Welcome 2024-2025 Darden Applicants
Welcome, all Darden class of 2027 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, and discuss app strategies? Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post.
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View the full Darden Class Profile --> https://www.darden.virginia.edu/mba/admissions/class-profile
View the full Darden Employment Report Class of 2023 --> https://www.darden.virginia.edu/mba/career-support/employment-report
Welcome, all Darden class of 2027 hopefuls. Let's use this platform to know each other, exchange ideas, and discuss app strategies? Who all are applying? Let us know by commenting below. Follow the thread and bookmark this post.
| Darden MBA Deadlines 2024-25 | ||
| Round | Application Due | Decisions Released |
| Early Action | Sep 5, 2024 | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Round 1 | Oct 2, 2024 | Dec 11, 2024 |
| Round 2 | Jan 7, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Round 3 | Apr 2, 2025 | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Darden MBA Essays 2024-25 | |
Essay 1: Short Answer 1 | Community of Belonging</strong> What would you want your classmates to know about you that is not on your resume? (100 words) |
| Essay 2: Short Answer 2 | Please describe a tangible example that illuminates your experience promoting an inclusive environment and what you would bring to creating a welcoming, global community at Darden. (300 words) Unique Trait That Defines Me Option: What is something unique about you that others will remember you by? (350 words maximum) |
| Essay 3: Short Answer 3 | At this time how would you describe your short-term, post-MBA goal in terms of industry, function, geography, company size and/or mission and how does it align with the long-term vision you have for your career? (200 words) |
| Darden Application Stats Class of '25 | |||||
| Applicants | 2,834 | ||||
| Accepted | 1,116 | ||||
| Acceptance Rate | 39.4% | ||||
| Enrolled | 352 | ||||
| Yield Rate | 31.54% | ||||
| Darden Class Profile Class of '25 | |||||||||||||||
| Class Size | 352 | ||||||||||||||
| Median GPA | 3.55 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. GPA | 3.51 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. WE | 71 | ||||||||||||||
| Average GMAT | 716 | ||||||||||||||
| Median GMAT | 710 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. GMAT Domestic | 714 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. GMAT International | 730 | ||||||||||||||
| % GRE | 36% | ||||||||||||||
| Avg GRE Quant | 159 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. GRE Verbal | 160 | ||||||||||||||
| Avg. Total GRE | 321 | Median GRE | 322 | [/tr]||||||||||||
| [td]International Students | 41% | ||||||||||||||
| First Gen. Students | 21% | ||||||||||||||
View the full Darden Class Profile --> https://www.darden.virginia.edu/mba/admissions/class-profile
| Darden Employment Data Class of 2023 | |||||||||
| Employed 3 Months | 96% | ||||||||
| Employed 3 Months [Int. Students] | 94% | ||||||||
| Average Salary | $167,899 | ||||||||
| Average Bonus | $37,588 | ||||||||
| Salary and Bonus | $205,487 | ||||||||
View the full Darden Employment Report Class of 2023 --> https://www.darden.virginia.edu/mba/career-support/employment-report
| Top Hiring Companies for Class of '23 | |||||||||
| Amazon | Bain & Company | ||||||||
| BCG | EY Parthenon | ||||||||
| J.P. Morgan Chase | McKinsey & Compay | ||||||||
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