Category: Ask MBA Pundit
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Tackling the Essays II- Seeking the real YOU?
MBA schools tell you to be yourself. But something tells you they actually want Supermen (or superwomen). And you are no Superhuman. Right? Filling in my college-time extracurricular activities was quite easy. But when it came to the post-college activities, I struggled. Naturally this got me thinking: what happened to the Altar boy, the Boy…
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Tackling the Essays I- Step One, Break Your Leg 🙂
If you think the GMAT is tough, you obviously have not met the essays. They are 10 times more difficult. And it’s not just the essays. The entire application form for an MBA, with all the list-your-extracurriculars-since-college stuff, is an arduous task to execute. This is partly because there are NO CORRECT ANSWERS to the…
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9 tips to Getting A Head Start On Your MBA Application
Even though June is very early to start thinking about applying to be part of the MBA Colleges, I’m sure there are many people out there anxiously waiting for the mid-summer release of the new application. While you’re waiting, here are some things that you CAN do right now: 1) Compile your undergraduate and graduate…
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Getting into a Top 10 Business School
I am often asked by business school aspirants about how they can get into a top 10 business school. Here is a summary of the advice I often give people. Is an MBA for me? The very first thing that one needs to do is to figure out why he or she wants to go…
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Debunking Common MBA Admissions Myths (Part 2)
MBA Admissions Myth #2: I will be denied admission because I am too young/old. MBA AdmissionsMyth #3: I will be denied admission because I have too little/much work experience. Since these two are very related, I’m going to discuss them together. While the mean age of first year MBAs is 28, many people are admitted…