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The Week Ahead: MBA Decisions & Deadlines, March 23-27, 2026

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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!

Decisions & Deadlines for Rounds 2 & 3

Leading MBA programs are releasing their Rounds 2 & 3 decisions, and have Round 3 application deadlines.

Monday, March 23, Rice Business is scheduled to release its Round 2 decisions. Michigan Ross and London Business School have their Round 3 application deadlines.

Tuesday, March 24, Washington Foster has its Round 3 application deadline.

Wednesday, March 25, Harvard Business School and Northwestern / Kellogg are scheduled to release their Round 2 decisions. Boston / Carroll is scheduled to release their Round 3 decisions. Dartmouth / Tuck has its Round 3 application deadline.

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Thursday, March 26, Chicago / Booth, Berkeley / Haas and Texas / McCombs are scheduled to release their Round 2 decisions. Columbia has its Round 3 application deadline.

Friday, March 27, UCLA / Anderson, Cornell / Johnson, and Washington / Foster are scheduled to release their Round 2 decisions. Michigan State / Broad is scheduled to release their Round 3 decisions.

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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.