2011 MIT Sloan Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) thread

Thanks LGOstudent. I will try to make it to the ambassador's day on the 25th. I guess the unpaid internship probably needs to be accounted for in the financial aspect of the decision making.

Well, finishing a MBA and a MS with a 6.5 month internship in between, should put a lot of coursework on your plate. Are there any specific accommodations made to balance load? Any input in this regard?

Also, I was curious to know if MIT had this unique combination or if there were other schools that had similar offerings? Perhaps you investigated these during your application process?

Thanks once again.

Hi Paul / Amil,

Thanks a lot for sharing so much on the course with us.
I am an Indian applicant. I have completed my undergrad in engg from one of the IITs. Post-college I worked for 3.5 years as a software engineer and then decided to quit job to assist my family in setting up a manufacturing business. So, for last 1.5 years I have working as the head of family business and I discovered the excitement of applying my engineering skills. As as result, I decided to pursue MBA to gain skills to expand my business by developing innovative products. A very important part would be to gain specific engineering skills as well - Energy and Sustainability (Engineering System).

I have following questions:

1) While going through the LGO brochure I found out that applicants who are eligible to work in one of the partner companies are given preference over other applicants. Being an Indian citizen, I am not eligible to work in US. How will it impact my admission chances? Further, as I gathered from the website, class of 2012 has only 10% international students. Do they all have work permits?

2) Recommendations: I agree with one of your comments on this forum about how professors are more accessible. Does MIT consider a professor's comments to be valid even though he/she would talk about experiences that are more than 5 years old? I ask this question because in the case of MBA application, MIT specifically asks for experiences that are within last 3 years. Also, I believe that my subordinates (I work as the head of my family biz) can comment on my technical skills. Will it be fine to have them as one of my recommender?

Paul and Amil, thanks for providing your insights on MIT's LGO program.

I am applying to the MIT LGO for 2011 entry and had some questions, if you wouldn't mind:

1. Does 70% subsidy include housing, food, textbook, etc. costs?
- no, just tuition

2. Are there anymore LGO Ambassador Days coming up shortly?
- no, but if you get selected for an interview, we will hold another information session at the end of january. PM me if you want to set up a visit some other time.

3. What reading would you recommend prior to starting the MIT LGO?
I would read whatever you are interested in since there are thousands of books, but classic operations books include The Goal, Journey to Lean and The Machine that Changed the World.

4. How hard is it to create an East-Asian internship for one of the partner companies? I heard the students are surveyed on their internship interests and then that feedback is discussed with partner companies.
- I believe we will have a few this internship season, but it is still too early to know for sure. If you are interested enough, you can join the internship committee and help develop internships with the companies. The whole program is very student run.

5. Could you potentially complete a full load of MBA electives and core classes while completing the LGO? Minor concern/ambition to exhaust my MBA course experience while accomplishing the Engineering MS requirements.
- You can take as many classes as you really want. A lot of students hit the max limit for # of courses they can take in Sloan and end up auditing or sitting in as a listener. Its really up to you how much time you want to put into classes etc...

6. Do you know of any MIT LGO's that obtained internships or post-LGO positions located in East-Asia (China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, etc.)?
- Not too familiar since I am pursuing more local internships. Send me a message after Dec 1 and I should know better.

(An example of a job I'd like to obtain: GE Energy - based in Singapore, operations role serving satellite operations in neighboring countries - China, Korea, Japan, etc.)
- GE is not a partner company, but you are welcome to pursue any companies you want after graduation.

Thanks again!

Is it just me, or is apply-yourself lacking a cover letter/essay/resume upload link?

Is it just me, or is apply-yourself lacking a cover letter/essay/resume upload link?

Paul, Thank you for your answers to my many questions.

Here's another For anyone who is able and willing to address it.

I originally planned on opting for an Electrical Engineering masters due to my interest in Power/Energy (cleantech) and my undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering. I then found that the two tracks (Semiconductors, Information Sciences-CS) did not satisfy my interest in Energy/Power, so I decided that ESD's energy/sustainability track would be a better fit. My question is: if I opt for Electrical Engineering, can I create my own track separate from the Semi or CS tracks that are listed? If that is the case, and I can focus my classes on Power and Energy related electrical engineering courses, then I would like to consider the EE major once again.

Thank you, and I am considering a trip to MIT again to hopefully have a more LGO specific visit since I could not attend LGO's ambassador day due to a schedule conflict. Of course, I will be sure to confirm availability of a current LGO.

Cheers

Hi hbsalias,

I agree that it is a little confusing. Once you login into Apply Yourself, click on "Application for Admission", there is a navigation bar on the left hand side, click on "LGO Applicants Only" if you scroll down in that screen you should find several sections that allow you to upload your cover letter, resume, and essays. This option may only come available to you after selecting "LGO" as the program to which you are applying in the "Application Information" section.

Hope that helps and good luck on your application!

-Ashleigh

Hi Paul and Amil,
I was wondering if either of you could provide more information on the Systems Engineering track within the Engineering Systems Division. There doesn't seem to be much detail on the LGO or ESD website. What are the typical career goals for those pursuing this track? What are they typical backgrounds for those pursuing this track?

Thanks in advance,
-Daniel