U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday (June 22) that on one hand, leaves alone the federal Optional Practical Training program through which international students are granted between one and three years’ stay to work in the United States, but on the other, it suspends, for the next six months, an array of visa programs including H-1B, which is the goal of many graduate school alumni in OPT. More than 220,000 places are available in OPT annually to eligible non-citizens; only about 85,000 H-1B visas are granted, via lottery. Read more about B-School’s reaction here.
Our Admissions team has been working hard these last months to put together important visa information that you need to know as an international student applying to MBA programs outside the country. We recommend that you do your due diligence and reach out to the universities that you are interested in but this is a great place to start to begin answering those initial questions!
Download Merchant Global Guide to Visas Process
Are you looking to meet with leading business schools? The MBA Tour will be bringing universities from around the world to your home on July 14.
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Below you’ll find a list of news regarding GMAT, MBA programs, and webinar updates!
As part of their commitment to young talent, Esade scholarships will be trebled in forthcoming years up to 1,000. Scholarships for the next academic year will be increased by 10%, up to more than 300. Read more here.
Esade began to progressively resume its in-person classes last week within the Executive Education programmes. For this, it reopened its Madrid and Barcelona-Pedrables campuses, adopting the most rigorous health and safety measures and protocols thanks to a collaborative agreement signed with Hospital Clínic in Barcelona. More info here.
IE University is ready to reopen the campus in July with all necessary protocols in place, as soon as it is authorized. The institution plans to begin the next academic year normally. More info here.
Ross is granting deferrals to Fall 2021 and Fall 2022 so it can spread deferred students across two classes. Find more details here.
HBS:
Round 1: September 8
Round 2: January 5 2021
Wharton:
Round 1: September 15
Round 2: January 5 2021
Round 3: March 31 2021
Stanford:
Round 1: September 15
Round 2: January 6 2021
Round 3: April 6 2021
Cambridge Judge:
Round 1: September 7
Round 2: October 19
Round 3: January 11, 2021
Round 4: March 8, 2021
Round 5: April 26, 2021
Columbia:
Round 1: October 2 (Early and Regular Decision)
Round 2: April 9 (Regular Decision)
INSEAD:
Class of July 2022
Round 1: September 11
Round 2: November 6
Round 3: January 8, 2021
Round 4: February 26, 2021
Class of December 2022
Round 1: March 5, 2021
Round 2: April 23, 2021
Round 3: June 18, 2021
Round 4: July 30, 2021
Michigan Ross:
Round 1: September 14, 2020
Round 2: January 4, 2021
Round 3: March 29, 2021
Round 4: June 1, 2021
Duke / Fuqua MBA Deadlines 2020-2021
Early Action: September 23, 2020
R1: October 20, 2020
R2: January 7, 2021
R3: March 25, 2021
Berkeley Haas
R1: September 24, 2020
R2: January 14, 2021
R3: April 5, 2021
Darden
R1: October 5, 2020
R2: January 4, 2021
R3: April 7, 2021
Chicago Booth
R1: September 24, 2020
R2: January 12, 2021
R3: April 1, 2021
Take advantage of these free online MBA events updated weekly!
In this current Covid world we are living in now, traditional networking events and school visits have been replaced by online webinars and meetings. It is absolutely crucial that you participate in these meetings in order to have those first “touches” with admissions directors and show your interest in learning the most you can about your target MBA programs.
Take note of the dates, important messaging and phrases the speakers say, and who proctored the event to leverage in your future essays and interviews. These small details can make the difference between getting accepted and not.
Interested in a free consultation with our Admissions Director to answer some of those big questions you have about applying this year? Don’t know where to start? Worried about how you will pay back the initial investment for school fee’s and living expenses? So does 95% of all business professionals who are beginning to explore their MBA options. Click the button below to fill out our Admissions Introduction Form and schedule your free meeting this week!