MBA Wire Taps 485: Anderson vs Foster. Darden vs Goizueta. Booth vs Stern.

In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the current state of the MBA admissions season. We are continuing to see MBA programs release their final decisions. This upcoming week, MSU / Broad, Yale SOM, USC / Marshall, NYU / Stern, Indiana / Kelley, Washington / Olin and Maryland / Smith are releasing final decisions. MBA programs are also continuing to their next admissions rounds, including USC / Marshall and Washington / Olin. Graham highlighted upcoming Clear Admit events. On May 11, Clear Admit is hosting our in-person admissions event in Atlanta. Most top MBA programs are scheduled to attend. We are also hosting several Application overview events in May, on May 19 and 20, and May 26 and 27. Signups for these events are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events We then discussed the recently published U.S. News & World Report Rankings for 2026. Stanford moved to the top spot, and Wharton now sits at number two. Finally, Graham continued with the Real Humans Alumni series. This week focuses on three alumni from Owen / Amazon, IESE / Kearney and McCombs / Cold Cycle Coffee (own startup). For this week, for the candidate profile review portion of the show, Alex selected three DecisionWire entries: This week’s first MBA admissions candidate is deciding between McCombs, Kelley, Anderson and Foster. They want to be in Washington State or California in the long run. This week’s second MBA applicant is from Ghana and is seeking a career in investment banking. They are choosing between Darden, Goizueta and Owen. This week’s final MBA candidate is from Brazil and is pivoting to investment banking. They are choosing between Booth and Stern. This episode was recorded in Paris, France and Cornwall, England. It was produced and engineered by the fabulous Dennis Crowley in Philadelphia, USA. Thanks to all of you who’ve been joining us and please remember to rate and review this show wherever you listen!