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Batten Scholar Provides Entrepreneurial Insights and Application Tips

The Batten Scholars program, sponsored and administered by Darden’s Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, supports a collection of full- and partial-tuition scholarships for students admitted to Darden’s two-year, full-time MBA program with an interest and ability in entrepreneurship, innovation or technology. Batten Scholars benefit…

By Maggie Dodson- October 23, 2019

Admissions, Application Tips

What to Know About Early Action Interview Availability and Application Tips

Labor Day is just around the corner, and though we are eagerly anticipating summer’s last hurrah, we suspect many of you will be completing Early Action (EA) applications in advance of the 3 September deadline.As a reminder, Early Action is the only round in which we offer open…

By Maggie Dodson- August 27, 2019

Admissions, Application Tips

Advancing Your Narrative: Admissions Committee Highlights Short Answer Insights

As Admissions Committee members, we are often asked, “What makes an application memorable?” There are many answers to this question, but don’t overlook the impact of well-crafted short answer responses. For many on our Committee, the short answer questions are our favorite part of the application. Why? For…

By Brett Twitty- August 8, 2019

Admissions, Application Tips

Early Action: Head of Admissions Offers Insights Ahead of 3 September Deadline

Yesterday, Executive Director of Admissions Dawna Clarke and Director of Admissions Brett Twitty hosted a webinar about our Early Action deadline (3 September).If you missed the live session or you would simply like to review the conversation, please find a link to a recording of the webinar below.Early…

By Brett Twitty- August 7, 2019

Application Tips, Future Year Scholars

Future Year Scholars Program: Your Questions Answered

Our final Future Year Scholars application deadline is just a few days away — 1 August!Last week, Assistant Director of Admissions Taylor Fisher and Associate Director of Admissions Katherine Alford hosted the Future Year Scholars Application Hotline Webinar. The webinar discussion highlighted Future Year Scholars Program insights and answered webinar…

By Maggie Dodson- July 29, 2019

Admissions, Application Tips, Full-Time MBA

Application Tips: Admissions Team Shares Resource Round-up and Key Dates for Early Action Applications

The Early Action (EA) deadline is 3 September 2019. You’ve still got several weeks to round up your materials and brainstorm your short-answer essay questions! Applicants will receive a decision by 9 October 2019 – and how nice would it be to head into the holidays knowing exactly where…

By Maggie Dodson- July 25, 2019

Admissions, Application Tips, Full-Time MBA, Guest Posts, Student Profile or Feature

Application Advice: Darden Students Share Top Tips

We continue our application-related blog coverage with the second of two advice pieces featuring insights from current Darden Full-Time MBA students. Be sure to check to our earlier post on researching schools. Today, some of our rising Second Year students answer the questions: What is your best application…

By Brett Twitty- July 17, 2019

Admissions, Application Tips, Full-Time MBA, Guest Posts, Student Profile or Feature

Application Advice: Darden Students On Researching Schools

We continue of application-related blog coverage with the first of two advice pieces featuring insights from current Darden Full-Time MBA students. Today, we start where all MBA applications start: school research. We asked some of our rising Second Year students for advice for prospective students related to researching…

By Brett Twitty- July 15, 2019

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