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You’ll find many MBA consultant websites that mention that they offer the best consultancy for MBA abroad. More often than not, this claim is less out of arrogance and more from a need to rank on search engines when applicants search for such phrases. Some teams take it to another extreme with separate landing pages … Read more
When you read a title like that, it brings up some questions: Is it easier for women MBA applicants to get into top MBA programs? This is a common perception among Indian applicants, influenced primarily by the MBA class profile data published by business schools. Admission officers of top MBA programs also encourage women applicants … Read more
Since MBA is a postgraduate degree, it is safe to assume that most business schools require applicants to have an undergraduate degree to be eligible. This is particularly true of the top business schools in the United States. For students with business majors or those who pursue a bachelor’s program in business administration, an MBA … Read more
For Indian students interested in an MBA in Spain, this year’s global MBA ranking includes 5 Spanish business schools in the top 100. But is an MBA in Spain good for Indian students? Whether it is worth it or not depends on what you’re looking for. The medium of instruction in top MBA programs is … Read more
Q. Is 720 a good GMAT score? A. It sure is better that 650. But not as good as a 750+ score. That wasn’t very helpful. So let’s tweak the question and make it a little more specific. Q. Is 720 a good GMAT score for IIM or ISB? A. It’s a tad lower than … Read more
IIMs love acronyms. Here’s one that you may have come across – PGPEM – and wondered what it was, and if it was worth it. The full form of PGPEM is Post Graduate Programme in Enterprise Management. Offered by IIM Bangalore, it is an executive MBA for working professionals. It’s been around since 1998 but … Read more
When you pitch product company experience versus service company experience, which is better from an MBA admissions perspective? Will one give you an edge over the other? It’s been our experience that not all roles in the larger technology industry are created equal. In a services firm (think the likes of Cognizant, TCS, Infosys, IBM, … Read more
MBA is competitive. Not just the journey within, but especially the ride into a prestigious business school. As they say, it is competitive because it is highly selective and it is highly selective because it has to stay competitive. Think of it as the snake eating its tail, excuse the gory imagery. It is natural … Read more
Many assume that their chances of getting into top business schools like the Indian Institutes of Management will plummet if they haven’t worked in a private sector company, or if they have a low GPA. That’s not true. The admissions process for one-year MBA programs offered by IIMs follow the same approach adopted by international … Read more
Gender diversity is a significant talking point, especially in the still somewhat skewed statistics of MBA education and the business world that the degree is designed for. Gender parity in graduate management education (or GME) has certainly improved in the past few decades. In a recent 2018 tally surveyed by GMAC, a number of business … Read more
What’s a good GMAT score for M7, ivy league MBA, Top10 programs? The average GMAT score for M7 MBA programs is around 730. That’s just the global average. If you do a little demographic drilling (for countries, industries & roles), this average varies. Underrepresented candidates can get away with low GMAT scores. For Indian applicants, … Read more
There are many affordable MBA admission consultants in India who charge very low fees. And then there are premium players who aren’t competing to be the cheapest in the business. When MBA applicants who’ve seen the charges of cheaper MBA consultants learn about MBA Crystal Ball pricing, the contrast is apparent. How much do MBA … Read more