UVA Darden School of Business - Class of 2015 (Matriculating 2013) https://www.stacyblackman.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/Darden-at-night-horizontal.jpg UVA Darden Applicant Summary (Real Time) Quick Glance: GMAT Club vs. Latest Intake (Class of 2014) Application Tracker Feed Detailed Applicant List: Add Yourself to This List (add Darden to your profile) GMAT Club's Real-time Admissions Statistics Add Your Profile to This List Questions about this Roll Call ? Deadlines: Round 1: October 15, 2012 Round 2: January 9, 2013 Round 3: March 28, 2013 Decision by: Round 1: December 19, 2012 Round 2: March 20, 2013 Round 3: May 8, 2013 Rankings (2012 GMAT Club Rankings Table) #13 US News 2011 #3 The Economist (U.S.) 2011 #4 The Economist (Global) 2011 #9 Forbes 2011 MBA Specialty Rankings #1 Student Satisfaction (Bloomberg Businessweek 2010) #1 General Management (Financial Times 2011) #1 Education Experience (The Economist 2011) #1 Best Faculty (The Princeton Review 2010) #1 Best Facilities (The Princeton Review 2011) #3 Corporate Social Responsibility(Financial Times 2011) #3 Entrepreneurship (The Princeton Review for Entrepreneur magazine 2011) #5 Placement Success (Financial Times 2011) Historical GMAT Club Applicant Threads Fall 2012 - Calling All Darden Applicants Fall 2011 - Calling All Darden Applicants Fall 2010 - Calling All Darden Applicants Fall 2009 - Calling All Darden Applicants Popular Links Why Darden MBA Darden Employment Reports Prominent Faculty Notable Alumni Darden Admissions & MBA Blog Twitter | Darden School at UVA Youtube | Darden School of Business Essay Question Below is the essay question for the Darden MBA 2012 ? 2013 application cycle: 1) Share your thought process as you encountered a challenging work situation or complex problem. How did this experience change your perspective? (500 words maximum) Class Profile Class of 2014 (Entering Class of Fall 2012) Enrolled Statistics Class Size - 320 Women - 35% Men - 65% Domestic Minorities - 20% International (born outside U.S.) - 34% Countries Represented - 33 Average Age at Entry - 27 GMAT Mean - 703 GPA Distribution Mean - 3.48 Undergraduate Major Business Administration - 26% Economics - 13% Engineering/Science/Math - 18% Humanities/Social Science - 26% Other - 17%

+1. So adcom's approach is that if they only upload one letter online, it means you don't get any $$$.

Hi all,, I need advise.. I am accepted to Darden with about 40K $ scholarship and also at Johnson for Accelerated MBA program. I like both schools. small class size, while communicating with students it was a pleasant experience .. I think finishing Cornell MBA in 1 year will be better in terms of ROI... I am super confused.. Would seriously appreciate some feedback. Thanks.

Congrats on both fronts -- both are excellent schools! I'm not sure what your career situation is, but if you are a career switcher, I'd strongly consider going with Darden. The internship experience for career switchers is critical, as is participation in extracurriculars that will help you demonstrate professional developmental. If you are changing careers, I would imagine that it would be quite hard to convince an employer to take you on without being able to show tangible experience. Probably need to know more about your career situation to provide more thoughts, but my initial advice would be to NOT rule out Darden on cost alone.

You know, if Darden gives you money, 2/3 of your second year they will cover. I personally do not believe in accelerated degree and I vote for 2 years at Darden:) Plus, Darden is better in ratings, which is also important.

I would not overrate the ROI of a 1 year vs. 2 year MBA. For starters, a 1 year MBA is 12 years of academics while a two year MBA is 18 months of academics and 3 months of internship. When you break it down that way, the 1 year MBA is 2/3 of the 2Y, not 1/2. Agree with what others said about career switching and the intership - that's important. Also, from a tuition standpoint, you might not be saving that much seeing that the summer AMBA tuition is still $33K, and Darden is giving you a scholarship. https://www.johnson.cornell.edu/Full-Time-MBA/Admissions/Tuition-Expenses.aspx

I have one question. When is the first day of school at Darden? i.e. when are we expected to arrive on campus to start orientation?

Did you all receive your packages yet? I'm still waiting for my admissions packet.

If you log into the admitted student portal. You will see the calendar. For international students, it starts at August 15. For domestic, it's August 19.