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Top Eight Reasons to do an MBA

Top Eight Reasons to do an MBA

Are you at a stage in your career where you are clueless as to what the next stage should be? Need a boost but unsure about how to get it? You might not know it yet, but there may be reasons to do an MBA if any of the following problems bother you: 1. You…

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How to Showcase Your Leadership Capabilities to a Business School

Leadership is one of the most sought out traits in b-school applicants. As an aspiring b-schooler, you must demonstrate your leadership capability through the resume, essays or recommendations. In this post, we will list down some of the leadership characteristics that matter. Even if the essay questions do not explicitly ask you write a story…

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Fall is approaching, What are you waiting for?

Have you heard the latest Ellie Goulding song which has the line- What are you waiting for? Well, the similarity between the song and this blog post ends with the following question: if you have already decided that you will apply for an MBA program this year, then what are you waiting for? Now is…

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Interview with Tuck Alum, Sudershan Thirumala

There is no better way of knowing a business school than hearing it directly from an alum. In this info-session, Suds has shared his experiences of the Tuck MBA and given us the complete picture to understand why Tuck is one among the best MBA programs in the world. Enjoy!!

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Class profiles for top Business Schools- Part 2

Last week we had published the class profiles of the top 20 US B-schools. This week we complete that report by posting the second part of the series- the next rung of b-schools.

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Class Profiles for Top B-Schools- Part 1

B-schools applications are just at the turn of the corner! Many of you applicants are making decisions about the b-schools where you will apply. For your convenience, we have compiled the stats of the latest incoming classes for the top B-schools. Viewing them all together will give you a fair chance to compare and decide.…

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Cornell Essay Analysis for 2014-15

Starting this year, Cornell has given you the option of prefilling your education and employment history and with your LinkedIn profile.  The other option of-course is uploading a neatly formatted resume.  A change in the traditional way of doing things, it does reaffirm our belief that in the following years, schools are going to increasingly take…

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Volunteer to make your MBA Application standout

A key element of your MBA application is your ability to showcase a 360 degree vision of your personality. The western world greatly values the holistic development of a person, and a hence volunteering experience is a key differential to your profile. Such fellowships are ideal for  applicants who face the challenge of an over-represented…

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