Hi everyone,

I’m a second year BIEF student and was wondering what gpa opens the doors to top mfin masters around europe

Hello, everyone!
Does anybody know when and where the early session application window results will be released?

Thanks!

1460 Sat 790 math/ 670 RW
Gpa:9.615
Choices
BAI
BEMACS
Economy
Finance
Overall I’d be happy with getting into any of these choices. I wanna know my chances cause I feel like my sat is quite low for bocconi and I wanna see some opinions before preping for November sat
International student btw

GPA - 9.33
SAT - 1510

TL;DR

1. Bocconi4Access opens only after enrollment, with fixed windows. Barring a few scholarship types, for all aid, Bocconi has a common application called “Single Application”
2. Aid is need-based and not guaranteed.
3. Every document is for Jan-Dec 2025, must be legalised and officially translated, and can’t be added or fixed after submission.
4. Legalisation and translation can take weeks, so start early.
5. ISU needs the Bocconi4Access application first.

When will the application open?
The application is open, but undergrad students can apply for Bocconi4Access ONLY after they finish their enrolment process.
If you login to the application right now, you will not be able to access the undergrad funding page.
If you get an admission offer, and you finish the enrollment process, within 2-3 hours after you get a confirmation email about the enrollment process completion, you will be able to apply for Bocconi4Access. 

When to apply for Bocconi4Access?
If you applied in the Early Session, the application will open on 12th November 2026 and close on 30th November 2026. Results will be declared by 25th February 2027.
If you apply in Winter Session, the application will open on 15th March 2027 and close on 5th April 2027. Results will be declared by 27th May 2027. 
If you are transferring to Bocconi from another university, you will have the same timelines as Winter Session applicants. 
If you are an HEC 3rd round applicant (dual degree), the application will open on 27th May 2027 and close on 4th June 2027. Results will be declared by 8th July 2027. 

One clarification
Bocconi provides need-based scholarships under two names:

1. Bocconi Access to Education Scholarships - these are tuition waivers amounting to 60%, 80% or 100% of the ordinary academic tuition plus fees.
2. Bocconi Boost Your Future Scholarships - these are tuition waivers amounting to 20% or 40% of the ordinary academic tuition plus fees. 

Who can apply for Bocconi4Access?
Only applicants who

1. Get an admission offer
2. Finish the enrollment process by paying the first installment and fulfilling the English proficiency requirement. 

Note: First installment will be refunded if an applicant decides to withdraw from the program within specific deadlines for each selection round. The deadline is - 2 working days from the date of publication of Bocconi4Access results.Any refund request later than this 2-day deadline will lead to a partial refund or may be denied altogether.

How does Bocconi4Access work?

1. You submit your documents (see list and process below)
2. Bocconi authorities evaluate the documents and determine how much need-based financial aid you will be eligible for. 
3. They inform you about the aid decision. 

What should you know about the process?

1. Submitting an application does not automatically qualify you for aid. The final decision on aid - who gets it and how much - remains with the Bocconi authorities. 
2. All documents must be uploaded, properly translated and apostilled (read below) and complete before you submit the application.
3. Once an application is submitted, you cannot upload a new document, or submit any missing documents, or request a change of document, or provide any more details. 
4. Any application with incomplete, improper, or unverifiable documents will not be processed. 
5. Bocconi does not accept self declarations, affidavits, or documents legalized by an authority except the ones listed above. All documents must come from the competent authority only.

What should you know about the documents?

1. Every document must be issued by the competent authority.
2. Every original document must be either apostilled or legalized by Italian diplomatic or consular mission in the country of the applicant
3. Every document that is NOT in Italian must be accompanied by a translation from a translator certified by the competent diplomatic or consular mission. These translators have an identification number issued by the consulate/embassy, which they provide on the translation. A translation done by any other individual, will NOT be accepted. A translation generated using online translation tools or AI tools will also NOT be accepted. Any translation that does not have the seal and identification of the official translator will be rejected. 

Additional note on documents:

1. For applicants admitted for the 2027-28 intake, documents will be required for the calendar year 2025 i.e. 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025. If your country has a different financial year calculation e.g. April to March, please ensure your documents cover the duration of January to December. 
2. It is recommended to prepare the supporting documents well in advance, because translation and legalization can take up to 2 weeks or more in some countries. 
3. All documents are to be submitted online only. No document is to be submitted in hard copy/by post or courier. The original documents must be preserved, in case Bocconi authorities ask for an in-person verification when the student joins the university in September 2027.

What documents will be required?

1. Two documents - the “Funding Application a.y. 2027-28” and the “Information privacy” document (that explains how your information is processed) - will only be available after you get access to the application. Download these documents, print them, and all adult members of the family (18 or above) must sign these documents. These must be hand signatures. Digital signatures will not be accepted. Any household members under 18 are not required to sign these documents. The signatures must match the corresponding identity document to be uploaded in the portal. Identity documents that show the photo, full name, date of birth/age and signature of each signing member, must be uploaded in the portal. The application, the information privacy document, and the identity documents do not need to be translated, legalized or apostilled. 
2. Certificate of family composition (also known as the document of original and de facto family composition) issued by the competent authority for family unit certificates in the student’s country. This document clearly mentions how many individuals live together in the family, and how many of these are dependent (it must either show the age of the members or date of birth). This document can be in the local language and will require legalization and translation.
3. Tax returns of all adult family members. This must be the recent tax return document for Calendar year 2025. The tax return document must show computation of income from all sources. If you live in a country where financial year is April to March, upload 2 consecutive 2 tax return documents.. If an adult family member does not file a tax return for any reason e.g. no income or income below taxable limit, a nil tax return or a confirmation from the Tax Authority (that this individual did not file any tax returns) needs to be presented. This document will require legalization and translation. 
4. A document stating how many financially dependent family members, living in the same household/family unit, are supported by the earning members of that family. Please contact your local tax office or local authorities e.g. a district collector (if you live in India) to procure this document. If the number of financially dependent family members is listed on the tax return document, no separate document is required. This document will require legalisation and translation.
5. Property tax document showing the value of property and tax paid. This document will require legalisation and translation. If none of the earning members own a property, please read point no. 13 below. 
6. Salary statement 12 months) for all earning members, including those who have retired within the last 12 months. This document is required even if the salary information is mentioned in the tax return. For Indian applicants, this information is present in Form 16 (two consecutive years) issued by the employer. This document will require legalisation and translation. 
7. 6 months-bank statements for all earning family members showing all transactions from all banks in which the earning members have an account. This must be legalized and translated. If the total bank statement exceeds 40 pages (per person), only transactions for the first quarter and last quarter of the year must be translated.  
8. 6-months bank statements of all non-earning family members. This document must be legalized and translated. The university might request a 12-months bank statement for any family member - earning or non-earning - at any point during the documents evaluation. 
9. A statement showing all holdings in stocks, mutual funds, deposits - fixed and recurring, and any similar assets, issued by bank or depository institutions, as of 31st December 2025. This statement must show the transactions on all holdings during the year, if any, along with profit or loss through those transactions. This document must be legalized and translated. 
10. Annual statements of insurance policies - life insurance including term insurance, endowment and capitalization, but not health, personal accident or similar insurance - showing the total premiums paid till 31st December 2025. Also include any single premium policies paid on or before 31st December 2025. This document must be legalized and translated. 
11. Statements of all non-bank deposits including post office or similar, as of 31st December 2025. This document must be translated and legalized. 
12. Documents showing all real estate - with construction or merely land -  owned by the earning family members. The document must mention the value (as of 31st December 2025), location and area of the real estate held. If the earning members do not own any real estate, a certificate from the local authority (that keeps a record of real estate ownership) must be provided. This document must be translated and legalized.
13. If none of the earning members own a real estate or home, i.e. the family lives in a rented property, the original rental contract/agreement must be provided. This document must be translated and legalized. 
14. If the earning members own a property abroad, an equivalent document with the indication of value (as of 31st December 2025), location and size must be provided. This document must be legalized and translated. 
15. For any real estate documents, if the local authority does not provide the value (called cadastral value), a certificate from an official surveyor mentioning the value of the property/land as of 31st December 2025 must be provided. If the property was purchased less than five years ago (from 31st December 2025), a cadastral value/surveyor valuation is not required, and instead, the purchase deed will be sufficient. These documents must be translated and legalized. 
16. If the student received any scholarship during school, evidence of the same needs to be provided. Along with this, a form that requires the principal’s signature will be available inside the Bocconi4Access application. The scholarship document must be translated and legalized. 
17. If none of the earning family members are involved in any business (as an owner or stockholder) or as an entrepreneur, they must provide a certificate from the business registration authority of their country stating that these members are not involved in any business, nor listed as owners/directors/controlling stockholders in any business/enterprise in that country. This document must be translated and legalized.
18. If one or more family members are involved in business/entrepreneurial activities, a certificate from the business registration authority is required. This certificate must clearly state number of businesses owned - partially or fully, number of shares owned in each business, company directorship titles, entrepreneurial or freelance professional activities throughout the duration of 1st January 2025 to 31st December 2025. Along with this, the tax returns of the company and complete financial statements must be submitted. If the family member has a sole proprietorship, a designated form available on Bocconi4Access page needs to be printed, signed by the company’s CA and uploaded. All these documents must be legalized and translated.

Additional Information about Bocconi need-based scholarships. 

1. All tuition waivers granted under Bocconi4Access are renewed only if the applicant continues to meet the academic performance requirements. 
2. All Bocconi4Access holders are required to pay the first term deposit each year. Depending on their waiver eligibility, they might receive a partial/complete refund of their deposit. 

Other scholarships available at Bocconi

1. Women award

This is a 100% tuition waiver offered to some female candidates enrolled in one of the following four programs:

1. Management and Computer Science
2. Finance
3. Economics
4. Mathematical and  Computing Sciences for Artificial Intelligence

As a merit-based scholarship, this award may be conferred even on applicants who do not apply for need-based aid.. This award is processed and renewed in the same way as all other Bocconi4Access financial aid. This does not require a separate application.

1. Tuition waiver for students with 66% or higher disability

This is a 100% tuition waiver (ordinary tuition and fees). This requires submission of proper certificate as outlined on this page https://www.unibocconi.it/en/applying-bocconi/bachelor-and-law-programs/funding/tuition-waiver-students-disabilities-equal-or-greater-66-ay-2027-28. This is processed through the Single Application. No separate application required.

1. Bocconi Sport Scholarship

This scholarship includes 60% tuition waiver and 50% discount in accommodation costs (in a Bocconi University residence or affiliated residence). 
This scholarship must be applied separately, between 12 November 2026 and 15 April 2027. 
The list of documents required to apply is on this page https://www.bocconisport.eu/en/news/bocconi-sport-scholarships-20272028.
These are merit scholarships, not first-come, first-served. A single list of scholarship recipients will be published on 15th May 2027. 
This scholarship will also require annual renewal subject to meeting the criteria listed out in the scholarship document. 

1. Bocconi Excellence Award

This is a merit scholarship granted after first year to exceptional academic performers regardless of their aid status in the first year. 
Maximum 15 students receive this scholarship. 
This scholarship grants 100% tuition waiver.

1. ISU Bocconi Scholarship

This is a cash benefit funded by the Lombardy Region and Ministry..
Any international or Italian applicant can apply for ISU scholarship only after submitting the Bocconi4Access scholarship form. 
ISU grant application is applied through the Single Application.
All International applicants who applied in the Early session and received an admission offer,  must submit the ISU grant application between 12th November 2026 and 30th November 2026. 
All Italian candidates who applied in the Early session and received an admission offer must submit the ISU grant application between 11th January 2027 and 22nd January 2027. 
All Winter session applicants must submit the ISU grant application between 15th March 2027 and 5th April 2027.
All Spring session applicants and HEC 3rd round (Italian applicants) must submit the ISU grant application between 27th May 2027 and 4th June 2027. 

For International Early session applicants who intend to apply for ISU Grant before 30 November 2026, please note the process below:

1. ISU Grant application is to be submitted through the same application as Bocconi4Access. 
2. They must submit the Bocconi4Access application before 26th November 2026. 
3. Upon submission of application they will receive an automated confirmation from CAF that the required documentation has been received and that their request for ISEEU Parificato Certificate has been accepted for processing. 
4. They must upload this email in the application section where they are required to upload the ISEEU Parificato Certificate, before 30th November 2026. 
5. Once they receive the ISEEU Parificato Certificate, they must login to the application again and upload the actual certificate before 11th January 2027. 
6. Any candidate who does not submit the Bocconi4Access application cannot apply for the ISU grant for the first year. 
7. ISU Grant results will be declared by the end of October 2027. 
8. The documents submitted for Bocconi4Access application, along with the ISEEU Parificato Certificate, will be used to determine ISU eligibility.

Disclaimer: All this information has been extracted from the official webpages of Bocconi University, verified and published in good faith. Any questions about the documents must be sent directly to the university through this form https://bit.unibocconi.it/hc/en-us/p/212943827889373?language=en. 

M22, Russian
GPA: 27.52/31 (BSc in Business & Econ from an Austrian university, strong grades in statistics and quantitative subjects), Bocconi test: 35.67

CV: 6-month internship at top-tier AM firm, research assistant in economics, and university tutor in statistics/data analytics. Summer school in Finance with honours, Fluent in 3 languages, ex national level athlete.

Do I stand any chance for 1st round MFin? My biggest concern is my GPA, and I am thinking if I will score 40 on Bocconi test, could that compensate? Not sure if I can score higher.

Will be very grateful for your thoughts!

10/10 GPA, 1530 SAT

Hi! So i’ve been scrolling through this subreddit and i saw some comments saying that a guy with respectable profile (1500 SAT and 9.29 gpa it was i think) ranked 1700+ in early session just cuz he was non-EU applicant. I’m a non-EU student applying early session and it really concerned me. Can anyone please let me know if Bocconi actually prioritises EU students over Non-EU. That would be much appreciated

Is there any courses that I have a chance to get into?

I was going through a spreadsheet of last years results of applicants which i found on this subreddit. I found ts there. 1500SAT and a 9.24GPA. Solid stats you might think? YOU THOUGHT WRONG.

A 1785 RANK. NO WAY. ts is genuinely so discouraging. Someone pls tell me this is bs and it was falsely reported for whatever dumb reason, just give me some hope lwk.

With a 9.23 gpa 40.07 bocconi test which programs i can get into

9.67 gpa
36 Bocconi test(1470sat equal)

I was giving the interview and after I recorded the final attempt of the 3rd (last) question, the preview had no audio and only video. I submitted it as I had no other option. The pther 2 questions were recorded properly.

I have raised a ticket. Does anyone have any idea what bocconi does in case of this type of issue?

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Hello, I wanted to know peoples experience as a black american doing a semester abroad at bocconi. I'm curious of peoples experiences before i commit to this. Please talk about either your time in milan or times at school.

If there is anyone looking for accomodation, apartment/residence etc, I’m subletting my dorm room in the campus for spring semester of 2026-2027. Let me know if you are interested.

International; early round

Hello all,

I'm applying for IM programmes and I took the Bocconi test mocks from the website and got 34.5 and 43.5 each.

What is a good score for the IM programmes? (especially the IM Asia ESSEC dual degree and IM CEMS) and how realistic is the mock vs the real test?

9.35 gpa
39.8 bocconi test
1440 sat
I applied
1. Management and computer science
2. Economics
3. Management
4. Management for arts culture and communication
I feel like my stats are a bit incompetent for admissions but I am not sure. I am generally ok with my first 3 choices. Do you guys think I’m in for any?

For British citizens or those who joined Bocconi from a British school system, I'd like to get your perspective on attending Bocconi.

I'm particularly curious about:

1. Whether or not you feel the British system prepared you well for your course
2. Career prospects and how many opportunities are accessible to you speaking only English
3. Do you sometimes wish you chose another university? Or do you feel that Bocconi was a better choice than any UK options outside LSE, UCL, Oxbridge and Imperial.
4. How difficult was it adapting to life in Milan?

Any additional insights would also be much appreciated.

Context: I'm a UK-EU dual national currently studying A level maths, physics and further maths. Also considering applying to SSE, St Gallen, and Esade.

45.2 bocconi test 1530 sats 9.42 gpa