MIT Sloan 史隆管理學院 2008 秋季亞洲說明會 (北京 上海 新加坡 東京 首爾)

[Behemoth]

Dear all,


MIT Sloan School of Management 將於十月份在下列等地舉辦招生說明會
會中將由Admissions Office之人員為各位解答申請相關問題

Oct 4 — Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
Oct 5 — Seoul Seoul, ROK
Oct 8 — Beijing Beijing, PRC
Oct 9 — Shanghai Shanghai, PRC
Oct 11 — Singapore Singapore


意者請至下列連結報名 謝謝
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/mba/admissions/ ... php?c=date

[Opeman]

B爺：

你們家史隆商學院獨漏台北是什麼意思？

不過開玩笑歸開玩笑，現在越來越多的商學院略過台北不舉辦說明會了。
台灣申請者的處境確實是艱難多了。

[Behemoth]

呵呵 可能我們表現太差所以他們不來了 :P

但玩笑話說完 我的確十分認同
台灣申請者處境越來越艱難

商學院略過台北辦說明會我認為主要有以下兩種原因

一是商學院把中國跟台灣歸為同一申請者群體
以中國申請者眾多及經濟快速發展的趨勢
直接進中國辦說明會對學校來說效益更大

再者為從小出國的這些小留學生
國籍仍為台灣 而對學校來說收了這些人等於收台灣人
只是不是從台灣本土出來 對他們來說沒區別的
以Sloan 08來說 三位從台灣出來 兩位在美工作過 一位ABC 共六位
而09這屆只有ABC及小留學生 台灣申請者全軍覆沒

這也是為何我想舉辦說明會的原因之一
一方面讓更多申請者了解Sloan 二方面讓在校生與學校有更多連結 對台灣更為熟悉 進而增加錄取台灣申請者的機會
並且形成一個正向循環
舉辦說明會->更多申請者了解Sloan並申請->學校了解在校生及申請者積極性->增加面試及錄取機率->重複發生

以Sloan這兩年面試情況來看也很清楚
08這屆有專員赴台面試兩天 共約40人
09這屆就沒來台 只有亞洲其他城市或電話面試 有一位WL但最後沒能成功
當然這跟學校調配各區配額也有關係 但我想申請者數目及申請文件水平肯定是仍有進步空間的

另外由於Sloan長年來就是不來台灣 導致一般人對Sloan的強項就是Entrepreneurship,IT, and Supply chain 領域
這也是我極力想破除的迷思
打個比方 顧問也是Sloan的強項之一
以Consulting來說 Sloan Class of 2007的畢業就職情況 Mckinsey一家就錄取了57名畢業生 錄取比例上在全球商學院是最高的

我想可以做的事很多
希望至少能從我這屆開始
在Sloan這邊建立起一些台灣申請者的優勢

[GOBLIN]

Dear Behemoth,

可以麻煩你分享一下MIT教學方法，program的特色，career service對於international student的照顧，community所呈現出來的感覺等等的問題嗎?

我打算今年申請，但是覺得MIT不在台北半說明會好可惜喔，所以希望您可以多分享一下您的經驗!
thanks

[tracer]

Dear Behemoth,

I want to apply for Sloan this year too. Could you please give us some insight on MIT's uniqueness and your experiences there? (I have read your previous post on your feeling in MIT, and I have read a passage on Sloan(from CD, posted below), but I feel I still need further information on MIT....)

BTW, I've heard someone send his climbing shoes with his application to Sloan, and finally got accepted!!! Do MIT really appreciate such "aggressive" applicant, with such special supplemental materials?

Really hope you could give us further introduction on MIT. Thanks!!!

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[tracer]

Sloan

Although not quite as well known as the other business school in Boston, MIT’s Sloan School of Management has combined the quantitative strengths of its parent school with a focus on entrepreneurship to establish itself as one of the most highly regarded programs in the technology and manufacturing industries, The school is also well-regarded on Wall Street, where Sloan grads are known for their quantitative abilities.

Sloan has traditionally been better known for turning out stronger analysts than business leaders, so the school is making a push to emphasize leadership in it curriculum. The school has appointed a Director of Leadership to create and run leadership programs at the school, as well as to coach Sloan student on their own leadership development. The school even encourages student to fill out a “Leadership Feedback Form” whenever they observe a fellow student in a leadership role. The school also encourages teamwork, and all first year students must complete a core project in teams. Sloan’s stated goal is to turn out “leaders who innovate.”

As expected, the school’s curriculum emphasizes the quantitative side of business. Courses such as Finance and Statistics are as quantitative as you would expect, but Sloan also encourages students to apply the skills that they learn in these classes to nearly all of their coursework. Graduates speak highly of the hard skills that they learned at Sloan, so make sure that this is what you want out of your MBA experience. To get in, you will have to demonstrate that you are comfortable utilizing numbers, through your GMAT score, previous coursework, or job experience.
Sloan’s curriculum is also notable for its emphasis of “management tracks,” instead of traditional majors. The idea behind these tracks is to provide students with a broad study approach to certain functional area, such as Financial Engineering, Operations Management, and New Product and Venture Development. The tracks’ broad approach requires students to complete eight to ten classes per track. Students can also create their own tracks after their first semester at Sloan. Demonstrating your understanding of Sloan’s track system will help you show your enthusiasm for the program.

Entrepreneurship is big at Sloan, as characterized by students’ participation in MIT’s annual “$50K” entrepreneurship competition. The competition gives Sloan students the chance to develop a business plan and compete against students from other MIT programs for a chance to win the $30,000 grand prize. Successful tech companies such as Akamai got their start through the $50K competition, and student teams that get far in the program are often able to attract interest from potential investors and advisors.

One example of Sloan’s close ties to the manufacturing sector is its Leaders for Manufacturing program, a two ear joint degree program offered in conjunction with MIT’s School of Engineering, and operations management through a variety of in-class and on-the-job experiences, Students spend six-and-a-half months on-site as an intern with a sponsor company, culminating in a thesis. The best part of the program is that students receive a scholarship covering the full cost of tuition, thanks to sponsor companies including Boeing, Dell, Harley0Davidson, Intel, and P & G. The bad news is that the program is very exclusive – just 5 0students participate each year – but give it a look if you a re considering working in manufacturing after business school.

Sloan has a higher percentage of international student all of its peer schools – 40 percent of the class of 2003 came from abroad, Sloan students therefore tend to be surrounded by international classmates wherever they go. If you are looking to gain international experience, or just want to meet people from new cultures, this is an aspect of the program that may appeal to you. Make sure you demonstrate your enthusiasm for the schools’ diverse culture in your application, and make your case for why this matters to you, whether you are an American or an international applicant.

[Behemoth]

To Goblin,

Maybe you can check out the following link for more of my experience in MIT

http://www.absolutemba.com/phpbb2/viewt ... ht=#145400

另外在此稍做補充

在Sloan有堂課叫 G-Lab
在二年級上學期的時候修課 並且在寒假時去幫世界各地的公司做Consulting Project
性質類似Michigan的MAP 只是他們是在學期中 我們是在寒假

教學方法是50% Lecture + 50% Case
也有一些屬於100% Case的課

課程特色你大概能在上述連結中看到
另外在選課方面只有第一學期是必修課
從第二學期起就可以自由選修
所以自由度相當高 也讓學生有更多的空間揮灑
這點我是十分肯定的

Career Service 上次沒提 這次做個補充
在Sloan裡 Career Development Office的人都非常NICE
常規的Resume/Cover letter review就不提了
每個班(一班60人)會有專人負責
除了正式的定期Seminar 你有問題也可隨時約時間與他們討論
由於學生人數少 服務的品質的確是有保證的
我想可以這麼說 在Sloan沒有所謂國際學生的問題 在她們眼裡都是Sloan students
唯一不同的我想只有Company policy的問題 取決於她們是否願意收國際學生

而Community的感覺
也正由於人數較少 整體凝聚的感覺是很強的
也正因此 Teamwork風氣非常好 而同學們互助的情況也隨處可見
我想這是我對Sloan Community最大的感覺


To tracer

Maybe you can point out what kind of further info you wanna know, and I will try to answer your questions.

For your climbing shoes story, here are my thoughts:

When applying for the school, you can always submit some supplemental material as long as it is "revelant" to your application package. In this sense, I don't think the applicant you mentioned was accepted merely because of the shoes-sending action, but because of his whole application package. From whom I know at Sloan, nobody sent any supplemental material during their application period.

Therefore, essay, should still be the most important part you focus on. Be sure to respond those basic questions well.

Good luck!

[GOBLIN]

Thanks for your detailed explanation. Behemoth.

Could you share more about the recruiting services?
Heard you have to fly around for interviews during recruiting season in other schools,
does that also happen in MIT?

Why do you think MIT is very strong in Consulting field? Does the school stress on any particular field, like corporate strategy or because of case study method??

Besides the strengths, could you also share some weakness of MIT that you didn't expect it before you entering the program.

thanks!

[Behemoth]

Thanks for your detailed explanation. Behemoth.

Could you share more about the recruiting services?
Heard you have to fly around for interviews during recruiting season in other schools,
does that also happen in MIT?

Why do you think MIT is very strong in Consulting field? Does the school stress on any particular field, like corporate strategy or because of case study method??

Besides the strengths, could you also share some weakness of MIT that you didn't expect it before you entering the program.

thanks!

For your questions:

Every school has a similar recruiting process. For first-round interviews, companies will conduct on-campus intervihews or phone interviews. After first-round, companies may fly you over for second or third rounds.

To be short, consulting like people with strong analytical and communication skills. You can refer to Sean's posts for consulting-preferred features. For example, MIT is famous for its quantitative courses and teamwork; therefore it is quite beneficial for someone who wanna enter the field. But still, it depends on individual interview performance at the end of the day. However, MIT can certainly provide you the environment.

As for the weaknesses, I haven't been able to recognize one yet. :)

[tracer]

Sorry, B爺, just found you have replied to me long time ago...
anyway, i have got a lot more from you in these days...
really appreciate!
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