Interview question: A weakness in your application

zhuzhu2010

大家这题都怎么答的？ 发觉这种weakness的题目都不好答啊~还有什么weakness of leadership之类。

cannedpineapple

我建议你好好听面试者是怎么问的。如果他没问你怎么弥补，那千万不要画蛇添足补充你怎么去弥补。他要是有问，那就一定要画龙点睛加以补充。

这该不会很难吧

JonFrank

Hello there!  So a weakness in your application.  This is a simple question—simply because you cant “game” it at all.  You simply need to tell the truth.  What they want to know is whether you can identify your actual weaknesses.  It shows your maturity to be able to see your own strengths and weaknesses.  So simply be honest.  erhaps you work at a company that nobody has heard of.  erhaps you have never left China.  Admit it.  But then, explain what you HAVE done to make this weakness better.  Show that you realize that you have this weakness, and you have at least begun to take steps to make it better for you—and for everyone else around you.

And as always…good luck!

Jon Frank

qingzhang1

Ok, so what about pointing out an genuine weakness and then bring up what I have done to improve in that area?

E.g.
1.Since my undergraduate gpa is low than an average Wharton applicant, I made sure that my GMAT score is of the highest among all Chinese applicants, and this not only strengthened my studying ability but also built up my confidence as a student.

2.As I have never lived in an English-speaking country before, I paid particular attention when preparing the IELTS exam's speaking component. This is because that I believe a sufficient level in oral English is vital for me to immerse myself into the Wharton student community, and this skill should also prove crucial when I am interviewing for internship positions next year.

Does above examples still apply to your "可弥补的" weakness? If that is the case, then what about only mentioning the weakness but not what I have done to improve in that area?

cannedpineapple

qingzhang1> and so what? If you're too old, what does that mean? If you're too young, what does that mean? Last I checked, Mark Zuckerberg is younger than the average age of all the MBA programmes. He's also richer and probably more capable than anyone else can dream of.

redstudent

楼上啥意思？

qingzhang1

Age?

I am too old/young compare with an average student in this MBA program?

cannedpineapple

坦白点。除非你真觉得你没缺点。

didai1314

仁慈也是罪

Urbigleaf

Adcom面试一样有这个问题。

所以需要点运气啦……