Decision Pending
Format: 30 min with AdCom | March 20, 2026
Background: Finance, international | Goal: Venture Capital
Questions Asked
1. Walk me through your data visualization essay — why did you pick it and what’s your takeaway?
2. Tell me about a recent project you’re working on and the challenges with it.
3. Tell me about a time you made a mistake.
4. Tell me about a time you worked with data.
5. What do you do outside of work / hobbies?
6. Why Sloan?
7. Is there anything else you’d like to add?
Follow-up probes throughout:
∙ How did you convince people?
∙ How did you lead?
∙ What was most challenging?
What to Expect
The interviewer was an AdCom member who had clearly read my application thoroughly — questions were specific to my story, not generic. It felt more in-depth than a typical fit interview. The interviewer was warm and genuinely engaged, with reactions like “oh interesting” and “wow” throughout. It was a mix of behavioral and standard questions, with real follow-ups designed to go deeper into your past experiences rather than just collect surface-level answers.
Notably, the interview opened with the data visualization essay — so if you’re interviewing at Sloan, know your essay cold and be ready to defend your choices and articulate your takeaway clearly.
My Advice
∙ Know your data viz essay inside out — it opens the interview and sets the tone
∙ Have stories you can go deep on — follow-ups will push you on specifics like how you led, how you convinced others, what was hard
∙ Prepare Why Sloan but don’t over-index on it — the bulk of the interview is about getting to know you as a person through your past
∙ Be ready to talk about current projects — not just past experience
∙ Have good questions ready — there’s time at the end
