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Mihika Acharya (name changed) is a freelancer with 9 years IT project management experience, mom to 2 kids and self-admittedly, not very good at standardised tests (MBA after BA: From SBI to IIM – an Indian mother’s inspiring journey). She completed her distance MBA from the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad. After putting … Read more
The GMAT score has been widely used for the MBA application process. However, as we see many more top colleges accepting the GRE score, there has been a steady increase in the number of applicants submitting the GRE score in place of the GMAT. GRE score was previously used for the MS programs; however with … Read more
The most desirable outcome, of an MBA application, is an offer of admission. Well, actually it is an offer of admission with a full scholarship and stipend, but we will stick to minimalism in this context.
Many international applicants who are aware that the chances of getting into good bschools is very low, know the value that a good MBA admissions consulting team can add. The challenge is to find out how to choose the right MBA consultant. All that glitters isn’t gold, discovered Vijay. He found an MBA consulting team … Read more
Parasuram Ramanathan, who already had an MS in Biotechnology from USA wanted to study in Europe. He got admission offers from 4 top business schools in Europe with scholarships from a few.
To nip the brewing suspense in the bud, here is the easy response – Yes! Work Experience is necessary for the good MBA programs. There are many reasons as to why most business schools, abroad, categorically mention the non requirement of any work experience, for MBA applications. However, the reasons have less to do with … Read more
Mannheim Business School is among the top business schools in Germany. Tarun Kaila, a banking and finance industry professional, already had an MBA (PGDM, to be precise) from the Welingkar Institute of Management in Mumbai. He explains why he felt the need for a second MBA from Germany. Starting with the first challenge of preparing … Read more
Sandeep Sharma likes running long distance, writing long articles (and MBA essays!) and planning for the long term. After completing 5 half-marathons, 2 marathons and a 2-year MBA from XLRI, this human resources professional still had enough energy left to contemplate a second MBA from a top-notch international business school (Why a second European MBA … Read more
In the ideal world, if you have decided to do an MBA, you should have complete clarity on the what, when, where and how. But then, we all know that the world is far from ideal. Many MBA aspirants start off from scratch and only have a vague sense on these interrogative words.
Here’s a philosophical question: Consider someone who has cleared all 3 levels of the Chartered Accountancy course (hailed by many as the toughest exam in the world) in the first attempt and done well in the professional world. When such a person fails to get a competitive score on the GMAT, is that a reflection … Read more
Mohit Saggi already had some real good credentials on his resume. On the academic side, he completed his undergrad engineering degree from the National Institute of Technology and his MS in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago) with flying colours. On the professional side, he had worked in product development for Motorola … Read more
The genius Tagore may have hated formal schooling and even chastised the concept of examinations, but for the rest, education has had a pretty rigid framework. You get into school, you go to classes, you appear for examinations and you find religion when it is time for you to see your results. And the more … Read more