Calling all MIT Sloan Fall 2011 Applicants!

Thanks for passing along the great link WP06. His comment regarding the difference between speaking from the mind vs. the heart struck a chord with me as well.

How are your essays coming along? I just about wrapped with my cover letter -- sitting at 530 words though Time to get out the red pen.

Does anyone else go through this internal monologue when writing essays?: "Eff... how am I going to stretch this out to [X number]?" then 30 minutes later... "Eff... how am I going to keep this to only [X number]?"

Maybe it's just me...

(roll call updated)

Yea, I am working on those essays also,

My approach is probably similar to yours trying to balance out essays to show combat leadership, humanitarian side, and relationship building with Iraqi Army/Local City Council so not all my stories are combat craziness.

Cover Letter, I am working on now.

Are you heading up for a campus visit? I scheduled one for Sept 24 during leave.

The only thing I'm worried about is GMAT, I had to do a last minute cancel a couple weeks back due to a major problem at my unit where I had to come back. That sucked so now I am hitting it again Oct 16, which is last minute, but I will be out of Command and have more time to refresh and get my mind right for the test.

I am hoping the quote on the website that

"Remember that the most important information you can provide is a candid look at your story and the experiences that have shaped who you are today" will help me. I know I still am up against the odds until I improve GMAT but I know my story is compelling enough to hopefully warrant a closer look. Time will tell I guess.

Good luck everyone

Thanks for the link! Definitely some useful insights.

I am also in for R1

looks to me like you did a great job! MIT adcom is VERY responsive and if you even write them an email with your concerns they'll answer..

Best of luck!

Hey,

I'm an MIT Sloan 2011 student, and a former user of this website. Just wanted to offer to be of help if you have any questions, or plan to visit.

Hi! Thank you for your kind offer! I wanted to ask you if you are liking the quality of the classes. I attended a class last year and it was great but then I talked to one student who was swearing against another professor

What is you take on this?

Thank you very much!!

Thanks for the offer.
I plan to apply to MIT this R1.
However I am a bit older applicant as I will be 31 years old by the admission time.
I have 7 years working experiences so far.
What is your opinion on this ?


Cheers,

I am in for Round 1.

has anyone completed a campus visit yet and have any intel/perspective?

i am heading up for sept 24 and i will try to take some notes for the group here

good luck everyone!

Hi! I was there last year. I attended a ver fun marketing class and met with current students. The facilities are not like HBS but I love the energy you breathe at Sloan.

This is what is going to happen:

- presentation of the school with one of the adcom
- lunch break with current student
- class (which you will be able to pick)

I suggest you go around a bit because the building dedicated to AI studies is very nice!

Enjoy your visit and good luck with the application!

I'll be going up on Oct 4 or 5. Let us know what you find out and about any recommendations.

It seems like it's starting to get cold, can only imagine how it will be way up north in Boston.

Just to make sure im not going crazy, where do you upload your essays in the online application? I dont see it anywhere. im wondering if my application has a glitch and ive clicked on all the tabs multiple times. This is all i have on the left side screen when logged in into my app:

Application for Admission
Applicant Information
Education and Test Information
Academic Records/Transcripts
Employment Information
Optional Information
U.S. Citizens and U.S. Permanent Residents Only
Recommendations
Check Your Application

anyone else have this issue?

click on the MBA Applicants only link, its the last one before the Recommendations link, that is where they placed the essay/cover letter upload stuff

Really thinking about applying to Sloan R1. I don't feel like my experiences fit their essays at all, though. The fact that they're so different from everyone else honestly the main reason I'm not definitely applying - I really think it would be a great place for me.

Your experiences, different from those of everyone else, are exactly what makes you stand apart from other candidates. You shouldn't strive to "fit in" like everyone else because that's not who you are. You're an individual with unique experiences.

I would assess yourself as a candidate:
- do you fit within the 80% range for GMAT score
- do you possess stronger academics especially quantitative

Then be very introspective and think through all your experiences (in the past 3 years) to see
- where you had an impact,
- where you were innovative/beyond mediocrity/or more than status quo,
- where you have persuaded someone (or led them, by having followers you must have persuaded them)
- where you took responsibility to achieve something (can have positive or non-positive result)

Don't worry about being the "perfect candidate" who saved orphans in a 3rd world country, implemented some radical flash mob marketing campaign, convinced eskimos to buy your ice, and led a team of volunteers to build a house. Be who you are because no one is that perfect candidate.

k fire, great advice -- plus one kudos


i think you should go for it as well man