Just had my interview yesterday on campus with 2nd year student. Pretty conversational overall and it took me 1 hour. Questions from what I remember were what you have already read online from GMATClub reports and Clearadmit: Walk through resume. Why MBA/why now? Why McCombs? Example of leadership experience. Example of conflict at work and how it was resolved. Short term long goals and long term goals. What about Plan B? What did you learn through application process? Experience with diverse group? What would you contribute at McCombs? Questions for him. Also, decided to go for the lunch and learn they had on campus for that day. Had a nice chat with a couple of 1st year students there. Now to wait for December. Good luck to all!

Overall interview was rather interesting, lasted 1 hour. I could not read the interviewer whether i was doing good or not. So i have received following questions: 1. Walk me through your resume? - Several times i was asked deeper questions, what exactly was done and how. What were the results. 2. Why MBA? 3. Why McCombs? 4. Short term goal and Plan B? 5. Unique solution to the problem? 6. Most proud accomplishment? 7. What have you learned about yourself during application process? 8. How do you plan to contribute? 9. Please share some other additional information about yourself that has NOT been included in your application? 10. The biggest challenge during your current work? and some other questions. Some insights, all the questions are written for interviewer in special format and they follow the conversation and immidietly put your reasoning on paper, thus a few proposals: 1. Prepare all answers to the questions listed in this thread and practice 2. Answer should contain straightforward reasoning, thus for interviewer it would be easy to follow your story and write it down.

A Texas Welcome... without the bells and whistles This review is for both FT and PT (evening) applicants as I interviewed for both programs. So here it is. I took my time learning about top business schools and decided Texas would make my top 3 list based on its reputation, strength in industries most important to me, and campus personality. This is important to internalize yourself as it will no doubt be pulled out of you during your interview. In my 2 interviews, I made sure to look sharp but didn't care to be in a traditional suit for 1 of them. That didn't seem to matter, especially as I went in with a strategy of talking tech and entrepreneurialism (the look seemed to complement the way I dressed that one time). There are so many resources online in terms of which questions have been asked before so I won't spend too much time on that here. If you're a PT/Evening student, you'll most likely interview with the Director or Associate Director of the program. My experience with her was very straight forward and we talked a lot about my views of business and my plans post-grad (have a tight story here). For the FT Interview, I interviewed with a 2nd year student. Very casually, we spoke about my professional experiences, outside leadership, and post-grad goals. Again, no curve balls here except he did ask some behavioral questions (tell me about a time when you....). My advice here is to be likable in your delivery, but also have true stories that you can use that shows your ability to overcome obstacles and to contribute to a larger group. Tips to remember for your interview: - show "bleed orange" pride. They are looking for someone who loves (or will love) UT - provide structured answers. Don't ramble and make sure to answer the question - be positive and likable. Show humility in the things you are/were lacking. Bonus points if you can tie in why McCombs will help in that area. - make sure your story ties. If you're GMAT is a 650 and you want to get into McKinsey, your interviewer will challenge you. Same thing if you name "target" companies that do not recruit at McCombs. - do coffee chats, webinars, and class visits, before your interview if possible. It'll show your interviewer you made the effort to get to know the school. - you will be asked how McCombs ranks against your other top choices. Your interviewer will complement you with whatever else you say, but be careful of diminishing McCombs.

I received an interview invitation fairly quickly after applying, within about 2 weeks. I would think this timing a a bit atypical. I don't recall an option to select an off campus interview, but I was planning to do on campus anyway. They have a full day of programming for your interview. They block everyone off into "interview super days" every Friday for a few weeks in a row, where they bring in big chunks of interviewees, probably 100 at a time or so. There's student panels, class visits, and other activities. You are slotted into a morning or afternoon interview time. You aren't required to attend the additional activities, but it probably helps you get into the swing of things. Current 2nd year students take chunks of students (probably 10+ at a time) to interview in conference rooms around the building. My interviewer and I had great instant rapport. It is a strict 30 min interview and it flies by. We hammered through the the typical questions, why SOM, why MBA, ST/LT goals, walk me through your resume. We spent the most time on the resume, really digging into specific bullets, drilling in on actions and results from various work activities. So be prepared to know your resume inside and out. We didn't have time for much else as he had to get back to other interviews. At the end my interviewer gave me great positive feedback and his contact information. He was very warm and friendly. My advice would be to participate in all the available programming as it will help you mingle with other interviewees and set you at ease. SOM is not trying to trip you up in the interview, they just want to have a quick chat so no curveballs. While your actual interviewer may vary, nearly all SOM students are really kind, friendly people.

My interview experience was really nice. I think most interviews are conducted by 2nd year students, and it is meant to be friendly and conversational. But I think they really focus on trying to find the people who are actually, really, interested in coming to Tuck and are not treating it like a safety school. The reason is that everything there is student-run (clubs, activities), so they really want people who are genuinely interested and are more likely to be involved in the community. As I said, my interview experience was pleasant but I felt like I could have made a stronger case on the obvious questions (why MBA? why now? why Tuck?) and I only have my preparation to blame for that. Know the school inside-out and know your reasons and background equally well. Tips for future applicants: Know your application well (Essays, and everything else that forms your story), and prepare well for the general questions (why MBA? why now? Why Tuck?) Also, really try to show them why Tuck specifically is a good fit for you and what you want to do. Best of luck!

Hi Guys, Had a Skype interview yesterday. My interviewer was a second year candidate and it was very casual and friendly and more of a conversational interview than just Q/A. He asked me the following question after his primary introduction 1. Introduce yourself 2. Tell me about your community service experience 3. Tell me more about your professional experience (Data analytics and decision making) 4. Tell about a time you performed exceptionally and beyond expectations 5. Tell about a time when you failed and what did you learn from that 6. What are your Long term goals and why Tuck? 7. What apart from education are your looking at tuck? 8. At Tuck we work in study groups. So at end of 2 years what would your study group describe you as? 9. Which communities will you be interested in at Tuck and why? 10. Do you have any questions for me? It was a fun experience and quite an open discussion.

I just had my on-campus interview. Here are the questions: 1. walkthrough resume, follow-up questions with my extra-curriculum activities 2. short/long term goal 3. why mba 4. why tuck 5. how will you contribute to tuck 6. tell me about a time you worked with other people 7. a time you failed 8. your leadership style/your role in a team 9. your strength/weakness 10. Q for interviewer I don't feel my interview went well because when I was talking, the interviewer had no response or any facial expressions. And I also sent thank you note to the interviewer, got a only response "good luck with your applications".

Yes it is possible to do an off campus interview at Tuck! I did not know Tuck offered it to US students and I assume this is rare. Of all schools, Tuck really wants you to visit and picture yourself in Hanover. However, being on the west coast and with a very hectic schedule, I could not make it. They were able to accommodate a video skype interview. I assume this is rare, and I assume this is for candidates they are very interested in. But if you really can't make it, do ask as they are able to accommodate. I did a skype interview with a second year student. Although I recommended you ask for off campus interviews, I would avoid skype interviews. They are extremely tough as its hard to build rapport, you can't hear each other well, and there's always a small lag. I had 5 MBA interviews and this was probably my toughest just based on those facts. Also my interviewer was a bit tough and held a strong poker face. I faced the typical questions of why MBA, why Tuck, ST/LT goals, how do you plan to participate in the Tuck community, tell me a time you've failed. I also got some curveballs such as, why have you not visited Tuck? We spent most of the time really drilling down into the nitty gritty of my resume, going over specific actions and behavioral questions around my bullet points. So definitely know your resume like the back of your hand. I had no feel as to if I did good or bad. My interviewer was a bit tough plus Skype is not very conducive to such activities. We went for about 45 minutes although the flow was a bit choppy. In the end, I did receive an offer of admission although I was convinced I had done poorly and due to the interview and not visiting campus which I was convinced had doomed me. I highly recommend an in person off campus interview if possible or go to campus to interview. I don't think most folks would be able to get away with not visiting.

Had my interview yesterday with a second year student. It was a very straight forward one. 30 minutes discussion, where in the interviewer asked questions for around 22 -23 minutes and I was given the rest of the time to ask any questions I had. Although I am not sure how did I do :) Here are the questions: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. Leadership experience 3. Team work 4. Strengths 4. Why MBA 5. Why Tuck 6. What will you bring to Tuck 7. Biggest accomplishment/One thing you are proud of 8. Failure 9. A question about GMAT Club 10. Any other thing you want to talk about 11. Questions for us

The interview was a lot of fun and by far the most relaxing out of all interviews I had. I felt that the interviewer was looking for cultural fit more than anything else and a couple of other people who interviewed with UCLA also agreed with me on this aspect. The questions were: 1. Tell me a a bit about yourself. 2. Goals/Why MBA? 3. Question about contributions you can make in class. 4. Question about managing teams. 5. Why Anderson?/What Classes are you interested in? 6. Questions about what do you do in your spare time 7. "If you could rewind this interview what do you want to say?" 8. Questions to the alum. My advice for other prospects who want to interview with UCLA is to find the time to connect with an alum or a current student to help you mock. They will be the best people to help you with the interview.

I have to say that my UCLA Anderson interview was my favorite interview of the five that I had. What was helpful was that my interviewer was of the coolest as well. We hit it off pretty early and were able to bond over a common interest that we were both passionate about. When the interview proper began, I got the usual suspect questions: 1. Walk me through your resume 2. What are your long-term and short-term goals? 3. Why do you want an MBA? 4. What is your greatest achievement? 5. Tell me about a time you dealt with conflict with a co-worker. The rest of the interview was very conversational and the questions essentially flowed from the discussion. I really liked this interview style. There were challenges with the Skype connection so, we first tried without video, then ended up just continuing with a phone call. In total, I would say the interview went on for just shy of 45 minutes. Great interview! Honored to be an Anderson admit.

The alumnus interviewer was a pro at interviewing!! He could very well find out the nitty-gritties about me. The interviewer had lot of biases based on my profile... and he was constantly trying to put words in my mouth and trying to see how I will react. It was a very free-flowing and fast-paced interview. He started off by asking me to highlight some key points I want him to take-away from the interview about my profile/me. I hadn’t prepared in this way (realized it is important!) but mentioned few things. He asked me what is it that drives me. What made me innovate when organizing X. He asked me why I wanted to go to the USA for MBA instead of from the top univs in my country. I also summarized my achievements at one of my workplace. He asked me if one of those things was my biggest accomplishment… I elaborated on why I felt so. He asked me for “a time I had tried something and faced failure” and when I stopped for few seconds to think of which experience will fit-in yet not overlap with what I’ve already told … he mocked that I don’t have any failures, only accomplishments. I said I was trying to avoid an overlap. I again mentioned one same experience as before but talked about the other perspective to it. Why MBA, Why Ross, etc.

Haas EWMBA Program Interview Background - Biotech undergrad overseas, Masters in biotech (south bay), experience in marketing, digital marketing, operations, and project management (waterfall & agile) at a fortune 500 scientific company. Undergrad GPA is very low but masters GPA is 3.8 while working full time. I got the interview invite within a couple days after the submission deadline for R2. I chose 3/2/2017 for convenience and agreed to interview on campus. Attire recommendation is business - I wore a mid-blue suit, light blue shirt with tie just to be safe. This is pretty close to what I wear to work, less the tie and suit jacket. I would recommend giving yourself time to be comfortable in a suit, be it days or weeks in advance. There is parking right across Haas (event parking), but a spot may be hard to find if you run into a major event. Street parking time limits don't make sense to accommodate time needed for interview. I arrived early to grab a coffee and calm my nerves. The EWMBA Admissions office is not hard to find in the main admin building. I was greeted by admissions staff and waited in the lounge for my interview. I met with my interviewer and proceeded to a personal office for the interview. I am more accustomed to meeting in conference rooms, so this was something I did not expect. Try not to be distracted by all the files, computer, etc. in the office. We started off with introductions and general "tell me about yourself" type questions. I talked about what I studied in undergrad, masters, and how it led to my current role. I also talked about the business courses I took which naturally paved the way to "why MBA." My response was I always knew I wanted formal business education because I am interested in all facets of business, so the question really is "why now." I felt comfortable with 4 yrs of experience and I am confident I can contribute meaningfully to the cohort. Goals wise, I wanted to transition into software product management, and eventually start my own company. I gave rationales to why Haas is the perfect fit for this goal. The next stage was "walk me through your resume" type questions. I just went through my various experiences listed/not listed on the resume and painted a story of how I got to where I was, and how it'll help me get to where I want to be. I highlighted a couple of key achievements, since they accentuate my initiative, leadership, teamwork, and ability to make sense of complex things moving at 100 miles per hour. The last stage was about my recreation and how I spend my time outside of work. I had a hard time answering this question because my interests are diverse. I led with "I like to focus on work, but explore on interests." Some things seemed to connect and we had an enjoyable chat to slightly over the allotted interview time. My best advice is practice performing under pressure and be steady. I learned to shift my mindset from "convince them" to "share my passion and story." Also have solid stories on how you fit with the Haas defining principles and culture. The defining principles closely match my personal principles, so I just needed examples to demonstrate. Best of luck & see you at Haas!

Just got done with my Fuqua Round 1 interview with an alumnus in India. I'll be honest: it wasn't my best interview. Although the interview questions were fairly standard, the interviewer's reactions to my responses seemed far from encouraging. I felt that a lot more questions than usual were focused on my weaknesses, preconceived notions about me, and criticisms. Other questions included Why MBA, Why particularly in the US, Why Fuqua, Contribution to Fuqua, Career Goals, and a lot of behavioural questions. The interview lasted about 50 minutes. At this point, I'm not sure I can expect too much from Fuqua; but I'm not ruling it off just yet. Good luck to the others.

Interviewed on campus. Let me try my best to recollect all the conversation: 1. The 2nd year student called out my name at the lounge where all prospects were sitting and busy talking to FY students. 2. Greeting each other we went to a room close by. 3. She had read my resume and had made notes on it. She told me that she'll be making a lot if notes during the next 45 minutes and that I wouldn't worry about it. 4. She introduced herself and II did so too. 5. She said my story and need for a MBA made perfect sense. 6. She said her brother tried entrepreneurship like me and felt that he wouldn't be able to be a part of a structured learning environment and asked me what I thought about it. 7. She asked me what I thought of as a good leadership style and asked me to share what type of a leader I think I'm. 8. Why Duke 9. A challenging team work experience 10. What makes me nervous 11. Which round I was applying in 12. Anything I wish to say that she didn't ask 13. Questions for her Feeling during and after the "conversation" was like any other conversation with a friend. It was very simple and friendly.

I had scheduled a skype interview. Had it on 13th. Had a great experience. The interviewer was a 2nd yr, really nice person. He appeared to have some standard set of questions. Questions appeared pretty normal to me - - walk me through your resume. - leadership experience in a team where you faced difficulties. - teamwork experiences (conflict situation) - an achievement as a leader. - a time when you failed at something. - most constructive feedback that you have received, how did you react to it? A second situation where you applied the learning from that feedback. - what differentiates you from other applicants? - your biggest weakness (one) and how are you working on it? - what past experiences have prepared you for your future ambitions and how fuqua will help you? - what does team fuqua mean to you? - how will you build further on your leadership skills at fuqua? - what clubs/activities are you looking forward to? - any questions from me? Experience was great as I mentioned earlier. He was very friendly and we started off with a chat about how I was staying back in office for the interview and then a bit about Tata group after which we started with the questions. We had a few light moments as well! In the end, he also told me that I did well and wished me best for other parts of the process.

I just had my in-person, off-site interview with a Fuqua alum (class of 2015). Similar to my Kellogg in-person interview, the questions were not your typical cookie-cutter "Walk me through your resume", "What are your short- / long-term goals", etc. These were a lot more behavioral, and I found myself talking a lot about lessons I had learned working in teams - both as a leader and as a follower. The questions require a lot more introspection, and it is very difficult to provide canned responses to them (and I actually like their method). Some of the bang-on questions you would have seen shared already include: 1. What does Team Fuqua mean to you and why? 2. What differentiates you from other applicants? 3. If admitted, what will you bring to Fuqua as a student? In what ways will you contribute? 4. What qualities of mine am I most proud of? (and after I gave a response to those, there were follow-up questions on specific examples of times when I exhibited those qualities.) 5. Give me an example of constructive feedback you have received and tell me about a specific instance of where you have applied that. 6. What surprised you most from your most recent performance review? I think that to do well in this interview, one needs to have at least five good stories with multiple lessons that you can call on if needed. Thinking back, I don't even think I talked about my short- or long-term goals at all. When I realized the pattern the interview was taking, I wove in some of my long-term goals and reasons I like Fuqua into some of my responses to other questions. All said, I think it went well. I didn't have time for questions in the end, but we did have a chat about class specializations, switching careers, Dan Ariely, and Duke sports. All the best to everyone preparing for their Fuqua interviews!

I am a reapplicant and I submitted my application in Early action. I had my interview(open-interview session) on-campus yesterday. I thought I will share my experience. 1) The visit to campus was awesome. There are FY students who are available at any time to answer your questions. They are all very friendly and supportive. They know what you are going through as they were on the same boat last year. 2) My interview was very casual. Here are some of the questions. -Walk me through your resume -Why Duke? -What was the constructive feedback that you ever gave to someone and how did the issue get resolved? -What was the constructive feedback that you received and...? -what motivates you the most? -What are some aspects that you liked about a team that you were part of? (I think it was framed differently but this kinda sums up! It was very conversational and the questions are kinda linked to one another). -What is your leadership style? -How would you contribute to Duke? -Tell me something about yourself that you haven't shared with the adcom before? -What are your hobbies? -questions for me? Overall, the SY students are trained very well. They are passionate about the school and want to know whether you fit in. Interview was very conversational. I had a very good vibe about it. I answered a question and the interviewer either nodded in agreement or added some new information related to it. It is like talking to a friend over lunch. There was a lot of back and forth conversation. I know that my reply might be late for the open interview session but for those of you who might be called in for interview, hope this helps. Good luck to all. Also, I got a chance to sit in a class and the overall experience is great. Duke is definitely one of the best schools!

I took the opportunity to visit campus last week and have my interview, which was very casual, zero pressure. Qs that I remember: Tell me about yourself Why MBA Why now Why Duke (very subtle, not a direct question) Qualities of a good leader What do you do in stressful team situations, give an example What role do you play in teams What sort of feedback did have you received What are your strengths/weaknesses What motivates you What will you contribute to Fuqua As a re-applicant, what have you done to strengthen your candidacy What would you say to adcom for 1 minute Qs for the interviewer Now the hard part comes, wait till December... Best of luck to everyone.

My interview was with a second year student on campus. I waited in the waiting area with other interviewees then was taken to a small two person interview room. Brief introductions and chatter. Talked about the recent basketball camp out. Interviewer did not look at my resume beforehand. Asked me to walk through my resume. I was then asked many, many questions, I believe my interviewer was looking to get enough material to write his/her review. Questions were standard such as -- why mba, -- why fuqua, -- pitch yourself to admissions, -- name a weakness/strength, -- what makes you stand out etc. Interviewer was very pleasant throughout, at no time did I feel grilled. Interviewer ended interview by handing over card and stating that he/she was there to help and to reach out with any questions. Total time of about 40 minutes. I was worried about a couple things but neither hurt me: scheduled an interview only and skipped tour and class due to workload, dressed more towards consultant than banker attire (on the casual side)