Darden School of Business Admissions Blog

Admissions, Application Tips, Full-Time MBA

‘Should Business Schools Make Their Full-Time MBA Programs Test-Optional?’

MBA-focused publication Poets & Quants recently published an article examining the increasing trend across higher education institutions to look beyond standardized test scores. The story highlighted Darden’s decision to go test flexible for the 2021 application cycle.”Darden’s decision to make the GMAT and GRE test-optional…

By Maggie Dodson- August 6, 2020

Admissions, Exec Application Tips, Executive MBA, webinar

Plan Your Application for Darden’s ExecMBA Program

Darden Admissions Committee members Brett Twitty and Katherine Alford recently hosted an Executive MBA Application Planning webinar for prospective students considering joining the Class of 2023.Session topics included: Executive MBA monthly deadlines, beginning with 10 September Standardized tests, including insights about the test waiver request Compelling short answer responses…

By Maggie Dodson- August 4, 2020

Admissions, Darden Community, Equity and Inclusion, Full-Time MBA

Darden Diversity Conference Goes Virtual, Apply to Attend

We welcome Associate Director of Diversity Recruitment Marc Paulo Guzman back to the blog for a Q&A about Darden’s upcoming Diversity Conference (1-3 October). This year’s event will be fully virtual — making it more accessible than ever!Read on for insights about this year’s…

By Maggie Dodson- July 31, 2020

Admissions, Application Tips, Full-Time MBA

All About Test Flexibility in Darden’s Full-Time MBA Application

As you may have heard, as a pilot for the 2020-21 application cycle, we have introduced a standardized test waiver request process for candidates applying to Darden’s full-time MBA program. In our experience, there are some candidates for whom a standardized test may not be necessary!Over…

By Brett Twitty- July 28, 2020

Admissions, Full-Time MBA, Student Profile or Feature

Incoming Darden MBA Reflects on Pre-Matriculation Opportunities

Darden is a member of both The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management and the Forté Foundation. These partner organizations offer important MBA resources and a network of community for prospective and current students. Prior to matriculating, Darden students who have been admitted to The Consortium have the opportunity to…

By Maggie Dodson- July 23, 2020

Admissions, Application Tips, Events, Exec Application Tips, Executive MBA

Darden Executive MBA Shares Class of 2023 Application Updates

We recently shared five tips for candidates applying to our Executive MBA Class of 2023 and we’re back with a few more updates! The new Executive MBA application will launch in mid-August so be sure to keep an eye on the blog for updates!Planning to apply this…

By Brett Twitty- July 22, 2020

I wanted the holistic business experience. I wanted to learn about operations, I wanted to learn about marketing, I wanted to learn about finance, investments, etc. But I could never find the right time to leave my career and pursue an MBA, so when I found out about the executive format, it was a perfect fit for me.
Trevor Beasley (EMBA '20)

Admissions, Application Tips, Exec Application Tips, Executive MBA

Sneak Peek: Five Tips for Applying to the ExecMBA Class of 2023

If you are thinking about joining Darden’s Executive MBA Class of 2023 here are five things to know in advance of the 2021 application launch in mid-August. 1. Don’t worry about starting an application right now. We are excited to share updates to our Executive MBA application…

By Brett Twitty- July 7, 2020

MBA Application Tips

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