It was the most absurd interview experience I have experienced throughout my career. There was a panel of 1) Finance Professor 2) CA & Senior Alum from South Delhi (he mentions this in particular on his LinkedIn profile) 3) Adcom member or Professor- couldn't understand what he was saying as he had poor connectivity. It was a stress interview. They did not ask for an introduction, about what i do or about my career goals or achievements. Background - Entrepreneurship / Consumer Products / Marketing Questions Asked: 1) What is the best way for a Tech company to give excess cash to their shareholders and why? There was a lot of grilling around this 2) What is Advance Tax? Why is it levied? How does it help the government? Lot of grilling on this. 3) So you have done CFA L1 - which is your fav subject? i said quants/probability 4) How does the government use the probability models in advanced tax? Constant Grilling around this. 5) Where have you applied Probability Models and How? 6) Oh you should have said you applied it here. Why didn't you say that? 7) So why do you want to do an MBA? i think it doesn't make sense for an entrepreneur to do an MBA. 8) Any questions for us? 1 panelist constantly kept making faces and yawning while i was answering. 1 panelist constantly kept giving a fake wide smile. Other panelist was quiet throughout. The only time he spoke was during questions around advanced taxation. he kept on pressurising with couple of more questions. This is the worst method of taking an interview. You don't let the interviewee speak up or talk about relevant things. The panelists just wanted to talk about topics of their field of experience and were very narrow-minded. Loved going through such a grill though, keeps you level headed for the future engagements. In addition, realised that IIMs are too academic and book-oriented. Glad I didn't get through as I was looking to have a more holistic and out of class learning experience. Got into the college of my top preference though! :)

The interview was pretty smooth and straightforward. I was interviewed by a panel of 3 members, all of whom were extremely senior alums. Questions asked: 1) Introduction 2) What is your biggest achievement 3) Challenge you faced during that 4) Why MBA? 5) Why not FMBA? (coming from a Corporate + FMB Background) 6) If you don't get an MBA, you can still scale up your business. So why MBA? 7) What will you do if you don't get an admit? 8) Will you reapply? 9) Questions regarding Hobby 1 and Hobby 2 10) Discussion around leadership quality mentioned in the essay and how i have showcased it. 11) QnA The interviewers listened to all the answers patiently. They had a straight face throughout. No expressions or Cross Questioning at all. Just be confident and give complete answers. Try connecting the dots! It should work well.

Interviewed for 30mins: 1. Tell me about yourself and a bit about your resume. 2. Why do you want to do an MBA now? 3. Why Anderson? 4. What are your ST and LT goals? 5. What would be your plan B? 6. Describe a time/situation when you had to handle diversity in your team? 7. Questions for the interviewer (since we did not have enough time) Good luck everyone!

- Introduction - Why MBA and particularly Questrom - Leadership experience of handling diverse teams - Time when you showed perseverance personally or professionally - How do you spend your weekend? - What skills will you add to the MBA cohort? - Long term and short terms goals? - Any questions to ask?

The interview was taken online (via WebEx) and lasted for about 40 minutes. An AdCom member took the interview. He was very accommodating and made it feel like a conversation throughout. The questions were: - Why an MBA and why Rutgers? - What are your short-term goals? What are some of the companies that you target? - What is one word your peers would use to describe you? - How would you contribute to Rutgers? - Why do you think you'd be a good fit for Rutgers? - How do you want to engage with the career center at Rutgers? - What does success mean to you? - How do you deal with conflicts? - What is one feedback that you have received recently from your supervisor? - What is your long-term goal? - Who's your role model? - You're doing so well in your current role. Why do you want to leave that for an MBA? - What are your hobbies? - Do you have any questions for me? I asked four questions, and he answered all of them in detail. It was apparent that they take career placement very seriously, and they'd look for that commitment in the candidate. Later, he said he would connect me with the Office of Career Management for another interview. The interview with Career Management took place after four days and lasted for about 30 minutes. The interviewer asked about my reason for pursuing an MBA, my career plan, and my target companies. The takeaways from the interviews are as follows: 1. When it comes to functional areas, Rutgers is focused on marketing, corporate finance, and supply chain. If you're into consulting, investment banking, or private equity, it may not be the program for you. 2. If you're an international student, make sure you have researched beforehand whether your target companies sponsor H1B visas. Don't just throw some company names from your desired industry. 3. It's better to have a typical post-MBA goal instead of an overly ambitious one. For example, VC-PE is a lucrative but niche industry. If the school you've applied to doesn't send at least 10% of their graduates to VC-PE, then a post-MBA VC-PE goal from this school would be overly ambitious. You can personalize a typical goal (consulting, tech PM, etc.) to stand out. The employment rate is a crucial factor for b-schools. They won't bet on you if they sense that the likelihood of you landing your desired role in the US is low.

I got the admissions interview invite on 14th Jan for the Round 2 application and had it scheduled for 28th Jan 2022. My interview was conducted by Ms. Danielle Spence who at the outset made me comfortable and relaxed. She said: "The interview is expected to last 15-25 minutes and I will not be taking much of your time and would want you to enjoy your evenings and weekend. I would be asking you pretty straightforward questions, similar to what you would encounter in a typical behavioral interview. My intent is not to trick you up with tricky questions." While the interview was pretty one-dimensional at the start where she would ask me a question and then scribble down something during my response, the interview turned conversational towards the later part and I enjoyed talking with her. Walk me through your CV under 2 minutes and stress the highlights Why Rotman? Why MBA? Short-term and long-term goals? Which other schools you are applying for? A situation where you showed leadership skills and 3 key leadership lessons? (I think I faltered in here a little bit and could only provide if I can recall only 2 leadership lessons) A situation where you were confident? Professional setback and what did you learn from it? Biggest professional failure and what did you learn from it? What 3 questions you would ask Dean of Rotman in a coffee chat? Any Questions for me? I would say use this question to show them that you have really researched about the university, something that convinces them that Rotman is your dream B-school. Overall, the interview lasted 45mins.

I was interviewed by Gina, Associate Director of Admission. It was a blind interview which lasted exactly 30 minutes. Mostly behavorial questions so do prepare yourself with as many stories as you can. 1. Explain my 6-month job gaps. 2. Because I took up many different roles so she asked me what specific role I would do after MBA (I mentioned both ST/LT goals) 3. Backup plan if short term goals doesn’t work? 4. Tell me a time when you had to compromise on a project. 5. Tell me a time when you led a project and faced a challenge/difficulty as a team. 6. Tell me a time when you had to convince your team to follow your decision. 7. Tell me a time when you reached out to learn a new culture or met somebody from a different culture. 8. Questions.

I had an interview with Noe Valdovinos, he was open and nice. The interview lasted 40 mins with 9-11 questions (he told me that). Generally conversational. 1. what a typical day looks like as a MBA foster student? 2. What do you think is the most challenging part of the MBA? 3. Why MBA? 4. How would you work with the career management centre? 5. TMAT you failed at something. If you could do it again, how would you change? 6. Negative feedback you received and how did you act on it 7. ST LT Goals. 8. Plan B. 9. What is your passion outside of work? 10. How do you know about Foster? 11. Questions

Interviewed with a third-party interviewer. The interview lasted for 30 mins. It was not too conversational. She had read my resume and had it open during the interview. I'm not sure if she read my application. Questions were : 1) Tell me about yourself 2) Why MBA 3) Why UNCKF 4) How would you contribute to UNCKF 5) Time when you led a team + what is your leadership style 6) Time when you received constructive feedback + how has it helped you to grow in your current role 7) What are the skills you would like to enhance 8) Anything else you would like to share 9) Any questions for me Hope this helps ! All the best

Interviewer: 2nd year student (Daytime MBA) Duration: roughly 40 minutes Summary: In my view, the interview was conversational. The interviewer was friendly, she took some notes while I was talking. Questions: 1) Tell me about yourself 2) Why MBA 3) Why Fuqua 4) Leadership style 5) Leadership experiences - she asked the specific example and how I encountered some challenges 6) Anything you want to share to the interviewer For question 6) -> If I may share some advice, it would be better for the interviewee to prepare all the important and relevant points that he/she wants to share although no questions triggered (I am sure you already made the script). Question 6) is the opportunity for interviewee to share those important points if you haven't shared in the previous questions. Just my two cents and hope for the best for everyone.

Panel Members- 2(Co-08 and Co-16) Interview Duration- 45 mins Overview- It was very conversational and revolved mostly around my work-ex and hobbies. 1. Why an MBA right now and why from ISB? 2. Tell us something about your job and day to day responsibilities? 3. Tell us reasons with example why you moved up the ladder faster than your peers in your job?(I had back to back promotions) 4. How has your job evolved since you joined the firm initially and what challenges have you faced due to it? 5. If you have to write a template for a new hire to follow, so that he can have a similar trajectory to yours, What will you mention in it? 6. How will ISB help you achieve your goals? Shifted to Hobbies (Football) 7. Why should one support Manchester United over Real Madrid and Barcelona? 8. Why do you think are they struggling recently? 9. Assume that you are the CEO of Manchester United, First state reasons why you should not sign Ronaldo, then state reasons why you should sign him and why did you eventually sign him? 10. Try being the devil in the room, Tell us reasons why you should not join ISB. 11. Any Plan B if ISB does not work out? 12. If you had a chance, What is that one thing you would change in your past? 13. Any questions for Alums?

Panel Members-2 both from India Interview Duration- 40mins Overview - Revolved around my work-ex and what I intend to achieve from ISB and what I want to do post ISB. It was a conversational interview. Q- Tell us about yourself Q- Why MBA after working in a Manager Role Q- Leadership Style / Challenge Faced Q- Practical vs Theoretical learning in Management (Specific to my experience) Q- Key Challenges for the growth of an Organization (Specific to my experience) Q- Why ISB Q- Advice for those joining the workforce (Specific to my experience) Q- Challenges that will be face by me during the transition of Industries Q- Why change of Industries Q- MBA now or tried or thought of it before Q- Prefer working in large organization vs small organization 4-5 Questions related to Hobby to judge my assessment of a Business Case. Q- Questions for the alums Both were very friendly and never attempted to stress me out.

One panelist was from Co '06 and the other was from Co '13. Both conducted the interview very well. They were very pleasant to speak with. The interview went on for about 40 mins. The paneI did not make me feel stressed out at any point. Interview questions : 1. You're in the space of marketing etc. Tell me about your journey so far. 2. Why marketing? 3. Tell me about an interesting marketing campaign / brand whose marketing you like? 4. Tell me about XYZ competition you took part in during your undergrad? (context: in my application I had mentioned that I was a finalist at a national level competition, so the question was about this) 5. Say there was no barrier in terms of age or qualification, what role would you choose to work in and why? 6. What does customer experience mean to you? 7. Name two companies that you would like to work for 8. Have you applied to any other B schools? 9. Question about a conflict with my manager. What would i do in that situation. 10. Your career is going well at your current organisation. Why MBA now? 11. Any questions for us? I worked with Preppie for the interview prep. They were extremely thorough. Would 10/10 recommend them!

You won't know who the interviewer is in prior. The interview was with an Ad-com and lasted 30mins. Questions - Tell me more about yourself Why MBA Why Kenan-Flagler 3 leadership qualities An area of improvement What is a common misconception about you? Looking back at your MBA experience, what would you consider as success? Anything you want to add? Any questions?

Panel members- 3 (2 joined from US, 1 from London) Interview duration- 25 mins + 10 mins for my questions Overview- Revolved around work-ex and what I intend to achieve from ISB. Interviewers were calm and were interested to listen my story. Not once did they cross-question. Went pretty smooth Q- Tell us about yourself Q- What you do at your workplace Q- How has been your experience working from home Q- Biggest challenge at workplace and how did you resolve Q- Why consulting (my short term goal) Q- What do you think are some key skills to be successful as a cons Q- Have you ever lied at your workplace, share context Q- If you don't make it to ISB this year, what would be the 2 main reasons Q- What do you gain the most out of 1 year at ISB Rest were the questions about my hobbies.

Interviewer: Second Year Student (Daytime MBA) Duration: 35 mins 25 mins for interview questions 10 mins for my questions Questions - Tell me how did you get to this point of applying for an MBA. - Why Fuqua? - Where does Fuqua rank in the list of colleges that you've applied to? - Tell me about a time you faced a conflict working with teams. - What 3 qualities do you believe are most important in a team? - What is your leadership style and what makes you a good leader? Almost all of the questions had 2-3 follow-up questions where the interviewer was curious to understand my perspective on the answers that I had given. Experience: The interview was very conversational and I ended up loving the experience as my interviewer shared some very interesting insights about his journey at Fuqua thus far. Hope this helps!

Had an interview for 45 min and then 5-10 min Q&A. Interview was conversational. 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. TMAT where you had to solve a unique problem. What did you learn from it? 3. What was the major challenge you overcome to reach where you are today in your career. 4. Short-term and long-term goals. 5. Plan B 6. Why McCombs? 7. Which other schools did you apply for? 8. What clubs do you plan to join? 9. Tell me about a time when someone gave you constructive feedback. 10. TMAT when you have to deal with a diverse team. What did you learn from them? 11. What are the strengths and weaknesses of your application? 12. What did you learn about yourself from your application process? 13. What do you like to do outside your work? 14. Any questions for me. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Interviewed with AO, Very conversational Introductions first, the interviewer has read the application completely and wanted to skip the basic questions These are the questions I was asked: 1) describe yourself in 1 word 2) why moved from tech to consulting 3) why 2nd MBA? 4) why sustainability, how sure are you on the path? 5) what do you differentiate yourself from others who are on the same path? 6)what’s important, working in consulting or sustainability? 7) which locations? 8) why iese? 9) which other schools? And why them? 10) what is the status of other schools? 11) why these longterm goals? (I put Policy advisory) 12) describe a time when handled a difficult person 13) working in international environment 14) what do you bring to the iese"

I had my interview with Nick Lopez, pretty chill guy. 1. How did you find the USC program, indicators for selecting a B-School. 2. Tell me about yourself. 3. How do you approach a problem. 4. What inspires you. 5. What motivates you. 6. What is the definition of success as per you. 7. Why MBA and how USC can help achieve you those goals. 8. Short term plan and long term plan. 9. TMAT when you had a conflict in the team and how did you go on about solving that. 10. Difficult decision that you made and how.

Just finished up an interview with a senior member of AdCom, and it was conversational and lasted exactly 30 minutes. 1. Tell me about yourself and what lead you to Georgetown. 2. Goals. 3. How would you contribute towards DEI initiatives at Georgetown. 4. TMA working in a team and what makes a good team. 5. How would your colleagues describe you? 6. Constructive feedback you received. 7. Anything you want to tell me. 8. What factors into choosing to attend McDonough after an offer is made. 9. Any questions. I got a bunch of curveball follow-up questions regarding my answers, but it was manageable!