Sep, 29, 2026
HBS Invited you for an interview, now what? Scheduling your interview is the most immediate consideration. 1. HBS uses an online scheduling system. I recommend that you schedule as soon as possible because slots will fill quickly. 2. If you want more time to prepare for an interview, schedule the session at a later […]
Sep, 29, 2026
This blog post is based on advice I provide to my clients applying to MBA programs that use video essays, such as Booth, INSEAD, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, UC Berkeley Haas and Yale. For random questions, I also provide my clients with school specific past question reports as well. There are three types of Video […]
Sep, 29, 2025
In this third of three posts I provide advice for HBS MBA Admissions Interviews. This third post focuses on preparation. The first post discusses logistics and content. The second post focuses on strategy. At the time of the blog post, 101 of my clients (mostly comprehensive counseling plus those interview only clients I worked […]
Sep, 29, 2025
This is the second of three posts I provide advice for HBS MBA Admissions Interviews. This second post focuses on strategy. The first post discusses logistics and content. The third post focuses on preparation. At the time of the blog post, 101 of my clients (mostly comprehensive counseling plus those interview only clients […]
Sep, 29, 2025
This is the first of three posts I provide advice for HBS MBA Admissions Interviews. This post discusses logistics and content. This post also includes analysis of the Post-Interview Reflection. The second post focuses on strategy. The third post focuses on preparation. These posts reflect the reports I have received from clients over the […]
Jan, 16, 2022
This is a revision of a blog post I wrote in 2012. It now reflects the insights I gained in subsequent years. 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 […]
Jan, 30, 2021
For my overall suggestions on Chicago Booth MBA interviews, please see here. For the current admissions cycle, Booth started asking for one minute video for those who receive interviews: “Please submit a video response to one of the following two prompts: Tell us about something new you learned recently that shifted your worldview. How did it […]
Jan, 21, 2021
One of the frustrations I regularly experience with clients and potential clients is their lack of technical readiness for having Zoom (or Skype or Google or FaceTime) sessions with me. This especially freaks me out when we are doing mock interviews for MBA and other programs. There are just some basic technical things I expect […]
Jan, 20, 2021
Clients frequently ask me questions about the interview scheduling process for MBA programs. Below I have provided advice on the topics I am most frequently asked about both for interviews that are scheduled using online scheduling systems (usually interviews with admissions officers and second year students) and those that are scheduled with an alumnus. […]
Oct, 29, 2020
In this post, I discuss how to prepare for Wharton Interviews for fall 2021 entry. There are two parts to the Wharton interview, the team-based interview and one-to-one interview. Each part can be prepared for. I am assuming anyone who is reading this post has actually been invited for a Wharton interview and has […]
