MBA Interview Preparation Guide
School-specific interview questions, expert coaching tips, and AI-powered mock interviews for the world's top MBA programs.
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Interview Guides by School
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M7 Schools
Columbia University
Manhattan, New York City
Blind Resume-Based Conversational Interview
13 sample questions
Harvard
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Post-Interview Reflection + Live Interview
15 sample questions
MIT
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Behavioral Event Interview (BEI) + Pre-Interview Submissions
13 sample questions
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Conversational Behavioral Interview with Video Essay Component
14 sample questions
Stanford University
Stanford, California
Behavioral Interview (Blind Resume-Based)
15 sample questions
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Behavioral Interview (Blind Resume-Based)
14 sample questions
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Team-Based Discussion (TBD) + Individual Interview
10 sample questions
Top 15 US
Cornell
Ithaca, NY
One-on-one with admissions staff or student
12 sample questions
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
One-on-one with trained second-year students or admissions staff
12 sample questions
Duke University
Durham, NC
One-on-one, behavioral, blind interview with resume
12 sample questions
NYU
New York, NY
One-on-one with Admissions Committee members
12 sample questions
UC Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Live with student/alumni or pre-recorded video
12 sample questions
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
One-on-one, blind interview with resume
12 sample questions
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
One-on-one, behavioral-based interview
12 sample questions
Yale University
New Haven, CT
One-on-one, blind interview with resume only
12 sample questions
Top European
Bocconi University
Milan, Italy
One interview, 45 minutes, conducted in-person, virtually, or with alumni
12 sample questions
HEC Paris
Jouy-en-Josas, France
Two interviews with HEC alumni, each including 10-minute oral presentation + Q&A + CV discussion
12 sample questions
IE University
Madrid & Segovia, Spain
Kira online assessment followed by personal interview
12 sample questions
INSEAD
Fontainebleau, France & Singapore
Two 45-60 minute conversations with INSEAD alumni
13 sample questions
London Business School
Regent's Park, London
Three components: KIRA video assessment, alumni interview, mini presentation
12 sample questions
Stockholm School of Economics
Stockholm, Sweden
Kira video assessment followed by live personal interview
12 sample questions
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, England
One-on-one faculty interview, conversational and open-ended
12 sample questions
University of Oxford
Oxford, England
One-on-one faculty or admissions staff interview
12 sample questions
Top Asian
Other North American
Babson
Wellesley, Massachusetts
One-on-one with admissions committee member, or video interview option (submitted within 7 days of application)
6 sample questions
Boston University
Boston, MA
Panel-style or one-on-one interview
12 sample questions
CMU
Pittsburgh, PA
One-on-one with admissions team
12 sample questions
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Blind interview with alumnus or admissions officer
12 sample questions
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, Georgia
One-on-one or panel with admissions staff and current MBA student
5 sample questions
IU Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
One-on-one with admissions committee member or trained alumnus
6 sample questions
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
One-on-one conversational interview
12 sample questions
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
One-on-one — non-blind (interviewer has full application)
6 sample questions
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
One-on-one with admissions committee member or trained alumnus
6 sample questions
Northeastern
Boston, MA
Kira Talent video assessment and optional peer interview
5 sample questions
Penn State
University Park, Pennsylvania
One-on-one with admissions committee member or trained alumnus
6 sample questions
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
One-on-one with admissions committee member or trained alumnus
6 sample questions
UCSD
La Jolla, California
One-on-one with admissions committee member or trained alumnus
6 sample questions
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
One-on-one with second-year student
9 sample questions
UIUC
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
One-on-one with admissions committee member or trained alumnus
6 sample questions
USC
Los Angeles, CA
One-on-one with admissions officer
10 sample questions
UT Austin
Austin, TX
Video assessment + optional peer interview
4 sample questions
UBC
Vancouver, British Columbia
One-on-one — non-blind (full application reviewed)
6 sample questions
University of Washington, Seattle
Seattle, Washington
One-on-one with admissions committee member or trained alumnus
6 sample questions
Other Programs
Imperial College London
South Kensington, London
Panel interview with 2-3 faculty via Shortlister platform
6 sample questions
King's College London
Central London, England
One-on-one with admissions committee member or trained alumnus
6 sample questions
LSE
Central London, England
One-on-one with admissions committee member or trained alumnus
6 sample questions
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
One-on-one with admissions committee member or trained alumnus
6 sample questions
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria
One-on-one — compulsory for all shortlisted candidates
6 sample questions
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