# Isser Gallogly, Associate Dean, MBA Admissions and Program Innovation, underscores the value of the EQ endorsement in assessing MBA applicants

1 School News January 15, 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/2018/01/15/why-eq-matters-in-your-b-school-application/) -- "According to Gallogly, the EQ endorsement has indeed been 'adding a whole new vantage point through which we can assess the applicant. We felt like there was a gap in the kind of information that could be gathered about an applicant,' Gallogly says today (January 12) in an email exchange with Poets&Quants. 'The EQ endorsement is really a character reference from someone who believes in the applicant’s EQ. It’s an additional dimension that a professional recommendation doesn’t provide by its nature. We’ve received EQ endorsements from mentors, lifelong friends, some from the professional arena — they provide an emotional resonance.'"

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