Blog: Archive for the “News” Category

What did the Supreme Court decide on affirmative action? This past Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court barred using race as a factor in college admissions, ending a decades-long struggle wherein successive courts have endeavored to square affirmative action with the Constitution’s guarantee that all races be treated equally. The first test came in 1978, when … Read More  

Stanford, Stanford, Stanford.  Stanford seems to be the only name on anyone’s mind when the topic turns to entrepreneurship. Sure, the school has a long-standing culture of entrepreneurship, dozens of courses on innovation, its “Startup Garage” class and Venture Studio, and a stacked roster of famed practitioners as professors! But guess what? A lot of … Read More  

Did you apply to business school in the 2022–2023 application season and were released from further consideration, otherwise known as “dinged”? If so, we want to help you improve your chances of success in the coming application cycle. Now through May 15, 2023, “dinged” reapplicants have a chance to win an mbaMission “reapplicant strategy” service … Read More  

The GMAT exam is changing. And I do not mean in the computerized adaptive way that informs your score! The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC™) announced this week that major changes are coming to the GMAT exam’s format and structure, likely in later 2023. (The current GMAT is expected to be offered through early 2024.)  … Read More  

As we turn the page on 2022, we at mbaMission are thankful to have been able to continue to help many who have been dislocated by the pandemic—as well as many others—to find acceptances and scholarships in what was certainly a competitive MBA application year. We are proud of the company we keep, maintaining our … Read More