Welcome to Wiki Wednesdays, where you’ll find updates on new and notable additions to the Clear Admit Wiki, our repository of firsthand information about the MBA admissions process. We’ve received new interview reports this week for ever-popular programs like Harvard, Kellogg and Wharton, but in this WW installment, we’d like to highlight a recent contribution to the Stanford interview page.
Among the rarest of invitations due to the school’s small class size and high selectivity, all Stanford interviews are conducted by alumni. The benefits of an alumni interview are that applicants gain exposure to a member of the Stanford community who has been through the GSB experience. Of course, since your interviewer will be a knowledgable business person, you’ll need to be prepared to speak specifically about your career plan, industry focus, etc. A look at the questions one applicant was recently asked is also telling of a unique element of the GSB admissions process:
-10 minutes of icebreakers/small-talk.
-When did you realize you needed an MBA?
-Time when you saw poor leadership at work?
-Time when you did something that impacted people (in or outside work).
-Why Stanford?
-Favorite course at school, and why?
Stanford is known for its emphasis on academic aptitude in the admissions process, and seeks students who are intellectually curious and engaged learners. The question about a favorite course points to this, as does the other popular Stanford interview question “What are you reading at the moment?”
If you’ve interviewed at a top program this season, have some thoughts on the application process at a particular school or would like to recount a campus visit for the benefit of other applicants, you can add your content to the wiki yourself by creating an account, or simply email your contribution to wiki@clearadmit.com. Meanwhile, those with interviews in the coming weeks are welcome to contact us at info@clearadmit.com for more information on our in-depth School Guides, general and school-specific interview guides, and mock interview services.
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