Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday.
This time of year, many students will start to interview with their target MBA programs. Many candidates will inevitably fret and think to themselves, “What if I don’t know the answers to the interviewer’s questions?” The good news is that, as our title for this blog entry states, the MBA interview bears no resemblance to a TV quiz show. The admissions officer, alumnus/alumna or current student who will interview you will not be asking you questions about esoteric topics and will not expect you to answer questions pertaining to management disciplines, about which you will learn more in the first year of your MBA program. The vast (vast!) majority of interview questions will pertain to your life and experiences, meaning that you will already have the answers in hand as you start the interview.
As a first step toward preparing for your interviews, you should reacquaint yourself with your own story, especially as you have thus far presented it to the school in question—read your essays, contemplate pivotal moments in your life and consider your major accomplishments and failures. By doing so, you will have the basic knowledge necessary to perform to your fullest.
Read the full article: Mission Admission: It Is Not a Quiz Show