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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Very competitive, although it depends on the profile of the applicant
(for foreing students, Asians suffer more competition than Latin
Americans).... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Sloan's admissions process involves submitting 5 essays, 2
recommendations, GMAT scores, college transcripts, and an interview.
As with other Top... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I was part of the Management of Technology/Sloan Fellows program at MIT
Sloan. The admissions process is very different than the standard 2
year ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Very good. Informative admissions staff, helpful material, accesible
current students and alums. READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Very flexible program. You can taylor your program to your needs.
Quality of classes: Few (10%) are mediocre, most range from good to very
good (... READ MORE
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Current Student
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One of the benefits of Sloan is its small class size (approximately 350
people per year). The class is split into sections of approximately 60
pe... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Virtually identical curriculum to the standard MBA program. On the
negative side, the summer session (when the core MBA classes are taken)
is tau... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Very rigorous, excellent. READ MORE
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Status
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Most students still look for traditional MBA careers (Consulting, Banking, Finance). In the last years there was a trend towards more "corporate" inte... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Sloan has a strong reputation due largely to its connection with MIT. Therefore, recruiters on the east coast particularly in technology and finance ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The typical student in the program has a significant amount of work experience (10+ years). As a result oncampus recrutiing is not the path followed ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Excellent, supportive environment for banking, consulting, entreprenership READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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On campus housing did a significant improvement in the recent years.
Although, Cambridge is expensive to live (food, transportation, etc)
Also, f... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Sloan has an urban campus located close to downtown Boston. On campus
housing is obtained through a lottery system. Due to the number of
people ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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As a 1 year program, the workload is intense. As a result quality of
life can suffer. This became an issue for many of the students with
familie... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Excellent. Extra-curricular activities were fantastic! READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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You get what you want: Many socials related to business (especially
activities with other MIT communities, such aas Engineering projects
that need... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Cambridge includes a lot of students which is great for the social
scene-- bars and restaurants are plentiful. Kendall Square, where MIT
is locat... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The social life was excellent given the heavy workload. There are
numerous bars throughout Cambridge and Boston. In addition you had all
of the ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Fantastic! READ MORE
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