Blog: Archive for the “Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)” Category

The MIT Sloan School of Management will start using iPads to review all applications starting with its Class of 2013. Rod Garcia, director of MBA admissions, believes this move will streamline the admissions process by eliminating the possibility of misplaced applications and make it easier for admissions officers who are traveling to conduct interviews, reported … Read More  

How does MIT-Sloan review applications? True to the rigorous analytic nature of its curriculum—in a rigorous analytic fashion! When the admissions office receives an application, the candidate’s information is loaded into a database and the application is printed. Rod Garcia, who has been admissions director for MIT-Sloan for the past decade, first reviews every application … Read More  

MIT Sloan takes a slightly different approach with its essay questions than most top schools do. The admissions committee has stated explicitly in various admissions chats that Sloan’s application is unique in that it focuses exclusively on candidates’ past behaviors. The committee is more interested in the details of an applicant’s story and in his/her … Read More  

MIT Sloan has released its essay questions for the 2011-12 application season. Cover Letter Prepare a cover letter seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA Program. Describe your accomplishments and include an example of how you had an impact on a group or organization. Your letter should conform to standard business correspondence and be … Read More  

We always advise candidates to take rankings not with a grain of salt, but with a pound of it. Today, the Financial Times released its annual ranking of top global MBA programs and London Business School came out on top, with Wharton, HBS, Stanford, INSEAD and many others following, of course. So, why should one … Read More