Consolidated List of Deadlines for all Business Schools 2023-24

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Consolidated List of Deadlines for 2023-24

B-School	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Time Deadline
Harvard	06 SEP 2023	03 JAN 2024	-	-
Wharton	6 SEP 2023	04 JAN 2024	2 APR 2024		5 PM ET
Stanford	12 SEP 2023	04 JAN 2024	9 APR 2024		4:00 PM PT
Columbia Business School	13 SEP 2023	5 JAN,2024	3 APR 2024	Jan Intake- 13 SEP 2023	11:59PM ET
Tuck	1 SEP 2023/ 25 Sep 2023	1 DEC 2023 / 4 JAN 2024	1 MAR 2024/ 25 MAR 2024		5 PM ET
Duke	Early Action- 7 SEP 2023	R1-28 SEP 2023	R2- 9 JAN 2024	R3- 22 FEB 2024
Darden	Early Action 7 SEP 2023	R1- 4 OCT 2023	R2- 4 JAN 2024	R3- 3 APR 2024
Yale	12 SEP 2023	4 JAN 2024	9 APR 2024
Kellogg	13 SEP 2023	10 JAN 2024	3 APR 2024		5 PM CT
Ross	14 SEP 2023	11 JAN 2024	4 APR 2024		11:59 pm ET
Stern Full-time MBA	18 SEP 2023	18 OCT 2023	18 JAN 2024	18 APR 2024	11:59 PM ET
Stern Tech MBA	18 SEP 2023	15 NOV 2023	18 JAN 2024	15 FEB 2024	11:59 PM ET
Haas MBA	14 SEP 2023	4 JAN 2024	28 MAR 2024
Booth	21 SEP 2023	4 JAN 2024	4 APR 2024		11:59 PM CST
MIT	27 SEP 2023	17 JAN 2024	8 APR 2024		3:00 PM EST
Emory	4 OCT 2023	8 JAN 2024	20 MAR 2024
UCLA	5 OCT 2023	4 JAN 2024	12 APR 2024
McCombs	10 OCT 2023	5 JAN 2024	26 MAR 2024	9 MAY 2024	11:59 PM CST
Indian B-schools
ISB	10 SEP 2023	TBD	TBD		11:59 PM IST
IIM B EPGP	20 JUN - 7 AUG	9 AUG to 9 OCT	11 OCT - 30 NOV
IIM C MBAEx	30 JUN - 17 AUG	18 AUG to 12 OCT	13 OCT - 23 NOV

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Harvard Business School Deadlines and Essays for 2023-24

Deadlines:  
Round 1: 6 Sept., 2023
Round 2: 3 Jan, 2024

Resume  
A current business resume uploaded through our online application system. This can be your standard business resume or CV. You do not need to have it in any special format. You can use whatever you would use to conduct a job search.

This can be your standard business resume or CV. You do not need to have it in any special format. You can use whatever you would use to conduct a job search.

Required essay 
 As we review your application, what more would you like us to know as we consider your candidacy for the Harvard Business School MBA program?
 
 Recommendation 
You will need to have two recommendations submitted online by the application deadlines. The recommendation form includes the following questions, along with other types of questions:
1. How do the candidate's performance, potential, background, or personal qualities compare to those of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? Please provide specific examples. (300 words)

2. Please describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant's response. (250 words)

Post Interview Reflection 
After your written application has been submitted and reviewed, you may be invited to interview.
Within 24 hours of the interview, candidates are required to submit a written reflection through our online application system. Detailed instructions will be provided to those applicants who are invited to the interview process.

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Stanford Business School Deadlines and Essays for 2023-24

Deadlines: 
Round 1: 12 Sept, 2023
Round 2: 4 Jan, 2024
Round 3: 9 Apr, 2024

Resume  
Include a one-page resume. Unless you have a compelling reason, such as more than 10 years of work experience, please do not submit a resume that is longer than one page.

Required essays 
 Essay A: What matters most to you, and why? 
For this essay, we would like you to reflect deeply and write from the heart. Once you’ve identified what matters most to you, help us understand why. You might consider, for example, what makes this so important to you? What people, insights, or experiences have shaped your perspectives?

Essay B: Why Stanford? 
Describe your aspirations and how your Stanford GSB experience will help you realize them. If you are applying to both the MBA and MSx programs, use Essay B to address your interest in both programs.

Length : Both essays combined may not exceed 1,050 words. We recommend up to 650 words for Essay A and up to 400 words for Essay B. We often read effective essays that are written in fewer words.

Optional Short Essay 
Question: Think about times you’ve created a positive impact, whether in professional, extracurricular, academic, or other settings. What was your impact? What made it significant to you or to others?

Length : You are welcome to share up to three examples (up to 1,200 characters, or approximately 200 words, for each example).

Recommendation 
Two letters of recommendation are required. One recommendation from your current direct supervisor (or next best alternative) at work, and one recommendation from someone else who has supervised you. Recommendation questions are:

1. How does the applicant’s performance compare to that of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? Please provide specific examples (e.g., what are the applicant’s principal strengths?). (Up to 500 words)
2. Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response. (Up to 500 words)
3. (Optional) Is there anything else we should know? Please be concise.

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WHARTON MBA ESSAYS

DEADLINES: 
Round 1: 6 September 2023
Round 2: 4 January 2024
Round 3: 2 April 2024

Essay questions for the 2023-24 admission cycle are:  
 
Mandatory Questions: 
 Essay 1:  How do you plan to use the Wharton MBA program to help you achieve your future professional goals? You might consider your past experience, short and long-term goals, and resources available at Wharton. (500 words)
 Essay 2:  Taking into consideration your background – personal, professional, and/or academic – how do you plan to make specific, meaningful contributions to the Wharton community? (400 words)
 
Essay 3. Optional Essay:  Use this space to share any additional information about yourself that cannot be found elsewhere in your application and that you would like to share with the Admissions Committee. This space can also be used to address any extenuating circumstances (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance, areas of weakness, etc.) that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider. (500 words)

Reapplicant Essay:  For First-time applicants: share with the Admissions Committee how you have reflected and grown since your previous application and discuss any relevant updates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional coursework, and extracurricular/volunteer engagements). (250 words)

Recommendations:
 Wharton requires two recommendations from individuals who know your performance in a work setting, preferably your current or former supervisors. Recommendation questions are:
1. Please provide example(s) that illustrate why you believe this candidate will find success in the Wharton MBA classroom. (Word count: 300)
2. Please provide example(s) that illustrate why you believe this candidate will find success throughout their career. (Word count: 300)

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Columbia Business School MBA Essays

Essays
Applicants must complete one short answer question and three essays.

Short Answer Question: What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (50 characters maximum)

Examples of possible responses:
“Work in business development for a media company.”
“Join a strategy consulting firm.”
“Launch a data-management start-up.”

Essay 1:
Through your resume and recommendation, we have a clear sense of your professional path to date. What are your career goals over the next three to five years and what is your long-term dream job? (500 words)

Essay 2:
The Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership (PPIL) is a co-curricular program designed to provide students with the skills and strategies needed to develop as inclusive leaders. Through various resources and programming, the goal is for students to explore and reflect during their educational journey on the following five inclusive leadership skills: Mitigating Bias and Prejudice; Managing Intercultural Dialogue; Addressing Systemic Inequity; Understanding Identity and Perspective Taking; and Creating an Inclusive Environment.

Describe a time or situation when you had the need to utilize one or more of these five skills, and tell us the actions you took and the outcome. (250 words)

Essay 3:
We believe Columbia Business School is a special place. CBS proudly fosters a collaborative learning environment through curricular experiences like our clusters and learning teams, an extremely active co-curricular and student life environment, and career mentorship opportunities like our Executives-in-Residence program.

Why do you feel Columbia Business School is a good fit for you academically, culturally, and professionally? Please be specific. (250 words)

Optional Essay:
If you wish to provide further information or additional context around your application to the Admissions Committee, please upload a brief explanation of any areas of concern in your academic record or personal history. This does not need to be a formal essay. You may submit bullet points. (Maximum 500 Words)

Reapplication Question:
How have you enhanced your candidacy since your previous application? Please detail your progress since you last applied and reiterate how you plan to achieve your immediate and long term post-MBA professional goals. (Maximum 500 words).

Other Application Components
Resume
Your professional resume or CV should ideally be one-page in length, but one-to-two pages is also acceptable.

Recommendation
First-time applicants require one recommendation. Reapplicants are required to submit one new recommendation. If you have been working full-time for at least six months, your recommendation should ideally be from your current supervisor. If you are unable to secure a recommendation from your direct supervisor, please submit a statement of explanation in the Employment section of your application. Beyond your direct supervisor, other recommender options include: a former direct supervisor or another professional associate, senior to you, who can share their insights on your candidacy.

Recommendation questions are(recommended word limit - 1000 words):
1. How do the candidate's performance, potential, background, or personal qualities compare to those of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? Please provide specific examples.
2. Please describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant's response.

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Tuck MBA Deadlines and Essays

Deadlines:

ROUND 1 GUARANTEED INTERVIEW DEADLINE : Sep 01, 2023 
ROUND 1 DEADLINE: Sep 25, 2023

ROUND 2 GUARANTEED INTERVIEW DEADLINE : Dec 01, 2023 
ROUND 2 DEADLINE: Jan 04, 2024

ROUND 3 GUARANTEED INTERVIEW DEADLINE: Mar 01, 2024
ROUND 3 DEADLINE: Mar 25, 2024

All deadlines are 5.00 PM ET

Essays:  
 Short term and long term goals: 
In the Application Specifics section of the application form, all applicants will be asked to share their short-term and long-term goals in 50 words or less. Both your short- and long-term goals should be ambitious and realistic, though on the margin, we will expect your long-term goals to tilt towards the former and your short-term goals to tilt towards the latter.

Essay Prompts: 
1. Why are you pursuing an MBA and why now? How will the distinct Tuck MBA contribute to achieving your career goals and aspirations? (300 words)

2. Tell us who you are. How have your values and experiences shaped your identity and character? How will your background contribute to the diverse Tuck culture and community? (300 words)

3. Describe a time you meaningfully contributed to someone else’s sense of inclusion in your professional or personal community. (300 words)

Reapplicant Essay: 
How have you strengthened your candidacy since you last applied? Please reflect on how you have grown personally and professionally. (300 words)

Optional Essay: 
Please provide any additional insight or information that you have not addressed elsewhere (e.g., atypical choice of references, factors affecting academic performance, unexplained job gaps or changes). Complete this question only if you feel your candidacy is not fully represented by this application. (300 words)

Other Application Components:  
 Resume: 
Upload a resume outlining your professional, academic, and other relevant experience. We encourage you to limit your resume to one page and to activities and experiences occurring during and after your undergraduate studies.

Recommendations: 
First time applicants must submit  two  LORs, preferably from your current direct supervisor. Reapplicants need to submit only one new LOR from a reference who did not write to Tuck on your behalf last year.

Questions are:
1. Please provide a brief description of your interaction with the applicant and, if applicable, the applicant’s role in your organization. (50 words)

2. How does the performance of the applicant compare to that of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? (E.g. what are the applicant’s principal strengths?) (500 words)

3. Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response. (500 words)

4. Optional: Is there anything else we should know?

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Duke Fuqua School of Business Deadlines and Essay Questions

Deadlines:  
Early Action: Sep. 7, 2023
Round 1: Sep. 28, 2023
Round 2: Jan. 9, 2024
Round 3: Feb. 22, 2024

Essays:  
 Required short-answer essay question 
What are your post-MBA career goals? Share with us your first-choice career plan and your alternate plan. (100 words)

First required essay:  
Please share with us “25 Random Things” about you. The Admissions Committee wants to get to know YOU - beyond the professional and academic achievements listed in your resume and transcript. Share with us important life experiences, your hobbies, achievements, fun facts, or anything that helps us understand what makes you who you are.
  Your list will be limited to 2 pages (750 words maximum). Please present your response in list form, numbered 1 to 25. Some points may be brief, while others may be longer.

Second required essay:  
Fuqua prides itself on cultivating a culture of engagement. Our students enjoy a wide range of student-led organizations that provide opportunities for leadership development and personal fulfillment, as well as an outlet for contributing to society. Our student-led government, clubs, centers, and events are an integral part of the student culture and to the development of leaders.  Based on your understanding of the Fuqua culture, what are 3 ways you expect to contribute at Fuqua? 
 Your response will be limited to 1 page (500 words maximum).

Optional essay: 
If you feel there are circumstances of which the admissions committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g. unexplained gaps in work, choice of recommenders, inconsistent or questionable academic performance). Note that you should NOT upload additional essays nor additional recommendations in this area. The Optional Information section is intended to provide the admissions committee with insight into your circumstances only.
  Your response will be limited to 1 page (500 words maximum).

Other Application components:
  
 Resume: 
Submit a one-page resume which can include:
Full-time employment
Volunteer work
Internships
Part-time work experience
Education

Recommendations: 
New applicants require  One  letter of recommendation. Reapplicants can use the same recommendation letter provided from last year or submit a new one, as they desire.

Recommendation questions are:
1. Please provide a brief description of your interaction with the applicant and, if applicable, the applicant’s role in your organization. 
2. How does the performance of the applicant compare to that of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles? 
3. Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response. 
4. Is there anything else we should know? (Optional)

Bonus endorsement from Fuqua students and alumni: 
In addition to the one required recommendation, applicants may provide additional endorsements from Fuqua alumni or current students.

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Darden Deadlines and Essay Questions

Deadlines:
Early Action: 7 September, 2023
Round 1: 4 October, 2023
Round 2: 4 January, 2024
Round 3: 3 April 2024

Essays:
Required short-answer essay question

Community of Belonging: What would you want your classmates to know about you that is not on your resume? (100 words)

Inclusive Impact: Please describe a tangible example that illuminates your experience promoting an inclusive environment and what you would bring to creating a welcoming, global community at Darden. (300 words)

Careers With Purpose: At this time how would you describe your short-term, post-MBA goal in terms of industry, function, geography, company size and/or mission and how does it align with the long-term vision you have for your career? (200 words)

Other Application components:

Resume:
a one-page resume is sufficient for those with under ten years of professional work experience.

Recommendations:
Darden requires one recommendation as part of our application process. Candidates may include a second recommendation with their materials, if desired. However, you will want to be sure this additional recommender is offering new insights regarding you and your candidacy.

Recommendation questions are:
1. Please provide a brief description of your interaction with the applicant and, if applicable, the applicant’s role in your organization.
2. How does the performance of the applicant compare to that of other well-qualified individuals in similar roles?
3. Describe the most important piece of constructive feedback you have given the applicant. Please detail the circumstances and the applicant’s response.

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YALE MBA ESSAYS

DEADLINES: 
Round 1: 12 September 2023
Round 2: 4 January 2024
Round 3: 9 April 2024

Essay questions for the 2023-24 admission cycle are:

Mandatory Questions: 
  Essay: Sharing what matters to you  
We want to know what matters to you, and our essay question is designed to help us gain insight into your background, passions, motivations, responsibilities, ideals, identities, challenges, or aspirations, depending on where you take your response. To ensure that you’re able to write about something important to you, we offer you three essay prompts from which to choose:

1) Describe the biggest commitment you have ever made. Why is this commitment meaningful to you and what actions have you taken to support it?

2) Describe the community that has been most meaningful to you. What is the most valuable thing you have gained from being a part of this community and what is the most important thing you have contributed to this community?

3) Describe the most significant challenge you have faced. How have you confronted this challenge and how has it shaped you as a person?

Recommendations: 
Yale requires two recommendations from individuals who know your performance in a work setting, preferably your current or former supervisors.

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