Deadlines for MBA Class of 2011, Top 10

不好意思沒辦法用表格,各校規格又不一,還請版眾稍用一點眼力...
要申請的版友動作可能要加快了...很多第一輪都要到嚕~

Deadlines for MBA Class of 2011, Top 10 (未依名次排列):

HBS:
http://www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions/applicationdates.html

[b]Application Periods: Application submitted online by 5 p.m. EST/ Notification of the MBA Admissions Board's decision:[/b]
Round 1: October 15, 2008 January 21, 2009
Round 2: January 6, 2009 April 2, 2009
Round 3: March 11, 2009 May 13, 2009

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Stanford GSB:
http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/mba/admission/

Round 1: 29 October 2008
Round 2: 07 January 2009
Round 3: 08 April 2009
Applications are due by 5:00 PM, Pacific Time

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Wharton:
http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/admissions/apply/overviewapply.cfm

[b]Fall 2009 application deadlines and decision release dates:[/b]
MBA Program
Round: Application Deadline/ Decision Release Date
Round 1: October 9, 2008/ December 22, 2008
Round 2: January 8, 2009/ March 26, 2009
Round 3: March 5, 2009/ May 14, 2009

MBA/MA–Lauder Program
Application Deadline/ Decision Release Date
Round 1 October 9, 2008/ December 22, 2008
Round 2 January 8, 2009/ March 26, 2009

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Kellogg
http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/Programs/FullTimeMBA/Applying/Deadlines.aspx
Off-Campus Interview Request
- Select the off campus interview request box and submit Part I by…
[b]Round 1, Round 2, Round 3 [/b]
10/3/2008, 12/22/2008, 2/23/2009
(NOTE: Please allow up to 6 weeks after submitting Part I and your off-campus interview request to receive an interview assignment in your local area.
When requesting an off campus interview, please specify your domestic zip code or international city/country to receive a match in a timely manner.)

On-Campus Interview
- Select the on campus interview request box and submit Part I by…
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
[b]10/17/2008, 1/12/2009, 3/9/2009[/b]

THEN
- Contact the Kellogg Admissions Office to schedule and complete your interview by…
[b]Round 1, Round 2, Round 3[/b]
12/19/2008, 3/9/2009, 4/20/2009
(Please allow 2 business days after submitting Part I to schedule your appointment)

Part 2 Due by 11:59PM CDT: 10/17/2008, 1/12/2009, 3/9/2009
Decision Rendered by: 1/7/2009, 3/30/2009, 5/18/2009
Tuition deposit received by: 4/1/2009, 5/6/2009, 3 weeks from date of admission

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Chicago GSB
http://www.chicagogsb.edu/fulltime/admissions/index.aspx

[b]Round/ Submission Deadline/ Mid-Decision/ Decision Notification Date [/b]
Round One: October 15, 2008/ November 12, 2008/ December 18, 2008
Round Two: January 7, 2009/ February 18, 2009/ March 25, 2009
Round Three: March 11, 2009/ April 22, 2009/ May 13, 2009

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U of Michigan Ross
http://www.bus.umich.edu/Admissions/ApplyNow.htm
Full-Time MBA [b]Application Deadlines[/b]
Round I: October 10, 2008
Round II: January 2, 2009
Round III: March 1, 2009
Fall enrollment only; all deadlines for the following fall. International students are encouraged to apply in decision Round I or II.

[b]Notification of Decision[/b]
Round I: January 15, 2009
Round II: March 15, 2009
Round III: May 15, 2009
Requests for admissions decisions before the decision notification dates will not be granted.

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MIT Sloan
http://mitsloan.mit.edu/academic/index.php
Oct 28, 08/ Jan 13, 09

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Berkeley Haas
http://mba.haas.berkeley.edu/fall2009.html

[b]Round/ Online Application submitted by/ GMAT and TOEFL taken on or before deadline/ Decision posted, emailed by: [/b]One: November 4, 2008 November 4, 2008 January 28, 2009
Two: December 9, 2008 December 9, 2008 March 18, 2009
Three: January 30, 2009 January 30, 2009 April 28, 2009
Four: March 11, 2009 March 11, 2009 May 19, 2009

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Columbia CBS
http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/mba/learnmore/options

Deadlines:
[b]Term: Application Review Period Begins/ Decision Period (once a complete application goes under review)/ Application Deadline [/b]
September 2009 Early Decision: Aug. 13, 2008/ Within 10 weeks/ Oct. 8, 2008
September 2009 (International Applicants): January 7, 2009/ Within 12 weeks/ March 4, 2009*

* Applicants who wish to be considered for a merit-based fellowship must submit a complete application by January 7, 2009. Fellowship recipients for the September class are announced between January and May.

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Duke Fuqua
http://www.fuqua.duke.edu/programs/duke_mba/daytime/apply_daytime/

[b]Application Round: Application Deadline/ Decision Notification [/b]
Early Action*: October 15, 2008 / November 14, 2008
Round 1: October 27, 2008 / December 19, 2008
Round 2: January 7, 2009 / March 10, 2009
Round 3: March 16, 2009 / April 23, 2009

[Program Fitting]MBA如何上課 (v)

Q:
MBA如何上課

A:
每學期四到五門課,每門課依學分時數每週上課兩到三堂
課前閱讀案例,每堂課前二十頁到五十頁不等
上課時教授依照各專業領域的理論模型為背景
多半以半誘導式引導學生課堂發言,貢獻各相關實務經歷
並依發言參與度計分
因此MBA學生以五年左右經驗為平均值,才能困而學之
每週課前或課後會有指定個人作業,各科目兩頁到十頁不等
各科並同時進行小組專案討論,以訓練領導能力與團隊溝通與合作能力
各科不定時課堂小考,依各教授教學模式而定
少則期中期末
多則每堂都考
各小組合作後組員互相衡量評分,評量內容保密
以激勵學生內部競爭

[Personal Branding] 如何寫出感人的3 accomplishments essay? 又如何展現MBA興趣?

Q:
如何寫出感人的3 accomplishments essay?
又如何展現對MBA的興趣?

A:
若是在寫哈佛這題essay
essay題目的後半是問"why you view them as such?"
可以在故事開頭帶出"另一向重要成就所以重要的原因,是因為同時在進修博士"
這樣若是成就內容能夠超出原始目標期望,並能展現申請人獨特性
就能從多數申請文件中脫穎而出
題目的重點是要體現出申請人的多元領導特質並以證明有能力承受世界級名校的大強度訓練

感動是肯定要的
至於如何寫出令人感動的故事
關鍵在於心路歷程的情景呈現
需要申請人不斷內省挖掘出靈魂精髓
才有辦法感動人心


又如何展現對MBA興趣
不是只有對一般MBA有興趣
而是要解釋為何哈佛
為何華頓
必須要用生涯歷程的結構分析
從申請人的生涯各項經歷累積至今
已經出現躍進瓶頸,
到未來目標之前,除了MBA之外沒有其他大幅進步的途徑
並且要點名申請人自身所欠缺的條件
正是該校的教學重點
才有可能產生完美的school fit

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Every top school evaluates applicants in different ways. Extra-curricular activities are not an absolute requirement. Everything in your resume and essays is just a mean to prove your leadership magnitude and potential. Some potential leaders may not do anything physical in spare time, but just keep developing business framework in mind and become more mature in intengible ways, and suddenly become super hotshot one day. You can even leverage your life lessons and "learnings" to demonstrate your sophistication and leadership mindset.Hobbies and leisure activities can help demonstrate you as a caring and enthusiastic person.

Q: 推薦人是過去教授、或目標學校的畢業生，有沒有用處？(v)

A:

原則上，MBA招生會以五年左右工作經驗的準管理階層為主要招生群。

因此，推薦人原則上不找教授。

主要原因有幾個：

一是申請人在學期間多半年代久遠，

二是教授與學生的互動主要在學術領域，

並無法實地瞭解學生對於工作時的態度與執行狀況。

即使在學時期，學生有跟教授執行一些專案，

但當時對學生的約束力與動力，並不在於薪資等級，績效表現，與升遷等。

因此，多半不具專業上的參考效力。

除非學生在學時期有異常優異表現，

且此異常表現在學生的職業生涯中，扮演決定性角色，

才會產生參考效力。

而當這種情況產生時，教授是目標學校校友的狀況，則會產生間接影響：

一是教授瞭解學校的風氣與價值觀，

二是學校會盡可能運用校友資源，來提升學校影響力。

但，這樣的影響有限。

審委的主要判斷依據，還是申請人本身的各項專業條件，及領導能力證明。

即便要由校友教授提出推薦，一樣是由推薦內容，來衡量申請人的敬業程度與領導能力。