Northwestern University (Kellogg)

Tell me what drew you to the role you are currently in now.

Tell me about a project or professional experience that didn’t go so well.

When was the time you had to deal with challenging person in your team?

Tell us your favorite thing about working on a team.

What do you enjoy most about your job?

Tell me about a time you had to change your behavior when things didn’t go as expected.

Tell me about a time when you worked in an ambiguous situation.

Do you feel your trajectory at your company has been in lockstep with others, or has it been accelerated?

 

Rice University (Jones)

What are your post-MBA goals?

Rice has a very diverse and smaller class. How will you contribute to Rice’s diversity?

 

University of Rochester (Simon)

Have you ever worked or related with people from cross-cultural backgrounds? Tell me about it. What did it teach you?

Tell me about a time you did not know what to do at work. How did you manage it?

What is your leadership philosophy?

 

Stanford Graduate School of Business

Describe a time when you noticed a problem before others did and worked to fix it.

Describe a project where you encountered a roadblock or obstacle.

Tell me about a time you helped someone else develop a skill.

Tell me about a time you were blocked from achieving something.

Tell me about a time you had to convince your boss to deploy resources to make something happen.

Tell me about a time you went above-and-beyond.

 

UCLA (Anderson)

What are your back-up plans if you can’t get the first choice job?

Tell me about a time you led a team and faced a challenge.

 

USC (Marshall)

What are some things you do for fun?

How do you see yourself contributing to an academic team?

What is the last book you read?

 

University of Texas (McCombs)

What you are working on now?

Are you looking to transition to a different industry? Which and why?

Tell us about a time when you were undermined by your manager or your colleagues. How did you handle it?

Tell us about a time when someone else was undermined. What did you do?

Tell us about a time when you solved a complex problem. How did you solve it? What was the result?

 

Vanderbilt University (Owen)

What do you expect from the Owen community and how will you contribute to it?

How do you spend time after work?

Tell me about a moment where you had to deal with change and what you did to address it.

Owen’s motto is ‘Business and Beyond’. How will an MBA contribute to your growth Beyond?

 

University of Virginia (Darden)

Tell me about a time you failed. (What did you learn?)

Give me an example that you were the only one different from the rest of the people.

Give me an example of working with someone who thinks and works differently.

 

Washington University (Olin)

If you could reset, what would you change about your journey?

Tell me about a time you faced an ethical issue.

What is the difference between a manager and a leader?

 

Yale School of Management

What research did you do prior to deciding to pursue an MBA?

What do you plan to continue to do this year to prepare for your MBA?

How will you use your internship opportunity between Y1 and Y2 and what’s the role of it in your career plan?

 

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