With the unprecedented reality of a worldwide pandemic, it is reasonable to be concerned about the MBA admissions process. Universities have emptied out their campuses, and both students and teachers are rapidly trying to adjust to remote learning and a host of other modifications in traditional education. Additionally, job prospects are dwindling as the economy dips and layoffs begin. The lack of clarity around MBA programs with deadlines in summer 2020 or fall 2020 can be anxiety-provoking, so here at Accepted, we want to provide you with the best guidance possible as you consider your application options.
You’ll find below a roundup of MBA deadline extensions and changes. Check back soon for more advice and insight into pursuing an MBA during the current health crisis.
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Surveying the deadlines
Here’s what you need to know: [Please note that this list is not all-inclusive, and that the schools listed below may change their policy again in response to change circumstances; please check school websites for updates.]
Chicago Booth
The Chicago Booth Round 3 deadline remains April 2, 2020. However Booth will continue to accept applications through May 31, 2020 with decisions released on a rolling basis.
For all Round 3 applicants, test scores can be submitted as late as July 1, 2020. Admissions decisions will not be made until the score is received.
Check out Chicago Booth’s website for more information.
CMU Tepper
CMU Tepper is waiving application fees through July 31st and is accepting applications on a rolling basis from June 1 – July 31, 2020. They are also allowing applicants with “robust quantitative backgrounds” to apply without a GMAT or GRE. (They will need to meet other requirements to start and stay in the program.)
Check out CMU Tepper’s website for more information.
Columbia Business School
The deadline for August admission at CBS has been extended to June 1, 2020. The deadline for submitting test scores has been extended to July 1, 2020.
Check out Columbia Business School’s website for more information.
Cornell Johnson
Johnson is maintaining its application submission deadlines, but allowing applicants to submit test scores later.
- One Year MBA Applicants: Application deadline is April 15, 2020. Test scores must be submitted by April 30, 2020. If not, your application will be moved to the 2020-2021 application cycle.
- Two-Year MBA Applicants: The application deadline is April 8, 2020. You will have until June 1, 2020 to submit your test scores. If you are unable to do so, your application will be moved to the 2020-21 application cycle.
Check out Cornell Johnson’s website for more information.
Dartmouth Tuck
Tuck is maintaining its Round 3 deadline and adding a Round 4 this year for applicants who need additional time. Round 4 will work on a rolling basis, and applicants can submit any time between April 1 – June 1, 2020. The applications will be processed as they come in, and Tuck will provide decisions within “several weeks” from submission from May 11 – July 1, 2020.
Tuck’s criteria and required materials, including required test scores, are unchanged.
Check out Dartmouth Tuck’s admissions blog for more information.
Duke Fuqua
Duke Fuqua’s new Round 4 application deadline is May 19, 2020.
Duke has also postponed the orientation start-date for the Class of 2022 by approximately one month in response to the pandemic.
Check out Duke Fuqua’s website for more information.
Georgetown McDonough
Georgetown has relaxed its testing requirements and added a rolling admissions deadline of June 24 (following it’s Round 4 deadline of April 27th).
Check out Georgetown McDonough’s website for more information.
Harvard
The deadline for Harvard Business School’s 2 + 2 Round was postponed to June 1, 2020 in light of COVID.
Accepted Harvard Business School students have the option to request a deferral to start their full-time MBA studies later than this fall. Deferral requests must be made between May 15th and June 1st.
Check out Harvard Business School’s website for more information.
Indiana Kelley
Kelley will accept applications from domestic candidates on a rolling basis after its April 15th deadline.
Applicants who were unable to take the GMAT or GRE are welcome to submit their applications. Final admissions decisions will be made once test scores are received by the school.
Check out Indiana Kelley’s website for more information.
Kellogg
There are currently no delayed start dates for any of Kellogg’s programs. Decision release dates are similarly unchanged. Day at Kellogg for newly admitted students will take place virtually instead of in person.
While Kellogg’s Round 3 deadline of April 8, 2020 still stands, it will accept applications on a rolling basis through June 1st. (Applicants who submitted by the Round 3 deadline will receive admission and scholarship decisions on May 13th.)
Updated April 14: Kellogg is waiving the GMAT/GRE/TOEFL/IELTS requirement for those applying to Round 3.
Those who were either waitlisted or denied in Rounds 1 or 2 will be able to submit an appeal to have their application reconsidered. Kellogg will provide instructions on how to file the appeal “in the coming days.”
Check out Kellogg’s website and admissions blog for more information.
Michigan Ross
Ross is extending its Round 3 deadline. Soojin Kwon wrote:
“The priority deadline will remain March 30, but we will accept applications until May 29. Applications received after the priority deadline will be evaluated on a rolling basis. International applicants are highly encouraged to apply by the priority deadline.”
Applicants taking advantage of the extended deadline are reminded that scholarship funds are still available.
Ross is accepting applicants without test scores, though scores must be received by the program before a final admission decision can be made.
Check out Michigan Ross’s website for more information.
MIT Sloan
MIT Sloan has added an Extended Round 3 Deadline and will accept applications until June 15, 2020 on a rolling basis.
Check out MIT Sloan’s website for more information.
NYU Stern
The March 15 deadline has been pushed to May 1st, 2020. International applicants should strive to apply sooner to allow time for visa arrangements.
Check out NYU Stern’s website for more information.
SMU Cox
SMU Cox is waiving the GMAT/GRE requirement for all graduate programs beginning May 2020 and August 2020. It’s also extending its deadline to August 2, 2020 .
Check out SMU Cox’s admissions blog for more information.
UC Berkeley Haas
Haas is opening a new Extended Deadline of May 4, 2020. Applicants for this deadline will receive decisions on June 4.
Haas has also announced the launch of The Cal Advantage Program, which will enable UC Berkeley seniors and alumni of all undergraduate and graduate programs to apply to Haas for fall 2020 entry. Cal Advantage applicants will enjoy a shortened application process, featuring one essay, one recommendation and optional test scores. Applicants to this program must apply in May or June of 2020 (click here for more info).
Check out UC Berkeley Haas’s admissions blog for more information.
UCLA Anderson
UCLA Anderson extended its application deadline to June 1, 2020.
Check out UCLA Anderson’s website for more information.
UNC Kenan-Flagler
UNC Kenan-Flagler will delay start of its full-time MBA program to August 31, 2020. It has also extended the Round 4 deadline through July 13th. Decision will be made on a rolling basis.
Check out Kenan-Flagler’s website for more information.
UVA Darden
Darden is transitioning to rolling admissions for the 2019-20 application cycle with a final deadline of July 15, 2020. The sooner you apply, the sooner you will receive Darden’s decision.
UVA Darden already accepted any graduate admissions exam including the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, and MCAT. In light of COVID19 and closed testing centers, it will evaluate your application with an ACT or SAT or country-specific university entrance exam.
It encourages you to apply even if you are missing one or two elements in your application. Darden will begin the evaluation process, but hold your application until all elements are submitted.
Check out UVA Darden’s admissions blog for more information.
Wharton
Wharton extended the Round 3 and Advance Access application deadlines to:
– Round 3: April 15, 2020
– Advance Access: May 27, 2020
Round 3 and Advance Access applicants can submit applications without having sat for a standardized test. However, if you do have scores to report, please do so.
Check out Wharton’s website for more information.
Yale SOM
Giving Round 3 applicants an extra ten days to submit their test scores. So if you submit your application by SOM’s Round 3 April 14 deadline, you will have an additional 10 days to submit your GMAT/GRE scores (until April 24). You will receive an answer by May 19.
In addition, Yale SOM is adding a Round 3 Extended deadline of May 27, 2020. You will receive an answer in the second half of June.
Check out Yale SOM’s admissions blog for more information.
We’re going to do our best to keep the changing deadline information current. However, please do not rely on this post; confirm the deadlines yourself because the situation is so fluid.
In addition, if you find out a school has changed their deadlines and is not on the list, please let us know by emailing blog@accepted.com.
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