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11 Mar 2021, 01:38
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Latest MIT Sloan interview questions compilation for 2021 intake
The detailed interview debriefs can found at this link sloan-185/interview_debrief.html
Interview questions
1) Has anything changed since you submitted your application?
2) What is your favorite thing about working in this [industry]?
3) Tell me about your biggest achievement? (She drilled into a lot of detail, she really wanted to figure out what was my personal involvement in the project, what was the delta from before my involvement). Spent a lot of time on this. I guess the more details you can share the better, I thought of some things I wish I had said after the fact, so be prepared to speak in a LOT of details!!
4) Tell me about a time when you had a disagreement with your boss or a peer? (same thing here, one example, lots of details and follow up questions on the details)
5)How can MIT help you achieve your goals?
6) Questions for me?
-tell me about your new job (changed during application)
-tell me about your data visualization (started to overlap with question 1, bc it was about my new job)
-tell me about a recent accomplishment at your new job (as I only had 2 months there, it was exactly the same thing as the data visualization. argh too many overlaps)
-tell about a time when you had to help someone at work (AGAIN overlap with the pre-interview question on culture. At this point I think it's on purpose or that I have a very poor memory hahaha)
-tell me about a project when you had to deal with team conflict
-why now and why MIT?
-anything else you want to tell me about
-questions? I made 2 and not sure the interviewer enjoyed them, felt like nope.
1. Has anything changed?
2. Describe a time when you were difficult to work with
3. How did you handle an ambiguous situation?
4. How do you convince someone of something?
5. Specific question about my essay
6. Why an MBA and why MIT?
7. Questions for them
-Any updates on your application?
-What are your main responsibilities at work?
-How is the Covid-19 affecting your company?
-Can you describe a high-pressure situation you handled, how you solved the problem?
-Why did you apply to MIT?
-Do you plan to return to your company?
-What would success in MIT look like to you, what are the milestones you would like to accomplish during your MBA?
-What question do you have for me?
-Is there something you wish that I had asked you?
-Any updates on your application?
-What are your main responsibilities at work?
-How is the Covid-19 affecting your company?
-Can you describe a high-pressure situation you handled, how you solved the problem?
-Why did you apply to MIT?
-Do you plan to return to your company?
-What would success in MIT look like to you, what are the milestones you would like to accomplish during your MBA?
-What question do you have for me?
-Is there something you wish that I had asked you?
1. What has changed since your application?
2. What do you do in a project? How do you adapt to different teams?
3. How would you benefit from an MBA and why is now the right time?
4. Tell me about a time when a project at work did not go so well.
5. Why do you want to do your MBA at MIT Sloan in particular?
6. How would you characterize your leadership style?
7. Any questions from your side?
1. What has been a recent great achievement
2. Why do you think you succeeded
3. Talk about a time when things did not go well
4. How did you / your team respond to the situation
5. Tell me about a time when you had to deal with a difficult colleague
6. Why MBA and why Sloan
7. Any questions for me
- What has changed since your last application? [or since you submitted your application – always be prepared for this one!]
- Tell me a bit more about [local charity I’m involved with and included on my resume] and what they do.
- Give me a specific example of your leadership progression while [in my current role].
- What’s your long-term goal after coming to Sloan?
- Have you considered which track you’d like to pursue?
- You will be in the upper age range. Have you considered how you’ll handle this?
- Anything else you’d like me to know about you? [good opportunity to jump right into a ‘greatest hit’ that has not been covered up to now]
- Any questions for me?
- Any final comments?
I just wanted to give my interview experience:
I went into the smallish admissions room and I was waiting for over an hour with the different interviewees. Every single one was a Consultant or Banker from huge firms. Our interviews were staggered, 15 minutes apart.
There was a lunch with students, which was very nice. I was a little bit more nervous due to the impending interview. I went back into the waiting room to study after that.
The interview started and it was incredibly casual. I had planned for questions about my GPA, job transitions, the additional essay, and why I, as a re-applicant, was more prepared this year as opposed to last. I got the sense that all interviewers asked "What, if anything, has changed since you submitted your application?" I took the opportunity to mention a new leadership experience at work, but I punctuated it with something interesting/fun that had happened to me recently. This was actually something she had done recently and we talked for a couple of moments about this mutual activity. This didn't last too long before I was asked a few standard behavioral questions that I had practiced for: "A time you received negative feedback." "A time you lead oppositional members of a team." Etc.
Then, in a bit of a curveball, I was asked about my goals and how I could achieve them at Sloan. I hadn't practiced much for it because I wasn't expecting it at Sloan, but my other interviews helped me here.
Overall I thought the experience was great! I felt comfortable, I felt loose, and most importantly, I think my passion shone through. Have a personality and don't be a business machine would be my advice. Very few people are but don't get tense at the moment and forget that they want to get to know you, not the physical embodiment of your professional resume.
I really do hope that I get in as I felt the experience went very well. I loved the environment and all the students were very friendly, outgoing, and down to earth. Hopefully, that helps for anyone waiting for an interview or anyone looking at Sloan in general. Best of luck to everyone, and hopefully we all get good news on the 19th!
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02 Sep 2023, 04:15
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Archived Sloan (MIT) Discussion
Hi there,
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that's now outdated and has been archived. No more replies are possible here.
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for all fresh things related to the Sloan (MIT) MBA program.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
