Sep, 11, 2024
This is a short post on the MIT Sloan Essays for the Class of 2027. I am too busy to do a full post right now, but wanted to provide basic essay analysis. This is an update and revision to my prior posts on MIT. CORE LEARNING POINTS: (1) Making a pure fit argument (2) […]
Aug, 09, 2023
My clients frequently ask me how much time they have to invest in learning about the MBA programs they will be applying to. That is, how many live or online information sessions, how many alumni and/or current students do they need to contact, and how much do they need to master the school’s curriculum and […]
Oct, 21, 2019
The following post is based on a workshop I did in Tokyo in September 2019. I needed to analyze and explain the essays for the M7 (HBS, Stanford, Booth, Columbia Business School, Wharton, Kellogg, MIT Sloan) in 3 hours. To do so, I structured key teaching points related to each school, which are often applicable […]
Feb, 16, 2017
IF YOU ARE INVITED FOR AN MBA INTERVIEW AT MIT SLOAN Those invited to interview will be asked to answer the following question: The mission of the MIT Sloan School of Management is to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world and to generate ideas that advance management practice. Please share with us something […]
Aug, 18, 2016
In this post I will discuss the Class of 2019 MBA application admissions essays for the MIT Sloan School of Management. You can see the my client results and testimonials here. Before analyzing MIT Sloan School of Management MBA Essays for Fall 2017 entry, I think it is important to take a look at MIT […]
Apr, 11, 2016
With the results from MIT Sloan for Round 2 now in, I wanted to give my quick take on this past season. For me personally, I worked with a reduced number of clients from the previous year because I was focusing on my part-time degree studies at INSEAD, so I had a somewhat lower headcount […]
Sep, 30, 2015
In this post, which is significantly updated, I discuss how to prepare for an MIT Sloan MBA admissions interview. If you have been invited to interview for the Class of 2018, this post is for you! Beyond my 18 comprehensive service clients admitted to MIT Sloan since Fall 2008 entry (I began my own consulting […]
May, 15, 2015
Now that the 2016 entry essays for Columbia, HBS, MIT, Stanford and Wharton (schools all link to my analysis for 2016 entry) are known, I have an opinion about which school to start with, but the answer just really depends on the applicant. Every year, my early bird clients always ask me which school […]
May, 10, 2015
In this post I will discuss the Class of 2018 MBA application admissions essays for the MIT Sloan School of Management. You can see the my client results and testimonials here. BIG CHANGES IN THE APPLICATION PROCESS AT SLOAN On May 7, 2015, MIT Sloan’s Admissions Director, Dawna Levenson, announced the following: “By popular demand, […]
May, 09, 2014
Clients frequently ask me to assess their chances for MBA admission. They want to know how they compare with their competition. They want to know how to beat their competition. This is an extremely reasonable request. After all, admission to top MBA programs or other competitive graduate programs is a zero sum game: You get […]
