Hey friends, UNC Kenan-Flagler has announced its 2018 Application dates. 1. Essay One (Required) Please describe your short and long term goals post-MBA. Explain how your professional experience has shaped these goals, why this career option appeals to you, and how you arrived at the decision that now is the time and the MBA is the appropriate degree. Additionally, please briefly address a backup plan should your short-term goal not come to fruition for any reason. (500 words maximum) 2. Essay Two (Optional) What personal qualities or life experiences distinguish you from other applicants? How do these qualities or experiences equip you to contribute to UNC Kenan-Flagler? (300 words maximum) 3. Essay Three (Optional) If your standardized test scores are low, or if you have not had coursework in core business subjects (calculus, microeconomics, statistics, financial accounting), please tell us how you plan to prepare yourself for the quantitative rigor of the MBA curriculum. (300 words maximum) 4. Essay Four (Optional) Is there any other information you would like to share that is not presented elsewhere in the application? (300 words maximum) Deadlines Application Deadline Decision Release R1 (EA) Oct 16, 2017 Dec 11, 2017 R2 Dec 4, 2017 Jan 29, 2018 R3 Jan 15, 2018 March 12, 2018 R4 March 12, 2018 April 23, 2018 Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the application date. Let's start the discussion and get into Kenan-Flagler this year. I applied last year but didn't hear anything. How about you all?

Thanks hiren2011 that's good to know!

Yeah, at times they call even on weekends. But, not all admitted ones get a call. Chances are, if one is assigned a scholarship (fellowship - in case of KFBS), the probability of a call increases significantly. I got admitted, without any money on the table, and never got a call. So yeah, if you get a call, enjoy. But don't lose hope till the decisions are out for all. So we should hold out until 12th March?

The waiting is going to drive you nuts. I got an email last year friday before the monday deadline (R3) saying that I was admitted. I couldn't go to school then, so re applied in in EA/R1, but never got any notification untill it appeared on my profile online. I received some scholarship both times. So it entirely depends on the interviewer, how busy they are etc. Some people may hear back and some may not. So don't lose hope until you hear news officially. It will be nerve wrecking, but hold on!

Exactly. Don't lose hope till the end.

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As in international student, it is always tough. It's not just the US. I had a hard time finding an internship in Canada too, when I moved here as an international student. Now, MBA is way more expensive and demanding and given the current H1B scenario, it is not going to get any easier. Don't we all search the school to the last detail? So, why do we miss those glaring probability, which is practically stacked against international students? For those, citizens of the USA, it is not that bad - I assume. That is not to discredit the points brought up by the author of the original post, regarding talent retention or such. And those issues certainly raise a red flag. And I totally agree, just because one got a scholarship, doesn't mean it is a school to attend. Career, location and then cost - my personal filters, in that order.

I got a call in morning from my interviewer regarding my acceptance,but she didn't mention about any scholarships. Does UNC provide scholarships in Round 3? Thanks Posted from my mobile device