Interview was with Scott Smith, he knew me pretty well. I attended the sessions over summer, winter and fall, Desperate? Hell yeah! Questions- 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why Broad and Why MBA in one fusion question? 3. How do you know student X (Not naming him but he helped me a lot during the entire process and I mentioned him in my Why Broad as a special mention so got Scott curious) 4. Tell me about a time when you overcame several challenges at the same time. 5. Tell me about a time when you received a critical feedback and you implemented it 6.What do you like to do in your free time. 7. Most significant achievements. 8. He asked me the question on tell me about a time when you faced several obstacles twice as during the interview I asked him if I can share a personal one to which he said I would prefer professional. 9. About a time when I have used my experience of management in a team. 10. Questions for him. (In total by far I have asked him 17 questions so he knew I am out of those but he was impressed that I still had two more in my bag) Interview was superfast, started at 10:45 and ended at 11:11 I just wanna say that I screwed it up again. I wish I could do things better.

Background: - Interview was scheduled for 5pm, but it got delayed by 30 mins - Panel 4, had 4 people- one had his cam off - Duration- 40-45 mins Questions: - Sorry for the wait, how did you spend the 30 mins? - Breif intro of everyone followed by my detailed introduction - Why MBA, as you can achieve your goals without an MBA - How do you prioritize tasks, manage risks? (They had the impression that I was a manager. This was quite odd and disappointing to know. I had clearly mentioned in the application that I am an Individual Contributor. So clarified that) - They asked me about my job role, accomplishments? My role? - Again, they grilled me that seeing my career trajectory I can easily reach my post mba goals. So why invest soo much money - One member in the panel had used the products I work on. So she asked me more about the release plan and roadmap - Any last questions? Conclusion: Overall the interview was relaxed. It went good but not awesome. Reading my application essays before the interview helped me. I felt that they were bored of asking traditional questions like "Why ISB", "How will you contribute" etc, so make sure you weave that information in your other answers. Tips: - Prepare in advance (but dont over prepare and memorize!) - Be ready for unexpected and out of the box questions - If you can brainstorm with any of ISB Alumns/MBA-friends in your connection then that would be great - I took help of https://www.preppie.in/ . They dont charge much and the feedback helped me handle tough questions.

I had my interview with Adcom member. Went on for 40 minutes and was very conversational. Need to know your application thoroughly. Questions 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why Cornell 3. Why MBA 4. Have you interacted with any alums? ( Very important. I had interacted with 3 and gave proper details ) 5. Which clubs and subjects you would be interested in? 6. How would you describe yourself as a person? 7. What is your leadership style? 8. How has Covid affected you? 9. What would you want me to tell the Adcom 10. Plan B 11. Short term plan? Which companies come to Cornell where you would want to work? Have to talked to any alum about the recruitment? Try to ask 1-2 genuine questions. I had asked about internship opportunities for 1 yr Course and if there any communities for families & parents?

Even though the first debrief here covers everything, I thought I should add my own experience becuase the number of debriefs for queen's are just too few. As mentioned by others, the interview was conversational: so do not be stressed at all. I had prepared for all the usual questions: why mba, why now, why queens, why canada, how are you in a team, how are you as a leader, target industry and organizations, post mba goals, one thing you want adcom to know about you, and the other usual ones. I suggest everyone to go through previous years FT MBA threads, you will certainly find more questions that may be asked (thats what I had done) I would also suggest attending their information sessions and webinars, or watch the previous ones on their youtube channel. Go through the program website and be very clear about what you want from an MBA and know how Queen's fits into the picture. Good luck if you're reading this and have your interview pretty soon! P.S. Will update my result as and when I receive it. EDIT: I got in! The entire application, including the interview, was super smooth, stress-free, and quick. See you all in Jan 2021!

It was quite conversational, I assume that they shared over email what topics you'll be talking about. It's an admissions rep and one from career services, and they basically want to know about what you can bring into the class, how much of a team player are you, and leadership history. You'll likely feel comfortable during the interview. Remember that a big part of Queen's FTMBA program is based in working in a team environment, so got to make sure that you will stand out and that you have what it takes to make the best out of the people that you're working with. I think that the debrief is pretty good and represents my interview as well.

1. Why MBA 2. Why now 3. Why NUS 4. Importance of Teamwork 5. How will my chosen Post MBA professional field be impacted by COVID 6. Questions related to current background 2 interviewers

I had the interview yesterday with an alum ('19) and it was quite smooth and free flowing. He started out by giving a brief introduction of himself then asked me to do the same. His overall demeanour instantly put me at ease. After introduction he asked me where do I see myself compared with my peers in my company and my undergrad batch. Then a couple of typical questions - - Why MBA - Why Kellogg - ST/LT goals My goal is consulting and I explained that with 2 reasons. After this he mentioned that I had really thought through about what I wanted to gain through an MBA. But he followed that up with asking about my backup plan. He seemed satisfied with my answer. This was all done in less then 30 mins and next 15 mins I asked him some questions based on what I gathered from his linkedin. I was expecting some behavioural questions, but that did not come up. My only advice is to do your research about the schools, mention specifics, name drop current students/alumnis.

Timeline : Applied - 08/31 Interview invite - 09/21 Interviewed - 09/26 Feedback submitted - Within 30 mins Admitted - 09/30 Was interviewed by a current student through CBS' online portal. The interview started off horribly as the interviewer could not hear me for the first 2 mins. But post that it was all smooth sailing. The questions were more or less related to my goals and plan and were as follows. 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Leadership experience where I have taken initiative. 3. Why MBA? Why now? 4. Why Columbia? 5. What leadership roles will I take at Columbia? 6. Plan B 7. Some questions about my future plans. Questions I asked him - 1. I paid attention to details he told me about himself and asked him specific questions about his background and journey through Columbia and future plans. 2. What are the dynamics of the learning teams? 3. How has COVID impacted his MBA experience and what does he think will happen to our class? It was a light and smooth conversation. An acquaintance of mine is on his learning team and helped break the ice initially. Overall I felt confident post the interview. For fellow candidates I'd suggest to thoroughly understand Why Columbia is the best fit for you and articulate that clearly in your interview.

Hey! The interview was pretty stress-free and casual. There were about 3 ISB alums and since this time, it's all virtual, we were asked to join a call 10 mins prior to the time and wait. The questions were pretty standard too, 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? 3. Why ISB? 4. What if not ISB? 5. Discussion about future goals - both short-term and long-term and how ISB fits into that 6. Asked to elaborate on my industry in India - some questions around that 7. Explain a situation where you solved a problem at work and what was your contribution. These were the questions which were asked and the interview lasted for about 35 mins. Be yourself, stay calm, prepare well to the answers, be very clear on your goals and it should be a good conversational chat. All the best to you on your application!

Overall very friendly and very smooth interview process. Was very much conversational and not as intense as the job interviews I had. -Walk through resume -Why Kellogg -short and long term goals -specific questions about program -how to give back to Kellogg My interview gave a lot of great info so I personally felt like I got more out of the interview.

3 Interviewers (Panel Number 5) - Zoom Interview - Hard time limit 45 Mins. No introduction given by the interviewers, directly started off with: 1. Tell us a bit about yourself? Upon answering probed a little about the job aspect. But nothing nerve-wracking. 2. Why MBA? Probed deeply here. Again, nothing unnerving. Casual conversation. And all interviewers were keen listeners. No interruptions or stoppages from them. 3. Why ISB? 4. Why would a consulting firm hire you? What do you bring to the table? (Consulting was my short term goal) 5. In a consulting job, how much importance does subject-matter expertise play? 6. Questions you have for us? I had a few questions about student club activities. The tone of the interview was conversational and not stressful at all. Make sure your viewing angles are alright before the call itself (face is properly lit up). Check the Microphone obviously. Always maintain your calm and it should go well!

Tuck interview with a 2nd year student. Very conversational and friendly. 1. Tell me about yourself? 2. Why MBA and why Tuck? 3. What are your short and long term goals? 4. What will you be involved with at Tuck? Interviewer had a few follow-up questions about my interests @ Tuck. 5. Tell me about a time you failed. 6. Tell me about your leadership style. 7. Tell me about your proudest accomplishment at work. 8. Any questions for me?

Interviewed with second year student over skype. Started with some small talk about our lives, current situation, etc. Then the student started with the questions that were supposed to be addressed: 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Why an MBA 3. Why Tuck 4. LT Goals 5. What role do you tend to play in your organization. 6. Tell me about a time you received constructive criticism and how you reacted to it. 7. How would you contribute to tuck. 8. Any questions you want to ask me.

Interviewed with second year student over skype. It was very conversational and she asked lots of followup questions to my answers. 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. What is your biggest achievement and what did you learn from it. 3. Describe your leadership style. 4. What role do you tend to play in teams when you're not the leader. 5. Tell me about a time you received criticism and how you reacted to it. 6. Why you need a MBA and why tuck. 7. How do you see yourself contributing while at tuck. 8. Any questions you want to ask me. We ended up talking 5-10 mins about a club i mentioned and the effect of online classes on tuck experience.

1. Tell me about yourself and Why MBA? 2. Biggest accomplishment/success story at current work company? 3. What is the meaning of team work for you? 4. Talk about a time you were criticized and how you responded to it? 5. What type of a leader you are or aspire to be? 6. Talk about a time your team was successful and why? 7. Talk about a time you were part of a challenging team and how you overcame it? 8. Talk about a time you had to influence others and how you did it? 9. Talk about a time where you used your communication to find a solution? 9. Areas in Fuqua you have identified which can help you improve your leadership skills? 10. How will you contribute to the classroom? 11.Things in Durham that you are looking forward to? 12. Why Fuqua? 13. What are you most excited about Fuqua? Other questions she meant to ask but were covered in some of answers (She mentioned that you have already covered so and so hence won't ask you about that): 1. What are some clubs you are interested in? 2. Who is a person you look up to? 45 mins long interview and 15 mins of me asking questions. Interviewer was a second year student, was super friendly and added her own views about my questions and answers to keep it more conversational. The sheer number of Talk about questions threw me off to be honest, I was struggling to find answers which could cover the length and breadth of my skills. Will be helpful to prepare examples before hand for such questions.

Interview Debrief: Nov 2016 (R1), Evening slot, New Delhi Academic Profile (WEAKNESS): X (CBSE 84.6%), XII (CBSE 76.0%), B Tech ECE (GGSIPU 72%), 5 and a 1/2 years of work-ex in client-facing Technology Consulting (Presales) GMAT- 700 (Q49, V35, AWA 5.0, IR 8) Extra-curriculars (STRENGTH) [Travelling / Photography, Reading (non-fiction), Competitive Gaming (FPS)] Interview went great as well. I willingly reached just 20mins before the slot. However I should have reached 30mins before as we need to write an essay too. Essay topic word: Artificial (Damn! That's so boring. I barely wrote 3 sentences in there.) Things were pretty rushed for me but that was a planned advantage to not be intimidated by the tense environment in the waiting room. Panel had 3 members (a woman and two men) *I would like start off with a mid-interview moment that tipped the scales.* { "What is your biggest failure?" Personal or professional? "Tell us both." Professional - I talked about losing an RFP Bid by less than 0.5% of the deal value. Personal - "Well.. I am single aaand.. Hashtag #ForeverAlone!" :D } We all laughed for 30 straight seconds; twice! It broke my nervousness, and brought in a positive touch to the overall experience. On the way to the interview room, the interviewer escorting me initiated some casual talk and asked where I lived in Delhi. "On weekends at Pitampura, weekdays with MBA aspirants at Saket, as it is nearer to workplace in Gurgaon." Are your roommates applying to ISB as well? "Oh Yes. He is awaiting his interview call." - Introduction I did a well prepared "tell me about yourself" speech. (Because this part was well prepared, I had the mental bandwidth to analyse the interviewers as well.) * I was nervous for the first few minutes.* - Do you want me to draw curtains if that's uncomfortable. "No, I just wish to have some water from this bottle on the table." "Sure. Please make yourself comfortable." * followed a couple of nervous audible gulps in the awkward silence* - Why MBA? Explained my need to learn more on the business facets, specially for technical client engagement. - Why MBA at this time? Explained about decent industry exposure working at the interface of business and technology, and the identified areas where an MBA could have helped. Also that further delay will clash with plans of getting married. - What would you do if you don't get selected? Answered about global exchange projects lined up on the job. I called them a "consolation prize". Also mentioned an MBA application for a US School which would be a"costly Plan B" though. - Work experience related discussion. Explained my contribution to the team (in terms of account management initiatives) and my unique approach towards a client. {the earlier mentioned moment where I saw God's humor particle take over my brain} - Hobbies related discussion. Confidently shared the vast experience and gains from it. This is a STRONG area for me and I could defend it splendidly. They asked me about technicalities of photography; I described some terminology but then shared my honest opinion that I prefer shooting in Auto (simple) mode. One of them asked me that what would I click within that 4th floor interview room - I looked around and mentioned, "the sunlight is bright here and there are dried watermark trails on the window. I'll focus on one of those trails and overlap it with the pavement on the ground outside." - Questions I asked to the panel. 1) Apart from academics, how are the parties in ISB. They discussed within them self and mentioned that now some city regulations have reduced the outside-the-campus fun. 2) Generic profile-centric question - how many candidates from presales domain apply here. One of them said, "Quite a few infact". I gave my best shot. Would have had no regrets on rejection; only disappointment. The result - Roommate and I, both CRACKED it! (got Mohali campus) At this point I would like to heartfully thank ISB for letting someone like me with a medicore academic profile, demonstrate my strength during an interaction. Notes: - Questions may not be in correct sequence. - There was a LOT of interaction during 20-25 mins of my interview. - Most of the interview questions originated from my prior answers itself. - I took no help from any consultant for essays and application. (Handful of intellectual friends did help me thankfully.) - I took no classes for GMAT Prep. (GMATClub forum questions and mock tests proved sufficient)

My Interview Debrief for your reference : It started with a one word essay, word being nightmare. Then they asked me what kind of nightmares do you have. I said mostly the ones where I have failed to achieve my goals. They asked me what was the last nightmare you had. I said a couple weeks ago, I had a nightmare in which I didn't get an interview call. It was pretty scary, they laughed it off. Then the real interview began, they asked me, you had interviewed previously for YLP , what has changed since the last time. I said I have got more clarity on why i need this mba from isb,I have matured as a professional and acquired new skills in the last three years. I have also got a better gmat score this time and most importantly I am a lot more confident . Then they asked me why ISB, i told them , ISB has the right mix of repute, faculty, infrastructure and alum network to help a budding entrepreneur. Also talked about how ISB can get me the kind of exposure and job i want. They asked me what's the kind of job you want after mba, i told them business technology industry me product development /manager role. They then asked me what kind of companies would you be targeting, name some... i said hackerearth, instamojo, inmobi etc. They then asked in detail about inmobi, i told them the basic bio of the company, the acquisitions and funding etc. Next they asked me why would a company hire you as a product manager.. i talked about the core abilities of any successful product manager... leadership, creativity, market analytics, technical knowledge, then i said i have all of these skills. Then they asked me about music, and about my performances at various places. They asked if you're so good, why not try a career in music instead, i said am passionate about music, but recently I have been more passionate about technology, also I consider it as a hobby. Then I think they tried to stress me out, by saying that my essays are so much brighter than me, i told them, yeah, i am proud of my content writing abilities and if I could match my spoken skills to my writing ability I would be the happiest person ever. They tried another stress question, asking me the 3rd line of the second para of my second essay, to their surprise I recalled the exact line. They moved to the application again, asking about my long term goal of entrepreneurship and if I had a business model, i detailed my plans did a little market and revenue computation, and they were satisfied. They asked me for questions for them, i asked about clubs in isb and how the election process happens. They replied in detail. End of interview.

My interview took place September 16. The questions were the traditional MBA interview questions but were posed a bit differently. For example, instead of directly asking "Why Ivey?" my interviewer would say "How did you decide on the business schools you applied to?" Generally, the interview went well and I was not asked a question I had not prepared for. I guess this was expected though as I had prepared with a list of approx 100 interview questions that I found from the resources on this forum including the different interview debriefs. Based on my experience, I believe what is going on the interviewer's mind as you're been interviewed is, "does the candidate have a clearly defined post-MBA career path as well as the relevant experience and skillset to successfully recruit for these roles?" So you need to have know your post MBA role(s) and the list of companies you would be recruiting for. Also, have an idea of your plan B companies if plan A doesn't work out as you may be asked. One more thing I would say if you have been invited for an interview is to expect your interviewer to dig deeper when you answer the behavioural questions so ensure you have thought about your stories from different angles.

1. Tell me about yourself 2. Example of teamwork or collaboration / how did you create an impact in the org/ a particular thing that I'd mentioned 3. What did you learn from the team? 4. What will you do at Fuqua? 5. What will you learn from Fuqua? <> 6. Weaknesses, how will Fuqua help you overcome that 7. Extra curricular activities at Fuqua 8. Community or volunteering experiences It went really well. The interviewer was friendly, warm and seemed genuinely interested. Be prepared to know Fuqua in and out, they grill you on that.

Hi Guys, Done with my MBAEx interview today. The Panelist straightforwardly started the interview with my GMAT Score and how does GMAC calculate percentile. Next question was if we add your individual scores in Verbal and Quants ( 36 & 50), they don't add up to 710. So, how has been the final score calculated? How is percentile calculated and then gave me a scenario to calculate percentile of a student. Then the second panelist referred to my application and asked me questions on my attempts at UPSC Civil Services exam. He then asked the difference between Administration and Management, Polity and Politics and how will I be able to use my professional skills through and after MBA. That was all guys. Seems like I have messed it up. But for now, keeping my fingers crossed. Regards