In preparation for their business school applications, most people know they must get top-notch GMAT scores, polish their essays, and nail the in-person interview.
But there’s one more area that many applicants actually have control over, but forget to shore up: their recommendations.
“Recommendations are huge,” Stacy Blackman, an MBA admissions consultant with 16 years of experience, told Business Insider. “A lot of people think they can just hand off their recommendations and off you go, but you really need to manage that process – that’s part of management, which…