The ESADE MBA program figures high on most business school MBA rankings due to the quality of its program, the international class profile and several other unique features.
With an average age of 28.1 and over 6 years of work experience, the 159 ESADE MBA students come from 48 countries. And no, the medium of education isn’t Spanish. It’s English.
[Edit: Though the story that we had here was very inspiring (as you can see from the comments), we are taking out this post on the request of the guest writer.
Reason: There were several personal stories that he is not comfortable sharing on a public forum. We wish him all the best for the future.
So for now we don't have anything on ESADE on our site. Rather than deleting this page completely, we are leaving it as a placeholder.
If anyone else from ESADE wants to share their story here, drop us an email: info at mbacrystalball dot com]
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It was a great ride of ups and downs with roller coasters .. But you sailed upfront in great fashion.. You have inspired me a lot from your journey to MBA .. and hope you will inspire a lot many people in coming days..
Best of luck for your successful MBA!!!
Awesome post , XXXXXXX! It’s delight to read about your journey and I know you how determined you were in this whole MBA app process. Surprised to see that you missed mentioning about Laughter Yoga stuff. Smile in your pic speaks loudly about that.
All the best and have a awesome journey at Barca !
Thanks Sameer for this.
Cheers !
My dear laughter buddy, thank you so much!! Absolutely! I still remember the time when we used to practice laughter yoga. Certainly a stress buster and, I must say, a source of positive energy that apparently transformed me, making me much more healthier, wiser and sensible.
By the way, all the curious janta who want to know about laughter yoga and want to experience its benefits, please feel free to ask – I am a certified laughter yoga teacher
Thank a lot my dear bro’!!
Shubh kaam mein deri kyon?
Why don’t you explain the rationale/science, technique and the benefits of it?
Maybe your ESADE friends will read your response and ask you to start a club for them.
Welcome to ESADE!! GREAT photo btw…
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Hi XXXXXXX,
First of all congratulations!!!
I was very involved by your story.
I am a second year student, it was great to read your story and all the steps you needed to make in order to come to ESADE.
It is a great school, and people are incredibly smart. This is a once in a life time opportunity, and I am sure you are going to live and enjoy every day as you progress in the program.
I am sure that your consistency and dedication will bring you great things in the near future. I really look forward to seeing you around the school.
Good luck in this journey, and welcome to the ESADE family
hi XXXXXXX…first of all many congratulations for your grand success .
wish u all d best for future ..
i had some questions regarding esade admissions …first is a 680 score good enough to apply to esade (considering I belong to Indian applicant pool ) , second , i will be having 3+ work ex. in i.t. by july 2012 ..will that suffice ..third ..is learning spanish a must ?
would be obliged if you could answer that ..
Hi Nikhil,
Thanks a lot for your wishes!
Please find below my answers.
1) Remember that a top business school evaluates a hoslistic profile of the candidate. GMAT score is very important but it is just only a small piece of your application. You will also need to connect with and justify other pieces of your application that includes essays, recommendation letters, academic potential, professional work experience, etc. Well, I think 670 was the mean GMAT score for our batch. I know Indian applicants make it even more competitive but probably 680 is a good enough score to go ahead.
2) Ok, by July 2012 you will have 3+ work exprience but I have no clue about the qualitative side of your work experience. So I won’t be able to comment on this. I just want you to ask and answer for yourself- Why do you think 3+ is an ideal entry point or why 3+ years of work exp is a benchmark that you have set and will make you ready for MBA? Why not more?? or Why not less?? Why MBA at this or at that point of time in your life/career?? You get my point..eh??
3) No, you don’t have to know Spanish before joining the program. It’s just a misconception!
Hope that helps! All the best!!
Please feel free to contact me via email: [edited out]
Thank you Mary!!
Hi Arturo, thank you so much!!
HI XXXXXXX,
I am kousik from India and I got admission from ESADE for SEPT2012 batch; however, I had to defer it to next year for many personal and professional reasons. I know Indian community in any B-School anywhere in the world is very high and it is good to see you writing your story that would definitely help middle class Indians to give it a try. Back in India we think too much on job security and easy career and most of the people get stuck at a certain stage in their lives. Of course MBA is not the ultimate tool to make some magic with your career, but the experience he/she will earn from an International MBA would definitely change the course of anyone’s life. And your story is really very inspiring
As I see some people here are too much focused on GMAT – for them I can tell that GMAT is extremely important but not after a certain level. Unlike Indian school, where first round of filter happens on score, International MBA programs gives equal importance to essays, personal stories, Interview (precise, too the point, and very objective answers with extreme focus and determination)….Another and probably the most important is that whether you are ready for a challenging and bright future. To me MBA interview is much more different than a JOB interview… JOB interview is all about selling yourselves. But MBA interview is all about expressing your desire.. and the people who take your interview is smart enough to catch your lies.. so better be prepared……Extra curricular activities is also another important item to differentiate one’s resume from a strong pool of similar candidate…. family back ground also matters in case you contributed to your family crisis…. any evidence that paints your contributions towards society is also highly valued….. you know what?? to get an MBA, and to enhance resume – you must enroll in all these things and in the end you would end up contributing to a great deal to everyone.. and I think that’s what an International MBA demands from you….
Therefore to me, an International MBA preparation should start right after you graduate your engineering or anything else – if not earlier than that…. just getting a great GMAT and good academic profile throughout wont make it for you unless you are exceptional. They want MIXED VEGETABLE not just CHICKENS
Hi ..
Today i came to know about a one year masters programme in spain Graduate school of management. Its 1 year programme from UAB..
i want to know the credibility
HI XXXXXXX.
your story is really very inspiring.Its a every middle (including mine) class persons story,but very few of them take firm decisions ( more importantly RIGHT DECISIONS! ).It requires lot of courage ! Hats off to you!