Updated April 2026 Learning that your MBA application has been deferred to the next round is one of the more disorienting outcomes in the admissions process. You haven't been rejected – which is genuinely good news. But you haven't been admitted either, and the uncertainty that comes with that in-between state is real and worth acknowledging honestly. A round deferral means the Admissions Committee has reviewed your application and decided not to make a final decision yet. Th

Updated April 2026 You've submitted your MBA applications. And then – in the weeks between submission and decision – something happens. A promotion comes through. A major deal closes. You reach a meaningful milestone in an extracurricular initiative you've been building. Something that wasn't in your application when you submitted it, and that feels genuinely significant. The instinct that follows is almost universal: should I tell the MBA programs? It's a reasonable question