Welcome back to another edition of Wiki Wednesdays, in which we highlight some of the latest interview reports added to the Clear Admit Wiki, an online repository for MBA applicants to share their experiences with admissions interviews. We’ve received a number of great interview reports this past week, namely for: Duke / Fuqua, Georgetown / McDonough, Michigan / Ross, Northwestern / Kellogg, UT / McCombs, UVA / Darden and Wharton. We’d like to thank everyone for continuing to share their experiences in the Clear Admit Wiki!
Let’s take look at a couple of the newest reports before digging into contest details. A Round 2 candidate for Northwestern / Kellogg shared the following questions from an interview with an alumna:
- Tell me about your passion(s) outside of the professional or education realms (e.g., extracurricular pursuit).
- What was your single greatest professional accomplishment?
- What do you do for fun?
- Tell me about a time when your communication with a colleague was a catalyst to achieve a team goal.
- What are the 3 most important attributes of a successful leader? How do you rate yourself in each of these attributes?
- Who do you admire as a leader?
- What is the most challenging part of your job (current or previous)?
A Round 2 applicant to Wharton shared the following questions, as posed by an alumnus:
- Which other schools have you applied to?
- Tell me some leadership experience.
- Tell me a time when things did not work out in a project.
- Tell me a time when you were not in the leadership role.
Thank you to everyone who has shared their interview experiences this season and helped fellow applicants! If you’re eager to contribute, we’ll be awarding a $10 Amazon gift certificate to applicants that submit interview reports for Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Harvard Business School or Stanford GSB through next Tuesday, March 23rd! 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. Best of luck to those wrapping up the admissions season with interviews!
Read the full article: ‘March Interview Madness:’ Submit a Report for Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Harvard Business School or Stanford GSB to Win an Amazon.com Gift Card!