Ross MBA Interview
Duration: 30- 45 minutes
Format: Ross interviews are by invitation only
Who conducts them? Either alumni or current MBA students or sometimes, members of the admissions committee. You will be matched with an alum in your geographic region. This is a random pairing and not with someone from your industry. Ross keeps it this way so that you communicate with your interviewer without using industry jargons in a way that they may understand. This is an important communication skill in an MBA program because every cohort has diverse student profiles.
Location: All interviews are being conducted virtually in the 2025-26 admission cycle.
Interview invitation timing: Ross sends 1-2 waves of interview invites for every application round. Round 1 applicants who are not invited to interview will receive either a “waitlist” or “deny” decision on the day admit results are delivered for Round 1 application.
Interviewer’s access: Interviews are blind, which means the interviewer has only got access to your resume. Once you are invited to interview you will have upload your resume on the scheduling system
Interview Process: Ross interviews are friendly and not meant to put you in a spot.
The interview almost always has three sure questions: Why and MBA? Why Ross? Why do an MBA now? In addition there are a lot of behavioral questions- you can expect 3-4 of these. Some applicants report of getting more than one question on challenges, adversities and failures, so prepare an example in each of these categories.
Sample Questions are:Walk me through your resume
What are your short-term and long-term goals?
Why MBA? Why now? Why Ross?
What is the most compelling aspect of the Ross MBA program for you?
Who have you spoken with at Ross and what did you learn from them about the MBA program?
What classes would you like to take at Ross? What clubs would you like to take at Ross?
How will you contribute to Ross community?
What makes you the perfect candidate for Ross?
Behavioral questions:
Initiative and Achievement:Tell me about a time you showed initiative.
Tell me about a time you had to do something to achieve an outcome that went beyond what was expected of you.
Tell me about a time you did something without prior experience in it.
Adaptability:Tell me about a time you had to adapt to a new situation.
Tell me about a time you had to change your approach due to a shift in project scope.
Tell me about a time things didn’t go as planned.
Diversity:Tell me about a time you had to work with a diverse team.
Tell me about a time when you worked with people from different backgrounds or cultures. What did you learn?
Tell me about a time you handled diverse perspectives
Tell me about when you had to change someone else’s beliefs or deal with difference of opinion.
Tell me about a time you had to overcome a language barrier.
How do you build strong relationships with a diverse set of people?
Tell me about a time when you had to promote inclusive behaviour.
Adversity/ Failure:Tell me about a time you had to handle a challenging situation
Tell me about a time when you dealt with ambiguity.
Tell me about a time when you faced a setback.
How do you manage conflict?
Tell be about a failure/ mistake you made and what did you learn from it?
Tell me about a time when things didn’t go as expected.
Tell me about a time when you received negative feedback from a supervisor
Tell me about a time you received critical feedback from a subordinate
General Questions:
What is your leadership style?
What do you do outside of work? What are your hobbies?
What is your source of motivation?
What is your strength?
What are your weaknesses?
Any questions for me?
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