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| School | Early Action | R1: Application Deadline | R1: Decision/Interview Notification | R2: Application Deadline | R2: Decision/Interview Notification | R3: Application Deadline | R3: Decision/Interview Notification |
| Berkeley Haas | September 24, 2020 | December 17, 2020 | January 14, 2021 | March 25, 2021 | April 5, 2021 | May 13, 2021 | |
| Cambridge Judge | September 7 | October 19 | January 11, 2021 | ||||
| Chicago Booth | September 24, 2020 | December 3, 2020 | January 12, 2021 | March 18, 2021 | April 1, 2021 | May 20, 2021 | |
| Columbia | October 2 (Early and Regular Decision) | within six weeks of receiving an application | April 9 (Regular Decision) | within six weeks of receiving an application | |||
| Cornell | October 8, 2020 | November 18, 2020 | January 5, 2021 | March 19, 2021 | April 8, 2021 | May 12, 2021 | |
| Darden | September 2, 2020 | October 5, 2020 | TBA | January 4, 2021 | TBA | April 7, 2021 | TBA |
| Dartmouth (Tuck) | Sept. 28, 2020 | Dec. 10, 2020 | Jan. 4, 2021 | March 18, 2021 | March 29, 2021 | May 6, 2021 | |
| Duke / Fuqua | September 23, 2020 | October 20, 2020 | December 18, 2020 | January 7, 2021 | March 20, 2021 | March 25, 2021 | April 30, 2021 |
| HBS | September 8 | December 10 | January 5 2021 | March 30 2021 | NA | NA | |
| INSEAD (Class of December 2022) | March 5, 2021 | April 9, 2021 | April 23, 2021 | May 28, 2021 | June 18, 2021 | July 23, 2021 | |
| INSEAD (Class of July 2022) | September 11 | October 16 | November 6 | December 11 | January 8, 2021 | February 12, 2021 | |
| Kellogg | September 16, 2020 | December 9, 2020 | January 6, 2021 | March 24, 2021 | April 7, 2021 | May 12, 2021 | |
| McCombs | October 13, 2020 | December 17, 2020 | January 5, 2021 | March 25, 2021 | March 30, 2021 | May 6, 2021 | |
| Michigan Ross | September 14, 2020 | December 2, 2020 | January 4, 2021 | March 17, 2021 | March 29, 2021 | May 5, 2021 | |
| NYU | October 15, 2020 | January 1, 2021 | November 15, 2020 | February 1, 2021 | January 15, 2021 | April 1, 2021 | |
| Oxford Said | September 11, 2020 | October 16, 2020 | October 30, 2020 | December 11, 2020 | January 8, 2021 | March 19, 2021 | |
| Stanford | September 15 | December 10 | January 6 2021 | April 1 2021 | April 6 2021 | May 20 2021 | |
| UCLA | October 2, 2020 | December 18, 2020 | January 8, 2021 | March 26, 2021 | April 16, 2021 | May 21, 2021 | |
| Wharton | September 15 | December 16 | January 5 2021 | March 25 2021 | March 31 2021 | May 11 2021 | |
| Yale | September 15, 2020 | December 8, 2020 | January 7, 2021 | March 26, 2021 | April 13, 2021 | May 18, 2021 |