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The Deferred MBA Community

A private Discord for people who are serious about deferred admissions. Peer support, essay feedback, school-specific discussion, and direct access to Oba.

Why it exists

Deferred MBA applicants are usually the only person in their friend group going through this. Your peers don’t know what a 2+2 program is. Your professors don’t know what Wharton Moelis is. You’re navigating one of the most competitive admissions processes with no one around you who’s done it.

This community fixes that. Everyone in here bought the playbook, which means everyone is at roughly the same stage and taking this seriously. That’s different from a public Reddit thread.

What’s inside

#start-hereOnboarding, rules, and how the community works.
#introductionsIntroduce yourself: school, graduation year, target programs.
#essay-feedbackShare drafts and get substantive feedback from peers going through the same process.
#school-chatDedicated threads per school: Stanford, HBS, Wharton, Booth, and more.
#gmat-greTest prep strategy, score reports, resource recommendations.
#winsAdmit posts and decision updates. The good stuff.
#oba-office-hoursPeriodic async Q&A from Oba. Questions answered directly in the channel.

How to get in

Access is included with the playbook. If you’ve purchased and haven’t received a Discord invite, restore your access on the homepage and the invite link will be in your welcome email.

The Discord is launching soon. Purchase the playbook now and you’ll get the invite link as soon as it opens.

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