MBA application rejected without or after interview
MBA rejection rates at the best MBA colleges in the world are very high – often in the 75%-80% range. It’s a known fact that MBA rejection rates for Indians are higher.
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Columbia Business School MBA Interview with Admissions Team
Columbia Business School offers the opportunity to get an Ivy League MBA degree in Manhattan, New York. If you thought the location makes it suited only for finance jobs, you’d be surprised at the variety of career options it opens up. Read Best Business Schools in New York In the current class, 37% of the … Read more
Rotman School of Management – MBA Admissions Team Interview
The Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto) offers one of the best MBA programs in Canada. It has enjoyed the numero uno ranking for 9 out of 10 years. It accepts 15 years of education i.e. three-year undergraduate degrees from India. If you have been concerned about the tough visa situation in other countries, … Read more
Stanford MBA (full scholarship) vs Harvard Business School: Reliance Dhirubhai Fellowship Winner
While the battle of the giants in the MBA world – Harvard Business School (HBS) and Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) – has raged on for a long time, very few Indians have been in the envious position to have got admits from both. That number shrinks further if you consider Indians who’ve got … Read more
Rice MBA (Jones) Interview with Admissions Team
The Rice MBA program offered by Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business accepted only 105 students in the current class. The average GMAT is 676 and the average work experience is 5.1 years. Students have come from 17 different countries and 37% are women. With a studentto-faculty ratio of 9:1, you can be assured … Read more
HKUST Business School MBA Interview with Admissions Team
If you get into the HKUST Business school, here’s where you’d be working out your brain (left picture above) and your body (right pic). Great way to build the business skills and the stamina needed to take on the challenges of an ever-changing business environment. If you are hoping to get a world-class education in … Read more
INSEAD ILPSE Admissions and Interview
The ILPSE (formerly called ILPSIE) program is among the top programs for professionals seeking an advanced management education. The INSEAD brand gives it credibility and the format gives it the flexibility that experienced professionals are looking for. The ILPSE is meant for senior professionals – 10 years for work experience being the minimum and 12-15 … Read more
GMAT bschools shower scholarships after 4 failed CAT exam attempts
Chances are you’ve taken the CAT exam much before you started thinking about its international brother-from-another-mother – GMAT (GMAT vs CAT). Chances are you’ve taken the CAT exam twice. Rarely will you come across someone as persistent as Mukund (name changed) who made 4 attempts at the CAT exam, and failed despite cracking the 99 … Read more
UCLA MBA Anderson Interview with Associate Director of Admissions
The UCLA MBA offered by the Anderson School of Management is located in Los Angeles, the ideal place for getting an optimal mix of business, creativity and innovation. Its alumni list includes impressive names in leadership positions across a variety of industries. Though Hollywood is just a stone’s throw away, the UCLA MBA offers much … Read more
How to write business school specific MBA essays
One of the most important questions plaguing the minds of MBA applicants in India and abroad is – How do I write business school specific MBA essays? Writing MBA essays is tough. Making them business school specific makes it more difficult. So, many scamper to hunt for advice from MBA forums, current students and MBA … Read more
London Business School MBA after MS in USA
An MBA after engineering is pretty common. How about an MBA after MS? Neerav (name changed) chose to pursue his full-time MBA from the London Business School (LBS) in the UK. He already had a Masters (MS) degree from America. So why go for an MBA after MS? Neerav shares his rationale.
Why regular full-time MBA and not Executive MBA
For many late bloomers (age > 30 years), the question of why a regular, full-time MBA instead of an Executive MBA (EMBA) will most likely pop up. We published another related post – MBA after 30: Am I too old for a full-time bschool degree? In it, we covered a few important questions: Why full-time … Read more