For years, the conventional wisdom in MBA admissions has been: "Apply in Round 1/Round 2 or don’t apply at all." Candidates were told that by the time the third round arrived, seats were filled and scholarship coffers were empty in all top business schools. However, this year's admissions cycle has turned the traditional playbook [...]
MBA application process is like running a marathon. Sometimes the best-laid plans go astray because you tend to miss the deadlines. It might feel like a huge setback to miss the R2 deadline, forcing you to decide whether to recover and try for R1 next year or take your chances with R3. However, there isn't any universal solution to this problem. Your unique situation and level of application preparedness will decide what your next move must be.
A very common question ARINGO MBA Admissions Consulting receives frequently is whether to apply to top-ranked business schools in the last round possible (round 3 for most US schools) or wait a year and submit an application in round 1 for the next year’s intake. Round 1 is the best but round 3 has a couple of benefits too- especially this year!
Dear all, Wanted to share with you valuable info that many candidates are not aware of: From Mid-January, there are about 40 deadlines (that are not last rounds deadlines!) for some of the world’s top MBA programs (Top 25 programs, including Columbia, INSEAD, and others). Those deadlines are for September 2021 or January 2022 [...]
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 coronavirus, several top MBA programs have extended their final application deadlines for the MBA programs that start in September 2020 to help Round 3 applicants. We, at ARINGO MBA Admissions, have noticed a rise in the R3 applications. Our analysis is suggesting that now, might be the right [...]
Dear all, Wanted to share with you valuable info that many candidates are not aware of: From Mid-January, there are about 40 deadlines (that are not last rounds deadlines!) for some of the world's top MBA programs (Top 25 programs, including Columbia, INSEAD, and others). Those deadlines are for September 2020 or January 2021 [...]
HBS posted an update on its blog for Round 3 applicants:"On Monday, April 22, probably at noon Boston time, every Round 3 applicant will get an email from us. You'll receive either an invitation to interview or a "Sorry, we can't offer you a place in the class" notification.Interviews will be conducted on campus on [...]
In its blog, the admissions committee at Harvard addressed the question whether it is worthwhile for applicants to apply in the third round, considered to have lower chances for acceptance. Here are some main points:“You may be surprised to learn that we ask ourselves the same question every year. Should there even be a round [...]
