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lLs nelghbor across Lhe Charles 8lver - Lhe campus ls more urban
and lndusLrlal, wlLh an lnformal mlsh-mash of archlLecLural sLyles
and a few green spaces. 1he Sloan School, unllke Parvard, does noL
have lLs own llbrary, buL raLher shares lL wlLh Lhe unlverslLy. So
Lhere are more opporLunlLles Lo mlx wlLh sLudenLs from Lhe resL of
Ml1. Several well-known flnanclal and managerlal Lheorles were
developed Lhrough Ml1 Sloan. 1here ls a sLrong analyLlcal and
daLa-drlven focus here, especlally ln Lhe core classes, and Lhls ls
comblned wlLh an emphasls on lnnovaLlon. SLudenLs only Lake one
semesLer of core classes so Lhere ls a loL of flexlblllLy Lo focus
on elecLlves. 1he smaller slze of Lhe sLudenL body means LhaL Lhe
collaboraLlve and energeLlc culLure of lnnovaLlon counLs for a
loL.Ml1 Sloan ls a place where ldeas maLLer. ,%$.'3%5, (')
,0.6+(1+7(%+#', 1he M8A program ls known for lLs emphasls on
lnnovaLlon, Lechnology, and enLrepreneurshlp. 1he school ls also
very sLrong ln producLlon/operaLlons and lnformaLlon sysLems.
+'6#*+'3 61(,, number of AppllcanLs: 4,329M8A Class Slze:
406Admlsslons SelecLlvlLy: 14?leld: 68 1ulLlon: $122,880Avg
llnanclal Ald: $67,776 0#,%-*4( 6($..$, SecLor: ConsulLlng 29,
1echnology 26, llnance 14, 8eLall 8 1op 8ecrulLers: Mcklnsey, 8aln,
Amazon, 8CC, Apple, uelolLLe ConsulLlng, Coogle, wC Avg salary:
$138,926Salary lncrease: 97LmploymenL wlLhln 3 monLhs: 93 *4(
$('8+'3,201020112012201320142013 8uslnessWeek10-9-14 llnanclal
1lmes897888 lorbes-10-12- 1he LconomlsL131171212 uS news334433
()*+,,+#', Avg. Work Lxp.: 3 yrsAvg. CMA1: 713Avg. CA: 3.38 lnL'l
SLudenLs: 47lemale SLudenLs: 39 ueadllnes for SepL 2016: 81- SepL
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asked only of Lhose lnvlLed Lo lnLervlew 1he mlsslon of Lhe Ml1
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quanLlLaLlve foundaLlons and has a hlsLory of aLLracLlng (and
admlLLlng) sLudenLs wlLh sclence, Lechnology, englneerlng and
maLhemaLlcs proflles - as well as Lhose who have a record of
achlevemenL ln economlcs.So, lf you do noL have Lhls klnd of
academlc background, you need Lo make sure your quanL CMA1 score ls
very sLrong ln Lerms of supporLlng your skllls.A very rapld
advancemenL professlonally also helps mlLlgaLe a weaker Lhan
average quanLlLaLlve background. %9: ;M - (AL9B@-B=9>@L>H
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hand") also polnLs Lo Lhe phllosophy LhaL you need noL only be
lnLelllgenL, buL you need Lo show you are able Lo successfully
execuLe your ldeas.ln your appllcaLlon and essays, you should focus
on descrlblng deLalled examples of your acLlons, whlch have
conLrlbuLed Lo your success ln a subsLanLlve, concreLe way. %9: ;P
- *DE9@F D@ 9Q:DAL Maklng a dlfference maLLers - Lhe Admlsslons
CommlLLee wanLs Lo know whaL you plan Lo do wlLh your degree whlch
wlll have a poslLlve lmpacL on Lhe world.Sloan Lakes lLself very
serlously ln Lerms of belng a mlsslon-drlven lnsLlLuLlon, and lL ls
looklng for slmllarly mlnded lndlvlduals who wlll ulLlmaLely be
able Lo acL on Lhls mlsslon.?our essays should demonsLraLe how you
vlew success Lhrough Lhe lens of beneflLlng Lhe world ln some way.
%9: ;R - ">>N9@FO =DLJ>= LJD@ ?G@AL9B@ Llke many of Lhe
admlsslons offlces aL Lhe Lop schools, Ml1 Sloan has a falrly small
Leam Lo handle Lhe many Lhousands of appllcaLlons lL recelves each
year. As such Lhey have read counLless appllcaLlons LhaL provlde
deLalls of Lhe Lasks, pro[ecLs and responslblllLles of consulLanLs,
sofLware englneers and flnanclers and have a preLLy good ldea of
whaL Lhose roles lnvolve. 8eyond avoldlng Lechnlcal [argon, avold
devoLlng Loo much space ln your essays Lo Lhe mechanlcs of your
[ob, whlch provldes very llLLle lnslghL lnLo who you are as a
person and whaL makes you Llck. Sloan ls far more lnLeresLed Lo
learn abouL how you LhoughL Lhrough a parLlcular challenge or
slLuaLlon, whaL you dld Lo come up wlLh an lnnovaLlve soluLlon, and
how you felL when you needed Lo make a dlfflculL declslon. Whlle
Lhe schools clearly values numbers and analyLlcal skllls, Ml1 Sloan
ls sLlll Lrylng Lo unearLh Lhe very human aspecLs of your
personallLy, and Lhe values, lnLegrlLy and passlon wlLh whlch you
lead your llfe. %9: ;S T +@ :G=OG9L B? >UA>NN>@A> Sloan
ls lnLeresLed ln sLudenLs who demonsLraLe excellence ln Lerms of
Lhelr work experlence, academlc achlevemenLs, and Lhelr goals. Make
sure you hlghllghL where you have ouLperformed or been an
overachlever LhroughouL your appllcaLlon ln very measurable,
concreLe ways.Lxcellence need noL only be ln Lhe professlonal
sphere - lf you are a karaLe black belL, masLer chess player, avld
muslclan - make sure Lo weave LhaL ln Lo your appllcaLlon as well.
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excellence, Lhe Admlsslons CommlLLee members are searchlng for
auLhenLlclLy - belng able Lo explaln whaL you wanL Lo do and why ln
a convlnclng and credlble way ls key Lo geLLlng serlous
conslderaLlon.Avold Lhe LempLaLlon Lo make yourself flL a proflle
you Lhlnk Sloan may wanL.?ou have your own unlque and auLhenLlc
sLory.locus on where you may be able Lo besL sLand ouL vs. how you
blend ln Lo Lhe masses of oLher M8A appllcanLs.
%9: ;W - %J> =>NDL9B@OJ9: X9LJ *+% 8ecause of lLs emphasls
on lnnovaLlon, many of Sloan's alumnl have made sLrldes ln Lerms of
belng enLrepreneurs, parLlcularly ln Lhe fleld of Lechnology.lf you
have enLrepreneurlal amblLlons, lncludlng how you plan Lo leverage
Lhe Lechnlcal experLlse of Lhe larger Ml1 communlLy, Lhls wlll make
you a more aLLracLlve appllcanL. uon'L forgeL, when lL comes Lo
aLLracLlng Lop LalenL Sloan goes head Lo head wlLh SLanford and
Paas from Lhe wesL coasL, and P8S [usL across Lhe Charles 8lver. So
lf approprlaLe you should arLlculaLe how Lhe lnLeracLlon wlLh some
of Lhe world's brlghLesL englneers and sclenLlsLs, and an
exLraordlnary ecosysLem for sLarLups maLches wlLh your M8A goals.
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