{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog","author_name":"Erika V\u00e4\u00e4t\u00e4inen","author_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/author\/erika\/","title":"Mission Admission: Do I Need to Know Alumni? | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JUmn9b7BsD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mission-admission-do-i-need-to-know-alumni\/\">Mission Admission: Do I Need to Know Alumni?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mission-admission-do-i-need-to-know-alumni\/embed\/#?secret=JUmn9b7BsD\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Mission Admission: Do I Need to Know Alumni?&#8221; &#8212; mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting\" data-secret=\"JUmn9b7BsD\" 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":"Mission Admission is a series of MBA admission tips; a new one is posted each Tuesday. We find that because the overall pool of MBA candidates is so anonymous, many applicants believe that even the tiniest negative difference that exists between them and other candidates could represent a huge disadvantage. For example, an applicant who &hellip; Read&nbsp;More&nbsp;&nbsp;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/square-academic-cap-999418_1280-1-300x200.jpg"}