ESMT Berlin MBA Deadlines 2026
The ESMT Berlin MBA deadlines for their January 2027 intake are as follows. Full-time MBA students enroll at ESMT in January and complete their degree by March of the next year.
| Round | Application Deadline | Decision Notification |
|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | March 1, 2026 | Late March |
| Round 2 | March 31, 2026 | Late April |
| Round 3 | May 17, 2026 | Early June |
| Round 4* | June 30, 2026 | Mid to Late July |
| Round 5 | July 31, 2026 | Late August |
| Round 6 | September 15, 2026 | Early October |
| Round 7 | October 31, 2026 | Late November |
| Round 8 | December 8, 2026 | Late December |
Applicants interested in an early application scholarship should apply by the Round 4 deadline.
The ESMT Berlin adcom begins application review once the application is complete.
Required Materials
Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree, along with three years minimum of professional experience.
The completed application will include transcripts for all post-secondary academic work, GMAT, GRE, EA or ESMT Admissions Test (BAT) score reports (no waiver available), essay responses, two professional recommendations, a current resume, and the 50 euro application fee.
Non-native English speakers who do not hold a university degree from a university where English is the teaching language must prove their English proficiency with one of the following: at least a 95 on the TOEFL, at least a 64 score on the PTE, or at least a 7 on the IELTS.
Interviews
Interviews are issued by invitation only, usually one to two weeks after the deadline for each round. Interviews may be conducted in person on the ESMT Berlin campus or remotely via Zoom. The interviews run 40-50 minutes with the adcom seeking to assess candidates’ interpersonal skills, goals and aspirations.
MBA Applywire
4 YoE at matriculation. T1 Indian engineering college (Mech Eng.). Long term entrepreneurial goal building sports infrastructure and improving access to high quality training facilities and credible pathways to professional leagues. Played football (soccer) extensively through school and college as captain in school. Football community head in Hyderabad with around 60-70 members.
-5 year Division I student athlete
-3x captain
-3.97 masters gpa (business analytics)
-undergrad major is sport management
-4 years at Fortune 500 med tech company (3 different positions)
-started a fund 5 years ago to help families affected by cancer in memory of my mom (plan annual events, present to 200+ people per event, allocate funds to event beneficiaries)
-targeting round 2
-Taking the GRE in Oct
Any advice on a range for a target GRE score and based on my profile do you think the 3.3 will hold me back from those top M7/T15 schools that I plan to apply to?
(I assume to help offset the 3.3, my GRE score will need to be pretty high)
I am thinking of doing Booth and Stanford Full time applications and Kellogg part time and also thinking of doing Booth part time as well since I have a low years of experience in a non consulting role. Knowing all this and my GPA what would an ideal GMAT score look like for me?
I’m in knowledge consulting (a bit more specialised than generalist track with lower client exposure - but I’ve been fortunate to work directly with most of my clients)
Currently 4 yoe
I don’t have anything particularly distinct in my profile apart from this
Bachelors in economics
MBA LiveWire
Application submitted 03 Sep
Application submitted 02 Sep
Submission 6 Aug, Interview invite 17 Aug, Interview 28 Aug, Acceptance Letter 31 Aug