MBA admissions decisions get made behind closed doors, and the three coaches on this panel used to be in that room. Emily Lammers co-led the admissions committee at Berkeley Haas, Kelsey Kephart spent three years on Columbia Business School’s admissions team, and Mike Hochleutner ran Stanford GSB’s admissions office for over a decade.

In 45 minutes, they’ll compare notes on what actually moves an application forward this cycle, where applicants waste time on the wrong details, and how adcom priorities differ by school. Bring a question about your own application or target schools, and expect straight answers rather than a single formula for getting in.