# The new essay question on Stern's full-time MBA application is featured

1 School News June 14, 2012>

Excerpt from [The Economist](http://www.economist.com/whichmba/stern-test) -- "New York University’s Stern Business School is introducing a new essay question for MBA applicants. The school says it is intended to 'assess an applicant’s fit with the Stern mission and mindset about creating value in an environment of increased ambiguity.'"

[Read more](http://www.economist.com/whichmba/stern-test)

Additional coverage appeared in [Bloomberg Businessweek](http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-06-15/b-school-highlights-june-15) and [Poets & Quants](http://poetsandquants.com/2012/06/15/nyu-announces-first-major-change-to-essay-questions-in-six-years/).