2019-2020 MBA Admissions Events Schedule by: Jeff Schmitt on July 08, 2019 | 3,176 Views July 8, 2019 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit 2018 CentreCourt MBA Festival at London’s Tate Modern Museum ‘The first step is always the hardest.’ From halftime speeches to PowerPoints, the ‘first step’ is the go-to proverb to stir the room and kick off a comeback. That’s the intent, at least. In reality, it has become a tired cliché, a call to action for the tired and jaded who’d rather be somewhere else. That’s because many have already taken that first step – or even committed down a path. Most times, it was taking that step in the wrong direction – driven by the wrong reasons – that left them dissatisfied. That’s certainly true for MBA candidates. Where do you even start when it comes to picking a school? Is the first step taking the GMAT to know where you stand? Do you consult blogs or school sites to unravel that ever-changing and ever-elusive sense of ‘fit?’ Why not just go to the source and hold heart-to-hearts with students and alumni? Each approach holds its own merits, but it can be hard to beat admissions events for meeting people, building networks, and identifying potential red flags. AN ALL-IN-ONE LIST OF EVENTS WITH ALL THE TOP MBA PROGRAMS These events are already running for future members of the Class of 2022 and beyond. Take the MBA Tour for example, which hits five continents annually. This month, the MBA Tour stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, New York City, Boston, Atlanta, and Washington D.C. The Chicago event, held July 17th, features 34 programs. Headlined by Northwestern Kellogg, Chicago Booth, and Columbia Business School, the event also includes representatives from top international programs (London Business School, IESE, Toronto Rotman), local favorites (University of Wisconsin, Notre Dame Mendoza, Indiana Kelley), and national powerhouses (UCLA Anderson, Emory Goizueta, Carnegie Mellon Tepper). Held in the Chicago Hilton, the event includes school presentations, face-to-face meetups with admissions representatives, advice panels, and an informal networking fair to chat with alumni and fellow applicants alike. On one level, admissions events enable potential MBA candidates to introduce themselves, show interest, and potentially stand out from peers. On another, they offer an inside peek at different school cultures. Here, prospective students can pose questions and measure how different schools stack up. Just as important, they can observe school representatives for clues on how well the message fits the reality. In short, these events are a perfect first step to start a conversation, humanize the decision-makers, and de-mystify the process. Where will you find your favorite MBA programs this school year? Business schools tend to dedicate a page on the websites for upcoming events. To help readers quickly access these events, Poets&Quants has included links to the events pages for nearly 50 top schools. These continuously-updated listings are far more diverse than large convoys sponsored by the Forté Foundation or The Consortium. They also include school-specific info sessions, coffee chats, webinars, panels, affinity groups, and meet-and-greets. Some schools, such as the University of Maryland, even include dates and times for one-on-one sessions to help with campus visits. Looking to save time and travel costs? Click on the “Upcoming Events” links below to find out where and when your target schools will be near you. U.S. MBA Programs: Admissions Events Rank and School School Recruitment Events Harvard Business School Upcoming Events Stanford GSB Upcoming Events Chicago (Booth) Upcoming Events University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) Upcoming Events Northwestern University (Kellogg) Upcoming Events Columbia Business School Upcoming Events MIT (Sloan) Upcoming Events UC-Berkeley (Haas) Upcoming Events Dartmouth College (Tuck) Upcoming Events Yale School of Management Upcoming Events Duke University (Fuqua) Upcoming Events University of Virginia (Darden) Upcoming Events University of Michigan (Ross) Upcoming Events Cornell (Johnson) Upcoming Events UCLA (Anderson) Upcoming Events New York (Stern) Upcoming Events North Carolina (Kenan-Flagler) Upcoming Events University of Texas (McCombs) Upcoming Events Carnegie Mellon (Tepper) Upcoming Events Emory University (Goizueta) Upcoming Events Indiana University (Kelley) Upcoming Events University of Washington (Foster) Upcoming Events Washington University (Olin) Upcoming Events Georgetown (McDonough) Upcoming Events Notre Dame (Mendoza) Upcoming Events Michigan State (Broad) Upcoming Events USC (Marshall) Upcoming Events Rice (Jones) Upcoming Events Vanderbilt University (Owen) Upcoming Events Minnesota (Carlson) Upcoming Events Ohio State (Fisher) Upcoming Events University of Wisconsin Upcoming Events Penn State (Smeal) Upcoming Events Georgia Tech (Scheller) Upcoming Events University of Maryland (Smith) Upcoming Events U.C.-Irvine (Merage) Upcoming Events International MBA Programs: Admissions Events Rank and School School Recruitment Events INSEAD Upcoming Events London Business School Upcoming Events IESE Business School Upcoming Events IE Business School Upcoming Events HEC Paris Upcoming Events IMD Upcoming Events Cambridge Judge Business School Upcoming Events ESADE Upcoming Events SDA Bocconi Upcoming Events Oxford Saïd Upcoming Events DON’T MISS: 2019-2020 MBA APPLICATION DEADLINESor THE MOST FAVORABLY REVIEWED MBA ADMISSION CONSULTANTS OF 2019