*Finalists for SDM admissions may be required to attend an on campus or phone/video interview prior to receiving a final decision. These applicants will be contacted directly by the SDM Admissions Office.
All applicants to the MIT System Design and Management Program must submit the following:
| Online Application Register as an applicant and complete the online application. The online application will additionally require you to submit a resume and a statement of objectives in Word (.doc, .docx or .rtf) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format. You should have these ready at the time of completing the application. |
| Application fee The fee for applying to the MIT SDM Program is $75, payable by credit card online when you apply. You will be prompted for payment information after pressing the "Submit Application" button. You can also make the credit card payment before or after submitting your application by visiting the following website: http://sdm.mit.edu/merchant/. If you intend to pay by check rather than credit card, please send an email stating this to sdm-admissions@mit.edu immediately after submitting your application. The check of $75 must be made out to MIT, and sent to the following address: SDM Admissions 77 Massachusetts Ave, E40-315 Cambridge, MA 02142 |
| Three letters of recommendation, sent directly to the Admissions Committee. Recommendations should be completed by individuals who can comment with some certainty about an applicant's intellectual and professional achievements and leadership potential. If possible, one recommendation should be completed by an academic source for applicants who attended a university within the last five years. Download this recommendation form and send it to your recommenders. Recommenders should email the completed form to: sdm-admissions@mit.edu Or, mail it to: System Design and Management Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology Room E40-315 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 |
| GMAT/ GRE Scores: Applicants must submit current GRE or GMAT scores. Test scores should be sent to the SDM program office. The SDM program code for GMAT is X5X-QS-67, GRE is 3537. The average GRE and GMAT scores for the Cohort for 2013 were: GRE (old) Verbal 610 Quantitative 762 GRE (new) Verbal 153 Quantitative 155 GMAT Verbal 34 Quantitative 45 Total 656 Please note that GRE or GMAT scores must be less than 5 years old and official sent directly to us by ETS/ Pearson Vue. We do not accept photocopies of your scores. GMAT/ GRE scores are mandatory, and cannot be waived. The only case where a GMAT/ GRE waiver is available is when the applicant has an existing PhD in a scientific, technical or quantitative discipline. |
| Official transcripts, in English, of your record at the undergraduate and graduate institutions from which you received your degree(s) or performed any graduate work. Transcripts from international (non-US) institutions must be in English and certified. Official Transcripts in sealed envelopes should be sent directly to: System Design and Management Program Massachusetts Institute of Technology Room E40-315 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 In some cases, transcripts can also be electronically transmitted directly to us by your university. If your university is able to send us electronic transcripts, they should be sent directly to aelalam@mit.edu. |
| IELTS: Non-native English speakers who have not obtained a post-secondary degree at an English language institution are required to demonstrate proficiency in English. SDM requires all such applicants to take the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam. Please note that SDM no longer accepts TOEFL scores. The IELTS exam measures ability to communicate in English across all four language skills — listening, reading, writing, and speaking — for people who intend to study or work where English is the language of communication. Only scores that are less than 5 years old will be accepted. We expect an IELTS score of 7.5 or better. To register for a test, visit http://www.ielts.org. Please note that IELTS scores are not required if your secondary/ post-secondary education was in an English language institution. |
Those reapplying to the program need to submit the following:
| New application |
| $75 application fee |
| Updated statement of objectives |
| Updated resume |
| 1 new letter of recommendation |
| GRE or GMAT scores |
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