A medical crisis during her Class 12 board exams forced Udisha Pandey to take a two-year academic break. Years later, she became a gold medalist, moved from Infosys to Salesforce, and secured admits from CMU Tepper (with scholarship) and ISB with a 635 GMAT score on the focus edition. In a chat with Manish Gupta … Read more
A major concern for many Indian applicants is whether top global business schools accept a 3-year bachelor’s degree like a BSc, BCom, BBA, BA et al. Well, the answer is yes! Anshool Harkare did just that. Not only did he secure an admit from Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore (ranked no. 12 by Financial Times … Read more
Applying to an MBA without GMAT or GRE scores requires careful planning, thoughtful school selection and a compelling career narrative. In this interview, Mandovi shares how she secured admits from six top MBA programs, successfully cracked tech-focused interviews, earned multiple scholarships and ultimately chose the school that was the right fit. Today we have with … Read more
Getting into a top MBA program like NYU Stern is competitive enough, but securing a full-ride scholarship worth nearly $200,000 makes it all the more remarkable. In this Q&A, Divy Gulati walks us through his academic choices, career pivots, GMAT preparation strategy, application decisions and the unexpected surprise of receiving a full scholarship from Stern. … Read more
Nihitha’s professional journey has taken her places – from Netherlands to Italy to India and more – but her MBA journey was not without its hiccups. She trumped them all to achieve impressive results. She got into 2 IIMs after a Bachelors in Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. This is the transcript of … Read more
The music industry is highly lucrative and insanely competitive. It takes more than musical talent to be successful. Many who are unfamiliar with the industry, underestimate the complexity of launching and successfully running a band. It comes with all the challenges of managing a regular business. Berklee trained Achyuth Jaigopal started ‘When Chai Met Toast’ … 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
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
A top-ranked MBA program in the USA can cost a staggering $200,000, posing a significant challenge for budget-conscious applicants. Business schools recognize that financial support can be a decisive factor in their decision to enrol. Several MBA programs offer scholarships as an incentive to attract applicants with exceptional profiles These scholarships help offset the costs … 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