Master List of Booth Interview questions
Chicago Booth MBA Interviews are by invitation only. They are conducted by members of the Adcom, second-year students or alumni. Typically, an interview lasts for about 40-50 minutes and they are conducted blind, which means, the interviewer has reviewed your resume, but not the rest of your application. As such, you will have a chance...
An MBA Grad’s journey from Social Sector to Consulting
How does one create social impact? By being on-the ground, living among the beneficiaries and understanding their problems first hand, in order to provide the best solutions. Subham Chirania did just that. An IIT Kanpur graduate, he started his career in the banking sector, but the itch to work upon the societal issues that had...
Five Mistakes you would never want to make in your MBA Resume
By Definition, a resume is a document that communicates your qualifications and sets you up for career success. For MBA applicants, it sets you up for admission success. An MBA Resume is normally the first document read by the admissions team, so it plays a pivotal role in setting the first impression. And, as an...
Often Overlooked Advice While Selecting Business Schools
Every year we talk to hundreds of applicants advising them on questions related to selecting target MBA programs. During these discussions, we hear some confusing statements from almost all applicants. So in this blog, I have put down my 10 years of experience of helping applicants as an MBA admissions consultant to help you in...
Meet Our New Consultant- an INSEAD MBA
Sumeet Surana is an MBA from INSEAD and a two-time entrepreneur with experience in technology startups and finance. Sumeet joined the MBA Decoder team as our new consultant. He is full of valuable feedback that will make every component of your MBA application perfect. During his MBA journey, he applied to the top b-schools in...
Meet our new Consultant- A Stanford GSB MBA
We are delighted to introduce Surendar Singh, a Stanford GSB MBA, who recently joined the MBA Decoder team. Surender, brings his entrepreneurial energy, unending inquisitiveness, and yet a structured approach to application building. He asks a lot of questions that will make you think deeply about every aspect of your application. If you are...
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...
Deferred MBA Programs In USA
Deferred MBA Programs In USA Our last blog ended with a list of b-schools that offer the deferred MBA option. The concept is most prevalent in the USA, so in this second part of the deferred MBA admission series, we will mention the b-schools that offer Deferred MBA programs in USA. Most of these programs...
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