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What can you expect from an M7 MBA? Is the competition to get in worth it? As an Indian student in the Kellogg MBA program, Apara got an experience that went way beyond academics. The former McKinsey employee chose to return to McKinsey after completing her MBA. She explains everything that happened before, during and … Read more
What does it take to get into an M7 or magnificent 7 business school? Each year our team at MBA Crystal Ball helps a select few candidates build their profile for GMAT GRE MBA programs and get into the world’s best b-schools. Neel Patil is going to Kellogg this fall. He shares the inspiring story … Read more
Vivek got his undergrad and masters degrees from two premier institutes in Kerala – NIT Calicut and IIM Kozhikode. With those degrees, he had a pretty good run in the corporate world – with 2 Big 4 firms and a startup. But Vivek longed for more! A one-year MBA from Kellogg seemed enticing. It was … Read more
Shortlisting business schools to apply to can be a challenging task. Especially if the choice is between two elite M7 business schools, located in the same region, with each offering the same world-class infrastructure, top-notch faculty and an unparalleled MBA experience, it could be a toss-up between the two. In this article, we’d go on … 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
When you hit a wall, you only need to find the right window of opportunity, to allow the rays of hope and inspiration to enter. We wrote earlier about why anyone would plan for a second MBA after IIM, and also the pros and cons to be aware of. IIM Kozhikode grad, Garimaya Gaur, was … Read more
The Kellogg MBA experience can leave you shaken and stirred! Yajur Taxali shares his experiences as a Kellogg MBA student, what to expect in class (and outside), the recruitment process, the OPT / H1B ordeal and much more. Read on to find out what it means to be an international student in a top MBA … 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
The Kellogg School of Management is known as the first business school in the world to begin interviewing student applicants to assess their leadership potential and suitability. Today, along with GPA and GMAT scores, “fit” is an important element in the admissions process in many b-schools around the world. Here are some other interesting facts … Read more
Rishi Bajaj (name changed) would be soon flying from Singapore to Chicago to join the Kellogg One Year MBA program on a cool $25,000 tuition scholarship. This is the culmination of a long, intense and often frustrating ride he’s been on since 2013. It finally got to a stage where he had offers from not … Read more
Steve Jobs once said that innovation is what distinguishes a leader from a follower. The top business schools have realized that they can hold on to their reputation only if they are continually innovative. This realization has inspired them to spark innovations in their MBA curricula and in the format and delivery of their management … Read more