Doing my bit by sharing details of my interview since the debriefs here acted as an incredible resource to prepare for my interview. My interview was with an adcom member and lasted for about 45 minutes. It was a fast-paced interview with over 20 questions. The person was extremely friendly and made me feel comfortable. Mentioning the questions below (in no particular order): 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why MBA now? 3. Goals 4. Why Fuqua? 5. Why is diversity important and experience of working in diverse teams 6. Leadership experience and what you learnt from it 7. Feedback you got at work 8. Biggest achievement (personal/professional) 9. Biggest strength + a weakness that you hope to address to Fuqua 10. Qualities you hope to imbibe as a leader 11. Team fuqua - what does it mean to you? 12. Decency Quotient - why is it important? Any examples? 13. How do you deal with a very quiet team member who is not contributing to discussion? 14. Qualities you look for in a team member 15. Anything else that you want to mention? 16. Question for her (I asked 3 about her time at the admissions team at Fuqua) 17. She also asked if Fuqua was my top choice and if yes why (after I mentioned that I have applied in Early Action) 18. If you graduate from Fuqua and look back a few years later, what would you see as your biggest contribution? I applied in Early Action so fingers crossed for my result! Will update here once done.

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.

There were two interviewers: a male prof (age 35-45), a female prof (age 35-40) The male Professor comes out of the room and calls me; I follow him inside. He seemed a pretty kind human being. He asked me to sit and asked me if I wanted water. I said yes. He went to bring a glass of water from the other corner of the room. Meanwhile, I was standing. He asked me to sit down and make myself comfortable. He brought water. I drank and thanked him. Then, the interview started. Part 1: Extempore The male prof said, "You can randomly choose a chit (which contains extempore topics). If you like the topic, you can go ahead. However, you can choose to select another topic. If you choose another topic, that will be your final one. However, you should have a position on the topic." I went ahead and picked one. The topic was that platform startups are overhyped, and their valuations are unjustified. I skipped the topic and went for another one. The next topic was that midday meal schemes are an unnecessary expensive freebie and should be stopped. I asked for some time to take notes. It took 15-20 seconds. As soon as I had a few points, I started speaking. I was against the statement and stressed that the mid-day meal scheme was necessary as it increased attendance and reduced malnutrition. Then the lady prof said, why not let people earn and fend for themselves? I said- is it your premise that sufficient means of earning will be created by investing the mid-day meal money in another way in the economy. I argued that when economic opportunities are created, people at the bottom are usually not in a situation to benefit from them. People with middle incomes grab such opportunities. Therefore, people at the bottom need a safety net. Then, the male prof posed a lot of arguments. The arguments went on for 10-15 minutes, ranging from whether liberalization lifted people out of poverty to whether people voted for development. However, I firmly stood my ground. Part 2: Profile Related Lady prof: I see that you have experience in asset management and mining industry. Do you have any idea why Vedanta's delisting failed? I clarified that my asset management experience meant asset maintenance, not financial assets. She said, but still, it was in the news, you should be able to answer. I asked her to repeat the question. She did so. I said, "I don't know, so I would take a guess". I put some context that Vedanta delisted from London Stock Exchange and tried delisting from India. Indian delisting failed probably because of the holding structure and because it could not win over the voting of minority shareholders. She said, "No, there were some other asset management-related issues." Male prof: Can you give me an example from your recent professional background where you solved a client problem? I explained one in detail (a faux pass: once I kept saying 12 am as 12 pm. They corrected me). He probed a bit about our recommendation to the client and seemed satisfied with the answer. Lady prof: If the owner of Vedanta, Anil Agrawal, walks up to you and says what do you want us to do? I said the first thing I would tell him is sustainability, second- to invest in technology, and the third - to invest in skills. I gave the example of how Vedanta's tamil nadu smelter plant got closed because there were allegations of ground water contamination. She said, "Talks of sustainability and ESG is overblown. My position is that you cannot do mining without damaging the environment". I replied that it was about minimizing, even if the damage is not zero. I gave an example of a UK-based plant I worked with last year. That the plant is located in a city and has been running since 1908, there were no major incidents even when it was using explosive hydrogen gas in its process. Then she said, you consultants come in and say anything is possible. Tell me concretely how it is possible. Is there some technology? What technology would you suggest to eliminate all these problems? I replied that it was not about technology. It is about commitment. I said that if you see Indian plants, they run at 95%+ availability. European plants run at 80-85%. In India, if you need a month shutdown, you get only ten days, and you take risks to prioritize production. Male prof: I see that you are earning quite good. Do you know our median placement salary? I said that it is around 34-36. He said, "Are you sure you want to do an MBA? Why do you want to do it?" I explained that I want to prepare myself for leading businesses, and I do not want to leave any blind spots when I do it. Male prof: There are a lot of entrepreneurs who are from a technical background and are thriving. I replied that most such entrepreneurs had to undergo a lot of failures before they could succeed. Business education will decrease my probability of failure and increase my chances of success. That was all. I thanked them and came out. There was moderate level of seriousness, sometimes a bit lighter. Pretty happy from the experience.

I had my interview with Amber Janke. The interview started lasted for about 45 mins. The interview started off a little abruptly. Most of my previous interviews were blind and mostly began with the interviewer asking me to introduce myself. However, Amber had access to my essays and applications and we went in deep right from the outset. A few of the questions asked were 1. What is your role at your present organisation? What does your day look like? 2. What do you like about your role at your present organisation? 3. What is a work achievement that you're proud of? 4. What is your motivation to do an MBA ( I fitted in short and long term goals there ) 5. What is your alternate career plan if your short term goal doesnt work out? 5. Why Foster? 6. How do you hope to contribute to the community during your time here 7. Any questions for me? I did not start the interview particularly well. However, I felt more comfortable as it progressed and was able to finish strong. Super stoked at the admit

Duration of interview - 50mins Very conversational interview with Robyn from the careers team 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why MBA, Why Ivey 3. Short term and Long term goals. Follow up question on alternate career path 4. Incident where you did something innovative or were a catalyst of change. How did you get others on board 5. Recent news/incidence which can be a good topic for a case 6. Quality that people misjudge about you. How did you feel when you got to know about it? What did you do to address it? 7. Situation when there was conflict in the team 8. Questions for me

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My interview was with an admission counselor over Zoom. The interview was less than an hour. They had access to my entire application: transcripts, resume, essays, etc. The interview was more of a conversation than an interview. We hit the following highlights during our "conversation" with follow up questions: 1. Tell me about yourself that's not in your resume/application 2. Why business school? 3. Why this business school? 4. What will you bring to cohort 5. Short term / long term goals 6. Do you have any questions? Overall it was a pleasant and stress free interview. The first question was the most impactful and set the stage for the entire interview. If you're lucky to have the question, make sure your answer is great by talking about how it impacted your life and how you became to be the person you are now. Any hoot, good luck.

Interview Date-2/5/22 Admit offer- 11/5/22 Duration of interview- 61mins 1.Tell me about yourself 2. Why MBA , WHY now , WHY IVEY 3. CFT team example 4. Failure & its learning 5.Motivation behind Personal & Professional paths 6.Quality that people misjudge about you 7.Examples of work ethics/performance under pressure 8.Decision making on limited Data 9.Challenges in my professional life - follow up questions 10.What is leadership according to you 11.questions for me (I asked 5 questions)

My interview took place via Teams with the executive director and an alum of class 2021. The interview lasted for approximately 40 mins. Some of the questions asked were: 1) Why MBA and why NUS? 2) Tell me about your background and how will an MBA help you with your ST goals? 3) Tell me about your role model who is not from your country and your domain. Why do you consider him/ her to be your role model? 4) As I am from the automotive industry, the interviewers wanted to know about different auto industries in Asia and their economies. 5) How would you describe the impact of Russia-Ukraine war on the auto industry (especially India)? 6) What cultural difference and similarities you felt working in a multi cultural work environment? Was there any particular cultural shock for you? 7) Tell me one particular reason why we should not admit you? At the end, the interviewers asked me if I had any questions for them. I asked them more about NUS and how NUS MBA helped the alum in his career. Overall I had a pleasant interaction with both of the interviewers. As for now, I am keeping my fingers crossed. To the rest of you, all the very best for your interviews!

Application submitted: 8th April 2022 Interviewed on: 18th April 2022 Accepted on: 27th April 2022 My interview lasted 60 minutes and mainly consisted of questions from the debriefs posted here. It was extremely conversational. I did not follow very rigid structures (like STAR or CAR) and wasn't perfect while answering behavioural questions, but I still got in! So it's super important to be honest about who you are and not try to hide your weaknesses. These are some of the questions I was asked: 1. Tell me something about yourself/tell me your story. 2. Tell me about a project you worked on with a team. Follow-up questions here on the challenges I faced during this project. 3. Why MBA? 3. Why Ivey? 4. Tell me about a setback you faced. Follow-up questions on what happened after the setback and how I handled it. 5. Question on handling conflict in a team. Again a follow-up question on what's happening now? What is the team dynamic like in the present. 6. What is one thing/quality that people misunderstand about you? 7. What are your strengths and weaknesses from the POV of a supervisor. 8. Tell me about a time you had to make a decision without having access to complete information. How did you later adapt as you had more data? 9. Do you have any questions for me. Biggest advice: Be yourself, and try to build a connection with the interviewer. Good luck!

My interview went with a current 2Y student at Kellogg. The whole process last for 30mins. (Official interview can not be connected and he sent me a link via email) 1. Walk through my resume. 2. Introduction 3. Leadership experience 4. Sucessful achievement 5. Any failure 6. Short term goals 7. Why kellogg At the end, he mentioned that my background and career goal (Real estate industry) is different from most people who apply for Kellogg. Since I finished this interview after a week, should be some minor conversation forgot.

The questions were mainly basic Why smith? Why mba? Tell me something about yourself? Something you do for fun? Some behavioural questions: Have you convinced someone to do things your way? The interview was very conversational, but the interview only lasted for 25 min. So i have mixed feeling. My tips would be that you have done everything be structured in your thinking and be clear about the stories. Most importantly don't be nervous, which i was.

My first interview took place online via zoom with a 2014 graduate from Singapore and my second interview was in person with a 2005 graduate from India. When I first emailed them to schedule my interview, both of them were punctual and we were able to set up the interviews within a week. My first interviewer is a talent developer and a business consultant. Prior to the interview, she asked me to send her my resume. She started the interview asking if I was nervous and that it is very natural to be a little anxious. But her way of talking made me very much at ease and I had an amazing 1.15 hours chat (she always used the word "chat" instead of interview in all the emails :)). A few of the questions that she asked me were: Why do you want to do an MBA and why do you think now is the right time for you. Why do you think INSEAD will help you in achieving your ST goals? What other colleges have you applied? As I worked in a multi national company, she was interested to know about the cultural differences I experienced working with colleagues from different regions. What was the biggest failure I had and how did I overcome? As I have already completed my master's research program, she wanted to know why I did not go for a PhD program? I also got the opportunities to ask her questions regarding life at INSEAD. My second interview was in person with the COO of an AI solution provider. Needless to say, I was pretty nervous but once again it was a very pleasant 1.20 hrs conversation. Prior to my interview he asked for my resume and my application. The interview started with the following question: Tell me your backstory- where you are from, your school education, graduation, work experience- and why do you want to do an MBA now. He was a very keen listener and I felt that he absorbed every statement I made. As I am from an R&D, he wanted to know more about my career path and career decision and the switch that I am about to make. We also had a whole conversation on e-mobility (my specialization: automotive engineer in e-mobility market) and the future of India. He was very keen to know what were my takes on electric vehicles. All in all, he wanted to know how an MBA is going to fit in my life. I also got the opportunity to ask him about his life at INSEAD and how an MBA changed his career path. Both my interviewers were very relaxed, calm and patient. It was more kind of a conversation over a cup of coffee, than a typical MBA interview. Those of you who are yet to be interviewed, a few points I would like to mention (based purely on my experience): 1. Be very clear about why you are choosing an MBA now over anything else. If you are not very confident in answering this question, interviewers may try to dig up more to connect the dots. 2. Be very clear about your expectations from an MBA and INSEAD. The main idea of the interview is to see how well you can fit in the cohort and how real you are. 3. Do not try to oversell yourself. Don't hesitate to share your failure stories. Nobody is perfect and they know it well. 4. Use the interview session as an opportunity to know more about INSEAD from someone who has already lived that life. Ask questions that you could not find in the website or brochure. They would be more than happy to clear all your queries. For now, I am keeping my fingers crossed. I hope to hear good news. Good luck to all of you who have been selected for the interview. It is a huge achievement in itself!

I was interviewed by three admission committee members (head of programme, marketing director, and senior career consultant). The interview was a very relaxing and calm settings, whereby the interview session started with an informal conversation that lasted for 3 - 4 mins. Overall, the interview lasted for approx. 24 mins and started with the following questions: 1) Could you briefly describe what is your current job scope and responsibility? 2) What is your motivation of applying to NBS MBA despite only started working in your new company for less than 1 year? 3) Did you apply for other schools and why NBS as compared to other business schools in Asia? 4) What other job do you see yourself doing post MBA if you could not get into MBB? 5) What is your plan if you were not given a seat to be part of NBS MBA community? 6) Why do you see getting an MBA as an essential goal for yourself? 7) Since you have applied two years ago, what has changed? and what advise would you be giving to your younger self? (2 years ago)

It is an evening interview session with two interviewers: the head of marketing & admission & alumni of NUS MBA class of 21. The interview lasted for 30 mins and started the following questions: 1) Tell me about yourself and your career background, and why MBA? 2) Why consulting? 3) Elaborate more on positive impacts of integrating technology into conventional businesses that you have experienced. 4) How do you see Elon Musk as a leader? Describe both his strength and his weakness. 5) How do you describe yourself as a leader and what is your weakness? 6) Explain why are you showing interest about joining the Sandbox Club of NUS MBA? 7) If you were to given a chance to speak at the Sandbox Club, what topic would you speak and can you please give me an example? 8) Since you are working in Singapore, why don't you consider a Part-Time programme?

1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why now? Why NUS? 3. Explain Green Financing with pros and cons. 4. Strengths & Weakness. 5. Leader / business person you would take out for coffee and what will you talk? Shouldn't be an Indian or Singaporean person. 6. Company you admire and why? (Again Non-Indian, Non Singaporean and Non-American company)

The interview was taken online (via Zoom) and lasted for about 30 minutes. An AdCom member took the interview. The questions were: - Take me through your professional experience, your roles, and responsibilities so far - What are your immediate and long-term goals? - Why are you choosing Carlson, and how would you contribute to Carlson? - Tell me about a leadership experience. - Tell me about a time you had a difficult conversation. What did you learn? - Any questions for me? I asked him about career support, internship, how to connect with alums and if he had any advice for me.

The interview was taken online (via Zoom) and lasted for about 25 minutes. An AdCom member took the interview. She was accommodating and friendly. The questions were: - Why an MBA? - Post-MBA goals and backup plan - Why Rice? (with a follow-up question) - How would you contribute to Rice? - Experience with diversity in personal and professional life - On what basis would you choose if you were admitted to different schools? - Anything else that you want the AdCom to know? - Do you have any questions for me? I'm also adding the questions from the Kira interview that I completed earlier: Q1. Hold a photo ID to the camera and tell us your name. (3 min) Q2. In a team setting, someone is not performing well. What would you do in that situation? (2 min) Q3. How do you maintain a work-life balance? (2 min) Q4. How do you implement change when you feel a change is required? (2 min) Q5. How do you want to manage your time in this rigorous MBA program? (2 min) Q6. Tell us about a time when you completed a task without prior information. (2 min) All of the questions were of video type and prep time was 15-20 seconds for each.

The interview was taken online (via Zoom) and lasted for about 40 minutes. An AdCom member took the interview. She was very accommodating and friendly. She told me that it was a blind interview, and she only had access to my resume. So, she encouraged me to elaborate my answers wherever necessary, even if I had mentioned the information in my application. The questions were: - Tell me about yourself and walk me through your resume - Why a second MBA? Why now? - What gets you excited about Simon? - How will Simon help you get to where you want to go? Do you have any target industry, company, or position? - Tell me about your typical workday. What are some challenges and things that you like at work? - What are your strengths? - Based on your cross-cultural experience, how would you contribute to Simon? - Do you have any questions for me about Simon? There was no writing task.