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Goizueta
One-Year MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I had my interview yesterday with Ms. Hope Crosson, who is an Assistant Director of the Admissions Committee. The interview was quite conversational with Ms. Crosson taking her notes during the interview. During outset she set the tone for the discussion informing that it will be around 20 minutes. The discussion was on regular topics. The discussion revolved around the below mentioned:
1. Tell me about yourself starting from your under-graduation in either a chronological or reverse chronological order.
2. Tell me about your long term and short term goals. Why do you want to pursue MBA?
3. Why Goizueta for MBA?
4. How would your colleagues and team mates describe you?
5. What is your management or leadership style?
6. Hobbies and out of work interests.
7. Do you want to inform anything additional to the Admissions Committee or have any questions for me? I asked few questions which she answered enthusiastically.
Total time of interview was around 25-30 minutes including the questions asked by me.
I am keeping my fingers crossed for a positive outcome. I send a thank you note after 6 hours.
Have interviews scheduled at Cornell and Kellogg within this week. Will post my interview debriefs as soon as possible.
Best of luck to everyone!!!
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SDA Bocconi
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
My interview lasted around 45 minutes. I received more or less the usual questions, in no particular order:
- Why MBA now?
- Why Bocconi?
- What are your long term and short term goals?
- What can the class learn from you?
- Tell me an example of teamwork
- Tell me an example of your leadership
I can't remember anymore questions, but there was nothing out of ordinary.
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Stern
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
On Campus
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
If you interview on Diversity Days or Women’s Day, you may interview with an Alum and your experience may be different. With the regular scheduled Adcom interviews, the important thing to note is that this is not a blind interview. They know everything about you. They read your resume, your essays, looked at your Pick Six, everything. It’s very conversational and comfortable but it is structured. They started off with an icebreaker question picked off from one of the interesting fun facts from my application. I sectioned off the questions I remembered into two groups:
Why MBA/Why Stern:
-Why did you choose your career path over others that may be similar?
-What skills from your background will help you in your chosen career path, and what would you like to learn at Stern to supplement this?
-What aspects of the MBA program at Stern excite you the most?
-How are you going to use the career development and recruiting tools that Stern has to offer?
Behavioral questions:
-Describe your daily work routine in 30 seconds.
-What would your boss or colleagues say is the best part and most challenging part about working with you?
-What is the most exciting part about your job? Can you give an example of that?
-What is the role you would typically take on in a 4-6 person team?
-What are your hobbies outside of work? (don’t just list the hobbies, tell them what the challenge is, what you learn from them)
Bottom line, know your behavioral stories like the back of your hand. STAR-L (Situation, Task, Action, Result, what I Learned) format always. It helps to write them down in bullet form so you have the details down without sounding memorized. View the rest of the interview reports and prepare answers for those too. Good luck!
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Cox (SMU)
Full-time
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
Hi Guys,
I had my interview for the fast-track MBA program with Brent Upham, such a great guy. Interview lasted for about 30 to 40 minutes.
1.Walk me through your resume.
2. Why MBA and why SMU Cox
3. My long term and short term goals?
4. I had indicated that i plan to work in consulting (Mckinsey,BCG,Bains)in my home country post-MBA so I was asked what if my short term goals fall through, what if i get an opportunity in the US(This was probably meant to test my flexibility and global mindset)
Other discussion points stemmed from my response to his questions.
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Foster
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
On Campus
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
very friendly interview - about 20 minutes.
tell me about your professional life
why MBA and why MBA now
Any body in your professional life who impacted you?
Work related - something you are proud of
how will you contribute to Foster ?
interest outside work
In three words how will your colleague describe you
If not your plan A then are you open to other career option post MBA
any dream company/job
what are your expectation from career coaches?
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Madison
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I had my interview with assistant admissions director. It lasted for around 40mins.
1. tell me about your work experience.
2. short term goal.
3. why Wisconsin?
4. why OTM or SCM? which one you are more inclined to?
5. time when you had to make a difficult decision.
6. time when you had to process new information.
7. one thing you are most proud of.
8. 3 words to describe yourself.
9. one thing you would have done differently at work if given another chance.
10. what do you want to gain from your peers and what will they gain from you?
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McCombs
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I had my interview with MBA2. It lasted for about an hour. longest one so far.
1. introduce yourself.
2. talk about your work experience.
3. short term and long term goals.
4. why McCombs?
5. time when you made someone feel inclusive/part of a team.
6. what constructive criticism have you received.
7. how will you make McCombs a better place?
8. challenge you had to face to reach where you are.
9. business problem you solved at work and what did you learn?
10. changes in your roles and responsibilities after recent promotion at work.
11. what did you learn about yourself through application process?
12. what is the strongest and weakest part of your application?
13. outside work passion.
14. something you want to tell.
15. what other schools have you applied to?
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Olin St. Louis
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I was interviewed by an admissions recruiter. Due to some error my interview got delayed by 10mins. It lasted for around 20-25 mins. Shortest one so far.
1. introduce yourself.
2. how did you come to know about Olin? why Olin?
3. post MBA goals. dream company?
4. time when you partnered with someone to complete a task.
5. how do you define success?
6. What global trends do you see affecting businesses? how will they affect your current industry and your desired industry?
7. what excites you about St.louis?
There was no time left for me to ask questions.
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McDonough
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I had my interview with a admissions director. It lasted for around 30mins.
1. introduce yourself.
2. why MBA?
3. why McDonough?
4. 3 things my supervisor will say about me.
5. few follow up questions specific to my profile.
6. what will make you different from your peers?
7. accomplishment at work.
8. 2 feedback my supervisor would give about me.
9. If admitted to more than one school, what factors would you consider to make a decision?
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Foster
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I had my interview with admissions director. It was around 30mins long. I was asked following questions:
1. tell me about your professional experience after graduation.
2. why MBA? why now?
3. why Foster?
4. Post MBA goals. dream company?
5. what do you like about your current role?
6. time when you were a team member not a team leader.
7. time when you gave presentation without preparation.
8. time when you have shown your risk taking ability at work.
9. time when you set your goals too high.
10. what will you bring to class?
11. how will you show leadership at Foster?
12. Outside work passion?
practice questions from video essay question bank.
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Marshall
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I had a Skype interview with Grace Kim on 24th Feb'20 and it lasted about 30 mins. Most of the questions that she asked me were either based on my resume or my previous answers.
The questions that I was asked were on the lines of:
1. Why did you recently switch job/role? How has the experience at the new firm been?
2. Why do you want to do an MBA? Why right now, considering you just switched jobs?
3. What are your goals? Do you have any companies in mind where you would like to work?
4. What do you hope to gain from an MBA? What are some of the things that you would like to work on while here?
5. Why do you want to be at Marshall? What do you expect from the community here and how do you see yourself fit here?
6. Tell me about a time when you were really challenged. What did you do? What did you learn from it?
7. Tell me about an experience working in a team. What makes it so memorable?
8. How do you work on conflicts in the team?
9. What are your teammates most likely to say about you and your management style?
10. Tell me about one of your most memorable professional experiences.
11. Tell me about a misconception that people have about you.
12. What do you do for fun?
13. Have you had the opportunity to connect to anyone at Marshall?
14. Do you have any questions for me?
I hope this helps! I know it might seem like a lot of questions, but the interview was so conversational, and my interviewer was so welcoming and attentive, that I thoroughly enjoyed talking to her and didn't even realize how fast time flew.
Good luck with the interviews guys! :)"
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McDonough
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Status:
On Campus
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I had my interview on 24th Feb. on campus. The interviewer was from the admissions office and was also a student in the evening program.
The interview lasted about 25 mins. It was a blind interview and she asked me for my resume.
Below are the questions she asked:
1. Why MBA?
2. Short term goals
3. Long term goals.
4. Why Georgetown.
5. Proudest/impactful work achievement
6. Failed at some idea
7. Failed as a leader
8. Successful project
9. Conflict with a colleague
10. Where else have you applied?
10. Questions for me
The interview was very conversational and flowed pretty smoothly. I believe I was able to get my points across and showcase my interest in Georgetown.
Good luck to anyone reading this!
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Tepper
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I had my interview with Colleen Poulsen on 19th Feb. I wanted to pick the on-campus option, but due to work deadlines, I had to pick skype.
The interview got off to a bad start as the technology didn't work and I lost the first 10 minutes of the 30 mins interview.
Eventually, I got a call on my cell and the interview became a phone call.
Pro tip: For online video, it's better to have your cell nearby as if technology fails, at least there is a backup. I kept my phone on silent and missed her call, thus losing another 2 mins.
Anyway, once the interview started, I tried to stay calm and just answered whatever questions she asked. Below are the questions she asked:
1. Walk me through your profile.
2. What are your short term goals?
3. Why tepper?
4. Tell me about a time when you worked in a multicultural environment
5. Successful as a leader.
6. Failed as a leader
7. What would you like the admissions team to know?
I think there were a couple of more questions which I am forgetting right now.
Overall, I tried to treat it as a conversation and asked her about her experience throughout. Since she is from Pittsburg, I asked her about the city and her experience in the admissions.
Although I felt rushed with my answers, I think I was able to get most of my stories across.
Good luck to anyone reading this!
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Anderson
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I had my interview with MBA2. She started by introducing herself. Interview lasted for 38 minutes. Very conversational interview, had the below questions.
1. Walk me through your resume?
2. Why business school? (Stated career goals first)
3. How would you contribute to Anderson?
4. TMA when you worked with a diverse team?
5. TMA when you pitched a new idea and convinced your team?
6. What is your leadership style?
7. Which clubs would you take part in?
She took notes while talking, and shared her experiences at Anderson. Overall, it was a pleasant experience. Good luck everyone.
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SMU Singapore
Full Time MBA Jan Intake
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
submitted application on 14 Feb
got invited to interview on 17 Feb
interviewed on 21 Feb
The interviewer was very friendly and conversational. Below is the question list (I can't remember the sequence of the questions).
1. Why MBA, motivation?
2. What is your day-to-day work?
3. Why don't you want to work in SG? (I told him I want to work in my home country)
4. How many McDonalds branches in SG? (I want to change career to management consulting so the interviewer asked me this)
5. Other schools you applied?
After all the interviewer explained more about career service center and student clubs. Hope this help!
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Fuqua
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Status:
On Campus
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I normally wouldn't post about this but I had a pretty negative experience during my Fuqua interview. My student interviewer and I just did not click from the start. He grilled me on every little thing I said, and it felt like all my answers had a counterattack, vs just a follow up question. It truly made me feel uncomfortable.
He also asked some very odd and specific questions, like how I would "speak to" international students on my learning team.
It left a really bad taste in my mouth and to be quite honest I don't think I'm considering Fuqua anymore.
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Fuqua
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
On Campus
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
Has anyone had an interview where you weren't asked behavioral questions? The lack of behavioral questions has me very nervous. Is this an automatic ding?
Questions:
Tell me about yourself?
Why an MBA?
What are your 3 strongest qualities? What are you working on?
How do you want to impact the Fuqua community?
What does team Fuqua mean to you?
I feel as if I was talking a bit too much and then there were no behavioral questions which makes me super nervous. What do you think?
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Rotman
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
My interview was with Chris Jones, super friendly guy the interview format was conversational. He did you his reach on my application and knew what was on my resume.
total interview time was approx 50mins
Questions (as many as I can remember)
1. walk me through your career since you graduated in 2014
2. When and how did you know about Rotman, what made you apply to us
3. what would constitute your ideal job post MBA
4. what are your short term goals post MBA
- interview moved to situational Qs-
5. Tell me of a time when you were part of a team but not its leader, how did u lead your discussion and achieve results
6. What would you say is the biggest highlight of your career so far
7. Tell me of a time when you had to learn something new, that you didn't know before and quickly
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8. questions for me
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Anderson
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
I had my interview with a MBA2. She set the expectations very clear that it’s a blind interview and more of a conversation & friendly one.
1. Walk me through your resume
2. Why MBA
3. Why now
4. Why Anderson
5. ST & LT goals
6. What’s Plan B
7. How will you contribute to community
8. Tell me a time when you interacted with diverse set of people
Good luck!
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Kellogg
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Off Campus with Alumni
Interviewed on:
6 years ago May 3, 2020
6 years ago May 3, 2020 05:05
My interview was pretty laid back and lasted just under 40mins. We met at a coffee shop.
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Why Kellogg?
3. ST/LT goals
4. What company do you hope to work for?
5. What three words would a colleague use to describe you?
6. Follow up on examples for the above.
7. Walk me through a challenge that you have come across when working on a team? (Looking back, I think I answered with a personal challenge vs team-based, ugh).
8. Questions for me?
Overall, I think it went well, but I honestly can't tell. I only had the opportunity to ask a few questions, because she had to run to work. I do wish that I had an opportunity to ask more questions.
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