I had a somewhat different experience with my Sloan interview than I read from the wiki. I interviewed at an offsite location in my home city. My interviewer was an adcom and was very casual. Surprisingly, it was even more casual than my Yale interview which was with a student.
We exchanged small talk and then the adcom explained that MIT conducts behavioral type interviews and laid out other structural guidelines our discussion would follow. I was expecting to be battered with the “tell me a time when you…” type questions, but I actually did not get any. The questions included Why MBA / Why Now / Why MIT? And I was challenged or asked for more detail on each (but in a very non-threatening way).
We discussed my career goals and how I thought an MBA would help me to achieve them. I already have a masters degree which I received about 4 years ago so the adcom dove deep into why I need another degree, what I plan to get from an MBA that I didnt already get from an MS, etc. This was heaviest line of questioning. I was also asked about my current position and how my career plans after school would differ.
I was asked me to describe more about two or three of my application essays. The questions were pretty vague (i.e. “you mentioned your undergraduate experience in essay 3. tell me more about that”), so I recommend reviewing immediately prior to the interview.
I was asked what question I wished I was asked. I stumbled a bit because I was able to previously mention the two stories I had planned if this came up. I took some time to think and talked about what I would contribute to Sloan. I was then asked if I had any questions about the program. I asked about the career placement office and the downsides of having a small program.
The adcom spent a good amount of time checking over notes from my application and taking new notes based on our conversation. The silence felt a bit awkward, but I think I made a smart move by not rambling.
The interview lasted about 45 minutes.
