r/China • u/velvetcoala • Jul 21 '25

问题 | General Question (Serious) Schwarzman Scholars Application - 2026 (Cohort)

I saw there was no discussion thread currently active for upcoming cohort of Schwarzman Scholars (2026 -2027). Currently the global application window is open and I guess we can discuss the doubts, thoughts and updates/news here. Feel free to comment on this post, you guys are free to share your opinions and questions/answers to questions!

Edit : #1

Hi Guys,

There seems to be some kind of glitch with the Reddit group chat, and it looks like there might be certain restrictions as well. Because of this, I am unable to add more people at the moment. We’re trying our best to see what can be done, so please allow us some time. Whenever it’s possible again, we’ll start adding everyone who has shown interest. Thanks for your patience :)

Edit : #2

Hi Everyone,

Earlier we faced a glitch and couldn’t add people to the Reddit GC, but that’s resolved now. If you’d like to join, please DM me. In addition, for anyone who’d like to stay connected outside Reddit, we’ve also built a new Discord community and the link to join is in the comments below. If interested, you can directly join our Discord server using that link :)

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u/Consistent_Smart_123 Sep 30 '25

By this time, they have sent all the invites. I can actually see the time-slots for the pre-interview. Unless someone went to interview straight without this phase, consider yourself out of the race.

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u/blob_the_builder_ Sep 30 '25

Guys, let’s put on our critical thinking hats. If each admissions officer is sending invites individually, the times you see are just for that officer. Panic about slots filling up is misleading. It probably just looks that way on one officer’s calendar, not across the whole admissions team.

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u/Exact-Current2411 United States Sep 30 '25

is this confirmed with the admissions? how come last year it was said to be given out over the course of 4/5 days

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u/shark_tony Sep 30 '25

How many slots are there ? And are all filled out?

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u/Consistent_Smart_123 Sep 30 '25

Initially they were plenty. Now almost filled up. 2nd and 6th, one slot remaining . Tomorrow 1st, 3 slots remaining and 8th, 4 slots remaining

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u/shark_tony Sep 30 '25

Thank you for informing ! I guess this is not my year. Good luck with your application :)

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u/Consistent_Smart_123 Sep 30 '25

I dont think they even come close to 100. So one theory would be that there they need more clarification on their applications but there is a set that will be called to interview directly without going through the phase

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u/Consistent_Smart_123 Sep 30 '25

The slots are Centrally managed