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This year\u2019s MIT Sloan MBA<\/a> application, like most MIT applications in the last fifteen years, includes its signature cover letter and resume. It also retains the video component.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIT Sloan MBA cover letter and resume<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

MIT Sloan seeks students whose personal characteristics demonstrate that they will make the most of the incredible opportunities at MIT<\/a>, both academic and non-academic. We are on a quest to find those whose presence will enhance the experience of other students. We seek thoughtful leaders with exceptional intellectual abilities and the drive and determination to put their stamp on the world. We welcome people who are independent, authentic, and fearlessly creative \u2013 true doers. We want people who can redefine solutions to conventional problems, and strive to preempt unconventional dilemmas with cutting-edge ideas. We demand integrity and respect passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking the above into consideration, please submit a cover letter seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA Program. Your letter should conform to a standard business correspondence, include one or more professional examples that illustrate why you meet the desired criteria above, and be addressed to the Admissions Committee. (300 words or fewer, excluding address and salutation)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIT helpfully provides insight into what it\u2019s looking for in the cover letter. Like all cover letters, this one is a marketing document. If you apply for a job, you research the firm to learn what it values and is seeking. Based on your research, you send your resume with a cover letter designed to make you as attractive to the company as possible, one that shows you have what the firm wants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similarly, your MIT Sloan cover letter should show that you have what MIT is looking for. Make your case for admission using your accomplishments, specifically those where you show the qualities mentioned above. How do the talents revealed in your examples demonstrate fit with the MIT Sloan program, its tight-knit community, and its innovative, culture of doers? Your resume<\/a> should reveal above-average progression on the job and increasing responsibility, as well as the creativity and contribution that MIT Sloan requires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In making your case and mentioning your accomplishments, highlight your role and the impact on the entities you contributed to. Those results are \u201cyour stamp on the world\u201d so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: this is not an essay. Make sure your letter is formatted as a professional letter with a date, address, header, salutation, and close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please submit a one-page<\/strong> resume. This will help us easily track your academic and career path. Try to focus on your work results, not just your title or job description. Here are some pointers on formatting: <\/p>\n\n\n\n