Quake Shuffles B-School Deadlines

by Janie Ho and Kerry Miller

Internet disruptions caused by the Dec. 26 earthquake off the southern coast of Taiwan came at a bad time for many potential B-school applicants in East Asia, as the Round One application deadline for many top U.S. schools was quickly approaching. But several schools said this week that most applicants were apparently getting their applications in, and those that had lingering problems would be accommodated.

At MIT-Sloan, where the Round One deadline is Jan. 10, the admissions office will accept applications from those residing in areas in Asia that experienced Internet service disruptions due to the earthquake till 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 26. A spokeswoman said the school is currently in the process of getting this message out through multiple platforms to applicants in affected areas. ....

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