Interview Tips
Advice for business school applicants who are preparing for their MBA admissions interviews.
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MBA LiveWire Data Predicts HBS, Wharton & Stanford Interview Invite Timing
October is an anxious month for MBA aspirants who have submitted applications to the leading MBA programs for Round 1. Many of these programs roll out their interview invite decisions during the month. If you are one of these candidates, MBA LiveWire is a good place for you to keep up... Read more »
2018-2019 Clear Admit Interview Guides and Bundle Pricing
Whether you’re flying to campus now for an applicant-initiated interview, or practicing til perfection while anticipating an invitation, don’t wait to download the Clear Admit Interview Guides to ace your MBA admissions interview. The Clear Admit Interview Guides include first-hand interview accounts submitted by real applicants over the years through our Interview Archive. In addition... Read more »
A Comprehensive Set of MBA Interview Resources
As Round 3 interviews roll out, for this week’s admissions tip we wanted to offer a comprehensive resource with all of our key interview tips. We begin with our four-part series that discusses the different types of interviews that MBA programs undertake. We then included our six tips for interview... Read more »
MIT Sloan Round 3 Roundup from Admissions Director Dawna Levenson
With the Round 3 deadline having passed yesterday for applicants to MIT Sloan School of Management, Director of Admissions Dawna Levenson was quick to add an update post to her “From the Desk of the Admissions Director” blog today letting these late-round applicants know what to expect next. Levenson started... Read more »
Our Latest Podcast: Acing the Skype or Video Interview
Wrapping up our comprehensive coverage of how to prepare for interviews of every sort, the latest episode in the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast series focuses on the Skype or video interview. An option widely available to MBA applicants who perhaps can’t travel to the business school they’re applying to,... Read more »
Our Latest Podcast: Who Is Your MBA Interviewer?
At schools like Harvard Business School and MIT Sloan School of Management, MBA admissions interviews are conducted exclusively by members of the admissions staff. London Business School and Columbia Business School, meanwhile, are among those that rely on an army of alumni to meet with candidates around the world. Still other schools—including... Read more »
Admissions Tip: Interviewing the Interviewer
We’ve been offering a good deal of advice lately on how to conduct oneself and prepare responses to MBA interview questions. Today we’d like to highlight the importance of thinking about what you might ask when you’re interviewing. Virtually all business school interviewers conclude their discussion by offering the applicant... Read more »
Four Reasons You Need to Visit Clear Admit’s Interview Archive
As interview invitations for Round 2 MBA candidates continue to roll out, we wanted to remind Class of 2020 hopefuls that Clear Admit can help with the final hurdle to acceptance: the interview. The Clear Admit Interview Archive is a repository of first-hand accounts shared directly by MBA applicants after... Read more »
Post-Interview Protocol: Thank You Letters and Other Follow Up
Over the past few weeks, we have offered a number of tips to help applicants navigate the often stressful MBA interview process. This final tip focuses on post-interview protocol – e.g. the development and submission of a ‘thank you’ letter (or in the case of Harvard Business School, a post-interview reflection). Timing... Read more »
Admissions Tip: Interview Etiquette
As interview invites continue to roll out, and candidates prepare for their interviews, we wanted to continue our theme of providing interview advice and share a few very basic pointers on MBA interview etiquette. Though the content of your application materials and comments during the interview are of paramount importance, it’s... Read more »
Top Stanford GSB MBA Interview Tips from Actual Interviewees
As reports of Stanford GSB interview invitations trickle into LiveWire, we’re taking the opportunity to round up useful advice from the Clear Admit Interview Guide, as passed on by interviewed candidates themselves. Before we dig into the key takeaways from last year’s lucky invitees, here are a few basics about... Read more »
Top Wharton School MBA Team-Based Interview Tips from Actual Interviewees
As LiveWire lights up with interview invitations from the Wharton Admissions Committee, we wanted to help the latest crop of candidates by sharing tips and tidbits from those who have experienced the Wharton Team-Based Discussion (TBD) and personal interviews firsthand. Wharton introduced the TBD a few years ago and considers... Read more »
Top Yale School of Management MBA Interview Tips from Actual Interviewees
In our ongoing review of interview advice from MBA candidates, we now shine the spotlight on the Yale School of Management (SOM) and the insights and lessons last year’s interviewees chose to share. If you’re among the many candidates in receipt of an interview invitation, you won’t want to miss... Read more »
Top Michigan Ross MBA Interview Questions and Tips from Actual Interviewees
As Ross MBA candidates head to Ann Arbor or meet up with alumni interviewers elsewhere around the globe, we wanted to round up some of the most common questions and pass on some advice from actual interviewees. The one-on-one admissions interviews are conducted by students on campus or by alumni... Read more »
Top MIT Sloan MBA Interview Tips from Actual Interviewees
Just as we rounded up interview advice for Harvard Business School hopefuls, we’re back now to assist candidates for MIT / Sloan’s Class of 2020. Over the years, hundreds of MBA applicants have shared their interview experiences. For today’s post, we’ve culled through this to pull out top tips from... Read more »
