Had my interview with a second-year student last week, and it lasted for 45 minutes. Here are the questions:  1.⁠ ⁠Tell me about yourself.  2.⁠ ⁠Why MBA? Short-term and Long-term goals.  3.⁠ ⁠Significant challenge you've faced.  4.⁠ ⁠Constructive criticism you've received.  5.⁠ ⁠TMAT you dealt with a difficult coworker.  6.⁠ ⁠Your biggest achievement.  7.⁠ ⁠Why Tuck? How will you contribute to Tuck?  8.⁠ ⁠Any questions for her. - I asked her 3 to 4 qs personal to her profile. The interviewer was very nice and the whole interview was very conversational.

Just had my interview with Joshua. (someone associated with UNC) 1-Why UNC KF? 2-ST & LT Goals 3-In your experience, you would've collaborated with a lot of teams. How would you bring your collaborative and leadership prowess to KF? 4-TMAT when you had a difficult colleague or something. 5-Greatest accomplishment 6-How have I contributed in either the personal or professional space to one or more values (4i) of UNC? (I mentioned this in Why UNC) 7-Any questions for him. The complete interview lasted 30-33 minutes and was very conversational.

1. Tell me about your work? 2. Tell me about your most difficult project in your current work and how did you manage it? what was the outcome? 3. Why the Tech MBA and not the full time MBA? 4. Why NYU Stern and not other business schools? 5. What do you like most about the course module? 6. Why New York? 7. What is your ideal job post MBA? 8. What are your short and long term goals? 9. What is your post-MBA job strategy to getting a job? 10. Which companies and industry sectors do you have in mind to work in and why? 11. Do you have an idea how these companies recruit MBA talents? if yes, how? 12. What parts of your application did you expect me to ask you questions on and I haven't? - I answered by saying the Pick 6 and my additional information 13. What 3 things make you unique? 14. What contribution will you make to Stern? 15. Do you have any questions for me?

The interview was very conversational, with an AdCom member Talk about yourself, your interests, your motivation, your post mba goals Why an MBA and why Bocconi What would be your add value to the class Any other information to share with us Do you have any other question for us?

1. Walk through resume 2. STG/LTG 3. Why MBA 4. Why Tuck 5. Contributions to Tuck 6. A time when you took initiatives 7. A time when you stepped out of comfort zone 8. A time when you received feedback 9. A time when you helped someone 10. Anything would like to share The interview lasted for about 45 minutes and the interviewer was super nice and actively listening and taking notes. My tips would be: 1. Prepare 5-7 stories that you really wanna tell. I have prepared stories in the following seven categories: achievement, failure, conflict, receive feedback, give feedback, deliver a bad news, strengths&weaknesses. I think these are enough to handle any behavioral questions. 2. Keep practicing until you can tell them in a natural and engaging way. You don't wanna sound scripted but you don't wanna stutter either. Before the interview I have walked through the "Whys" and 7 stories in entirety for at least 5 times (English is not my native language) 3. I would suggest in your "why school" response, make sure you do your research and "show off" some unique points. My interviewer gave me a big smile when they heard I mentioned a very specific aspect of Tuck. 4. I would also suggest use the last "anything would like to share" section to tell the story you feel most impactful if it's not shared in your other responses. 5. And be yourself and relax!

1. TMAY 2. Why MBA? 3. Proudest achievement at work 4. Failure and what you learned from 5. 2 major strengths 6. What are the characteristics of a successful team 7. Constructive feedback 8. Why Stern? 9. What’s your career plan? (I mentioned short-term, long-term, and backup plans) 10. What is your recruiting plan 11. How will you contribute to Stern? 12. Do you have any questions for me? (I asked about recruiting in RE last year & popular traditions)

My interview experience was very good. I was being interviewed by Katie Stober. She is a very nice and humble lady. During my one to one interaction with her she gave a nuanced perceptive about the MBA Application and about the course. My Interview questions were as follow :- Q1. Can you share your hobbies and passions? Q2.Please detail your work experience, including promotions, timelines, and acquired skills. Q3. Why have you chosen to pursue an MBA now, specifically in 2024? Q4.What other schools have you applied to, and what were your reasons for choosing them? Q5.Why did you choose Texas A&M University, and what aspects of the program excite you the most? Q6.What draws you to a career in consulting, and what is your backup plan if consulting doesn't work out? Q7.Why didn't you opt for a combined MBA and MS in Analytics program? Q8.What technical skills do you possess, and how do you leverage technology in your current role? Q9.Do you have any questions for me?

I interviewed with an admissions committee member, Ben. The conversation began with introduction by him, and then asked me for a quick introduction (asked for it to be a few minutes or less). We then initiated our interview questions where I was asked: 1. Tell me about a project or engagement you're most proud of --> asked about my background before my current experience, shows he is familiar with my resume 2. Tell me about a time where you had to work with, or lead, a team of diverse members 3. Tell me about a challenge you faced, or a time you failed 4. What are your career ambitions and why an MBA? 5. Can you tell me why you feel Stern is a good fit for you? 6. What skills do you feel you bring to Stern, and what would you bring to Stern community after matriculating? 7. What will your approach to recruiting be? 8. What companies have you considered outside of (____) ---> this company i listed in my essay, shows they read my materials 9. What hobbies do you have outside of work? --> I spoke about a few things in my Pick Six and some items not mentioned, which he then had a conversation with me about 10. What questions do you have for me? Ended with pleasantries, provided the general sternmba email and said to send any emails there and address it to him and they can share his way. Then he mentioned the decision should come 3 weeks or 4 at most after this interview.

The interview was with two alums (Batch of '17 and '19) It started off well, they made me feel comfortable. Asked how I spent my waiting time - I said we fellow applicants were chit-chatting and getting to know each other which really helped ease our nerves (it actually did). They introduced themselves and the interview began. Tell us about yourself - I think what I said here really set the tone for the interview. I mentioned I like reading and we spent a few minutes discussing the last book I read. I also mentioned another hobby to which they said we'll pick it up at the end as we are keen on learning more about it (had written about it in my essay too) Tell us more about your work and what you do at work - They had different backgrounds so they were just curious and trying to understand my work Why MBA? - Since I am from a family business background, they went hard on this one You are already doing business, I don't see why you need an MBA? - Explained further. Why consulting? - Had it as my short-term goal, justified it. In consulting you will essentially just be suggesting what to do, but in your business you are already strategizing as well as implementing. So again, why consulting? - Defended my choice. Have you spoken to any ISB grads in consulting? - Yes, gave them names. Have you spoken to any other college grads in consulting? - Yes. Are you sure you still want to do consulting? - Yes. I am still not convinced on why you need an MBA and how will consulting help you? - Here I got the feeling that they were trying to test how I respond, but maybe they really were not convinced. I can't say for sure. What are your strengths and weaknesses? - I mentioned problem-solving as a strength, gave examples. They subtly tried to throw me off by saying this is not problem-solving, this is just 'jugaad' (it wasn't jugaad. I figured they were again testing how I responded to being challenged and I did not want to sound too defensive, so I just made a funny remark and we moved on) What if you don't get in to ISB? Backtracked to the hobby I mentioned at the beginning - talked about it for several minutes, they genuinely took an interest and seemed impressed. Do you have any questions for us? Remarks - The interview is very conversational, panelists are warm and friendly. Choose your introduction carefully, it will dictate the course of the interview. Have a solid story, be clear about it, and stick to it. If you are unclear, they will sense it and call you out for it. Choose your words wisely, do not blabber - the panelists are incredibly sharp and will catch on to any word and question you on it. Interact with applicants in the waiting room - it will relax you and it gives a good impression if the panelists ask you about it. Don't approach the interview as a challenge but as an experience - it is an incredible one! Good luck to everyone reading this! If you have any questions regarding my experience, happy to help.

1) Walk me through your resume? 2) Why MBA and Why questrom? 3) What is your biggest failure or challenge? And learning from failure? 4) how do you manage conflict in a team? 5) What is the one thing that you bring outside class considering questrom values?

Just completed my interview with Noe. Mine was relatively shorter than the others have posted. The total length of the interview is 35 mins. 1. Tell me about yourself and Why Foster? 2. Plan-C (I mentioned Plan-A in the prev question) 3. How would you work with the career management center? 4. TMAT you failed. 5. How do you see contributing to the Foster community? 6. Lived experiences on DEI. 7. Do you have any questions for me?

These were the questions asked 1. How does your day look like ? 2. Post MBA and long term goals 3. Plan - B 4. Why MBA, why Foster, contributions 5. What are the various DEI initiatives that u took 6. TMAT delegated a team 7. TMAT where you had conflict with manager and how did it got resolved 8. TMAT where you faced failure 9. Biggest achievement 10. Biggest constructive criticism 11. What are the challanges that u can face at Foster apart from MBA stuff 12. Hobbies apart from work and entrepreneur stuff 13. Leadership style and why Last ..any questions to ask

I had my interview last night. The interviewer was someone called Joshua who definitely was not an adcom member but was somehow associated with KF. - Why UNC? - ST, LT Goals - In your experience you would’ve collaborated with a lot of teams. How would you bring your collaborative and leadership prowess to KF? - TMAT when you had to address someone coming late to work. How did you deal with that? - Personal accomplishment - What motivates you? - What Qs do you have for me? Interview lasted for exactly 20 minutes. 5-7 minutes for "What Qs do you have for me?".

My interview was with an external interviewer, but still very friendly and conversational. My questions: 1. Why MBA/Why UNC 2. What qualities will you bring to the MBA class 3. What are the values you live by that are most important to you 4. Biggest personal or professional accomplishment 5. What are you most looking forward to learning at UNC Basic follow up questions for some answers, but generally just spoke about his own experiences which related to mine. Had 10 minutes left for questions after. Almost felt like a chat with someone I was meeting casually for the first time

I had a good interview I think, the interviewer was super friendly, I don’t think she was 3rd party. These were the questions asked: 1. Why mba? Why now? 2. 3 things ad com should know about you 3. TMAT you had to give a bad news to someone (I took about 30 secs to gather my thoughts here) 4. Which values are the most important to you? 5. Short term goals 6. TMAT you got a constructive feedback She seemed pretty involved in my answers, no follow up questions but had some comments after every response like ‘yes I understand how it must have been for you etc.’ Still had around 5 mins for questions, I asked if she has had any weird/interesting interview experiences, laughed about them, spoke about life chapel hill, places she’s been to etc. very casual and informal like message

There are two interviews at Cox- Admissions Committee & Career Management Cell Questions largely overlap so I am listing all the questions I was asked during the process: 1. How did you choose your undergrad major? 2.Walk me through your resume. 3. Why MBA? Why SMU Cox? 4. What are your Short Term & Long Term Goals. What is your Plan B? 5. Tell me about the greatest achievement in your career / what are you most proud of? 6. Tell me about a time when you received feedback about something. 7. Tell me about your strengths and weaknesses. 8. If you could travel anywhere for the international consulting program at Cox, which city would you choose? 9. What can you contribute to the university? 10. How will you measure at your graduation ceremony if your time at business school was successful? 11. Which company and role do you look forward to? What attracts you to it? 12. What will you do if you are not admitted to Cox? They also ask you about any other universities you have applied to. After that you can ask any questions you have for them. All the best!

My interview was in Mumbai, on December 3 2023. It was the first slot - I reported at 08:00 AM. By 09:00 AM I was called into the interview. I was only the second candidate of the day to get interviewed. So, the panel was quite enthusiastic. I was ushered in my panelist 1 (P1) , a professor in mid-40s maybe? After I stepped in, the other panelist (P2), a much older gentleman also greeted me. After taking my seat, P2 looked at the printed handout of my profile that he had with him. P2 - "Hyderabad, you seem to have come a long way!" Me - No, no. I am from Hyderabad, but I live in Mumbai. Have been for the past year P1 - Okay, pick a chit from the bowl (he then proceeded to explain the rules of extempore which is that you can pick a chit and take a stand for or against the topic and if you are not comfortable on the topic, you can pick another one, but the second one would be binding) I pick a chit. The topic is around "PLIs - A good policy decision" or something like that. The candidate who was interviewed before me got the same topic ( I had asked her), so I probably should have prepped for a minute or two that i had before I was called in. Nonetheless, I wasnt comfortable so I picked another chit. This was one said "Should Transgender athletes be allowed to compete the in women's sports". You get a minute to jot down your thoughts on a pen and paper (they provide the pen and paper) I began my extempore I took a stand against the argument. I began by addressing the defintion of transgender and how wide it could be and then began to list down reasons why it would be unfair to biological females and how it would mean a gender change could allow a physiologically superior male to take part in women's sports, as they would be biologically faster, stronger and larger. I also covered how it would be a question of promoting women's sports. I was interrupted here. P1 - But, transgender females are not all muscular and male like. It could be varied. Me: True, which is why I began with the definition of transgender being so vast. However, the majority does belong to the category of traditional male physique. When policy is crafted, I would tend to craft it for the majority, not the fringe elements. A bit of back and forth on this P1 - Okay, let me take you away from this topic to equality in pay. You say women in sports are not equal to males in speed and strength, then should they be paid equally? Me - yes P1 - Why? If they aren't exerting as much, why should they be paid as much? At this point, I elaborated on how exertion is not the measure and I took an example of the direct relation between a factory worker's output and profits and how there you could make that argument. I then siad that the logic cannot be extended to this example. I faced a lot of back and forth and counters. I was even asked "So, you are changing the stance?" I acknowledged their points, but kept my stance. At this point, P2 also got involved, and extended the example further to a race with male and female participants. They said according to my logic, a man would win the race, why then, should they be paid equally. I countered with a few points, and stuck to my point of pay equality. Then I was steered back to my original topic. It ended with a generic and light hearted comment on how you would go about defining transgender ( bloodwork, characteristics) etc. Profile: P2 - You dont have an undergraduate degree!Why! I am a CA, but I do not have a B.com or any other such degree. I explained the personal circumstances around it. They were fine with it. P2 - Did you think of pursuing it later? Me - Yes P2 - Why didnt you do it till now? Time constraints, too busy? Me - No, I didnt prioritize it. I will. P2 - You should. Somehow you've slipped into IIMA but wont be possible everywhere P2 to P1 - We should also put a restriction. P1 - Agrees and smiles I am staring and smiling at them both now. P2 - You've been doing insolvency resolution for so long, whats so special about it? Why are you doing it? I answered. After getting 2 lines in was interrupted by P2 again P2 - Okay, okay granted very interesting. Why MBA? And, what do you bring to the table? I answered (usual stuff, nothing special. Repeated the story I had in my essays) P2 - okay, I see your salary. Will you give me an undertaking that you will not sit for palcements if I let you in? I laugh. P2 eggs me on a bit more, tells me, it's possible I might not get a great pay upgrade over my current salary and that I should not be coming into MBA with "hidden agendas". I laugh and try to convince them I have loftier objectives. The panelists ask if I have any questions for them, I ask a question around IIM A PGP and PGPX alumni. They answer pretty well. I was asked to take a toffee or a cookie, took a toffee and bolted. I came out all smiling, entirely unsure how the interview went. It was fun. It was great to hear I got in on 15 Dec 2023. My 2 cents: 1. Structure your extempore well. Practicing it with friends or seniors is key. 2. Reading up on current affairs does work but keep it topical. Definitely read up Hindu/ET a few weeks prior so you don't miss out on important issues (eg: RBI increasing risk weights on unsecured loans was reported a week prior to the interview. I anticipated this topic. While I did not get it, others in the panel did). A week before my IIM A interview, I suddenly became the most informed version of me that I have ever been. I pored over the current affairs, like I was cracking UPSC. Extempore had me in knots. But, in the interview I realized, I could have been an averagely informed person and probably would have been able to get through the interview, as long as I kept my arguments logical and structured. 3. Your stance can be firm, but your argument has to appear as if it has taken their counter arguments also into consideration. No matter how frustrating their logic might be (and it is), you want to give it the benefit of doubt. 4. Know your essays and profile well and try to portray an honest (not blunt) portrayal. 5. A few candidates got asked technical questions as well, which were at the fringes of their expertise or way back during their academic days. So, be prepared to tackle questions around your area of expertise. You cannot afford to not know your stuff. 

My interview happened on 7th Oct 2023, Saturday. The reporting time was 8:30 AM. I arrived at the location by 8 AM. One of the organizers from IIMA informed me that the interviews will start at 9 AM. Candidates waited at the lounge. My background: I have 5.5 years exp in IT, particularly in cloud services. Worked in a start-up for 4 years based on ad technology/big data and 1.5 years in a healthcare tech company. Interview experience: While IIMA PGPX interviews usually start with an extempore, mine started with the questions on how I'm doing, and where I am based out of currently. When I said Bangalore, the obvious discussion and jokes about traffic happened. And then the question of what I expect from the interview. Q: What do you expect from the interview? A: I just want to have a good interaction and know things. This led to some discussion about the Green initiative mentioned on the website. Q: Give us a brief about your background. A: I started with my previous experience (ad tech start-up). They interrupted me saying that’s my past and I shouldn’t be talking about it much. Unfortunately, my first essay related to the challenges faced also started with something from the previous organization, so they were roasting me on that. Q: Why did you shift jobs? A: I became very comfortable with the previous one. All the code base was very familiar - Here they again started to mock me asking why would someone move out if they were comfortable. I concluded this by saying I’m in a tech arena and I can’t be comfortable and get stagnant. It’s a very fast-moving industry. They were kinda satisfied with this answer. Q: Is moving out of your comfort zone also the reason you applied for an MBA? A: It is one of the reasons. I’m also aware of how rigorous the program is and I’m ready to face the challenge and push myself. Q: Did you talk to anyone from previous or current batches? Did they also tell you that we torture students? A: They did tell me that their schedules are tight-packed and the current batch students are hard to catch for any suggestions. They didn’t say ‘torture’ though. Q: Tell me the names of those you talked to. A: (Me who couldn’t recollect any names in the situation) Unable to remember the name but energy is the field they worked in previously. Q: Tell us about one recent project that you worked on. A: Talked about a project that I recently worked on that involved internet traffic trends and any spikes or downfall in the traffic. This discussion led to the panel asking me how I determine that there is a spike. I tried to answer in words I know but the discussion ended in the panel suggesting me about six sigma, which I didn’t know about at the time. Q: We have your current manager’s contact details here. Does he/she know that you are here? What would they tell us about you if we called them right now? A: They would tell you that I’m a very confident and communicative person and that the points I raise during team discussions and my work have significantly contributed to the product. Q: Is that it? Would they be saying that you are perfect? No weaknesses? A: They would also tell you that I had issues planning my sprints earlier but I’ve come a long way from that. I’m confident that if you call my manager now, you’ll definitely hear all this. Q: Where else have you applied? A: IIMB and IIMK. Q: What is your preference between IIMA and IIMB? A: Honestly it is IIMA. Q: Why IIMA? A: The diversity is more. The kind of leaders that graduated from IIMA are also diverse. Q: Give some examples of some leaders from IIMA you admire. Specifically from PGPX. A: (Realised I stepped into a pit here) Tried to talk about some PGPX podcast I saw on YouTube sometime back. Then also mentioned Vineetha Singh. Q: What would be your answer if the same question was asked at IIMB? (Which one is your priority?) A: IIMB, obviously has a location advantage, especially for the IT industry. Q: Anything else you want to ask us? A: Again asked about why the IIP is specifically 2 weeks and why there are restrictions on the phase 2 essay submission when they know there are always workarounds to be able to bypass them. Q: What are your hobbies? A: I podcast on my YouTube channel where I interview people from diverse backgrounds. Q: Tell us about the best podcast you have done so far. A: Answered this with my first podcast. Q: Please have a toffee. A: No thanks, I do not consume packaged foods. Overall experience: The experience was overall pleasant. However, the panel kept interrupting any sentence I started. They had smiley faces but grilled me at the same time. I too forgot that I didn’t have an extempore until I came out of the room but later realised some other candidates also didn’t. It just depended on the flow of the interview. Mine started with small talk and continued from there. Interviews with IIMA can become stressful if these interruptions cause diversions to what you have prepared.

I was last individual to interview that day in Delhi. Anxious about the unseen and hard to prepare for extempores, had cleared my mind about it. The panel of two faculty members introduced themselves and asked for my brief introduction and asked me to pick a chit from the bowl for my extempore topic. I choose the chit and the topic was "Hindi was the most spoken language in India. It ought to be the national language. Anyone who opposes it is undemocratic." (Aha moment, a political topic for me, topic of my interest) I stated my opposition, and where my opposition with the statement actually lies. We had a debate on topic for about 15 minute, coming to midway about should it be the national language or not. And they agreeing to my opposition on the "anyone opposes it is undemocratic" part of prompt. Then they asked about my day to day work, and stress tested about the fundamentals of marketing analytics and how can we increase the addressable markets.

My Interview took place on 5th December, the panel included 2 program managers and the dean of program. It started with them introduction themselves and a brief introduction of myself. 1. What my day to day work looks like? 2. What is my post-MBA goal? 3. How I am planning to achieve that through Nanyang -MBA, your plans from the coursework? 4. Target Industry and target companies? 5. My essays, where I have mentioned alumni, how I reached them and networking? 6. How I usually do networking? 7. Do you have any questions to ask? The interview was light hearted, me and adcom were exchanging jokes to keep it light and my chat with alumni of program how good was the program research is the deal maker