Yale Interview Experience Sharing

由 **trini** » 2006-03-05 00:04

Interviewer: Ms. Lindsay Coe (Admissions Office)
Location: Hong Kong
Length: about 35 minutes

Lindsay has reviewed my resume, but not my whole application package, before the interview. Her interview style is kind of conversational. Will extend questions from my answers.

- Introduce your background including why you chose your undergraduate major and jobs.
- Why MBA
- Criteria to choose schools
I incorporated 'Why Yale' into the answer to this question.
- Have you considered the MBA programs in Europe or Asia? Why or why not.
- What do you think will be the challenges in your MBA education?
- What do you do outside work?
My hobbies are also my extracurricular activities in the resume, so the topic extend to my club experience.
- What qualities are you most proud of?
I think this question can also be interpreted as 'what are your strengths' and 'what can you contribute to Yale community'.
- Is there anything else you want to talk about?

The special part of this interview is that a written test is included. A topic is given, 5 minutes to complete one paragraph. The question is not as serious as the essay but more like TOFEL writing test.

Lindsay also explained the reviewing process. After the interview, she will write a report. The application files will be read by two people and then returned to the committee for final decision in a random order. Hence, some applicants' results will be released earlier while others later.

Good luck to everyone!!

由 **jmy907** » 2006-03-05 00:38

我是同一天interview的!
補充一些囉...

Lindsay兩次提到由於處理admission曠日費時
所以要請applicant多多擔待
有可能到了deadline還是來不及做出決定
聽她很不好意思地這樣說的時候
我總覺得好像該拍拍她肩膀安慰她一下

面試場地是在大飯店的meeting place
是個安靜的公開場合
氣氛很輕鬆
一邊談可以一邊欣賞海景!
不過我當然只顧著一直講話
哪裡有空欣賞!

面試完後
我想面試官應該會覺得我是一個"interesting"的人
因為我形容任何東西幾乎都忍不住用到interesting...
大學生活interesting, 工作也interesting, 休閒活動也interesting...
(真糗... 臨場實在是辭窮啊...)
建議大家不妨多練習一些形容詞
多多交換使用!
其餘的就毋須多心
just be yourself!