Top blogs on a range of interesting topics.
Congrats! Now that you’ve got into the school of your dreams (or not), life is set and greener pastures await. Tomorrow, when you’ll wake up, all your dreams will come true – after all, you’ve got the three lettered magic wand – MBA! Or is it? We hope that the above doesn’t capture your state … Read more
The UCLA PGP Pro program was launched in India to help experienced executives get world-class management education from a top ranking business school without leaving their jobs. The program does not require GMAT scores. Here’s Sameer Kamat (Founder of MBA Crystal Ball) in discussion with Keith Groya (Senior Account Director at UCLA Anderson Executive Education) … Read more
A 2016 report by McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) followed up on their previous study, from 2011, observing the impact of analytics – The Age of Analytics: Competing in a Data Driven World. In their study, they found that most organizations and companies have captured only a fraction of the true potential of data and analytics.
We have collected data from all the top MBA Programs, according to Financial Times’ Global MBA Rankings (2021, in this post). The tables represent the nature of the class profile in the programs. These are in no-way indicative of cut-offs or benchmarks.
Stanford MBA student, Mahak Garg, wrote two popular articles on MBA Crystal Ball How I got into Stanford MBA and Columbia from India Stanford GSB and Columbia MBA interview questions with answer tips The avalanche of questions from prospective Stanford MBA aspirants that followed prompted her to write this article.
The domain of business schooling is overflowing with MBA programs requiring some form of work experience. Students, with a prior three to four, or even more, years of office exposure offer a rich environment for peer learning in the current experientially designed curriculum. In the recent years, however, American B-Schools are flirting with the idea … Read more
Nivedita Garg talks about her quest for a second MBA and how she battled challenges in the admissions process, like a career gap and low experience.
Remember our friend, Amit Jathar? If not, read this first: MBA after 35 in Canada with scholarship despite low GMAT score to understand his background, aspirations and priorities in choosing HEC Montreal (not to be confused with HEC Paris).
Piyali Taparia (name changed) got into Wharton (University of Pennsylvania) with only 2 years of experience while applying. The strategy & operations consultant explains what it’s like to be an international student at Wharton. And the little known fact about how Wharton MBA students can get the benefits of STEM programs.
We are all sometimes judged quickly and prematurely. Some of us manage to get top marks while some of us are condemned for eternity. People love to jump to conclusions about others, and you better do well at first pass. There’s even a quote about it, attributed to many great authors and artists, including Oscar … Read more
A major investment decision requires some amount of due diligence to figure out the risks as well as the returns involved, so that you have an idea of what’s in store for you and you have no unpleasant surprises later.
Prof. Veronica Vecchi, Director of Executive Education, speaks to us about SDA Bocconi Asia Center, and the pioneering IEMB program offered there. Read on for more information.