Q) Should I apply for the Round 3 MBA Application. I am a US citizen.

Round 3 deadlines for the 2023 Entering class are unique. After noticing the unprecedented layoffs in the Technology industry, schools decided to introduce an extended Round 2 deadline only for those affected by the layoffs.  

This year, you are competing against Round 2 waitlisted applicants and the laid-off applicants, many of whose performance had nothing to do with the layoff. It could be a budget cut in a department or a strategic direction in which the company decided to pivot, which led to the downsizing.

The admissions team discourages international applicants from applying to Round 3 due to the time required to collect relevant documents for visas, arrange funds, and find accommodation.

So if you are a native applicant, you should know that you are competing against a monolithic demographic, even if there is diversity within that demographic based on ethnicity or gender.

There are 5 factors that you must account for before applying to Round 3:

1) Bias Against Re-application
2) Non-typical Background
3) Promotions
4) Risk of Alienating the Team
5) Interesting Projects

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