Fuqua Interview

I tell you a little about my experience. I would note that it is probably different that many others - I had an alumni interview on the west coast while everyone not out west interviews on campus.

I would say that my interview with Fuqua was pretty neutral, plain, vanilla. The interviewer was a recent alum and had a list of questions (supplied by the school I presume) and took extensive notes throughout the interview. The problem is that this prevented her from becoming at all engaged in the interview. At some points, I had doubts as to whether she was paying attention, or just taking notes of my responses.

For my part, I think I did OK. I was prepared for the many teamwork type questions that Fuqua likes to ask, and I had some good stories about why I was interested in going there. You should also try to emphasize your interest (genuine or otherwise) in becoming part of team Fuqua - that's really big with them.

Overall, I think my interview had zero effect on the final outcome. Given the interview setup with a recent alum that was not an experienced interviewer, plain vanilla conversation and extensive note-taking that prevented the interviewer from getting engaged, lack of influence of the interviewer in the final decision, and a stale set of repetitive questions that the school wanted filled in, I don't think there was really any hope that the interview could have much effect - positive or negative. It was destined to be blah.

If you are interviewing on campus, if at all possible, try to interview with an Adcom. I don't know if you have any control over this though. For the actual canned set of questions you'll be asked, take a look at the clearadmit website.

Oh, I wanted to add, despite my message above I didn't have a bad interview with them; it was just a very sterile conversation that couldn't possibly have much bearing on the final outcome, and I was admitted because/in spite of the it.