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
When writing an MBA essay, you want to convince the admission committee that you are an ideal match for their business school. The last thing you want when writing an MBA essay is to leave evaluators wondering about your intended message. If your writing isn’t self-explanatory and you leave the interpretation to the admissions committee, … Read more
An applicant wants to know – What are my MBA admission chances for Harvard [or Oxford, Columbia, ISB, MIT, IIM]? Finds a free online MBA admission chances calculator that spits out a seemingly random answer with no justification. The applicant trusts this data blindly, uses it to select b-schools and lives happily ever after. If … Read more
“I have my flaws. I sing in the shower, sometimes I volunteer too much, occasionally, I’ll hit somebody with my car.” – Michael Scott, Regional Manager, Scranton Branch, Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In two delightfully short sentences, Michael Scott from The Office, with his trademark humor, summed up the contradictions and complexities involved in confronting … Read more
We often get questions about the maximum and minimum age limits for pursuing an MBA. Inspirational phrases like you are never too old or young to try something new are, well, inspirational for sure. But take away the element of perseverance and motivation and all you are left with is a quote. Business schools do … Read more
In the past, we have analyzed what steps you can undertake if you come from management consulting background pre-MBA. If we extend the table from that article, we see this: School % Consultants in class % Finance in class HBS 17% 27% Stanford 19% 20% Wharton 23% 30% Data for class of 2023 | Source: … Read more
For the world outside admiring your career as a management consultant, you’ve already arrived in life. You hobnob with the CxOs, pile on air miles, live in 5-star hotels, have all the bells and whistles such as a TUMI case and more. That can be an outsider’s view of what life as a management consultant … Read more
MBA acceptance rates (check out the top business school selectivity rates) signify the competition you are likely to face in getting admission to an MBA program. Schools that have managed to build a brand worthy of desire and respect get bombarded with thousands of applications. The process to sieve through the candidates and find ones … Read more
Are all MBA candidates equal in the eyes of the MBA admissions committee? Or are there some magic ingredients that open the doors just a wee bit more? The answer is hidden in the latter question. There are indeed some companies whose mere presence on your resume could take you closer to the hallowed grounds. … Read more
The Consortium, or the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, is an association of a few of the top business schools and business organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, backed by a network of students and alumni.
How many things have to happen to you before something occurs to you? ― Robert Frost The importance of work experience in MBA programs is beyond debate. International MBA programs thrive on the richness brought about by the varied job encounters of its students. The curriculum appreciates the peer to peer interaction and knowledge sharing … Read more
If you are an MBA applicant with a family business, you have an ace up your sleeve that you shouldn’t be afraid to use. Some applicants might feel sheepish about mentioning their family business ties, but it is a definite advantage, albeit one that has to be navigated carefully. In this article we will look … Read more