Hi Everyone!
Sounds like invites are still going out. Keep your heads up, I just had my interview and although decisions come out Dec 15th my interviewer gave me the impression like they still have a lot of candidates to review.
Anyways, here's a quick debrief of my interview. It was over Skype (all of the on-campus interview slots appeared to have been taken) and it was with an adcom member. She told me that it was a "blind interview" and that all she had was my resume. Here are some of the questions she asked:
-Walk me through your professional history and background
-Elaborate a little more on your graduate education (I have a Masters)
-What is your immediate post-MBA goal?
-What is your "plan B"? She went on to admit that she asked these because they were on the application (although she hadn't seen my answer) and the reason that they asked it was to make sure that you've fully thought through your MBA decision and that you'd be open to exploring other opportunities if "plan A" didn't work out.
-Describe a time when you worked well in a team. How did that experience highlight your strengths?
-Describe a time when you had difficulties with a team member. How did you resolve this?
-Tepper attracts a diverse student body and the greater CMU popluation is a diverse community as well. Describe an interaction you've had with someone that was culturally different from you.
-What do you like to do outside of work?
-Any questions for her?
In all the interview was just around 40 minutes. It was the most conversational interview I've had to date and perhaps the most engaging. I was very pleasantly surprised with the interview and although she said she was relatively new to Tepper, I believe her interviewing skills were excellent. It was the most comfortable I've been in an interview and I left it with a very positive view of Tepper.
I think sometimes people in these interviews can forget that it can be a little of a 2 way street for both the applicant and the interviewer. This experience definitely left a positive mark on me and I can't wait to hear their final decision on the 15th!
Once again, good luck to everyone else out there that has yet to interview or hear anything!