Interviewing

You must fill out an application prior to scheduling an interview. After the school receives your application, we will contact you, if your application warrants it, to schedule an interview.

Interviews are held from September through June, and may be conducted by phone or in person. You may wish to schedule an individual campus visit at the same time as your interview.

What can you expect during the interview?
We conduct interviews and ask a common set of questions for all interviewees. Your interpersonal skills and communication skills are at least as important as the specific content of the interview. The tone of the interview is relaxed and conversational, and typically lasts about 30 minutes. Within this time frame, you will have ample time to ask any questions you may have about Broad or the MBA program. While low key in tone, we expect that you will wear professional attire to the interview. Please plan to arrive 20 minutes before your scheduled interview time to allow for parking and check-in with the receptionist.

If you are planning to interview in person
Please contact us at least two weeks in advance of your visit so arrangements can be made. Interviews can be conducted either by visiting The Broad School for an individual visit or by meeting us on the road at an MBA Forum. Interviews can also be arranged in conjunction with one of our Saturday MBA Exploration Programs.

If you are planning to interview by phone
Once we have received your completed application, we will contact you by email or telephone to schedule an interview time. For this reason, it is imperative that your application contains an active email address and a telephone number. It is the policy of the Broad MBA Program that all applicants call us for the actual interview.

Missed Interview Policy
MBA candidates who notify the Broad MBA Program of a scheduling conflict at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled interview will be allowed to reschedule, according to the interview slots that are available —with no penalty.

MBA candidates who miss their scheduled interview without notifying the Broad MBA Program beforehand will be denied if contact is not made with the Program staff according to the details below. (We will not contact you.) If contact is made by the end of the next business day and if the candidate presents an acceptable excuse as determined by the Program, another interview will be accommodated; however, the candidate will be relegated to the end of the current interview-scheduling queue. If the candidate's excuse for missing the interview is deemed unacceptable, the Broad MBA Program reserves the right to deny the applicant immediately and summarily.