MBA Decision Tracker: Monitor Application Status in Real Time - Interview Debriefs

Cornell Johnson

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Interviewed

Interviewed on: 7 years ago

7 years ago

This is for 1yr program Just had my Skype interview today. Lasted for 32 minutes. I applied for 1-year program/early action Questions: Introduce your academic background and work experience Why MBA at this time Why one year program Why Cornell How you solved a conflict in workplace Have you started to build your network in the target industry Have you reached out to any Cornell students or alumni What clubs do you plan to join What is your plan B How will you prepare for your 1-year MBA study Tell me one thing about you that is not shown or mentioned in your application Any questions for me?

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Kelley

Interviewed on: 7 years ago

India

7 years ago

Hi everyone. Had my Skype interview on Tuesday. My interviewer was a 2nd year MBA student named Dan Kempf. He was really enthusiastic and encouraging. The interview was a conversational one and I really enjoyed it a lot. It started with my interest in Football and then moved on to a more professional point of view. I was asked a lot of behavioural questions too. Questions asked were on the lines of. 1. My career goals and how I will achieve them through my MBA. 2. Why USA!? Why Kelley!? 3. My professional career till now. 4. My leadership experiences and how I like to lead a team. 5. Positive Criticisms from supervisors. 6. Ethical dilemma I faced during work. 7. How I work in a team!? 8. Any questions for him. Have my fingers crossed now for the final result. Hope all this information helps.

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Said Oxford

Final Decision:

Interviewed

Interviewed on: 7 years ago

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5 years

United States

7 years ago

Very friendly and conversational. Questions included: -How long have you been considering an MBA? -What do you hope to gain from it? -Why Said? -Talk about a time you persuaded someone of something. -What was your biggest failure? -What was your biggest success? -What would your team describe as a weakness? -How do you know when to problem solve yourself vs. bringing someone in to help? -What is your immediate post-MBA plan and then your long-term plan? -What other schools are you applying for? -Why an international school? Then my questions for the interviewer. She really put me at ease and gave a lot of positive feedback.

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Carlson

Interviewed on: 10 years ago

Turkey

7 years ago

Hi dudes, I did my interview with Tedi Mason at Carlson School. She was a perfect lady with a smiling face all of the time during interview. The interview went well and took approximately 28 minutes(seems to be low but it was as long as she told me at the start of the conversation) and very basic questions after a detailed CV followup. Why MBA and why now? Why Carlson? Extempore topic chosen by you. Actually she gave me a minute to prepare but i already knew the topic and prepared before so she was very kind when i tell that i already prepared myself for such a question. She smiled also :)) and after all she asked me If i have questions to her. I asked 2 questions and she promised me to interact with a current student and took my name down on her notes. Actually a wonderful experience for me and I think it was clear. Hope to have an admit with a good scholarship..wish u good luck guys. I would be happy to answer If you send PMs to me about this. Kind regards,

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NUS Singapore

Interviewed on: 10 years ago

Singapore

7 years ago

Done with my interview. It was f2f at NUS The questions were pretty straight forward 1. 5 mins intro 2. Why MBA 3. Why NUS 4. Why Full time/Part Time 5. Dream company after MBA 6. Impact of China's economy on Singapore 7. Any question Though it went quite well, I am not very hopeful

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NUS Singapore

Final Decision:

Denied with Interview

Interviewed on: 10 years ago

India

7 years ago

Had my Skype interview couple of hours back with two adcoms. Questions were mainly targeted to my work and how will I get to my short-term goals- Questions were as follows- 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why Singapore? 3. What are your goals and how do you plan to achieve it? 4. Which technology leader would you like to invite to NUS and why? ( Had mentioned something about technology speaker series in my essays) 5. Why would a consulting firm take you? 6. Have you interacted with anyone in your target firms? 7. How are you different from just another IT guy? Your unique selling point? 8. Tell me about a project in detail which you guided to completion. 9. Why is there a demand of the work you do? 10. Any questions from us? That's about it. The interview lasted for about 20-22 minutes and I got disconnected for a couple of times and one of the interviewer was quite displeased by this for which I apologized but I am sure this left a bad impression on her. All the best to others who have their interviews scheduled. Hope this helps.

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NUS Singapore

Interviewed on: 10 years ago

7 years ago

I just got done with my interview with Marie. She said that I was one of the two candidates who would be pushed for the next round. It was very quick. The questions were very straightforward. Here is the list of the questions. 1.) There are many candidates from India with high Gmat scores and great work profiles. What sets you apart? 2.) Name one current event that happened in Asia, and one outside of it 3.) Name three companies that have originated in Asia and have a global presence that are not from your industry. 4.) What locations and companies would you like to work for and why? 5.) Biggest achievement and failure.

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NUS Singapore

Final Decision:

Admitted

Interviewed on: 10 years ago

India

7 years ago

Got done with the interview. Lasted 20-25 mins. It didn't go as well as I'd hoped. For one, their net connection was weak so we had to shift to a telephonic interview after 2 mins into the interview. Also, they didn't ask me the "Why NUS?" question and I forgot to touch upon it :-( The questions were: *Walk me through... *Goals *Why MBA? *How will you contribute to class? *Scenario : a team member is not performing. What is your management style? *Questions for them. Hoping for the best.

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NUS Singapore

Interviewed on: 8 years ago

7 years ago

I had my preliminary interview on 15th of march .I am writing down some of the questions that were asked so it can benefit ppl who are yet to receive their invite. 1.Elevator pitch (basically why they should admit you) 2.3 countries and companies that you would be interested in working in 3.One Asian non Indian company that has global presence(should not be from the sector that you work in) 4.One business leader(not an Indian) that you would want to have pani puri with 5.If you get a large amount of funding what would you do with that 6.Explain your experience with the NGO(I had mentioned this in one of my essays).

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NUS Singapore

Final Decision:

Admitted

Status: Off Campus with Adcom

Interviewed on: 8 years ago

Thailand

7 years ago

It was really conversational. 2 AdCom Members. Both female. One was from Career services and another was Professor. Interview Questions- 1. What are you post MBA Goals? 2. Why NUS? Why now? 3. They were really interested in my multi-cultural experience and team handling. Asked questions about the same 4. I have worked in Turkey and Thailand. They asked me about the difference in two cultures. 5. Questions related to my work experience so far. Total time: 18 Minutes.

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NUS Singapore

Final Decision:

Admitted

Status: Off Campus with Adcom

Interviewed on: 8 years ago

7 years ago

Here is my NUS face to face interview experience. Lasted about 25 mins..conversational and not at all stressful..2 adcom members and one alumni..Below are some of the questions asked (not necessarily in order): 1) 60 sec elevator pitch 2)One Asia based company and leader that you follow 3)One instance when you balanced your manager's and juniors' expectations 4)What does success mean to you? 5)What if you don't get your dream job? What's plan B? 6)Why NUS? Which other schools have you applied to? 7)Any questions for us

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NUS Singapore

Status: Off Campus with Adcom

Interviewed on: 8 years ago

India

7 years ago

Below is interview experience: 3 interviewers- 2 adcom members and 1 alumni(indian) 1. Elevator pitch 2. 3 companies and 3 locations of your choice for job after graduation 3. Why these 3 companies that are very distinct from each other? 4. Why NUS? Why not ISB or IIMs. 5. 1 business leader (not of Indian Origin) that you would like to meet next week and why. 6. 1 Asian company(not indian) that interests you and why. Then some more questions based on ques 6. 7. What is the difference between Asian and Western way of business. 8. What is your experience working with people from different cultures(if any). 9. With 3.5 years of experience, how will you contribute to a class with average wex of 5-6. 10. Any questions for us. The whole interview was conversational and very easy going. Overall a good experience. All the best guys!

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NUS Singapore

Interviewed on: 8 years ago

India

7 years ago

Had my interview yesterday. It was very casual and conversational. Below are a few questions - 1. Elevator pitch 2. My short term career goals and the countries I want to work in. I said I'm interested in South Korea and China and they asked me to consider the S3 Asia double degree program. 3. Who's one business leader you'd like to have coffee with 4. What are the traits a leader must possess

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NUS Singapore

Interviewed on: 8 years ago

7 years ago

Hi,. The interview was for 15-20 mins. 1 Alum(2009 batch) and the director of Adcom. Very conversational and friendly. Questions : 1. Give us a 60 second elevator pitch why we should hire you? 2. Post mba goals and name three companies and 3 cities you would like to work? 3. Which one Asian(non indian) leader has inspired you the most? Gave one political name then they asked me for a business leader 4. What are 2 utmost traits that a leader should possess? 5. Did Steve jobs posses these traits? I mentioned China as my third preffered city to work. They asked why and asked me to look into the NUS double degree program with Peking university. They also graduated from a double degree prog so were sharing their experiences.

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Mannheim

Final Decision:

Admitted

Interviewed on: 7 years ago

curiousnarayan

India

7 years ago

There were two rounds of interviews - First round was generic and was more around why germany? Why Mannheim? Future goals (long term and short term) and how do they align with the current profile. Second round of interview was based on the case study shared after the first round. The e-mail mentioned not to prepare any detailed deck or write up for the interview so I refrained from doing the same. Both interviews lasted 30-35 minutes.

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NUS Singapore

Final Decision:

Interviewed

Interviewed on: 10 years ago

India

7 years ago

It was quiet an interesting interview taken by 1 ADCOM and 1 Alum. Below are the questions asked. I may miss the order of one or two questions: 1. Asked about the last year's interview 2. Elevator pitch 3. Questions about my startup. Quiet a lot of them infact. Around 5 - 6 questions. How will you manage while your MBA. About market strategies, about products etc. 4. Questions about my extra curricualrs 5. Again questions about the startup 6. What has improved from the last application 7. My views on any international happening. Talked about Paris attacks. 8. My views about the role of media in the news. 9. Any business leader I would want to meet over a cup of coffee 10. Where would you like to work 11. Questions about GMAT. 12. Why should we take you in 3 sentences. 13. Any questions for us In all the interview lasted for 35 - 40 minutes.

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NUS Singapore

Final Decision:

Denied with Interview

Interviewed on: 10 years ago

United States

7 years ago

NUS was my dream school and I wanted to apply it as early as possible due to the Rolling deadlines. The NUS adcom were really helpful as my references link were expired many times in the process and I had to request for new link everytime. I applied on 28th december,2015 in the First round and got a call on 15th January for the Interview on 28th January. The interview was off-campus at a hotel in Delhi, India. The interview was taken by 1 Adcom who was also an alumni and one alumni (Indian) who happened to be my undergrad colg alumni too (it did't help though) The questions asked were : 1. Elevator pitch ( I was prepared for that because I had read many years' threads for the preparation) 2. Who is your Role model (who would you invite to NUS for a Coffee session) and Why? 3. How would NUS help you to achieve your Post MBA goal? (I told about the people I had talked to, Professors, courses etc. ) 4. What is the difference between the working style of Koreans and Indians? ( I work in a Korean company BTW) 5. Since you have worked in Middle east, you should be knowing about the culture and the reaction of them towards working women. ( I did not visit middle east, but interacted with them virtually so I told them) - They were quite disappointed with this. 6. Have you ever been outside your country? I hadn't and they were now really disappointed. I told them that I had virtually interacted with many countries' sales and marketing teams. 7. One news about Asia pacific and One outside Asia-Pacific? 8. Name the 3 countries and companies where do you want to work after your MBA? 9. Tell us one situation where you had encountered a tough client. 10. Why should be take you? How you are good for Consulting? 11. Any questions for us? Well Overall the questions were good and I answered them perfectly but somehow they did not get over the fact that I had not been abroad for work at least a single time. Well I believe that is because they are really selective and looking for the something extraordinary in a person's profile. The interview lasted for around 40 minutes.

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NUS Singapore

Final Decision:

Admitted

Interviewed on: 9 years ago

7 years ago

I submitted my application last Oct 18, received an interview invite last Oct 21. Interviewed Oct 26 Was offered admissions just yesterday Nov 2 :) Hope everyone else did great. Bit of a background on my academic profile. GPA is 2.98 with GMAT of 660. Not high by any standards but I focused a great deal on my application and essays. On the interview: questions were very typical Interview was conducted by a faculty member and from career services 1. Why MBA? Why NUS? 2. What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? 3. Tell me about your hobby 4. Any questions directed to the interviewers Goodluck to all!

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Carlson

Final Decision:

Denied with Interview

Interviewed on: 8 years ago

United States

7 years ago

I will share my interview experience for R2. Very similar to what other users have said previously. It was a blind interview, meaning the interviewer had only briefly looked at my resume and had not read my essays. The interviewer asked me to go over my resume and experience, explain what jobs I have held, take her through a day at one of them, impact I have had at them, etc. Next is was the standard b-school interview questions - Why Carlson? Why an MBA? What are your short and long-term career goals? How will an MBA from Carlson help you achieve those? We also spoke about what enterprise I was interested in at Carlson. I was also asked about if my career plan didn't work out, what kind of backup plan did I have and how would Carlson fit into that. The final thing is they ask you to do a 2 minute speech on any topic that you choose. They just want to see how you communicate on the fly, so keep in mind a topic you might like to use.

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Carlson

Final Decision:

Admitted

Interviewed on: 8 years ago

India

7 years ago

Let me share my experience so that it may help all future applicants :-) The interview was very conversational. It revolved around the general questions- Why MBA? Why now? Short Term and Long Term Goals? Why Carlson? There were follow up questions related to the challenges faced in profession, leadership style and experience in diverse teams. Then comes the last part - 2 minutes improptu speech on any topic you like. They might give an example to help you decide a topic as well. My advice: Be confident. Be thorough with your essays and resume. Do your research on the school and also convey during the interview you have done that . I hope this helps.

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