Tag: student
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Advice to High School Students & Future MBAs On Where to Attend College
Each spring we are inundated with calls from eager high school students about to graduate and their parents, asking “Which school will look best on a future MBA application and offer the greatest chance of being admitted one day?” Much to the chagrin of the students and their parents, there is no definitive answer to…
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Common words/word combinations when applying to foreign universities (here – USA)
Academic adviser: Member of the faculty who helps and advises students on academic matters. He or she may also assist students during the registration process. Academic year: The period of formal academic instruction, usually extending from September to May. Depending on the institution, it may be divided into terms of varying lengths: semesters, trimesters, or…
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Only one test for MBA entrance from 2013
CMAT or the Common Management Admission Test, would be the only test to be conducted for admission to all management institutes approved by AICTE. Only deemed universities and institutions like IIM’s would have the choice of having their own exam. This means that except for CAT, FMS, SNAP and maybe XAT, all other major MBA…
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Return on Investment (ROI): A flawed Concept to measure effectiveness of B-Schools
Ever since I have stepped into the MBA world, right from admission to today as a 2nd year student at IMI, I have always heard that ROI is one of the most used measures that help students to select b-schools. However, is the ROI concept any good or is it even valid? Is ROI a…
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Part Time Jobs – A Necessity
It is undoubtedly true that these days, most school and university students participate in part-time jobs. Although, some people correctly argue that it is time-consuming work which will take the students study time, part-time job has some benefits for the students. Its advantages can be viewed from financial, experimental and psychological aspects. Generally speaking, having…