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Wharton MBA 1-to-1 Interview Questions

Feb, 10, 2014


This post supplements my main post on preparing for Wharton MBA Admissions Interviews.  It provides a list of the common non-Team-Based Discussion questions that are part of the one-to-one interview.   Like he has done with many other schools, my colleague, Steve Green has compiled the following list of questions from from all the reports […]


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The stupidest thing any applicant invited for an MBA admissions interview can do is…

Feb, 09, 2014


The stupidest thing any applicant invited for an MBA admissions interview can do is not prepare sufficiently for the interview!   Every year, I work intensively with clients who prepare great MBA applications to top MBA programs, but regardless of what I suggest, regardless of the extensive resources of this blog or other blogs, regardless of what […]


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London Business School MBA Admissions Interviews

Feb, 06, 2014


I have gone for years without writing a post on London Business School MBA Admissions Interviews. I don’t have a specific excuse for this since I have helped many applicants prepare for this interview and have no lack of information about it.   My post on LBS application essays for the Class of 2016 can […]


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Wharton MBA Interviews: New Team Based Discussion Topic for Round Two

Feb, 05, 2014


While the format and structure for Wharton Class of 2016 interviews are the same for Round Two, Wharton has changed the Team-Based Discussion topic.  Since the new topic is not online and applicants are supposed to keep it confidential, I will not discuss it here.  Please see Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2016 and When to […]


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Kellogg MBA Admissions Interviews for the Class of 2016

Jan, 28, 2014


This post has been updated for admission to the Kellogg MBA Class of 2016.   Just as with essays, interviews for the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA applicant interviews are all about fit. I could not really tell you how many Kellogg mock sessions I have conducted since 2001, when I started working as an admissions consultant, […]


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INSEAD MBA APPLICATION INTERVIEWS

Jan, 22, 2014


My analysis of the INSEAD admissions application essays for September 2014 is here and for January 2015 is here.   Since 2001, when I began doing MBA admissions counseling, I have had an opportunity to work with a large number of clients admitted to INSEAD. Since establishing my own consulting practice in 2007, I’ve worked […]


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Columbia Business School MBA Application Interviews

Jan, 12, 2014


In this post I provide advice on how to prepare for a Columbia Business School MBA interview. You can find my post on Columbia Essays here. The advice I offer here is based on having helped numerous clients prepare for interviews and gain admission to Columbia Business School.  My client results and testimonials can be found here.   […]


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HBS Admissions Interviews for the MBA Class of 2016

Jan, 12, 2014


In this post I provide advice for HBS Admissions Interviews for the MBA Class of 2016. HBS ADCOM HQ    I did not revise my HBS interview post for Round 1 applicants, but that did not stop six of my clients from being admitted to HBS in R1 for the Class of 2016. You can […]


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When to start MBA interview practice? How to prepare?

Jan, 11, 2014


When is the time to start interview preparation? Ideally, at least a month before you are likely to be interviewed. If you apply to Columbia, that means starting pretty much soon after you press the submit button. If know you will be having an open interview for Duke, Kellogg or Tuck, it means start prepping […]


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Stanford GSB MBA Admissions Interviews

Feb, 23, 2013


My five-part analysis of the application for admission to the Stanford Class of 2015 (2013 entry) begins with Stanford GSB MBA Essay Questions for Class of 2015. The following post focuses on admissions  interviews for Stanford GSB.    Stanford GSB’s is the hardest MBA admission interview invitation to get on the planet.  If you have been […]


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