MBA blog posts – The Big Daddy list

Written by Sameer Kamat

May 2013

• 24 GMAT time management strategy – The two readings rule
• 20 Carlson MBA Minnesota admit with full scholarship
• 16 Average age for MBA in India and abroad (USA)
• 12 Venture Capital Firms in India
• 8 ISB Admission with scholarship in third attempt
• 5 IIMA PGPX, IIMB EPGP, IIMC PGPEX – Shiv scores a hat-trick
• 2 How to get Venture Capital jobs

April 2013

• 28 How to crack GMAT exam questions in time
• 24 Entrance exams report – Achamba The Super MBA
• 20 Venture Capitalist salary range in India & USA
• 17 GMAT Maths Sample Questions on Remainders
• 14 Are entrepreneurs born or made?
• 11 What is Venture Capital?
• 8 Oxford MBA @ Said Business School: A million dollar decision
• 4 Executive MBA in UK @ London Business School – Learn while you earn

March 2013

• 31 GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions: Sample Weaken Practice Question
• 27 University of Cambridge MBA Judge-ment Day
• 23 ISB Hyderabad admission with low GMAT score of 610
• 19 GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions: Assumptions Sample
• 16 IESE Business School MBA in Spain
• 13 GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions: Common Assumption Types
• 10 McKinsey Strategy Consulting to an Investment Banking career
• 7 GMAT Critical Reasoning Questions: Identifying and Checking Assumptions
• 4 Tepper School of Business Carnegie Mellon MBA on your list?
• 1 ISB Admissions Round 1 vs Round 2 deadlines

February 2013

• 26 W.P. Carey with full MBA scholarship & graduate assistantship
• 22 GMAT test day tips for a 700 plus score
• 18 Non cosigner students loans for international MBA
• 14 Nutritionist jobs and dietitian careers in India
• 10 Please come back to India. Your country needs you
• 6 IE Business School Spain MBA admits an Indian entrepreneur
• 2 GMAT Scholarships for Indian students

January 2013

• 29 Clearing the confusion of multiple MBA admits
• 25 Cambridge MBA Judge Business School Interview with Admissions Director
• 21 USA business schools accepting second MBA applicants from India
• 18 INSEAD MBA admissions interview and GMAT experience
• 15 B-school rankings 2013 MBA Crystal Ball
• 12 Manchester Business School MBA gets you closer to London
• 9 Optional Practical Training OPT on F1 Visa in USA
• 6 Why an MBA in Marketing is not the best for online success
• 3 Common MBA application mistakes to avoid

December 2012

• 31 GMAT vs CAT Differences
• 28 Are you really happy?
• 24 GMAT AWA sample essays – Free online rating tool
• 20 Is your online image harming your MBA admission chances?
• 17 MBA Application Deadlines: Do the admission rounds really matter?
• 14 INSEAD MBA grad’s tips on getting management consulting jobs
• 11 Graduate assistantship: Teaching and research assistant jobs
• 8 Women entrepreneurs in India with tech startups
• 5 MBA education loan forgiveness programs for bschool students
• 2 One year MBA in USA

November 2012

• 29 Day in the life of an MBA student | Smeal
• 26 GMAT-based MBA abroad for Indian army officers
• 23 Disruptive Innovation: Creative technologies that redefine business
• 19 MIT Sloan MBA: Admissions Director Interview
• 16 MBA Rankings for the best business schools
• 13 MBA after 30: Am I too old for a full-time bschool degree?
• 10 Best bschools for consultant jobs
• 7 How to make your profile irresistible to the top schools?
• 3 Rotman MBA (Toronto, Canada) beckons Indian students

October 2012

• 31 Sample MBA Essays – 5 Reasons they won’t work for you
• 26 F1 Visa requirements in U.S. for Indian students
• 23 Georgetown MBA (McDonough): Admissions Director Interview
• 20 MBA Dual Degree Programs FAQ
• 17 MBA rejection analysis and feedback after getting a Ding from bschools
• 14 Career Counselling: How to deal with a mid-life career crisis
• 11 Ipseeta’s eccentric GMAT preparation tips for a 760 score
• 8 USA MBA accepting 15 years of education from Indian universities
• 4 Executive MBA vs MBA for Executives – The Big Indian Confusion

September 2012

• 30 Business school forums: Ask current MBA students and Bschool alumni
• 27 ISB YLP Young Leaders Program
• 24 MIT SCM Course (MLOG) – Supply Chain Management, anyone?
• 22 Employee motivation: How NOT to reward teams
• 19 Sample GMAT Question: Probability + Combinations
• 16 GPA calculators for Percentage to GPA conversion: A How to guide
• 14 How to handle GMAT Math questions on Combinations and Probability
• 12 Best consulting firms – Technology, Finance, HR
• 9 MBA entrepreneurs: Why many bschool grads may never launch a startup
• 6 Darden School of Business: Gowthami’s MBA success story
• 4 Best strategy consulting firms | Management Consulting 101

August 2012

• 31 Interview with Vijay Govindarajan: Reverse Innovation (Book)
• 27 W.P. Carey School of Business – Ritika’s story
• 23 Cornell MBA essay tips (Johnson): Book author of your life story
• 19 How to get a perfect 800 GMAT score
• 15 Job interviews: Top 10 tips to keep in mind
• 11 IIMC PGPex for Executives | 1 year MBA at IIM Calcutta
• 7 Pagalguy.com MBA abroad & GMAT FAQ for pagal guys
• 3 NYU Stern MBA – New York University grad turns Entrepreneur in India

July 2012

• 30 ISB Video Tips: Life to me is… | Unusual MBA Essays
• 26 MBA Admissions Consultants: How the best business schools view them
• 22 SP Jain Global MBA (GMBA) – Dubai, Singapore, Sydney calling
• 18 Average GMAT scores: What are the MBA admission chances for Indians?
• 15 Learn German language to access the non-English speaking world
• 12 PaGaLGuY reinvents MBA networking
• 8 NUS Singapore MBA and 4 other admits for Indian IT Engineer Male
• 4 GMAT Maths Data Sufficiency Questions: Systems of Equations
• 1 Why Do An MBA In Europe (UK, France, Spain)?

June 2012

• 27 GMAT Sentence Correction Preparation: Comparison and Parallelism
• 24 Management Consulting 101: Types of consulting
• 20 GMAT Quantitative Section Preparation: Math Overview
• 17 Best Entrepreneurship MBA Resouces and successful alumni startups
• 13 GMAT Sentence Correction (SC): Most Common Modification Errors
• 9 Management Consulting 101: Introduction – What is consulting?
• 5 GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) Tips – Necessary vs Sufficient
• 2 Mays Business School Texas A&M University with scholarship

May 2012

• 29 GMAT Verbal reading vs everyday reading: Reading Comprehension tips
• 26 Best Entrepreneurship MBA Programs in the top business schools
• 22 GMAT Critical Reasoning: How to Tackle Logical Flaws In CR Questions
• 19 Careers in Business Academia: How to get research and academic jobs
• 15 GMAT Preparation: How GMAT Critical Reasoning is structured
• 12 Careers in Business Academia: Research, teaching and consulting jobs
• 8 GMAT Preparation: How to master the Art of Guessing on GMAT Maths
• 4 How to write MBA Essays: The ‘What Has Shaped You’ Essay
• 1 GMAT Preparation tips: Best ways to manage time

April 2012

• 28 MBA in Germany: ESMT
• 24 GMAT scores percentile distribution in MBA admissions
• 21 How to write MBA essays: The Failure Essay
• 18 Interview with MBA Admissions Consultant Paul Bodine
• 15 ‘Why MBA’ Career Goals Essay
• 11 Human Resource Management: HR Jobs and Careers – 2
• 7 Human Resource Management: HR Jobs and Careers – 1
• 4 ISB Hyderabad Reapplicant’s strategy
• 1 Business networking tips: Keeping the relationships warm

March 2012

• 29 MBA essay writing tips for Indian MBA Applicants: Part 5
• 26 Carnegie Mellon Tepper MBA: Interview with Indian entrepreneur
• 23 Teach for India: NGO Education jobs or MBA
• 19 MBA essay writing tips for Indian MBA Applicants: Part 4
• 16 Indian film industry (Bollywood) – Perspectives and outlook
• 13 Notre Dame MBA (Mendoza) and Olin MBA offer full scholarships to 750 GMAT scorer
• 10 MBA essay writing tips for Indian MBA Applicants: Part 3
• 7 Business networking tips: Take the relationship to the next level
• 4 MBA essay writing tips for Indian MBA Applicants: Part 2
• 2 Management Consulting Jobs: 3. How important is the MBA brand?

February 2012

• 28 Family owned business management vs professional companies
• 26 MBA essay writing tips for Indian MBA Applicants: Part 1
• 24 Management Consulting Jobs: 2. Why are consulting careers popular?
• 21 Vanderbilt MBA (Owen) in HR – Human Resource Management
• 17 Management Consulting Jobs: 1. Why consulting?
• 15 Story of an MBA dropout – An IITian goes Beyond The MBA Hype
• 12 Smeal MBA Penn State Full-tuition scholarship plus stipend
• 8 Ivey MBA Canada – Interview with Associate Director of Admissions Jenni Denniston
• 5 UCLA Anderson rejects applicants for unethical MBA essay writing practices
• 1 Simon MBA Rochester admit with scholarship

January 2012

• 29 Choosing a Business School: Is Harvard the best MBA program in the world?
• 25 JD-MBA Program – Kellogg School of Management : Dual degree FAQ
• 22 MBA Essay Tips: Dealing with silly mistakes after submitting applications
• 18 How to network and build relationships for corporate success
• 15 How to write a good resume
• 11 Teaching jobs and education careers in India
• 8 Situational or Behavioral Interviews: What questions can you expect?
• 4 Master in Biotechnology Management at IE (Instituto de Empresa)
• 1 GMAT AWA essay tips

December 2011

• 28 Georgia University Terry MBA – Full scholarship with stipend for Riaz
• 25 Achamba – The Super MBA
• 21 MBA Admission Consultants in India: Is the premium pricing worth it?
• 18 Executive MBA: How I got into Columbia with a 570 GMAT score
• 14 MBA Resume / CV Tips: Are you a one man army?
• 11 High paying Non MBA jobs in the glamour world
• 7 MBA applications: FAQ regarding voluntary career breaks
• 4 Business Plan FAQ: What is it and how to create one?

November 2011

• 30 Indian MBA Applicants more likely to be rejected from top b-schools
• 27 Optional MBA Essays: How to decide if you should use them
• 23 Are MBA jobs in consulting and investment banking coming back?
• 16 MBA Essays: How to write essays within the word limit
• 13 MBA essays: How important is the word count
• 9 Entrepreneurship: Thinking of making money from a franchisee business model?
• 6 IIM Ahmedabad PGPX | MBA for Executives | Placements in private equity
• 2 MBA Essays: 9 pitfalls to avoid while writing bschool essays

October 2011

• 30 Low GMAT score success stories: Never give up
• 26 How not to select business schools: MBA application don’ts
• 23 NUS MBA Singapore – Interview with Alan Chua (Marketing & Admissions)
• 19 Can a high GMAT score compensate for less work experience?
• 16 Don’t neglect your Letters of recommendation for MBA (LoR)
• 12 5 signs that you are not a serious MBA applicant
• 9 Free downloaded GMAT prep material: Best avoided
• 5 Darden MBA – Interview with Associate Director of Admissions Wendy Huber
• 2 Letters of recommendation (LoR): How to choose your MBA recommenders

September 2011

• 28 How to Create an MBA Application Work Plan
• 25 MBA vs Masters in Management: Which is better?
• 21 MBA Admissions consultants – Are the good reviews and feedback authentic?
• 18 GMAT preparation: Why you should not over-focus on your GMAT score
• 14 Searching for a free download of Beyond The MBA Hype?
• 11 MBA cost: How much financing would you need?
• 7 Post-MBA career: Rotational programs and what they offer
• 4 MBA Application Waitlist FAQ: What strategy will you adopt?

August 2011

• 31 ESADE MBA: Barcelona’s top business school
• 28 MBA Essays: No NGO, Non-profit, social work experience?
• 24 Business & Creativity: You could be dull in another era. Not this one.
• 21 Work experience: Why is it important for international MBA applications?
• 17 Indian MBAs going to business schools in Singapore, the UK and Italy!
• 14 McCombs Texas MBA (UT) – Management Consultant Arsh gets a World Bank job
• 10 Investment Banking 101: The Indian Investment Banking Market: Part II (a) – Asset & Structured Finance
• 7 The Economist team shares tips for MBA virtual fairs
• 3 Beyond The MBA Hype – Book Trailer (Pre-release)

July 2011

• 31 Oxford MBA (Said) – How Jaskirat got an Oxbridge brand on his resume
• 27 Investment Banking 101: The Indian Investment Banking Market: Part I
• 24 GMAT preparation tips: How Sawan scored a 770 on the test
• 20 MBA Jobs – How to choose a post-MBA career goal
• 17 IMD Switzerland 1 year MBA: Chronicles of Hari Puttar – 3
• 13 Investment Banking 101: Coverage, Products & Advisory – Part II (b): Products
• 10 6 Tips to overcome GMAT test anxiety
• 6 Entrepreneur & MBA aspirant Shipra’s 5-C Model
• 3 NGO Watch | Social cause: Manual Scavenging

June 2011

• 29 Investment Banking 101: Coverage, Products & Advisory – Part II (a): Products
• 26 Interview with Guy Kawasaki | Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist, Author (Enchantment)
• 22 7 GMAT preparation tips to save time
• 19 IMD Switzerland 1 year MBA: Chronicles of Hari Puttar – 2
• 15 Investment Banking 101: Coverage, Products & Advisory – Part I: Coverage
• 12 International MBA program vs Indian MBA (read ISB Hyderabad)
• 8 5 movies MBA aspirants must watch, which do not feature Rajni Sir | CollegeKumar Chronicles
• 5 Low GMAT score, career break, multiple dings, MS vs MBA: SuperwoMan(ju) flies again
• 1 Investment Banking 101: What is Ibanking?

May 2011

• 29 Clear Admit Interview: Graham Richmond on MBA Admissions
• 25 Tuck MBA: How cool Mukul (with a GMAT score 2 make u drool) got into bschool
• 22 Accepted.com: Linda Abraham talks about bschool selection, MBA essays, interviews
• 18 MBA Admissions Consultants: Have you verified their credibility?
• 15 IMD Switzerland MBA (1 year): Chronicles of Hari Puttar – 1
• 11 GMAT Quantitative Tips: Preparing for data sufficiency questions
• 8 Great Lakes Chennai 1 year MBA (PGPM): Amar gets nostalgic
• 4 ISB Hyderabad Placements: MBA jobs at the Indian School of Business
• 1 GMAT Verbal Tips: Preparing for critical reasoning questions

April 2011

• 27 MBA Admissions Consulting Reviews: Post-worthy Client Testimonial
• 24 MBA Application Tips: Stacy Blackman Interview
• 20 Management Consulting Jobs: Wanna be a strategy consultant?
• 17 GMAT Preparation: Reading Comprehension Tips for difficult passages
• 13 MBA Jobs: Average Salaries and what they mean
• 10 MBA essays: Dealing with layoffs and career breaks in your pre-MBA jobs
• 6 XLRI GMP 1 year MBA: GMAT preparation tips from a 770 GMAT scorer
• 3 MBA Essays: Writing your masterpieces, when should you start?

March 2011

• 30 From GMAT score for ISB Hyderabad to interview: Bodhi’s success story
• 27 GMAT preparation tips that actually make sense | CollegeKumar Chronicles
• 23 Manchester Business School MBA or Indiana Kelley MBA?
• 20 GMAT Coaching and preparation tips that make you go Duh!
• 16 Overseas Jobs Consultants: Weird work experience requirements for counsellors
• 13 GMAT Test Changes: Next Generation GMAT questions for GMAC
• 9 NUS Singapore: Do you have an Asian MBA college on your list?
• 6 Best MBA college with scholarship + job guarantee…& I’d also like fries with it
• 2 IIM Bangalore IIMB EPGP 1 year MBA – Executive Post Graduate Programme

February 2011

• 27 Why MBA: How to stop worrying and start finding your groove
• 23 ISB Hyderabad Blues: Indian School of Business MBA admissions
• 20 UC Irvine MBA (Merage) | Tackling a low GMAT score
• 16 GMAT Coaching: Online GMAT preparation vs conventional class based training
• 13 Why MBA: Why Arvind discarded his MBA plans
• 9 Babson MBA – Why #1 in Entrepreneurship, but low overall ranking?
• 6 Financial Times MBA Ranking 2011: IIMA PGPX and ISB dazzle
• 2 GMAT test preparation and coaching: Namaste Knewton-ji, welcome to India

January 2011

• 29 MIT Sloan Fellows Program: Separating the men from the boys
• 26 Making the most of MBA Tours, Fairs and MBA Kumbh Melas
• 23 GMAT Preparation Tips: How Daljeet scored a 780
• 19 How to improve your MBA profile for top business school admissions
• 16 Kenan Flagler – University of North Carolina (UNC): Pranjali’s MBA application
• 12 Why MBA: Archana’s love story
• 9 10 business schools you’ve got to have on your radar
• 5 MBA Unplugged – Songs from Bollywood for the poetic ones
• 2 We’re looking for a few good guys and gals to be part of our team

December 2010

• 29 Do you want us to publish your MBA application story?
• 26 MBA Scholarships for Indian students
• 22 International MBA Applications: We’re closing our doors for Round 2
• 19 How can you prepare for MBA interviews for free?
• 15 Why you should re-evaluate your Round 2 MBA application strategy
• 12 Should any of these Indian MBA bloggers be on our MBA Stars list?
• 8 International applicants have a hard time getting into b-school
• 5 MBA Career Change: What you need to be aware of
• 1 MCB is now on Alltop.com’s top education blogs list

November 2010

• 28 Level playing field for MBA applicants from India – Part 2
• 24 Level playing field for MBA applicants from India
• 21 Post-MBA Career Goal: Strategy Consulting
• 17 Indian School of Business (ISB) – MBA Application Success Stories
• 14 Free MBA Profile Evaluation – FAQ
• 11 The ‘my-friend-got-into-a-top-MBA-program-so-he-can-help-me-get-in-too’ Myth
• 7 MBA financing options for Indian candidates
• 3 Silent MBA candidate = Oxymoron?

October 2010

• 30 Indian MBA Applicants with little or no work experience
• 28 MBA, Career or Marriage? Welcome to the ugly desi dilemma!
• 25 The Indian CAT and mouse (MBA) story
• 23 Indian MBA Blogs: Are you an MBA Star?
• 21 Has MBA admissions consulting in India come of age?
• 18 Selecting a Business school based on its reputation and strengths
• 15 Unconventional MBA applicant profiles from India
• 12 The ‘Business School Fit’ Factor
• 10 MBA Interview Preparation: Tips and Advice
• 8 How to choose an MBA Admission consultant in India
• 5 GMAT test preparation and coaching in India
• 3 Parents’ role in the MBA decision process
• 1 Indian IT Male/Female MBA Candidates

September 2010

• 29 Ethics in MBA Admissions Consulting
• 27 Post-MBA Goal: Entrepreneurship
• 24 MBA – Hype or Reality?
• 23 Damn peer pressure!