Is an MBA after 30 in India a practical reason to leave a high-paying job and a comfortable life in America? At the age of 33, should one even dream about getting into the famed Indian Institutes of Management? Sai Chaitanya Madiraju’s answer to both the questions is an emphatic ‘Yes’. If you are planning ... Read more| MBA Crystal Ball
Chartered Accountant and Big 4 auditor, Karthik Venkat, was not in a good space when he came to us. His first GMAT score was 560! And after 4 attempts, the highest he could score was 720. In his view, it was a low GMAT score for his target schools. But he wasn’t going back to ... Read more| MBA Crystal Ball
Is your glass half full or half empty? Why not fill it up and eliminate all confusion? That’s exactly what chartered accountant, Jayendra Ruparel, decided to do. With a decade of work experience under his belt, he was happy with his role. But he was also aware that time was running out, if he wanted ... Read more| MBA Crystal Ball
Here’s a philosophical question: Consider someone who has cleared all 3 levels of the Chartered Accountancy course (hailed by many as the toughest exam in the world) in the first attempt and done well in the professional world. When such a person fails to get a competitive score on the GMAT, is that a reflection ... Read more| MBA Crystal Ball
At MBA Crystal Ball, our business school admissions consultants have worked with many chartered accountants (CA) who applied to (and got into) the top business schools in India and abroad. You’ll find some of their success stories towards the end of this post. But we never got down to write the response to a common ... Read more| MBA Crystal Ball
An increasing number of chartered accountants aspiring for an international MBA ask us if their articleship experience will be counted. Read more.| MBA Crystal Ball