The volume of applications to B-school programs in 2021 was more-or-less on par with 2020, when a three-year downward trend was reversed, according to an annual survey of application trends among nearly 1,000 business schools conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). While no change may not seem like news worth heralding, it demonstrates a sustained reversal that GMAC officials believe is sustainable through 2022.