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The average work experience for ivy league MBA programs is 5 years at matriculation. Which means most applicants apply with 4 years of experience. That puts younger folks with lesser experience at a serious disadvantage. More so at European schools like the London Business School, where the average age and experience is even higher. [read … Read more
Are the ISB Round 3 deadline chances really low? To answer the question, we’ll turn to a little analysis that we had done years back that reveals a phenomenon that repeats every year. Read this analysis: ISB Admissions Round 1 vs Round 2 deadlines. And ISB didn’t even have a round 3 deadline then. Extrapolating … Read more
Higher age, low graduation grades and an over-represented profile can be liabilities while applying to elite bschools. And Avinash Kaparekar put a tick mark on all of them. But that’s not the only challenge he was facing. Getting rejected can take a big toll on the confidence level, while working on MBA applications all over … Read more
MBA applicants sometimes worry that they cannot win admission to top MBA programs because they don’t have the “right background,” like a job at McKinsey or Goldman Sachs, or a degree from a top university, whether an Ivy League college in the US, or an IIT in India. Although MBA programs do admit many students … Read more
In the pursuit of an elite M7 MBA, Yajur Taxali had to face almost every big hurdle – non-feeder profile, average GMAT score in his first attempt, application rejections and waitlists. But he took every setback as an opportunity to learn and become better. His efforts finally paid off. How I got into Kellogg … Read more
Getting into the Indian School of Business (ISB) is no child’s play. Just look at a few numbers to see the school’s impressive haul in the following series of charts. For the purpose of this article, we have taken the hallowed M7 business schools and INSEAD / London Business School (LBS) as the comparison set.
An Executive MBA is a great way to gain new management skills while holding on to your job and salary. However, EMBA programs have a higher experience requirement, specially when it comes to management exposure. [Check out our Executive MBA video to understand more.] IT manager, Kinshuk Verma, had 8 years of experience while applying … Read more
INSEAD is a truly international school with no dominant culture, offering graduate business education in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America. By understanding its international orientation, you can decide whether it is a good fit for you, and work to maximize your chances of admission.
How many things have to happen to you before something occurs to you? ― Robert Frost The importance of work experience in MBA programs is beyond debate. International MBA programs thrive on the richness brought about by the varied job encounters of its students. The curriculum appreciates the peer to peer interaction and knowledge sharing … Read more
When submerged under water, Shouvik Das knows how to hold his breath and not panic. That ability helped him tackle the challenge he describes in this story. MBA applicants, especially those competing in over-represented applicant pools, strive hard to get a GMAT score that’s head and shoulders above their target bschool’s class average. Apart from … Read more
If you are an MBA applicant with a family business, you have an ace up your sleeve that you shouldn’t be afraid to use. Some applicants might feel sheepish about mentioning their family business ties, but it is a definite advantage, albeit one that has to be navigated carefully. In this article we will look … Read more
Why go for an MBA after 8 years experience when you have a good job? A frank and transparent discussion with her supportive boss, helped product manager Manureet take the big step. She walks us through her journey as an applicant first and then as an international student in one of the oldest and most … Read more