We started with the 10-min presentation. My interviewer let me finish the presentation then raised questions regarding the contents afterwards. Gave some really useful feedback from the perspective of an acutal consulting plan presentation, highlighting that I should've made the most of my 10 minutes (I used 7-8) as if I'm selling a consulting plan worth a million to a CEO. Do not end early. The next part was the motivation and some general MBA interview questions, 1. Walk me through your resume. 2. Why you think this is the right time to do MBA now? 3. How do you see you will contribute in HEC classroom? 4. After graduating from HEC, which company to work do you plan to work in? Why? 5. What’s your Leadership style? 6. Tell me more about your biggest achievement (essay question)? Lastly, my interviewer gave me some valuable advice for future job searching and the life in France (highlighting that learning French is important if I intend to find a job in France after graduation.) Overall, it was quite conversational and the interviewer was friendly, supportive yet straightforward.

I was interviewed by Geoff Coons, Associate Director for FT MBA, and Mary Elms, Director of Career Education and Coaching. They started by giving a brief introduction about themselves and then took turns to ask the following questions (not necessarily in that order or those words) : 1. Tell me about yourself. 2. How did you find out about our school in Kingston? What is the process that you followed to shortlist schools? 3. Are you waiting on any deadline from any other school? Which schools did you apply to? 4. Which companies would you shortlist post MBA? Share about the career progression that you plan to have. 5. What are your strengths? 6. What are your areas of improvement? 7. Can you tell us about a time when you received constructive feedback? 8. What are the three most important values you look for in an organization? 9. You are a methodical person and have managed projects through a defined process. What are the steps you will take when a project presents you with many unexpected situations and requires you to be agile? 10. What are the steps you will take if a person in your team is not pulling his/her weight? If we were to reverse the situation, how will you take the feedback when you are the one lagging behind? 11. If you were to be admitted to Smith, what is something that will keep you up at night? What will you worry the most about? The questionnaire session lasted for about 40 minutes and then I was given the opportunity to ask questions. The interviewers were very friendly and provided a comfortable space for me to open up. I really enjoyed talking to them and I hope I did not bore them either. I hope this helps and wish all the future interviewees all the very best.

Hi – I had my interview a few weeks ago and would like to share my experience. First, I got the interview invitation from LBS, and they told me that within the following days, they would match me with an interviewer. After a week, my regional manager shared his contact information with me. The following week was really stressful because my interviewer didn’t answer my emails, so I ended up sending him a phone message. The next day (Saturday), he called me and explained that he had had a terrible week, he was really sorry and asked me about my agenda, and we arranged an in-person interview on Monday (2 days after the call). I prepared for the interview and had my story clear and structured before the meeting. We met for breakfast, and it lasted around 2 hours. The experience was incredible, we had a fantastic chat, and he shared many valuable tips with me. To start, the interview was nothing as I was expecting. He never asked the classic MBA question explicitly. Otherwise, he asked many behavioural questions to get to know the real me. He started asking me about my personal life, my family and how I got to where I´m right now. Second, he asked me about my post-MBA and long-term goals, and we discussed how LBS would help me get there. Third, after one hour of chat, he gave me a paper with five questions and asked me to talk about the second topic, he left for 5 minutes, then came back and I gave my presentation. Finally, I asked him questions about his experience at LBS and we went over his amazing life experiences as an LBS student. My advice: - Prepare early: As soon as you get your interview invitation, you need to start preparing for the interview because you can’t anticipate when exactly it will be. I studied for more than two weeks after finally getting his call. - Be natural: Prepare well enough for the interview, structure your answers, and know your story, but more importantly, be natural. The interviewer is not looking for a robot that memorises all the answers, his goal is to determine if he would like to have you in class and see your LBS fit. -In-person interview: It´s another experience and story meeting online or in-person. He will only get to know you better through an in-person interview. -Be prepared: Do not be close to classic MBA questions; questions range from personal to behavioural to leadership. I even was asked a technical question about my sector. The interviewer will know the weaker areas of your application, so you need to know them too. -Length of answer: Try to answer in not more than 2-3 minutes for each question; your goal should be to turn the interview into a chat instead of a job interview. -Have fun: This is my biggest piece of advice. Have fun and enjoy the moment; LBS really does excellent work doing an alumni lead interview. The interviewer went through the same process, and he is not looking for reasons to reject you; he is only looking to get to know you better. I had an amazing time with my interviewer and will remember it for the rest of my life. I hope this debrief was useful. Good luck!

The interviewer (a senior adcom member who was also HBS Grad) was so nice and welcoming - really made me feel at ease throughout the process, and it felt really fun! 30 mins went by really quickly, and it did not feel like a rapid-fire Q&A at all. Was surprised at how many questions there are for my prior employer! Here is the list of questions: Ask about why picking my undergrad college. How was the exchange program (when I was a high school student) structured? How did you pick your prior employer and move to a different city? What is the big-picture view of your prior employer’s structure? What is your role at your prior employer? How did your role change as you moved to a more senior role? Which division would make the most revenue and which division would make the most profit at your prior employer? A follow-up related to my impromptu research on my prior employer Was dividing your prior employer into different product companies a good idea? Why do you think P/E firm would divide up the company? What was your thought process to go back to your home country and join your current startup from your prior employer and how did the transition go? What was the current startup’s mission, and how did it start? I answered the question, added on the long-term civic mission A follow-up on how did the users use the product of the startup? How current startup is doing, is it still a 10-person startup and what is the business model? What were the customer segments and did they change as the current startup scale? Who was the lead investor in the current startup? Did you participate in fundraising? Were there questions from investors that helped the current startup? How is working under the CEO? Outside of work, what do you like to do for fun?

The interviewer was a second-year US student at Fuqua, who is energetic, engaging and seems interested in my background and work exp. The interview lasted about 50 mins, with the last 20 mins for me to ask him some questions about his exp at Fuqua. The interview felt different compared to other alumni interviews I experienced as the interviewer gave his thoughts/comments after each question. It felt casual like a conversation with a friend, which helped to put me at ease. Here is the list of questions: How is this week going so far for you? How did you transition from your prior employer to your home country and how did you find your current startup? What is the biggest challenge that you had at your current startup? What is your future dream? What does diversity mean to you, in your opinion? What is the gender breakdown at the current startup? (threw me off a little bit) What is the most important lesson that I learned at my current startup? So you had your startup experience and your future dream, what do you want to do next and how does Fuqua come into play Asked about school athletics since we both cheered for US college sports Have you ever visited another metropolitan city in your country? Are there stereotypes between different cities in your country? Update: Got accepted with $$ as a Fuqua Impact Scholar! Super excited for the opportunity, good luck everyone!

The interviewer was a recent alum from an emerging market in my region, who is engaging and seems interested in my background in tech and startups. (He is in a different industry) The interview lasted about an hour, with the last 15 mins for me to ask him some questions about his exp at Ross. Some unexpected questions that I had to navigate, and some of my answers were too long but fingers crossed! Here is the list of questions: Tell me more about yourself Why Business School/MBA Would you want to work in the US or go back to my home country post-MBA Clarify how many years I was in the US Why Ross? What clubs/organizations will you get involved in at Ross? Ask about my current startup’s product and what the business model is Ask about how I learned and grew in my career, particularly at my current startup when I had no prior experience Tell me about a time you disagree with a colleague A couple of follow-ups on the details of the story above Tell me about one of your failures What if you got requests from senior leaders, such as the CEO? How did you prioritize? Tell me about a time that you worked in a team that has diverse backgrounds

The interviewer (a Haas alum from the emerging market) was nice and straightforward, asking exactly 5 questions as she laid out the structure before the interview (not counting follow-ups). She seemed nice and curious; it was a laid-back interview. Was surprised that there is no “Walk me through your resume” question. The interview lasted about 50 mins, with the last 20 mins for me to ask her some questions about her exp at Haas. Here is the list of questions: Why MBA now? Why Haas? How will you contribute to DEI at Haas? Tell me about a time when you influence an outcome through trust and collaboration Tell me about a time when you influence a team Asking follow-up questions about the details and characters in the prior question Is there anything else not on your resume that you want to share? Asking follow-up questions about the characters and roles in the prior question.

The interviewer (a Kellogg 2Y alum from my home country) was nice and straightforward, asking questions related to points on my resume and then the typical Why MBA now/why Kellogg (which was closer to the end of the interview, surprisingly). She seemed genuinely curious about my career transitions, my work and community service, and my values as a collaborative team player. The interview lasted about an hour, with the last 10-15 mins for me to ask her some questions about her exp at Kellogg. Here is the list of questions: Walk me through your resume Were current community service part of your work at your current startup? More clarification on what current community service is, and it is not related to your current startup in terms of recipients Asking about the transition from the first corporation to current startup - why and was it a seamless transition? Tell me about a time that you work in a team with people from different backgrounds A follow-up question on the teamwork question - did my team talk directly with the customers? If your co-workers have to describe you in 3 words, what would be these words? Tell me about a time when you work on feedback from other members Tell me about a time when you have to bring people from different viewpoints together A follow-up on the question above about the roles of the people in the story What is your biggest contribution/impact in your current professional role? A follow-up on the question above about how long the current product in the current startup is on the market Why MBA now? Why Kellogg? For your career goal, why don’t you continue to work in your current startup and then lateral before building out your own company instead of going to business school? What will be the biggest challenges as you attend Kellogg?

Casual but straightforward interview, which put me at ease as I had some issues with the webcam at the beginning of the interview. My interviewer was a senior adcom member who was professional and courteous rather than chatty. The interview is less than 30 mins, so not sure how she feels, but I did the best that I could. Here are the questions: Any updates to your application that you would like us to know about? Tell me about your data visualization Follow up on data visualization Tell me about how you joined your current startup (is it pandemic impacted, did it impact your onboarding process, how do you get to know your colleagues) How does your current startup make money? If you sit with me at a dinner table, can you describe to me (who has no idea of what you do) your current startup and your role? Tell me about a time that you disagree with a co-worker. What is the startup incubator you mentioned in your resume? Do you enjoy working at your current startup? Why MBA now Why Sloan Do you have any questions for me? Update: Did not get the admission offer, which was disappointing, but I learned a lot from the process. Good luck everyone!

I was interviewed by AdCom representative named Benjamin Austin for approximately 25 minutes. Initially, I was quite nervous as it was my first interview. However, Benjamin created a comfortable environment by approaching the conversation more as an advisor-student rather than a traditional interviewer-interviewee dynamic. This helped me relax and engage in a smooth conversation with him. My advice to you is not to panic excessively! Stern's interviewers are highly skilled and adept at putting candidates at ease. You will likely feel wonderful after conversing with them! Questions that I got: 1) Briefly introduce yourself, what are you doing in your job 2) Achievement/work that you were proud of 3) Experience that using leadership + cross functional skill (followed from the previous answer that I talked about the achievement using cross functional skill) 4) Constructive feedback you have received and how have you improved from that feedback 5) Goal that you wrote on the essay 6) Why MBA at Stern/how MBA at Stern will get you to your goal 7) (First, Benjamin made sure that I got a full scholarship from my employee and I don't need an internship program like the other students do) but do an internship program still help you in somehow? Do you need an internship? 8) Do you know the resources/communities in Stern that help you to get an internship work? 9) Have any internship firms in your mind? 10) Pic Six (Benjamin chose the one he's interested: travel) 11) How will you plan to spend you free time on weekend in NYC 12) Additional information that you wanna add on 13) Any question to ask back After the interview concluded, he mentioned that he would send today's interview and his comments to the central AdCom for the final decision. The admissions decision results will be announced within 3-4 weeks. In my case, I received the result after 4 weeks plus 3 business days. Good luck to all the future interviewees!

I was interviewed by a 2nd year current student, took about 20 mins for an interview + 10 mins for ID showing and rapports. Questions: 1) Briefly introduce yourself about you educations and works 2) Project that you're proud of 3) The other skill which you still haven't mentioned in the previous answer that you think is important for MBA 4) When the things don't go on a plan, what would you do? 5) Why MBA? 6) Besides from core courses, electives, and intensive, are there other things you wanna get from MBA? 7) Have you talked with Cornell's current student or alumni? 8) From the AdCom's virtual session that you have joined, what did you get from it? 9) Contribution to Johnson 10) What you have learned from culture difference? 11) 3 words that your supervisor/your team will describe you

I got interviewed with Mark Vandenburg from Ivey Business School. He is part of the Ivey's Career Management team. The interview was very conversational and he made me feel really comfortable since the beginning. Took off with 1) Tell me about yourself? 2) Why MBA? Why now? Why Ivey ? 3) How did you end up in Consulting even though you have an engineering background. What made you to leave Engineering? 4) What did you most enjoy about working in Consulting 5) Were you an agent of change in any scenario ? What did you do & what was the impact ? 6) What problems did you face when leading a team ? What are your learnings ? 7) What are your strengths & weaknesses ? 8) How did you handle cross-functional projects as at times people have other competing priorities. How do you align them to prioritise your work ? 9) The strengths I mentioned was Analytical Mindset, Innovation & Helping others. So, the follow up question : Walk me through your mindset/process when working on an innovative project. How do you come up with innovative ideas ? It was a 60-minute interview, and he gave me 15 minutes to ask him questions. I had a list of about 3-4 questions. You should be ready with 3-5 good questions relevant to your profile.

Kira interview with four questions, this is not one on one or in person interview, its automated recorded interview. You get 30s or a minute to prepare answer before you can start and best tip is that prior to taking this, there's practice sessions available with kira portal, do as much practice as possible, even if questions are same, you are training yourself to justify time crunch you get to answer each question. Questions i got were all behavioral questions.

Interview for Silver Scholars. 30 minute interview, went ~5 minutes over time. 1. Interviewer had CV in front of them, asked me to highlight my top 1-2 experiences. 2. Discuss motivations for getting an MBA. 3. Why Silver Scholars (specifically unique timeline compared to other deferred programs)? 4. Read quote from Dean, question was how would you build diversity at Yale and within yourself? 5. Questions for interviewer.

I was interviewed by an Admissions committee member and the interview was very conversational. The interviewer seemed very open and curious, trying to understand more about my background and my fit for the school. Here are some of the questions i was asked during my interview: 1. Tell me about your educational background and what was your motivation ? 2. Motivation for getting a masters degree 3. Why did you choose particular university and specialization during your masters 4. Any challenges faced during Masters( more about cultural transition from India to US) 5. More questions about work experience and challenges/learning during each role 6. Why MBA and why in Europe 7. Shot term and longterm goals 8. Career objectives post MBA 9. A list of few companies and roles i would be looking for post MBA 10. What quality in you do you see as a personal weakness Finally i was asked if i had any questions for them and was provided with more information as a followup for my questions. Interview lasted 45 min

She asked me to tell her about myself and I just explained my background, early life, undergrad, grad school, and work experience. She stopped me a couple of times for clarification but then just let me roll for the most part. I'd say the "TMAY" was around 15 min. I then went into Why an MBA, Why Now, and Why Darden. That was another 15 min. She asked no follow-up questions and asked me if I had any questions. I asked about 3 insightful questions which was another 15 min. All in all, interview went about 45 min. It was a great experience - very conversational and she gave me great feedback. Crossing my fingers and hoping for the best!

I had an interview with Danielle. Interview section itself was around 15 minutes but the entire talk lasted around 20 minutes. I had to wait an extra 15 minutes since her calendar seems to be malfunctioning. I was silently on my phone before I heard her voice addressing me. Danielle makes you feel at ease very quickly and is highly professional. There are no tricks as she asked some standard behavioral questions. The Adcom primarily wants to know what your plan and thought process is behind an MBA. 1.Tell me about yourself/Walk me through your resume 2.Why MBA?/Why Rotman? (Why Toronto?) 3.What are your long-term and short-term goals? 5.What is your back-up plan in case you don't get into your desired industry? 5.What is your biggest professional achievement? 6.What is your biggest strength?/What drives you?/What are your core values? 7.If you could speak to the Dean, what 3 questions would you ask? 8.Do you have any questions for me? The talk was a bit more free-flowing. Try to pair everything up with a professional example and be honest. Do your research on the school; what are the strengths and how it matches with your goal. If you're at this stage, they already like you so don't worry so much. Good Luck!

Got an email from admissions saying, could we connect for a few minutes to discuss the post-MBA goals. I had that call last Wednesday, it was a short one primarily to discuss the post-MBA goals. It was with the Senior Director of Career Development and he told me that he likes to talk to candidates himself.

The interview started about 20 minutes late and ended within 20 minutes. It was conversational, but the interviewer did not speak much. She did take copious notes as I was talking, and there was a curve ball. Following questions were asked: 1. Why MBA? Why now? Why KF? As a single question 2. Want to talk about your work experience as an individual, as a team member, and as a leader: a) how would your colleagues/ team mates describe you? b) talk about the time you led a team and what you learned from it? 3. Talk about one thing on your resume that you consider your proudest achievement 4. She gave me KF's values and asked me "These are KF's values. What do these mean to you, and what do you expect from a B-school around these values?" This was the curve ball for me, especially the second part 5. Anything else you want to speak to about your profile that hasn't been covered through your application or interview? 6. Any questions for me? I asked her a question about scholarships and finances, and received a generic answer "You will know more once a decision has been reached" (which makes me think this was an external reviewer / consultant)

It’s really smooth! Tom Keller is kind and he already read my resume. He asked me to describe more about my current job Ask some questions about my resume. Why Katz? What is something that I am passionate about outside of my work? No behavior questions. The interview lasted 20 min. My interview was on March 20 and I got accepted on March 27.