They want to get the sense that in a situation where others might have played it safe and tried to hit an iron shot into the center of the fairway, you put yourself on the line, took a risk, and reached for your driver, knowing that you might fail, but having the belief in yourself and the courage to follow through. In other words, they want to get the sense that where there’s a status quo, you’re the person who has an itch to disrupt it, and has a track record of doing so. They’re saying that the Sloan School of Management welcomes people who are independent, authentic, and fearlessly creative - true doers. “Exceptional” intellectual abilities includes dimensions like “thinking of stuff most other people wouldn’t have” or “questioning long-held truths because something about those truths bothers you” or “succeeding at an attempted solution where countless others have failed.” If you have evidence of THAT kind of intellectual capability, spend some time on it. MIT chose the phrase “exceptional intellectual abilities” on purpose because it goes beyond the classic indicators of “intelligence” on a résumé or GMAT/GRE score report. “We seek thoughtful leaders with exceptional intellectual abilities and the drive and determination to put their stamp on the world.” That you seem like the kind of person who will “lean forward” to have that impact on others, and that you’re not just a taker. That you have something in your experiences, achievements, personality, leadership style, what have you, that would be beneficial to others.Ģ. So, MIT is going to look for evidence of two things:ġ. We are on a quest to find those whose presence will enhance the experience of other students, because the net effect of a single person bettering others will be nonstop betterment in every imaginable direction, the net effect of which is maximal success for the class and, most practically, of the individuals who comprise that class.” “MIT Sloan seek students whose personal characteristics demonstrate that they will make the most of the incredible opportunities at MIT, both academic and non-academic.”īasically, they’re saying: “Since résumés flatten a person from 3D to 2D, we’re hoping the essay portion will reverse that somewhat and give us a hint of what your unique “personal characteristics” are. Let’s start by interpreting/translating that opening blurb: Your letter should conform to a standard business correspondence, include one or more examples that illustrate why you meet the desired criteria above, and be addressed to the Assistant Deans of Admissions, Rod Garcia and Dawna Levenson (300 words or fewer, excluding address and salutation). Taking the above into consideration, please submit a cover letter seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA Program. We want people who can redefine solutions to conventional problems, and strive to preempt unconventional dilemmas with cutting-edge ideas. We welcome people who are independent, authentic, and fearlessly creative - true doers. We seek thoughtful leaders with exceptional intellectual abilities and the drive and determination to put their stamp on the world. We are on a quest to find those whose presence will enhance the experience of other students. MIT Sloan seeks students whose personal characteristics demonstrate that they will make the most of the incredible opportunities at MIT, both academic and non-academic. Just because the format is similar, doesn't mean the content should be! Here's the prompt and our take: The challenge comes almost entirely from the fact that MIT chooses to call its essay a "cover letter," linking it to the professional cover letters applicants have experience writing. MIT's prompt is one of the trickier ones in the MBA world, but not because the essay itself is hard to write.
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