MIT Sloan School of Management
3 required essays for the 2026-27 cycle.
Deadlines
| Round | Date |
|---|---|
| Round 1 | September 29, 2026 |
| Round 2 | January 12, 2027 |
Essays
Goals essay · 300 words or fewer, excluding address and salutation · required
Cover Letter: Please submit a cover letter seeking a place in the MIT Sloan MBA program. Your letter should conform to a standard business correspondence, include one or more professional examples that illustrate why you meet the desired criteria above, and be addressed to the Admissions Committee.
Program supplement · 90 seconds video, single take · required
Video Question 1: Every applicant has a story that can't be captured in a resume. Take up to 90 seconds to share yours: who you are, where you come from, and what's shaped the person you are today. Be conversational, be yourself. We can't wait to meet you.
Program supplement · not stated on the page · required
Video Question 2: All MBA applicants will be prompted to respond to a randomly generated, open-ended question.
Only two rounds are listed on the page; the prior cycle had a Round 3 in early April, so check back before quoting a Round 3. Video Question 1 grew from 60 to 90 seconds versus the prior cycle. The page says reapplicants answer a short-answer question but does not print its wording, so it is not recorded.
Checked against mitsloan.mit.edu/mba/admissions/how-to-apply on September 9, 2026. Programs change their prompts between cycles; confirm on the program’s own page before you submit.
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- How many essays does MIT Sloan School of Management require for 2026-27?
- 3. The prompt is listed on this page word for word, with the length it states.
- How long should the MIT Sloan essays be?
- 300 words or fewer, excluding address and salutation. That is the length the program states on its own page, which this record was read from on September 9, 2026.
- When is the MIT Sloan 2026-27 deadline?
- Round 1: September 29, 2026. 1 other round is listed on this page.