School News | Executive Director for MBA Admissions Lindsay Loyd highlights the value of the Pick 6 visual essay: “How 5 Business Schools Are Sensibly Adopting AI.”

Executive Director for MBA Admissions Lindsay Loyd highlights the value of the Pick 6 visual essay: “How 5 Business Schools Are Sensibly Adopting AI.”

— September 8, 2026

Excerpt from AACSB Insights -- “Lindsay Loyd is the executive director of MBA admissions at New York University’s Stern School of Business. She says that a pre-ChatGPT addition to the school’s application process has proven ‘invaluable’ in an AI-powered world.

“‘One of our essays, the very popular Pick 6 visual essay in which applicants share six images that show us who they are as people and what they’ll bring to the Stern community, is relatively AI-proof. Applicants now tell us it’s one of the best parts of our application.’”