Ep 57 | The Realities of Being an International MBA Applicant in 2025
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With the constantly evolving sociopolitical news about immigration, Visa policies, and international enrollment restrictions at top American universities, international MBA applicants understandably have a lot of questions about applying to U.S. business schools in 2025. In the latest episode of the mbaMission podcast we invited John Byrne, founder and editor-in-chief of Poets&Quants, to join us for a discussion about the new realities of being an international MBA applicant in 2025.
00:00 Applying to business school as an international applicant
02:56 Current international MBA students
04:53 Is 2025 a good year for international applicants?
07:06 Responses from business schools
10:34 How politics are playing out in MBA classrooms
12:53 Should you consider non-US programs?
15:55 2025-2026 applicants: What to expect
19:19 How should international applicants approach the 2025-2026 season
21:29 Considerations for recent admits
25:29 Do you HAVE to go to Harvard, Stanford, or Wharton?
28:11 Final thoughts for international MBA applicants
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Chapters
1. Applying to business school as an international applicant (00:00:00)
2. Current international MBA students (00:02:56)
3. Is 2025 a good year for international applicants? (00:04:53)
4. Responses from business schools (00:07:06)
5. How politics are playing out in MBA classrooms (00:10:34)
6. Should you consider non-US programs? (00:12:53)
7. 2025-2026 applicants: What to expect (00:15:55)
8. How should international applicants approach the 2025-2026 season (00:19:19)
9. Considerations for recent admits (00:21:29)
10. Do you HAVE to go to Harvard, Stanford, or Wharton? (00:25:29)
11. Final thoughts for international MBA applicants (00:28:11)
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