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Preparing for New York University Stern MBA Admissions Interviews

Feb, 13, 2014


In this post I discuss preparing for New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business MBA admissions interviews.     Before reading this post, I suggest reviewing some or all of the following previous posts: –MBA Application Interview Strategy –Interview Practice is ABOUT SPEAKING! –Further Comments on MBA Admissions Interviews  –General Characteristics of Admissions Officers, […]


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Michigan Ross MBA Admissions Interviews

Feb, 10, 2014


This post supplements my main post on preparing for Michigan Ross MBA Admissions Interviews.  It updates that list of questions found in that previous post.   Like he has done with many other schools, my colleague, Steve Green has compiled the following list of questions from from all the reports submitted to accepted.com   and clearadmit.com.  In addition to our client […]


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Duke Fuqua MBA Admissions Interviews for the Class of 2016

Feb, 10, 2014


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.  As you will see from the questions, below, Fuqua interview questions are very typical MBA interview questions. If you are preparing for interviews for other schools, […]


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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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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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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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Preparing for Wharton Interviews for the Class of 2016

Oct, 23, 2013


In this post, I discuss how to prepare for Wharton Interviews for fall 2014 entry. My post on Wharton’s essays for the Class of 2016, can be found here.   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 […]


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Mock IMD Case Interview Preparation Course

Aug, 30, 2013


Please see IMD MBA Admissions Essays for January 2015 Admission (R2-R5) for my full analysis of IMD MBA application. While I frequently prepare clients for interviews, I don’t do case preparation interview training myself. This becomes an issue for IMD interviewees, so I am pleased to be able to refer my clients and blog readers to a Mock […]


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