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Many MBA applicants assume that being rejected from a top business school means the end of their MBA dreams. In reality, however, some of the most successful MBA students—and later, business leaders—applied multiple times before earning admission.

Debbie Lovich came to Boston Consulting Group (BCG) with a plan: Do great work, find her people, and make partner fast. She accomplished all three. Less than six years after joining the firm, she became the fastest partner promote in BCG’s history.

In this special episode of The mbaMission Podcast, host Harold Simansky and mbaMission founder Jeremy Shinewald celebrate a major milestone—reflecting on standout moments, memorable guests, and the biggest lessons from the podcast’s first 100 episodes.

You might have seen my video on the MBA admissions year that was 2025. To recap, I talked about some of the disruption to the admissions environment that occurred as a result of the Trump administration’s ongoing battle with American universities. We are speculating that application volumes dropped significantly among international applicants in 2025. Just … Read More  

A bucolic college town, a smaller MBA program, a tightly knit community, an alumni network known for really taking care of its own, access to countless outdoor adventures in the surrounding areas (not to mention picturesque views), and a curriculum with a mandatory international component. Are we describing the Darden School at the University of … Read More