Just finished my interview with Adcom (via Zoom application). It lasted about 30 minutes. She said that it was a blind interview with only resume as the source of information. For technical advise, suggest you download the Zoom application prior to the interview, look your email 5-15 minutes before the interview (in case the Adcom ask you to send him/her your resume, just like my case), and prepare your passport or citizen ID to be shown to the Adcom. The questions asked during the interview include: 1) Tell me about yourself, career progression up until now (please limit in 2 minutes) 2) Tell me about your side business 3) Short term and long term goal 4) Why MBA & Why now 5) Why Georgetown 6) What would be the main challenge in your role post MBA 7) What is your greatest accomplishment 8) Tell me a time when you had a conflict with your peers / supervisor and how did you resolve it 9) What would your peers / supervisor say about your strength 10) What would they say about your area of improvement 11) Do you have any questions for me Best of luck for us!

The interview went as per my expectation. The following questions were asked during my interview with the Associate Director of Admissions Committee: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Walk me through your professional work experience 3. Tell me about your biggest professional achievement 4. What is the biggest challenge you faced during that and how did you overcome it? 5. What do you like doing outside work 6. If your colleagues were to write a book on you, what would be the title? 7. Tell me how you would contribute to the diversity of the class? 8. Any questions you would like to ask me? I was very fortunate to have worked with Arvind from "Dream School Admit" (https://dreamschooladmit.com/) on my interview preparations. He was very proactive on sending me the basic set of questions I need to have my answers ready on. He has deep insights on how and what the interviewer thinks. We also had a couple of mock interview calls and he pointed out very specific things for me to work on. This was really helpful for me to gain the necessary confidence and context. I wholeheartedly recommend Arvind to anyone looking to get into a Top B school anywhere in the world.

*Ross Team Exercise Experience* Team exercise was actually quite enjoyable and pretty low stress. They break you out into groups of roughly 4-6, along with 2 MBA2s who are evaluating you. They give you two stacks of cards; you draw one card from the first pile which tells you your organization/company, and then 6 from the other stack which contains everyday business buzzwords (sales, growth, profit, etc.) Your task is to use 4 of the 6 buzzwords to develop a business problem and solution for the organization/company you drew. Your team has ~10 mins to prepare a 5 minute presentation in which every member must have a speaking role. The evaluators will also ask a follow up question. Like the admissions office says, there's not a whole lot you can do to prepare for the team exercise, just go in there with a positive attitude and don't be a jerk who tries to dominate the conversation or talk over your teammates. Good luck.

The questions were normal as you would expect from Business Schools: 1) Walk me through your Resume. 2) Any leadership roles I had? Any story around it! 3) Why William and Mary? 4) How do you plan to contribute to class? 5) Any questions for AdComs?

This was my first visit to the school, but not my first to the city. The MBA program is situated in one building, but the school has seven campuses across Copenhagen. The MBA building is in Frederiksberg, which is a little bit west of the downtown city, but there is a good amount going on by the campus. I have visited a couple masters programs before, I was accepted into the MsF programs at Villanova and Boston College, but passed up on those to work, and the structure is pretty different at CBS. The MBA program is a cohort of one class, you are with the same 30-40 people in all of your classes and your classes are typically 9am-12:15 and then 13:00-16:15. Because this is a one-year program, the class curriculum is very different than a USA two-year program as the classes last about a month, though they have a year round leadership class. On to the class experience, I was able to join in on a managerial accounting class that was mostly a lecture, but ran through exercises as a group for verifiable understanding. It seemed pretty basic to me, but it was one of the first classes, and I have a background in the study. The students are extremely collaborative, very accepting of humanities degrees, and students will tutor those that are unfamiliar or are coming from degrees outside the given class. Probably the friendliest classroom experience I've ever had, every single student came up to me, introduced themselves, and I was able to see some of the demographics of the class. The class has a ton of experience, the average work experience was between 6-8 years, while I am coming in with two years. The professor was easy to understand, was engaging and seemed to enjoy student input which was good. The class was relaxed and didn't seem extremely competitive or cut-throat. Some notes on the school, it has two very big tracks for post-grad; sustainable business (Alt. Energy) and entrepreneurial (Start-ups). The year-round leadership class has a focus on sustainability, as well as due to the lack of opportunity to be an summer associate with a one year program they do an advisory board program where groups of 4 students partner with a Copenhagen start-up to advise them on certain situations. I know of several students in the class with a start-up in Europe already, so it seems to be a main point within the program. Their recruiting companies tend to be local, so consulting is a strong option, as PE and IB with the start-ups in the area, though the transactions will be smaller. I hope this helps give a little insight, I am looking to work PE post-grad in Copehagen, but am still working on a refresher of my Danish, good luck to anyone applying!

Had mine yesterday. It was fairly straightforward, as the time is limited. I started off with my presentation. Brought some high level notes with me for reference. She interrupted once during the presentation to ask a question, and at the end she asked two follow-ups based on my position. Afterwards, she asked me to walk through my professional experiences to how I got to where I am today, with a hint to explain why an MBA. She also asked about why Cornell Tech specifically. I don’t recall if there was one question after that; there might have been. Then we were running out of time, so I asked her my own questions.

Had my interview with the adcom. It was quite conversational and she made the environment quite friendly. Went on for ~30 mins with the following major questions: 1. Introduction for ~2 min on work experience till date 2. Couple of questions on teamwork - An instance from my work exp, What qualities do I look to maintain while working in a team? 3. What is your leadership style? 4. ST and LT goals 5. Why MBA? 6. Why Kenan-Flagler? She then went on to talk about KF's core values and we discussed about my current job and how I could link those values with me. Then she talked about KF as a school. Last 5-7 mins were open for me to ask any questions. Overall it was a very comfortable conversation.

Hi, My interview was taken jointly by Chris Lynch and Kristal Owens. Both of them were extremely friendly and made me feel comfortable. The interview lasted for a total of 40 minutes. Following is a brief of the questions asked: 1. Run me through your profile: Academic, Profession and Hobbies? 2. Why MBA now? Why Alberta? 3. 2 example of team-work - one which went well and one which did not. What would you have done differently in the example where things didnt go well? 4. Tell us about your most significant professional achievement till date 5. What do you plan to pursue after an MBA? How do you plan to achieve that goal? 6. Tell us about a single big issue plaguing the global business environment currently 7. Any question for us? Be confident and friendly in your approach. Interview is the most fun part of the entire application process. Good luck!

Hello guys I just had my interview with Chris Lynch, Kristel Owens and one more lady. My experience with them was extremely good. They will make you feel comfortable before starting the interview. Their questions were: 1. Background description: Academic, Profession and Hobbies? 2. Importance of team-work? 3. 2 example of team-work - one in your workplace, another in anywhere else? 4. Why Alberta? 5. Strengths and weaknesses? 6. Example of leadership in a challenging situation? 7. How will you contribute to the classroom of Alberta? 8. Any question for us? I applied on 19th Oct, got an invitation for Kira video essay on 26th Oct, completed video essay on 30th Oct, got an invitation for formal interview on 2nd Nov, done with interview on 8th Nov. Expecting final result on 17th Nov.

The interviewer had a set of questions he was choosing from. Most of the discussion revolved around my work experience and the associated behavioural questions (biggest challenge, problem solving, feedback at work, teamwork), my plans for the future and how McCombs fits into it, and a couple of questions on me as a person - strengths/weaknesses, hobbies and passions. I think most of the interview just mirrored the application. So the school research and introspection you did while completing the application should serve you well. The only thing additional was the set of major competency questions, which anyway everyone should be prepared for.

Just did my interview via Skype with someone named Liz. Apparently she does Skype interviews exclusively, so international applicants may get her as well. If you're doing your interview on-campus, it will probably be with the other admissions people. These were the questions I could remember off the top of my head (YMMV): 1) Why a UBC MBA at this point in your career 2) Thing you're looking forward to the most in the program 3) Short term/long term career goals + what do you plan to do with your MBA 4) Greatest achievement and biggest mistake (preferably professional) 5) A few situational questions: - What if you were working in a group of 5 people, and there is one person who is clearly not pulling their weight (submitting shoddy work, or submitting work late). How would you deal with that? - Suppose everyone is putting in their effort now, but someone in your group has a very different opinion on how a certain business problem should be solved. What do you do? 6) Questions for the interviewer? Overall it was pretty straightforward, and interview lasted around 30 mins. I asked about current turnaround time and she said 3 weeks, which is expected considering it's that time of the year.

Tell me about yourself. Told me to not worry as he was not looking for reasons to dismiss me. Just make sure I would fit well at Fuqua. Asked about my time at university. Describe a project at work. What was the most important things thing you learnt on that project? Another example where you utilised this learning. Qualities of a leader. Most important quality of a leader. Why should a team listen to you if you’re made the leader? An example in your life of failed teamwork. An example where you had to deal with a non cooperative member on the team. How did you manage it? Clubs and activities you would like to participate in at Fuqua. Questions for me. He answered in detail and with examples and nuances. It was more like a conversation. He was very warm and welcoming. Thoroughly enjoyed my interview. Lasted 40mins (30+10 Q/A)

I was interviewed on Friday, at around 10 pm my local time. My Interviewer was very friendly and encouraging, and immediately made me feel at ease. The interview itself was exactly 30 minutes (25 min about me and 5 min her answering my questions) and very straight-forward and conversational. The first thing she asked me was to show my ID, and as I was travelling I didn't have my passport on hand but she said my govt issued ID was sufficient. Questions: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Why do you want an MBA 3. Short Term and Long Term Goals 4. Why Anderson 5. How do you see yourself participating in the Anderson Community 6. What would your peers say is your best quality/strength 7. Can you tell me about a time you failed 8. What role do you usually play in a team environment 9. Do you have any questions for me She seemed very friendly; smiled and nodded and made a few comments here and there, and took some notes off camera. All in all, a very warm interaction. Good Luck to everyone preparing for the interview! Hope this helps!

I had my Ross interview last week. At one point, I thought I was going to miss it. The calendar on my phone reminded me that the interview was meant to be at 4:45 pm my time. It had been a really busy day on my Client’s site and I was only able to get away at 4:30 pm but then got stuck in rush hour traffic. The interview was meant to be via Skype. I received a ‘wave’ from the Ross Admissions team at 4:40 pm on Skype at which point I was still on the way to my office where I had booked a meeting room to have the call. I finally arrived at 4:50 pm and was convinced I had screwed up. Things only got worse when I tried to call them back on Skype and there was no answer. I then decided to call the Admissions Officer who had confirmed the interview details. She was really lovely and told me my interview wasn’t for another hour. So for some reason I got my EST conversion all wrong. This was a blessing in disguise as I was able to compose myself and do some last minute preparations. The interview seemed to go well. Ross are the only school who had said I should have a form of identification ready for the call but they didn’t ask for it. The interview was with a second year student. She started off by telling me about herself (her background and what she was doing at Ross). She was on a dual degree programme (I will talk about this later). We then went into the standard MBA questions: Tell me about yourself? Why you want to want to do an MBA now? Why Ross? etc. We then got to the scenario based questions and she asked me about: a time when I encountered difficulties while on a job and how I managed to come through; a situation where I had shown leadership; a situation where I had to work with different functions/unit to deliver a project, and; an experience of working with a difficult manager. When she finished with her questions she then gave me the opportunity to ask mine which I did. I have become more interested in dual degree programs as I have gone through this MBA process. I will explain this in another blog. This is where I feel Ross has a big advantage. One of the stats they are very proud of is that they have 97 top 10 graduate programs. Students are also allowed to self initiate their dual degree programs. This gives students the opportunity to create a ‘specialised academic program to meet their specific career interest.’ To do this you have to be accepted by both the schools you are interested in. The advantage of this is you can wait till you have started your first program and then apply to the additional academic unit you are interested in. It is then up to you and the faculty to come up with an agreed plan to complete the program. From my understanding the dual degree programs usually take 3 years but I think if you pick two programs that have similar allowable credits you have the opportunity to double count which could reduce the time. This is my understanding of the information I have gathered through speaking to my interviewer and my research but am happy to be corrected.

I applied on 30th September and heard back from Leigh for an interview request on 4th October. Scheduled for interview on 23rd Oct and finally got an offer on 8th Nov. Following were some of the questions that were asked during the interview: 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Did you ever lead a team? 3. How do you connect with people? 4. Have you ever given feedback to non-contributing team members? 5. What are your short and long term goals? 6. What are the traits you think a leader should have? 7. What is one question that you think I should have asked you, but didn't?

Off-campus interview with an Alumni. Met in a small-cafe in the morning. Started out fairly conversational, first he told me a little bit about his experience, how he got into Booth etc. Afterwards we started with resume: Tell me about yourself? Resume walk through Why MBA? Why Booth? What is your goals? What is your biggest achievement? What is your biggest non-work achievement? What do you like to do outside work? Hobbies? Went into specifics about each job, asked detailed questions about the bullet points I had listed on the resume. Questions about the time I failed, or things did not go as planned. Spend the last 10 minutes with my questions. He was very friendly, submitted the report the same day.

We started from personal questions (what are you doing outside of work) and went to why mba, why now, why booth, weakness, strength, whom you admire and why, and behavioral ( could not sell your idea or convince someone). Was no question WMTYR, so I tried to insert my story into one of the answers. he was super nice and I felt we connected well on a personal level, we talked in details about every question - he asked a lot of follow-ups. I asked him about his experience of experiential learning and how he stays connected after graduation (he is alum). In the end I added how I will contribute to Booth.

Had my skype interview with a second-year MBA student. The interview was like chatting with a senior from my college. She started by introducing herself and then told me the format she would be following for the complete interview. Major questions were: 1. Tell me about yourself. A follow-up question on my current role. 2. Why Anderson? 3. Post MBA Goals. Plan-B if I'm not able to get into the company of my choice 4. How would I contribute to the Anderson community? 5. What are my strengths and weaknesses that my colleagues would talk about? Follow up question on how I am working on improving one of my weaknesses. 6. A constructive feedback that I received in my job. How did I improve upon it? 7. Any questions for me. The interview was for 30 minutes. I would suggest not to stress out and be prepared on why Anderson is your choice according to your post-MBA goals.

The interviewer was quite friendly. He was a 2nd generation family business owner. The interview lasted for over 1 hour, 15 minutes. This is how it went : 1. He made me feel comfortable and told me that it will be an informal interview but he will be taking notes for the school, so I shouldn't mind it. He had two copies of my resume and a blank sheet in which he was constantly jotting some points. 2. He started by introducing himself and told me about his background, career and gave a glimpse of his life @ LBS. He mentioned that he will chat more about it towards the end. From what I understood, LBS has a set procedure for interviews and the interview needs to follow it and capture specific feedback on those particular aspects. 3. Then, I introduced myself and he asked me to talk about my leadership style - pros and cons (since I mentioned leading teams). 4. Why MBA? Why LBS? 5. He asked me that since I have spent all of my professional life so far at Microsoft - how have I grown there as an individual? 6. Then, he asked me to talk about my career plan post-MBA and why that plan? I mentioned consulting and spoke about how it is in line with my skill set, experience and interest. Then, he asked me what my plan B is in case is I don't grab a consulting job. 7. "Does it not bother you that consultants don't develop anything on their own and they are just advising others?" 8. "What is your long-term goal?" 9. "How will you handle a non-contributing team member in LBS study group?" 10. "What will you contribute to LBS community?" 11. "How do you handle conflict?" 12. "First year at LBS is extremely hectic, how do you typically handle stress?" 13. “What are your hobbies?” When I told him I like to write, he mentioned that I should consider looking at the LBS newsletter group – It might interest me. The interview was quite interactive throughout. He kept sharing his experiences and insights in between. 14. Then he gave me a topic for a case presentation. He had already selected one for me and he gave me 5 minutes to think of some strategies to help that client. I jotted down some points that I could immediately think through and spoke about them. He didn’t ask me any counter questions and seemed fairly convinced with my points. 15. The interview concluded with him giving me time to ask some questions and him sharing his experiences. I asked him for any advice that he would have for me to prepare myself for an MBA in the ten months that I have at hand. He told me that he wouldn’t recommend me to do any preparation, I should take life as it comes and not be too stressed out about the MBA. He then concluded with sharing some his MBA highlights and how he grew from that experience. Overall, it was a pleasant experience and I think it went well. Eagerly waiting for the results!

I had my interview on-campus with a second year student. He arrived promptly and we interviewed in a small room in the admissions office. After a brief introduction he asked me to introduce myself, then we spent ~30 minutes on various questions, followed by five minutes of questions for him. The questions were fairly standard, and included: What other activity (other than what I covered in my intro) would you want to highlight? What are your long term career goals? Why Booth? Why an MBA? Why now? Tell me about a time when you failed to meet a personal or professional goal What classes are you particularly looking forward to? What specifically do you hope to gain in terms of leadership? What do you hope to gain from the Booth MBA? Describe your ideal MBA environment? Anything else you wished we’d covered? Overall, he was very friendly and put me at ease. It was a very conversational interview and he even chimed in from time to time to affirm / comment on my responses. Was very focused on Booth and what I hope to gain and less on my career goals.