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Off-campus, Adcom (Published November 2005)

I was interviewed by a member of the adcom at Darden. It happened at an international location in late Nov 2005 for Early Decision.

I was asked to "tell my story from the cradle to the chair" and at the end was given an opportunity to ask my questions.

It was a blind interview although my application was reviewed before inviting me for the interview.

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myice

Darden Hub Interview, Adcom (Published 2006)

This was an interview with Ms. Kathleen Grant, a member of the Darden Admissions Committee. The interview was very relaxed. She talked a lot about Darden and how they are unique. Then, we moved on to the questions. The interview lasted nearly an hour.

QUESTIONS:

Introduction
Resume walk-through
Why an MBA?
Why Darden?
How did you first begin investigating Darden?
Describe how you experiences will help make a contribution to the Darden community.
Are there any questions about Darden that you wish to ask?

myice

Adcom (Published 2006)

I interviewed at Darden with a member of the admissions staff. She interviewed me without referring to a resume or any other information, so the interview was completely blind--she just knew my name. The question that she asked was: "Tell me your story and specify why you made your choices and what you learned." During the story she asked me follow up questions about specifics: based on what criteria did you select Darden, what specific skills are you looking to gain by attending Darden (the "advance business skills" answer was too general, so I had to add a few). Some of the follow up questions were a bit odd with an American bias.

The interview lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes (I was the only person interviewing yesterday) and my overall impression of the interview is positive. Although, I would have preferred an interview with a student or an alumnus, since they would have more information about various aspects of the actual school experience rather than information about the admission process and school's marketing info which is widely available.

myice

Applicant-initiated interview at Darden, Adcom. (Published 2006)

My interviewer was an Admissions Committee member. I hadn’t submitted my application and the surprising thing was that I didn’t even have to submit my resume before the interview. When I handed it to my interviewer, she turned it face down and said she would read it only while filling out the interview report. The school really seems to want to get to know you as a person. I was asked just one question “Tell me your life story – everything that you consider to be important. Along the way, cover your career so far, why you want to do an MBA, why at Darden and your short and long-term goals”. So it was very open-ended. My interviewer kept interjecting with questions – she was paying close attention to what I was saying and seemed genuinely interested in learning about all the aspects of my life. It was really a conversation – a refreshing change from the usual B-school interview scene. It lasted 55 minutes and I was given a chance to ask questions at the end. One interesting question during the interview was “Was it hard to get your first job?” It wasn’t tough to answer – just one I hadn’t heard or read about before.

myice

Applicant initiated. Student interview - Early December. Round 2. Offered Admission 3 weeks later. (Published March 27, 2006)

It was a blind interview conducted by a second year student. I was basically asked to give my life story and discuss how and why I made certain decisions along my career path. I believe I was well-prepared to discuss and explain the rationale for my decisions to attend the undergraduate school, selection of major and career path. However, I was also sure to discuss what I believed to be the strengths of my candidacy, to include leadership experience.

Program Fit. I believe that you have to truly understand why you want to learn with the case study method. Additionally, to discuss why, it is also necessary for you to internalize the program strengths and characteristics as to how it will shape you as an individual. For me, I was able to discuss how I am a verbal communicator and how I plan to utilize the case study method to learn from other students.

I talked to another applicant after my interview who happened to find the experience more challenging than he expected. He was caught on the "Why an MBA" decision choice, based on his prior experiences. It is my belief that you have to get this answered before interviewing. The answer should be concise and demonstrate a developmental process relating to how the MBA will allow your goals to be acheived.

myice

Adcom and Student - (Published September 15, 2006)

The adcom along with a 2nd year student sat me down and asked me to explain my life story. This was the only question. The interview was basically a smooth flowing conversation back and forth.

myice

Adcom. Round 2(Early Dec). Offered Admission Mid-Feb (Published March 26, 2007)

It was a blind interview conducted by an adcom representative. The interviewer knew nothing about me other than my name. After brief introduction, she asked me, "Tell me your story from the cradle to this chair. Along the way, make sure to shed some light on the important decisions you made and the reasons behind those decisions." The interview lasted exactly 45 minutes. It was more conversational than anything.

myice

Alum. Round 1. (Published January 25, 2008) Dreamer

Here goes my Darden Interview process experience.

13th December: I got a mail about status change of my Darden Application. It was an Alum Interview call.

22nd December: I was contacted by Office manager at Darden Admission Office about the busy state of Alum and possibility of Telephonic interview. Disappointment it was as I wanted to have a face to face interview. When I asked a current student, he also told me that I should try my best for Alum interview.

9th January: Another mail from office manager stating alum shud be contacting me anyday and if he doesn't contact by friday, we'll have the telephonic interview scheduled.

12th January: Alumnus called me. He told me how busy he was and didn't have any plans to come down to bangalore. I said I was open to travel to mumbai. He said we could have it on saturday the 19th and he'll confirm by monday/tuesday.

Tuesday: I called him up and he said yes lets have it on saturday but he'll confirm me time by thursday.

Thursday: I called and we fixed the interview for saturday at his place in mumbai.

I have posted these details as I found lots of people cribbing on the internet questioning Darden's responsiveness. I would say I was kept pretty much informed about all that was going to happen. Alums are usually very busy and we must understand it.

Anyways, I had this interview on Saturday 19th Jan at Alum's apartment in mumbai. I booked my tickets on thursday for friday evening flight and returned to bangalore on monday morning (My brother stays in Navi Mumbai).

So here's how the interview went:

I reached at 2:50pm (3:00pm was the time). I roamed around the corridor for 5 minutes looking at the sea from the 12th floor just to calm myself down and pressed the doorbell at 2:55pm

After greetings, where-have-you-put-up and when-are-you-flying-back talks he asked me if I was familiar with the process. He asked me what other schools I have applied to and have I been interviewed somewhere else [].

Then he talked about himself, his native place, undergrad, job, darden and job after mba. Then started questions.

"Tell me about your job"
I answered which took form of a discussion and he gave his inputs and kept on acknowledging what I said.

"Why do you want to do mba now"
"Why Darden"
"What was the different thing you found in your undergraduate college"
discussions. he listened to me presented his views, i elaborated on my views and we agreed.

"How would your friends describe you"
"Career Goals"
Then it was my turn to ask questions. His answers also took shape of discussions and lasted till he had explained me everything.

After 45 mins we wrapped up.

Few words on face2face interview vis-a-vis telephonic interviews while I was preparing to leave. And I left by 3:50pm.