A Message from the Director of Admissions: What Happens After You Hit ‘Submit’

It’s been wonderful engaging with so many of you through our on-campus and virtual information sessions and events. My admissions team and I have had the pleasure of communicating with many of you via email, on the phone, online, or in person. I hope that you have found these interactions helpful, and that you’re now considering applying—or have just submitted an application in Round 1—for a spot in the Class of 2027. If you missed us this time around, don’t worry; we have two more application rounds and more opportunities to connect in the near future. See our events page for upcoming events.

If you’ve gotten even partway through the application, allow me to congratulate you! The application process itself can be daunting. Diving into it—and hopefully finishing it—is no small feat.

You may be curious about what happens to your application after you hit the “submit” button. This part of the process might feel a little stressful and mysterious. I hope the information below will ease your anxiety about what comes next.

While you may not hear much from us immediately after you submit your application, please know that the admissions committee gets right to work reading each individual application carefully and thoroughly. This year, we are also looking forward to viewing responses to our new optional video response questions. We then meet as a team to make decisions about whom to interview and, ultimately, whom to admit to the Class of 2027. If you are invited to interview, you will come to campus to meet with the admissions staff and MBA for Executives alumni for individual interviews as well as a group discussion. The application round timelines can be a helpful reference to block out potential interview dates on your calendar.

Once you schedule your interview, an employer approval form will be sent to the individual you identified in your application within 48 hours. Along with the approval form, we also include the Class of 2027 Academic Calendar highlighting residency weeks, class weekends, and other important dates. It is good to share this calendar with all of your stakeholders, both personal and professional.

Following the interview days, the admissions committee will reconvene and release final decisions for that round. Though each student admitted must complete an interview, not receiving an invitation to interview right after a round deadline does not necessarily mean you will not eventually be interviewed—and perhaps admitted to the program—at some point in the application season.

Finally, if you have yet to apply to the Yale MBA for Executives program and would like to get feedback on your candidacy, let me encourage you to submit your resume or LinkedIn profile for pre-assessment.

I hope that this peek into our process has been helpful. As always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Keith Gallinelli
Director of Admissions 
MBA for Executives