<p>Hi I had a few questions regarding the business school.
1.What is the average GPA they let in?
2. To those who are currently attending, how is the program?
3. How are the strengths of recruits and from around where?
4. Anything unique about it that seperates it from other business schools such as a trading system?
Thanks</p>
<p>Are you asking for undergraduate or graduate admissions?</p>
<p>undergraduate.</p>
<p>You do not apply to the business school as an undergrad. You apply to MIT as an undergrad. If you get into MIT as an undergrad, there are no additional requirements to get into the business program (or any other program).</p>
<p>Piper is correct. However, I will take some of the other questions:</p>
<p>2. To those who are currently attending, how is the program?
Course 15 undergraduates take all of their classes with graduate students in the MBA program. In fact, if you look through the course 15 subject listing ([Course</a> 15: Management](<a href=“http://student.mit.edu/catalog/m15a.html]Course”>Fall 2023 Course 15: Management)), you’ll find that most of our classes are graduate level (with the exception of some undergrad-specific classes like 15.279 - Management Communications for Undergraduates). Sloan treats you very much like an adult and expects you to maintain a professional and prepared appearance during class and around Sloan. If you step foot onto Sloan grounds during the week, you’ll see people in suits and business casual wear. The first time I went to a Sloan class I wore a baggy sweatshirt and jeans and felt like a slob, haha. It’s not that we’re superficial - it’s that in Sloan we try our best to emulate the business world, and appearances are just as important as strong academics. In addition, we have many amazing professors and the variety of classes is rather large.</p>
<p>3. How are the strengths of recruits and from around where?
I don’t think this is applicable (see Piper’s post). However, you’ll find that there are a LOT of undergraduate double-majors in course 15 (I’m one myself, in 14/15). There are four concentrations - Finance, Marketing, Operations, and Information Technology. Finance is by far the largest concentration, followed by Marketing/Ops. I can’t think of anyone who is doing a concentration in IT, to be honest…</p>
<p>**4. Anything unique about it that seperates it from other business schools such as a trading system? **
Can’t think of anything at the moment, besides the fact that you don’t get a “business” degree - you get a “management” degree ;)</p>
<p>I heard that Course XV majors have the stereotype of being the ones who weren’t competent enough to do Course XIV or an engineering major. Is this stereotype actually present, and does it have any truth behind it?</p>
<p>On a second note, would it be tougher/impossible to get into MIT if you want to major in econ/management, and never really had any interest in pure math or engineering, even if you are more than competent to do the math and science required for econ and the GIRs?</p>
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<p>I suppose that depends on which other business schools you are comparing it to. </p>
<p>MIT Sloan is a top-ranked management research school that also happens to offer an undergraduate program, a distinction that it shares with only a few other schools such as Wharton, Berkeley Haas, and Michigan Ross. Hence, if your goal is to earn a PhD in business/management and enter management academia, MIT Sloan is an excellent choice. Admittedly, this is a goal pursued by only a small fraction of business/mgmt undergraduates.</p>
<p>MIT Sloan offers undergraduate recruiting access to top consulting and finance firms of which amongst other undergraduate business programs is rivaled only by Wharton. </p>
<p>Perhaps Sloan’s greatest distinguishing feature is its lack of barriers to entry - any undergraduate who wants to declare course 15 is free to do so. That contrasts markedly with programs such as Berkeley Haas that require that you first matriculate at the greater university and only later apply to the specific business program with no guarantee of acceptance. Generally, only 50-60% of Berkeley students who apply to the business program are actually admitted to the major, hence necessitating that the remaining 40-50% major in something that they don’t really want. Michigan Ross provides only a weak guarantee to high school seniors in that admission to the business program can be assured provided that you attain certain performance thresholds in your freshman year, which you might not meet. Non-Wharton Penn students who want to switch to the program must invoke an internal transfer process with no guarantee of success. </p>
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<p>Yes and yes. I’ve never heard of a former Sloan student who found the material too difficult and therefore had to switch to an ‘easier’ course such as engineering or economics. But vice versa does happen.</p>
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Certainly some course 15’s transferred over because they couldn’t handle the rigour of engineering (yes, the stereotype is ever-present), but it’s also useful to point out that many choose that major as a supplement to their engineering/science, or are genuinely interested in it. Although, I can’t say I’ve met anyone who applied specifically to MIT just so they could single-major in management…</p>
<p>Does Course XIV also have that stereotype?</p>
<p>Honestly, don’t be too concerned with the stereotype. Choose your major based on what you like, not what others think. I was given a few wary glances and shocked looks when I went home for Christmas vacation and announced that I was switching from course 6 to 14/15, but eventually everyone got over it.</p>
<p>To answer your question: course 14 doesn’t really have the same stereotype. In fact, since it’s so highly quantitative, a lot of people just view it as applied mathematics (which, essentially, it is).</p>
<p>Course 14 doesn’t have the same respect as certain engineering or science majors, I’d say - but it doesn’t have the same stuck-up feeling you get from the Course 15 stereotype.</p>
<p>But, what Vivi said, I absolutely agree. I’m worried that by listing the stereotypes here, they will get taken too seriously. I switched from Biology (a “squishy science”) to EECS (“respectable engineering major”), and it didn’t change anything socially. The stereotypes exist in the form of a very occasional joke (the song “MIT is easy when you study biology”, for example), not day-to-day “Oh, you’re a biology major, so you must be stupid” or “Oh, you’re a Sloanie, you must be a prick”.</p>
<p>Though, for the record, “MIT is easy when you study biology” still annoys the heck out of me :P</p>
<p>Is course VI really that hard at MIT? I’ll be doing CS at berkeley, and I always had in my head that if it’s too hard, I’ll keep Haas as an option by applying there as well. (Similar to how you claim some MIT students go from course VI to course XV)</p>
<p>EECS itself is a rather challenging major. For those who are truly dedicated to the classes/subject, you’ll get through it just fine. Judging from my short time in course 6 and from friends’ anecdotes, the subject itself isn’t super-terribly difficult, but it does require a lot of time (6.005, anyone?) It’s always great to keep your options open, but don’t change majors just for the sake of wanting something easier. There are oftentimes pleasant surprises grade-wise. I’ll let Piper elaborate more since she’s now a proud course 6 herself =D</p>
<p>ah! the thread ended! lol. I was having fun experiencing mit vicariously! (I applied and got a harsh reality check, lol.)</p>