MIT Sloan 2008-09 Essay Questions are Available
MIT Sloan has posted its 08-09 essay questions. Sloan's deadlines were released earlier.
Résumé
Please prepare a business résumé 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 résumé is welcomed and encouraged. The résumé should not be more than one page in length (up to 50 lines).
Cover Letter
Prepare a cover letter (up to 500 words) 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 addressed to Mr. Rod Garcia, Director of MBA Admissions.
Essays
We are interested in learning more about you and 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.
All applicants:
Essay 1: Please tell us about a challenging interaction you had with a person or group. (500 words or less, limited to one page)
Essay 2: Please tell us about a time when you defended your idea. (500 words or less, limited to one page)
Essay 3: Please tell us about a time when you executed a plan. (500 words or less, limited to one page)
Essay 4: Please tell the Admissions Committee whatever else you would like us to know. (250 words or less, limited to one page)
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Reader Comments (2)
Should this year's MIT cover letter include career goals? The word limit makes it very tough to include career aspirations on top of accomplishments and impact on a group or organization.
Thanks,
Chris
Linda