Common Extempore Mistakes in MBA Interviews (+ Application Red Flags)

“Extempore is not about speech. It’s about identity under pressure.” In 18+ years of coaching, one pattern emerges: students who ramble in extempore also write unfocused SOPs, inflate resumes, and freeze in PIs. Your 60-second extempore isn’t testing current affairs knowledge — it’s a truth serum revealing whether your entire application is authentic or fabricated. This guide exposes the 7 mistakes that cost MBA admits and the deeper application patterns they expose.