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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
1 month ago Mar 20, 2026
1 month ago Mar 20, 2026 10:03
1. Tell me about yourself?
2. Why you want to pursue an MBA now?
3. What soft skills you want to develop during MBA?
4. What is your short term goal?
5. TMAT when you got feedback and how you reacted??
6. What is your leadership style??
7. What was happy moment during your professional experience?
**Any question for the interviewer?
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online with Adcom
Interviewed on:
2 months ago Feb 20, 2026
2 months ago Feb 20, 2026 11:02
Here are the questions in my interview.
1. Walk me through your resume
2. why mba
3. tmat when you had a difficult conversation
4. tmat difficult feedback
5. tmat leadership
And then what questions I have for them.
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online with Adcom
Interviewed on:
2 months ago Feb 20, 2026
2 months ago Feb 20, 2026 11:02
Can’t really remember some of them, but they were pretty generic MBA questions like:
- Introduce yourself
- Why MBA
- Why IU
- TMAT when you faced conflict in a team scenario
- TMAT leadership experience
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
6 months ago Oct 20, 2025
4 months ago Dec 20, 2025 11:12
Interviewed with a 2nd year student
Tell me about yourself
Why MBA?
Why now?
Why Kelley?
TMAT you had an issue working with a team?
What makes you a successful team member?
TMAT when you completely failed?
TMAT when the outcome wasn’t what you expected?
TMAT when you received a constructive feedback?
Some personal questions
What motivates you?
What are your alternative plans?
What do you think your friends will say about you?
What do you think they’ll say you can improve on?
TMAT when you did something against what other people were thinking wasn’t right/crazy/pretty challenging!!
Do you have anything you want me to communicate to the adcom which you believe isn’t there or is important for them to know?
Questions for the interviewer!!
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online with Adcom
Interviewed on:
5 months ago Nov 20, 2025
5 months ago Nov 20, 2025 11:11
Hi guys, This was my experience
Tell me about yourself
Why MBA?
Why now?
Why Kelley?
TMAT you had an issue working with a team?
What makes you a successful team member?
TMAT when you completely failed?
TMAT when the outcome wasn’t what you expected?
TMAT when you received a constructive feedback?
Some personal questions
What motivates you?
What are your alternative plans?
What do you think your friends will say about you?
What do you think they’ll say you can improve on?
TMAT when you did something against what other people were thinking wasn’t right/crazy/pretty challenging!!
Do you have anything you want me to communicate to the adcom which you believe isn’t there or is important for them to know?
Questions for the interviewer!!
Idk if it was good or bad that I got asked so many questions but the interviewer was friendly and welcoming. Hope this helps someone!!
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
5 months ago Nov 20, 2025
5 months ago Nov 20, 2025 11:11
My interview was with a second-year MBA student. It was very conversational and lasted about 30 minutes. The interviewer was warm and genuinely interested in getting to know me beyond my application. Some of the questions included:
Tell me about yourself
Why MBA and why Kelley?
What are your short-term and long-term goals?
Tell me about a time you worked in a team or showed leadership
What will you contribute to the Kelley community?
There were also a few follow-up questions based on my responses.
Overall, it felt like a friendly chat focused on fit and clarity of goals.
Wishing everyone preparing for their interviews the best! 🌟
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
6 months ago Oct 20, 2025
5 months ago Nov 20, 2025 11:11
It was nice. 45 mins. Conversational. Done by a student.
Typical questions like
- Tell me about yourself
- why MBA
- why kelley
- what is your alternative goal
- what are you weaknesses
- what are the two things you want admission team to know about you
- How you handle a diverse teammate
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025 10:04
📝 Interview Flow & Key Questions
- Tell me about yourself.
- Why MBA, and why now?
- What is your biggest achievement?
- How would you describe your leadership style?
- Tell me about a time you handled a team member who wasn’t coming through.
- Tell me about a time you experienced failure.
- How do you manage stress?
- What are your short-term and long-term goals?
- What’s your ideal work environment?
The interview lasted for 35 mints.
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025 10:04
Completed interview today with second year MBA student
GMAT 655 + W.E. 9 YEARS.
Lasted for about 45 min.
Had a relaxed and conversational interview about the business I am running.
Introduction
About the ngo under nobel peace prize winner, I am involved with?
Details about the business I am handling?
Que.About a project I had implemented recently ?
Why MBA?
Mhy MBA now?
Why Kelley?
How do I take time out to do community work?
What does team mean to you?
What would you when a team member is coming late and disinterested in work?
What is the most constructive feedback you have got?
How you have implemented that feedback?
What is your greatest professional achievement and what strength you developed there and how you carry it forward?
Some more questions on behaviour...
About being a team player.
After the interview, he prompted if I wanted to ask anything, did ask him a ques or two.
It was a very nice experience.
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online with Adcom
Interviewed on:
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025 10:04
Standard interview question;
Tell me about yourself
Why an MBA now
Why Kelley
Short and long term goals.
Then some behavioral questions
What’s your leadership style
Tell me about a time you experienced conflict at work
What motivated you
What’s your ideal work environment
Lasted for about 40 mins. Was conducted by a second year MBA student.
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025 10:04
I finished my interview 2 days ago. It was with a second year student. Very conversational and relaxed. Most of the questions were standard ones. I was asked a couple of behavioural questions. Overall, it went really well and lasted for 30 mins (7 questions). You will be given chance to ask questions at the end.
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Status:
Online with Adcom
Interviewed on:
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025 10:04
I was interviewed by Jim Holmen and the session started and ended on the dot of the clock.
- Who is (my name) and what would you like me to know about you?
- When did you decide to apply for my MBA and why Kelley?
- What are your short term and alternative goals?
- Have you had interactions with students / alumni?
- How would your colleagues describe you and what would they miss when you leave?
- What is your leadership style (give an example)?
- How do you respond to instructions from seniors?
- How do you plan to contribute to the Kelley community?
- As an international applicant, do you have any anxiety / fears about the huge journey ahead?
- Is there any aspect of your candidacy that you would like to emphasize?
- General questions...
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025
1 year ago Apr 20, 2025 10:04
Standard interview question;
Tell me about yourself
Why an MBA now
Why Kelley
Short and long term goals.
Then some behavioral questions
What’s your leadership style
Tell me about a time you experienced conflict at work
What motivated you
What’s your ideal work environment
Lasted for about 40 mins. Was conducted by a second year MBA student.
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
2 years ago Apr 20, 2024
2 years ago Apr 20, 2024 10:04
My interview was with a second-year student and lasted around 35-40 minutes. The discussion covered the following topics:
1. Tell me about yourself
2. Post-MBA goals
3. How would Kelley help you achieve your post-MBA goals?
4. (I mentioned my interest in marketing in one of my answers) When and how did I realize my passion for marketing?
5. Biggest Achievement
6. Leadership style.
7. Reason for switching companies.
I was asked a lot of follow-up questions for each answer, but the interview felt very comfortable and conversational. Also, we talked about our shared interests (long-term goal) for a while. Then, I asked a few questions.
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Waitlisted with Interview
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
2 years ago Apr 20, 2024
2 years ago Apr 20, 2024 10:04
Hi,
I had my Interview with the MBA Admissions Counsellor at Kelley. She is a second-year student currently, and the entire discussion felt very easy and conversational in nature. She made sure I was comfortable and started by introducing herself. These were the questions in order:
1. Tell me about yourself.
2. Her next question was about one of my extracurricular experiences from my Resume (which I also mentioned in my Introduction).
3. Why MBA and Why Kelley?
4. What would be an ideal workplace environment for you?
5. What are your immediate short-term goals post-MBA?
6. What was your greatest professional accomplishment, and what was your role in achieving the same?
7. Any Questions for her?
The interview lasted approximately 30 minutes. She mentioned that a few of the answers were very unique as compared to lots of interviews that she has had so far. She mentioned that the application reviewers will be different and she will simply provide her inputs based on the interview to the AdCom panel who will soon share the updates/decision.
Overall, I have a good feeling about my interview.
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
2 years ago Apr 20, 2024
2 years ago Apr 20, 2024 10:04
Hello,
I am done with my interview.
Completely different set of questions than usual after the first two:
Introduce
Why MBA now?
What is leadership to you?
How do you prioritise extra curricular and work?
What is your leadership style?
Define TEAM in your words.
Do you think you are a good fit for this school, this time? (reapplicant)
Ask any question that you want to ask.
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online with Student
Interviewed on:
2 years ago Apr 20, 2024
2 years ago Apr 20, 2024 10:04
Hi
My Interview was taken by a second year student and It was very conversational in nature. She made sure I was comfortable and started by introducing herself. Questions were normal :
1. TMAY
2. Why MBA
3. Why Kelley
4. 3 things that Adcom should remember about you
5. What is Leadership ? TMAT You had to solve a conflict in your team
6. What are you strengths and weaknesses
7. Any Questions for her?
It lasted 30 minutes and I had a good feeling about my interview
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Interviewed
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
3 years ago Apr 20, 2023
3 years ago Apr 20, 2023 10:04
Hi, I had my interview with a 2nd-year student. It was conversational. The interviewer first introduced himself and told me how the interview is intended to be taken and that he will be taking down the notes while I answer the questions. I had prepared for the interview mainly from interview debriefs, which proved helpful. The interviewer has a set of questions to ask and will ask only those. Most of them are available on this forum only". The interview went on for around 40 minutes.The following questions were asked:
1. Walk me through your Resume/ Introduce yourself.
2. Why MBA.
3. Why Kelley.
Then he explicitly said that he will be asking behavioral questions.
4. Tell about your leadership style and what being a leader means to you.
5. TMAT when any member of the team was weighing the team down and how you resolved it.
6. TMAT you experienced failure.
7. TMAT when you received critical feedback.
8. Anything else you want to tell about yourself.
9. Any questions you have for me to ask.
(For the last question which is a standard one, I would suggest that one should prepare 2-3 questions because the interviewer told me that no one for past few days has asked him any questions and he would be happy if I asked him something.)
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Denied with Interview
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
3 years ago Apr 20, 2023
3 years ago Apr 20, 2023 10:04
Interviewed with a second year student from Adcom. She did a wonderful job of making me feel comfortable because I was a bit nervous.
The interview lasted for about 35 mins.
It’s a blind interview, meaning all they know about you is from your resume. They don’t know about your grades or gmat or anything. So give this your best shot and talk about yourself.
It’s okay if you falter in between say once or twice, the interviewer is really kind and will give you that time and help you calm you down.
Ensure that you’re answering the questions as asked, it’s okay if you’re a little verbose but as long as you answer the question, it’s fine. Give examples as much as you can.
All the best to all others who are interviewing for Kelley!
Questions asked-
1. Tell me about yourself?
2. Why MBA? Why now?
3. Why Kelley?
4. How do you resolve conflicts within a team? Can you give me an example when you did the same?
5. Tell me about your short term goals immediately post MBA
6. What’s your leadership style like?
7. What’s your role in a team?
At the end she asked if I had any questions for her. I had about 2-3 questions and that’s all.
She said the decisions will be out by mid March and all you gotta do is wait.
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Kelley
Full Time MBA
Final Decision:
Admitted
Status:
Online
Interviewed on:
3 years ago Apr 20, 2023
3 years ago Apr 20, 2023 10:04
Just had my interview with one of the Admissions team members.
It was entirely conversational in nature.
She started about asking my introduction (Who you are?) very candidly and followed up a standard Why MBA question?
As I have done an exchange semester in US so she was interested to know about that. Almost all the questions during the conversation were focused on my leadership skills that I developed during my professional career. In the last she also asked about my hobbies in free time. She also asked if there is anything else I wanted to make a part of my application.
Total time = 50 mins
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