In conversation with Darshana Sivakumar, who got an admit to the ISB Young Leaders Programme!   Hi Darshana, first of all congratulations on your admit to the Indian School of Business under the Young Leaders Programme! This programme is only into its second year now, so how did you get to know about it?   […]

Top B-schools that admit through the GMAT decided that to see potential and future leadership, they could look at 3 broad things:       Academic Potential:   1. What are your GMAT Scores – including your split in Quant & Verbal?   2. What is the reputation of your Undergrad school & the course that […]

Highlights of the Access MBA Panel Discussion on “The Competitive Edge: What an MBA means for the Indian market”   CrackVerbal had participated in the Access MBA Tour on 29th Oct, 2014 at the Taj Gateway in Banglore. The Admissions team at Crackverbal, participated in the panel discussion on “Competitive Edge: What an MBA means […]

In a conversation with IIM Lucknow IPMX professor Dr. Anita Goyal about the admissions process, Noida campus, placements and more.     1. What makes the IIM Lucknow IPMX different from other Indian 1 year MBAs? What are the unique aspects/ highlights of the program?   We are the only IIM with an exclusive campus […]

Arun Jagannathan, the Founder & CEO of CrackVerbal has devised a simple test to assess your need for an MBA if you are an entrepreneur by nature. Take the test now and tell us your scores! 🙂     Entrepreneurship – A Rising Trend   In almost every MBA batch of any reputed B-School, one […]

If you are planning an MS abroad, an additional requirement apart from the GRE will be an English Language Test. The most popular ones are the IELTS and TOEFL.   Understand that both TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and the IELTS (International English Language Testing Services) are intended for students planning to […]

Hello and welcome to this session of Wednesday Wisdom. Since the CAT results are out, a lot of students have come and asked me, “I didn’t do as well on CAT, is there anything else that I can do?”.     One thing that I advise to students and that I would be advising to […]

This week’s edition of Wednesday Wisdoms talks about application strategies for the Round1, Round 2 & Round 3 MBA application deadlines.     So one question that we keep getting asked is whether the 1st round, the 2nd round and the 3rd round of the applications – do they really matter?   First let me […]

When it comes to ISB (and more generally MBA) admissions, getting an interview short-list is only the first step. While there is no guaranteed formula to convert an interview call into an admit, there are a few things that are guaranteed to not get you the admit. In this post, I want to elaborate on […]

  This is the month of the year when most of you are thinking, “I have taken the GRE and I have another ten days for the TOEFL. Is it really enough?” You are also asking, “I have prepared for the GRE. Will that help for the TOEFL?”   The TOEFL is an acronym for […]

Duke University’s MBA program at the Fuqua School of Business is consistently ranked among the best in the world, recently coming in the 6th position in Business Week Rankings. Boasting of famous alumni including Apple CEO Tim Cook, it is a fiercely competitive school with average GMAT scores touching 700. We got in touch with Fuqua’s […]

B-school rankings are more than just an annual ritual undertaken by various media groups. If taken with a pinch of salt, B-school rankings can help MBA aspirants, companies and others to assess the reputation and credentials of a B-school in comparison to others. But rankings should not be considered as the sole criteria to judge […]

There has always been a debate on whether a 1-year is better than a 2-year MBA program. In this blog we have touched upon the advantages and disadvantages of both!   There is a wrong perception that 1-year programs are less valuable than 2-year ones. You may be surprised to learn that both of these […]

Profile fitment simply means whether your profile is apt for the B-school(s) you are applying to.    For instance, say you are a 32 year old MBA aspirant with 9+ years of banking experience.   Given your age and work experience,  what would be a good MBA program  for you? The one-year IIMA-PGPX program, where […]