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Hi desertEagle,

Do you already have a list of desired schools?
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Hi desertEagle,

Most Programs have a Round 1 deadline sometime in Late August or September (although individual Programs might set a different schedule for their application Rounds - so you should make sure to properly research each Program to be sure). While it's understandable that you would want to be 'done' with the GMAT so that you can focus solely on assembling your overall application, most GMATers have fairly active lives (juggling work, family, studies, etc.), so studying and working on your applications at the same time is not necessarily a bad thing (as long as you're keeping everything organized and working efficiently).

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2 months before the deadline is ideal.

You can also check this tool which is pretty old but should give you a pretty good idea. You should be able to customize it based on your applications but keep in mind that none of the deadlines for next year unknown at this time but usually they are about the same. They start in mid September for most top business schools and then and then mid-October for the lower ranked ones

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I want to know when will Round 1 application process start and by when should i be done with GMAT so that I can have ample time to comfortabley apply in Round 1 of the GMAT process.

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Hi desertEagle,

Do you already have a list of desired schools?


yes

MIT sloan, Wharton, Stanford, Rotman ... Mostly in top 20 colleges

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