Topway会员：Wang, 我有个问题，想弄清楚。 How important is it to apply in R1, particularly for HBS. 如果我赶第一轮有些仓促，那么是否最好等到第二轮呢？第二轮的申请是不是竞争性有所降低呢？ Thanks in advance!
H.S.Wang: As a general rule, it is always more advantageous to apply in the first round than the second. There are more openings for the incoming class and the admissions committees are trying to fill seats. At the most selective schools, round 2 is when the class becomes rounded out and the admissions officers really focus in on getting the right representation from demographic groups such as NY I-bankers and Indian IT applicants.
There is no truth to the urban legend that the second round is less competitive than the first round. The admissions officers know what percent of good applicants apply each round and they adjust their targeted number of admissions offers to reflect this.
Finally, a good applicant will make a convincing case for why he/she wants to attend XYZ b-school and why he/she has been proactive about wanting an MBA for a long time. Applying in round 1 will certainly help signal this point much more clearly than applying in a later round.
In conclusion, if you have a good application put together for a top school, it will behoove you to submit it earlier than later.
Best of luck with your applications!作者: stream 时间: 2010-5-7 13:24
