{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog","author_name":"Jeremy Shinewald","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/author\/jeremy\/","title":"MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: Alumni Get You In! | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0GLbFQvPTA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-alumni-get-you-in\/\">MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: Alumni Get You In!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mba-admissions-myths-destroyed-alumni-get-you-in\/embed\/#?secret=0GLbFQvPTA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;MBA Admissions Myths Destroyed: Alumni Get You In!&#8221; &#8212; mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting\" data-secret=\"0GLbFQvPTA\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"From time to time, we at mbaMission visit admissions officers at the leading business schools, which gives us the opportunity to ask rather frank questions. On one such visit, we pushed an admissions officer on the extent of alumni influence in the admissions process and ultimately received a surprising response: \u201cWe get ten letters each &hellip; Read&nbsp;More&nbsp;&nbsp;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mbam-yoast-fallback-image.png","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":675}