Updated April 2026 You've submitted your MBA applications. And then – in the weeks between submission and decision – something happens. A promotion comes through. A major deal closes. You reach a meaningful milestone in an extracurricular initiative you've been building. Something that wasn't in your application when you submitted it, and that feels genuinely significant. The instinct that follows is almost universal: should I tell the MBA programs? It's a reasonable question

Updated March 2026 You've gone through the entire MBA application process – school research , GMAT/GRE , essays , interview – and all that's left is the decision. Then it arrives: you've been waitlisted. It's not what you hoped for. But it's not a rejection either. Being waitlisted means the school sees your potential. You're competitive enough to remain in consideration – they just haven't made a final decision yet. The candidates who get off the waitlist are almost always