Waitlist Management and What B-schools Require from You
After months of hard work and angst, it’s disheartening to be placed on a waitlist. The silver lining is, that you are still in the reckoning and have some power to sway the decision in your favor. It can be an excruciatingly long wait before you can get admission off the waitlist. But if all […]
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in MBA Applications
Do you keep second-guessing your application for your favourite B-school? Then you are likely suffering from imposter syndrome. For over a decade, we have mentored thousands of MBA aspirants to get into their dream business schools. The one obstacle that stopped the vast majority of them from applying to certain schools, let alone putting in […]
What to do as a Reapplicant?
Building an MBA Application takes months and is excruciating, so it is nerve-wracking if you get dinged and have to redo the process another year as a reapplicant. Applicants fear that the B-schools will no longer be interested in them but, the silver lining is that most B-schools are open to reapplicants, admitting up to […]
Five Ways to Network for B-school Admission
Football legend Pele once said, “No individual can win a game by himself.” In the metaphorical game of MBA applications, your team members are the different people you network with, who play a “behind the scenes” role in making you win in the fiercely competitive MBA application process. Networking does not come naturally to most […]
How to Research B-schools?
Firstly, why research b-schools? Before we invest in something, we do our due diligence. By joining an MBA program, you will invest your time, money and effort into it. And you will make the best out of it only if you find your MBA experience worthy. This “best” can have a different meaning for every […]
B-schools Accepting GMAT/GRE Waivers in 2022-23
You may have to first request for a waiver at some b-schools by filling up a test waiver application. At other b-schools, you can directly submit your application. In both cases you will need to write a short essay on why you qualify for a waiver. Here are the details of what every b-school wants: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]