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I had mine with a 2Y student, an Indian. She was nice. She told me the modalities and asked if I has any initial questions about the interview. Then we began the interview. The questions she ased include: 1. Tell me about yourself (chronologically). Here I told my story from childhood to why I considered an MBA. 2. She picked up a group community project I had mentioned, and she asked about my leadership style because I had told her I led my group. 3. Why Darden? 4. Questions I have for her. She responded really well.

Interview done with Director of Admissions 1 . Let’s start tell me about your journey? 2. How do you handle 403 staffs? 3. Have you fired someone? How did it go? 4. Your hobbies? 5. Your STG and LTG? 6. Why Darden? 7. Any questions? Overall very friendly interview.

Just had my interview with a 2nd year student. All the same questions that are already posted over here. Introduction (Background, education, work), why Darden, community work, leadership experience and style. 35 minutes in total.

Interviewed with a second year student. The format was very conversational in nature. I started with my formative years and work experience. He interrupted me a few times to ask about places I worked in and my international experiences. We spoke about why I want to do an MBA and of course why Darden would be a great fit for me. We spoke about my values and hobbies. He asked about my views on DEI. He asked about what other schools I am considering and what are the top three things for me when selecting a school. He then gave me more background about himself and his own admissions experience. I asked him two questions and we concluded the interview. Overall advice-The Darden interview is a bit of a monologue however don't be afraid to veer a little off-course if that's what the interviewer wants. Best to prepare the following really well-childhood experiences and undergrad experiences that have molded you into the person you are, work experience, why MBA, why Darden, what do you do outside of work/hobbies and your core values. Good luck!

Just had my interview, really conversational. Presented myself and then got asked follow-up questions to clarify parts of my career, goals, why mba, why darden, etc.

Just had mine on zoom with a second year student. Really nice guy, conversational in nature. Just make sure you prepare well for the introduce yourself at the beginning, and your why mba and why darden and goals are solid. I got 2 behavioral questions as well on diversity and how do you manage a conflict. And then a conversational Q&A at the end.

I had a in person interview today in Delhi. Nice, free flowing conversation for 45 minutes. Tell me about yourself, why MBA, why Darden and then some qs related to my story and background. Additionally, a qs on how i resolve conflict, and then I asked 3 qs. I think minimal preparation will be the best for this interview - just need to be clear on the ’why’ of every thing- college majors, career, darden and post - MBA :)

Expect a 30-35min interview where you typically start with a 10-12 minute monologue about your journey till your MBA application. Following this, expect questions on the lines on why MBA, why Darden, short and long term goals. I’d recommend prepare hard on the why Darden question and mention interactions with the Darden community. Then, expect a couple of questions on the lines of a significant leadership experience and community involvement. Finally, make sure you utilize the time at the end to ask questions that cannot be found on the website and send a thoughtful thank you note.

Interviewed with a second-year student. It was very conversational. Overall interview lasted for about 40 minutes. 1. Tell me about yourself - She specifically mentioned that I start with some childhood stories coz she wanted to know more about my formative experiences. I spoke for about 3 minutes and then she started asking about a few things I had touched upon. 2. How many people do you manage? Break-up across levels and countries? 3. Why MBA? --> I baked 'Why Darden' into my response here after responding to initial question. 4. What's your leadership style? 5. Have you ever delivered difficult feedback? How did you approach it? 6. Where do you want to work post-MBA (geography, target companies)? Would you consider coming back to current employer? 7. Talked a little about my hobbies, and we uncovered few things we were both interested in. 8. Any questions for me?

Hello - Yes my interview was on 26th. It was with one of the Adcom members. The interview flows truly in a very friendly and conversational manner. I would advise one should know the Why’s of everything. Why did you choose your undergraduate. your job, made that particular switch, or moved to a country. Also, Darden is keen to know who you are as a person. Darden believes in values, collaboration and seek to understand your working style/learning style. I believe you are thorough on why you want to do MBA? Why from Darden? What will you gain from Darden , MBA? How will you be able to contribute. You are all set for the interview. No need to overthink. Just be yourself and stay confident. Don’t forget that getting interviewed is something you always wanted. So enjoy it to the fullest. All the best. Let me know if you need more help.

I was interviewed by a second-year student. 1. Tell me about your story covering my education, and work - I talked for about 10 mins. He followed up for things he required more detail. Covered why Darden and why MBA in this answer. 2. Asked to describe a project I mentioned in my TMAY. 3. What kind of teammate I'm - he mentioned he wanted to how I handled being part of multiple teams. 4. Questions for the interviewer. It was conversational and he was very accommodating.

My interviewer was a current 2nd-year student and she was really friendly. She relayed the layout and the structure of the interview to give me a roadmap. She started with the usual questions. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Share about a project from your work experience 3. If you faced any conflict? 4. She asked if I had any international experience. 5. My views on DEI and if I had done anything in this space. 6. What are my goals? Why MBA? Why Darden? 7. Why Now? 8. Questions for the interviewer. Overall, the interview went by pretty fast and my interviewer was very engaging.

Duration of the Interview: 50 minutes Questions asked: > Tell me your story and why did you make the decisions you made > Follow-up questions based on what I answered. Eg: I mentioned that in my Senior year of HS, I was drawn to business and finance, and that's why I took that as my major for Undergrad. So he asked "how did you get drawn to business and finance in the first place" > What does Impact mean to you? > Why do you think Darden is a good fit for you? > How do you plan on contributing when you come to Darden? > Why MBA? Why now? > Goals > Is there anything else you'd like to convey to the admissions committee? > Do you have any questions for me?

I also had my early admit interview. It was with a member of the adcom and a current student, They were very welcoming and seemed excited to be there. Make sure to have your ID ready to show them. Questions were: Tell me about your background and why MBA How would your colleagues describe your leadership style What do you do for fun Anything you wish we asked? Any questions for us? It was very conversational and the interviewers were attentive to my talk and responded with comments that showed that they really were paying attention to my stories. I did talk a lot, but I feel like I was being myself and they didn’t mind.

Interviewed with a second year student, lasted 50minutes Standard questions 1. TMAY - monologue-ish, got interrupted a couple times by the interviewer to seek more detail on a particular project/experience. 2. Given your interest in energy, how do you see yourself achieving your goals - briefed about short term and long term goals 4. How will Darden help achieve those goals 5. Leadership experience - with examples and summarise your leadership style 6. Failure/challenge faced 7. My perspective on DEI and if I have done anything in that space 8. Questions for the interviewer Mostly me talking and the interviewer asking a few questions when he felt like.

I was interviewed by an AdCom. It was so smooth and conversational. Considering that the interviewer doesn’t have your resume at the time of the interview, the first question was "tell me about yourself" instead of "walk me through your resume", and we went on from there with regular questions (why MBA, career goals, why Darden, how you will collaborate etc). It took around 40 minutes and had a Q&A time for me at the end. IMPORTANT: don’t forget to have your passport at the time of the interview - I interviewed with other schools, but Darden was the only who asked to see my ID at the start of the call.

Interview went well.... ☺️☺️ Conversational Started with the usual question with my story- Gave her a nice overview about me my life Early childhood , education and work exp Outside work what i like to do... Narrated my story in such a way that tells her about my need for wanting an mba , how at this juncture mba is right decision, what are my st and lt goals...how the mba fits in And how the school can help and how the school is the best place to get an mba - Case based method, open door policy with lecturers , clubs and what i can contribute towards the community..... Lasted About - 14 min (my story) tried mto make it engaging and interesting. Then follow up questions on Leadership style and how i deal with my underlinks What are some of the toughest situation i faced Personal conflicts and hardest person to deal with What are some of the extra curricular things that i wish to be part of at darden Inclusion example Then she gave a chance to give extra info on my story- Gave her story overview and its summary and what kind of person i am and what i want the school to know About me.... Some questions for her - Ine advice she can give me to be successful as she has seen people go out of darden and are successful... And i asked her...2nd question- as how is she coping up with covid, how is she....her family- This was preety fun Got to know abt her...her struggle and had a few laughs and tried to remain engaging (asked her abt how school was able to held in person classes in 2020) Over all a conversation type interview Told her the school vibes of this great welcoming nature and is helpful in putting resources to help students to prepare like the darden podcast series...and how it helped prep and understanding the vibe and framework of interview... Total duration-48min Overall a great exp and had fun.... I wish everything works out well ...did my best to put forth my motivation and feel free guys to dm me Regards Shaunak Fingers crossed 🤞 Jai shree ram🙏

It was like a conversation. The interviewer asked questions to get to know me. It's a blind interview so you can steer it as necessary. Same questions as others: Why Darden? Tell me about yourself? What are your post-MBA goals? What do you think of Charlottesville? Tell me one question you'd have liked me to ask. That was all.

Had an interview with an adcom member. Interview lasted 40 mins Tell me about yourself Why MBA? Why Darden? What your team members say about you? Tell me in few words Share a team work experience ? What impact will you create on Darden? Do you have any international experience? Have you taken any business courses after your engineering degree? What do you like to do for fun? Anything else that you want to share?

I was interviewed by a 2nd-year student. (1) Tell me about yourself: 10-15 mins monologue (2) There were counter-question in that monologue - For example what was the most difficult part in that particular experience? (3) Any example of a conflict with Boss and how it was managed? (4) Why now going for an MBA is a good time? (5) Why Darden? (6) What would you find most difficult for you in a learning team? (7) Anything that you wished I had asked? We went into detail in some of the answers. All in all, my interviewer was a great guy. He was easy to talk to. We spent about 38~40 mins.