I interviewed with Tony. It was not a blind interview. His demeanor was very friendly. Started by telling that interview would focus on my Professional experience & behavioural questions. Told me I can addany relevant points not discussed at the end. Questions: 1. Walk me through your background/Tell me about yourself 2. Why MBA? 3. Short Term & Long Term goals? 4. Why Tepper? Follow-up on this. What specifically I liked& hope to learn? 5. How Tepper will help achieve my goals? 6. What is Teamwork & what it means to me? 7. What is Diversity & Inclusion and what it means to me? 8. TMAT I faced challenge? 9. TMAT I had to convince colleague/Manager who disagreed? 10. Anything else I would like to add? Closed the interview with 3 questions from my End. Overall Interview was 40 mins ( 30 + 10 mins on my questions ). Overall a very positive experience

The interviewer was very nice and made the whole process comfortable. He started the interview with telling about himself and kept the format more conversational so there was not much pressure. The whole thing was about 35-40 mins. Last 10 minutes were for my questions. 1) Tell me about yourself 2) Why MBA, why Now, why Tepper 3) What does DEI mean to you? 4) TMAT you had to work on a team 5)TMAT you had to convince someone/had a conflict then time for questions

Just finished my interview. It was with an alumni who graduated in 2007. I was expecting a candid and conversational experience, but it felt like a proper interview and he grilled me quite a bit. Questions: 1.⁠ ⁠Tell me about yourself (Your experience, Why MBA, What are your goals) - He grilled quite a bit on the Why MBA part, asking why I need an MBA to achieve my goals 2.⁠ ⁠⁠He asked about my plan-B in case I don’t take an MBA and pressed on it asking why I don’t directly pivot into consulting, without an MBA. He asked what skills are required to be a strategy consultant. 3.⁠ ⁠⁠How Ross fits into the picture 3.⁠ ⁠⁠TMAT you faced a challenge, how did you solve and what was the impact 4.⁠ ⁠⁠TMAT you worked on a project which had the biggest impact 5.⁠ ⁠⁠TMAT you had a conflict with a teammate, how did you resolve it and what was the impact 6.⁠ ⁠⁠TMAT you worked in a diverse team (Didn’t probe too much on this) 7.⁠ ⁠⁠TMAT you failed, how did you face it and what was the impact 8.⁠ ⁠⁠Any questions you have for me Even for the TMAT questions he wasn’t satisfied when I was explaining things at a high level. He kept interrupting me in between and he wanted me to set up the context properly before explaining what happened My suggestion for everyone else: 1.⁠ ⁠Be perfectly clear on why you want to do an MBA and how it sets you up for your goals 2.⁠ ⁠⁠Make sure not to use fictional examples, and if you are asked a TMAT question that has never happened to you, just be frank and say that something exactly like that didn’t happen, and provide an example that loosely connects to it.

Just finished my interview. It was with Jillian Stubbs. It was a surprisingly short interview and we were done in about 15 mins and for the rest of the time it was me asking random questions to her. 1. Tell me about your work experience (Not yourself, but work experience - So I only talked about my job) 2. How do you work in a team and what aspect is most important for team-work?⁠ 3. ⁠What are your motivations for pursuing an MBA and Why Goizueta? 4. ⁠What are your short term and long term goals? (I included my Plan-B as well, and she didn’t follow up on that) 5. ⁠Anything that you wanted me to ask Post this, it was mostly me asking questions about her experience and stuff

1.⁠ ⁠You work in tech consulting(Deloitte) - Describe about your current role 2.⁠ ⁠How will an MBA help you in your future career, Future of AI. What's your opinion - Impact of AI on MBA 3.⁠ ⁠What if you don’t get into ISB this year? Are you also considering Abroad options ? 4.⁠ ⁠How did your evaluator react when you shared your MBA plans? (Spoke to few folks they were also asked this particular ques) 5.⁠ ⁠Tell us a bit about your journey. 6.⁠ ⁠What does leadership mean to you? 7.⁠ ⁠If we asked your colleagues about you what would they say? 8.⁠ ⁠What do you do outside of work? (Film-making interest. 2-3 minutes discussion) 9.⁠ ⁠What's your plan after the interview ? (Answered gonna watch United vs Liverpool game), 2-3 minutes of discussions regarding Indian Football. 10.⁠ ⁠Do you have any questions for us? These were the questions I can remember. My interview lasted for around 40 minutes, moderately chill more of discussions regarding my future goals and ofc from my Essays and CV. Hope it might help you guys. Also as i am preparing for INSEAD interviews, would love to connect if anyone has got the invite.

Current student but graduates in 2 months. The interview was very conversational. He was interested in who I was as a person, my motivations, and how I would fit in at Ross. - walk me through your cv - ⁠what are your short and long term goals - ⁠why MBA , why now, why Ross - ⁠tell me about a time you had to adapt to a new situation - ⁠tell me about a time you received critical feedback from a subordinate - ⁠Tell me about a time you had to handle a challenging situation - ⁠Tell me about a time you had to work with a diverse team After that, it was just follow up questions from my experience and answers.

Had 2 interviews with HEC alums over 2 days. The 1st one was 1.5hrs and the 2nd lasted for about an hour. Interview 1: This one was very relaxed from the start, the alum was super warm and made it a great experience overall. Questions included - 1. Tell me about yourself 2. Why MBA? 3. Why HEC? 4. Why not other EU schools like INSEAD? 5. What kind of leader do you aspire to be? 6. How will you motivate your team? 7. What're your post MBA goals? LT + ST 8. What will you do pre MBA and on campus to achieve these goals? 9. If post MBA goals don't pan out, what will you do? 10. How will you stay upto date with current AI trends during your MBA? (This was a goals based Q) There were alot more questions based on my answers. It was clear that the alum was trying to gauge my thought process and wanted to understand my values system. The presentation happened midway through the interview. Keep your topic engaging and maybe choose a topic which isn't highlighted in your application (my application was quite work heavy, so I chose a personal topic for the ppt). The alum also gave me some great feedback at the end. Interview 2: This one was a bit shorter and more work focused. Questions included - 1. Walk me through your CV (there were alot of questions as i was walking them though my CV based on projects, roles, responsibilities) 2. Why HEC? Why not INSEAD? 3. Why Europe? 4. What are your ST + LT goals? Why? The presentation was at the end of the interview. Prepare for situational/behavioral questions well and be clear on your motivations. The alums were great to talk to and I got to ask them a few questions towards the end as well.

I had my interview 1.⁠ ⁠Tell me about yourself 2.⁠ ⁠⁠post MBA plans 3.⁠ ⁠⁠Diversity equity and Inclusion at Tepper 4.⁠ ⁠⁠Why MBA and why now. 5.⁠ ⁠⁠Why tepper 6.⁠ ⁠⁠TMAT you helped a teammate 7.⁠ ⁠⁠TMAT you resolved a conflict 8.⁠ ⁠⁠Something we didn’t cover. My interviewer was very friendly. He kept the interview conversational and was genuinely curious to know about me.

•⁠ ⁠Tell me about your self •⁠ ⁠⁠short term & long term goals •⁠ ⁠⁠why MBA at time point why not before (if you have experience greater that avg) •⁠ ⁠⁠tell me a time when you have conflicting situation with your boss or client and how you approach that situation •⁠ ⁠⁠tell me a point when you made a mistake, when you realise how did you corrected it and what have have you learned from that. •⁠ ⁠Tepper community is dynamic and unique- how would you be collaborative to be inclusive and supportive

Interview happened with Adcom for 33 minutes including my questions. Told that it would a blind interview ( She only had my resume & goals section ) She started my reading out my resume highlights. 1) Why did I choose my function & industry? 2) 1 Follow-up question on that 3) Career progression compared to peers? 4) Short-Term & Long-Term goals? 5) What did I do till now to reach those goals? 6) What's my backup plan? 7) Why MBA? Why Kellogg? 8) What aspects of leadership am I trying to develop? 9) TMAT where I had to work with someone I didn't like? 10) TMAT I failed? 11) TMAT I faced adversity? 12) Constructive feedback I received and my response? 13) Professional achievement I am most proud of? 14) What's my leadership style? 15) What's my take on collaboration? How do I implement that in my leadership? 16) Three adjectives that my colleagues would use to describe me 17) Strengths & Weaknesses? 18) Anything else I would like to add? Ended with 2 questions from my end. Tone of the interview was positive but interviewer probed with follow-ups for multiple questions. Asked me not to give lot of context and be short answer keeping in mind the shorter duration of interview. Cautiously optimistic.

I was the second candidate for that panel. The reporting time was 8:30 am. The panelists were 2 professors. Started off with the extempore. Topic - Should India implement a digital tax on global tech giants? I misunderstood the question and since I couldn't come up with a lot of points for it, I went against it. They tried to ask me questions to bring me on track and there were a lot of rebuttals, which I handled calmly. Then they asked me about my work ex, about the cities where I'd lived. Some other random questions like is Bangalore only known for startups in IT/ITES. The vibe was surprisingly light and fun. The interviewers were laughing and smiling, and it felt more like a great conversation than an interrogation. They even gave me a toffee on the way out.

Got the invite from Prof. Carl Voigt about 4 days in advance — super warm and relaxed setup over Zoom. He makes it feel like a chat, not an interview. Questions asked: 1. Where are you joining from? (To set conversational tone) 2. Have you connected with IBEAR alumni/current students? (To get conversation flowing) 3. Tell me about your career so far. 4. Why MBA and why now? 5. Why IBEAR specifically? 6. What are your short- and long-term goals? 7. What exposure do you have to (goals related)? 8. Are you applying elsewhere? 9. What makes IBEAR stand out for you? 10. Family joining you during the program? 11. Have you been to the U.S. before? 12. Any questions for me? Takeaway: Conversation flowed easily — Prof. Voigt genuinely wants to know your story, realistic goals and fit with the cohort. Focus on why this program (industry trips + tight-knit class) and show clarity on post-MBA goals.

Debrief - 2nd Oct 1:30 Location - IIMA total 4 panels, 2 interviewer in each panel 1 male (P1 - Marketing professor) and 1 female (P2 - Organizational behavior professor) in my panel. P2 ushered me to the interview room. I Entered the room, greeted the P1. Even before sitting properly P1 - what is packaged application? (resume qus) Me - Answered P1 - so Ms office is also packed application? Me - yes sir P1 - ok, now you can pick a chit, think for few min and then start speaking for or against of the topic. If you're not comfortable, you can change the topic but that will be binding. Me - sure sir, I picked the chit, topic was - initiatives like make in India or make America great again are stopping Globalisation and pushing towards re-shore Took some time to think, clarified the scope of topic then jotted few notes although didn't refer to those. Me - started speaking in the direction that Globalisation won't be hurt despite the make in India or MAGA schemes. It may promote local businesses but Globalisation can't be stopped by these schemes. Etc etc Completed my argument P1 - but how can you say that tariffs are not going to impact India? What India has to offer which can't be transferred to other countries. Me - answered, or atleast tried to answer P1 - No, apart from cheap labor which can be outsourced from anywhere, how will you justify this? Me - answered P1 - No no, but I want to know what India can offer to other countries which is groundbreaking or something which is never done. Don't tell me cheap labour and expertise as our engineers are doing normal jobs in TCS and rest of the companies but their businesses mostly comes from US only. Me - answered, tried to convince but also told that we are not innovating something which is groundbreaking at this stage, but whatever we do, in that, our expertise lies. P1 - laughed and still No no no no... P2 stepped in P2 - what is the big heart award (resume) Me - explained P2 - so don't you think CSR that companies do is hypocritical in nature as they can do better things with that money? Me - tried to justify P2 - can you justify CSR with logic, why your Company should have responsibility of doing CSR rather than may be hiring more people if you're so much concerned about making difference in people's life? Me - tried to defend P2 - Let's just keep company law or country's law aside, then will companies would be interested in doing CSR? Me - told that not all but few will still do. P2 - what would you do if you have your own company? Me - told that I'll do P2 - but don't you think CSR is spoiling people to enjoy freebies Me - explained P2 - but you train people from IIT, NIT and other people, how they are marginalized, they are well off and doing great? Me - told that we don't train people from IIT or NIT, but from partnered NGO who only get diploma degree free of cost and we also help them to learn what is needed to get into our companies and how they can learn things. P1 - so do you agree with 5000 Rs freebies govt is spending to people. Me - explained and told govt policies and told I don't agree P1 - but you were agreeing to CSR but why this shift in stance? Me - told them that 1 specific scheme and why we can't stop distribution of money, but in other scheme where blanket money is getting distributed to anybody who enrolled, that I don't support, as it can be optimized further by redirecting money to specific set of people. P1 smiled and told I'm done P2 offered me chocolate and asked me to leave.

As I walked in I was asked to pick a chit which will give out a topic. I’ll have 30 seconds to prepare my views on the topic and then I’ll have to defend my take. Topic - private deemed-to-be-universities are simple money making businesses I went against the topic. Put forth a few points which they countered. I countered with a few more and told them that their points are also valid. Basically I felt they have such topics which can have both sides and thus only to pressure test a candidate. Beyond this, were the standard goals, why MBA and why now type of questions. What started with them trying to put me off later eased into a conversational discussion of them trying to get to know me and the direction I wish to head. Lasted for about 30 min or so.

Hi all, just gave my Kellogg Interview Tell me about the transition of your roles; career trajectory How was the experience like switching from tech side to product side What led you to pursue a role in tech domain during college Dream companies post MBA What if you don't achieve your goalsWhat is plan B What if plan B doesn't work out and you fail to get a placement TMAT when an outcome didn't go according to how you planned TMAT when you had to deal with a difficult colleague What is your leadership style Things that you like about your work and things you don't like A failure in life Why MBA? Why now Why Kellogg LTST goals How will your short term goals help you achieve your long term goals How will you contribute to Kellogg What is the structure of your role in your current organisation People you daily interact with and what are their roles What do you think helped you achieve multiple promotions and how does it compare with your peers Any questions for us Interview lasted for 45mins and was taken by Rachel Eichenbaum (member of the adcom)

40 mins interview with a 2nd year student. Pretty chill !! - Walk me through your resume ? - Describe change of responsibilities between your promotions - Short term, long term goal - Alternate plan - Why MBA now, Why Kellogg - Most proud professional achievement - Time when you had to flexible with outcome - Leadership style - If your colleagues had to say three words for you, which those would be - Describe a time when you moulded yourself as per feedback - Biggest Strength - Any questions for me

1. Tell me about yourself 2. ⁠Little cross question on resume 3. ⁠short and long term goals 4. ⁠plan B? 5. ⁠why mba 6. ⁠why kellogg 7. ⁠how will you contribute to kellogg 8. ⁠tmat you failed 9. ⁠tmat project you are most proud of 10. ⁠leadership style? 10. ⁠anything else you wanna share?

Just finished my interview. These were the questions asked : 1) Walk me through your resume 2) Why MBA & why now 3) Why Kellog? 4) Short-term/long-term goals 5) Tell us an instance when you felt challenged while dealing with a person in the workplace 6) Tell us about an instance when you faced a difficult situation at work 7) Typical day at work? 8) Why u left the previous company and join the present company? 9) Your current organization structure & how many people reports to you? 10) 3 strengths& 3 weaknesses of your previous & present managers will tell about you 11) Any questions,but only 1?

Just finished my interview. These were the questions: - tell me about yourself - why MBA - why Kellogg - tell us an instance when you had to show courage - tell us about an instance when you faced a difficult situation at work - ⁠biggest achievement (personal or professional) - ⁠any questions?

2026 Entry Kellogg Video Essay Questions (10 sec prep, 1 min reply) Personal Background (Must-answered question) Tell us something that is not on your resume Adaptability / Resilience Tell us about a time when you had to step out of your comfort zone. What are the steps you took to address it and how did you deal with it? What did you learn from it? What is your greatest fear, and how are you working on it? Tell me about a time when you had to accommodate a last-minute request Tell us about a time you had to deal with an unplanned ask, a new task, or something you were not anticipating. If you could change one decision in your past, what would it be? Tell us about a time in the last year you solved a problem in a creative way Tell us a time when you solved a problem in an innovative way, and what was your approach Conflict Management / Collaboration Describe a situation where you were the cause of conflict on your team. How did you recognize it, and how did you resolve it? Tell us about a time when you had to make a decision that went against your team's opinion. How did you handle the pushback, and what was the outcome? How did you resolve a conflict between two team members? Have you ever been in a situation where people had different viewpoints, and how did you handle that? One misconception your co-workers have about you, and you like to correct Tell us about a time you made a team more inclusive With differing opinions in your professional experiences and personal life, how do you make sure everybody is valued, encouraged and supported? Feedback Mention a time you received feedback and disagreed with. What did you do? How did you react and respond? Tell us about a piece of advice you received, how it helped you/how you implemented it, and what the impact was. Tell me about a time you made a positive impact (organization/community). How and why was it significant to you and others? Leadership / Work Style Tell me about the environment you thrive in What kind of professional culture do you thrive in Who is a leader you aspire to be like What unique value do you bring to your professional setting? Explain Motivation / Why MBA / School Fit There are many top MBA programs. What draws you to Kellogg? Why MBA? What prepared you for graduate-level education outside of work How long have you been considering doing your MBA? What did you learn? How did it affect your goals? Networking / Relationships One connection you made that benefited you, who was it and how did it help you? How did you leverage one of your connections to achieve a goal? The following are the video essay questions Tell us something unique about yourself that is not on your resume. ⁠There are many top MBA programs. What draws you to Kellogg? ⁠Tell us about a time when you had a positive impact on a community and yourself. How and why? ⁠Feedback you disagreed with. How did you react and respond? ⁠One time you created a positive impact? How did it affect you and others? One instance where you created an impact in your org/community? Have you ever been a situation where people had differeing view points and how did you handle that? One instance where you created an impact in your org/community? What kind of professional culture do you thrive in There are many top MBA programs. What draws you to Kellogg? Tell us about a time in the last year you solved a problem in a creative way How long have you been considering doing your MBA? What did you learn? How did it affect your goals? One connection you made that benefited you, who was it and how did it helped you? Mention a time you received feedback and disagreed with. What did you do? Mention something you did that impacted your organization. Who is a leader you aspire to be like ⁠what prepared you for graduate level education outside of work ⁠tell me about a time when you had to accommodate a last minute request ⁠tell me about the environment you thrive in ell us about a time when you had to step out of your comfort zone, what are the steps you took to address it and how did you deal with it? ⁠with differing opinions in your professional experiences and personal life, how do you make sure everybody is values, encourages and supported? There are so many MBA programs, why Kellogg? ⁠Tell me about a time you made a positive impact? Why was it significant to you and others? What unique value do you bring in your professional setting, explain One misconception your co-workers have about you ⁠Tell us a situation where you had to handle conflicting opinions. ⁠Tell about a relationship or acquaintance you used to facilitate achieving your goal time where u improved a process done something created positive impact for you and others a time when I got out of comfort zone and how that made me feel ⁠what kind of environment do you thrive in One misconception that your co-workers have on you, given a chance how would you change that? What's the environment that you thrive in? something you have done outside your comfort zone ⁠somewhere you have added value in professional setting, which was not there before. What kind of a leader you aspire? Why? A moment when you knew you cannot reach a goal, how did you identify it and how did you seek help to achieve your goal