End-to-End Support on Creating a Standout Sloan Application
MIT Sloan's application is truly unlike any other! While they are looking for many of the same qualities as other M7 programs, the way your stories and strengths come together is much different. I've helped dozen of Sloan hopefuls gain acceptances over the years, and my aim to to demystify the application and help you put your best foot forward. Here's how we'll build an application that makes the case for Sloan: **Application Strategy & Planning**: We'll kick off with a deep dive into your background, career goals, and personal story. Together, we'll develop a strategic roadmap tailored to highlight your strengths, address any weaknesses, and make sure every part of the application shines. **Resume**: I'll help you craft a polished, impactful resume that showcases your achievements and potential. **Recommendation**: We'll strategize on selecting and guiding your recommender to ensure their letters reinforce your narrative. **Cover Letter Development & Editing**: The cover letter can be perplexing when you're just looking at the prompt. We'll brainstorm your key messages and make sure we pack as much rich content as we possibly can into 300 words. **Video Essays**: For Video #1 (the "who are you?" video), I'll vet potential topics, help you outline the narrative, and coach you on the delivery. When it gets closer to submission, I'll practice with you live and/or provide feedback on recordings. For Video #2 (the randomly generated prompt), I'll share intelligence on previous questions and help you brainstorm a story bank to draw from for behavioral prompts. We will practice these as well. **Supplementary Materials**: I'll ensure your Org Chart is on point and your Date Visualization (if you are invited to interview) is interesting and effective. **Online Application Content**: I'll provide guidance on the Employment Info, Activities, and short-answer sections of the application form so you can use them to further strengthen your application rather than treating them as throwaway. **Interview Preparation**: I'll conduct a mock interview to help you articulate your story confidently and effectively. We'll practice common questions and refine your responses to ensure you're ready to impress. Throughout our collaboration, I'm committed to providing honest, constructive feedback and being a supportive partner in your application journey. My goal is to help you present a cohesive, compelling application that reflects who you are and why you belong at Sloan.
What's included
Our engagement will start with you completing a comprehensive questionnaire that will serve as the basis for a 2 hour kickoff call where i get to know your personal and professional experiences and MBA/career goals. From then on, I tailor the process according to the candidate's preferences - typically something like weekly or ad hoc calls or video chats to discuss issues and lots of asynchronous work on written documents. I am also available via text within reason. The mock interview is obviously done live and I give feedback immediately after. I view coaching engagements as a partnership rather than a transaction, and I love getting to know the people I work with on a deep and meaningful level. Not only does this put us in the best place to achieve our desired results, but it makes for enjoyable and potentially fruitful long-term relationships on both ends.
- Personalized application strategy document
- Polished resume, essay, personal video, org chart, and online application content
- Tailored recommender prep packets
- The preparation and confidence to ace your video essays and interview
- An experienced, empathetic, and enthusiastic partner to ask the hard questions, provide advice, and cheer you on and support you throughout the process
Meet your expert
Emily L.
Haas Admissions VP, 4x Top Leland Coach, 200+ Top 25 Admits
I'm a Princeton undergrad and Berkeley Haas MBA who is passionate about marketing, writing, and mentoring. I have long been involved with admissions, having served as a co-VP of admissions and new student orientation at Haas, a college admissions mentor for financially disadvantaged youth in San Francisco, and a long-time Princeton alumni interviewer. I discovered a talent and love for admissions consulting after graduating from Haas in 2015. My professional experience spans multiple industries and functions, which gives me a breadth of knowledge to draw on. I've spent the majority of my career in product marketing and product management roles at investment firms (BlackRock & Franklin Templeton), however I have also worked on a major political campaign, consulted to Silicon Valley tech startups, and worked in investor relations at a small-cap biotech company. As a pet project, I published an Amazon bestselling book in 2020. Unsurprisingly, I thrive on variety and enjoy working with applicants from numerous different backgrounds. I also happen to think that non-linear career paths are some of the most interesting, and I excel at helping non-traditional candidates connect the dots in their personal narratives. Above all, I absolutely love engaging with talented individuals and showing them how to present the best version of themselves to admissions committees through authentic and engaging storytelling. In my free time I enjoy hanging out with my husband (Columbia MBA) and two young kids and doing anything and everything outdoors, especially SKIING, playing tennis, cycling, hiking, and running. I currently live in Salt Lake City, though my heart will always be in Bozeman, MT where I grew up.
