After a busy and hectic spring and summer of MBA Admissions, Linda Abraham (CEO, Accepted.com) takes some time to step away from advising her clients and joins me to talk about MBA Admissions. During this interview, we talk about what happened with MBA admissions during COVID-19, the implications of the GMAT moving forward, and some of Linda’s predictions for the upcoming MBA Admissions Cycle for 2020-2021. Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
- 1:54 – Key events since March with MBA admissions as a result of COVID-19
- 4:16 – Linda’s guidance to her clients navigating the application process during COVID-19
- 5:45 – Why some students are applying now instead of waiting for next year
- 7:15 – Is the pool of applicants getting admitted stronger or weaker?
- 10:40 – Potential implications of looking at other evaluations besides the GMAT
- 15:00 – How MBA schools have responded differently toward MBA Admissions during COVID-19
- 16:12 – What will happen with the GMAT next year and beyond?
- 19:10 – HBS’s strategy, and what it means for having a smaller class size
- 23:26 – Waitlist advice for MBA applicants
- 24:41 – Trends for 2020-2021 MBA Admissions cycle
- 26:30 – Challenges for Domestic MBA applicants
- 28:48 – Evaluating opportunity cost to determine if you should apply to MBA programs this fall