Sloan MIT MBA Program Guide 2026

My interviewer was super nice and friendly. I had a great experience overall. The interview was shor... Read More

My interviewer was super nice and friendly. I had a great experience overall. The interview was short – a little below 30 minutes – and 100% behavioral. – Anything new since you submitted your application? – Tell me about a time you had to convince someone. – Tell me about a time you worked with a diverse group of people. – Tell me about a difficult decision you had to make. – Tell me about a time someone changed your mind. – Tell me about a time you were creative. – Why MBA? – Why now? – Why Sloan? – Anything else? – Questions for me? Read Less

Had a fantastic interview with the MIT Sloan Adcom team. I was a member of the waitlist from Round 2... Read More

Had a fantastic interview with the MIT Sloan Adcom team. I was a member of the waitlist from Round 2 and was invited for interview at Round 3 Decisions on 24 April. Very conversational, open and friendly, felt more like a thoughtful chat over coffee with a mentor compared to a formal interview. 1. Any updates since you submitted your application and waitlist updates? I spoke on activities that had materialized over the last couple of months, that I did not mention in the application or waitlist updates. It led to a tangential conversation on the current events of my industry and the activities I mentioned, my thoughts and the interviewer’s thoughts on the matters. 2. Tell me something about your data visualization. 3. Then to Why MBA, Why Now and Why Sloan? 4. Tell me about a time when you worked on something that had a lasting impact. 5. Tell me about a time when something did not go to plan. How did you find out? What was your response? What was the outcome? 6. Any questions for me? By then the 30 minutes had completed and we concluded the call. Overall, my interview experience only further reinforced why I like Sloan. The questions were all grounded in reality and the interviewer thoughtfully asked follow on questions to dig deeper into the experiences I shared. The interviewer answered all my questions in detail and did recommend me to look up some other resources pertaining to my queries, which was super helpful. Of course I would have loved to talk in even more detail but I believe the 30 minutes is sufficient to cover what I wanted to show to Sloan about my candidacy for their MBA program. I like that the interviewer has read the whole file and has poignant thoughts on where to direct the conversation based on what I have shared. Looking forward to the admissions team decision next week, Fingers crossed 🙂 Read Less

The questions are pretty standard i havent found any repository for the same as the question is new ... Read More

The questions are pretty standard i havent found any repository for the same as the question is new this year. Two problems i faced that i recommend to focus on: 1. I faced challenge in reading the question in 10 sec, as the question was pretty long, font size small and laptop screen slightly away(to capture me well), recommend using larger screen or increasing font in browser. 2. Be concise, as the 60 sec time for answering the question will finish very fast. Practice answering some random questions in 50 sec as you will take 10 sec to read the question and another 10 sec to thinking and structure your answer. Read Less

The questions were very structured. They asked about the additional essays, why MBA, why now, and wh... Read More

The questions were very structured. They asked about the additional essays, why MBA, why now, and why Sloan. Other candidates mentioned that their interviews were more conversational and didn’t include the classic questions, but I was asked them. It seems to vary for each interviewee. Read Less

Interview was very conversational, no question about updates or the essays or the data visualization... Read More

Interview was very conversational, no question about updates or the essays or the data visualization. Just talked about my resume and she asked questions that were very specific to it. She also asked Why MIT? Why MBA? Why Now? but the rest of the questions were specific to my application. Read Less

Interviewer was very nice. It went like this: - Has anything changed since you applied? - Tell me a... Read More

Interviewer was very nice. It went like this: - Has anything changed since you applied? - Tell me about a time you had to work with someone who disagreed with you in a team? - Tell me about a time you were part of a team that was underperforming and what you did to change - that? - Why MBA & why Sloan? - Is there anything you wish I had asked? Or is there anything else you would like to share with me? - 5 minutes for questions Read Less

Hello! I had my interview with MIT Sloan adcom this morning. My interviewer was quite sweet and frie... Read More

Hello! I had my interview with MIT Sloan adcom this morning. My interviewer was quite sweet and friendly - 26 mins of her asking me questions then last 4 mins I asked her 2 questions 1. Has anything changed since you applied - then had a followup on one of the things I mentioned here 2. Walk me through your data viz - follow up on how did the team take the recommendation, were there any hiccups 3. Whats your biggest professional accomplishment 4. TMAT where you convince people to solve a problem your way. 5. How to build relationships? 6. Why do you think MBA is still the right next step for you since your last application? (I was a reapplicant) 7. Why MBA now 8. Why MIT Sloan 9. Can you paint a picture of where you right now and where you want to be (I think I didn't show the "why MBA now" that well perhaps that's why this as a followup question) 10. Anything else you want us to know that I haven't asked you already - I told her how I would contribute to MIT Sloan 11. Any questions - asked one question regarding the sloan curriculum and one regarding sloan generally For few answers, she also had a followup to really dig deeper on the impact Ended with her saying that this is the last piece of application, and we'll hear back on 12th Dec Personal reflection - 1. Be prepared for the interview with 4-5 stories you want to share (Cant emphasize this enough because it is really a Q/A format so its very quick one after another) 2. Prepare for why MBA, why now, why Sloan 3. I was confused by the link given on the email as it opens in a webinar format - wasn't sure if it was going to be zoom or not (would affect my blurring background capabilities lol) - but yes it was zoom in case it helps someone else out there 4. I mentioned how I spoke with alumni, students, info sessions etc in different parts of my answers 5. I feel I didn't mention enough on teamwork as I should have Read Less

Casual but straightforward interview, which put me at ease as I had some issues with the webcam at t... Read More

Casual but straightforward interview, which put me at ease as I had some issues with the webcam at the beginning of the interview. My interviewer was a senior adcom member who was professional and courteous rather than chatty. The interview is less than 30 mins, so not sure how she feels, but I did the best that I could. Here are the questions: Any updates to your application that you would like us to know about? Tell me about your data visualization Follow up on data visualization Tell me about how you joined your current startup (is it pandemic impacted, did it impact your onboarding process, how do you get to know your colleagues) How does your current startup make money? If you sit with me at a dinner table, can you describe to me (who has no idea of what you do) your current startup and your role? Tell me about a time that you disagree with a co-worker. What is the startup incubator you mentioned in your resume? Do you enjoy working at your current startup? Why MBA now Why Sloan Do you have any questions for me? Update: Did not get the admission offer, which was disappointing, but I learned a lot from the process. Good luck everyone! Read Less

So just had my interview with Melissa Freedman. It was for 30 minutes. The interview was mostly conv... Read More

So just had my interview with Melissa Freedman. It was for 30 minutes. The interview was mostly conversational. I got ask the below questions to the best of my memory: 1- Why MBA now 2- Why Sloan 3- TMAT when a teammate let you down 4- TMAT when you let your teammates down 5- Asked to elaborate on data pre-interview short essay I submitted 6- TMAT where you made a quick decision 7- Something you are most proud of in professional life 8- Any update to your application 9- How I navigate my day (was a follow up question to a recent work crisis I told her I am managing) 10- Any questions She was very quick at the end I think she had another meeting. Only allowed me 1 question and answered really quick and short. Read Less

Interview felt like a rapid-fire round of questions, and there weren’t any questions tailored to m... Read More

Interview felt like a rapid-fire round of questions, and there weren’t any questions tailored to my application. Most questions were along expected lines based on the interview reports I have read, but there was a question on working with incomplete data, which I had not come across in any previous interview reports, so would definitely make sure to prepare a story for that. 1. Any updates to your application? 2. Tell me about your data visualization. 3. What does a typical day at work look like for you? 4. If you’re at dinner with your cousins, how would you describe what you do for a living? 5. What do you do to relax? 6. Tell me about a time you convinced people to solve a problem your way. 7. Tell me about a time you mentored someone at your firm. 8. Tell me about a time when you had to make a recommendation based on incomplete data (this was one I didn’t prepare for, but managed to dig up a recent example, so would definitely watch out for this one). 9. Why MBA now? 10. Why Sloan? 11. Any questions for me? Read Less