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[liu1993918]

I am very confused how to choose graduate school. I am preparing for applying for 2016 spring semester and I would like to apply for Master in Finance of Master in accountancy. However, I don't know which school will accept application in 2016 spring and it is a difficult job to visit the website of every school to check. Do you have a list of schools which would accept application of MSA or Macc of 2016 spring? Thanks in advance.

[mbaMissionKate]

Hi there, thanks for your post.

A good place to start to create your initial list would be to check out some of the rankings on these programs, such as:

Financial Times (http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolra ... ience-2014)

or US News (http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandr ... g-rankings and http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandr ... e-rankings)

We do encourage applicants to focus on factors beyond the rankings though, such as location, curriculum, class size, industry specialization, alumni network, etc. This Selecting Your Target Program guide is geared towards MBA programs but I think you may still find it useful for a discussion of these factors (http://info.mbamission.com/Selecting-Yo ... ram-E-Book)

I'm not aware of any list that aggregates all the deadlines so you'll likely need to check the schools' websites for that information. Happy searching!

[liu1993918]

Du you know any school lists that will accept students who apply for spring semester? Or is there a good way to know the answer?
It is a difficult job to check all the website of all the schools.
Thanks very much.

[mbaMissionKate]

Hi there,
I checked a few schools that I know have Master's of Finance or Accounting programs (HEC Paris, MIT, Illinois, UT McCombs etc.) and all of their deadlines have passed. It looks like many programs have only one entry date too (Fall, not Spring) so that's something you should consider. A quick google search did reveal that the Carey School at Arizona State has a final deadline of June 1 for their Fall 2015 admittance. It also looks like UT Dallas has a Spring 2016 option with a deadline of September 1 for international applicants and November 1 for US applicants. I have no idea if these programs match up with your criteria and would fit your needs but these may be 2 options for you to consider if you are set on Spring 2016 and don't have time to research.

But I'd strongly recommend narrowing your list before you start applying - perhaps by deciding now between Finance and Accounting, focusing on a specific region/location, or looking at rankings data to see where you might be most competitive. If you just want to find out any and all possible schools that are still accepting Spring applications, then unfortunately it looks like you'll need to do that legwork yourself.

Good luck!