Executive MBA Admissions

Every B-School has its own specific entry requirements and processes. The basic requirements however are similar for most schools. Let’s take the example of the entry requirements of Wharton’s Executive MBA to give you an idea of what you can expect when applying for an Executive MBA.

Visit our Executive MBA courses section to learn about the specific requirement of each school.

How to Apply for the Wharton EMBA

1.Round of Online Application

Securing admissions in the Wharton MBA Program for Executives requires the candidates to complete the process of the online application, the contents of which include provisions on the background information of the applicant besides: contact information (e.g., mailing address and phone number), academic achievements while schooling and college, experience as a working professional, biographical information, and information about the family, which is optional.

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2. Interview & Telephonic Conversation

After the online application round is done, candidates need to prepare for the interview that will be held with a member of the Admissions Committee. It is an essential step that should be met by all the applicants of the Wharton MBA Program for Executives.

Following the application round, the candidates should get an interview ​appointment so that the entire interviewing process is completed before the application of the candidate is received.

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Early interviews are strongly encouraged and candidates need to submit a resume for the same. We encourage the applicants to come prepared for an interview round when they begin their application process. In the rise of the current pandemic, Wharton is taking interviews virtually, until further notice.

Prior to an applicants interview round, the Admissions Committee is present to resolve all the queries that an applicant might have around the application process and/or the overall interview process over a telephonic conversation. We encourage the applicants of the Wharton EMBA to take advantage of this additional opportunity.

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The entire process of telephonic conversation, interview and campus visit will help formulate the things that applicants want to include in their application.

3. Recommendation Letters

Moving ahead with the process of admissions, the applicants need to submit two online recommendations to the Admissions Committee. These recommendations can be from colleagues who have had working experience with the candidate. Optimal sources for recommendations are the direct managers, who can provide the Committee with helpful insights on the applicant as an employee. Other useful sources that the applicants can pursue for recommendation letters are clients or former employers.

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4. Essay Questions

Essay Question 1

Required; 750 word limit

What are your career objectives and how will the Wharton MBA Program for Executives contribute to your attainment of this objective? 

Essay Question 2

Required; 750 word limit

During the spring of 2020, Wharton Professor Mauro Guillen created and taught the course “The Impact of Coronavirus.” As part of this course, Prof. Guillen interviewed Prof. Sigal Barsade on the concept of emotional contagion and its impact on leadership. Please review this interview and then respond to the question below: Profs. Mauro Guillen & Sigal Barsade discuss Emotional Contagion What have you learned about yourself during the Coronavirus pandemic? Please share special examples about how these times have impacted you personally and professionally.

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Essay Question 3

Required; 500 word limit

Given your already demanding job and the desire to remain committed to important family and personal obligations, how do you plan to handle the additional demands on your time once you enroll?

Essay Question 4

Optional; 300 word limit

If necessary, you may use this optional essay to explain any extenuating circumstances of which the Admissions Committee should be aware.

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5. Test Information

All the applicants appearing for admissions are entitled to submit standardized test results by the application deadline to ensure that their application is considered for admission procedure.  Applicants can choose between opting for the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT), the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Executive Assessment (EA) if they have a full-time working experience of 8 years. Fellows candidates are entitled to submit either their GRE or GMAT score.

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6. Official Transcripts

The Wharton MBA Program for Executives requires the submission of the receipts of official transcripts from all higher education institutions that are listed in the application, by the given deadline. Applicants can have the option to upload an unofficial copy of their transcript(s) placed within their applications as a placeholder, however, the official original copies of the transcripts should be submitted to the office where the applicant is applying before final decisions on the application is released.

7. Letters of sponsorship

Students are entitled to receive Letters of sponsorship if they secure the authority to sign off on the time commitment involved with the program. The letter of sponsorship should be placed on the official letterhead of the suggested organization and needs to be signed by the sponsoring management, besides being directly provided by the suggested sponsor.

If the applicants receive any form of financial support for the program, the letter should represent that amount as well. Fellows applicants (i.e. applicants with less than eight (8) years of full time work experience by the program start date) are required to receive substantial financial and program-related support from their company. If any of the companies are unable to commit to the suggested amounts over the letters of sponsorship, an explanation for the same needs to be provided within the letter.

Self-employed candidates need to get in touch with the Director of Admissions of the course to which they are applying for approval of who will write the letter.

8. Application Fee

To initiate the process of admissions, a non-refundable application fee of $180 should be submitted at the time of filling up the application. This fee needs to be paid via credit card will be processed through the application portal. Applicants won’t be able to see their payment options unless they submit their application online.

U.S. Military service members (active duty and veterans) and employees of some not-for-profit organizations are eligible to waive off the fee. They are requested to contact the office in which they are applying, before submitting the application to confirm their eligibility for the same and make the necessary arrangements.

Decisions

All decisions are released via Online Application System.

Deadlines

EMBA Deadlines, Jan-June 2020

Candidates who are interested in starting their EMBA program often begin the process of preparing applications during and after their winter breaks from work, when they can have an in-depth analysis and time to understand the topic around essay questions and study for any required standardized test. Many top EMBA programs that have already begun the admission procedures have started admitting candidates for programs which shall begin in the summer and fall of 2020. However, for many schools, there is still plenty of time before final deadlines. Can you imagine being enrolled at Wharton, MIT, Columbia, Kellogg, Berkeley, UCLA, Chicago Booth, NYU, London Business School, INSEAD, Oxford, or Yale by this upcoming summer?

Take a look at the deadlines below for many of the top EMBA programs: 

Wharton EMBA:

• Round 2: February 5, 2020

Chicago Booth EMBA:

• Second Deadline: Monday, February 3, 2020
• Final Deadline: Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Columbia Graduate School of Business EMBA, New York Saturday: May 2020 Start

• Rolling admissions (applying as early as possible can be advantageous)
• Early: January 8, 2020
• Final: February 19, 2020

Columbia Graduate School of Business EMBA, New York Fri/Sat: August 2020 Start

• Early: March 18, 2020
• Final: May 27, 2020

Columbia Business School EMBA-Global Americas & Europe (dual degree with London Business School): May 2020 Start

• Early Spring deadline: January 21, 2020
• Late Spring deadline: March 10, 2020

Columbia Business School EMBA-Global Asia (triple degree with London Business School and University of Hong Kong): May 2020 Start

• Round 2: January 19, 2020
• Round 3: February 23, 2020
• Round 4: March 26, 2020

Duke Fuqua Global EMBA:

• Round 3: Jan. 22, 2020
• Round 4: Mar. 11, 2020
• Round 5: April 29, 2020
• Round 6: May 27, 2020

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Duke Fuqua Weekened EMBA:

• Round 4: Jan. 22, 2020
• Round 5: Mar. 11, 2020

Kellogg EMBA (Northwestern), Evanston and Miami programs: September 2020 Start

Rolling admissions (applying as early as possible can be advantageous)

• Round 1: April 22, 2020
• Round 2: June 3, 2020

MIT Sloan EMBA:

Rolling admissions (applying as early as possible can be advantageous – you can submit the application as early as the first week of October 2019)

• Early Deadline: January 7, 2020
• Round 1: March 12, 2020
• Round 2: May 28, 2020

NYU Stern EMBA: August Start

• Early Deadline: March 1, 2020
• Final Deadline: May 1, 2020

NYU Stern EMBA Washington, DC: August Start

• Early Deadline: March 1, 2020
• Final Deadline: May 1, 2020

UC Berkeley Haas EMBA:

• Round 2: February 5, 2020

UCLA Anderson EMBA:

• Rolling admissions (applying as early as possible can be advantageous)
• Round 2: February 1, 2020
• Final Deadline: May 1, 2020

UVA Darden EMBA: August Start

• January 10, 2020
• February 10, 2020
• March 10, 2020
• April 10, 2020
• May 10, 2020
• June 10, 2020
• June 25, 2020

Yale EMBA:

• Round 2: January 30, 2020
• Round 3: March 30, 2020

If you decide to apply to any of these EMBA programs, be sure to verify the deadlines beforehand by visiting the website of the relevant business school.

Also read:

• Executive MBA Guide: Placements & Salaries
• Executive MBA Guide: Top Programs
• Executive MBA Guide: EMBA Ranking
• Executive MBA Guide: Syllabus
• Executive MBA Guide: Executive Assessment
• Executive MBA Guide: Fee and Scholarships
• Executive MBA Guide: ROI
• Executive MBA Guide: MBA for Working Professionals
• Executive MBA Guide: MBA vs. Executive MBA