MIT Sloan Essay Guide
MIT Sloan
Grade your MIT Sloan essay against the action-and-impact lens.
Sloan's prompts are unusually action-oriented. The cover letter has to sound like a cover letter. The accomplishment essay is graded on specificity — recency, named actions, measurable outcome.
What readers look for
The MIT Sloan reader's lens
- 01A recent accomplishment (last 3 years), not a college story
- 02Concrete actions you personally took
- 03Quantified impact with numbers
- 04A cover letter that reads like the real thing, not an essay
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MIT Sloan Cover Letter
300 word limit
Grade with this promptTell us about a recent professional accomplishment that you are proud of. Describe the situation, the actions you took, and the impact.
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Common pitfalls
What gets MIT Sloan essays rejected
- ✗ Choosing an accomplishment older than three years
- ✗ Vague impact ('improved efficiency')
- ✗ A cover letter that reads like a personal statement
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Three steps for MIT Sloan
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