Yale SOM 官方对于video questions的TIPS

kakadinho

Happy New Year! With the Round 2application deadline a week away on January 9, I thought it would be a goodtime to talk about video questions, a new element in this year’s Yale SOMapplication.

We introduced video questions this seasonas a way to get a fuller, more complete sense of all applicants, rather thanonly being able to hear directly from those applicants we invite to interviewwith us. After reviewing this year’s first-round applications, our sense isthat the video questions have helped applicants present their candidacies moreeffectively than they would from a purely “paper” application, and we haveheard from applicants themselves that they found the process to be quitepositive, despite concerns about their familiarity with the format (if you’veever Skyped, you’re familiar with the format).

For Round 2 applicants who have yet tocomplete their video questions, I offer a few thoughts and insights. You willbe asked to answer three questions: first, an open-ended, introductory questionabout yourself; next, a “behavioral” question similar to what you would beasked in a business school or job interview that asks how you handled a certainprofessional situation; and finally, a “thought” question that offers astatement and asks if you agree or disagree with it, and why. The questions aremeant to give us a better sense of who you are, how you act, and how you think.

The questions themselves do not take longto answer—you can complete them in a single 15-minute session, and all you needis a webcam and an internet connection to do so. Each question gives you 20seconds to think about the answer and up to 90 seconds for the response(although you don’t need to use all 90 seconds—something I think some Round 1applicants wished they knew!). And they do not require extensive preparation;the time you spent preparing your application and thinking about yourself andyour academic and professional experiences should serve you well for the videoquestions. I would especially emphasize that we do not expect perfection withthese questions. We know that they are unrehearsed, extemporaneous,in-the-moment responses. We are more concerned about the thoughtfulness of yourresponses than the “polish” of the presentation.  (That said, please do dress appropriately.)

For those of you applying by our Round 2deadline, you have until deadline at the 5 p.m. on January 9 to complete the questions(candidates applying to us through the Consortium for Graduate Study inManagement will receive the video questions after submitting their applicationsto the Consortium by its January 5 deadline.) If you have any questions about your application before thedeadline—whether about the video questions or anything else—feel free to emailus atmba.admissions@yale.edu.  Good luck!

Bruce DelMonico

Assistant Dean and Director

Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions

Jessica1989911

感谢LZ分享！不过感觉SOM的video question比较难，没有Kellogg的简单

kakadinho

刚才做完了，遇到的三个题是：

1. what is the accomplishment that you want to tell us? How you achieve that之类的

2. Tell us a time when you meet a conflict, how you behave and what's the result

3. People say that only people who broke the mould can be remembered? Do you agree or disagree?

楼主第三题悲剧了，听成了broke the world, 准备的20s就在纳闷什么叫break the world, 后来灵机一动，管他是什么但肯定是说某类不平凡的人。于是楼主就说：不同意，一些普通人做普通的事情，也可以被人记住，举了个例子。好歹圆回来了。。。=.-  
然后提交了就反应过来是mould， 艹！

katie3424

我也做完了，但是第三题的时候，我家wifi飘忽了！我至少录了8遍才录上……不知会不会有什么不好的影响啊？
1.What is the accomplishment you are most proud of? Why?
2.Tell us a challenge you meet, and what you learn from it.
3.The people who is remembered most is the people who break the mould. Do you agree or disagree

到最后我已经被我家网络弄颓了，最后一题连例子都忘了举，他居然录上了！我可以哭吗？

bizcat

谢谢楼上~ 太有帮助啦~

xiongxiongliang

感谢！太有用啦