UCLA Anderson MBA 面试汇总（2009-2010）

myice

Round 2 / Alumnus / Off-Campus (Published March 29th, 2010)

My interviewer was extremely upbeat, friendly, and had loved her Anderson experience. We met at a coffee shop and the conversation was very relaxed.

List of interview questions:

Tell me about yourself.
Why Anderson?
Can you describe a difficult/challenging interaction you had at work?
Which personal accomplishment and which professional accomplishment are you most proud of?
Would you consider moving to California after graduation [from NYC]?
What do you think are your application’s greatest strengths? Weaknesses?
What do you like to do for fun?
Is there anything else you’d like the admissions committee to know that wasn’t in your application/that you wish Adcom would have asked?
The interview lasted for over an hour, since the alumnus very much enjoyed chatting about Anderson, what she gained from it, and the alumni network.

Decision: Admitted!

myice

Round 2 / 2nd Year Student / On-Campus (Published February 26th, 2010)

The interview was almost exactly 30 min, done inside an admission officer's office. I didn't get too much feedback from my interviewer, as she was firing off questions to fit within the interview time slot. The questions were fairly standard:

Walk me through your resume
Why MBA, why Anderson, why now?
Tell me a time where you showed leadership
Tell me a time where you worked in a team
Tell me about a time when you received constructive criticism
What will you contribute to the Anderson community?
The interview then concluded with 5 minutes for me to ask her questions about Anderson.

myice

Round 1 / Alum / Off-campus / Originally Shared by The Parisian MBA (Published April 9th, 2009)

My UCLA interview took place at the end of 2008 in a hotel bar with a french UCLA alumnus and lasted for 1h15, 30min in english and the rest in french.

Here is how it went:

When I received the notification I got preselected for an interview, I contacted the selected alumnus and we agreed to make the interview in a place convenient for both of us. As he let me decide the place, I chose a hotel bar in my street where I often saw business people having discussions. When I arrived at the bar, my interviewer was already there, we greeted each other and I ordered some drinks.

It started bad as the bar was only for the hotel residents but I tried to do my most sympathetic smile and the waitress agreed to serve us our drinks. (it's obvious but really make sure what kind of place you choose if you are asked for )

Then my interviewer introduced himself. He was a strategy consultant and was handling a business in parallel. He was very friendly and very open to discussion and therefore I relaxed a bit. He then asked me to introduce myself in english and describe my career to date.

Afterwards he asked me the traditional MBA applicants questions:

Why MBA?
Why now?
What are your goals post-MBA?
Why UCLA?
As it was my first interview, even though I had prepared these questions thoroughly, I felt a bit hesitant at first but then retook the lead and found myself explaining my background, goals and reasons well enough.

He then asked me about challenges I encountered at work. He had prepared the interview well because he asked me some very specific questions and then came a funny anecdote when he mentioned that one of his neighbours was my former CEO .

Then he asked about what other schools I applied to and thought it was a coherent set of applications regarding my goals.

Then he asked me whether I had any questions. I had a lot actually as I had quite similar post-MBA goals to his. Therefore I could ask a lot about Entrepreneurship at Anderson, the AMR program, Visa issues for Internationals and life at LA.

One thing was that my interviewer loved to talk and I felt at that moment I was loosing control over the interview. He was so thrilled about his experience at Anderson that I felt he could have talked about it for days!

The interview finally ended and we said goodbye.

After that I had quite a good feeling but a bit later I wondered whether the laid back style of the interview was not intended to put off my guard. Ok it was laid back but I made sure to be coherent regarding my application file and honest about my goals and potential schools' choices.

I guess it went well as I finally got in for September 2009!

The Parisian MBA

myice

Round 3 / Student / On-campus (Published April 4th, 2009)

I interviewed today with a FEMBA student at UCLA campus. The only question I was not ready for was:

Describe a situation where you had to make an ethical decision.
Also, when you check in for the interview, they give you a pink card. On the front side of the card, you fill out your information. The back of the card is to be filled by the person who interviews you and contains detailed questions on what they liked about you. If you have time, you may want to review the evaluation questions. It may help you take better control of the interview.

Hope this helps the next applicant! =)

myice

Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus (Published February 16th, 2009)

I met my interviewer in his office. Our chat was reasonably short -- less than an hour, I would say. The interview itself was light and extremely conversational. At the end my interviewer talked about his experiences at Anderson for about 10 minutes.

Among the questions he asked me were:

Walk me through your resume.
What do you like about your current job?
What do you do for fun?
Why an MBA?
Why go to business school now?
Why Anderson? What first got you interested in Anderson?
Which other schools did you apply to?
Are you applying to other California schools?
How will you involve yourself in the Anderson community?
Tell me about a book you have read recently.
Any questions for me?

myice

Round 1 / Adcom / On-campus (Published February 12th, 2009)

The interview lasted approximately 40 minutes. It was conducted on campus by a member of the adcom, Jessica Luchenta. She was very nice and the interview went quite well.

The following questions were addressed:

Walk me through your resume.
Why an MBA?
Why Anderson?
Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?
Give me an example of a time you displayed leadership?
Has anyone ever been critical of you in a work setting? How so? What do you now do to avoid doing it again?
Give me an example of when you failed to accomplish an objective?
What types of clubs or organizations would you join at Anderson?
How would you add to the community at Anderson?
This was basically our entire conversation -- with some questions at the end.

Good luck to everyone with interviews!

myice

Round 2 / On-campus / Second-year Student (Published February 11th, 2009)

List of Interview Questions:

Walk me through your resume
Why did you switch jobs? (in reference to my resume)
What are your career goals?
Why do you want an MBA?
Why Anderson?
Tell me about a team experience that didn't go well and what did you learn.
Describe your entrepreneurial ideas? (Relevant to my career goals)
How will you contribute to Anderson?
Commentary: My interviewer was very relaxed and friendly. I enjoyed my visit and was quite impressed with the Anderson campus and facilities, as well as with the students and faculty.

myice

Round 1 / On-campus (Published December 16th, 2008)

Why did you choose your undergraduate position?
Tell me about what you do now?
Why did you choose your current position?
Tell me about your leadership experiences
Elaborate on your career goals.
How will Anderson help you get to your career goals?
What publications have you been following to stay abreast of your career goals?
Do you have any questions for me?

myice

Round 1 / Alum / Off-campus (Published November 23rd, 2008)

Had an interview with an alum off campus at starbucks. Very friendly and relaxed. Questions asked were:

Walk me through your resume
Why Anderson?
Clubs at Anderson?
Questions for the alum
Overall, a good experience. As it was a blind interview ,the interviewer had no idea abt my application. Gave her a copy of my resume at the end of it.

myice

Round 3 / Adcom / On-campus (Published April 28th, 2008)

Had my interview yesterday on campus with Jessica Luchenta. Fairly standard format - it was conversational but not too relaxed. The usual suspects - "Why MBA, why now, why Anderson, teamwork example, challenge you overcame, how has that shaped you, clubs you'd participate in, what would you do for fun etc. outside classwork..." and one that threw me for a minute, "Tell me about a disappointment in your life." She seemed to relate to what I was saying, at least a bit, and clearly appreciated that I had flown out from NY for the interview. She also noted the students that I'd spoken with - I set up an informal chat/lunch for myself w/the current president of the Entertainment Management Association, and obviously she knew the guy quite well. Took a TON of notes.

After lunch, I wandered about the campus taking pictures and sticking my nose into buildings. Students were all very warm and friendly, and the facilities were astonishing. Top of the line stuff. Anderson students I met were a nice combination of ambitious gunners and well-balanced folk.