Why does MIT Sloan admissions suck so much? Is their EMBA program really second grade as some people suggest? Is that why they don't give rats arse about responding to potential candidates' queries? How are they this indifferent and still M7? No hard feelings, and I hope their admissions isn't representative of the overall quality of their program. I'm not here to rant, but honestly want to understand if I'm missing something.

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When did you reach out and how specific were your questions?

Adcoms may be slower to respond because they are in review season with R1-R3 deadlines around Jan-April and likely lower staffed given the smaller program size.

M7 is sort of an arbitrary club focused on MBA admissions rather than a ranking of schools by admissions interactions for EMBA, which not all M7 schools have anyway.

Absolutely 👍

Out of curiosity, what’s your opinion about Kellogg and their EMBA? I’m thinking about MIT EMBA for next year but I also heard “not so great things” about their adcom and their generic program.

This is absolutely true ☝️

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Sloan is notorious for having a poorly run administration/admissions team

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I was told the same and now experienced it firsthand. I'm really curious to learn the insider perspective though.

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Also another thing to note: Sloan is not treated with the same level of attention within the MIT community, so less priority can also mean less resources, etc.

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They suck because the school is so good/highly ranked, admissions doesn’t have to try.

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CBS does seem to lean toward the younger side and I'm in early 30's so can't complain haha.

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Anyone applied this year during Round 1? Any updates on the AdCom’s response?

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