Welcome to another installment of Wiki Wednesdays, in which we take a peek at some of the new interview reports in the Clear Admit Wiki. Interview season is in full swing, as we’ve received several additions to this online repository for MBA applicants, including reports for Carnegie Mellon / Tepper, Chicago Booth, Columbia Business School, Cornell / Johnson, Northwestern / Kellogg, Harvard Business School, UNC / Kenan-Flagler and UVA / Darden. This week, we’re setting the spotlight on Columbia Business School. A candidate for the regular decision round faced the following questions from a Columbia alum:
- Tell me a bit about what you do and how you ended up at your current job?
- Why the MBA? Why do you want to leave your current job?
- Why Columbia?
- Tell me about a time when you faced an ethical dilemma, in your personal or professional life.
- Tell me about a challenging team environment that you were a part of and how you navigated it.
- He then asked me if I had any questions for him. We then went into a longer conversation about his Columbia experience and post-Columbia career transition.
If you’re interested in sharing your interview experience, over the next few weeks we’ll be awarding a $10 Amazon gift certificate to every fifth applicant who submits content for the Wiki! All you have to do is send us your interview field report for inclusion in the Wiki and, if you’re selected, 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 everyone undergoing Round 1 interviews and gearing up for Round 2! As always, thanks to everyone who has shared their experiences with fellow applicants!
Read the full article: Wiki Wednesdays: Submit an MBA Interview Report and You Could Win a $10 Gift Card to Amazon!
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