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The Week Ahead: Late Round MBA Decisions & Deadlines, April 28-May 2, 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!

Late Round Deadlines & Decisions

Attention now turns to Round 3 and beyond.

Monday, April 28, Rice Business has its Round 4 application deadline.

Tuesday, April 29, Chicago / Booth has its Chicago Booth Scholars Round application deadline. UNC Kenan-Flagler and SMU / Cox have their Round 4 application deadlines. Texas / McCombs is scheduled to release its Round 3 decisions.

Wednesday, April 30, UVA / Darden, Indiana / Kelley, and Johns Hopkins / Carey are scheduled to release their Round 3 decisions. Maryland / Smith and Toronto / Rotman have their Round 4 application deadlines.

Thursday, May 1, Dartmouth / Tuck is scheduled to release its Round 3 decisions. Georgia Tech / Scheller and UC Irvine / Merage have their Round 4 application deadlines.

Friday, May 2, Michigan / Ross, Georgia / Terry and Notre Dame / Mendoza are scheduled to release their Round 3 decisions. INSEAD and Vanderbilt / Owen are scheduled to release their Round 4 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.