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HBS Admissions Interviews for the Class of 2015

Jun, 28, 2012


This is the sixth in series of eight posts. My analysis of the HBS Application for the Class of 2015 (and 2+2 Class of 2017) consists of:   Changes to the HBS application An overall introduction to HBS Who should apply to HBS? Essays Recommendations Interviews Post Interview Reflection 2+2 Program   My comprehensive service […]


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The Darden MBA Admissions Interview

Mar, 02, 2012


Steve Green has taken on the unique challenge of providing advice for Darden’s “one question” interview. Darden has been doing it this way for years.  Steve’s graduate work in political science was conducted at the University of Virginia, so he is someone particularly familiar with the culture of Mr. Jefferson’s University. (If you don’t know […]


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Duke Fuqua MBA Admissions Interviews

Feb, 09, 2012


In my experience, Duke interviews are all about fit. Frankly, I would not characterize the interviews for Team Fuqua as hard when compared to those of other top schools. In addition to my experience, I have reviewed reports of Duke University ‘s Fuqua School of Business interviews found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com You need to […]


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University of Michigan Ross MBA Admissions Interviews

Feb, 06, 2012


Interviews for the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business are not particularly hard. Based on my experience as well as the reports found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com, I can say that they are generally seem to be friendly, focused on fit, and require the applicant to discuss the basics. Please refer to my prior overall MBA admissions strategy interview […]


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General Characteristics of Admissions Officers, Students, and Alumni Interviewers

Feb, 06, 2012


Clients frequently ask me, if they are given choice, about whether to choose an interview with an alumni, a student, and/or admissions officer.  While my answer to such questions might be very school specific, at times I think it is really just a question of my client’s preference.  Still, for most applicants, I would suggest […]


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Recovering from a bad answer during an MBA admissions interview

Feb, 06, 2012


In the midst of an MBA admissions interview, you think to yourself, “Did I just say that?”  Knowing you just made mistake, you … (A) …become flustered and the interview just goes downhill. (B) …ignore your bad answer entirely and hope your interviewer does too. (C)…just decide to directly ask the interviewer if you can […]


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UC Berkeley Haas MBA Interviews

Jan, 30, 2012


My post on Haas MBA admissions essays can be found here.  Before reading this post on UC Berkeley Haas MBA’s admissions interviews, I suggest reviewing the former Director of Admissions for the Full-time MBA Program’s excellent Tips for Acing the Admissions Interview. I also suggest that you listen to the short podcast on interviewing found at http://www.haas.berkeley.edu/haas/podcast/audio/haas_mba_interview_tips1.mp3. The advice is […]


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10 Ways to Blow an MBA Admissions Interview

Jan, 29, 2012


In the post, I wanted to provide some overall advice about MBA admissions interviews, by focusing on what not to do. My advice is based on over ten years of experience helping clients prepare for admissions interviews to the world’s most selective MBA programs.My prior overall MBA admissions strategy interview posts are  here, here, and here. My school […]


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Dartmouth Tuck MBA Interviews

Jan, 16, 2012


My analysis of Tuck MBA admissions interviews has been significantly updated. My analysis of Tuck’s essays for the Class of 2014 can be found here. For overall suggestions on interview strategy, see here, here, and here.  The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth MBA interview is about fit, so make sure you can explain in great depth why you want […]


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MIT Sloan MBA Interviews

Jan, 16, 2012


In this post, which is significantly updated from my prior posts, I discuss how to prepare for an MIT Sloan MBA admissions interview. I have been preparing applicants on MIT Sloan interviews for over ten years and the post below provides my overall perspective on how to best prepare this challenging interview.  If you are […]


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