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I interviewed on-campus this year. The interview lasted the full 45 minutes and time was spent on the following (from most time to least time -- all times approximate):
- Why MBA? Why Booth? (15 min.)
- Resume walk-through / follow-up (10 min.)
- Behavioral questions (10 min.)
- Social questions (hobbies, etc.) (5 min.)
- Questions for interview (5 min.)
So, I'd say behavioral questions were a meaningful part of the on-campus interview.
Wow, you spent a lot of time between Why MBA, Why Booth and your resume. Was there a lot of back-and-forth between you and the interviewer? If I had to guess, I spent close to 10 minutes on those questions.
My interviewer asked some specific questions about 1-2 of the extracurricular organizations I'm involved in, so I'm including that as part of my resume discussion. I also had follow-up questions on my personal background and why I chose my undergraduate major (which was a bit novel relative to others in my current professional field).
As part of "Why Booth?", we ended up going into detail on specific examples that led me to choose Booth. We talked about why the Booth approach to academics/learning is ideal for me. Be forewarned, just saying that Booth is about "intellectual curiosity" and offers a "flexible curriculum" will not be enough for "Why Booth?". In my mind, you need to explain specifically how you will take advantage of that flexibility. We also spent some time discussing the specific professional and social groups at Booth I would get involved in and why.
Overall, I think it went well, though it definitely felt like an interview on speed, so I'm sure I wasn't quite as crisp or articulate as I think.