Interviewed via Skype with a 2nd year student. Very conversational, 30 minutes on the clock - last 5 minutes were for my questions. Questions: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Short and long-term goals? (He asked me about the summer internship and what I want to be doing in 10-15 years) 3. Why MBA? Why Anderson? 3. Involvement with UCLA Community - clubs 4. What will I add to my learning team? 5. What feedback would your boss give you? 6. What is something that you still need to develop? He then asked me to elaborate on quantitative experiences and then it was time for my questions.

There were two person at the panel, one an adcom and the other a 2nd yr student. In the beginning, I was told that there will be 12 questions followed by a case study which will have another four questions. Although I don’t remember all 12 , I will try to capture as much as I can. 1. Why mba, Arizona and which companies post Mba? 2. Example where have to adapt to new thing, how did u handled those changes ? 3. Situation where u had to interact with multiple teams? 4. What is ur strength as a team player? Cade study 1 dealer out of 12 was not able to meet its target. Q. What info do u need to investigate the causes? 2. Follow up rate was also very less for that particular dealer. Reason? 3. Some ideas to improve that? In end, they asked which schools I have applied to and if I get admit to all those schools, how will I decide the one? Hope that helps. Sorry for the delay. If need further clarity, please put up questions on the forum or pm me for my number. Always to happy to help in whichever way I can.

Thanks! I had the interview a couple of days ago on 10/31 I think the interview went very well. My interview was with a current first-year MBA student. She had a paper that she was asking questions from and writing notes on. I walked her through my resume, explained some of my experience. She asked me a series of questions and the responses yielded conversation. In the end, I got to ask her a few questions. If I don't get in, I don't think it's because of my interview lol.

1) My profile: 7.5 years of work ex in corporate finance with majority in boutique IB firm in M&A consulting. I have worked on a few medium ticket size M&A transactions for international companies. CFA Charterholder. GMAT 710. 2) Spike factors: My advice on spike factors for people writing the essays is to keep them as personal as possible. Although the application does not explicitly state that spike factors gotta be personal but an interview will give you plenty of time to talk about your goals. If you can ? you can connect the spike factors with a goal in a very subtle but logical way in one of the spike factors 3)Interview: As I mentioned in one of the posts, I had an opportunity to meet Chris twice before the interview - Once over Skype Early September and next face to face in mid September in New Delhi. I guess this helped a lot in creating a basic foundation of comfort before the interview. Interview is very conversational in nature just like every other B-school interview. Interview is divided in to 4 parts - Introduction, Interview, Questions for Interviewer, and Next Steps. Get your basic stories very tight such as Why MBA ? Why Now ? Why Rotman ? and Why Canada ? you will be surprised that a lot of your interview prep will be through these 3-4 questions. Chris was picking his questions for me from my answers itself. See below a comprehensive list of questions. Keep a personal and professional instance ready for all of these situations. An interview last for 30 - 40 mins. Mine lasted for 55 mins coz I'm particularly loquacious. Remember it is your interview and you're the one in charge of guiding through it: Introduction - Run me through your resume after under-grad. Keep it succinct and be sure to include personal anecdotes here (special note to my fellow Indians). Duration 5 - 7 minutes Interview - 1) Leadership 2) An examples of networking (perhaps only professional) 3) 3 pillars of leadership (discuss any 2) 4) Failure, how did you cope up with it, and what did it teach you 5) ST/LT Goals 6) Plan B Refer to previous year's forums for more questions, I might have forgotten a few. But choose your words very carefully. Write you answers well and practice them during a mock with a friend/s. Once last thing, it is good to know your story at the back of your hand but remember you don't have to sound robotic (again as advice to my fellow Indian, it is okay to stammer and be like "um" as conversational fillers). If you wanna think about something tell the interviewer can i take 5 secs ? but be sure to not take more to avoid awkwardness. Questions for Interviewer - Don't just ask for the heck. Ask real questions to which you want answers. Interviewers have been doing it for a while and they'll know when you're being fake. My advice ? Ask people their life experiences people love to talk about their experiences Next Steps - I dont have any inputs here...Interviewer will guide you on this perfectly dont worry.. Final few words - Be confident, Be real, and take charge of your interview (but not in a cocky way). Lets get that admit. I'm sure all the serious applicants must have connected with MBA students for getting to know Rotman better. It might be a good idea to refer to those students in your interview, but remember name dropping is like good scotch only good in a limited.

All interviews for full-time Round 1 applicants were with an MBA admissions or career services staff member plus a second-year MBA student. The interviews were very conversational and I was encouraged to ask questions as they came up, both of which helped make the roughly hour-long time feel much more like a discussion than an interrogation. They started off by asking about why I wanted to get an MBA and why I was specifically interested in Scheller, and then followed up with a host of other behavioral and background questions, as well as questions about what I wanted to get out of my time at Scheller, clubs and organizations I'm interested in, and how I feel I'll be able to contribute to the community. I don't think anything took me by complete surprise- the interview was definitely not set up to intimidate or trick you. Make sure you have anecdotes describing your leadership, conflict resolution, and interpersonal skills, and be sure to know your "Why" for both MBA and specifically for Scheller. I did get the sense that they wanted to be sure that I knew the program well and could speak about the various ways in which I'm a complementary fit, so if you haven't visited Scheller yet, either schedule a visit or do your research before the interview. Good luck!

I had a Skype interview with one of their admissions team. We started off with me giving a brief run through of my career history before moving on to my goals, why an MBA and why Foster specifically. We then talked about a time I had received criticism, and a time I had to solve a problem. To finish up we talked about what I like to do in my free time, and a few questions I had for them

Rice Interview Questions Compilation Introduce yourself or Walk me through your resume or by One min elevator’s pitch what does team work mean to you can you give me an example of you leading a team can you give me an example when you are not a team leader can you share a life changing moment Tell me about a conflict faced at work place Tell me about a time when you solved a challenging task and what was the learning Why MBA? Why Rice? Why you? What are your short and long term goals? Give me an example of leadership How do you work in a team effectively? What clubs/organizations/activities are you interested in participating in? Lastly, he asked for any queries I had for him

I interviewed with Nickolas San Angelo today over skype. It was a great experience. The interview was conversational, short and sweet. 1. Started with a typical tell me about yourself question 2. Why MBA 3. Why Questrom 4. Asked about an extra-curricular in my resume 5. Tell me about a time you had to face a difficult decision and how did you come up with a decision 6. What do you like to do in your free time 7. Any questions for me

My interview was over skype by a member of faculty. It felt really like a conversation, with us spending a lot of time talking about Thailand where I've worked extensively. This was followed by a short discussion about my post MBA goals, basically to delve how deep I had gone into researching my options. Overall, it was really positive, with almost non standard Leadership/teamwork/cliche questions. I'm waiting to hear back, let's hope there's good news coming.

My interview laster for a little over 45 minutes. That was completely unexpected from the previous interview experiences I had read about on the GMAT forums for Smeal. There weren't any questions out of the usual set. Walk me through your resume Why MBA why now WHY SMEAL - be sure you know the college inside out and you have a compelling reason for joining smeal. They really really care about fit! Ethical Dilemma. What did you do and what did you learn What are your expectations from the career services Tell me about your leadership style How will you contribute to smeal in the classroom Tell me about a challenging situation where you succeeded and one where you failed. What do you do for fun. Now these questions would probably be done in 30 minutes. But the thing is, because they care so much about fit, you can expect a follow up question on almost everything you say. Know your resume inside out. You should know why you put in what you have on your resume and what you learnt from the accomplishments you have listed. It was a very friendly and conversational interview where i could really tell that the interviewer was interested in knowing more about me. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Just finished my interview yesterday. For starters, I expected a Skype invite half an hour before the interview (similar to another interview). It was a little surprising to directly get a call at the scheduled time. So just be ready in advance to accept the call :) As the others have stated, it was a very conversational interview with just 1 interviewer. The interview started with him talking about Penn state and the opportunities it holds as well as the general lifestyle. The broad smile and acknowledgement to whatever I said was very encouraging. It was a comparatively fast paced interview where we ran through a lot of questions in a span of half hour. I've put down whatever I can recollect right now. - Career progression, professional experience - Why MBA? Why now? - Biggest failure so far in college / work life, what I learned from it - Ethical Dilemma - Creative criticism - What I expect to learn through the 2 years of study - Post MBA goals - Instances of managerial experience / leadership - What kind of a leader I am / aspire to be? - One common misconception that people have about me, how I prove them wrong - The other programs that I'm applying for and how Smeal compares to them - The things that I do for fun / hobbies - In the process of getting down 6000 applications to 60 admits, why should Smeal choose me? - Questions from my end I was told that the results would reach me pretty soon and may take a maximum of two weeks in any case. Hope this helps all those who have their interviews coming up!

As stated before, very conversational interview. Here are some of the questions I was asked. -Walk me through your resume -What do you want to do post-MBA -Why do you need an MBA -Why Smeal -What kind of leader are you -Something you regret -What do you like to do for fun

I hope you are doing well. If you're getting ready for an interview with Smeal, I recommend that you be prepared with a ton of questions to ask. The interview I had was very conversational, and during the interview I had ample time to chime in and ask about questions I had, whatever they were. When it comes to questions they ask, I wouldn't say they really pulled any surprises. I was caught off guard by the question "What do you like to do for fun?" in a prior interview, so I had already prepared something a little more thoughtful than "watch football and drink beer with my friends." I would also recommend being able to speak to all aspects of the application, from work history to goals to other things that may make you a special candidate. Think about successes and failures that you have had in the past as well as difficult or trying situations (for whatever reason: ethics, environment, etc.).

Interviewed today with Stacey, and she was very nice! It was a little hard to tell if the interview went well or not (so maybe that's a bad sign!), but we'll see soon enough. It was a pretty conversational interview, but be prepared to go into the specific of your short term goals (e.g. what companies you're specifically interested in post-MBA). There were the basic MBA questions (why now? why Smeal? walk me through your resume) and a few less-common questions: * Tell me about a team you were involved with where you failed, and what you learned * What is a common misconception about you, and how do you overcome it * What do you look for in building a team * Tell me about your leadership style My interview did actually last about 50 minutes, longer than any other MBA interview I've done. She told me they will be rolling out decisions on or before April 1st, but I can contact them for an exception if I have other B-Schools that I need to give my decision to sooner. Hope this helps anyone else interviewing with Smeal! :-D

Congratulations on getting an interview call. Some things that you can expect: Standard questions: 1) Tell me about yourself - Don't read out your resume. Balance it with both professional experience and other interests (non-profit, sports, hobbies etc.) 2) Why MBA? Why Smeal? - Connect your pre-MBA work, your MBA and your post MBA goals. Why Smeal? - Talk about why you want to attend Smeal (again, make it personal, why YOU want) 3) Talk about your school identification research and how Smeal came up in that (part of Why Smeal) 4) Expect few additional questions if you are an international student - How about post MBA employment? There could be few other topics based on your individual profiles. Most important thing is be yourself. It will be a discussion and not an interview. Good luck with the interview.

I was interviewed on 18 Feb. The typical questions that I was asked were: 1- Walk me through your career progression till date. Why Smeal and not any other B School, why now, why you? 2- Give an example of team work where you made an impact? What are your core strengths. 3- What are the qualities that you look for in a team member? What would a team member say about you? 4- What makes you stand out in your group? 5- Explain your job role to me? 6- Give an example of ethical dilemma that you faced. Then the interview became quite conversational and we went on to talk about a few alums and current students. Stacey was very friendly and even referred me to a current alum. That was nail in the coffin moment i guess. Hope this helps. :)

Location : Hyderabad Campus I was interviewed by 2 male alums (both looked like they might be in their thirties). One was slightly warmer and more expressive and one was fairly straight faced. Here are some of the questions they asked : You've had recent role shift, tell us about your new role. What skills from your previous role in XYZ company have helped you in your current role? What will you learn at ISB that you can't learn from Coursera? Why waste a year? To be an entrepreneur you don't need an MBA. Explain what skills you lack that you are expecting to learn from here? Name an entrepreneur that inspires you and why. Explain what your company does the way you would to a child in 5th standard in 3 sentences. Talk about a time when you lead a team at your previous workplace. Talk about a challenge you've faced in the workplace. What are your weaknesses as a professional? We value diversity. How can you contribute to the diversity in the classroom? What is a challenge you face in your current startup? The interview went on for 45 minutes, and I tried to answer all questions with confidence and clarity. They cross questioned me a lot on the "Why MBA?" question. Apart from that they seemed okay with my answers. The tone was courteous but I wouldn't say friendly. My advice would be to have extreme clarity about your current role, current industry and your reason to do an MBA and to be honest during the interview. Good luck!

The interview lasted for 30 mins. My suggestion is that you should dress professionally, prepare well. The questions were nothing new. Why MBA, why Simon, your strength and what you want to know about Simon. Know your CV well since they will ask about your academic background and work experience.

Hello Everyone, Had my interview on 24th with the AdComs. They had interviews lined back to back so took a short interview. The panel included 1 AdCom member and 1 from Career Management Services, both of them extremely humble and great in nature. The questions asked were pretty behavioral such as walk me through your resume, strengths and weakness, a global leader you admire and why, why MBA, why Katz, how do you plan to add value to class, your skills, etc. The interview went well. Hoping to receive a positive revert.

My alumni interview was very informal. I didn't have to do the "walk me through your resume" but instead my interviewer asked about points on my resume which he was interested in (undergrad majors, my first grad degree, my current company). The only "standard questions" I got were "Why an MBA" and "Why Kellogg." Beyond that, it really felt like a comfortable conversation.