Application Instructions

A complete application consists of the following. Additionally, instructions for reapplicants and candidates for the Leaders for Manufacturing Program (LFM) and Biomedical Enterprise Program (BEP) are listed below.

A complete application consists of the following:
Recommendations
Self-reported Transcripts
Online Application
Cover Letter
Résumé
MBA and LFM Essays
Additional LFM Essays
Supplemental Information
Test Scores
Application Fee
Instructions for Reapplicants
Instructions for BEP Applicants
Instructions for LFM Applicants

Additionally, instructions for reapplicants and candidates for the Leaders for Manufacturing Program (LFM) and Biomedical Enterprise Program (BEP) are listed below.

Recommendations
Please obtain two recommendations on your behalf (three if you are applying to the BEP or LFM Program) from individuals who are able to speak with certainty about your professional achievements and potential.

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.

Please note that the LFM and the BEP programs require three evaluations, and one of the three should be from an academic source or someone who can speak definitively of your technical skills.

Recommenders may submit recommendations either online or through the mail.

ONLINE RECOMMENDATIONS
Please click on the "Recommendations" link in the left navigation bar of the online application and follow the instructions for online recommendation submission. Please ensure that your recommenders submit the recommendations by the appropriate deadline.

MAILED RECOMMENDATIONS
Please advise your recommenders to use your formal full name as it is entered on the application, not your nickname, so that we can match it with your online application. If a recommender elects to submit a paper recommendation, please allow sufficient time for him or her to write your evaluation and mail it to you. (Recommenders who choose to mail in a letter of recommendation must mail the letter back to the applicant.) The applicant must then submit the two (or three) letters of recommendation together. We suggest that applicants provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the recommender.

Please write on the outside of the envelope the application round (MBA Round I, MBA Round II, BEP or LFM Program) for which you are applying.

MIT Sloan School of Management
MBA Application Materials (indicate Round I, II, BEP or LFM)
50 Memorial Drive, Suite E52-126
Cambridge, MA 02142-1347

Download and print the Recommendation Form (for mailed recommendations only).

Self-reported Transcripts
You must self-report in English your undergraduate and graduate transcripts online using the self-reported transcript form. Do not mail in your official transcripts. Please upload a self-reported transcript for each institution from which you received a degree. Additionally, if you were a transfer student, please submit transcripts from each school attended. Please note: In lieu of filling out the self-reported transcript form, you may upload a scanned version of your transcript. Please see the Self-reported Transcript section of the application for more information.

Applicants invited to interview will be required to provide an official transcript from each school attended. Any discrepancy between the self-reported and official transcripts may result in a rejection in our decision or a withdrawal of our offer of admission.

LFM does not accept self-reported transcripts. LFM applicants should instead mail transcripts by December 15, 2006, to:

MIT Sloan School of Management
MBA Application Materials, LFM Transcripts
50 Memorial Drive, Suite E52-126
Cambridge, MA 02142-1347

Online Application
You may complete the online application at any time. Save your work before moving to the next page and print a copy for your own records. Until you press the submit button, MIT Sloan School will have no access to your application. Please note that all required fields are marked with an asterisk(*).

The online application is due 12 noon Pacific Standard Time (2000 Greenwich Time) on the deadline dates.

Cover Letter
Prepare a cover letter (up to 500 words) seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA Program. Please comment on your career goals and those factors which influenced you to pursue an MBA education at MIT Sloan. The cover letter provides a chance for you to discuss your passions, values, and interests. Through what you write we hope to discover whether you will thrive at MIT Sloan and how you will contribute to our diverse community. Address your cover letter to Mr. Rod Garcia, Director of MBA Admissions.

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 resume is welcomed and encouraged. The résumé should not be more than one page long (up to 50 lines).

Essays
Use the essays to tell us more about you and how you work, think, and behave. For each essay, please provide a brief overview of the situation followed by a detailed description of your response. Include what you thought, felt, said, and did. Please select experiences or events from the past one to two years.

More than that, the essays are a chance for you to discuss your passions, values, interests, and goals. Emphasize those experiences that were most important and meaningful for you — which may not necessarily be those that were most outwardly prestigious. Be sincere and be specific. There is no one "right" kind of MIT Sloan student; in fact, MIT Sloan deliberately builds each class to unite varied strengths and perspectives. Tell us what particular experiences and expertise you will bring to the mix. The essay instructions and questions are included below.

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.

MBA and LFM applicants only:

Essay 1: Please tell us about a time when you had an impact on a person, group, or organization. Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did (500 words or less).

Essay 2: Please describe a time when your team had to arrive at a compromise. Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did (500 words or less).

Essay 3: Please tell us a time when you advocated for a position. What alternatives did you consider? Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did (500 words or less).

Essay 4: Please tell us a time when you put an idea into action. Describe in detail what you thought, felt, said, and did (500 words or less).

LFM applicants only:

Essay 5: Why do you wish to pursue the LFM Program? How does this fit into your future plans?

Essay 6: Why do you wish to pursue the engineering field and specialty area you have selected?

Supplemental Information
Use this part of the application to give us any additional information that might help us understand the choices you have made, your leadership activities and skills, and your scholastic and professional achievements. Please elaborate on your personal interests, activities and hobbies, as well as any special circumstances you feel are relevant.

We would like to know what you've learned and how you learned it. Please tell us anything that will round out our impression of you as a unique individual.

Test Scores
GMAT or GRE
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. The MIT Sloan MBA Program school codes are the following; for the GMAT school code is X5X-QS-41; for the GRE the school code is 3791. Test scores are only valid for five years; therefore only tests taken after January 1, 2002 will be considered.

TOEFL
The TOEFL is not required, but you may report your score if desired. Our TOEFL institution code is 3514-02.

Application Fee
The fee for applying to the MIT Sloan MBA Program is $230, payable by credit card online when you apply. You will be prompted for payment information after pressing the "Submit Application" button. If you wish to pay by means other than a credit card, you must send an email to adcom@sloan.mit.edu at least one week before you intend to submit your online application. We regret that we cannot waive the application fee.

Instructions for Reapplicants
For applicants who applied for Fall 2006*: We require you to submit the entire online application, including two new recommendations, and apply in Round I. You are not required to submit the self-reported transcript. Reapplicants to the LFM Program must submit their materials in the LFM application round.

For applicants who applied for entry prior to Fall 2006: We require you to submit the entire online application, including your transcript and recommendations. You may apply in either round.

*Applicants who were admitted for Fall 2006 and chose not to matriculate may reapply by filling out the online application, submitting a cover letter and resume, and paying the application fee. However, only applications from candidates who submit new essays will be considered for scholarship awards.

Instructions for BEP Applicants
The dual-degree Biomedical Enterprise Program (BEP)-MBA Program offers deep immersion in the fundamentals of management and biomedical science and an extended opportunity to build depth or breadth through elective subjects. Students exit this program with a Master's in Business Administration from MIT Sloan and a Master's in Health Sciences and Technology from Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST). The BEP-MBA curriculum is completed in three academic years. Students matriculate in the fall, taking only MIT Sloan subjects during the first semester. The integration of HST and MIT Sloan subjects begins in the spring semester of year one.

All BEP applicants must complete the entire MBA application. In addition to the two MBA letters of recommendation, BEP applicants must submit a third letter of recommendation. This letter should be from someone who can speak of your ability to handle problems involving science, engineering or technology. All letters of recommendation should be submitted to MIT Sloan Admissions Office as directed.

Interviews for the BEP are by invitation only. The BEP Office will notify applicants selected to interview. Those who accept will participate in the MBA one-on-one interview and a second interview with a subset of the joint (HST/MIT Sloan) BEP Admissions Committee.

In addition, you must submit additional material directly to BEP. For further instructions and requirements please visit the BEP website. Your application to BEP will not be considered complete until you have satisfied all requirements listed on the BEP website. All applicants to BEP are automatically considered for admission to the MBA Program.

Instructions for LFM Applicants
Applicants to the Leaders for Manufacturing (LFM) program should read the LFM Supplemental Section of the online application for further instructions and information. For further details, also visit LFM's application website.