# Isser Gallogly, Associate Dean, MBA Admissions and Program Innovation, highlights ​why EQ is important in MBA applicants

1 School News July 14, 2018 ![Poets and Quants logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_036687.gif?itok=YuUEYfSP)>

Excerpt from [Poets & Quants](https://poetsandquants.com/2018/07/14/b-schools-prove-even-liberal-arts-majors-can-learn-math/3/) -- "'It’s a brand new idea and a new concept,' NYU Stern’s Isser Gallogly, associate dean of MBA admissions & innovation, explained in an interview with Poets&Quants. 'We are looking for students who are not only capable academically but also capable in leadership, managing teams and having emotional intelligence. So we really asked ourselves what can we do to get more insight into a person’s emotional intelligence into their character.'"

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