MIT MBA Essays for 2014-15 has an interesting twist. The second essay asks you to pretend as a recommender, and write your recommendation letter. The word count for Essay 2 has increased to 750 words from 500, a reversal of trends, compared to top MBA programs. Essay Number 1 has remained the same.
Essay 1: The mission of the MIT Sloan School of Management is to develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world and generate ideas that advance management practice. Discuss how you will contribute toward advancing the mission based on examples of past work and activities. (500 words or fewer, limited to one page)
Essay 2: Write a professional letter of recommendation on behalf of yourself. Answer the following questions as if you were your most recent supervisor recommending yourself for admission to the MIT Sloan MBA Program: (750 words or fewer)
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.
Optional Question
The Admissions Committee invites you to share anything else you would like us to know about you, in any format.