Interviews can, for many, be the most daunting element of your MBA admissions process. The most rudimentary advice we can offer is that you prepare well! That could mean that you seek help to practice mock interviews or maybe that you take a communication and interview preparation course.
Most importantly, you need to research the interview questions you might encounter and dive into the various interview styles that top business schools operate with. For those about to participate in a business school interview, knowing what to expect can calm nerves and improve overall performance.
Here, we have provided you with interview sample questions from specific business schools that we hope will help you feel well-prepared and confident going into your MBA admissions interview.
For those about to participate in a business school interview, knowing what to expect can calm nerves and improve overall performance. Our program-specific interview guides, based on actual interview reports from clients, cover everything you need to know about top MBA program interview procedures.
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MBA Program | Interview Decision Release Date | Invite Only? | Interview Location |
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Harvard Business School | Monday Sep 30, 12pm ET. Interviews will be conducted from the beginning of October until mid-November. | Invite Only. | Mix of virtual, on-campus, hub cities. |
Stanford GSB | Rolling interview invites from late September to mid-November. | Invite Only. | Virtual or in-person. |
The Wharton School | Interview invites will be released on Oct 24th (typically around 11am ET). Interviews will be completed by Nov 7. | Invite Only. | All virtual. |
Northwestern Kellogg | Interviewer assignments made on a rolling basis within 6 weeks of deadline. | Aims to interview all applicants. Some receive waivers. | All virtual. |
University of Chicago Booth | Interview invites are typically released in early to mid-October over the course of a few days. | Invite Only. | Mix of virtual, on-campus, or with local alum. |
Columbia Business School | Rolling interview invites from mid-October until November 15. | Invite Only. | Virtual or in-person (depends on interviewer). |
Columbia Business School (J-Term) | Rolling interview invites, typically 4-5 weeks after submission deadlines. | Invite Only. | Virtual or in-person (depends on interviewer). |
MIT Sloan | Expect interview invites to be released by end of October. Interviews take place in November. | Invite Only. | All virtual. |
Dartmouth Tuck | Rolling invites usually start in early October. Guaranteed interview notifications reported August 27. | Guaranteed if apply by early deadline, otherwise invite only | Virtual or on-campus. |
UC Berkeley Haas | Rolling invites start ~4 weeks after the application deadline until decision date (December 12). Some invites have appeared in application portals without email notifications. | Invite Only. | Virtual (sometimes only prerecorded option). |
UVA Darden | Early Admission applicants can interview during open period (August-September). R1 is invite only on a rolling basis until December 11. | Open interviews for EA, otherwise invite only | Virtual or on-campus. |
Yale School of Management | Rolling invites as early as 1 week after the application deadline until December 5. | Invite Only. | Virtual or on-campus. |
Duke Fuqua | Invites for Early Admission by October 4. Invites for R1 by November 18. | Invite only (no longer offers open interviews) | Virtual or on-campus. |
University of Michigan Ross | Interview invites will be sent on the week of October 14. | Invite Only. | All virtual. |
UCLA Anderson | Rolling interview invites begin in mid-October until December 13. | Invite Only. | Virtual or in-person. |
NYU Stern | Rolling interview invites released by December 1st for the September deadline, and by January 1st for the October deadline. | Invite Only. | Virtual or in-person in NYC. |