Dec, 20, 2010
My colleague, Steve Green, has put together the following list of typical MIT Sloan MBA admission interview questions. I suggest reading my overall analysis of MIT’S behavioral interviews, which provides detailed analysis of this unique approach to interviewing. The behavioral interview questions on this list should also prove helpful to those preparing for Wharton interviews. […]
Nov, 17, 2010
WHY NOT OFFICIALLY TELL APPLICANTS WHAT TO EXPECT? Any school has a right to change its policies and procedures. Wharton certainly had the right to change its interview style. That said, moving to 100% behavioral interviews without letting applicants know is just particularly mean and nasty for those unlucky enough to have been unprepared for […]
Nov, 17, 2010
As I indicated in my previous post on Wharton interviews, they have totally changed. Reported interviews now consist of 100% behavioral questions. See reports at http://gmatclub.com/forum/calling-all-wharton-2011-applicants-95623-900.html. Clear Admit now has a a full report up. See http://www.clearadmit.com/wiki/index.php?title=WhartonInterview.-Adam
Nov, 09, 2010
A NEW VERSION OF MY WHARTON INTERVIEW ANALYSIS WILL BE POSTED WHEN THE PROCESS OF FALL 2012 ADMISSION IS FULLY CLEAR. THE CONTENT BELOW IS BASED ON FALL 2011 ADMISSION. The post below simply collected information as it became released. Given Wharton’s horrible implementation of new behavioral interviews last year, it was updated as information […]
Apr, 14, 2010
On April 28th at 9pm PST, I will be presenting a webinar version of the post below as part of the AIGAC Graduate Admissions Virtual Summit. I will be taking questions as part of that webinar. For details, see http://www.aigac.org/summit/2010.This post has been updated from last year. Was your admissions game plan for Fall 2010 […]
Mar, 06, 2010
This post is updated from last year. 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 […]
Mar, 06, 2010
This post is updated from last year. Based on my own clients’ reports and those found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com, I think that there are five key things to consider when preparing for The Johnson School at Cornell University MBA interviews: 1. Interviewers use a standard list of questions according to a number of reports. […]
Mar, 06, 2010
This post is updated from last year. Just as with essays, interviews for the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management MBA applicant interviews are all about fit. My comments below are based on reviewing reports from my clients as well as those found at accepted.com and clearadmit.com (As I have mentioned previously, both companies should […]
Mar, 04, 2010
This post is updated from last year. My analysis of the Stanford GSB essays for 2010/2011 can be found here. Stanford GSB MBA interviews, while so hard to get, are not necessarily that hard in any obvious way. This is interview about fit as determined by an alumni “gatekeeper.” Chances are good that this gatekeeper […]
Mar, 04, 2010
This post is slightly updated from the one I did last year as it now includes a list of typical questions that Tuck asks. My analysis of Tuck’s essays can be found here. Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth interview is about fit, so make sure you can explain in great depth why you want […]
