Will there be more or fewer applications to business school this Fall?

I'm curious as to whether there will be more or less demand for a top MBA this fall. I could certainly see it going both ways but curious to see what this site thinks or what people have heard from friends / colleagues.

Reasons for more applications:

  • Applications to business schools typically rise in a crisis, and we're certainly in one and will be for at least another year

  • People are prompted to change industries as as result of something they learned / saw over the past few months and see b-school as the best way to do so

Reasons for fewer applications:

  • Cost of an MBA might not be worth it now, especially if schools increasingly rely on the digital and don't subsequently cut tuition costs

  • International student applications will probably be at an all-time low

What other drivers am I missing?

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I agree, but how much of that is impacted by the coronavirus crisis and how much of that decline already existed?

If the T7 came out and said they thought in-person learning was dead and that the entire experience would be digital-only, then there would likely be fewer applications, but barring that, I agree that there will always be a large pool of applicants.

 

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