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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
3 years ago Apr 21, 2023
3 years ago Apr 21, 2023 08:04
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.
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
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.
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Adcom
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
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🙏
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
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.
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
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?
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
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.
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Status:
Off Campus with Adcom
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
I had my interview yesterday afternoon with an Ad-com member. It was pretty conversational. I was asked the following questions:
1- Tell me about yourself - background, journey, anything that has been important to you.
2- Why MBA now?
3- What appeals to you about Darden in particular?
4- What will your team members say about you?
5- How would you define your leadership style?
6- What values will you bring to Darden?
7- Follow-up question based on the previous answers about values - related to Diversity and Inclusion?
8- I asked questions
It was a 50-minute interview. It was more about striking a conversation.
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
* Application submitted on 10/6
* Invited to interview on 10/13
* Interviewed on 10/26
1- Talk to me about yourself
2- What were you doing before your last start-up?
3- What appeals to you about Darden in particular?
4- How would you define your leadership style?
5- How do you show up as a team member?
6- How do you encourage diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom?
7- What do you expect to be the most challenging part of Darden?
8- Anything I haven't asked you that you wanted to share with me?
9- I asked questions
*Overall: My interviewer at Darden is a second-year student. She was lovely and had this positive energy about her. She allowed me to speak without interrupting me and was an active listener. In the end, she answered all of my questions without rushing me.
Wishing you all the best of luck!
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Status:
Off Campus with Adcom
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
Just had my interview with an adcom member for R1. Wasn't very conversational, but was as expected given the other interview debriefs.
1. Tell me about yourself and your background (the monologue, went on for about 20 minutes with only one minor comment from the interviewer).
2. What 3 words would your colleagues use to describe you
3. How do you work with someone who isn't as motivated or as driven as you? (Probably a follow up from the answer to the previous question in which one of my words was 'driven')
4. What do you do for fun?
5. Any questions for me?
All in all, 50 minutes, and very pleasant towards the end.
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
I was selected as a participant of the Diversity Conference and that's how I got my interview. I was interviewed by the Associate Director of Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Recruiting at Darden. He started by introducing himself and set the expectations of the interview. He mentioned that I was expected to set the tone of the interview. He was super candid and made sure that I felt at ease. He asked me to take him through the events leading to where I am today. The introduction and monologue went on for 20 minutes after which he asked a few questions.
1. ST,LT goals and why
2. Why MBA
3. Why Darden
4. Major challenges I think I'd face at business school
5. Leadership failure
6. My experience with DEI
7. Anything I'd like to add that has not been covered
8. Questions for the interviewer
I really enjoyed the conversation and I feel that the interview went well. The overall interview lasted 45 minutes, I think.
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Student
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
Less than 30 mins
- Tell me something about yourself (few follow up questions)
- Goals and why MBA
- Why Darden
- A situation where I worked amidst team conflict
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
I had my interview with senior director of diversity, equity and inclusion. The experience was smooth.
It was basically a monologue where I introduced myself and shared about my formative experiences, career trajectory, short term and long term goals, why MBA, Why Darden and my hobbies.
He cross questioned me on some aspects of my undergrad, the industry I'm working in and my goals. Overall it was a pleasant experience.
It helps to have your story prepared covering the elements I shared above and probably practice it a bit.
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
"Had my Darden interview on the 21st. A second year student interviewed me. Mostly conversational.
Following questions were asked
1. Walk me through your resume
2. What do you do in your personal time?
3. Why MBA?
4. Why Darden?
5. Have you decided on the geographies or the base you wanna set post MBA?
6. Questions for the interviewer
The interview was very conversational and lasted around 25 mins"
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
Had my Darden interview on the 21st. A second year student interviewed me. Mostly conversational.
Following questions were asked
1. Walk me through your resume
2. Most challenging experience
3. Time when you faced a work conflict
4. Tell me about some of the challenging experiences of working with people from different countries
5. What are your views on diversity? How did you incorporate diversity in your team?
6. Why MBA now?
7. Why Darden?
8. How will you contribute to the Darden community?
9. Anything that I'd like to highlight that wasn't brought up in the discussion?
10. Questions for the interviewer
The interview was very conversational and lasted around 45-50 mins
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
"I applied in the Early action round and scheduled my interview on 17th Sep'21.
I had my interview with the current second-year student and was mostly in line with the debriefs mentioned in this forum. The interviewer initially introduced herself, explained the process, and made me comfortable. It was mostly a conversational interview.
1. Tell me about your background.
2. Questions on my interests.
3. Leadership at work.
4. Why MBA? Why Darden?
5. Immediate goals and long term plans.
6. Any questions for me.
It was a Blind interview. Mostly conversational.
Lasted about 40 mins"
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
I applied in the Early action round and scheduled my interview on 16th Sep'21.
I had my interview with the current second-year student and was mostly in line with the debriefs mentioned in this forum. The interviewer initially introduced himself, explained the process, and made me comfortable. It was mostly a conversational interview.
1. Introduce yourself. (Brief questions here and there for more clarifications regarding the points I mentioned and my profile)
2. Why MBA? Why Darden?
3. Immediate goals and alternate plans.
4. Why Consulting? How did you know it was right for you?
5. Future plans in the long term.
It was a Blind interview. Mostly conversational.
Lasted about 45min.
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Matriculating
Status:
Off Campus with Adcom
Interviewed on:
5 years ago Apr 21, 2021
4 years ago Apr 21, 2022 08:04
Interviewed with AdCom on 3rd of Feb 2021. It was casual conversation via zoom.
The experience was a bit different, I came prepared (did mock with 5-6 alumni and admitted students). The questions were:
- Tell me about yourself?
I spent 35 minutes explaining about myself. There was only 1 question because I did prepare using GMAT club interview debrief. During the interview I spoke about:
1. My background, my family, etc (1 min)
2. Undergrad experience (brief 2-3 min)
3. Work experiences (include leadership experiences)
Before I was asked, I already told the answer of the typical questions "Why MBA, Why now, Why Darden" and give a brief explanation about my hobby and interest.
Interview time: 40 min (including AdCom answering 2/3 of my questions)
Tips:
1. Use STAR method in preparing for your interview
2. Do 3-4 mock with alumni and current students
3. Prepare for the list of questions that you might need to answer
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Interviewed on:
5 years ago Apr 21, 2021
5 years ago Apr 21, 2021 08:04
Much in line with the other debriefs.
I was asked to share my story in chronological order starting with school, then undergrad, then resume. How an MBA fits into the picture and why Darden. A few follow-up behavioral questions in between and finally, what else I do outside my professional life.
Since it is a monologue more or less, I'd recommend taking pauses in between for them to ask any questions. They don't want to know every detail obviously, so pick the highlights of your story that really add to your candidacy's narrative.
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Darden
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Interviewed on:
5 years ago Apr 21, 2021
5 years ago Apr 21, 2021 08:04
I was interviewed by an adcom member. The interview layout is pretty simple and in line with the debriefs online. I was asked the following questions:
1) Tell me about yourself (went on for 10-15 mins)
2) Why MBA? Why at this point of time?
3) Why Darden?
Questions that were new to me but are the pretty standard behavioral questions
4) What have you done to have inclusion and diversity in your team?
5) How have you ensured a flat hierarchy within your team?
That's it. Overall the experience was pretty good. It was almost like having a conversation with a stranger.
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Darden
EMBA
Final Decision:
Matriculating
Interviewed on:
5 years ago Apr 21, 2021
5 years ago Apr 21, 2021 08:04
Hello,
I interviewed for a spot in the EMBA class, but I'm sure the Full Time interview is similar.
The interview was super conversational, started with asking where I was calling from and then moved into some small talk about the DC area (EMBA is in Rosslyn mostly). I was then asked to talk about my life story, starting from where I grew up all the way through undergrad (and grad school in my case), what I've been doing since graduating, and why an MBA/why Darden. The interviewer asked questions throughout the whole life story and it was really awesome - very much a conversation. It ended with what my hobbies are professionally and socially, which sparked more conversation, and then I asked some questions about the program that weren't in youtube videos or on the website.
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