A solid mathematics background is helpful.  Since the last admissions process, it is strongly recommended that applicants have at least a 3-month internship or one to two years of business experience in the area of quantitative finance. 

 Karen Neukirchen

See Yourself at MIT Sloan

Envision yourself being surrounded by the world's most pioneering thinkers, where challenging the status quo is a way of life and innovation fuels advances. Investing two years of your professional life at MIT Sloan will prove to be one of the most valuable experiences in your career. You will:

• Launch the next phase of your career
• Identify your leadership style and put it to the test
• Engage in a community of thought leaders
• Create a life-long network
• Contribute to a community whose values align with yours
• Embrace your understanding of cultures by exploring the world
• Immerse yourself in an intellectually stimulating environment

Whether you're a working professional ready to advance in your career, an accomplished individual interested in exploring new careers, or a college senior weighing your options, it's important that you take the time to decide whether MIT Sloan is right for you. Get a sense of what MIT Sloan has to offer through our website and print materials. Then, experience our community first-hand by joining us on campus for a day.

Our community

The MIT Sloan community embodies a vast array of backgrounds and interests. Such diversity opens perspective, stimulates the mind, and helps students gain a nuanced understanding of global issues and cultural differences. Our students emerge from MIT Sloan as informed, responsible citizens of the world.

MIT Sloan students share a number of important characteristics, including:

• Enthusiasm for new ideas — and openness toward others
• Ingenuity to solve complex challenges
• Passion to make a difference in the world
• Confidence to put bold ideas into practice
• A demonstrated record of personal and professional success

Your opportunity

The prestige of an MIT Sloan MBA is world renowned. We set the standard for graduate business education.

Earning a MIT Sloan MBA demonstrates that you have a firm grasp of business fundamentals and have acquired the practical skills you need to excel in your chosen profession. It proves that you have the know-how to apply theory into practice — and lead any venture to success. In addition, recruiters know that you have been taught by a faculty renowned for its thought leadership and professional achievement.

Admission to MIT Sloan is highly competitive, yet there are no cutoffs in terms of GMAT scores, GPAs, and years of experience. We look at each candidate individually and make admission decisions on a case-by-case basis. As such, we welcome applications from all those who are enthusiastic about our MBA program and want to make a positive impact in our community — and on the world.