Saloni Agarwal started her application journey with a 595 score on the GMAT. She took the test 4 times before moving on to her applications. She left Futures First to launch her proprietary trading desk, a risky move for sure. And she did really well. The more she grew, the stronger was the need for … Read more
Roma Mishra, an IT professional, applied to the top 3 IIM one year MBA programs – IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA PGPX), IIM Bangalore (IIMB EPGP), IIMC MBAEx) – after a career break, and with a modest GMAT score of 710. She got into two of them, with one (IIMA) offering her scholarship. Check out her journey. … Read more
For decades, having an IIT + IIM combination on the resume has been the gold standard to gain respect in India. And then, the IIT + ISB combo joined the club. But trends and aspirations change over time. While IIT still remains an aspirational brand, many IITians pair it up with an international MBA degree, … Read more
Why do chartered accountants get an MBA? Isn’t the CA qualification good enough? What if you combine a CA with CFA – would that be better? Ananya Wadhwa had both qualifications on her resume (CA + CFA Level 3), but they didn’t seem enough for the career goal she had in mind i.e. getting into … Read more
The option to get an international MBA after CA is becoming popular among professionals who were earlier happy to build their career on their chartered accountancy qualification. Janak Daswani joins the small but growing list of chartered accountants from India who have successfully cracked the international MBA admissions process. In fact, it wouldn’t be wrong … Read more
In the quest for a Top 15 (T15) MBA admit, sometimes the motivation can come from unexpected quarters. Rishika Chatterjee realised this the hard way. But she channelised her unpleasant MBA admission experiences into positive energy and got admits from Duke Fuqua and UVA Darden with scholarships. She completed her Bachelors of Science from St … Read more
Apoorva Bhushan’s resume does not include the typical brands (such IIT, BITS, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Google et al) that many associate with top school admits. So how did she manage to get into so many elite business schools that offered a cumulative scholarship of $250,000? We interviewed her on our YouTube channel. Here’s the transcript. … Read more
What does it take to get into an M7 or magnificent 7 business school? Each year our team at MBA Crystal Ball helps a select few candidates build their profile for GMAT GRE MBA programs and get into the world’s best b-schools. Neel Patil is going to Kellogg this fall. He shares the inspiring story … Read more
What can a professional singer do to compete with the engineers and finance professionals for a seat in a top MBA program? That was the top question troubling Mandira Karmakar. Among the thousands of emails we get each year from hopeful MBA applicants, Mandira’s message came as a breath of fresh air. The architect-turned-singer had … Read more
MBA applicants well-versed with the elite MBA landscape know how tough it is get into an M7 business school. Now consider executive, part-time and weekend MBA programs that are mostly targeted at ‘senior professionals’ – a phrase that indirectly refers to students who’re expected to pay the full tuition. The number and quantum of scholarships … Read more
European business schools offer an interesting combination of high quality education and cultural immersion to international students. Engineer-turned-equity researcher, Rounak Ray, was among those who found the European model of business education attractive. There was one crucial challenge between him and his dream schools – his GMAT scores. He took the classic GMAT and also … Read more
You don’t see too many lawyers going for an MBA after B.A LLB. An M.A LLB has been the de facto masters degree option for legal professionals. But an MBA can provide an excellent platform for lawyers who want to broaden their skillset to take on bigger opportunities within the legal world, or to switch … Read more