Welcome back to Wiki Wednesdays, our weekly review of MBA interview reports recently added to the Clear Admit Wiki! This past week has brought new reports from interviews at schools such as Wharton, Berkeley / Haas, and UT Austin / McCombs. Also, a Round 2 applicant to Michigan / Ross shared this report of an on-campus interview with a second-year student:
“I arrived at AA on a cold snowy day….which is good as I imagine this is representative of the UMich experience.
I met with a 2nd year student who transitioned into the field I hope to get into. It was a great experience to gain his insight about Ross and how it has helped him out thus far.
To the best of my recollection, the interview went something like this:
- Tell me about yourself?
- Why an MBA?
- Why Ross?
- 5 years from now, what would you want your classmates to say about you and your time here?
- Tell me about a time you didn’t get what you wanted and how did you deal with that?
- How would you go about motivating a team member who wasn’t as enthusiastic about a project?
And then there was some time for questions. Received a lot of helpful information from the 2nd year at this time. Everyone at Ross has been incredibly supportive and here’s to hoping I can join and contribute to the culture!”
A special thanks to everyone who has contributed to our wiki! If you’re interested in sharing your experience, we’ll be awarding a $10 Amazon gift certificate to every applicant who submits an interview report for Duke / Fuqua, CMU / Tepper, or UNC / Kenan-Flagler through next Tuesday, February 28th! All you have to do is send us your interview field report for the selected schools for inclusion in the Wiki and we’ll send you a $10 Amazon gift certificate. You must send your interview report to wiki@clearadmit.com to be eligible; we’ll post it to the Wiki and notify the winners by e-mail (Limit: one gift card per person).
The most helpful and informative reports usually include the following information:
- Date/Admissions Round
- Description of visit and/or interview atmosphere
- Type of interview (alum vs. adcom, blind vs. application-based)
- List of interview questions
- Commentary (What did you think of the interview? What surprised you? What didn’t surprise you? What might you conclude about the school based on this experience?)
Applicants who would like to supplement the information available on the Wiki can check out our Clear Admit Interview Guides, which provide school-specific insight about admissions interviews. Good luck in your interviews!
