MBA Application Deadlines Full-Time MBA 2021-2022 Intake

Maybe a silly question? What is the difference between Early Action deadline and R1?

It depends on the school. Some schools offer you a guaranteed interview if you apply in early decision round. Some other schools’ early decisions are binding meaning you have to commit to going to that school if you get an admit.

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To add, ED or EA (early decision or early action), allow you to apply technically BEFORE R1.
Usually these rounds are binding (meaning you will be asked to withdraw your other applications at other business schools), but they have have more chances of converting an admit (getting in) and usually carry a bigger deposit. You basically commit to attend if you get admitted. However, these commitment contracts are tricky and the only enforcement schools have is the larger deposit. We regularly have people who have not followed the rules and get admitted to multiple programs after ED admit since they did not withdraw.

Basically ED/EA are for the school fans - e.g. if you really want to go to Fuqua or Columbia, this is your BEST chance. However, they trade off some potential for financial aid and negotiation of scholarship $$ since you are committing to attend at the time of application (your deposit is not due until you actually get the decision) but still you get the idea.

This is some great insight, thank you!

Do you think the same principles are applicable for European schools, for example Oxford and Cambridge, too which are listed as having the ED/EA round?

Is there a deadline list for masters programmes also?

Poojita

I will check for it. Let me get back to you here.

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Poojita

I have found a deadlines list for 2021 intake Masters programs at the following link https://gmatclub.com/forum/master-s-pro ... l#p2570002

We will make a new list for 2022 intake 👍🏻

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Thank you Nikhil this is great! If there is a common drive link ,we can keep update on real time basis for other schools . Can also add in other data points if needed.

I have shared a copy of the file with you QuabityAssurance Please feel free to make any changes 😀

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... 5hnkw/edit

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Thank you Nikhil, this information is awesome. Can you suggest some website where I can see the global ranking of these colleges or is it possible for you to update the same excel with the college rankings?

Yes. For 2022 Intake.

sant13osh

Check the following links.

https://gmatclub.com/forum/gmat-club-mb ... l#p2781482
https://gmatclub.com/forum/mba-rankings ... ml#p769630

Is there some Precision how the B schools are ranked or they are random ..? in Excel from top to bottom is this by Ranking ..?

Abhishek12341234

No specific order. It is random. If you want to know more about the ranking of these schools, check the following link

https://gmatclub.com/forum/mba-applicat ... s#p2823875

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whats the point of having multiple deadlines, when everyone seems to be pushing for R1.

Simple: after everyone gets dinged in round one, they will scramble and apply to more realistic programs in round two 😂

Similarly, somebody who may get admitted with a scholarship, may try to apply to a better and higher rank program.

Someone who messes up their round one application or round one interview, may wants to have a second shot at it.

You also can apply only to so many business schools at one time. I recommend having a two-round application strategy

https://gmatclub.com/forum/round-1-vs-r ... 98430.html

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just the other day , I was speaking with an admission consultant , and I bombarded him with all sorts of questions , he probably got annoyed , and asked me to get the R1/R2 dilemma sorted on the forum. hahahaha. I am sorted . now my turn to point them here .