You’ll hear many applicants saying they want to use the MBA to broaden their horizon. However, there are a few who want to go back to school to narrow down their horizon. Sahil Chawla, a marine engineer from BITS Pilani, was one of them not too long ago. After a productive and lucrative career in … Read more
Three months! That’s all it took for Priyamvada Joshi, a chemical engineer by qualification, to realise that she didn’t want to continue working in the textile industry. Most professionals in India end up choosing a career, not because they are excited about the field, but because this is what they got based on their entrance … Read more
In an ideal world, or rather in your ideal version of the world as an MBA applicant, you would have a Pulitzer worthy essay, a frame-worthy work and educational background, an enviable extra-curricular record, and an impressive GMAT score well above the 99th percentile over 760 (Does a 760 GMAT score guarantee admission?). All that … Read more
She’s articulate, she’s creative, and self-admittedly she’s not very good at standardised tests. The first two qualities helped Sneha Sadani soar in the world of advertising. The third one wasn’t much of a concern till the Bachelor in Mass Media (BMM) graduate started planning for an international MBA. She was aware that she could not … Read more
Most searching for IIM Calcutta Executive MBA are actually interested in the IIM Calcutta MBA for Executives program. IIMC renamed their one year MBA program from PGPEx to MBAEx. [As we’re compelled to do each time we refer to full-time one-year MBA programs in India, we’ll clarify that this is not an Executive MBA from … Read more
Is Warwick Business School hard to get into? Let’s look at some statistics to understand the question better. Warwick enjoys a pretty respectable position in the latest Financial Times MBA ranking. FT ranks the Warwick MBA in the top 4 in the UK (just after LBS, Cambridge and Oxford), top 10 in Europe and top … Read more
“What are the top masters courses after Bachelor of Arts, in Canada?” several B.A. graduates ask us. An international MBA degree requires several years work of experience. So it’s ruled out when you’ve recently completed your B.A. degree. But there are other masters degrees such as MS, MFin or MiM, that are open to fresh … Read more