All course applications must be submitted through our Salesforce-based myRBS system. Log in to your myRBS account, or create a new account to begin the application process.
New Students
If you are applying to RBS for the first time, simply enter your name and email address to create an account.
Returning Students
If you have previously applied for or taken an RBS course, applied for a scholarship or fellowship, or given a charitable donation to RBS, myRBS will link your existing record to your account.
Access Your Existing Account
To connect to a pre-existing account from our old system, check the box to reclaim your old account, then enter your name and any email address you might have entered into your old myRBS profile. If no such email address is found, a new, blank account will automatically generate for you; please make sure to fill out email, phone, and address information. RBS staff will then manually match and merge your two user accounts within 48 hours, retaining the new email address you entered as your login. Components of your personal data, such as course history and any past scholarships or fellowships, may not appear in your account right away.
Don’t Have Access to Your Old Email?
If you no longer have access to the email address linked to your old myRBS profile, enter the new email you would like to use for your login and check the box indicating you have a pre-existing account. The system will generate a new account for you and flag it as one that needs to be merged with a pre-existing account. Please make sure to fill out email, phone, and address information so that RBS staff can use it to match and merge your user accounts.
For every subsequent visit, you can enter myRBS via the main login page. Once you’ve logged in, follow the instructions on the myRBS landing page to navigate the site and submit course applications. Or you may view the video tutorial below for a guided walkthrough of the new system. If after watching the video tutorial you still require assistance, please contact the School and a member of the RBS staff will help you.
Crafting Your Application
As part of your course application, you will need to provide information about your education and employment history, as well as an emergency contact. A one-page, single spaced personal statement (uploaded as a .doc or a .pdf file) is also required for each course to which you apply.
Personal Statement
As the primary consideration for faculty when making admissions decisions, your personal statement is the opportunity to explain details distinctive to your life and work that might set you apart from other applicants. RBS faculty member(s) are responsible for reading and evaluating all personal statements from applicants to their courses.
A personal statement is not like a C.V. A good statement is specifically tailored to the strengths of the individual and the demands of the specific course to which you are applying. Please cover the following in your personal statement:
- What is your background? What interests, experience, skills, goals, etc. might make you a strong candidate for the course?
- Why do you need this specific course/how would this specific class help you—and why now?
- What do you bring to this course and the RBS community?
- How will you use/share what you have learned?
- Additionally, please be sure to address any questions listed in the course description for the course(s) to which you are applying. Some courses require additional files, which are detailed in the course description.
You will receive an email confirmation for each application you submit. Each course you apply to requires a separate application and personal statement.
Timelines
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until each course has reached enrollment capacity. For the best chance of being admitted, please apply by the initial deadline as many classes will fill in the first round of admissions decisions.
If your selected course has filled, you still may be added to the waitlist; if the “Apply Now” button is present on a Course Description page, we are still accepting applications for that course. If you have questions about course availability, contact rbsprograms@virginia.edu.
When an admission decision has been made, you will be notified via email. You may keep track of your application status using myRBS.
Confirming Your Attendance
Shortly after admission decisions have been made, you will receive an email notifying you that your admission status has been changed. You must accept or decline admission using your myRBS account.
RBS in-person classes are limited to 12-14 students, and most online classes are limited to 23 students, so many courses will have waitlists. To secure your place in a course, RBS must receive your decision and a non-refundable $250 deposit within two weeks of receiving the notification of course admission.
If, after you have accepted your seat, you are unable to attend, please update your application status using the “Withdraw” button. When declining or withdrawing, please promptly update your status so that RBS staff can admit the next person on the waitlist in a timely fashion. The remaining tuition is due at least one month before the course’s start date.