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Navigating the application process for top business schools can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to keeping track of the various deadlines, requirements, and updates. As the 2024-25 application cycle unfolds, prospective MBA candidates need to stay informed about the current status of applications and essays for their target schools. This post aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the application and essay status for the leading business schools in Europe and Asia. This guide will ensure you have the latest information to streamline your application process and maximize your chances of success.

S. No.MBA ProgramApplication Deadlines Announced?Essays Released?
1INSEADYesYes
2IESE Business SchoolNoNo
3HEC ParisNoNo
4London Business SchoolNoNo
5University of Oxford Saïd Business SchoolNoNo
6University of Cambridge Judge Business SchoolNoNo
7SDA Bocconi School of ManagementNoNo
8China Europe International Business SchoolNoNo
9HKUST Business SchoolNoNo
10NUS Business SchoolNoNo
11Indian School of BusinessNoNo


1. INSEAD

Application Deadlines:
January 2025 Intake (Class of December 2025)Deadline For Complete applicationInterview Decision notificationFinal decision notification
Round 112 March 202412 April 202417 May 2024
Round 223 April 202424 May 202405 July 2024
Round 318 June 202419 July 202423 August 2024
Round 406 August 202406 September 202411 October 2024

August 2025 Intake (Class of July 2026)Deadline For Complete applicationInterview Decision notificationFinal decision notification
Round 110 September 202411 October 202415 November 2024
Round 205 November 202406 December 202410 January 2025
Round 314 January 202514 February 202521 March 2025
Round 404 March 202504 April 202502 May 2025

January 2026 Intake (Class of December 2026)Deadline For Complete applicationInterview Decision notificationFinal decision notification
Round 111 March 202511 April 202516 May 2025
Round 222 April 202523 May 202504 July 2025
Round 317 June 202518 July 202522 August 2025
Round 405 August 202505 September 202510 October 2025

Essays:
Essay 1: Briefly summarize your current (or most recent) job, including the nature of work, major responsibilities, and where relevant, employees under your supervision, size of budget, clients/products and results achieved. (200 words, maximum)

Essay 2: What would be your next step in terms of position if you were to remain in the same company instead of going to business school? (200 words, maximum)

Essay 3: Please give a full description of your career since graduating from university. Describe your career path with the rationale behind your choices. (300 words, maximum)

Essay 4: Discuss your short and long term career aspirations with an MBA from INSEAD. (100 words, maximum)

Essay 5: If you are currently not working or if you plan to leave your current employer more than 2 months before the programme starts, please explain your activities and occupations between leaving your job and the start of the programme.

Essay 6: Give a candid description of yourself (who are you as a person), stressing the personal characteristics you feel to be your strengths and weaknesses and the main factors which have influenced your personal development, giving examples when necessary. (500 words, maximum)

Essay 7: Describe the achievement of which you are most proud and explain why. In addition, describe a situation where you failed. How did these experiences impact your relationships with others? Comment on what you learned. (400 words, maximum)

Essay 8: Describe all types of extra-professional activities in which you have been or are still involved for a significant amount of time (clubs, sports, music, arts, politics, etc). How are you enriched by these activities? (300 words, maximum)

Essay 9: Is there anything else that was not covered in your application that you would like to share with the Admissions Committee? (300 words, maximum)


2. IESE Business School

Application Deadlines:

Essays:


3. HEC Paris

Application Deadlines:
January 2025 Intake-
Application DeadlineDecision DateDeadline to Confirm
13 March 202419 April 202418 May 2024
15 April 202417 May 202416 June 2024
20 May 202421 June 202420 July 2024
17 June 202419 July 202418 August 2024
19 August 202420 September 202419 October 2024
16 September 202418 October 202417 November 2024
14 October 202415 November 202412 December 2024
12 November 202413 December 202431 December 2024

Essays:
Essay 1: Why are you applying to the HEC MBA Program now? What is the professional objective that will guide your career choice after your MBA, and how will the HEC MBA contribute to the achievement of this objective? (500 words)

Essay 2: What do you consider your most significant life achievement? (250 words)

Essay 3: Leadership and ethics are inevitably intertwined in the business world. Describe a situation in which you have dealt with these issues and how they have influenced you. (250 words)

Essay 4: Imagine a life entirely different from the one you now lead, what would it be? (250 words)

Essay 5: Please choose from one of the following essays (250 words):
a) What monument or site would you advise a first-time visitor to your country or city to discover, and why?
b) Certain books, movies or plays have had an international success that you believe to be undeserved. Choose an example and analyse it.
c) What figure do you most admire and why? You may choose from any field (arts, literature, politics, business, etc).

Essay 6: Is there any additional information you would like to share with us? (900 words)


4. London Business School

Application Deadlines:

Essays:


5. University of Oxford Saïd Business School

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Essays:


6. University of Cambridge Judge Business School

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7. SDA Bocconi School of Management

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8. China Europe International Business School

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9. HKUST Business School

Application Deadlines:

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10. NUS Business School

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11. Indian School of Business

Application Deadlines:

Essays:
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