A double thumbs up to the world rapidly becoming a global village. What better example can you get than stories like these where you could grow up in India, study in the UK and get a job in China! While studying at NIT, Rohit Kumar, probably had no idea that he’d end up studying in … Read more
Mannheim Business School is among the top business schools in Germany. Tarun Kaila, a banking and finance industry professional, already had an MBA (PGDM, to be precise) from the Welingkar Institute of Management in Mumbai. He explains why he felt the need for a second MBA from Germany. Starting with the first challenge of preparing … Read more
Sandeep Sharma likes running long distance, writing long articles (and MBA essays!) and planning for the long term. After completing 5 half-marathons, 2 marathons and a 2-year MBA from XLRI, this human resources professional still had enough energy left to contemplate a second MBA from a top-notch international business school (Why a second European MBA … Read more
Here’s a philosophical question: Consider someone who has cleared all 3 levels of the Chartered Accountancy course (hailed by many as the toughest exam in the world) in the first attempt and done well in the professional world. When such a person fails to get a competitive score on the GMAT, is that a reflection … Read more
Mohit Saggi already had some real good credentials on his resume. On the academic side, he completed his undergrad engineering degree from the National Institute of Technology and his MS in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago) with flying colours. On the professional side, he had worked in product development for Motorola … Read more
The genius Tagore may have hated formal schooling and even chastised the concept of examinations, but for the rest, education has had a pretty rigid framework. You get into school, you go to classes, you appear for examinations and you find religion when it is time for you to see your results. And the more … Read more
Second MBA applicant, Abhinav Gupta, got admits from 3 good schools with varying amounts of MBA scholarships. He took the unusual decision to leave close to $100,000 (~ 65 Lakhs in Indian Rupees) in free money on the table and choose a program where he saw a better fit with his profile and career aspirations. … Read more
Life in the merchant navy isn’t easy. Several months away from home, often in rough weather, battling the forces of nature can take its toll on any professional. Which is why many marine engineers and merchant navy officers choose to leave the field and look for shore jobs are relatively more grounded (MBA admission with … Read more
When you ask most applicants about the top MBA programs in France, apart from INSEAD and HEC Paris, another name that may come up is EDHEC. However, in comparison to the other 2 names, not much is known about the EDHEC. EDHEC MBA student, Dipti Verma (name changed), was offered a 40% MBA scholarship by … Read more
Shirin Bansal doesn’t shy away from expressing his views online. In fact, it is this very trait that got him a job with one of the hottest online startups in India. But there was still a lot going on in his mind due to which he felt it would help to take up formal career … Read more
Differentiation can be a big problem for many MBA applicants from over-represented countries like India. However, being too different from the crowd can actually be a bigger challenge to overcome, as Kashmira (name changed) discovered in her first year of applying independently. She got rejections from 10 business schools. As a freelance marketing professional who … Read more
Khalid Khan shares his experience and approach that helped him get into Saïd Business School (SBS) at the Oxford University – one of the oldest and most universities in the world.