For decades, having an IIT + IIM combination on the resume has been the gold standard to gain respect in India. And then, the IIT + ISB combo joined the club. But trends and aspirations change over time. While IIT still remains an aspirational brand, many IITians pair it up with an international MBA degree, ... Read more The post IIT Delhi grad who got into UCLA MBA with $80,000 scholarship explains why he skipped IIMs & ISB appeared first on MBA Crystal Ball.| MBA Crystal Ball
Why do chartered accountants get an MBA? Isn’t the CA qualification good enough? What if you combine a CA with CFA – would that be better? Ananya Wadhwa had both qualifications on her resume (CA + CFA Level 3), but they didn’t seem enough for the career goal she had in mind i.e. getting into ... Read more| MBA Crystal Ball
The option to get an international MBA after CA is becoming popular among professionals who were earlier happy to build their career on their chartered accountancy qualification. Janak Daswani joins the small but growing list of chartered accountants from India who have successfully cracked the international MBA admissions process. In fact, it wouldn’t be wrong ... Read more| MBA Crystal Ball
In the quest for a Top 15 (T15) MBA admit, sometimes the motivation can come from unexpected quarters. Rishika Chatterjee realised this the hard way. But she channelised her unpleasant MBA admission experiences into positive energy and got admits from Duke Fuqua and UVA Darden with scholarships. She completed her Bachelors of Science from St ... Read more| MBA Crystal Ball
What does it take to get into an M7 or magnificent 7 business school? Each year our team at MBA Crystal Ball helps a select few candidates build their profile for GMAT GRE MBA programs and get into the world’s best b-schools. Neel Patil is going to Kellogg this fall. He shares the inspiring story ... Read more| MBA Crystal Ball
Apoorva Bhushan’s resume does not include the typical brands (such IIT, BITS, McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, Google et al) that many associate with top school admits. So how did she manage to get into so many elite business schools that offered a cumulative scholarship of $250,000? We interviewed her on our YouTube channel. Here’s the transcript. ... Read more| MBA Crystal Ball
