MBA Application Deadlines for 2017 at Top Universities

It is summer, so lot of people will be busy with their holidays in the beach and mountains. But, it is also a crucial time for the folks who are planning for their MBA admissions in 2017 intake. Apart from high GMAT scores, excellent essays, good GPA, valuable work experience and strong recommendations, you will also need a good action plan in order to get admitted at your dream B-School. To make the plan, you need to decide a timeline, and hence you need to know the MBA application deadlines for 2017 at top universities.

MBA Application Deadlines for 2017 at Top Universities – US Fall Intake

B-School	Round 1 Deadline	Round 2 Deadline	Round 3 & 4 Deadlines
Harvard Business School	7-Sep-16	4-Jan-17	3-Apr-17
Yale SOM	14-Sep-16	10-Jan-17	19-Apr-17
MIT Sloan	15-Sep-16	17-Jan-17	10-Apr-17
Stanford GSB	21-Sep-16	10-Jan-17	5-Apr-17
Duke (Fuqua)	13-Sep-16 (Early Action)	NA	NA
Cornell (Johnson)	15-Sep-16 (1-Year MBA)	NA	NA
Northwestern (Kellogg)	21-Sep-16	4-Jan-17	5-Apr-17
Chicago (Booth)	22-Sep-16	4-Jan-17	4-Apr-17
Pennsylvania (Wharton)	27-Sep-16	4-Jan-17	28-Mar-17
UC-Barkeley (Haas)	29-Sep-16	5-Jan-17	6-Apr-17
Carnegie Mellon (Tepper)	2-Oct-16	2-Jan-17	12-Mar-17
Columbia	5-Oct-16	Rolling	5-Apr-17
Michigan (Ross)	3-Oct-16	2-Jan-17	20-Mar-17
Virginia (Darden)	4-Oct-16	TBA	TBA
Dartmouth (Tuck)	5-Oct-16	2-Nov-16	4-Jan-17 \| 5-Apr 2017
Cornell (Johnson)	5-Oct-16 (2-Year MBA)	15-Nov-16	10-Jan-17 \| 10-Mar 2017
Rice (Jones)	5-Oct-16
UCLA (Anderson)	6-Oct-16	1-Jan-17	12-Apr-17
Duke (Fuqua)	13-Oct-16 (Round 1)	2-Nov-16 (Likely)	4-Jan-17 (Likely)
Texas-Austin (McCombs)	11-Oct-16	10-Jan-17	4-Apr-17
UNC (Kenan-Flager)	14-Oct-16	2-Dec-16	13-Jan-17 \| 10-Mar 2017
Emory (Goizueta)	14-Oct-16	TBA	TBA
NYU (Stern)	15-Oct-16	15-Nov-16	15-Jan-17
Indiana (Kelley)	15-Oct-16 (Early Action)	TBA	TBA
Washington (Foster)	15-Oct-16	TBA	TBA
Vanderbilt (Owen)	24-Oct-16	9-Jan-17	6-Mar-17

MBA Application Deadlines for 2017 at Top Universities – Europe Fall Intake

B-School	Round 1 Deadline	Round 2 Deadline	Round 3 Deadline	Round 4 Deadline
Cambridge (Judge)	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 21, 2016	NA	NA
Oxford (Said)	Sep 9, 2016	Oct 28, 2016	NA	NA
INSEAD	Oct 21, 2016	Nov 30, 2016	Jan 25, 2017	Mar 1, 2017
HEC Paris	Aug 15, 2016	Sep 15, 2016	Oct 15, 2016	Nov 15, 2016
IESE Business School	Oct 4, 2016	Jan 5, 2017 (Appx)
NUS BusinessSchool	Jan 31, 2017	Mar 31, 2017
London Business School	Sep 25, 2016 (Tentative)	Jan 5, 2017 (Tentative)	Feb 25, 2017 (Tentative)	Apr 20, 2017 (Tentative)
SDA Bocconi				Apr 30 (Appx.)

MBA Application Deadlines for 2017 at Top Universities – Worldwide Spring (January) Intake

B-School	Country	Penultimate Deadline	Final Deadline
IMD Business School	Switzerland	Aug 1, 2016	Sep 1, 2016
IE Business School	Spain	Rolling	Rolling
Lisbon	Portugal	Sep 30, 2016	Nov 7, 2016
Rotterdam SOM	Netherlands	Sep 12, 2016	Nov 14, 2016
EDHEC	France		Nov 15, 2016
ESMT	Germany	Oct 1, 2016	Nov 2, 2016
Hochschule Pforzheim	Germany		Dec 15, 2016
UMass Boston	USA		Nov 1, 2016
Georgia State	USA		Oct 15, 2016
Queen’s University	Canada	Sep 12, 2016	Nov 14, 2016
York (Schullich)	Canada	Sep 15, 2016	Oct 15, 2016
SMU	Singapore		Oct 15, 2016
St. Gallen	Switzerland	Rolling
UNSW	Australia		Aug 1, 2016
University of Melbourne	Australia		Oct 31, 2016
University of Auckland	New Zealand		Oct 31 / Nov 1, 2016
University of Birmingham	United Kingdom		Oct 15, 2016 (Tentative)

So, Get.. Set… Go !!!

How and When to Apply for MBA Programs at Top Universities

You might be wondering why there are different application rounds, and which round to apply for. Well as far as I understand the concept behind multiple application rounds is to ease out the work load of the Adcoms (admission committee). Otherwise universities will receive high volume of applications just before the single application deadline. Multiple application rounds thereby distribute the workload through the whole application window (say 6 – 8 months). More importantly multiple applications rounds also provide some backup chances. Let’s say you apply to three schools in Round 1 (in September or October 2016). You will then get your decision by December. If you cannot make to your desired school (or any of them) in the Round 1, you can still apply to other schools in the Round 2 and get admitted. There is no point of applying to a same school in both Round 1 and Round 2 (or Round 3); in that case you can apply to the same school next year.

Now let’s come to the point which round you should apply for. The best thing would be of course to apply as early as possible (just like the cases of getting early bird discounts). However, that does not mean that you should rush through your essays or with a lower GMAT score (as per as the cut-off) and then submit just on the last date. That will hamper you’re your chances significantly. Apply when you are ready, but it should be early enough.

Also Read: Fall 2017 Application Deadlines and GRE Cut-off for MS in US

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