Hi, Does Stanford have a separate application for college seniors or do we use the same application as regular mba students? I find their portal a bit difficult to use. Add Stanford Deferred Program to Your Forum Profile.

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Deferred MBA at Stanford - 2020 Intake (Class of 2024)

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I applied to deferred program and still no word (like urirs96, I gather). My guess is that were donezo but we will find out on Thursday I guess.

lmao sick username. Should have specified if unlevered or levered

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anyone applied for round 1 (2021 intake)?

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Hi,

Can people who got accepted or interviewed share their experience?
What is Stanforn looking for in its deferred mba applicants and what is their acceptance rate?

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Hi freyamehta,

Just to give you a rough idea, deferred MBA programs are highly competitive and especially if you're targeting GSB, you can expect an acceptance rate of around 5-6% (this is based on FT MBA since many schools do not publish deferred MBA acceptance rates).

About what these programs look for, I will distil the qualities down to four based on my experience working with applications:

1. Leadership: You must exhibit that you are a leader in your field through your past endeavours, impact and background.
2. Intellect: Since candidates do not have much work experience to show, your academics become much more important to judge your potential and intellect.
3. Character: the essence of your values and purpose
4. Mission: How you intend to make a difference in the world?

These are my two cents. Hope you get more perspective from the community. You can have a look at other deferred MBA programs here with their deadlines and criteria. It will help you get better clarity of which schools should you apply to.

You are welcome to hop on a call with me to discuss your profile in length and I will try to help you get better clarity over the schools and your chances to them. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

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freyamehta

Hi,

Can people who got accepted or interviewed share their experience?
What is Stanforn looking for in its deferred mba applicants and what is their acceptance rate?