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Darden Celebrates International Pronoun Day!

Yesterday, 17 October, Darden celebrated International Pronouns Day, hosted by the Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights (EOCR) office. During our First Coffee tradition, the entire Darden community was invited to pick up pronoun buttons as a way of normalize the sharing, asking and respecting of pronouns they wish to be…

By Susannah Fuller- October 18, 2018

Executive MBA

Darden Executive MBA Program Announces Innovations for Class of 2021

Recently, UVA Darden announced several innovations to its Executive MBA (EMBA) and Global Executive MBA (GEMBA) formats.Starting with the Class of 2021 — the students who will begin the program in August 2019 — Darden’s EMBA and its more globally intensive option, GEMBA, will operate primarily from the School’s…

By Susannah Fuller- October 17, 2018

Events, Executive MBA

18 October: Join Admissions and our Black Executive MBA Student Organization for a Networking Happy Hour

Admissions and the Black Executive MBA (BEMBA) student organization will co-host a networking happy hour in Washington, DC on Thursday, 18 October. Join us for this event, and connect with current and prospective students, as well as Darden alumni, as you continue to learn about the executive formats of…

By Susannah Fuller- October 15, 2018

Admissions, Exec Application Tips, Executive MBA

All About the Application: Tips for the Executive MBA Format

If you’ve been following the blog for the past couple weeks, you know we’ve been sharing some of our best advice for Darden applicants. While the advice we’ve shared is relevant for anyone applying to Darden, we wanted to pass along a few more insights specifically for…

By Susannah Fuller- October 12, 2018

Admissions

A Quick Guide to What the MBA Rankings Measure

Understanding business school rankings can be tricky. Almost all prospective students consider them, yet no two ranking publications use the same methodology or come to the same conclusions. While all of the rankings include some measure of career success or return on investment (ROI), they can vary from relying purely…

By Susannah Fuller- October 11, 2018

Admissions, Application Tips, Exec Application Tips

All About the Application: Frequently Asked Questions from International Students

As Admissions representatives, we understand international applicants have particular concerns, and we hear common questions each year. Below, we’ve summarized (and answered!) some of the most frequently asked questions from international applicants about our application process.How do I choose the best MBA program(s)?We recommend that you…

By Susannah Fuller- October 10, 2018

Admissions, Application Tips, Exec Application Tips

All About the Application: How We Think About Standardized Test Scores

So here we are. Weeks of blogging about the application, and we’ve come finally come to the topic many of you have likely been wondering about – Test scores. Sure, we can talk all day about resumes, and recommendations and essays, but what about standardized test scores? How much do…

By Susannah Fuller- October 9, 2018

Admissions, Application Tips, Exec Application Tips

All About the Application: Interviews Demystified

As you know, we have a required interview as part of our application process, and we interview any applicant we are considering for admission. Generally speaking, with the exception of our Early Action round, interviews are by invitation only, and we do an initial application review to determine interview invitations…

By Susannah Fuller- October 5, 2018