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A strong MBA application is built long before you start writing essays. In this session, Scott Edinburgh (Founder, Personal MBA Coach) shares 6 practical ways to improve your MBA profile before MBA application season
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Sia Admissions Founder Susan Berishaj is covering this live on YouTube, May 7: how admissions committees actually evaluate goals statements, who is in the room, and why the goals statement most applicants submit wouldn't survive that conversation.- May 07
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Most MBA resumes fail not because of weak experience — but because of how that experience is presented. In this episode, we break down what makes an MBA resume effective, and how to shift from listing responsibilities to demonstrating impact... - May 08
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MBA applications may be down.
I am seeing signs that MBA application volumes are down this cycle. Several schools are offering candidates MBA application deadlines extension and that's just one of the sure signs that the surge in MBA applications we experienced the last two years is reversing.
But that doesn’t mean what you think it means.
One candidate asked on Reddit: “Do we expect MBA admissions rates to go up this year?”
It’s a reasonable question and one we will begin seeing more often as headlines point to softer MBA application volumes.
But here’s the part many candidates get wrong.
Yes, in some segments, applications are down compared to last year. But a dip in volume does not mean top MBA programs are lowering their standards.
What actually happens in years like this is far less dramatic and far more selective.
At the very top, programs don’t “relax the bar.”
They simply admit more of the strongest candidates they already want.
This is why expectations like “it’s getting easier” or “acceptance rates will rise” are usually the wrong takeaway.
The real question isn’t: Are applications up or down?
It’s: How are admissions committees interpreting risk, readiness, and signal strength right now?
I’ll be unpacking this (along with how AI is changing applications and how admissions teams are responding) in a live discussion on January 23.
If you want clarity instead of headlines, and strategy instead of guesswork, this is the conversation to be part of.
👉 Register for the January 23 live discussion: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... lfJJL5lADw
I am seeing signs that MBA application volumes are down this cycle. Several schools are offering candidates MBA application deadlines extension and that's just one of the sure signs that the surge in MBA applications we experienced the last two years is reversing.
But that doesn’t mean what you think it means.
One candidate asked on Reddit: “Do we expect MBA admissions rates to go up this year?”
It’s a reasonable question and one we will begin seeing more often as headlines point to softer MBA application volumes.
But here’s the part many candidates get wrong.
Yes, in some segments, applications are down compared to last year. But a dip in volume does not mean top MBA programs are lowering their standards.
What actually happens in years like this is far less dramatic and far more selective.
At the very top, programs don’t “relax the bar.”
They simply admit more of the strongest candidates they already want.
This is why expectations like “it’s getting easier” or “acceptance rates will rise” are usually the wrong takeaway.
The real question isn’t: Are applications up or down?
It’s: How are admissions committees interpreting risk, readiness, and signal strength right now?
I’ll be unpacking this (along with how AI is changing applications and how admissions teams are responding) in a live discussion on January 23.
If you want clarity instead of headlines, and strategy instead of guesswork, this is the conversation to be part of.
👉 Register for the January 23 live discussion: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/registe ... lfJJL5lADw
