Darden’s Future Year Scholars Program had a successful year! Whether you’re a prospective student on your holiday break or an admitted Future Year Scholar in your deferral period, you should be proud of your accomplishments.

As we reflect on 2024, we hope you enjoy our version of “Discover Darden Wrapped” for the Future Years Scholars Program (FYSP). First things first: Who is Darden’s Future Year Scholar’s Program For?

Meet the Newest Hoos

The Future is Bright: Introducing the 2024 Future Year Scholars Program Class Profile

All About the Application

App Tips! The Round 1 FYSP application deadline is 7 April, 2025, so it’s the perfect time to start preparing. We recommend turning to these articles when you have a question.

🧑 Top Tips for Darden’s Future Year Scholars Program Application Deadline

πŸ’™ Ace Your Future Year Scholars Program Interview: Advice from Current Students

🧑 Ready, Set, Go: Apply Now for the 2024–25 Future Year Scholars Program!

FYSP Community

🧑 Ordering Strawberries and the Sustainability Agenda: Brooke DeMaio’s FYSP Story

πŸ’™ Taking Risks and Breaking into Consulting: Zak DePasquale’s FYSP Story

🧑 Meet the Future Year Scholars!

πŸ’™ 8 Great Things to Know About Charlottesville, Virginia

Darden Rankings

It has been a year of milestone momentum for the Darden MBA when it comes to rankings.

🧑 Darden Ranked No. 1 Public Business School in the World by the Financial Times

πŸ’™ Princeton Review Ranking: Darden Leads With No. 1 Best Professors & Best Campus Environment

🧑 Darden Ranked in Top 5 by Bloomberg Businessweek

πŸ’™ Top Public MBA: UVA Darden Climbs to No. 5 in Poets and Quants Ranking

School News

🧑 Introducing Darden’s New Artificial Intelligence Institute: A Hub for Ethical AI Innovation

πŸ’™ Darden First Among Top MBA Program to Publish Class of 2024 Employment Data

Top 5 Experience Darden Podcast Episodes

  1. #81 Admissions Committee members Catie Yielding and Whitney Kestner on “Your Darden Interview”
  2. #278 Meet Megan McGee (MBA ’21), Director of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA)
  3. #210 Learning Through the Case Method with the Full-Time MBA Class of 2023
  4. #244 Student Spotlight | Seiver Jorgensen, MBA/ME
  5. #245 Student Spotlight | Ibukunoluwa Aiyemo

See you next year!