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Interview was conducted over zoom for ~30 minutes with NUS's assistant dean and another alumni from China who previously has a NUS MBA scholarship. It felt slightly harder than the typical MBA interview as there were a few gotcha questions that required thinking on the feet and some wittiness. Questions asked: 1) Tell me more about yourself - I was prompted to describe more than just my professional experience but also who I was outside of work 2) Why MBA and how it related to your goals? - I said I forsaw myself being a CTO/CPO in a consumer technology company 3) Have you researched into what a CTO does? 4) Can you describe some innovative product in the market and what problem did it solve? (I was asked this question due to my background in design) - I talked about the Apple Vision Pro and Japanese Shinkansen 5) However, the Apple Vision pro is not selling well, as a product manager, how would you deal with that? 6) How do you view Linkedin as a platform that is declining in relevance? - I mentioned about social anxiety and potential toxicity by aggrieved/unfairly retrenched employees 7) You listed empathy in your essay as a core value, can you name a global leader that epitomizes this trait? - I got stuck a bit here as most modern global leaders don't really show this side of them in public but in hindsight, there are past servant leaders like JFK, MLK Jr 8) Using 3 words, describe yourself - I chose analytical, empathetic and excellent 9) Would you describe Elon Musk as an empathetic leader? 10) What about Donald Trump? Do you think his decisions are good? 11) Do you have any questions for us? I rate my performance 7/10, questions were asked in a rather pushy tone at the start but gradually became more casual.

Hey Folks! I wanted to take a moment to highlight the invaluable support and guidance I received from my admissions counsellor, Mrs. Shreekala from CrackVerbal. Throughout the entire application and interview-preparation process, she demonstrated a remarkable level of expertise, patience, and dedication that truly made a difference in my candidacy. From the very first meeting, her encouragement and structured approach helped me identify my strengths, refine my personal narratives, and develop clarity on my career goals. She invested time in understanding my background and aspirations, tailoring her advice specifically to my profile. Whether it involved discussing essay topics, preparing thoughtful responses to potential interview questions, or providing constructive feedback on my performance, she was always thorough, insightful, and supportive. Additionally, I appreciated her ability to present honest critique while maintaining a positive and motivating environment. This balance of clear guidance and unwavering confidence in my potential helped me stay focused and motivated, even during the more challenging phases of the application. Her responsiveness and willingness to accommodate my schedule for practice sessions and consultations were nothing short of exceptional. Overall, working with Mrs. Shreekala from CrackVerbal was a transformative experience. She not only helped me present the best version of myself as a candidate but also offered me invaluable lessons on communication, self-reflection, and goal-setting that I will carry forward. I am truly grateful for her professionalism, expertise, and personal touch. If you need to get in touch with her, do reach out to her at +91 9008166800

Here's a debrief! It was with 1 alumnus and 1 adcom. 30 minutes in length. 1. They had me introduce myself, explain my career thus far, etc. 2. Why NUS, why Singapore (since I'm from the US) 3. What I plan to do post MBA 4. Other schools I applied to, what would I do if I was accepted to all of them 5. Mentioned one of my essays, explored that a bit 6. On a scale of 1-10 how opposed or have an affinity for risks 7. On a scale of 1-10 how much do I believe in luck/karma vs self actualization 8. Books I've read recently, how I get my news 9. 3 problems I see in the world 10. Questions for them. We ended up spending the full 30 minutes. I actually really enjoyed my conversation with them. They were warm and amicable!

My interview was around 25 minutes. It was pretty conversational. Below are the questions I was asked- 1. Post MBA goals 2. Backup plan 3. What locations you are considering post your MBA. 4. Since I mentioned about working in the energy sector, there were questions around what research I had done around the work in this sector in Singapore and NUS. 5. What am I doing to prepare myself for my goals. 6. Why did I leave my previous job. 7. Challenges in leadership. 8. Any other schools you applied to 9. Any questions for us.

Very short interview. 25 mins. Standard questions. Tell me about yourself Why mba Why NUS Why not continue at your current job? (I work for an MBB) Leadership experience, style, obstacle

My Interview Very short interview. 25 mins. Standard questions. Tell me about yourself Why mba Why NUS Why not continue at your current job? (I work for an MBB) Leadership experience, style, obstacle

Had my interview today, was very conversational. One interviewer was from the admissions committee and one was an alumnus. Questions: Please introduce yourself and help us understand the work you have done so far, your achievements Why MBA here in Singapore, is there any specific reason, how does that fit into what you are planning to do next You might be one of the more experienced students in the Full-time cohort. How do you envisage yourself with people who are less experienced than you? Have you considered EMBA? Have you had a major setback in your career and what did you do with it? You have a clear goal post MBA, have you ever thought of a career in Singapore or a branch office in Singapore? Opened up for any questions I had. Before ending the session, I was asked if I had applied to any other schools.

My interview format was pretty simple 1)General goal related questions - "Mid-term goal" , " Long term goal" 2)Why MBA? Why NUS? 3)Resume Specific questions about achievement / promotion 4)Essay Specific question 5)Scholarship question (Why do you deserve the scholarship - if you’ve applied for any of it) 6)Industry specific question ( This could be either about the industry you’re in or the one you’re looking to pivot to) 7)General Business Acumen question (For me it was "who’s your favourite business leader outside of Asia?") 8)Any questions for the interviewers My interviewers were skilled - 1 of them was an adcom member, the other an alumnus. The interview was easy going and felt like a simple conversation. Wishing you all the best for you interview.

• Briefly introduce yourself • How are you going to spend time at NUS? • What is your biggest challenge and how did you take the lead? • What is short term career goal? • PE is competitive. What is your plan B? • What do you think you need to develop? • Who do you admire as a global business leader? • What are you proud of the group you established? • Are you applying to other schools? Hope it helps!

I had my interview today. Sharing my experience with other candidates. The interview was conducted by an adcom member and an alumni. Following were the questions: 1. Tell us about yourself 2. Tell us about how your day to day looks like at your current job 3. You have managed XX no. of people, what are some of the challenges you have faced 4. How can NUS help you in your goals? 5. Tell us about the automations you have mentioned in your application? What's your view on AI? 6. Have you interacted with folks from different geographies and cultures professionally? 7. What sets you apart from others? 8. An instance where you were curious about something? This went on for some 25 mins and then 5-10 mins were for my questions. They mentioned that they'll get back to me after 2-3 weeks.

R1 ­Interview experience (got dinged though) 1. Tell me about yourself? 2. Why NUS? 3. Why MBA? 4. Long term/short term goals? 5. What is plan B if you can't get your target goal? 6. What happens if you can't find a job in Singapore? 7. What happens if you can't find a job in Asia? 8. Whos is a personality you look upto a lot? 9. Any questions for us­

A bit late to this, but I can share my experience which seems to be far different from what others are going through. Submitted my application a week before the end of Round 1. - Indian male - 690 GMAT - Engineering undergrad (very average gpa) - 7+ years experience in software operations (onboarding/implementation/project execution) A week later, I received a Zoom invitation to interview. The interview was set for the 1st week of November and conducted by two Admissions committee members in a conference call. - A very short interview, probably did not last the complete 30 minutes. - Wide range of questions touching on describing my work, a bit about myself, how I handle certain types of situations, my goals post the MBA. - Most of the questions you should prepare from beforehand already as they are very standard business school interview questions. Have stories that are malleable to multiple question types. Use the STAR method to answer the questions as they will help you come across as a professional. - Be careful with what you say. The interviewers will latch on to bits of information that you feel is harmless but they may ask you to expand on it later in the conversation. So if you want to casually mention a project that you worked on involving some cool tech, be ready to back that up when they probe you. - I made the mistake on not asking questions, although it did not impact the outcome, I feel it is important to have some pertinent questions to your career goals and expectations from the school. In the middle of November (approx. 2 weeks later) I received an email letting me know of my waitlist status. I was told a final decision will be provided to me within 30 days. Within a week, I received an offer letter for admission! So what I would say is if you haven't received anything yet, don't worry, keep your hopes up. The most important thing the school looks for is whether they can land you a job after your MBA. So it doesn't matter what you've done or what your background is, as long as you can share a clear, realistic goal that the school also feels they can help you achieve. Best of luck to everyone.

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

I received my interview invite on 16 Nov week and had the interview on 24 Nov. It lasted about 20 minutes as scheduled. The interviewers were friendly and the interview was conversational. Posting my interview debrief below: 1. Introduce yourself 2. Why NUS MBA? 3. What are some aspects of the program you are looking forward to? 4. How will you prepare yourself for the competitive consulting roles, or what is your plan B? 5. How many cases are you willing to prepare, for consulting? 6. Why not explore joining back the Big4 as they too have a consulting wing, why MBB? (I currently work in the tax team of a Big4) 7. Briefly describe your current role and the kind of team you a built (I'd mentioned earlier and in my application that I'm a manager handling a team of 5-6 people) 8. Have you applied elsewhere?

Hi I got interviewed recently. There was an adcom rep and an alumni. The following questions were discussed: 1. Tell us about yourself. 2. The biggest challenge you faced as a leader. (I have decent leadership experience in 2 of the last companies I worked for). 3. What are the biggest challenges in my industry. 4. Why NUS now and what do I bring to the school. 5. We also had general discussions on consumption trends in my industry. 6. What is the challenge I expect to face if I am part of the NUS MBA cohort as a student/candidate. This came from the fact that I have more experience and will be coming back to school after more than a decade. 7. Which companies I admire the most in my industry. The tonality was quite conversational and both the interviewers were very polite and friendly. They asked if I had questions for them and I asked about what precise value diverse profiles bring to the cohort (non-engineer/banker/tech, etc.). The interview lasted around 25 mins.

I remember being interview by the head of the experiential learning and the adcom people. It's like a conversation - Tell me about yourself - Why NUS MBA? - What do you want to learn from NUS? (I said leadership) - Tell me about the leader in your own company you admire (I mention my boss and Covid-19) - Oh, you shared about Covid-19. Tell me how you have helped your company overcome obstacles during such time After that, the second interviewer started asking me what I want to achieve from the NUS MBA with digital transformation, as I have achieved a lot. I said I want to learn how to sell technology solutions. I want to note that this is just a brief summary of the interview. The interviewers were very nice and it was actually this experience that made me choose NUS

My interview took place via Teams with the executive director and an alum of class 2021. The interview lasted for approximately 40 mins. Some of the questions asked were: 1) Why MBA and why NUS? 2) Tell me about your background and how will an MBA help you with your ST goals? 3) Tell me about your role model who is not from your country and your domain. Why do you consider him/ her to be your role model? 4) As I am from the automotive industry, the interviewers wanted to know about different auto industries in Asia and their economies. 5) How would you describe the impact of Russia-Ukraine war on the auto industry (especially India)? 6) What cultural difference and similarities you felt working in a multi cultural work environment? Was there any particular cultural shock for you? 7) Tell me one particular reason why we should not admit you? At the end, the interviewers asked me if I had any questions for them. I asked them more about NUS and how NUS MBA helped the alum in his career. Overall I had a pleasant interaction with both of the interviewers. As for now, I am keeping my fingers crossed. To the rest of you, all the very best for your interviews!

It is an evening interview session with two interviewers: the head of marketing & admission & alumni of NUS MBA class of 21. The interview lasted for 30 mins and started the following questions: 1) Tell me about yourself and your career background, and why MBA? 2) Why consulting? 3) Elaborate more on positive impacts of integrating technology into conventional businesses that you have experienced. 4) How do you see Elon Musk as a leader? Describe both his strength and his weakness. 5) How do you describe yourself as a leader and what is your weakness? 6) Explain why are you showing interest about joining the Sandbox Club of NUS MBA? 7) If you were to given a chance to speak at the Sandbox Club, what topic would you speak and can you please give me an example? 8) Since you are working in Singapore, why don't you consider a Part-Time programme?

1. Tell me about yourself. 2. Why MBA? Why now? Why NUS? 3. Explain Green Financing with pros and cons. 4. Strengths & Weakness. 5. Leader / business person you would take out for coffee and what will you talk? Shouldn't be an Indian or Singaporean person. 6. Company you admire and why? (Again Non-Indian, Non Singaporean and Non-American company)

The interview was with an alum and a lady from the adcom. Questions 1. The 60-second elevator pitch 2. Why NUS? 3. One weakness? 4. Why did I do social work? 5. If you had one superpower, what would it be? 6. One Asian company that you admire? (not of Indian origin) 7. If you had a Zoom call line for an hour with any leader (not of Indian origin), who would you choose and what would you discuss with them? 8. Follow up to Q7 - mention the first company that the above person founded? and other follow-up questions on his recent activities) 9. How will you contribute to NUS? 10. One reason why we should not take you? This lasted for approximately 20 minutes, followed by 7-8 minutes of questions and normal conversation. Overall, they were very conversational and friendly.