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 2010
Deadline		Decision notification on or before
Round #1	November 2, 2009	January 22, 2010
Round #2	January 4, 2010	April 6, 2010
Round #3	March 1, 2010	May 21, 2010
Round #4	April 19, 2010*	June 18, 2010

*After April 19 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

1. List awards, scholarships, honorary fraternities, and other honors.
   
   
2. List your involvement in community, extracurricular, and professional organizations. Please indicate your involvement, scope of responsibilities, and whether you were elected or appointed to a leadership position.
   
   
3. List the name(s) of anyone who has recommended the Olin MBA program to you. Please note their job titles and relationships to you and to Washington University, and the degrees received (if applicable).
   
   
4. If any of your relatives are graduates of Washington University, list their names, relationships to you, and the degrees received. (This information is used for courtesy purposes only; it is not used in the admissions decision.)

Essay 1
The purpose of these statements/essays is to help the Admissions Committee get to know you. Any information you can provide concerning those qualities and experiences that distinguish you from other applicants will be especially helpful.

Required Essay (Do not Exceed 600 words.)
Please provide an essay that describes your professional and personal motivations for obtaining an MBA degree from the Olin School of Business. Within the essay, please identify in detail your short and long term career objectives. Be as specific as possible.

Essay 2 (Optional)
The purpose of these statements/essays is to help the Admissions Committee get to know you. Any information you can provide concerning those qualities and experiences that distinguish you from other applicants will be especially helpful.

Optional Essay (Do not exceed 300 words)
Please provide any additional information about your application or your candidacy for business school that you believe would be helpful to the Olin Admissions Committee.

Website: http://www.olin.wustl.edu/MBA/Admissions/index.cfm?sid=88&tid=59