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Aravindakshan’s journey, from his multiple test attempts to working with an M7 MBA admissions consultant in India, offers a real-world case study to learn how an Indian engineer from a non-feeder college built a competitive M7 MBA application and ultimately earned admission to the Columbia Business School with a $100,000 merit scholarship. He first approached … Read more
Coming from the highly competitive Indian male software engineer demographic, getting a top U.S. business school admit, with substantial funding, takes much more than excellent credentials. In this Q&A, Shubham Singhal shares how he secured top MBA admits with scholarships. He discusses how strategic career decisions, nonprofit leadership, effective application positioning, and persistent networking helped … Read more
Many MBA applicants assume that having stellar GPA and exceptional test scores alone can win you a scholarship, but that’s not all that matters. MBA admissions committees (AdComs) adopt a holistic approach while evaluating applications. Schools would look at a balanced blend of other high-quality elements including your professional and personal achievements, demonstrated leadership, the … Read more
Is pursuing an MBA after 10 years of work experience too late? Many professionals assume that elite business schools prefer applicants with only 4–6 years of experience. While that may be true for some MBA programs, there are plenty of successful applicants with significantly more experience. In this interview, Madhav Bhaskar shares how nearly a … Read more
An MBA is a high-value investment. The estimated average total cost of attending one of the world’s top MBA programs is around $203,000, according to findings from GMAC’s latest Cost of MBA Report. M7/T10 MBA costs can be close to $250K The cost begins to add up even before securing an admit. MBA application fees … Read more
A medical crisis during her Class 12 board exams forced Udisha Pandey to take a two-year academic break. Years later, she became a gold medalist, moved from Infosys to Salesforce, and secured admits from CMU Tepper (with scholarship) and ISB with a 635 GMAT score on the focus edition. In a chat with Manish Gupta … Read more
A major concern for many Indian applicants is whether top global business schools accept a 3-year bachelor’s degree like a BSc, BCom, BBA, BA et al. Well, the answer is yes! Anshool Harkare did just that. Not only did he secure an admit from Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore (ranked no. 12 by Financial Times … Read more
Smruti Sarita Swain’s journey to India’s top 1-year MBA programs is anything but ordinary. From studying at NIT Rourkela and IIT Bombay to working with global aerospace giants like Airbus and Collins Aerospace, she built a strong technical career—only to realize she wanted more. What followed was a high-stakes balancing act: navigating multiple rejections after … Read more
If you’re an engineer from premier Indian institutions like IIT, NIT or BITS, you already come from one of the most academically rigorous and competitive talent pools in the world. On paper, such candidate profiles appear very impressive – strong quantitative training, solid brand credentials and very often, excellent work experience. However, in the world … Read more
Applying to an MBA without GMAT or GRE scores requires careful planning, thoughtful school selection and a compelling career narrative. In this interview, Mandovi shares how she secured admits from six top MBA programs, successfully cracked tech-focused interviews, earned multiple scholarships and ultimately chose the school that was the right fit. Today we have with … Read more
In this M7 MBA consultant review, Atharva Wagle, an Indian applicant admitted to The Wharton School, shares his experience working with MBA Crystal Ball. He covers profile building, essays, interviews, and final admission to an M7 MBA program. The official Wharton MBA website says: “The average student has worked for five or six years between … Read more
Getting into a top MBA program like NYU Stern is competitive enough, but securing a full-ride scholarship worth nearly $200,000 makes it all the more remarkable. In this Q&A, Divy Gulati walks us through his academic choices, career pivots, GMAT preparation strategy, application decisions and the unexpected surprise of receiving a full scholarship from Stern. … Read more