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The Week Ahead: Many MBA Decisions, December 8-12, 2025

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Welcome back to the series, The Week Ahead, in which we provide a brief rundown of what is happening in MBA admissions this week.

Busy week for decisions!

Several leading MBA programs are releasing their final Round 1 decisions this week.

Wednesday, December 10, Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Penn / Wharton, Northwestern / Kellogg, UVA / Darden, Georgetown / McDonough and Johns Hopkins / Carey are scheduled to release their Round 1 decisions.

Thursday, December 11, MIT / Sloan, Berkeley / Haas, Dartmouth / Tuck and Duke / Fuqua are scheduled to release their Round 1 decisions.

Friday, December 12, UCLA / Anderson, Notre Dame / Mendoza and Arizona / Carey are scheduled to release their Round 1 decisions. Washington / Olin is scheduled to release its Round 2 decisions. Oxford / Saïd is scheduled to release its Stage 3 decisions.

How “The Wires” Can Help

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That’s all for this week! Good luck to everyone.

Lauren Wakal
Lauren Wakal has been covering the MBA admissions space for more than a decade, from in-depth business school profiles to weekly breaking news and more.