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The topic of average GMAT score for ISB Hyderabad (Indian School of Business) gets discussed a lot. We published an article about an MBA applicant who got into ISB with a low GMAT score of 610. This time we consider another aspect of GMAT scores i.e. the limited utility of a high GMAT score. Ritesh … Read more
The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) successfully ventured into the world of GMAT based 1-year programs in India by launching IIMA PGPX (IIM Ahmedabad), IIMB EPGP (IIM Bangalore) & IIMC MBAEx (Formerly PGPEX) (IIM Calcutta). And soon enough the demand for these shorter duration MBA courses shot up. And so did the confusion about Executive … Read more
The University of Oxford has been at the forefront of academics for over eight hundred years. Management education wasn’t on the menu till the Said Business School was established in 1996. Now this 1 year MBA in UK is considered among the best in the world. It has an average GMAT score of 690. At … Read more
If you look at the class profile statistics for ISB Hyderabad, you’ll find an average GMAT score that’s among the highest across all international B-schools. No wonder then that folks get enamoured with that one parameter and put all their energies into getting the highest GMAT score possible. Sudhir Nemani tried twice to crack the … Read more
IESE Business School in Barcelona (Spain) offers a 15-19 month program that has been ranked high consistently by Financial Times, Forbes, BusinessWeek and the Economist. After the first year, students get the opportunity of a corporate internship, summer entrepreneur experience, or a social internship. The IESE Career Services team plays a key role in helping … Read more
Which of these statements would you love to hear yourself say? 1. “I’m a strategy consultant with McKinsey” 2. “I’m an investment banker in Morgan Stanley” 3. “I am attending a top MBA program” What if you were able to say all of these at some point in your career? That’d be pretty cool, right? … Read more
The Tepper school of Business attracts many Indian applicants. ‘Don’t they all?’ you might say. Sure they do, but the Tepper MBA is special, because of Carnegie Mellon University. CMU has been an all time favourite with desi techies who’ve been attending CMU for ages in pursuit of a top MS degree and of course … Read more
MBA re-applicants have a tough ride compared to those who are applying for the first time. After going through the tedious MBA admissions process once and facing rejection, it requires a stronger determination and an unwavering focus on the ultimate goal to shake off the memory of what happened earlier and get back into the … Read more
IE Business School (or Instituto de Empresa Business School if you prefer the original version) in Madrid, Spain offers a 13-month long International MBA (IMBA) in English / Spanish / Bilingual variations. In the recent FT MBA rankings, IE Business School’s MBA was ranked at 3rd in Europe and 8th worldwide. Indian entrepreneur Hitesh Saini … Read more
In our MBA profile evaluation analysis (i.e. MBA MAP), INSEAD MBA ends up as a Stretch or Ambitious school for most. Rather than sugarcoat our findings, we say it like it is. And for those who’ve had the INSEAD MBA program as their top choice, it can be devastating. Till we explain to them what … Read more
The Manchester Business School MBA is a little different from the other UK and Europe based programs. While a majority of the European bschools (with exceptions like the London Business School) offer one year programs, the Manchester Business School MBA duration is longer (18 months). This longer format allows students to take up a 10-week … Read more