Bayes Business School

London, UK · Public · 1-year full-time MBA (12 months; Finsbury Square, London; starts Aug/Sept 2027)

Program tuition: £66,746 (full program)

Deadlines

Round 1 (2027 entry): Sept. 27, 2026
Round 2 (2027 entry): Nov. 8, 2026
Round 3 (2027 entry): Jan. 10, 2027
Round 4 (2027 entry): Feb. 21, 2027
Round 5 (2027 entry): April 4, 2027
Round 6 (2027 entry): May 9, 2027
Round 7 (2027 entry): June 27, 2027
Round 8 (2027 entry; rolling, if spaces remain):

Essays

Why a full-time MBA at Bayes (About 200 words)

Why are you looking to undertake a Full-time MBA and why specifically at Bayes Business School?

Target role and industry (About 200 words)

Thinking about your post MBA objectives: What type of role and industry are you specifically targeting? How does your previous experience and skills lend itself to the career path you are exploring?

Career research (About 400 words)

Please outline what research you have done into this career path. How has your research shown that it is feasible, taking into account your skills and experience?

Alternative careers (About 200 words)

What alternative career options has your research revealed?

Five-year outlook (About 200 words)

When considering your answers to all questions above, how do you see your career developing over the next 5 years?

Extenuating circumstances (About 300 words)

Please explain any extenuating circumstances which you would like the Admissions Panel to be aware of (e.g. unexplained gaps in your work experience, inconsistent academic performance, no undergraduate degree, choice of referees – if you have not chosen your current employer as a referee, please explain why). You may also take this opportunity to share other defining aspects of your life that the Admissions Panel would not otherwise have learned from your application or CV.

Editor's notes

Don't skip the scholarship essays. Awards up to 30% are automatic, but the bigger scholarships (up to 50%, and up to 75% for the Dean's Impact Scholarship) are considered only if you answer the scholarship questions in the application. The Dean's Impact award closes with Round 6 on May 9, 2027, so late applicants lose the largest prize.
Your career goal has to be specific enough to test. Bayes asks you to picture the role, company, industry and location you want after graduating, and its admissions team says strong candidates also show a plan B. One named target plus a credible fallback beats a vague paragraph about leadership in finance or consulting.
Get the test done before you apply. Bayes will take an application with a booked test date but won't consider it until the score arrives, and it wants a balanced GMAT (roughly the 51st percentile in every section). If you think you qualify for a waiver, you get exactly one request, and it must come before you apply.
Applications are reviewed as they arrive, and Round 1 closes Sept. 27, 2026. There's no advantage in holding a finished file for a deadline. There is a cost in waiting, since awards go out on a rolling basis.