Part of the Washington University in St. Louis, the Olin School of Business is a safe bet for a comprehensive business education. It prides itself for a personalized curriculum, which is career, focused, and the essay questions seem to evoke this thought. Do your best and hope for the best- as this school is not as tough to get into as the best of the Ivy League. Applications start being accepted in September.


Deadlines

Application Deadlines and Notification Dates for 2011
Deadline		Decision notification on or before
Round #1	October 15, 2010	December 31, 2010
Round #2	January 3, 2011	March 31, 2011
Round #3	March 1, 2011	May 15, 2011
Round #4 Round #5	April 1, 2011* Rolling admission after 1st April, 2011	June 1, 2011

*After April 1 we move to rolling admissions, during which we continue to accept applications on a first-come, first-served space-available basis. Incomplete applications will be shifted to the subsequent rounds until all required materials have been submitted.

Essay Topics
Personal Facts (Optional)

1. List awards, scholarships, honorary fraternities and other honors. (Characters left in your response 600)
   
   
2. List your involvement in community, extracurricular, and professional organizations. (Characters left in your response 600)
   
   
3. List the name of any relative(s) who have graduated from Washington University or anyone who has recommended Olin to you. (Characters left in your response 600) .
   
   
4. Please list other colleges/universities you are applying to. (Characters left in your response 300)

Essay 1
1. Please provide a statement of purpose that describes your decision to pursue the Olin MBA or specialized master's degree for which you are applying. Your response should include a thoughtful presentation of the personal and professional experiences that have led to your decision to pursue graduate management education. It should also provide an identification of your specific short- and long-term career objectives, an explanation of your decision to pursue this degree at this point in your life, a description of your specific interest in the Olin Business School, and any other information that would help inform the Admissions Committee of your qualifications for our program. (500 - 1,000 words)

2.Optional Essay
Please provide any additional information not previously addressed in other areas of the application that you feel would be helpful to the Admissions Committee in its assessment of your candidacy. (300 word maximum)

Statement of Accuracy (Required)

Website: http://www.olin.wustl.edu/academicprograms/MBA/Pages/default.aspx