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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.

* 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!

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.

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.

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

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.

"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"

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

"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"

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Super conversational chat with adcom. 1) TMABY 2) Why MBA/Why Now/Why Darden - expanded on how I appreciated Darden's emphasis on diversity so we discussed this for a bit. 3) ST/LT Goals 4) More detail on Case Method (I mentioned that although I enjoyed case method classes in undergrad, I'll be a bit nervous the first few weeks of school until getting into a rhythm.) 5) Questions for Adcom (I had fewer questions because I already spoke to this individual) 6) Hobbies Overall, really good chat and opportunity to expand on my application.

Hi all, I interviewed for Darden Early Action with a 2nd year MBA student on 9-1-2020. Overall it was an amazing experience, I was a bit nervous going in but the second I started my walkthrough my nerves subsided. My experience was much like others I've read here, but I felt like I would share anyway. The interview process was as follows: 1) Light introduction from my interviewer, explaining his role within the admissions process. 2) Asked me to walk through my life story (not just resume)... This probably took me around 8 minutes. TIP: When walking through something this long, make sure you take some pauses, allowing your interviewer to ask questions. If he/she doesn't ask, it would be beneficial to ask them around the halfway point if they've followed you so far and if you should clarify anything. 3)Several follow up questions about specific points of my story, my interviewer seemed very interested which was nice. 4)At what point in your career did you decide on an MBA, why? 5)Leadership questions - How do I lead, most important traits in a leader, etc. 6)Who am I outside of the workplace/classroom? Hobbies etc. 7)Why Darden? I was then able to ask questions, which I had a couple. My interviewer was extremely engaged and seemed very interested in my career progression. The interview lasted about an hour, excited to see my response. TIP: Darden's interview is a blind interview. The interview doesn't even have your resume, so you really need to paint a clear picture. HOWEVER, this year (I'm not sure about other years), my interview did have access to my "Learning team" short answer question which actually spawned a really good conversation, so make sure your answer is unique and describes you! I think it went well, but we'll find out in October!

Very conversational. Interviewer asked me to tell him about myself, we discussed my life story for about 40-45 minutes with probing questions and he finally asked "Why Darden?" Following that question I was walked back to the lobby, I think it went well and hope to get in.

Had a 30 minutes blind interview with AdCom member. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Tell me about your work reporting hierarchy 3. Tell me a time when you had to work with diverse people 4. Why MBA 5. ST & LT goals 6. How do you use your computer science undergrad skills in current work set up 7. What are the companies you aim to recruit for 8. Why Darden 9. Coming to a different country for MBA, what do you think are going to be the major challenges

In line with the other interview outlines. It started out my story Some follow up questions of how I've worked in teams and my leadership style Relevance of an MBA Why Darden That was most of the interview. I had a couple of other questions and the interview wound up in around 35 mins. A little earlier than the 40 mins slot scheduled.

I was interviewed by a second year in round 1. The interview invite came on 10/21 with options for the next four Fridays. No surprises, very conversational after my interviewer introduced himself. 1) Chronological history for 10-15 mins 2) Team environment and major projects 3) Why MBA? 4) Why Darden? 5) What do you do apart from work? 6) Anything that I didn't ask but you want to tell me about? Q&A. Interview lasted for 45 Mins.