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A foreign MBA doesn’t come cheap, but going to a B-school abroad doesn’t necessarily mean busting the bank and selling your house either. The educational funding ecosystem has evolved by leaps and bounds since the days of standing in lines to get your passbook updated every time you visited the bank. (If you were born after … Read more
Industrialization in the 19th century was the harbinger of the need for leaders who could manage organizations. These professionals could understand the relationship between various specializations and labor forces within a company. So, came business education for managers with the establishment of business schools – Wharton, Haas and Tuck, as far back as the late … Read more
College tuition has more than doubled in the US since 1980s, and there are an estimated 44 million Americans with student debt, with an average debt per graduate of over $17,000. Fortunately for students, both governments and private organizations offer various types of financial aid, such as fellowships, scholarships, and grants. Students also taken on … Read more
It is imperative for every international student in the United States to be aware of their credit score, how it works and why it is so important for their financial life in the short & long term. Below, we share everything you need to understand U.S. credit scores and how you can build and improve … Read more
The internationally mobile student population, holding non-resident visas with the intention of completing a degree abroad, has always been on the rise. In 2017, there were over 5.3 million mobile students meandering the globe to obtain a foreign degree. In 2000, there were about 2 million.
MBA degrees don’t come cheap. Although salary increases and promotions often accrue post-study, tuition fees can soar into six-figures at top business schools. Despite these ostensibly exorbitant costs, the MBA remains a degree with significant quantitative and qualitative benefits that justify the investment – benefits outlined by QS Quacquarelli Symonds in this previous article (The … Read more
The cost of education is always a rising curve, in the US. With undergraduate degrees averaging between $20k to $50k, per year, depending on the kind of university – Public or Private (Read Public vs Private College Statistics) – and MS costs in the neighborhood of $80k, including living and tuition, you can imagine that … Read more
Remember the hustle you put into your international masters applications? Then there was the rush of your time abroad; all those deadlines, assignments, networking events, and recruitment activities. Finally, you can breathe a sigh of relief, right? Well, yes, sort of. It should be the same sort of exhale you made when you received your … Read more
When Farah Chamma (24), an Arabic spoken-word poet from Dubai, was offered a place at Goldsmiths University, London, to study MA in Performance, she wondered how she would fund the money for tuition and other expenses without a scholarship. She turned to the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo for collecting $26,000. Farah collected a substantial amount, over … Read more
Stanford GSB is as elite as they come, in the realm of business education. Topping almost all the ranking charts including Financial Times 2018 Global MBA, US News, Bloomberg Businessweek, and countless more, Stanford GSB has secured its honourable place. It helps that its MBA graduates receive some of the best job placements with the … Read more
Applicants to an MBA / MS program surely have their work cut out for them. Whether it’s about acing the GMAT / GRE or coming up with that perfectly-crafted essay / SOP or following up with recommenders, they have enough on their plate. Coming up with an impressive application would definitely be a priority at … Read more
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg and PepsiCo’s Indra Nooyi may shine a ray of hope for many young girls aspiring to reach for the business stars. However, the reality, at the ground level is still shaky. According to Catalyst, a non-profit organization with a mission to help women achieve workplace inclusion, the share of women, in senior … Read more