Mr. Deferred CPA

Hi Mr. Deferred CPA, Julie-Anne Heafey here from mbaMission. While I admire your ambition in already thinking about your future MBA (and of course your great GPA and solid GMAT), it’s not super clear to me why you need to seek this admission now when you will have plenty of time to do it later. Answering this question about timing matters to many deferred admissions programs – the schools often use these programs to seek students they might not capture later and give a leg up to students who might better achieve their missions with a top school’s endorsement. I’m just not seeing a clear message that satisfies this in your profile. That said, applying now can be a low-cost, high potential upside option – if you make it through, you gain access to resources and a stamp of approval that can give you a boost before you even enroll; if you don’t, candidates often learn a ton about themselves and build greater focus for their early careers, so either way, it can be a positive experience. What I would say is: apply now if you can articulate your passion/mission and why you’re looking at this timing, and if you don’t make it, no harm/ no foul – apply again in a few years and the schools will absolutely take your candidacy very seriously. Best of luck!