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The\u00a0Wharton MBA Advance Access Program\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>(application deadline April 1, 2020) represents an expansion of Wharton\u2019s existing Moelis Advance Access Program, which will continue to offer annual fellowships designed to lure University of Pennsylvania grads into the business school pipeline. Now, for the first time, non-UPenn students have a guaranteed pathway to the Wharton MBA.<\/p>\n \u201cThis evolution is further evidence that elite MBA programs are themselves vying to secure a competitive advantage by recruiting top talent for their future communities,\u201d writes Judith Silverman Hodara in her recent article for Poets&Quants, \u201cHow to Secure MBA Early Admission at the Top 7 Programs.\u201d Culling insights from the Fortuna Admissions team, Silverman Hodara offers a guide to the characteristics and distinctions of each top deferred MBA admissions program (including app deadlines), including: HBS 2+2, Stanford GSB Deferred Enrollment, MIT Sloan MBA Early Admission, Wharton MBA Advance Access, Chicago Booth Scholars Program, Yale Silver Scholars and Darden Future Years Scholar Program.<\/p>\n But what does it take to make the cut?<\/p>\n First, stellar academics and strong quant skills are a must. As Silverman Hodara cites, the class profile for HBS 2+2 is even more competitive than the standard pool (for example, a median GMAT of 740 and 3.76 GPA). But there are several specific qualities business schools are screening for in their early admit programs, which are designed to attract brilliant doers who may not have business school front of mind.<\/p>\n 1. Focused career vision & clear goals:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cThe admissions committee wants to understand the whys of your application, what drives you and what kind of impact you hope to have and where the MBA fits in,\u201d says Fortuna\u2019s Malvina Miller Complainville, former Assistant Director at HBS. This is about being crystal clear with your motivations, goals and ambitions \u2013 know why you need the MBA to achieve your dreams and communicate a clear understanding of your longer-term career vision.<\/p>\n 2. Positive impact on your community:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cFind experiences that you\u2019ve had in college that are reflective of who you are as a person and what matters to you; you may not have a \u201ctitle\u201d as of yet professionally, but you have been able to make an impact on your undergraduate community both academically and outside of the classroom,\u201d says Silverman Hodara, former head of Wharton MBA Admissions. \u201cI always tell applicants to play to that strength and not to be intimidated by what they \u2018think they should have.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n 3. Track record of leadership:\u00a0<\/strong>Noteworthy extracurricular engagement and evidence of leadership are even more vital when you\u2019re lacking in real-world career experience. \u201cYou really need to have had some stand-out leadership experience in college,\u201d says Fortuna\u2019s Heidi Hillis, former Stanford GSB alumni interviewer.<\/p>\n If this feels intimidating, take heart \u2013 the ROI for deferred admissions candidates is high and the penalty of failure is zero. \u201cIf you are not accepted, admissions really hopes you will apply again in a few years,\u201d says Miller Complainville, \u201cNo harm done, to the contrary.\u201d<\/p>\n Matt Symonds<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is a Director at MBA admissions coaching firm\u00a0<\/em>Fortuna Admissions<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, author of \u201cGetting the MBA Admissions Edge\u201d and co-host of the\u00a0<\/em>CentreCourt MBA Festival<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0Fortuna Admissions is composed of former Directors and Associate Directors of Admissions 12 of the top 15 business schools.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last month, Wharton announced a new option for college seniors to apply to for its fulltime MBA with a two- to four-year deferment. 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