Reading Time: 4 minutes Name: Siddarth Kashyap Designation: MBA FT’19 student School Name: Georgetown University- McDonough School of Business Date: 20th August 2018 Could you provide a short description of yourself?Georgetown Being in business school has provided me with a second opportunity to experience college life and I am loving every bit of it. I have been using my…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Top 4 Places to Volunteer to Add Value to Your Study Abroad Application Almost any guide that tries to point you in the direction of a successful business school application or even a successful career would strongly suggest that you have extra-curricular volunteering activity on your resume. However, many of them fail to address a…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Name: Prateek Choudhary Designation: Senior Product Manager, Amazon UK School Name: IESE Business School, Barcelona- Graduated in 2015 IESE Business School I’m a PADI certified diver and avid traveler. Although I am still discovering my true passion, in the meantime, I want to start my own business and learn how to ride a horse. Questions:…
Reading Time: 3 minutes While writing your resume, put yourself in the shoes of the application committee (or even a potential employer) – would you enjoy reading a 3-page vortex of activities that barely help you understand the candidate? Your college application resume is supposed to give them a snapshot of all relevant achievements and involvements – think of…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Born and raised in Gurgaon, India, I graduated as an Electronics & Communications Engineer in 2014. Having been brought up in a business-oriented family, I always had an inclination towards starting something of my own. I started working in the real estate sector when I was 21, which helped me gain deep insight into the…
Reading Time: 2 minutes admissions committees admissions committees Here are some general criteria and why they are important to the admission committee. 1.Professionalism The admission committee at a top B-school does not merely look for a person’s profile for what they have achieved, but also the level of maturity and professionalism that they display in their application. Are you…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Name: Stacey Kammerdiener Designation: Senior MBA Recruiting and Admissions Officer School Name: McCombs School of Business (University of Texas at Austin) Could you please provide a short description of yourself? I have worked in admissions for the Texas McCombs Full-Time MBA Program since 2015. I supervise our student ambassador group, oversee campus visits and interviews,…
Reading Time: 3 minutes As millions of aspirants around the globe scramble to get that MBA degree from a prestigious college, it is likely that among these would be a bunch of fresh graduates that are wondering whether they should go for this degree right away, or work and gain professional experience as many suggest. This dilemma is not…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The essay is arguably among the most critical factors that will decide whether or not you are admitted to the business school of your choice. The MBA application essay or the B-School application essay needs to be answered with the prudence that is lost on most people. While writing the essay, applicants make several mistakes…
