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The MIT Sloan Class of 2015 Applicant Thread https://spectrum.mit.edu/wp-content/images/2011-winter/new-center-for-mit-sloan-school-of-management.jpg Hey Everyone - Welcome to the MIT Sloan Class of 2015 Applicant Thread!! The admissions season is upon us, and Sloan has joined the charge, releasing their deadlines and essay topics for 2012-2013. In the coming months, I'll try to keep this thread as up to date on everything Sloan as I can, but to start things off, here's a cache of information on Sloan for both this year, and past years. MBA Program Application Deadlines and Important Dates - for August 2013 Entry: Round I Application Submission Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012 - 3 pm ET Decision Release Tuesday, Jan 29, 2013 Reply By Friday, Mar 8, 2013 Round II Application Submission Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 - 3 pm ET Decision Release Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 Reply By Friday, May 24, 2013 *Reapplicants may submit their applications by the Round I or by the Round 2 deadline. LGO reapplicants must submit their reapplications by the LGO deadline. **Decisions will be released early for some candidates who will be denied admission without an interview. MIT Sloan Real time Applicant Summary GMAT Club vs Latest Intake GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Latest GMAT Club Member Profile Updates Detailed Applicant List Add Your Profile to This List Questions about this Roll Call ? Rankings (2012 GMAT Club Rankings Table) US News 2012 #4 Entrepreneurship #4 Finance #5 Information Systems #1 Production/Operations #1 Supply Chain/Logistics #1 BusinessWeek 2010 #10 Historical GMAT Club Applicant Threads Fall 2012 - Calling All MIT Sloan Applicants Fall 2011 - Calling All MIT Sloan Applicants Fall 2010 - Calling All MIT Sloan Applicants Fall 2009 - Calling All MIT Sloan Applicants Fall 2008 - Calling All MIT Sloan Applicants Fall 2007 - Calling All MIT Sloan Applicants Popular Links Programs Offered at MIT Sloan MIT Sloan Employment Reports Prominent Faculty Notable Alumni Application Elements 1. Cover Letter 2. Resume 3. Essays 4. Letters of Recommendation 5. Transcript 6. Test Scores 7. Application Fee ________________________________________________________ 1. Cover Letter Please prepare a cover letter (up to 500 words) seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA program. Your letter should describe your accomplishments, address any extenuating circumstances that may apply to your application, and conform to standard business correspondence. Your letter should be addressed to Mr. Rod Garcia, Senior Director of Admissions. 2. Resume Please prepare a business resume that includes your employment history in reverse chronological order, with titles, dates, and whether you worked part-time or full-time. Your educational record should also be in reverse chronological order and should indicate dates of attendance and degree(s) earned. Other information appropriate to a business resume is welcomed and encouraged. The resume should not be more than one page in length (up to 50 lines). 3. Essays We are interested in learning more about how you work, think, and act. For each essay, please provide a brief overview of the situation followed by a detailed description of your response. Please limit the experiences you discuss to those which have occurred in the past three years. In each of the essays, please describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did. Essay 1: Please describe a time when you had to convince a person or a group of your idea. (500 words or fewer, limited to one page) Essay 2: Please describe a time when you overcame a personal setback. (500 words or fewer, limited to one page) Supplemental Information (Optional) The Admissions Committee invites you to share anything else you would like us or your future classmates to know about you. This may be in written or multimedia format. Please do not use Flash Media Player, and include a URL where it can be accessed online. Written essays should be 300 words or fewer. 4. Letters of Recommendation MBA applicants must submit two letters of recommendation. Professional recommendations are preferred from individuals who are able to speak with certainty about your professional achievements and potential. Recommenders must submit recommendations online. We do not accept mailed recommendations. Recommendations may be in either letter or short answer format and should not exceed two pages each. Please choose recommenders who are able to provide specific answers to the following questions: How long and in what capacity have you known the applicant? How does the applicant stand out from others in a similar capacity? Please give an example of the applicant's impact on a person, group, or organization. Please give a representative example of how the applicant interacts with other people. Which of the applicant's personal or professional characteristics would you change? Please tell us anything else you think we should know about this applicant. 5. Academic Records (Transcripts) Please scan and upload copies of your academic records. Do not mail in your official academic records or transcripts. Applicants invited to interview will be required to provide an official transcript from each school attended. Any discrepancy between the scanned transcripts and official transcripts may result in a rejection in our decision or a withdrawal of our offer of admission. 6. Test Scores The GMAT or GRE is required of all applicants and must be taken before submitting your application. Once your online application is submitted, we will not allow replacement of your test scores. Only tests taken after September 1, 2008 will be considered. The TOEFL or IELTS is not required for MBA or LGO applicants. MBA GMAT School Code: X5X-QS-41 MBA GRE School Code: 3791 7. Application Fee MBA Application Fee: $250.00 ___________________________________________________ CLASS PROFILE Full-time students in newest entering class (2010-2011) that are: Female: 38 % International: 38 % Students from following regions: Africa: 1 % Asia: 18 % Europe: 8 % North America: 64 % Latin America and the Caribbean: 9 % Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class that are: African American: 8 % Asian American: 24 % Hispanic or Latino American: 15 % Native American: 1 % White (Non-Hispanic): 46 % Chose not to report: 6 % Percentage of U.S. students in newest entering class who are from the following regions: Northeast: 52 % Mid-Atlantic: 9 % South: 9 % Southwest: 7 % Midwest: 5 % West: 18 % Work Experience Mean months of work experience of newest entering class: 58 Median months of work experience of newest entering class: 60 Middle 80% range of work experience of newest entering class in months: From: 36 To: 96 Age Median age of entering class: 28 Mean age of entering class: 28 GMAT score distribution (incoming class): Average GMAT Score: 710 50th Percentile (median): 710 (Official Class Profile Page: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/mba/student-ex ... rofile.php )

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26 Dec 2012, 16:22

ding. dont care though, i'm going to wharton or booth regardless of MIT decision

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26 Dec 2012, 16:22

Dinged without interview. Just got the notification.

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26 Dec 2012, 16:23

Ding..No worries. It is just a means to an end.

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26 Dec 2012, 16:24

ding!

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26 Dec 2012, 16:27

Dinged without interview. Received the "Decision Available Online" email from Sloan about 10 minutes ago, logged onto my ApplyYourself account and viewed the rejection letter.

For the record: Applied round 1, submitted application 2 days before the deadline, noticed a few hits from MA on my supplemental Youtube video and LinkedIn profile a couple weeks later, no interview invite, received decision today 12/26/12 @ 3:17PM PST. 27 year old white American Male located in Los Angeles, CA.

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26 Dec 2012, 16:32

Out of curiosity, anyone get dinged with an interview?

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26 Dec 2012, 16:44

Dinged - not fun. Loved my visit to Sloan, but realizing I absolutely wasted the money.

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26 Dec 2012, 16:45

capmgmat wrote:

candayam wrote:

Waitlisted without an interview - I live a stones throw away from Sloan. I wonder how many waitlisted candidates do post waitlist class visits?

Best of luck to everyone!

Can anybody who has been wait listed recently comment if they had submitted a supplemental video. If yes, then when was it viewed? Thanks.

Now even with waitlist decisions out, I think chances are very slim for an interview invitation.

I was waitlisted and submitted a supplemental video. But I have no idea when it was viewed. I wasn't paying attention to the stats.

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26 Dec 2012, 16:48

Ding!!!

I realized the video I SHOULD HAVE submitted to MIT Sloan must have been adapted version of this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsA1t4xtLU0

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26 Dec 2012, 16:51

Lol @ FrozenTongue.

Dinged without interview here. MIT would send it out the day after Christmas. Best of luck to the rest of you!

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26 Dec 2012, 17:01

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thebdouglas wrote:

aminor78 wrote:

Yep, waitlisted also, without an interview. Is this standard WL procedure?

Not sure, I thought it was weird to get it without an interview. I also got stuck on the WL at stanford, but after an interview.

Yeah, they made no mention of interviewing in the note. But it seems strange that they would be willing to take people off the WL without at least talking to them.

The waitlist FAQ states that anyone taken off the waitlist will have to interview, so it should probably be considered as an "interview waitlist"

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26 Dec 2012, 17:03

My condolences out to those who got dinged. For the waitlisters, any idea what % manage to get in? I think at wharton/booth, it's around 20-25% but haven't seen similar stats for Sloan.

Also, you guys think it's a huge problem if essay 1 is 520 words? I already submitted and am hoping it won't be too much of an issue.

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26 Dec 2012, 17:10

Hi there,

Can anyone pls post the link to download the awa list?

Many thnks in advance,

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26 Dec 2012, 17:14

dinged w/o interview as well here. It will suck to see the Sloan building every day when i go to work...

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26 Dec 2012, 17:21

Ding!

Bon voyage Sloner!

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26 Dec 2012, 17:22

Grumppee17 wrote:

Ding!

Bon voyage Sloner!

I'm sorry! Plenty of other great schools.

Did you just get an email notification telling you to check?

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Grumppee17 wrote:

Ding!

Bon voyage Sloner!

I'm sorry! Plenty of other great schools.

Did you just get an email notification telling you to check?

Yeah. It's time to move on though. This was my last attempt at b-school. Now it's time for some start-up endeavors I have up my sleeve. Best of luck to you!!!

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26 Dec 2012, 17:26

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