Along with ushering in the New Year, most of the one year fulltime MBA programs in Europe and the UK are closing the admission process for the 2019 intake. Those thinking of enrolling at any of the schools should start filling up the application forms at the earliest.
For your convenience, we have listed the application deadlines at 10 top schools.
For INSEAD’s September 2019 intake, the round 4 application deadline is on March 6, interview decision notification on April 5 and Final decision notification on May 10.
The January 2020 intake begins with round one application deadline on February 20, interview decision notification on March 22 and final decision notification on April 26. Round two has application deadline on April 17, interview notification on May 17 and final decision on June 21.
Round three application deadline is on June 5, interview notification on July 5 and the final decision on August 9. Round four application deadline is July 24, interview notification on August 23 and final decision on September 27.
At London Business School (LBS), for August 2019 intake, Round 3 application deadline is on March 1, interview decision on April 4, interview period from mid-April to early May and Admission decision on May 22. Round 4 application deadline is on April 17, interview decision on May 14, interview period from mid to end May and admission decision on June 19.
At the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, for the MBA Class of 2019-20, the Round 3 Application deadline is on March 1, Interview decision on April 4, Interview period from mid-April to early May and Admission decision on May 22.
Round 4 Application deadline is on April 17, Interview decision on May 14, Interview period from mid to end May and Admission decision on June 19.
At University of Oxford’s Said Business School, the admission process is all but wrapped up for the September 2019 intake with only Stage 4 remaining. The application deadline is April 5, interview decision on April 26 and final decision on June 7.
Imperial College Business School has Round 3 application deadline on January 25, interview dates on the weeks commencing February 11 & 18 and decision notification on March 1. Round 4 application deadline is on March 15, interview dates on the weeks commencing April 1 & 8 and decision notification on April 26.
Round 5 application deadline is on May 3, interview date on the week commencing May 20 and decision notification on May 31. Round 6 application deadline is on June 21, interview date on the week commencing July 8 and decision notification on July 19.
At IMD, round 1 of the 2019 application deadline is February 1, interview decision on February 15 and the final decision on March 29. Round 2 application deadline is on August 1, interview decision on August 15 and the final decision on September 26. The 3rd round application deadline is on October 1 (for Europeans only), interview decision on October 11 and the final decision on October 31.
IMD also holds international assessment days with February 1 deadline in Mexico (Feb 25), Sao Paulo (March 1), Dubai (March 4) and Singapore (March 19). For the May 1 deadline, assessment days are held in Johannesburg (May 16), New York (May 21) and Singapore (May 28). For the August 1 deadline, assessment days are Sao Paulo (Aug 29) and Singapore (Sept 10).
Erasmus University College (EUC) at Rotterdam has one intake each academic year in the autumn. The beginning of the academic year is usually at the end of August or start of September, one week prior to which is the introduction period. For Autumn Intake 2019 (September start) the early application deadline was December 1, 2018, and regular application deadline on April 15.
SDA Bocconi School of Management follows a rolling admission process. The MBA applications review begins in September 2018 and ends in July 2019. As soon as the application is received, a pre-selection process begins based on the documents sent.
Once pre-selection is complete, the applicant is informed if the application is suitable to proceed to the selection process. The final selection result is communicated within 12 weeks of receiving a complete application, i.e. after all tests have been completed and all documents received.
In view of the large volume of applications, those received well in advance of the final deadline have a greater chance of being admitted, the school says.
The 11th round deadline is May 2 and decision on June 7. The 12th round deadline is on June 3 and decision on July 5. The 13th and the final round deadline is July 1 and decision on July 26.
For the full-time MBA at ESADE, Spain, the first two rounds are over. The third round application deadline is on January 15 with feedback given by February 26. The fourth round application deadline is on February 12 and feedback by March 26. The fifth round application deadline is on March 5 with feedback by April 23, 2019.
The sixth deadline is on April 9 with feedback by May 14. The seventh deadline is on May 21 and feedback by June 18.
The eighth deadline is on June 4 (For EU residents only, subject to places remaining on the program) and feedback by July 2.
For the September 2019 intake at HEC Paris, the 8th round application deadline is February 1 with the decision on March 8. The 9th round deadline is March 1 with the decision on April 5. The 10th round deadline is April 1 and decision on May 10.
The 11th round deadline is May 2 and decision on June 7. The 12th round deadline is on June 3 and decision on July 5. The 13th and the final round deadline is July 1 and decision on July 26.
For January 2020 intake, the first round application deadline is February 1 with the decision on March 8. The second round application deadline is March 1 with the decision on April 5. The third round application deadline is April 1 and decision on May 10.
The fourth round application deadline is on May 2 with the decision on June 7. The fifth round application deadline is June 3 and decision on July 5. The sixth round application deadline is on July 1 and decision on July 26.
The 7th round application deadline is August 16 and decision on September 20. The eighth round application deadline is September 16 and decision on October 18. The ninth round application deadline is on October 15 and decision on November 14. The tenth round application deadline is on November 15 and decision on December 13.