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McDonough
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Status:
Off Campus with Student
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
The Interview was with a first-year student. It was a conversation-like-interview where the interviewer picked up things from my resume asked questions
The following questions were not asked precisely in this order.
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Have you worked in a diverse team? What were the challenges?
3. How do you keep yourself motivated on the job?
4. Tell me about a time wherein you managed a challenging situation
5. Tell me about a time wherein there was a sudden change in the project
6. Why Mcdonough?
7. Have you interacted with any student at Mcdonough to know about the community?
8. Any question for the interviewer.
This was my first interview with a current student. It went on for 40 mins. I'm kind of nervous but positive. Good luck to you all.
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Rutgers
Full-Time
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
The interview was 30 minutes long, felt like a nice interview to me.
1. Why MBA, Why now?
2. What can you contribute to the class?
3. What kind of leader do you want to be?
4. What was your high and low moments as a part of your work?
5. Who was my greatest motivation?
6. What other colleges did I apply to?
7. Questions for the interviewer
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Yale
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
For all those that are anxious at all about online interviews, let me assure you that the Yale SOM interview was one of the most pleasant experiences I have had.
It was 30 minutes long and with a second year Yale SOM student.
Similar to the experiences of others, most of the questions are standard and it is a blind interview - the interviewer only has access to the your resume and nothing apart from this.
The interviewer introduced himself and straight away got into questions about my resume and work experience for the first 15 minutes, followed by the more behavioural questions.
Questions were as follows:-
1. Difficult situation
2. Disagreement with colleague
3. Proudest achievement
4. Why Yale, why MBA?
5. ST/LT Goals
6. Anything else that would strengthen your candidacy that you would like to add?
Hope this helps! Good luck!
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DeGroote
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
Interview was 45 min long with a member of the career team.
I was asked
1. Why MBA, why DeGroote and why are you a suitable candidate?
2. Tell me about a time you acted as a leader
3. Tell me about a failure and what you learned
4. What makes a good team?
5. Tell me about a time you had to analyze a large amount of data
6. Tell me about an innovative solution to a problem
7. Ethics question
Process was quick, interviewer was polite, and at the end i had time to ask my own questions.
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McDonough
Full Time MBA
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
The interview was with a first year student. And it was breezy. Very fun, very conversational.
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Why McDonough?
3. Long Term/ Short Term.
4. Difficult project/ time in a project. How did you combat it?
5. How will you contribute to the program?
6. How do you better your working style when some feedback is given?
Any questions for him?
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
The interview started about 17mins late. I had 3 alumnus on the panel. The interview was about 35mins and was largely based on my work profile and industry.
Here are the questions.
Questions:
1) Tell us about your work profile
2) Talk about why you have chosen this industry as post-MBA goal.
3) One challenge of your current industry and what do you think can be a potential solution for it.
4) Talk about the project in which you received an award.
5) What are you looking forward to at ISB
6) A few questions on extracurriculars.
7) Do you have any questions for us.
Mostly enjoyed the conversation as the panelists seemed genuinely interested in my work and the industry I came from.
Interview prep-
Have been preparing since I applied. Took time to summarize my work profile, my life in general, and why I wish to pursue an MBA and from ISB. Manish Mishra as my counselor was a great support in the process. I also took a 2 on 1 mock interview with Team Preppie. Got excellent feedback from them. Very similar to the real experience. Definitely opt for a mock interview to calm nerves and get a fresh perspective on your performance.
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Madison
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Matriculating
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
Very conversational interview.
1. Give a backdrop on how your background has prepared you for your specialization.
2. Describe yourself in 5 words and give examples
3. Why Madison?
4. Leadership style
5. How do you connect/communicate with people you're meeting for the first time?
6. What are you bringing to the table?
7. One piece of constructive criticism and how did you work on it?
8. Imagine you've graduated and seated with your family & friends, what would you tell them about your life/experience at Madison?
9. If you had 2-3 wishes, what would you want to improve about you?
10. Anything else you'd like to mention?
11. Why should we choose you over others?
Probably a couple more I cannot recollect at the moment. And that was followed by advice around an MBA program and the Madison experience. I loved the interaction. Lasted about 45-50 mins. Fingers crossed, all the best to others!
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
I was interviewed by two senior alums. They gave me an option to pick one of the job achievements I mentioned in the form.
1) We went deeper into implementation, my role in the project, challenges in that project.
2) As a lead how do I mentor my colleagues.
3) Why do I want to join ISB.
4) Why did I pursue the different certifications I mentioned and how am I looking to use AWS experience in ISB.
5) industry specific relevance of cloud computing.
6) we also touched upon my mentorship experience from the NGO I have been working with for some time.
7) As a re-applicant, what were my motivations to reapply.
Finished with any questions for us. Overall interview went for 30 mins.
For application & interview preparation, I took help from Strategy4GMAT. Manan assisted me throughout the journey of applying and preparing for the interview. S4G were very helpful to understand my background and brought a lot of quality to my ISB application. The personalised mock interview helped me to tailor my responses in a structured manner.
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
Interview started on time at 12noon.
Panel: 3M(alumns) 1adcom(mute and video off)
Duration: 60mins
Questions:
1) Tell me about your profile
2) 20mins into recent projects and lots of cross questions
3) One question on essay
4) One quality you lack and how do you plan to overcome it
5) One question on hobby
6) Any questions
I really enjoyed the experience as it was more of a conversation than interview.
Kudos to Preppie.in team for their support. I scheduled a 2-on-1 interview 2 days before the actual interview. Their feedbacks were very relevant and detailed. Plus a mock really boosts your confidence on the actual interview day.
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Jones Rice
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
Be well prepared with what is on your resume.
The student described the interview structure and how it was going to be conducted.
1. Walk me through your resume.
2. Current responsibilities.
3. How do you work in a diverse environment?
4. How do you handle a situation of conflict?
5. Having in mind that the university has students from multiple countries and cultures, how do you handle a difficult conversation?
6. Why Rice?
7. What are your goals?
8. Questions for me?
Lasted a little more than half hour. She took notes during the interview.
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Oxford Said Business School
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
The interview questions were standard and matched the ones below including:
"what is your leadership style"
The interview was very comfortable with a senior adcom advisor and last a total of 52 minutes. The first 30 minutes were dedicated to questions about me, the last 22 minutes were my questions about oxford that naturally flowed into more questions about me where I was able to showcase more of my resume and goals that were underrepresented in my application.
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Owen Vanderbilt
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted from WL
Status:
Off Campus with Student
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
I had my interview today with a very nice and professional second-year MBA student. He asked me the following questions:
1. Tell me about your story/background.
2. Why MBA? Why Owen?
3. Tell me about a time when you failed at a project.
4. Tell me about your experience with diversity.
5. What are your expectations from your peers at Owen?
6. What other schools have you applied to?
7. Any questions for me?
Overall, the interview was very conversational and the interviewer did a great job of making me comfortable with the experience.
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Carlson
Full Time MBA
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
Interviewed with the admissions. Very warm and gave an intro to the interview format.
1) Take me through your professional experience.
2) Why do you want an MBA?
3) Why an MBA now
4) How would your background help contribute to the experience in your MBA.
5) What are your short and long term goals?
6) What is your backup plan/ Plan B?
7) What other schools did you apply to? (They gave the option to not disclose).
8) A feedback you have received and how have you used it.
9) Tell me of a time you pushed for a diverse community in a group and how did it go.
9) Tell me about a time you took a risk
10) Tell me of a time when you worked on a project where some part was not clear. How did you go about it?
The interview lasted 30 minutes.
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Owen Vanderbilt
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Student
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
The interview was conducted by a current student.
It was pretty relaxed.
He introduced himself and later asked me to do the same.
This was followed by career aspirations and Why MBA ? And then by Why Vanderbilt?
He then asked me about a few situations around leadership, conflict management, challenging times and working in a diverse environment.
Closing question: how would you contribute to the community at the school?
Went on for exactly 30 minutes.
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ISB
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
There were 2 interviewers and they jumped right into my work profile. Their first question was tell me about your what you work on regarding what you have written. They kept asking questions related to what I was saying. They asked me to give examples also related to whatever I said. They asked what challenges I faced in work. Then I had written something about football in my application; they asked regarding that. I'd say my interview revolved around 80-85% work, 15-20% the football thing I had written. Through these they were questioning how I handled this and that, what motivates me to do this and that, and all.
Interview Prep: I took two 2-on-1 mock interview sessions with Preppie. They were very helpful and accurate, and I'm so glad I took them beforehand. All my 4 interviewers gave very insightful reviews and gave me some really good pointers for my answers, too. Unlike other colleges' interviews, ISBs were not from a set pattern of questions, and thus, preparing with seasoned people with knowledge about this was required, and what better than to have your interviews taken by ISB alums itself!
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Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
Congratulations to everyone invited to interview!
I had my interview last week and it was in-line with the other debriefs here. I interviewed with a recent alumni based in a different timezone (thanks to online interviews).
The interview was very conversational. It went on for an hour: 45 mins for the interview and 15 mins for questions. Here's a list of questions:
1. Walk me through your resume
2. Questions on my choice of education
2. Questions on my choice of work
4. Questions on my responsibilities at work
5. Why MBA? And why now?
6. Why Kellogg?
7. What is your Plan B?
8. Tell me about a time you had to lead a team?
9. Anything you want to talk about that we couldn't?
10. Any questions for me?
Hope this helps!
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Naveen Jindal
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
I had two interviews, one with adcom and one with the alum
Adcom Interview: Standard interview
1) Tell me about yourself and why MBA and short term goals
2) why JSOM - Important question ( unless you know clearly about the school and have researched properly , we cant answer this properly. I took my majority of the time to explain my answer for this question.
3) Clarification on STEM (only dual degrees qualify for STEM in JSOM)
4) what is the biggest challenge I will be facing for an MBA
5) any questions for them
Alum: Conversational
Same questions but he was keen about understanding more about the job and responsibilites I am currently in and sharing their experiences of how JSOM helped shape their careers.
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Schulich
September Intake
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Off Campus with Adcom
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
Interview with Cecilia Cheng on Zoom. The interview lasted for 30 mins.
1. Have you applied to other schools and how Schulich is different?
2. Have you faced any conflict during your work life and how did you resolve it?
3. Learnings during COVID
4. What would you find challenging during your MBA?
5. How do you work in diverse teams and how do you make sure everyone is working towards the same goal?
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Ross Michigan
Full Time MBA
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
My interviewer was very friendly. My interview felt as if he's my mentor trying to get to know me better. It's a testament to how great the Ross community is!
Questions:
Why MBA?
Why Ross?
Tell me a time when you came up with some innovative solution to a problem.
Tell me a time when you challenged the status quo.
How do you motivate people?
Tell me a time when you received a critical/harsh feedback and how you responded to it.
[what caught me off guard a bit] What would you want to change in the world? Why?
Hope this helps! Let me know if there are any questions! :)
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Anderson
Full Time MBA
Status:
Off Campus with Student
Interviewed on:
5 years ago May 5, 2021
5 years ago May 5, 2021 09:05
Had a virtual interview with a current student. The interviewer had a list of questions to go through and did not introduce themselves as such and the interview wasn't very conversational. So be prepared accordingly - as I ended up a bit nervous which affected the rest of the interview.
Questions:
1) Walk me through your resume.
2) Why MBA and why now?
3) Why Anderson? How will you contribute?
4) Short Term, Long term goals
5) Career plan B
6) Tell me about a time you worked in a diverse environment.
7) Tell me about a time you worked in a team and how you helped them.
+ Questions at the end for the interviewer.
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