As Katherine Mackey and I have written, the focus from a policy perspective should ultimately be on student outcomes, not the inputs to get there.

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Diverse student bodies allow for a more global perspective in the classroom and more emphasis on global business in the curriculum, which is becoming more and more important to prospective employers and applicants.

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What is more effective in my service delivery is to work from an ecological perspective, where I first collaborate with teachers on creating conditions for student social-emotional success, thereby enhancing the classroom and school environment with the goal being to increase student affiliation with and a strong sense of belonging within these positive school environments.

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To assess the impact of these changes, and better understand what MBA admissions are looking for in their applicants, I asked Pete Johnson, former executive director of Admissions for the full-time program at Berkeley-Haas, and now colleague and advisory director at Fortuna Admissions, and vice president of Student Services at Central European University in Budapest for his perspective.

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