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MBA acceptance rates (check out the top business school selectivity rates) signify the competition you are likely to face in getting admission to an MBA program. Schools that have managed to build a brand worthy of desire and respect get bombarded with thousands of applications. The process to sieve through the candidates and find ones … Read more
Deferred programs have exploded in popularity in recent years. Today there are several deferred MBA programs in USA, India and Europe to choose from, such as Harvard 2+2, Yale Silver Scholars and many others offered by the elite universities. How hard is it to get into a deferred MBA program? What do admission officers look … Read more
Traditionally, finance (and especially investment banking) has captured the cream of the fresh MBA graduate population. As much as even a decade ago, according to what can be perceived from GMAC’s corporate recruiter surveys published each year, consulting and finance shared the most hires with information technology somewhere in the lower mix. But with changing … Read more
The brainchild of two eminent leaders of the business world, ISB is a one of a kind business school. In that, it is not only one of the few Indian b-schools offering a GMAT based MBA program for non-freshers with 3-5 years of work experience. It is also, happily, the only Indian b-school to have … Read more
In an ideal world, or rather in your ideal version of the world as an MBA applicant, you would have a Pulitzer worthy essay, a frame-worthy work and educational background, an enviable extra-curricular record, and an impressive GMAT score well above the 99th percentile over 760 (Does a 760 GMAT score guarantee admission?). All that … Read more
College tuition has more than doubled in the US since 1980s, and there are an estimated 44 million Americans with student debt, with an average debt per graduate of over $17,000. Fortunately for students, both governments and private organizations offer various types of financial aid, such as fellowships, scholarships, and grants. Students also taken on … Read more
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” The Statue of Liberty carries the famous Lazarus’ poem whose lines are quoted above. The sentiment resonates with the millions of immigrants housed in USA, looking for the good life.
In 2011, the UCLA Anderson School of Management rejected 52 applicants for plagiarism, 1 percent of its applicant pool. The next year, Pennsylvania State University’s Smeal College of Business rejected 48 applicants, 10 percent of its pool. These schools used plagiarism-detection software.
GMAT has been traditionally hailed as a uniform scale to measure the quantitative and communicative readiness of a candidate for MBA. The standardized scoring format reduces the need for a more subjective evaluation of an applicant’s analytical skills against her competitors. A GMAT Validity Study Summary Report study conducted by GMAC (1997 to 2004) for … Read more
Why should you opt to study in Singapore for your undergraduate or graduate education? That’s an easy question with several answers: great weather without extremes, top-rated universities, safe and clear environs, English-speakers everywhere, and a flourishing economy that lets you stay back for a rewarding career. Here we try to evaluate Singapore as an educational … Read more
What’s it like to study in Hong Kong as an international student? How does the work permit process work for students in Hong Kong? How difficult is it to get a job in Hong Kong for international students? Arpit Arora is well-qualified to answer these questions. He completed his MBA from the University of Hong … Read more
It is imperative for every international student in the United States to be aware of their credit score, how it works and why it is so important for their financial life in the short & long term. Below, we share everything you need to understand U.S. credit scores and how you can build and improve … Read more