CHEAT SHEET · BOCCONIPREP.LT
First steps to Bocconi
A cheat sheet for the student who's actually thinking about it.
WHAT IT IS
Private university in Milan, founded 1902. Top 5 in Europe for economics, management, finance. ~14,000 students, ~25% international. 5 English-taught bachelor programmes. Admissions criteria are identical for everyone. Lithuanians get neither extra credit nor extra friction.
WHICH PROGRAMME
BESS · Economic and Social Sciences. BIEM · International Economics and Management. BIEF · International Economics and Finance. BEMACS · Economics, Management and Computer Science. The competitive pool and profile differ for each. Pick by what you want to become, not by which one looks easier.
WHAT YOU NEED
IB grades: 38+ for competitive programmes. Bocconi Test: the main filter. Motivation letter: ~500 words, English. English proof: IB English literature is enough, TOEFL not required.
BOCCONI TEST
50 questions, 75 minutes. Three sections: maths, logic, English. Wrong answers cost you: -0.25. Three sittings per year: September, November, February. First sitting is best, more open seats and less prepared competition. Prep takes at least 3 months. Six is ideal. Real practice only comes from past test papers.
MOTIVATION LETTER
Not a CV. Not a life story. An answer to two questions: why Bocconi, why this programme. Bocconi doesn't care about your character. They care about your logic. 500 words is enough. Two rounds of edits is enough. Three is rewriting, not improving.
WHAT IT COSTS
Tuition: ~€16,000 / year (full price). Scholarship: 50–100% off based on household income. Dorm: €600–900 / month. Food and living: €400–600 / month. With an ISU scholarship and Lithuanian-budget habits, realistically €8,000–12,000 / year. More than VU. Less than LSE. Value, another league.
WHEN TO APPLY
First round: test in September. Second: November. Third: February. The first round matters more than you think. Seats drop fast for each later round. The most competitive programmes often fill after the first.
WHAT NOT TO DO
Pick your programme deliberately. BESS, BIEM, BIEF and BEMACS lead very different careers. Start test prep three months out, not one. In the motivation letter, write about what you want to become, not your life story. Apply to several programmes, not just one. Start today. Time works for you, if you use it.
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