The Free Coffee Initiative!

We love coffee!

And we love coffee shops!

And we would love to know more about you!

According to Zomato.com, there are 540+ coffee shops and delis in Delhi – NCR. And yes, we would want to explore them all. So apart from the CCDs, Baristas and Costas, we want to try out those unique coffee shops and those boutique hotel cafes and those exotic tea bars. And, we want to explore them with you.

So search and find a coffee outlet you always wanted to explore and let us know. We shall set up a meeting and have coffee together.

We know there is a lot more to you than just a conventional and conservative CV. We want to tell you about the best suited b-school options for you and the most efficient path to get there. We want to solve your queries about MBA and the career options beyond that.

If you like what we talk about and find worth to it then you are welcome to pay the bill! Don't worry, we will pay otherwise :-P 

Either way, it would be a great place to network and treat our taste-buds J.

So why shy away? Contact Us today!

Why Indians need a higher than average GMAT score?

According to GMAC, the owners of the GMAT exam, a high score of 700 by an Indian or a Chinese candidate carries a percentile value in the range of 83-85. That means that even if an Indian or a Chinese candidate (two of the biggest candidate bodies for the GMAT exam) gets a score of 700, he/she is lagging behind 15% of the other candidates from his/her region.

While on the other side of the pond, a candidate from USA with a score of 660 has a percentile value in the range of 83-85. In other words, a US passport holder’s GMAT score of 660 is comparable to an Indian’s GMAT score of 700.

 

Clearly, the Indians are at a major disadvantage when compared to the Americans. To get the same National Rank (read percentile score), the Indians need a higher GMAT score than the Americans.

In addition to this, the number of applicants from India is also very large, and creates strenuous competition. This often forces the Admissions Committees at top B-Schools to use the GMAT score to differentiate between 2 similar Indian profiles. So, the candidate with a higher GMAT score would sail through, while the other would be dinged.

Most of the candidates only look at the Mean GMAT score of their target B-School, and aim to achieve that particular score. However, for Indians the Target GMAT score should be at least 20 points higher than the Mean GMAT score.

The target GMAT scores for Indian candidates to some of the prominent B-Schools is as below:

Business Schools	Mean GMAT Score	Target GMAT score for Indians
Harvard, Stanford, Wharton	728	750+
Chicago-Booth, MIT-Sloan, Kellogg, Berkley, Columbia, Tuck	716	740+
INSEAD, LBS, Duke, Darden, Ross, Oxford	700	720+
IE, Kenan-Flagler, Tepper, Emory, Kelly-Indiana, McCombs, HEC-Paris	686	700+
ESADE, NUS, Rotman, Queen’s, HKUST	667	690+

Another reason, why Indians should aim for a higher than average GMAT score, is because a higher GMAT score often means a higher probability of getting a scholarship and/or other forms of financial aid from the school.  For B-Schools, a high Mean GMAT Score is a matter of prestige and reputation in the market. That is why certain B-Schools often sweeten the deal for suitable candidates, who can help them increase the school’s Mean GMAT score.

More interesting posts about Indians’ GMAT score requirements to follow soon, keep in touch!

Choose the right B-School even before taking the GMAT….

The GMAT is truly a unique test. Not only because is it a Computer Adaptive Test, but also because it is a test that comes with discount coupons packaged within it.

Normally, if one has to send his/her test score report to a College – which is generally an admission requirement in almost all the major courses – the GMAT guys charge a fee of $28. However, before the test, GMAT allows you to choose upto 5 different College/University programmes to which the GMAT score reports would be send free of cost.

In simple words, the GMAT test gives you the option to save $28 x 5 = $140, every test.

Also, sending GMAT score reports to 5 B-Schools is a great way to get noticed. More often than not, and if you get a good GMAT score, B-Schools such as Olin, University of Denver (Daniels) and others would reach out to you and strongly encourage you to apply for their program. This encouragement may later translate into a high probability of admission and/or benign financial aid.

The broad idea is that if you know which B-Schools you definitely want to apply to, and if you want to impress other B-Schools in the process as well, sending the 5 GMAT score reports is an extremely powerful tool.

Therefore, it is important that you know which programs/Colleges you need to apply to, even before the GMAT exam. Not only it saves your money, but also ensures that your Score Report reaches your target B-School well in time, and that you have one less task in your B-School application checklist.

We help you find Your Personalized B-School Rankings, and help you decide your Top-5 B-Schools. Fill our ‘What’s wrong with my CV form’ and get invited to a Skype or an in-person Coffee Chat with us.

Like always, our services are offered at no cost.

The B-School Admissions Pizza!!!

B-School admissions is like making a 6-slice pizza!  

According to the Admission Officers at UCLA Anderson School of Management these six criteria are used to evaluate an applicant:

1.  Work Experience - Leadership Potential
2.  Essays
3.  Previous Education
4.  GMAT
5.  Recommendations
6.  Interview

One of the things that the Admission Officers at UCLA stress upon is that ALL 6 of the above factors ARE IMPORTANT. Therefore, to getting a successful B-School admit, you need to COMPLETE ALL the 6-Slices of the Pizza.

But, from what we have seen, most of the candidates’ spend a lot of time and energy on the GMAT, and don’t devote the same resources to the other aspects of the B-School admission.

So, most of the times B-School Admission Pizza looks like this.

           or this

            

Or in many cases, just like this……

So don’t focus it all on just 1 area. If you really need to get into your dream B-School what you need is an incredible amount of thought and effort being put in ALL the 6 departments.

So you not only need to know how to crack the GMAT, but also how to highlight your past achievements and leadership potential. You need to know how to present yourself through the essays you write and through your CV you upload.

In fact, your B-School admission decision depends on more on your CV than just your GMAT score. Why? Because, your CV encapsulates 2 of the 6 slices of pizza. Your CV speaks about your Work Experience and your Previous Education. And; just like your job interviewer would do, your CV is the first item that is evaluated by the Admissions Committee.

Send us your CV and lets have a chat!