kartelite wrote:
Anyone else applying to the JD/MBA program? I have my interview coming up and was wondering if I'll need to address my interest in the joint program or just SOM.
Also, I assume it's possible to get into one school but not the other? Will the decisions come separately or at the same time?
Caveat: Not a dual-degree student
The application processes are separate, so if you want to do both, you'll have to be accepted at both YLS and SOM. Therefore, you'll hear back from each school based on their own individual timelines.
As far as the interview is concerned, I assume if you're also applying to the law school, you've done some sort of legal work in the past and your business school/law school story is intertwined in some way. To me then, it would make sense to mention that you are applying to both schools, and you feel that the degrees will help you for A, B, C reasons. Obviously, the person who interviews you at SOM will only be assessing your fit for the SOM program, so be sure to focus on why SOM in that conversation.
Aside: If you are accepted into only 1 of the 2 programs and do matriculate at Yale, you can reapply to the other program next year at this time if you are still interested in the dual-degree program.