Applying for an MBA with a GMAT/GRE Test Waiver
One of the major changes Covid-19 brought to the MBA application process is that many b-schools waived off the standardized test scores requirement. With the onset of Covid-19 and its associated lockdowns, it became a health hazard across the world for applicants to take the GMAT/GRE at the test centres. While both tests quickly went […]
GMAT and GRE Scores in 2022-23 for top MBA programs
The standardized test scores a.k.a. the GMAT and GRE scores continue to be among the most important criterion for a b-school admit. They are also the reason behind many unfinished applications and unfulfilled dreams every year. Its good for applicants to know where they stand in terms of their test scores, so here we have […]
2020 Online Events at Business schools
Every year, at this time, B-school adcoms are busy making final additions to the latest class, that would join over the Fall term. Adcoms also become active with the next year’s admission cycle, connecting with applicants through tours across the world, campus visits, coffee chats, and online events. This year, though, is different in every […]
GMAT and GRE Scores for top MBA programs
The GMAT and GRE scores are the most important evaluation metric used by business schools to assess applicants. While b-schools have always asked for GMAT scores, the GRE is gaining increasing acceptance among b-schools not just in the USA, but in Canada, Europe and Asia as well. As part of our series to make the […]
Darden MBA Essays 2018-19
Darden has made a few changes to their application this year. They have changed their MBA essays for 2018-19 by replacing their main 500 word essay with smaller essays that cover a larger gamut of the applicant’s profile. Not just this, they have also introduced a new deadline for early applicants: 7th September, 2018. This is […]
Cornell MBA Essays 2018-19
For the 2018-19 Cornell MBA Essays, applicants have to answer the career goals question along with two other questions. GOALS: To the best of your understanding today, please share your short and long term goals by completing the following sentences and answering the enclosed short answer question (250 words maximum): Immediately post-MBA, my goal is […]
Kellogg MBA 2018 Essays
Essays for Kellogg MBA 2018 application have not changed since last year. Both the essays are reflective and require applicants to deeply think through their experiences, what they learned out of them and how they grew as better individuals and professionals. Deadlines: R1 – SEPT 19, 2018 R2 – JAN 9, 2019 R3 – APRIL […]
Chicago Booth MBA Essays 2018
Chicago Booth MBA Essays 2018 are out. Booth has shaken up things a lot this year. Gone are the photographs essays Booth had been using for the past 3 years. Also gone is the iconic powerpoint presentation that came into being before we started MBA Decoder. This year Chicago Booth asks for a Word only essay. Here […]
An Interview with IIMC-PGPEX Alumna and a Successful Author- Part III
IIMC was the inspiration for your first book. Please tell us how? When I came to IIM Calcutta for my MBA, I knew it would be a year of sweat and labor. But what I never imagined was that I would be writing my first book here. A random thought while having dinner at the […]
INSEAD’s ‘50 Years, 50 Women, 50 Ideas’ aims to Celebrate, Build, Enable
Not many of us would have heard of Hélène Ploix or Solange Perret, the first female students to graduate from INSEAD in 1968. Fifty years later, INSEAD is honoring them through a landmark, women diversity initiative, “50 Years, 50 Women, 50 Ideas” by celebrating women who are leading academic excellence and advocating gender diversity. It’s achieving this by promoting ideas […]