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WHU MBA
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Withdrawn Application
Status:
Off Campus with Adcom
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 6, 2021
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
2 members of Admissions committee - Megan and Melanie (Went for an hour)
Started with them introducing themselves. Then asked me to introduce myself followed by Why MBA at this point and Why WHU. They kind of beautifully clubbed this question around my career progression. What are my areas of improvements. Any constructive feedback you might receive from your peers.
Behavioral/Situational questions :-
1) How would your peers describe your leadership style
2) What role would you play in an academic group
Any questions I might have.
Told me that it will take around 1.5-2 weeks for the final decision.
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Fuqua
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 6, 2021
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
Interview was with a current Fuqua 2nd-year full-time MBA student. Overall, the tone was very conversational, and I genuinely enjoyed it. The interview lasted about an hour of which last 10 minutes were for questions.
Questions Asked Included:
- Tell me about yourself and your resume
- Why Fuqua?
- Why MBA now?
- What does "Team Fuqua" mean to you?
- What is your leadership style?
- How will you contribute to the Fuqua community?
- If you had one minute to say something to the admissions committee that you didn't put in your application, what would you say?
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Stern
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 6, 2021
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
The interview was very pleasant. Interview was with an adcom over Zoom. She was an alum that also pivoted career (I'm looking to move to FinTech/Asset Mgmt from programming).
Started off with talking about pick six and remarking that there seemed to be a big focus on family. No real question like what I've read but gave me a chance to quickly talk about how I liked the Pick Six essay and how my mom was super excited to send in one of my baby pictures.
Questions Asked Included:
- Summarize your work experience
- What are you doing currently? (my last position on my resume ended in June 2020)
- Why Stern?
- What do you plan to do in-between now and starting at Stern?
Overall with 5 min for introductions and 5 min left at the end for questions, the interview goes by very quickly.
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Warwick
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 6, 2021
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
Had a decent interview with Karen Barker (Director of Recruitment & Marketing). Interview lasted for around 1 hour 20 minutes. Usual questions:
1) My usual work in a language she can understand :) I work in Intellectual Property domain
2) My stories of influencing my stakeholders. Be prepared to recall your stories from your experiences
3) My long term/short term goals
4) Why MBA, Why now. How would a MBA help.
5) I had already told about my 10 year goal, so she asked about What would I tell her if I meet her 20 years from now. I think what they are looking for is if you've thought about your career progression
6) What's my leadership style
7) Why should we offer you a scholarship (top 3 differentiators)
8) What are my decision criteria for choosing the final school. I had mentioned that I have applied to Cass, ESMT and Copenhagen.
9) Finally, any questions that I have - I had interest in Warwick Ventures, so talked about that
Overall, very friendly interview. Mostly about my stories from my work experiences. She talked about the Tech tours and Consultancy Projects and Leadership courses. She mentioned to keep the communication channel open with them, in case I receive decision from other schools. The last bit was quite interesting though - She mentioned that I had made her decision very difficult, and I was definitely NOT in the "straightforward reject list". Was I in that list earlier? :| She did mention that the pool this year is very competitive, particularly from India.
So, keep your stories related to your experience in your memory, and recall as per the questions . Good luck. Hope this debrief helps.
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
9 years ago May 6, 2017
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
My interview was with Jon Kaplan. Mostly straight forward questions.
- Walk me through your resume
- Why MBA, why now? Short-term, long term goals.
- Why Merage?
Then was later asked about weakness I might have and how I have handled conflicts earlier.
That's about it.
It wasn't confrontational. Overall pleasant experience. Lets wait for the results.
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
9 years ago May 6, 2017
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
I ws interviwed by Christian Hansen. The interview was just like any other Typical interview..
Go through esume, what do you do , ST and LT goals, Why MBA , Why Now, What companies are you looking for , Didi u talk to any current student etc etc.
No curve balls or I got you!! questions . Just make sure ypu have prepared for the interview .. I prepared for 2 hours ( browsing website , talking with a current student etc) and my interview went fine .. All the best
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
9 years ago May 6, 2017
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
I got a skype invitation after the video one. I chose Ashley for the discussion. It went on for around 40-45 minutes where we touched upon multiple things such as my current role, how was my experience with previous employers, how will merage help, other schools and how would i chose and so on. There was no surprise elements, but I must say She came up with interesting questions. I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation. And now, waiting for the results.
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
9 years ago May 6, 2017
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
I had an interview last night on Skype (India Time 11:30 P.M.). The questions were asked from the set of questions list. Christian Hansen was my interviewer; he was friendly and made me feel relax. I am quite excited about knowing the depth of the culture, and UC Irvine ecosystem from Christian. Now, I am waiting for the admission result outcome. Fingers crossed.
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
On Campus
Interviewed on:
9 years ago May 6, 2017
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
I had an in person interview and it went really well. It was with Christian Hansen who was extremely welcoming and friendly. He had a set list of standard questions but it was really more of a conversation to build understanding both for him in terms of my vision and for me in terms of what the school has to offer. It was scheduled for 30 minutes and lasted about 45 because we had plenty to keep chatting about. Later that day I joined a current first year student for a class which was very insightful. She was able to give me a brief tour and introduce me to a number of classmates and faculty, all of whom were extremely warm and open. Merage truly has built a good culture and it is now even higher up on my list of consideration for attending.
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Interviewed on:
10 years ago May 6, 2016
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
If its the video interview with recorded questions interview on kira talent platform, that you are talking about, I gave it couple of weeks ago. There were 3 questions.
The questions were pretty normal and non-standard. My internet connection got AWOL while I was on 3rd question so when I connected back, I got a new question.
Q1- If we talk to your colleagues , what all would we get to know about your strengths and weaknesses?
Q2- What is the most challenging aspect of managing a team?
Q3- Who is your most favorite innovator and why?(Discarded due to net connection)
Q4- In your line of work when did you provide an innovative solution to a problem?(Might come re-phrased)
But most probably, since these are non-standard questions, you might not get any of these. In any case, the questions wont be nothing you wont be able to imagine an answer to, in 30 seconds.
All the best :)
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Interviewed on:
10 years ago May 6, 2016
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
I was asked the following questions:
Walk me through your resume
Why MBA/ Why Now
Why UCI
Plan B
Anyone who has been an inspiration in your life/ Leadership
Which other schools you have applied and why? (or what are the factors you considered)
One situation where you had to adjust because of cultural differences and what did you learn.
Hope this helps
Thanks
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Matriculating
Status:
On Campus
Interviewed on:
12 years ago May 6, 2014
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
Interview was very straight forward. Standard questions - Why MBA, Why Merage, Long-term and Short-Term Goals, Backup plan, Target Companies, How your experience is linked to your goals, Strengths / Weaknesses, Questions based on work experience / leadership experience.
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Interviewed on:
8 years ago May 6, 2018
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
Had my skype Interview today. Basic questions similar to the ones others have mentioned.
-Walk my through your resume
-Why Merage? Why MBA?
-What are your short term goals upon graduation? Plan B?
-What other schools have you applied to and what are you looking for in a MBA program?
-Talk about a time when you faced an ethical dilemma in your professional career
Overall it went smoothly. Just make sure you keep your answers and explanations in line with your resume and essay(s) and you should be alright. Most of the questions/ conversation was around those for me. :)
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
8 years ago May 6, 2018
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
Applied end of Jan. Got the KIRA interview done by Feb 20th and in person interview done 3/1. The interview was with Taylor Martini. He actually remembered me from an info session which was cool and remembered what I wrote in my essays. His questions were like what others have mentioned:
-Walk my through your resume
-Why Merage? Why MBA?
-What do you plan to take advantage of at Merage? I would add what you plan to contribute as well if you're asked this question
-What are your short term goals upon graduation? I would know the actual title of the position you're talking about and if you can talk to someone in this specific role, currently, it shows that you've taken time to research the position
-What other schools have you applied to and what are you looking for in a MBA program?
-Talk about a time when you improved a process or implemented a new process and how did that turn out? Was it successful?
Ask good questions back to them. I asked about how they are bridging the gender gap at Merage, are they trying to become a Forte Foundation member school.
Hope that helps. Good luck everyone!
Now the wait. Fingers crossed!
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
On Campus
Interviewed on:
8 years ago May 6, 2018
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
I interviewed yesterday with Eric Duarte. Interview was very relaxed and conversational, I really enjoyed the experience.
Very standard interview, the questions I remember were:
Walk me through your resume.
Why MBA?
Long-term and short-term goals?
Plan B?
Why Merage?
Nothing out of the ordinary. Good luck to everyone still waiting to interview!
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
8 years ago May 6, 2018
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
Congrats on your interview invite! I had my interview on Monday (in-person) with Christian Hansen - really nice guy and it was very conversational as opposed to one-sided. There were no trick questions: Walk me through your resume, why an MBA, why Irvine, how do you plan to contribute to Merage, what are your short terms and long term goals - how will Merage help you achieve them?
I am not really sure what advice to give in terms of in-person vs. Skype. I was given the option within the interview portal to select either Skype or in-person. Not sure if there is a reason that they specifically offered you a Skype interview as opposed to giving you the option.
Hope this was semi-helpful :)
Good luck!
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
8 years ago May 6, 2018
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
Finished my video assessment on Wednesday, and received the Skype/in-person interview today.
My first question is "what are you doing to grow as a leader?" The second is "What did you learn from the experience of supporting other on a project. The third is to describe an innovator you admire. I use the 30 seconds to write down the keyword, then just expand from there. Good luck!
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
8 years ago May 6, 2018
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
I would suggest practicing with the interview portal for a while before completing the actual interview, but know that the questions were not really close to the ones that they give you to practice with. My questions were along the lines of, "How do you gain commitment from your team?" and "Tell us about a time where you were unsure what your role was in a project. How did you handle that?" One thing that threw me off is that during the practice questions, they only allow 60 seconds for you to respond, whereas on the actual questions, they give you 90 seconds. This caused my timing to be a bit off when I got to the real questions. To be honest, I did not feel incredibly confident with my video interview and I got a bit nervous when I was responding. I'm worried that may be why I haven't received anything for an in-person interview :(
Update: I just received an invite for an in person interview - so excited!
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Merage
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 6, 2021
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
Interviewed on 10/31. Typical business school interview...
- Walk me through resume
- Post MBA career plans
- Why Merage
- Strength/Weakness
- Backup plan
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ESCP Business School
Master in Management
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 6, 2021
5 years ago May 6, 2021 11:05
20 mins intense interview that checked if you can think on your toes. You might be asked a question you haven't really prepared for. It's important you stay confident and answer calmly to the best of your knowledge.
P.S - doesn't hurt to have a smile on your face
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