Northwestern Kellogg Deadlines 2012-2013

Northwestern Kellogg has released its 2012-2013 deadlines

Round 1
Application Part I
Off-Campus Interview Request Deadline: September 19, 2012
On-Campus Interview Request Deadline: October 16, 2012
On-Campus Interview Completed By: December 1, 2012
Application Part II
Deadline: October 16, 2012
Notification: December 17, 2012



Round 2

Application Part I
Off-Campus Interview Request Deadline: December 4, 2012
On-Campus Interview Request Deadline: January 3, 2013
On-Campus Interview Completed By: March 2, 2013
Application Part II
Deadline: January 3, 2013
Notification: March 21, 2013

Round 3
Application Part I
Off-Campus Interview Request Deadline: April 3, 2013
On-Campus Interview Request Deadline: April 10, 2013
On-Campus Interview Completed By: April 26, 2013
Application Part II
Deadline: April 10, 2013
Notification: May 15, 2013

Source: Kellogg admissions website.

INSEAD January 2014 Intake Deadlines

INSEAD has released its deadlines for January 2014 MBA:

The three deadlines are as follows:
Round 1
Deadline: April 3, 2013
Interview Decision Notification: May 17, 2013
Final Decision Notification: June 29, 2013

Round 2
Deadline: June 12, 2013
Interview Decision Notification: July 19, 2013
Final Decision Notification: September 6, 2013
Round 3
Deadline: August 7, 2013
Interview Decision Notification: September 13, 2013
Final Decision Notification: October 25, 2013

Applicants should note that applications must be submitted by 11:59PM Central European Time on the day of the deadline. 

Source: INSEAD admissions website.

Yale SOM Essay Topics 2012-2013

Yale SOM has announced its 2012-2013 essay topics.
This year’s topics are as follows:

1. What prompted your decision to get an MBA?  When did you realize that this was a step you wanted – or needed – to take? (150 words maximum)

2. Describe a difficult professional decision you had to make.  What were the consequences, and what, if anything, did you learn?  Would you make the same decision again? (300 words maximum)

3. The Yale School of Management provides a leadership education characterized by broad-minded and intellectually curious students with diverse backgrounds, a distinctive integrated curriculum, connections to one of the great research universities in the world, and the broad reach of an innovative and expanding global network of top business schools.  What will you contribute to the Yale SOM community, and how will being part of it help you extend your professional vision? (300 words maximum)

4. What do you consider to be your most significant accomplishment?  Why? (300 words maximum)

Reapplicants to Yale SOM must respond to Question 1 and Question 4, and then compose a response to the following question:

What steps have you taken to improve your candidacy since your last application? (300 words maximum).

Source: Yale SOM Community Blog

NYU Stern Deadlines 2012-2013

NYU Stern has released the 2012-2013 deadlines:

Round 1
Deadline: November 15, 2012
Initial Notification*: February 15, 2013

Round 2
Deadline: January 15, 2013
Initial Notification: April 1, 2013
2012-2013

Deadline: March 15, 2013
Initial Notification: June 1, 2013

*Applicants will receive one of three initial notifications: invitation to interview, waitlist offer, or denial of admissions.

All applications are due at 11:59 p.m. EST on the day of the deadline. Any mailed portions of the application must be postmarked by the deadline date.

For more information on other major MBA program deadlines, please visit New Standard Japan!

Source: NYU Stern 

Wharton Essay Topics 2012-2013

Wharton adcom has just released its 2012-2013 essay topics.  Applicants this year must respond to three essay questions totaling 1,400 words.  

Required Question:

How will Wharton MBA help you achieve your professional objectives? (400 words)

Respond to two of the following three questions:

1. Select a Wharton MBA course, co-curricular opportunity or extra-curricular engagement that you are interested in. Tell us why you chose this activity and how it connects to your interests. (500 words)

2. Imagine your work obligations for the afternoon were cancelled and you found yourself “work free” for three hours, what would you do? (500 words)

3. “Knowledge for Action draws upon the great qualities that have always been evident at Wharton: rigorous research, dynamic thinking, and thoughtful leadership.” – Thomas S. Robertson, Dean, The Wharton School

Tell us about a time when you put knowledge into action. (500 words)

Reapplicant Essay:

All reapplicants to Wharton are required to complete the Optional Essay. Please use this space to explain how you have reflected on the previous decision on your application and to discuss any updates to your candidacy (e.g., changes in your professional life, additional coursework, extracurricular/volunteer engagements). You may also use this section to address any extenuating circumstances. (250 words)

Optional Essay:

If you feel there are extenuating circumstances of which the Committee should be aware, please explain them here (e.g., unexplained gaps in work experience, choice of recommenders, or questionable academic performance, significant weaknesses in your application). (250 words)

Source: Wharton 

主なB−School 締め切り2012-13

Business School
INSEAD	Round 2 (Jan 2013 intake)	20-Jun-12
HEC Paris	Round 6 (Jan 2013 intake)	01-Jul-12
ESADE Business School	Round 7	06-Jul-12
Northwestern Kellogg	Round 2	20-Jul-12
Iowa Tippie	Round 3	30-Jul-12
INSEAD	Round 3 (Jan 2013 intake)	16-Aug-12
HEC Paris	Round 7 (Jan 2013 intake)	20-Aug-12
HEC Paris	Round 8 (Jan 2013 intake)	12-Sep-12
ISB (Indian School Of Business)	Cycle-1	15-Sep-12
Cambridge Judge	Round 1	21-Sep-12
Harvard Business School – (HBS)	Round 1	24-Sep-12
Wharton	Round 1	01-Oct-12
Columbia GSB	Aug 2013 Entry (ED D/L)	03-Oct-12
Columbia GSB	Jan 2013 Entry	03-Oct-12
INSEAD	Round 1 (Sep 2013 intake)	03-Oct-12
Stanford GSB	Round 1	03-Oct-12
Yale SOM	Yale SOM	03-Oct-12
Columbia GSB	Aug 2013 Entry Merit Fellow	10-Oct-12
Dartmouth Tuck	Early Action	10-Oct-12
Michigan Ross	Round 1	10-Oct-12
HEC Paris	Round 9 (Jan 2013 intake)	15-Oct-12
Texas McCombs	Round 1	16-Oct-12
Haas	Round 1	17-Oct-12
UNC Kenan-Flagler	Round 1	19-Oct-12
RSM Erasmus	FINAL	05-Nov-12
HEC Paris	Round 10 (Jan 2013 intake)	13-Nov-12
Dartmouth Tuck	November Consortium Round	15-Nov-12
Cambridge Judge	Round 2	16-Nov-12
Haas	Round 2	29-Nov-12
ISB (Indian School Of Business)	Cycle-2	30-Nov-12
Texas McCombs	Round 2	04-Dec-12
INSEAD	Round 2 (Sep 2013 intake)	05-Dec-12
UNC Kenan-Flagler	Round 2	07-Dec-12
Michigan Ross	Round 2	03-Jan-13
Dartmouth Tuck	January Round	03-Jan-13
Wharton	Round 2	03-Jan-13
Dartmouth Tuck	January Consortium Round	05-Jan-13
Harvard Business School – (HBS)	Round 2	07-Jan-13
Stanford GSB	Round 2	08-Jan-13
Yale SOM	Round 2	09-Jan-13
Cambridge Judge	Round 3	11-Jan-13
UNC Kenan-Flagler	Round 3	11-Jan-13
Haas	Round 3	16-Jan-13
Texas McCombs	Round 3	23-Jan-13
INSEAD	Round 3 (Sep 2013 intake)	03-Mar-13
Stanford GSB	Round 3	04-Mar-13
Michigan Ross	Round 3	04-Mar-13
Wharton	Round 3	04-Mar-13
UNC Kenan-Flagler	Round 4	05-Mar-13
Cambridge Judge	Round 4	08-Mar-13
Haas	Round 4	12-Mar-13
Texas McCombs	Round 4	26-Mar-13
Dartmouth Tuck	April Round	02-Apr-13
Harvard Business School – (HBS)	Round 3	08-Apr-13
Columbia GSB	Aug 2013 Entry Regular D/L	15-Apr-13
Yale SOM	Round 3	18-Apr-13
Cambridge Judge	Round 5	26-Apr-13

NYU Stern Introduces New Essay Question

NYU Stern is introducing a new Essay 2 to its full-time MBA application for Fall 2013 applicants, the first major change in the essays in six years. 

The question will assess an applicant's fit with the Stern mission and mindset about creating value in an environment of increased ambiguity. The School believes these qualities are essential to lead in today's global business environment.

"The central issues of our time--from fiscal and environmental sustainability to the rise of emerging markets and the coming wave of urbanization--cry out for disruptive leaders who can think across traditional intellectual boundaries and work collaboratively to harness the power of markets for the good of the world," said Peter Henry, Dean of NYU Stern. 

The new Essay 2, titled "Your Two Paths," asks the following:
The mission of the Stern School of Business is to develop people and ideas that transform the challenges of the 21st century into opportunities to create value for business and society. Given today's ever-changing global landscape, Stern seeks and develops leaders who thrive in ambiguity, embrace a broad perspective and think creatively about the range of ways they can have impact.
        (a) Describe two different and distinct paths you could see your
        career taking long term. How do you see your two paths unfolding?
        (b) How do your paths tie to the mission of NYU Stern?
        (c) What factors will most determine which path you will take?
       
Stern will keep its well-known "Personal Expression" Essay 3 that invites applicants to describe themselves to their future classmates, using almost any creative medium, including video.

Source: Press release

Michigan Ross Deadlines 2012-2013

The 2012-2013 Stephen M. Ross School of Business - University of Michigan  deadlines are as follows:

Round 1
Deadline: October 10, 2012
Notification: January 15, 2013
Round 2
Deadline: January 3, 2013
Notification: March 15, 2013
Round 3
Deadline: March 4, 2013
Notification: May 15, 2013

All applications are due at 11:59 p.m. EST on the day of the deadline. 

Source: Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Columbia Business School Essays 2012-2013

Columbia Business School has slightly changed its essays for the Class of 2012-2013 applicants.

CBS has also shortened the application, requiring only two essay questions and a 200-character career goals statement.

Essay 1:
A. Why are you pursuing an MBA at this point in your career, and how do you plan to achieve your immediate and long term post-MBA professional goals? (500 words maximum)


B. Video: Community at Columbia. Diverse, tight-knit clusters and carefully selected learning teams are defining features of the first year at Columbia Business School. Along with more than 100 student organizations and countless events each semester, the cluster system helps to create a supportive and devoted lifelong community. Describe why you are interested in becoming a part of the Columbia community. (250 words maximum)

Essay 2: Describe a personal experience and how it has influenced who you are today. This essay should have a personal rather than a professional focus. (500 words maximum)

Short Answer: What is your immediate post-MBA professional goal? (200 characters maximum)

Source: Columbia Business School

Yale SOM Deadlines 2012-2013

Yale SOM’s 2012-2013 application deadlines are
as follows:

Round 1
Deadline: October 4, 2012
Notification: December 13, 2012

Round 2
Deadline: January 8, 2013
Notification: March 28, 2013

Round 3
Deadline: April 18, 2013
Notification: May 16, 2013

Source: Yale SOM 

Wharton Deadlines 2012-2013

Here are the 2012-2013 Penn/Wharton Deadlines

Round 1
Deadline: October 1, 2012
Notification: December 20, 2012
Round 2
Deadline: January 3, 2013
Notification: March 26, 2013
Round 3
Deadline: March 2013 (exact date to be determined)
Notification: May 2013 (exact date to be determined)

Wharton has also announced its 2012-2013 MBA/MA-Lauder deadlines.

Round 1
Deadline: October 1, 2012
Notification: December 20, 2012
Round 2
Deadline: January 3, 2013
Notification: March 26, 2013
All applications are due at 5:00 p.m. EST on the day of the deadline.

Source: Wharton

Harvard Business School Class of 2014 Profile

Harvard Business School (HBS) Dean of Admissions Dee Leopold says the upcoming Class of 2014 will have the following characteristics:

1. Total MBA enrollment is expected to be 925 for the HBS Class of 2014, up from 905 for the Class of 2013 and 876 for the Class of 2012. 

2. Total application volume has fallen year over year, from 10,368 two years ago to 9,331 last year to 8,963 this year. The percent admitted has risen from 10% for the Class of 2012 to 13% for the Class of 2014.

3. Women will make up 40% of the class, up 1% on last time.

4. Minorities will make up 24% up from 23% last time. 

5. The percentage of International Students will fall to 32% from 34% for the class of 2013.  

Source: Harvard Business School

Stanford GSB Deadlines 2012-2013

The 2012-2013 Stanford GSB deadlines have been announced:

Round 1
Deadline: October 3, 2012
Notification: December 12, 2012
Round 2
Deadline: January 9, 2013
Notification: March 27, 2013
Round 3
Deadline: April 3, 2013
Notification: May 15, 2013

All applications are due at 5:00 p.m. PST.

For more information, visit Stanford GSB’s admissions website.

Harvard Business School Essays 

Harvard Business School has released their essay questions for the 2012-2013 application season. and they are very different from last year's.

Applicants previously had to answer four essays totaling 2,000 words, HBS now asks applicants to write only two essays of 400 words each, in addition to a 500-character statement explaining why they want to pursue an MBA.  

Applicants will also be asked to submit a reflection essay within 24 hours of completing their interview.

The Questions are:

1. Tell us about something you did well. (400 words)

2. Tell us about something you wish you had done better. (400 words)
3. Short Answer: How does pursuing an MBA support your choices above? (500 characters)
4.  Post-Interview Reflection Essay

Google Most Desirable for MBA Graduates

About 25% of MBA candidates view Google as the most desirable company to work for, beating out Consulting firm McKinsey, named by 17.76% of students, followed by Apple, named by 16.66 % according to a survey on behalf of CNN Money.

More than 100 MBA interns are currently working at Google this year, the full-time employee base grew 33% last year and they are “hiring a lot."

Here’s the list of top 15 employers according to the CNN Money list:
1. Google 25.35%

2. McKinsey & Company 17.76%

3. Apple 16.66%

4. Bain & Company 13.21%

5. Boston Consulting Group 12.87%

6. Amazon.com 11.94%

7. Goldman Sachs Group 10.71%

8. Facebook 9.35%

9. Nike 8.87%

10. JPMorgan 8.68%

11. Deloitte 8.38%

12. Walt Disney 8.08%

13. IDEO 7.06%

14. Blackstone Group 6.96%

15. Johnson and Johnson 6.86%

For more details see: CNN Money List of Top MBA Employers.

10 Business Schools That Get the Most Full-Time Applications

US News & World Report has listed 10 schools that received nearly 5,500 full-time MBA applications each on average.

Business school (name) (state)	Full-time applications	U.S. News b-school rank
Harvard University (MA)	9,134	1
Columbia University (NY)	6,669	8
Stanford University (CA)	6,618	1
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)	6,442	3
Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL)	5,305	4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)	4,490	4
New York University (Stern)	4,416	11
University of Chicago (Booth)	4,169	4
Duke University (Fuqua) (NC)	3,452	12
University of California—Berkeley (Haas)	3,444	7

MBA applications have historically increased in poor economic conditions.　However the Graduate Management Admission Council's 2011 survey of graduate business school application trends found that about two thirds of full time, two-year MBA programs saw decreases in application numbers!

Key Points: 

 

According to data from 133 ranked, full-time MBA programs that reported application volume to U.S. News for the fall 2011 entering class, the average number of applicants was 884.  

Harvard Business School led the pack with 9,134 full-time applications. 

Among the 10 schools with the most full-time applicants, the average number of applications was 5,414. 

Eight of the 10 highest ranked schools in the U.S. News Best Business Schools rankings made the top 10 list for full-time applicants. 

The other two, the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, which ranked 9th overall, and the School of Management at Yale University, ranked 10th overall, were among the top 15 schools for greatest number of full-time applicants. 

Each of the top 10 schools for full-time applicants saw a decrease in full-time applicants in fall 2011 over fall 2010, with the exception of the Business School at Columbia University, whose application numbers rose from 6,666 in 2010 to 6,669 in 2011!!

Source: US News & World Report

Stanford GSB Essay Topics 2012-2013

Stanford GSB has released its 2012-2013 essay topics:


Essay 1: What matters most to you, and why?

• The best examples of Essay 1 reflect the process of self-examination that you have undertaken to write them.
• They give us a vivid and genuine image of who you are—and they also convey how you became the person you are.
• They do not focus merely on what you’ve done or accomplished. Instead, they share with us the values, experiences, and lessons that have shaped your perspectives.
• They are written from the heart and address not only a person, situation, or event, but also how that person, situation, or event has influenced your life.

Essay 2: What do you want to do—REALLY—and why Stanford?

• Use this essay to explain your view of your future, not to repeat accomplishments from your past.
• You should address two distinct topics: your career aspirations and your rationale for earning your MBA at Stanford, in particular.
• The best examples of Essay 2 express your passions or focused interests, explain why you have decided to pursue graduate education in management,  and demonstrate your desire to take advantage of the opportunities that are distinctive to the Stanford MBA Program.

Essay 3: Answer one of the three questions below. Tell us not only what you did but also how you did it. What was the outcome? How did people respond? Only describe experiences that have occurred during the last three years.
Option A: Tell us about a time in the last three years when you built or developed a team whose performance exceeded expectations.
Option B: Tell us about a time in the last three years when you identified and pursued an opportunity to improve an organization..
Option C: Tell us about a time in the last three years when you went beyond what was defined or established.
Applicants are allotted 1,600 for their entire set of essays. Stanford has provided specific recommendations as to how candidates should allocate these words:
Essay 1: 750 words
Essay 2: 450 words
Essay 3: 400 words

For more information concerning Stanford GSB’s 2012-2013 see the admissions website.

Columbia Business School Deadlines 2012-2013

Columbia Business School (CBS) 2012-2013 deadlines  are as follows:

August 2013 Entry:
Early Decision Deadline: October 3, 2012
Merit Fellowships Consideration Deadline: January 10, 2013
Regular Decision Deadline: April 15, 2013


January 2013 Entry
Deadline: October 3, 2012



Applicants should note that all applications are due at 11:59 p.m. EST on the day of the deadline.

For more information, please visit the CBS admissions website.

 

 

UNC / Kenan-Flagler Deadlines 2012-2013

UNC / Kenan-Flagler’s deadlines for the 2012-2013 admissions season are now available:

The four rounds  are as follows:

Early Action Round
Deadline: October 19, 2012
Notification: December 10, 2012

Round 2
Deadline: December 7, 2012
Notification: February 4, 2013

Round 3
Deadline: January 11, 2013
Notification: March 18, 2013

Round 4
Deadline: March 15, 2013
Notification: April 29, 2013

Source: Kenan-Flagler’s admissions website.

Yale SOM Improves Leadership Development Program, Appoints New Director

A retired Army general and West Point leadership expert will help reintroduce the Yale School of Management (SOM)’s Leadership Development Program (LDP), the New Haven business school announced this week.

Brigadier General (Retired) Thomas A. Kolditz, a retired Army general and West Point leadership expert, will take control of Yale SOM’s new LDP beginning July 1, 2012. 

Kolditz served most recently as professor and head of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and was also founding director of the West Point Leadership Center.

SOM faculty committee has been evaluating leadership training at the school over the past year and developed a set of priorities for Kolditz.  The new program will emphasize the importance of understanding core values and commitments and the impact of decisions on a wide range of global constituencies.

Source: Yale SOM’s Leadership Development Program.

Harvard Business School Deadlines and Essay Topics 2012-2013

The 2012-2013 HBS deadlines are as follows:

Round 1:

Deadline: September 24, 2012

Notification: December 12, 2012

Round 2:

Deadline: January 7, 2013

Notification: March 27, 2013

Round 3:

 Deadline: April 8, 2013

Notification: May 15, 2013

All applications are due at 12 noon EST on the day of the deadline. If submitted after 12 noon, applications will be considered in the following round.

The 2012-2013 HBS essays:

1. Tell us about something you did well. (400 words)

2. Tell us about something you wish you had done better. (400 words)

Applicants must also respond to a brief career essay, posed in HBS’s 2012-2013 online application. 

After selecting a target post-MBA industry and function, candidates must answer the following question:

How does pursuing an MBA support your choices above? (500 characters)

Applicants invited to interview at HBS will be expected to complete and submit a reflection essay in the 24 hours following their interviews. Those candidates invited to interview will be provided with specific instructions concerning this final reflection essay.

For more information, visit HBS’s admissions website.

Source: HBS