Working on b-school applications and it doesn't look like I'm going to make round 1 deadlines. Is there a significant difference in applying round 2 instead?

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Round 1 is open buffet

Round 2 is after some dishes have been emptied, but still largely same menu

Round 3 is when only the cold egg rolls are left (i.e. Rounding out the class)

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Keep in mind they evaluate you against the same professional cohort, so by Rd2, they will have already accepted a lot of consultants. If you are close, push for Rd1. Otherwise, just make sure your Rd2app really highlights how you stand out from not just the normal crowd, but also the consulting crowd. Good luck!

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You should be fine. Depends on the school but probably doesn't severely impact your chances. Maybe a 5 to 10% impact

Round one and two same. Three bad

Thanks everyone! Also I like the analogy BCG

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