your clients Talk about the leadership style. Tell me about one story of leadership accomplishment Read Less

The interview was conversational. The Interviewer was a great listener, polite and welcoming. The q... Read More

The interview was conversational. The Interviewer was a great listener, polite and welcoming. The questions asked were: - Tell me about yourself - Why Simon? - What are your short and long-term goals? - What are the ways you can contribute to the Simon Community? - Are other aspects of your candidacy differentiating you from the class? - Do you have any experience working or living in another cultural environment? Tip - Just be Yourself and stay professional. Good luck! Read Less

Thanks! My interview was very short - taken by adcom. She said she has only 4 questions. Lasted 15 m... Read More

Thanks! My interview was very short - taken by adcom. She said she has only 4 questions. Lasted 15 mins. 1. TMAY 2. ST and LT goals 3. Why Simon? 4. Why an MBA now? 5. Behavioral questions - biggest achievement Read Less

Friendly interview with Adcom. Approx. 30 minutes. Blind interview. - Tell me about yourself. - Why... Read More

Friendly interview with Adcom. Approx. 30 minutes. Blind interview. - Tell me about yourself. - Why MBA, why Simon? - Long term goals. - Tell me about a time where you experienced culture shift - Tell me about a risk you have taken and how it went. - Tell me about a time when you have traveled abroad/cross-cultural experiences. - Questions for me? Read Less

A conversational interview with adcom members lasted about 35 minutes. 1. TMAY 2. Why MBA, why now,... Read More

A conversational interview with adcom members lasted about 35 minutes. 1. TMAY 2. Why MBA, why now, and why Simon 3. A short goal: how do you achieve that? 4. TMAT the experience with culture shift 5. TMAT: You face challenges at work. What did you do? What was the result? 6. What will you bring to Simon diversity? 7. question for me it was a pleasant chat Read Less

I just had my Rochester Simon's AdCom interview. It was a blind interview and the interviewer (Matt ... Read More

I just had my Rochester Simon's AdCom interview. It was a blind interview and the interviewer (Matt McCormick) had not seen my application components and only had a hard copy of my Resume in his hand. He was a representative of AdCom itself and also a current Professional MBA student at Simon. The entire interview was very conversational and lasted about 30 minutes. He had a fixed set of questions that he asked in order - 1. Walk me through your Resume, talking about your professional experiences and your undergraduate degree. What drives you to go for an MBA at this point in your career? 2. What intrigues your interest in Simon's MBA program as compared to other MBA programs? 3. What are your short-term goals post-MBA in 2 years? What is your backup plan or option? 4. Simon has a diverse cohort. Have you ever travelled to the US or any other country outside your home country, whether personally for leisure or professionally and experienced a cultural shift or change? Then he asked a couple of questions about a few characteristic pillars that Simon AdCom looks for in prospective MBA students - 5. Have you ever faced a conflict in a team environment at your workplace? How did you respond to it? 6. What does leadership mean to you? What are your leadership traits? 7. Tell me about a time you took a risk. How did it work out eventually? 8. Anything you'd like the AdCom to know about you which is not a part of your Resume and your Application components? 9. Any questions for him about Simon. Read Less