How many hours do you spend preparing for an mba interview?

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If you are prepping for more than 30-45 minutes, you are doing it wrong.. be yourself, know what you want to focus on, and work on connecting with your interviewer

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They’ve actually become pretty fun to do, especially if you know your story well and have been introspective through the process. Definitely agree that if you over-prepare and stress, it’ll come across.

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I took a day off and prepped for 4/5 hours

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