Welcome back to the series, The Week Ahead, in which we provide a brief rundown of what is happening in MBA admissions this week!
Rounds 3 and 4 are in full swing!
Several leading MBA programs continue to have application deadlines, while a few are also continuing to release decisions.
Tuesday, May 5, Carnegie Mellon / Tepper has its Round 4 application deadline.
Wednesday, May 6, UVA / Darden is scheduled to release its Round 3 decisions.
Thursday, May 7, Berkeley / Haas and Texas / McCombs are scheduled to release their Round 3 decisions.
Friday, May 8, Cornell / Johnson is scheduled to release its Round 3 interview invites. IESE has its Round 4 application deadline. INSEAD, Duke / Fuqua, Vanderbilt / Owen and Michigan State / Broad are scheduled to release their Round 4 decisions.
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That’s all for this week! Good luck to everyone.
