Search Results for: london business school (3158 results found) MBA Handicapping: Average GMAT & GPA? Check. What You Need To Bust Into Booth & Kellogg (NEWS) By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 14, 2023 https://youtu.be/xkUKr8jjLzU Andrew is a solid MBA candidate, with a 730 GMAT that is above the class averages for every business school he has targeted. A senior consultant at EY, this 24-year-old professional has worked at both KPMG as an auditor and EY where he is in the technical accounting advisory. He has a 3.5 GPA in… MBA Handicapping: Overcoming Two Strikes: A Low GPA & A Low GMAT (NEWS) By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 14, 2023 https://youtu.be/7W_dmD8hOsQ It is often said that MBA admission officials will blink once but never twice. Bitul may well be asking for the double blink during one of the most competitive MBA admission cycles ever. At Birla Institue of Technology and Science in India, he racked up a 6.15 on a ten-point scale, the equivalent of… Meet the MBA Class of 2022: Nayantara Eashwar, Dartmouth College (Tuck) (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 4, 2020 Nayantara Eashwar Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College “Here to soak in everything I possibly can and have the most fun doing it!” Hometown: Bangalore, India Fun Fact About Yourself: I love food and will try everything once. I once mustered up the courage to try balut while on holiday in the Philippines -… Meet the MBA Class of 2022: Patrick Flood Mauel, University of Chicago (Booth) (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: December 2, 2020 Patrick Flood Mauel University of Chicago, Booth School of Business “Curious, open-minded, resilient, creative, hungry.” Hometown: Houston, TX Fun Fact About Yourself: My first job was operating a mini-donut machine in Northwest Iowa. I have not eaten a mini-donut since. Undergraduate School and Major: Applied Math – Statistics at Harvard University Most Recent Employer and… MBA Handicapping: 720 vs. 740 GMAT: The Difference Can Be HUGE (NEWS) By: Sandy Kreisberg & John A. Byrne | Last Updated: September 14, 2023 https://youtu.be/GV5gv0klBJM Many applicants will see themselves in Zack's profile. He didn't graduate from a prestigious university. He didn't get straight As on his undergraduate transcript. Instead of working at a well-known company, he is employed at a private firm many would never have heard of. And for a white male, his 720 GMAT score will… Consulting Widens Gap In Chicago Booth’s Final 2020 MBA Jobs Report (NEWS) By: Marc Ethier | Last Updated: November 25, 2020 The University of Chicago Booth School of Business has released its final MBA Class of 2020 employment report, and the impact of coronavirus on Boothies' job hunt can be seen in where they found work and for how much. In short, closer to home and for only moderately more money. The overall median base salary… MBA Handicapping: How To Maximize A 320 GRE And 3.4 GPA (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: July 2, 2023 https://youtu.be/X5duSO8FXlo Sam is a U.S. Army Captain who is ready to make the transition to civilian life as a managing consultant. Now an assistant professor teaching leadership in the ROTC program at Washington University, this 30-year-old professional has racked up years in military service, serving in both Germany and South Korea in communications and information… Meet Imperial College’s MBA Class Of 2021 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Imagine London as a word cloud. Chances are, it would include all the landmarks: Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, The Tower of London, and The Underground. People would cite black cabs and double-decker buses, fish and chips with ale, rowboats in Hyde Park, and clippers along the Thames. Don’t forget rain, royals, and pigeons too. Most… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Jayshan Ratnakumar, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Jayshan Ratnakumar Imperial College Business School “I'm creative, resilient and motivated, with a passion to be a force for positive change.” Hometown: London, UK Fun Fact About Yourself: I love to explore my creativity – I play the eastern classical flute, draw and craft and build drones. I’ve also been inside a nuclear submarine! Undergraduate… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Joanne (Xueting) Long, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Joanne (Xueting) Long Imperial College Business School “Curious about everything, especially new technologies.” Hometown: Shenzhen, China Fun Fact About Yourself: I have completed three full marathons. Undergraduate School and Major: Nanjing Normal University, Business and English Most Recent Employer and Job Title: DragonEx, Co-founder & COO Aside from your classmates, what was the key part… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Aoife Considine, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Aoife Considine Imperial College Business School “Irish Chartered Mechanical Engineer with a love of transport systems, ballet, dogs and mashed potato.” Hometown: Sligo, Ireland Fun Fact About Yourself: I have appeared on two engineering-based TV shows including one where I spent a week living in the Mexican mountains with four other engineers I’d never met… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Shannon Wong, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Shannon Wong Imperial College Business School “Typical INTJ who focuses on planning and getting results, bonding with others over ideas.” Hometown: Hong Kong Fun Fact About Yourself: I am a big fan of Kevin Richardson, a wildlife conservationist who has devoted most of his life to saving big cats from canned hunting. I hope that… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Vatshalan Santhirapala, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Vatshalan Santhirapala Imperial College Business School “On a lifelong quest for Ikigai.” Hometown: London, United Kingdom Fun Fact About Yourself: In an alternate reality. I would have been a marine biologist Undergraduate School and Major: Medicine (MBBS BSc) Imperial College London, Master of Public Health (MPH) Harvard University Most Recent Employer and Job Title: Harvard… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Alberta Asafo-Asamoah, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Alberta Asafo-Asamoah Imperial College Business School “An astute problem solver and a ball of energy.” Hometown: Accra, Ghana and London, UK Fun Fact About Yourself: I used to be a choreographer for a dance organisation at Syracuse University. Occasionally, I create dance videos with my family. Undergraduate School and Major: Syracuse University, Double Major: Economics,… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Ronald Johnson II, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Ronald Johnson II Imperial College Business School “I’m a curious adventurer with an affinity for life.” Hometown: Orange County, California Fun Fact About Yourself: My dad was attacked by a Great White Shark and was on Discovery’s Shark Week. Yes he’s fine. Undergraduate School and Major: University of Southern California – BA, Economics Most Recent… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Teniola Esan, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Teniola Esan (Preferred name: Ten) Imperial College Business SchoolImperial College Business School “Goal-oriented, disciplined leader-in-training, seeking to grow and promote sustainable business through wealth management.” Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria Fun Fact About Yourself: At age 15, my brother and I formed a rock band and put out a few songs that became hits and landed us… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Madhav Mahendra, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Madhav Mahendra Imperial College Business School “Finance professional with tenacity for questioning the status quo and a love for DC comics.” Hometown: Calcutta, India Fun Fact About Yourself: A truly peripatetic upbringing, I have lived in 11 different cities across The United Kingdom and India. I also raced motorbikes when I was 18 and once… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Spandan Shah, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Spandan Shah Imperial College Business School “Always on the lookout for an opportunity to make a positive impact on society.” Hometown: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Fun Fact About Yourself: Back in 2006, I studied medicine for three weeks, where I was almost asked to dissect a cadaver and identify sartorius muscles (the longest muscles in the… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Olivia Xu, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Olivia Xu Imperial College Business School “I think I can describe it in two. Dessert Person.” Hometown: Palo Alto, CA Fun Fact About Yourself: I am a fencer, and I used to fence competitively in high school. I have many opinions about the merits of each weapon. (Hint, foil is the superior weapon!) Undergraduate School… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Luke Lindsay, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Luke Lindsay Imperial College Business School “I am a builder. I like to figure things out and keep moving forward.” Hometown: Houston, Texas Fun Fact About Yourself: I was the president of my high school theatre club and a varsity pole-vaulter. Undergraduate School and Major: Santa Clara University, BS Mechanical Engineering major with a Computer… Meet the MBA Class of 2021: Eugenia Sepulveda, Imperial College (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: November 19, 2020 Eugenia Sepulveda Imperial College Business School “Ambitious professional, avid reader and well-being promoter (in the making).” Hometown: Chihuahua, Mexico Fun Fact About Yourself: Even though I practiced ballet for 14 years, I have no rhythm. Undergraduate School and Major: B.A. (Hons) in Communication Science; Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Most Recent Employer and… Meet The MiM Entrepreneurs Of 2020: Jason Burchard (NEWS) By: Matt Symonds | Last Updated: November 17, 2020 Jason Burchard London School of Economics Graduate School and Degree: Masters in Management at the London School of Economics’ Department of Management Hometown: Lubbock, Texas (originally from) / Nashville, Tennessee (currently live in) Fun Fact About Yourself: Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to raise money for an incredible organization and fight in my… Meet The MiM Entrepreneurs Of 2020: Misha Patel (NEWS) By: Matt Symonds | Last Updated: November 24, 2020 Misha Patel Imperial College of Business Hometown: Nairobi, Kenya Fun Fact About Yourself: I am a certified Vinyasa Yoga Teacher Undergraduate School and Major / Degree programme: London School of Economics and Political Science, LLB Bachelor of Laws Describe your biggest accomplishment in your life so far: Co-Founding the Zola Collective and starting an export… Online MBA Programs With The Best Salary Outcomes (NEWS) By: Nathan Allen | Last Updated: September 14, 2023 The online MBA might not be the career-switching degree its full-time residential sibling is, but that doesn't mean virtual MBA students aren't leveraging the program for higher earnings. As part of our 2021 Best Online MBA Programs, we surveyed alumni graduating during the 2019-2020 academic year for nearly all 47 ranked schools. We also asked… The Cost Of NOT Getting An MBA (NEWS) By: Barbara Coward | Last Updated: November 14, 2020 Applicants often dwell on whether getting an MBA is worth the price-tag -- and rightfully so. But it’s also worth contemplating the cost of forgoing the degree. COVID-19 has sent the global economy spiraling into a recession that has affected many of us. During times of financial strife, it’s normal for people to react by… MBA Handicapping: How Asian IB/PE Applicants Should Present Their Story To H/S/W (NEWS) By: John A. Byrne | Last Updated: August 25, 2023 https://youtu.be/t_7EPoD5e8Y Born and raised in China, Bill immigrated to Canada for his education and work experience at the age of 18. Speaking broken English, he knew no one in his new country. But he successfully made that transition, the first of several in his 30 years, earning his degree in finance from the University of… Meet Wharton’s MBA Class Of 2022 (NEWS) By: Jeff Schmitt | Last Updated: April 13, 2023 Win at all cost. Winner takes all. Look out for #1. That’s how some people picture business school. Here, it is the Law of the Jungle and Survival of the Fittest. Dog-eat-dog and kill-or-be-killed. Your classmates are your competitors, so always be on guard. Every large, urban MBA program gets tagged as “cutthroat.” That includes…