Understanding the Case Method
The case method is a popular way of teaching at b-schools, though the degree to which they use it can vary. B-schools like Harvard Business School and University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business in the US,Richard Ivey Business School in Canada and IE in Spain are known for their case method pedagogy and use it as their predominant mode […]
MBA in Fall Or Spring intake?
“But I really must join business school this year”. We hear this sentiment from eager b-school applicants every year, after they have missed the deadlines for MBA programs starting in Fall, or have been unsuccessful in their Fall applications. While a Fall intake is prevalent in most business schools, there is a small list of […]
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 […]
Factors to Consider When Selecting Business Schools
We recently wrote a blog on ways to research business schools. But before that, you need to know which factors should you take to account when selecting your perfect list of b-schools. Here are some criteria that can bring method to your research: Job related Factors: 1. Employment opportunities: The main reason why people do […]
How to Research Business Schools for Applying?
If you are just getting started with the MBA application process, this is a question that could be tormenting you like none other. Which b-schools should I apply to? How do I research business schools for MBA applications? If you have trawled any admissions related forums, you would already have picked up buzz words like […]
B-School Location: Research Technology Park
The Research Triangle Park, or The Triangle is the region southeast of USA, which has established itself as a research and development hotbed for hi-tech companies. The region houses more than 170 companies which include technology, biotech, cleantech and pharmaceutical companies. The Triangle has 3 major universities – North Carolina State University, Duke University- home […]
What GMAT Score Should I Have?
“How much GMAT score should I get for XYZ school?” I have heard this question being asked consistently over the past six years, since MBA Decoder came into being. Now that b-schools have started accepting GRE, applicants have added GRE to that same question. For the “cent percent” marks obsessed Indians, the answer could not […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]