MBA applicants from India with a Marketing job in a startup based in the healthcare industry aren’t many. In fact, considerably lesser than the techies who dominate the competition – in numbers, if not in any other way. That’s a good thing for marketing applicants, as it can help them in the differentiation department. This … Read more
Archana Amaragandhi’s review of Chetan Bhagat’s Half Girlfriend went viral. She is perfectly capable of writing funny and creative posts. This isn’t one of them. The provocative tone may make you wonder if you are reading an MBA success story or something else. There’s anger, frustration and rebellion in it. It’s directed at the patriarchal … Read more
While this Bahubali has more peaks to scale, the way he has battled challenges to reach this position is a story in itself. Amit Jathar, an Indian MBA applicant over 35 with a 650 GMAT score, had plenty of baggage to deal with. Forget the fact that there weren’t many to support him with his … Read more
A career at sea can be very demanding. The most attractive feature that draws mariners at a very young age to the industry is – the attractive tax free salary package. However beyond a certain stage, it’s not so much about the hard-earned crores stashed away in the banks, but about tackling the other problems … Read more
After completing an MBA from one of the top Indian MBA colleges, some start feeling constrained and stagnated by their roles (Profile building for second MBA abroad after an Indian MBA). That’s when the thoughts of getting a second MBA abroad from Harvard, Stanford and Wharton start popping up in the mind. But not all … Read more
With a great deal of significance that Indian MBA applicants seem to attach to their GMAT scores, many don’t bother much about their academic grades (GPA, Percentage) during graduation. Some do, and they are right in doing so, because the admissions officer looking at your essays and recommendations would also be interested in knowing how … Read more
Your seniors (colleagues, friends, college-mates) will confess. In their ‘study abroad’ journey, the international MBA admissions process was among the most agonizing steps. Draining and challenging enough to call for a mini-celebration once the final application has been submitted, without even waiting for the results. Add to that the fact that an average GMAT score … Read more
Before getting into INSEAD Singapore, Nihar Prasad tried for several years to get into good MBA colleges in India and abroad. He got a high percentile in the CAT exam, but the IIMs were still out of reach. Instead of settling for a lower ranked MBA in India, he changed his gameplan to target foreign … Read more
MBA and GMAT forums are filled with GMAT success stories of how Indians cracked the GMAT exam and got into the best MBA abroad universities. What happens to those who have decent profiles but aren’t able to get into the 700+ GMAT club?
Ravi Shah (name changed) has some perspectives for those are looking at ways to be head and shoulders above the rest, in the business world. It includes seemingly crazy-sounding decisions like rejecting a $40,000 scholarship offer from Wharton MBA. For Indian students that’s a lot of money to turn down.
The green lady you see in the background has been trying hard to woo Abinesh. She made multiple offers he couldn’t resist. One was worth $40,000 and another that was over $100,000 (70 lakh rupees) in the form of MBA scholarships to come and attend a leading MBA program, virtually gifting him a free MBA … Read more
Would an MBA in USA make sense when you have twice the amount of work experience? The average pre-MBA experience generally hovers between 4-5 years in American MBA colleges. Though the lure of job opportunities in the U.S. is tough to ignore, most MBA applicants from India who have spent a considerably higher amount of … Read more