There’s a growing concern among MBA applicants about the ever-increasing cost of attending a top MBA program. Over the years, some of the questions candidates have remain unchanged. Do MBA salaries justify the growing tuition costs? What is the RoI of a top MBA from USA? How long will it take to repay the education … Read more
So many schools. So little time… A giant step in the onerous process of MBA application is, in its most basic description, awareness. Picking a list of business schools is like selecting your most desired dishes in a rather humongous buffet. You need the appetite to taste what you want. And, it is you who … Read more
Let’s begin with what’s familiar – MBA. ‘Coz when it comes to an international MBA degree, the significance of a 2-3 year work experience cannot be stressed enough. As an MBA candidate, you are likely to bring in more experience, diversity, knowledge and a bagful of case studies to share with your fellow MBA trainees, … Read more
The UCLA Owners Management Program (OMP) has been designed to be immersive and very hands-on, just the way founders and business owners love to operate. Sameer Kamat (Founder of MBA Crystal Ball) interviewed Keith Groya (Senior Account Director at UCLA Anderson Executive Education) to find out more about the UCLA OMP program – including the … Read more
Ask any international MBA student (or aspirant) about their top concerns about studying in the United States and you’ll find two that pop up frequently. At the pre-MBA stage, it’s financing. During and after the MBA, it’s about (not) having enough time in the U.S. to search for the right job.
The education system, in France, sways to a somewhat different tune than the usual jazz we are used to – namely, high-school, university undergrad, post grad, and so on and whatever.
HEC Paris is a popular business school in France and the class profile is among the most diverse in the world. Sameer Kamat, founder of MBA Crystal Ball, interviewed Sara Vanos – Director of Marketing at the HEC Paris MBA, to find out more.
Creating a resume for an investment banking (IB) job without any experience can be a daunting task. But you don’t need to fret too much: you can ‘bankify‘ your resume so that it sounds interesting to recruiters, despite not having seen the inside of a bank. How do you recreate your resume so that I-Banking … Read more
Everyone knows that student clubs in universities and schools are fun, that they help students pursue their hobbies and interests, and that they bring people together. But is there more to student clubs? And beyond school, do they have a lasting impact, or are they just stress-relievers that make sure you don’t go bust under … Read more
The cost of education is always a rising curve, in the US. With undergraduate degrees averaging between $20k to $50k, per year, depending on the kind of university – Public or Private (Read Public vs Private College Statistics) – and MS costs in the neighborhood of $80k, including living and tuition, you can imagine that … Read more
Among go-getting graduates who strike gold before their silver birthdays, the most successful are probably investment bankers. Many of them make six-figure salaries as early as 22 years in their first year of employment after school.
To say that MBA Rankings are like an annual edition of the Old Testament, etched in stone and blessed by the supreme being, would be an overstatement. So will be the assumption that these annual rankings have no standing in the way students, educators, and even the business schools, themselves, are influenced in their decision … Read more