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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
We have all heard the tale of a statistician who drowned while crossing a river that was, on average, only three feet deep. That, as they say, is the fallacy of averages.
First question to ask yourself, what do you understand by extracurricular activities? Second, how do you interpret those activities in terms of expectations for your MBA applications?
Here’s a list of the most common leadership essay and interview questions in MBA applications.
British comedian and Monty Python star, John Cleese, has been known to say that he has been married for over forty years…just to different women. And while John may be able to make endless jokes about his past, like in his comic sketches, we are assuming that’s not the approach, you would prefer, to explain … Read more
Dishonesty in the MBA application process isn’t a new phenomenon. Whether it’s exaggeration, lies or plagiarism, applicants across the world have been doing it for years, in the hope that it’ll give them an edge in the race. While the top business schools like UCLA Anderson have been rejecting applicants for unethical MBA essay writing … Read more
For all the talk about business schools increasingly adopting video essays in MBA applications, we are yet to see a definite ‘trend’ on this aspect. Sure, there are more schools now having this than say 5 years back, but the number is still perhaps countable on fingertips. When you consider compare this with the universe … Read more
Business school applications are notoriously complicated. What makes them feel like ancient Chinese torture is the uncertainty of how big of a role is played by each application parameter viz recommendations, essays, GMAT score, GPAs, extracurriculars (Best extracurricular activity for college admissions), work experience or the interview with the holy admission committee. The best estimates … Read more
We have written nearly a dozen or more blogs on various essays that one might encounter in a bschool application; from the all important career goals essay to why MBA essay as well as some quirky ones such as the career failure essays (Read How important are MBA essays).