Students apply for Deferred MBA Programs during their senior year, but once they secure a place in a prestigious MBA program, they are expected to defer their enrollment for 2-5 years while they enter the workforce. Once deferred MBA admits decide to enroll, they join the same full-time MBA program as everyone else.

There are countless reasons why applying for the 2+2 program or deferred enrollment could be a good option for you, including: flexibility in timing, early career boost, fewer peers doing it, burn different social capital, and master the application process which prepares you for the next time around if this one doesn’t work out.