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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Yes. The family issue thing is from 2008-09, but i guess that would be alright

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I felt I was ready with my ideas for this App and suddenly today, I have two essay themes, one for each essay, that I think are much better than what I wrote in the first place. Now, hence, I have two versions of each essay and a confused mind on which one to go with.

- For the personal essay, one is a theme that deals with a family issue and how I worked to support my family while the other is on how I dealt with not getting a promotion at work despite being a top performer with a perfect score on my annual evaluation, and how after moving on, I have achieved much more recognition in my current role.
Cons for the first: I guess a lot of ppl will write this, so I feel I may not be able to differentiate myself enough. However, this affects people in addition to me and hence is more 'meaningful'
Cons for the second: Again, a sizeable number would have this setback, and differentiation will be tough. However, this is more inward looking and affects only me

- For the convincing essay, both themes are professional, but in one I persuaded multiple stakeholders to go along with a proposed idea that fundamentally changed the company's staffing model. The second is not really an idea of mine, but definitely involved more direct persuasion

Thoughts? (I know you dont have adequate info on the essays or my background, but I would appreciate comments based only on the above for now)

Did these both take place within the last three years?

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Does anyone know if there is a date when all interview invites for round 1 go out by?

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Does anyone know if there is a date when all interview invites for round 1 go out by?

MIT's pretty consistent. They start sending out during the first week of December in batches, and then little trickles here and there as the round 2 deadline approaches.

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I know a couple of people have asked this, but does anyone know where we put information like: 1) explanation of why we are not using a current supervisor, 2) fact that our spouse is also applying, 3) addressing undergrad GPA, etc? I know I am probably missing something obvious, but I have not been able to figure it out.

Somehow it's supposed to go in the cover letter. Not quite sure yet how to do that eloquently.

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Yeah, me neither. But hopefully we both figure something out

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Hey! Does anyone know if we are supposed to upload transcripts for every school we have taken any classes at, including study abroad programs or transfer credit?

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Hey! Does anyone know if we are supposed to upload transcripts for every school we have taken any classes at, including study abroad programs or transfer credit?

Yes. I have transfer credits and even an alternate transcript that I uploaded. Anyone submit yet?

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For the supplemental information, what are folks using to upload their powerpoint presentations?

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For the supplemental information, what are folks using to upload their powerpoint presentations?

Just be aware that the admissions committee needs to be able to view this from an iPad.

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For the supplemental information, what are folks using to upload their powerpoint presentations?

Just be aware that the admissions committee needs to be able to view this from an iPad.

Right. Was kinda torn between youtube and sites like slideshare, slideboom, etc..

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About the choice of recommenders, I was wondering if I can have a supervisor and a peer review from my current organization. As they will be best able to comment on my working style and about the 'latest' me. Or should I go safely with a supervisor from a previous organization.

i had a former supervisor and colleague write the recommendations, however i did have to explain why i didn't provide my current supervisor's recommendation.

Just make sure recommenders can provide a lot of details about your work, strengths and weaknesses.

Thanks for the info lifeofpurpose! May I know where did you explain this? Is it in suplementary essay part, or did you do it during interview?

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For the supplementary essay do people generally send in videos or slideshows? Is it basically sending in tons of the same format like this and you have to differentiate yourself in the content?

I know there's a 300 word essay option, but that to me screams boring.

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I know there's a 300 word essay option, but that to me screams boring.

I agree with you there, but I see a lot of people going for the text essay nonetheless. Video and Powerpoint require a separate visual intelligence, and take a lot more work to make a true masterpiece than a written essay, so if you have some ideas, it is time to go to the drawing board.

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What would be the ideal length for a powerpoint? Booth limited it to 4. What is a good advice for Sloan?

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What would be the ideal length for a powerpoint? Booth limited it to 4. What is a good advice for Sloan?

4-5 impactful slides should still be your guideline. Too many thy'll lose interest, too less and you wont convey anything

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My strength isnt in the creativty department for this kind of stuff, so sticking to essay...

I like this essay cause nowhere does MIT ask about your goals. My goals are a little unusual for an MBA candidate, so this is a good place to spend half a paragraph talking about them.

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What would be the ideal length for a powerpoint? Booth limited it to 4. What is a good advice for Sloan?

4-5 impactful slides should still be your guideline. Too many thy'll lose interest, too less and you wont convey anything

Hmmm, sounds right. Thanks.

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I read somewhere that MIT isn't so crazy about goals as the folks there acknowledge that majority will probably end up doing something else. I 've also read that the MIT adcom is more interested in what and why you have done rather than what you're going to do.

Having said that, if you have solid and unique goals, why not - it'll probably be a differentiating factor.

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You are 100% right, MIT could care less about my goals and more about past experiences. Just a part of me after writing all kinds of essays really wants to get my message across because I think it somewhat links to my past and is really the only thing that makes me a good bschool candidate. I probably should strike down that feeling, but I cant.

I wouldnt advise others to write about being an investment banker, consultant, PE person. They dont seem to care about those goals. I am no entrepeuner (I cant even spell it), but if I had started a company in the past and wanted to make it big in the future, here is where I would state something like that.

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i agree that the 300 word essay option may "scream boring", but I think what is more dangerous is that many people will try to use the video/slideshow option without having a real need to present their case that way. I think using the video/slideshow option when an essay could have conveyed what you said is worse than using an essay. There needs to be a compelling reason to use the visual option. I'm going with the essay route since I'm not presenting anything that needs to be shown visually.

btw, i quickly flipped through the online app and didn't notice where to upload the essays. Anyone?

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I was not able to attend any of the Sloan MBA fairs so far and want to apply to R1. Would it still help if I attended a Sloan fair AFTER submitting my application?