Foster (University of Washington) Hub

Had my interview with Adcom member via Skype. great experience! Out of 4 interviews i had, i actually liked this one the best. First, of all, really friendly and just cool interviewer. Second, the interviewer is a marketing professional, and since i do want to pursue marketing post-mba, that made the conversation much more meaningful. i don't think it was done on purpose, since students are assigned interviewers when they select time slots. but still very nice it came out that way. Third, no questions like "name a leader that you emulate in your leadership style", etc. I don't want to say they are stupid, but personally, i do not think these questions are worth the MBA level and MBA candidates can speak about more meaningful things this. Fourth, be ready to speak about all your previous jobs - why you chose them, why you changed from one job to another, what you liked about a particular job, etc. Basically you want all your experiences, and changes in jobs to have logic behind them, and not just random jumping. I was asked even about a job that i had 11 years ago (!!!!), which was very unexpected. Do not listen to consultants when they say stuff from long ago is of no interest to the Adcom - turns out it sometimes is. I was even asked why i didn't want to pursue profession according to my undergrad major (my graduation was 13 years ago). Fifth, know your career goals very well. company, position, what skills are required, how you will get in the post-mba job, what will be a barrier, what will help (your previously gained skills), how will mba help you in terms of acquired skills to get the job. etc. They want to make sure you are totally employable and you are have solid well-worked post-mba plan. In addition, see interview reports about Foster which are out there, because they are all very consistent, and there is not much variability between what i read in these reports and what I actually had in my experience. And yes, i was asked how did i find students and alumni of Foster. i do not see this as challenging, because you just tell how you found these people and approached them. I know some people compalined on the forum that they were shocked when asked something unexpectedly plain and self-explainatory like this. so don't be shocked , just answer in the same plain way :cool:

I had a Skype interview with one of their admissions team. We started off with me giving a brief run through of my career history before moving on to my goals, why an MBA and why Foster specifically. We then talked about a time I had received criticism, and a time I had to solve a problem. To finish up we talked about what I like to do in my free time, and a few questions I had for them

I was interviewed by an Admissions representative. She is very friendly and I felt like Foster genuinely wants to know my interests and how I can excel in MBA program. Overall, it was partly behavioural and partly expressing what kind of a person you are Advice: Be genuine and reflect on how you can gain most out of Foster MBA program. It's a small school and has close ties with businesses based in Seattle. So you may have to research a bit on that front. Visiting the school and talking to few current students or alumni would definitely help. Good Luck !