Sample interview questions – graduate and professional school

Business School

  • Why are you pursuing business school?
  • Why did you decide to apply to this business school?
  • What makes you stand out among other candidates?
  • What can you contribute to our program?
  • What are your expectations of this program?
  • How do you plan to use your degree?
  • Where do you see yourself in ten years?
  • Can you walk me through your resume?
  • Can you give me an example of a time that you demonstrated leadership?
  • What is your definition of teamwork?
  • What would you say is your biggest weakness?
  • What are your greatest strengths?
  • How would your colleagues describe you?
  • What are your hobbies?

Law School

  • Be prepared for a wide range of questions, from casual inquiries about your family to probing questions about ethical/legal issues. Also be prepared for general questions about current events and items of interest in popular culture. Nothing is more disheartening than interviewing an “academic genius” who doesn’t know who the Vice-President is.
  • Potential question areas: your childhood, personality, family, college life, hobbies, sports and outside interests
, your professional experience and motivation to enroll in law school
, your career goals, political views, and breadth of legal knowledge

Med School

  • Clinical experience
    • Including volunteer work, and how it shaped your understanding of medicine.
  • Personality
    • Ability to communicate clearly, handle life and death issues, manage stress and successfully interact with people from all walks of life.
    • Happy, healthy, well-adjusted person with a strong commitment to helping other people
  • Knowledge of the field
    • Specialty areas in medicine and their responsibilities.
    • Current issues in medicine, including managed care, malpractice concerns, ethical issues and challenges in the field.
    • Personality.
  • Motivation
    • Why you want to be a doctor and what contribution you hope to make to the field.
    • Your specific interest in medicine
  • Balance
    • We seek applicants who are well-rounded and well-adjusted.
    • Knowledge of current events, sustained interest in hobbies and outside interests and a strong interactive role in their communities.