The 2026-2027 MBA application season is underway. Schools have released deadlines and essays for the upcoming cycle and there are plenty of changes from last year – some that surprised us more than others. Chicago Booth replaced its two essays with four short responses, Kellogg moved to a single written essay, NYU Stern dropped its longstanding...
The 2025–2026 MBA application season is underway. Schools have begun sharing deadlines and essays for the upcoming cycle. Many schools have kept their questions the same as last year. However, we still expect some marquee changes. Specifically, applicants should pay close attention to updates from top programs. Round 1 MBA Application Timeline Regarding the Round 1 timeline, applicants...
The 2024-2025 MBA application season is underway as schools have begun sharing their deadlines and essays for this upcoming cycle, with many more expected over the next month. While many schools have kept their questions the same from last year’s cycle, we do expect some marquee changes this year as well. Round 1 MBA Application Timeline Round 1...
On April 9, 2024, U.S. News released its annual ranking of the best MBA programs in the U.S. We pay attention because the U.S. News MBA Ranking is typically considered to be the most credible and reliable of the various rankings publications (including Financial Times, The Economist, etc. LinkedIn even got in the game this year)....
*Updated June 7, 2021 It's that time of year! The top MBA programs are starting to release their deadlines and applications. Now is the time to pick your first school and start drafting essays in order to be ready for the September and October deadlines. Over the next few weeks, all of the deadlines and essay topics...
*Updated August 10, 2020 By now, most of the top MBA programs have released their application deadlines and essay topics for the 2020-2021 season. Below we’ve summarized what’s out so far so you can stay on top of it. First, it is important to remember that when you apply matters significantly. For instance, Early Action programs often have...
Harvard has announced a new HBS Early Deadline Essay Prompt for an early admissions round they are calling “Round 0.” They also released the essay prompt, with a deadline of April 1, 2019 at 11:59pm. Below is the essay prompt: “As we review your application, in one word what more would you like us to know as...
Here we go again! Financial Times released its 2017 MBA rankings over the weekend. The FT ranking evaluates 100 MBA programs worldwide. It includes international schools, not just US programs. Many consider it the most credible global ranking. (This is not an endorsement of the FT rankings over any other methodology but is purely a reflection...
At Vantage Point, we have a love-hate relationship with the rankings. On one hand they provide a directional indication of the quality of MBA programs and competitiveness of admission. On the other, complex and/or subjective ranking methodologies and the volatility that ensues can be misleading. Yet, we continue to dissect the rankings year after year. The...
Back in June, we tackled the loaded question of whether or not the MBA rankings matter. (And of course, it depends.) But regardless of how reliant on or independent from the rankings your school selection decisions were, you’ve likely gotten comfortable with your choices by now. That is, until The Economist published their 2016 full-time global MBA rankings late...
By now, the great majority of schools have released both their application deadlines (shown in the calendar below) as well as their essay topics. HBS (the first deadline among the top schools) is due in only six weeks, so if you haven't already, this is a great time to talk to your recommenders and start making...
Over the last few weeks, many schools have released their 2016-2017 deadlines and essay topics. The MBA application year is certainly in full swing! If you haven't already, now is an ideal time to set a date for GMAT and research schools. We recommend talking to alumni and visiting the campuses (if summer visits are available...
At this point, many of the top schools have now released their R1 deadlines and essay topics. Please see below for all of the deadlines that we have thus far. As always, continue to check our blog as we update this. Most deadlines should be posted by sometime in July but for now, it's great to...
We've now added Ross and UNC Kenan-Flagler to our aggregated R1 deadlines calendar. Ross and UNC recently released their deadlines and essay topics the upcoming application year - so there's no better time to start than now! Note that UNC has an early action option (the October deadline) and its official "round 1" deadline is in...
HBS and Tuck have released their round one deadlines! Note that Tuck allows you to visit the campus and schedule an in-person interview. Historically, there have been limited spots for each date, so please schedule early. We added their applicant-initiatied interview deadlines to this calendar as well. As always, we recommend starting the application process asap if...
We figured that you have enough to worry about, so we're aggregating all of the round 1 deadlines into one calendar that we'll continue to update as new dates are posted (...
Stanford's application deadlines are as follows: Round 1 - September 21, 2016 Round 2 - January 10, 2017 Round 3 - April 5, 2017 Look for essay topics coming out sometime in June. Time to get started! Contact us to start strategizing: www.vantagepointadmissions.com...
FYI - today, U.S. News & World Report released its updated business school rankings. The top school rankings tend to shift by a place or two ever year, but of note for this year, Yale moved into the top 10 for the first time since 2012 (a HUGE jump from 13th to 8th), effectively bumping Darden...
