Hi! Currently trying to narrow down my school list and wondering if admits to any of these schools would be willing to chat about culture/priorities/etc : HaaS, GSB, Sloan, SOM, Johnson. Thanks in advance :)

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Without knowing your goals/background stats or whether you’re considering other schools, your list of 5 schools with a range of selectivity looks fairly reasonable for round 2 timing.

Other than asking an admit “what made you choose your school?” you’re better off asking current second year students/alumni about the culture. Admits will repeat what they were told and first years in their first semester are too-fresh to have perspective. Some are still dwelling on the acceptance outcomes or justifying their decision.

Many schools have ambassador programs with students you can contact listed on their website.

I’m sure you put “culture” on your post to not make it a super long post, but for newer folks to this bowl, culture can be difficult to define without over generalizing. It might be better to ask about factors like:
- the role of the city/geography,
- involvement with undergrads or rest of university via competitions, clubs, or cross-registering classes
- where and how students/partners make friends,
- where people live in relation to other students and campus
- rigor/structure of the core curriculum,
- primary resources for recruiting or prepping to recruit
- grading/grade reporting/non-disclosure,
- types of interactions with alumni (LinkedIn/email/call and response time, visits on campus for recruiting or class visits, informal mentoring, formal mentoring, interviewing prospective students, alumni clubs etc.),
- alcohol consumption patterns,
- level of student travel during the semester,
- traditions by class, section, or club
- activities outside of recruiting and class.

By asking questions that require harder facts and examples, prospective applicants get to define culture on their own terms and desires.

Best narrowing your list. I didn’t apply/wasn’t admitted to most of these schools so I can’t help much.

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Happy to chat about MIT Sloan! Feel free to DM me and we can set something up :)

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Shoot it won’t let me send you a DM, not enough hearts or something, would you mind sending me one?

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