MIT Sloan

Cambridge, MA · Private · 2-year full-time

Median GMAT Focus: 675 (645–715 (middle 80%))
Median GPA: 3.74
Median base salary: $175,000 (Class of 2025)
Program tuition: $183,784 (≈ 2 × first-year tuition)

Deadlines

Round 1: Sept. 29, 2026
Round 2: Jan. 12, 2027

Essays

Cover letter (300 words (excluding address and salutation))

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. We are on a quest to find those whose presence will enhance the experience of other students. We seek thoughtful leaders with exceptional intellectual abilities and the drive and determination to put their stamp on the world. We welcome people who are independent, authentic, and fearlessly creative — true doers. We want people who can redefine solutions to conventional problems, and strive to preempt unconventional dilemmas with cutting-edge ideas. We demand integrity and respect passion. Taking the above into consideration, please submit a cover letter seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA program. Your letter should conform to a standard business correspondence, include one or more professional examples that illustrate why you meet the desired criteria above, and be addressed to the Admissions Committee (300 words or fewer, excluding address and salutation).

Video question 1 (90 seconds, single take)

Every applicant has a story that can't be captured in a resume. Take up to 90 seconds to share yours: who you are, where you come from, and what's shaped the person you are today. Be conversational, be yourself. We can't wait to meet you.

Video question 2 (Randomly generated question)

All MBA applicants will be prompted to respond to a randomly generated, open-ended question. We want to hear how you think and communicate in your own words. No prior preparation is required.

Reapplicant summary (reapplicants only) (200 words or fewer)

Reapplicants may submit their applications in any round and will have an opportunity to highlight changes since their previous application in a short-answer question.

Pre-interview short answer (invited applicants only) (250 words, plus a PDF upload)

We are interested in learning more about how you use data to make decisions and analyze results. Please select one of the following prompts to respond to: (1) Please select an existing data visualization and, in 250 words or less, explain why it matters to you. The data visualization should be uploaded as a PDF. Examples may come from current events, a business analysis, or personal research. (2) In 250 words or less, please describe a recent data-driven decision you had to make, and include one slide presenting your analysis. The slide may include a data visualization example and should present data used in a professional context. Your slide must be uploaded as a PDF.

Editor's notes

Round 1 closes Sept. 29, 2026, at 3 p.m. Eastern, and there are only two rounds. If you can't submit a finished application by then, Jan. 12 is your only other shot this year, so don't send a rushed one.
The cover letter is 300 words with a job to do: show, with professional examples, that you fit the qualities the prompt lists. Everything else in the file (org chart, coursework grades, two references) supplies context, so the letter can spend its words on one or two results.
The interview is behavioral and run by admissions staff, and MIT Sloan says it also checks English there instead of taking a TOEFL. Prepare specific stories about persuading people, teamwork and solving problems. The recommender questions ask for the same kinds of examples.
Fellowships are merit-based and automatic, including for international students, so there's no separate essay to write. Your one application is also your scholarship file.