{"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":"Mission Admission: I Don't Know Any Alumni! | mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ubEdKBf2sY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mission-admission-i-dont-know-any-alumni\/\">Mission Admission: I Don&#8217;t Know Any Alumni!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mbamission.com\/blog\/mission-admission-i-dont-know-any-alumni\/embed\/#?secret=ubEdKBf2sY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Mission Admission: I Don&#8217;t Know Any Alumni!&#8221; &#8212; mbaMission - MBA Admissions Consulting\" data-secret=\"ubEdKBf2sY\" 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 pool of MBA candidates is so anonymous, many applicants believe that any minimal difference that exists between them and their fellow candidates represents a huge disadvantage. For example, a candidate may have no alumni &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}