myice

在香港与一位buy side的校友面的，面试过程十分standard. 整个过程共三十分钟左右，问了why wharton, why MBA, walk through your resume, what do you do outside work，另外还专门对我的career goal问了一些较细的问题. 校友十分友好，给了我不少时间问他关于wharton生活和学习的经历。

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myice

Round 2 / 2nd Year Student (Published April 2nd, 2010)

Walk me though your resume.
What are your short and long term goals?
Why MBA?
Why Wharton?
Why now?
What will you contribute to the Wharton community?
What personal traits do you have that will stand out at Wharton? (The interviewer indicated that he wanted this to be an introspective question)
Tell me about a time you "grabbed the bull by the horns" and took control of the situation.
Pretty laid back interview. The interviewer chimed in with a few questions as I went through my resume. He also asked for 2-3 questions at the end. I'd have about 5 prepared as he asked for them.

myice

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

I had my interview on a weekend with the Wharton alum. It lasted roughly 50 minutes. The interview was quite laid back though I could not really tell what my interviewer was thinking. My interviewer wrote notes during the whole interview but kept eye contact.

I led the first 20 minutes of the interview and logically answered the following questions:

walk through the resume? (10 minutes)
short term and long term goals?
why Wharton?
Then, for the next 30 minutes:

Describe a time when you had to work with a difficult team member
What do you do if you disagree with someone?
Anything you would like to discuss or would like the Adcom to know about you?
Questions for me?
I was not asked the "Why now" question though I covered it partially in the first 10 minutes of the interview.

Good luck and thanks to previous contributors.

myice

Round 2 / On-campus / 2nd-year student (Published March 29th, 2010)

Tell me about yourself.
Give an example of leadership experience?
Why MBA?
What are your career goals?
What would you like to do when you're at Wharton?
What's your definition of success?
What’s your biggest accomplishment?
Anything else you'd like to mention?
Questions for interviewer.

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myice

Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus (Published March 18th, 2010)

The interviewer was fairly formal and was nice- to- neutral. The interview lasted about 30 minutes.

Walk me through your resume
Why MBA? Why Wharton?
What is your biggest strength?
Name one weakness
Describe a time when you had a conflict with your manager
Describe a time when you experienced competition with a peer
What extracurricular activities are you interested in at Wharton?
What classes do you think will be useful for you at Wharton?
Questions for the interviewer

myice

Round 2 / Alum / Off-campus (Published March 15th, 2010)

I am a second round applicant for Wharton and was invited for an alum interview. The interview happened in one of the cafes in Bombay and was very relaxed. The questions asked were:

Please walk me through your resume
Please tell me more about your extra curricular activities - why do you pursue this particular hobby?
Why do you want to do an MBA - I started talking about my long term goal and how the MBA was important for me
Why Wharton?
Which other schools have you applied to?
Tell me some leadership experience
Tell me a time when things did not work out in a project
Tell me a time when you were not in the leadership role
Do you have any questions for me
It is true that the Wharton interviewers are very strict about the timing. The interview ended in sharp 40 minutes and I could not interpret at all from the looks of the interviewer whether I did well. I interpreted it as if I did not do well and was not as excited as my Chicago Booth interview (where I was super happy after the interview - though I was waitlisted later)

myice

Round 2 / Second year student / On-campus (Published March 1st, 2010)

Walk me through your resume (with a twist, please give insight into some of the choices you have made)
Why do you want an MBA (combined with Why Now, a little disorienting)
Why Wharton
What do you want to do after MBA
Somewhat 'push back:' Why leave your company ( I own it)
What three qualities are important for a leader?
Tell me about a conflict/difficult client?
What are you most proud of at this point in your career?
What is the most difficult thing you have ever done?
Is there anything else you would like the Adcom to know about you?

myice

Round 2 / Off-campus / Alumni (Published February 25rd, 2010)

The interview was pretty informal and took place at Starbucks. We talked for about an hour and seemed to click pretty well. He was very enthusiastic about Wharton and his passion for the school definitely showed. He asked me to email him my resume ahead of time and brought a list of questions with him. Some of the questions he asked were:

Tell me about yourself (he started by talking about himself and once finished asked me to do the same)
Why MBA?
Why Wharton?
Why Now?
Short term and long term career goals (he probed into this a bit).
What other schools did you apply to (he followed up by asking if I got into those schools, would I choose Wharton)?
What is an accomplishment you are proud of?
Name a time you worked with a team and had to work with a difficult teammate (some derivation of this question).
Name a time you received constructive criticism and how did you take it.
What are some of the qualities of leadership to you? He followed with 'what leadership qualities would you like to enhance?'
Questions for the interviewer.
He then described his experiences at Wharton and was very enthusiastic about them. He mentioned that one big thing about Wharton is that students do not compete with each other in a cut-throat manner and that they are big on collaboration, so make sure you hit home on this (as long as this is the truth!) I would also definitely suggest to do your homework on the school (this should be why you are even applying there) because it is good to mention specific things about the program that they can relate to. Other suggestion: be yourself! I think it is all about fit and making sure that you don't come off as a snob, or are arrogant, or are a weirdo! Relax and smile :-) If you are yourself, and are passionate, sociable, excited, and know exactly why you want to go to that school to get an MBA right now and what you expect to do with it, it's all gravy baby! Good luck to all!