Mr. Unicorn Strategy

If you can get that 740, you would be in very good shape for MIT Sloan on the basis of your work background which is quite strong. Plus, you ring the bell on your undergraduate education with a 3.7 at a top 50 university. The focus of your attention now should be on the GMAT and insuring you can get a 740. Remember that MIT Sloan is a highly selective MBA program with a fairly low accept rate of about 11.5%. That is even a tad lower than Harvard Business School’s 12%. With nearly 89% of the candidates from a self-selecting applicant pool being rejected, you can never be sure so it is critical you get that 740.

Hi, Unicorn Strategy person. You have a lot going for you and the experts and community both love you. You have a great shot at schools on your list provided you get a good GMAT score as others have mentioned. That said, Tech has now started to send a lot of folks to B schools and while prior experience at any of the FANG’s kind of companies is well respected, the field is competitive. To stand out, you will do well to execute well on the details. What is meant by that is that ensure your recommenders really back you, your extra curricular activities support the profile you want to present to adcom and you show that elusive “fit” with every school on your list. good luck !

Hi, Julie-Anne Heafey here with mbaMission. Hmmm you have a very interesting background. Your work experience sounds strong – I especially like that you are one of only 2 PMs working to build out the strategy of the unicorn where you are…that suggests an opportunity to really make a mark on the business. Your “big life wins” make me even more curious…especially the 4 month gap between your 2 described roles and the side business you built in between….I think your odds are good for MIT Sloan if you reach your target GMAT (I’m assuming you haven’t taken it yet since you say your score is estimated) and show a strong fit with the ethos of the program throughout the process. Best of luck!

As I saw in my years on the Sloan adcomm, Sloan loves unicorns, especially in tech. If you indeed do score that 740 GMAT you should be in decent shape. Although your years of work experience are a bit low for Sloan, they do look at quality of work done along with time in the workforce. Your eclectic mix of extracurriculars could provide some good stories to make your application pop, especially in the video portion. That 4 months “off” from traditional work could also be additive ; I’d like to learn more about that. No worries if it didn’t turn out as planned. Failure is not always a bad thing long as you picked up some valuable learnings along the way. You will want to talk about leadership and impact at work and outside the office. I suggest you focus on why MBA and Why Now, Why Sloan. Here is where you should be ale to gain an edge on the rest of the pool.