I just had my Skype interview with a 2nd year student yesterday, and overall I think it went okay. Some unexpected questions but in general it was more of a conversation. Here are some of the questions in case others are wondering: - Walk me through your resume and tell me what you've learned - Why McCombs - Tell me a time when you had a conflict with your superior/colleague - If there's one thing that you'd like to tell us about yourself, what would it be - Tell me a time when you worked in a diverse setup - Tell me a time when you were a leader - How would you contribute to the class and what would you be interested in joining at McCombs - Tell me a time you had to prioritize work - Short term goal, long term goal and plan B - What did you learn about yourself through the application process - Which other schools have you applied to and where does McCombs sit among your preferences - Example of a time when you solved a problem Hope this helps, and best of luck to y'all!

Okay, interviews have kind of been a disaster for me. I'll tell all details, hopefully it helps someone prepare in areas I wasn't prepared. In person interview: Had my interview back in mid October - and I have NEVER been so nervous in my life. I had to have a surgery this month, so I was down for at least 2 weeks of the interview period. The morning I was assigned an alumni to do the interview, I emailed him to set it up the interview. With my schedule limitations, the only time to do the interview was THAT DAY in 4 hours. I had two hours of meetings left at my full time job, had enough time to go home and throw on a suit, and then drive the hour to his office. No. Preparation. Time. Not in a good place mentally Felt really strong the first hour. LBS is the only school I applied to in this round, I have a very clear reason I want to go there, my resume and essays told a clear story, and I know the school. He seemed very interested in press events I used to manage in Hawaii, which was one of my favorite projects, so it was very easy to talk about In hour two, we did an impromptu a case study where I had to do quite a bit of estimation math in my head, which I was totally unprepared for. Talked about it for about 10 minutes, and by the end I was so nervous I'm sure I was pale as a ghost, because he said that we should take a little break if I needed it. Then I was worried that I was looking like I couldn't handle pressure, which of course meant I was then stuck inside my head for the rest of the interview I feel like I did fine on the Case Presentation portion, the scenarios presented were simple enough. I could have done better, but it was okay. I walked out a feeling like my chances of getting had all but died. My interviewer called me about 30 minutes later and told me that he didn't want me to feel like I had bombed the interview, and that he gives very hard interviews. I thanked him for the call, and told him what a great learning experience it was! I have never been nervous in an interview before, but I'd never had an interview like this. I learned about an area I can definitely improve. So. Feels like I bombed, but maybe he was sincere when he said that I didn't? Video Interview: I work in entertainment, so I have access to sets and photography studios. I set up my laptop in a photo studio, set up 3 point lighting, white background, the whole shebang. Tried to give any extra effort I could :) Obviously, we knew the first question, so I felt fine about my answer there (I tripped over a few words, and wasn't as elegant as I was in my rehearsal, oh well). The second question was related to the single area of the program I knew the LEAST about. I know the program, I know which professors I'm most excited about meeting, I knew which courses I am looking forward to taking the most, the electives I will do, which clubs I'd like to join, the businesses based in London I'm most interested in connecting with, etc. There is ONE area of the program I really never thought much about, and that's the question I got. and I BLEW it. Terrible terrible response. As soon as it stopped recording, I knew EXACTLY what I should have said. My Biggest Take Aways: - No matter what you've heard about an LBS interview, be prepared for something off book - During the interview window, make sure you look interview ready every day until you're interview is officially scheduled - you never know when schedules will suck enough you have to do an interview immediatley - Know the WHOLE PROGRAM. Even the parts that you aren't particularly interested in or don't plan on participating.

Had my interview few days ago at LBS campus. Overall, the interview was more of a conversation than one-way communication. The interviewer was experienced and she interviews many candidates every year (at least that's the impression I got from her conversations). She had a questionnaire and followed a structured approach to cover as many aspects as possible about my profile: 1. About myself : She asked me to talk her through my resume and specifically asked me to focus more on "why I did" what I did. This was followed by some detailed questions wherever she was interested in my profile such as How did you find this experience etc. 2. Why MBA/Why LBS/Why now 3. How will I contribute to the school/clubs/class/study group 4. Life experience questions : Tell me a time when you worked in a multi-cultural team, what is my biggest achievement , what is my biggest challenge in my current role, what are your biggest strengths, Tell me a time when you led a project, My international experience etc. 5. My opinion : What is wrong with the world that businesses are ignoring? What should they do? 6. Presentation: She already chose the topic for me from a list and gave 5 mins to prepare. It was easy and she was focusing more on my approach and perspective than the final answer. I read in this blog that students were asked not to share the topic of the presentation. Surprisingly, she didn't ask me - may be she forgot :) 7. Finally, the conversation ended with her experience at LBS, what they look for in a candidate at this stage and her current role in the firm and why she chose it.. My advice to everyone will be keep your answers short, concise and structured. Moreover, be honest and enjoy the conversation. Now waiting impatiently for the result - fingers crossed. Best wishes to everyone!

Had my interview some few days ago. It was definitely the most exhaustive MBA interview I've had by far. My interviewer had all of my information, specific things that LBS had requested he should find out, and he even knew to which schools I had applied!! (I guess they get this information from the GMAT report) Overall it was a very complete and exhaustive conversation, where I felt I was permanently pushed to see whether I'd fit at LBS (I definitely think I do). The case was simple, nothing to worry about (Can't share the contents of it) I would recommend for everyone to be really prepared for this interview. Have a clear story, career path, electives you want to do, LBS activities on which you want to participate, etc Best of luck to everyone!

Had my interview with an experienced professional in the industry. Pretty standard interview. Spent a little over an hour. Here's what I remember 1. Tell me about yourself, why MBA, why now 2. What do you think about Brexit and how will it impact your decision 3. What exactly do you want to do in your field 4. Tell me about a leadership experience 5. 5 min to prepare and answer a case.

Interview lasted about 1+ hour and very friendly. Normal questions: - Tell me a little about yourself? (different from walk me through your resume) - Walk me through your resume? - Why an MBA? - Why an MBA now? - What's the plan post MBA? - Which country do you want to work in post MBA? ) - Which industry are you targeting? -What's your short term goals and long term goals post MBA and how can ESADE help you achieve them? - did you apply to any other school? and what's your thought process? - How did you study for your GMAT? - Tell me something you are proud of and something you regret? - Biggest challenge and biggest success professionally? and some normal follow up questions. Behavioral questions: - Imagine that you had to explain your job to your grandmother, what would you say? - Best advice someone told you? - Tell me one thing you would like to stop, continue and start? - What kind of leader are you? - If someone is slacking off in your team, how would you react? That's all what I can remember. Best of luck

My interview Lasted 30 mins exact, it was extremely conversational and the interviewer was very warm and friendly. Questions asked: 1. Tell me about your childhood, what was your upbringing like? 2. Did you participate in extra curricular activities/sports in University or school? 3. Why did you choose your major (engineering) in college? 4. After college, why did you join your first company? 5. Why did you leave your first company after 1.5 years 6. Tell me about the company you are working in now 7. What is your greatest accomplishment so far in this job 8. If I call up your recommendor, what two things will he tell me are your strengths 9. What one things will he tell me are your weakness 10. What are your plans after MBA, are you going to stay in USA or go back to India 11. Tell me about the non profit you volunteer for, what motivated you to join the non profit 12. India has been growing tremendously over the last few years, has this growth also translated to growth in the non profit sector of the country? 13. Why UNC 14. Any questions for me It was a very organic interview, did not seem like the interviewer came with a list of questions that he wanted to ask. Instead he tailor made the interview according to the things that I told him.

Had my interview on 25/11/2017 in Mumbai. Had a different experience than what people have posted here as my interviewer had read my essays before I came. The questions were: - Walk me through your resume - Elaborate on the short term goals mentioned by you in your essay and how will USC help you achieve them? - How does your company differentiate itself from its competition (As I am from a family business background) - Tell me about your greatest achievement - Tell me about the biggest obstacle/ challenge you faced in your life outside work - According to you, what are the top 3 qualities of a great leader - How do you embody the number 1 quality you feel a leader should have - Do you have any questions for me Overall the interview was very conversational and ended in 30 mins on the dot. The interviewer was mindful to leave sufficient time for any questions that I may have.

Had my interview with 2nd year student via skype. Overall great experience, very friendly approach and not stressful at all. Questions were not stressful either, and no unexpected questions at all. 30 min for the interview and 15 minutes for my questions. One interesting thing to note: the interviewer has the same career goals as i do. i am not sure this was the intention, since the goal of product manager in tech is very common these days, however i believe the school tries to match applicants with interviewers having similar goals whenever possible. our background with the interviewer was also similar in a way, because we both have entrepeneurship experience. So interviewer asked questions about my current business, and i believe he was just interested in this in the context of his personal background, not because the interview prescribed these kind of questions. This actually made the conversation much more interesting and meaningful. For applicants, who are open to different options in terms of career goals and do not have them set in stone , i still suggest to have a very clear career plan down to position and company (or companies). although mccombs is not among the schools which are obsessed with super detailed career goals, do not relax just yet. even though my interviewer did not drill me hard on my career goals (maybe because he sensed that i really did my homework from some small details of the conversation), but i can see that coming from some students especially if they sense that you didn't do detailed research. so i suggest to over prepare by doing brief research on these questions (in the context of PM role of course, but you get the overall idea): - why exactly this company? - what is the product of this company that you would like to work on if given a choice? - what new product would you suggest to the company's CEO if given the opportunity? - what do you think about competitors x,y,z of this company? - what excites you about the strategy of this company ? - what skills are most important for this position in this company? - what classes exactly do you want to take and how do they relate to this position? the probability is not high due to limited interview time, but if these questions are asked and you don't have anything to say, that might really hurt i guess.

Just had my interview with a local alumni. Overall, it is very casual and conversational. She did not get a chance to review my resume even though I sent it to her in advance. So there was not a lot of questions about my resume. 1. Why my current position 2. Why Mccombs 3. Why MBA 4. Why now 5. Career goals 6. What other programs are you applying

I had my mccombs interview with an alumni earlier this week. Interview went well and got a very positive response to my thank you letter. Ultimately, I felt that interview sealed the deal, but of course, we’ll see! Couple things I took away. If you interview with alumni, be aware the interviews be in a quiet room or very busy area. If distractions mess with your nerves don’t risk setting up an alumni interview. I interviewed at google campus at a bench with many people eating close by. It didn’t bother me, but I think some people would not prefer this situation. On the flip side, my interviewer basically started out with “I’m supposed to ask you specific questions but we can get to those later. How are you doing??”. May have just been my interviewer, but I’ve heard similar stories about alums. Also, with Texas interviews you can pick your alumni interviewer. Do research on their LinkedIn! If you draw blanks in the interview you can always ask a questions pertaining to their background. Good luck!

Hey guys, it's probably a little late but just thought I'd share my interview experience. Interviewer was second-year student, very friendly, created a very relaxed atmosphere. Questions, after her asking me to walk me through my resume, were what you'd expect: 1. Why MBA? 2. Why Anderson? 3. Strengths/weaknesses? 4. Time where you implemented change (this one I was somewhat unprepared for)? 5. Clubs you'd be interested in? 6. Any questions for me? Overall, pretty straightforward, and the casual demeanor of the interviewer really helped with my nervousness. Now just to anxiously await their decision. Good luck to everyone else!

Just had my interview. The process was smooth. The interviewer was very friendly. I was asked the basic questions: -Tell me a little about yourself -Why MBA? -Short-term and long-term goal -Plan B if short-term doesn't work out -My best quality and something that I lack -Clubs that I would like to join -and some behavorial questions! Hope this helps. :)

Just had my skype interview. Really conversational, it was 30 mins to the dot. Some questions: -Walk me through your resume -Why MBA? Why now? Why Anderson? -Good and bad things your boss would say about you -What role do you play in a team? -What anderson clubs you want to participate in Last 5 mins were for questions for the interviewer.

Interviewed with the Alum an hour ago. The interview was pretty straight forward and interactive. The Alum started with introducing himself and talking about his time at Ross. Then he switched over to my experiences and asked me to tell about myself. Then the usual interview: why MBA, what goals, why Ross, a couple of behavioural questions on leadership experience and then questions for him. The interview lasted about 45 minutes. Call it interaction rather than interview. The Alum was very nice and calming. No curve balls thrown my way.

I interviewed with a Ross' 16 alum in a Starbucks. It was really conversational and he made sure to let me know that upfront. He had gone through my resume before and asked these questions. 1. Tell me about yourself 2. So Why MBA? 3. Why Ross? 4. *points to a specific bullet point on the resume* - this looks interesting - tell me more about this 5. How do you think you will contribute to Ross? 6. Working in education, you must have come across many conflicts. Tell me about one such experience. 7. Questions for me. We ended up chatting for about 15-20 mins after the interview about his experience in Ann Arbor and just generally about Ross and a few mutual connections. Interview lasted for about 45 minutes (including the questions and follow-ups). Sent a thank you email. Received a prompt response. I am pumped for the team exercise now :)

I had my interview yesterday morning with a 2nd year students and majority of the questions were the same ones. She asked me about my work experience and how I managed a team where the members were of different nationalities. The interview was very casual and she was from Chicago and we talked a bit about the city. She was very friendly and made me very comfortable before starting the interview. I had my classroom visit and the tour scheduled after the interview and it was a wonderful experience. If you can take advantage of scheduling your interview at Tuck's campus, please do it. The alums were also super helpful. Let's see now. I'm applying in the January round so I won't get to know till March. Fingers crossed.

Did my interview on Tuesday. Interviewer was bit dry and had poker face throughout the interview. So it's hard to gauge if she understood my story or not. Typical Questions: 1. Walk me through your resume ? 2. How do you deal with adversities ? 3. What are your long term goals and how will you achieve those at tuck? 4. How do you respond when people approach you with personal problems ? 5. What are you looking to bring to Tuck and how will you contribute to Tuck commuity ? 6. What your legacy will be at Tuck ?

I had my interview with a second year student on campus during the open interview period. My interviewer carried himself very well, looks like they are well trained. He started off by describing his background and asked about mine. This was followed by the usual questions- 1) Why MBA? 2) Why Fuqua? 3) How will you contribute? 4) Leadership experience and what you learnt from that? 6) Tell me about a time when you failed? I spoke about a careless mistake I made and he was happy that I shared it with him. 7) Teamwork experience-few follow up questions regarding that. 8) One minute pitch to Adcom. At the end he gave me the opportunity to ask few questions. I asked him about a time when he faced difficulty working in team at Fuqua and what he did about that, not sure if it was appropriate to ask. I think preparation is the key-when you know that you are doing well for the first few questions, nervousness goes away and you begin to feel more confident. My advice is to prepare well, especially the inevitable first few questions-about yourself, why MBA and why Fuqua. A quick note regarding Fuqua application- its online app is outdated and exhaustive. I made few spelling mistakes in the app and realized them after submitting. Please make sure you double check the work so that you don't end up losing sleep.

Hello Peeps, I had my interview last Sunday at a Cafe in Mumbai with an Alum. Sharing my experience for the benefit of those who are gonna interview in later rounds. First of all I would like to say that the best way to approach this interview is to think of it as a conversation with an Alum. 1. Discuss your aspirations, goals and even queries earnestly. 2. At the same time treat it as a formal interview in terms of your dressing and language. 3. Try to give specific examples for each aspect you are talking about I was asked questions on the following aspects: 1. Go through your resume 2. Why MBA 3. Why Duke 4. Any experience as a leader where you failed. What did you learn? (I had given a non work related example) 5. Follow up question- How did you apply this learning in your professional life? 6. Strengths/Weaknesses 7. What will you do if some one from the team is not performing ? 8. Any example of collaboration that you have achieved ? 9. Any questions for me ? Just be cool, confident and yourself during the interview. All the best folks !!! Ping me up if you need any help otherwise.