I had my interview with an AdCom member yesterday. Actually, he did NOT ask me to run through my resume. He just looked at it, but started asking the default Wharton questions. In fact, I asked him to refer to my resume when I was talking about an incident that happened a few years ago. It was a very friendly, laid back conversation - felt like I was talking to an old friend. The whole interview lasted only 20 minutes!!
I felt it was more of an 'advertise Wharton' effort rather than a 'check the applicant out' effort.
Moral of the story? Be prepared to NOT to run through your resume after all the preparation!
Good luck , you'll definitely do well after the preparation - JH
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I had my interview on-campus on Wed. The interview was very structured.....a watch was placed on the desk, I was told I would be asked 15 questions in 30 minutes and that I had ~ 2 minutes per question.
Take me through your resume.
Why undergrad
What were you involved in
Why did you change from this job to this job
How would your friends and colleagues describe you
Tell me about your extracurriculars
Why Wharton
Why MBA
Why now
Anything else you'd like to add
Any questions
What will adcomm see as your weaknesses and what have you done to address this weakness
It was very rushed, and not very comfortable. I had to talk really fast to get my points across...in a word, intense. I had enough time to ask 2-3 questions and only because both myseld and my interviewer spoke very fast.
My only suggestions to Wharton for next year would be to be more selective for interviews and allow more time, perhaps 45 min to and hour. I felt that because the interview was so structured, the interviewer didn't have a chance to get to know me. Everything that was asked was already answered in my application with a couple exceptions.
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Look up for my earlier posting in this thread. I had approx 25-30 min with an adcom. I basically walked him through my resume for 75% of the time, say 15-20 min. But I managed to answer all the standard Why MBA, Why Now, Why Wharton, Backup plans, Leadership skills, teamwork etc. as part of that walkthrough. Infact, he didn't ask me a single question. So it all depends on your experience and your particular situation. My resume clearly indicates that I am at crossroads in my career and an MBA will help me greatly. So as long as you answer these questions, it does not matter how long it takes. I wish I had 45 min though!
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I was not even asked to go thru my resume all I was asked is to talk about the decisions I made to get to the point I am at (does this mean I am supposed to go thru my resume). So I concentrated more on why I took up the jobs that I did.
My interviewer said he had a lot of questions to ask so I kept that in mind while replying and I kept my replies brief.
For some reason I was pretty happy with my interview yesterday (had my interview yesterday) but then I went over the interview atleast 3 times today and I am sick with worry.
Did anyone feel like this after an interview? Please someone say yes and make me feel better. I have never felt so stressed in my life.
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didn't you mention that you were a spouse of a current MBA student?? :)
I agree that you try to evaluate the interview and go through it several times in your head. When I came out of my Kellogg interview I thought i had done well. However, reflecting back on it the next couple of days...I felt terrible. I am yet to hear from K, but am certain that the interview was not the most positive aspect of my application. My chicago interview on the other hand was "wow! Maybe I should sign up for classes while I am on campus". Turned out to be a waitlist at the end.
My wharton interview went well, but I couldn't bolster what I thought were weak points in my app. So, I didn't think it was a successful interview from that viewpoint. But, in my opinion as long as you didn't end up getting into a fistfight with your interviewer...you are ok...
One interesting W interview question that I have been regurgitating to eveyone I meet is "Where would you go on vacation if you had one day and no limits on money to spend"?
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I was not asked a single question during the interview. So when I asked the adcom if he has any questions for me, he told me that I had done a good job of covering everything and he didn't have any questions. I did answer all the usual questions, plus covered couple of weaknesses in my app during the interview. So I basically felt that either I was in and hence no questions or I completely sucked and hence no questions! :-)
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12. What would your colleagues miss least about you? How the hell do you answer this one?
It's a little bit deeper than the traditional weakness question, in that it's also asking whether you can understand how you interact with others, and know how they perceive you. I think a little bit of honesty goes a long way here.
I talked about constantly throwing in ideas and comments into what are my colleagues' areas of responsibility, and how aggravating that must be. Also, how I'd tried to establish my bona fides in doing that, and convince them that I was only seeking adding a different perspective, not to interfere in their jobs.
16. If we give you an offer, will you accept it?
If you gush on about what a great place W is, and how it's SO right for you, they probably won't notice that you haven't answered yes or no to this question.
What will you contribute to Wharton?
Contributing you perspective in class is good, but make sure that in doing so, you don't weaken your own 'Why MBA' case (perhaps you could drop in the electives you are thinking about). Talking about clubs you would join (and why) will reinforce your interests, and suggest that you weren't lying/exaggerating about extra currics in your app.
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