Deferred MBA Program Options for College Seniors

Question

We often get the question from prospective MBA applicants who are still in their undergrad studies about the MBA program options allowing younger, early career achievers to get their advanced degree with minimal work experience. HBS 2+2 and Yale Silver Scholar are the two commonly known options for early career MBA; however, there are many other equally great programs offered by other top schools. We would like to present below a list of all such MBA programs for those who are in their final year of undergrad.

Harvard 2+2

Deferral Period: Min 2 years and Max 4 years

Eligibility: Current students, in their final year of undergrad or full-time masters programs. (Masters students need to have gone directly from undergraduate to graduate school without accepting any full time work position.)
Features: Class of 2022 acceptance rate was 8% and median GMAT score 740.
Chat group: https://gmatclub.com/forum/mchat.php?room_id=50050342
Learn More: https://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/appl ... cants.aspx

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Stanford Deferred Enrollment

Deferral Period: 1-4 years

Eligibility: You are eligible for deferred enrollment if you meet one of the following criteria:
1) You are in your final year of a bachelor’s degree or a joint bachelor/graduate program, and your degree will be conferred between 1 October 2021 and 30 September 2022.
2) You are currently enrolled in a graduate program that you began immediately following an undergraduate or undergraduate/graduate program.

Features/Notes:

Deferred admits are expected to be productively engaged in full-time work or full-time study during the deferral period.
Chat group:[/b] https://gmatclub.com/forum/mchat.php?room_id=50050324
Same application as regular MBA.

Learn More: https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/programs/m ... enrollment

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Wharton Moelis Advance Access Program

(Open only to Penn University undergrad seniors)

Deferral Period: 2-4 years

Eligibility: Penn undergraduates who are in their senior year

Learn More: https://mba.wharton.upenn.edu/moelis-ad ... s-program/

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Chicago Booth Scholars Program

Deferment Period: 2-4 Years

Eligibility: Current students, in their final year of undergrad or full-time masters programs. (Masters students need to have gone directly from undergraduate to graduate school without accepting any full time work position.)

Features/Notes:

Deferred admits are required to maintain their full-time employment status throughout their deferral period.
Deferred admits are required to pay a series of non-refundable deposits in their first, second and third year of deferral.
Deferred admits have choice to matriculate at full time or evening/weekend MBA programs.

Learn More: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/programs/f ... rs-program

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Columbia Deferred Enrollment Program

Deferment Period: 2-5 Years

Eligibility:

Current students, in their final year of undergrad or full-time masters programs. (Masters students need to have gone directly from undergraduate to graduate school without accepting any full time work position.)
Students enrolled in Ph.D. programs, law school, or medical school are not eligible.

Features/Notes:

Deferred admits will have access to conferences, events, and School-wide resources.
Deferred admits have choice to matriculate at either January(16 month program) or August (20 month program) terms.

Learn More: https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/programs/ ... enrollment

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MIT Sloan Early Admission Program

Deferment Period: 2-5 Years

Eligibility: Current students, in their final year of undergrad or full-time masters programs. (Masters students need to have gone directly from undergraduate to graduate school without accepting any full time work position.)

Learn More: https://mitsloan.mit.edu/mba/admissions ... -admission

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Yale Silver Scholars Program

Duration: 3 Years

Eligibility: Current college seniors.

Features/Notes:

Unique among the “deferred admission” programs.
No deferral. Scholars spend the first year completing the core curriculum at Yale, the second year in an extended internship, and third year taking elective coursework back at Yale before graduation.
Extended internship placements include start-ups, government education departments, general management roles in large corporations, and investment firms.

Learn More: https://som.yale.edu/programs/mba/admis ... r-scholars

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Darden Future Year Scholars Program

Deferment Period: 2-4 Years

Eligibility: Current students, in their final year of undergrad or full-time masters programs.

Features/Notes: Future year scholars will have many opportunities to grow your network through engagement with the community, as well as an alumni mentor and individualized career support.

Learn More: https://www.darden.virginia.edu/mba/adm ... ture-year/

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ISB Young Leaders Program (YLP)

Deferment Period: 1 year and 9 months minimum

Eligibility: Candidates in the pre-final or final year of undergrad or post-graduate education.

Features/Notes: Admits undergo weekend sessions spread over 6 months. They get guidance from experts. They interact with peers. All while completing work experience.

Learn More: https://www.isb.edu/young-leaders-programme

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IESE Young Talent Path (YTP)

Deferment Period: 3-4 Years

Eligibility:

College seniors, first-year year professionals
Upon interview selection, candidates attend an MBA Boot Camp
After securing a pre-admission, candidates attend YTP weekend, get GMAT preparation assistance, complete a 3-4 year work experience and finally join the regular MBA class

Learn More: https://mba.iese.edu/undergraduates/you ... s-process/

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Kelley Accelerated Admissions Program for College Seniors

Deferment Period: 2 to 4 years.

Eligibility: Candidates in the final year of undergrad.

Learn More: https://kelley.iu.edu/programs/full-tim ... dex.cshtml

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NC State Jenkins 2+2 Admissions Program

Deferment Period: 2 Years.

Eligibility:

Enrollment in an accredited bachelor’s degree program with an anticipated graduation date within the current academic year
Domestic student with US citizenship or residency
Competitive GPA and academic profile matching our Full-Time admitted student profile
All Jenkins 2+2 applicants will be considered for a GMAT/GRE waiver.
Has secured or plans to secure full-time employment upon graduating from undergraduate institution

Learn More: https://mba.ncsu.edu/admissions/2plus2- ... s-program/

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Other Notable Deferral Programs

Georgia Tech MBA Pathways Program (Only for the undergrads of Agnes Scott College, Georgia Institute of Technology, Morehouse College, and Spelman College)

Learn More: https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/degree- ... index.html

Tippie (Iowa) Take2 Deferred Admission Program

Learn More: https://tippie.uiowa.edu/future-graduat ... ge-seniors

Resources used to compile this list...
https://gmatclub.com/forum/amerasia-mba ... l#p2250156
https://www.ivyadmissionsgroup.com/blog ... in-college
https://www.mbacrystalball.com/blog/201 ... ia-europe/

Narenn · Answer

Update: Kelley accelerated program added in the list.

Narenn · Answer

Update: Jenkins 2+2 admissions program added in the list.

ARINGO · Answer

UPDATE - Wharton has a deferred program not only for Penn undergraduate - https://mba.wharton.upenn.edu/deferred- ... s-program/

The Advance Access Program is a deferred admission program that offers undergraduate seniors and graduate students in their final year of study a guaranteed pathway to the Wharton MBA after pursuing two to four years of quality work experience.

Narenn · Answer

Update: Couple more top schools have launched deferred MBA program options for undergrads. Thanks for  this latest blog post  from  PersonalMBACoach .

Kellogg Future Leaders  Program - Deferment lasts 2-5 years
 Berkeley Haas Accelerated Access  Program - currently open only to UC Berkeley undergrads with plans to expand the program in the future.

I will research a bit on these two programs and add their details in the first post in the next few days.

ARINGO · Answer

You can also add Emory to the list, they have a new early admission program: https://goizueta.emory.edu/mba-early-admission

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