After 7 years of work experience, Bratati was at a crossroads in her career. She already had an MBA from IIT and had worked in SCM roles. The two top choices she was mulling over were a second MBA from an international business school versus a specialized masters degree. MIT offers 2 masters degree options ... Read more The post Second MBA from INSEAD with scholarship vs MIT SCM Masters: Indian applicant’s envious dilemma appeared first on MBA Crystal Ball.| MBA Crystal Ball
Raghavendra Polanki had an amazing ride from the startup world to the world’s most coveted company, Google. But his thirst for learning didn’t stop. He was convinced that an MBA would help him fuel his next growth phase. We interviewed him on our YouTube channel. Here’s the transcript. If you prefer watching the original video, ... Read more The post From Google to MIT: How I got into MIT Sloan Fellows MBA after FAANG job appeared first on MBA Crystal Ball.| MBA Crystal Ball
Saloni Agarwal started her application journey with a 595 score on the GMAT. She took the test 4 times before moving on to her applications. She left Futures First to launch her proprietary trading desk, a risky move for sure. And she did really well. The more she grew, the stronger was the need for ... Read more| MBA Crystal Ball
Roma Mishra, an IT professional, applied to the top 3 IIM one year MBA programs – IIM Ahmedabad (IIMA PGPX), IIM Bangalore (IIMB EPGP), IIMC MBAEx) – after a career break, and with a modest GMAT score of 710. She got into two of them, with one (IIMA) offering her scholarship. Check out her journey. ... Read more| 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
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
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
