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Do you want to attend an MBA program that puts collaboration and teamwork at the forefront of your experience? If so, UVA Darden School of Business may be a great choice for you.

UVA Darden is known for its case-based and customized learning experience. First-year students are assigned to learning teams that enable them to delve deep into case discussions, strengthen their communication skills, and form strong relationships with their classmates.

Second-year students at UVA Darden use these tools learned in their first year to personalize their academic experiences, targeting specific career goals and skill sets.

If you are looking to apply to UVA Darden’s MBA program during the 2021-2022 application cycle, the upcoming UVA Darden application deadlines are as follows:

Early Action: September 9, 2021
Round 1: October 6, 2021
Round 2: January 5, 2022
Round 3: April 6, 2022

UVA Darden’s 2021-2022 MBA Essays:

Please see our blog for Personal MBA Coach’s advice on how to approach the UVA Darden MBA essays.

About Personal MBA Coach:

Founded by a Wharton MBA and MIT Sloan graduate who sits on the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants Board of Directors, Personal MBA Coach has been guiding clients for 14 years and is consistently ranked #1 or #2, currently holding the #1 ranking in the US on Poets&Quants.

We help clients with all aspects of the MBA application process including early planning, GMAT/GRE/EA tutoring, application strategy, school selection, essay editing and mock interviews. Our team includes a former M7 admissions director and former M7 admissions interviewers.

Last year, our clients earned more than $6M in scholarships!

The University of Michigan Ross School of Business has released its application deadlines and essays for this season. While the school offered four application rounds last year, they are returning to three rounds for the upcoming season.

If you are looking to apply to Michigan Ross’s MBA program during the 2021-2022 application cycle, the upcoming Michigan Ross application deadlines are as follows:

Round 1: September 20, 2021
Round 2: January 10, 2022
Round 3: April 4, 2022

This year, the school is minimizing changes and keeping all essay questions the same. Once again, brevity is particularly crucial due to the number of short answer prompts and length of the career goals essay.

Michigan Ross’s 2021-2022 MBA Essays:

Please see our blog for Personal MBA Coach’s advice on how to approach the Michigan Ross MBA essays.

About Personal MBA Coach:

Founded by a Wharton MBA and MIT Sloan graduate who sits on the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants Board of Directors, Personal MBA Coach has been guiding clients for 14 years and is consistently ranked #1 or #2, currently holding the #1 ranking in the US on Poets&Quants.

We help clients with all aspects of the MBA application process including early planning, GMAT/GRE/EA tutoring, application strategy, school selection, essay editing and mock interviews. Our team includes a former M7 admissions director and former M7 admissions interviewers.

Last year, our clients earned more than $6M in scholarships!

Getting an MBA does not necessarily require taking two years off from work. While the traditional two-year program might be the best fit for many MBA hopefuls, there are an increasing number of alternatives you can consider based on your personal circumstances and goals.

All programs teach the same general curriculum, often by some of the same faculty. However, full-time MBA programs tend to have more students who are looking for a career change and are interested in a more intense program with a heavy networking and social component in addition to the academics. Of course, many part-time MBA graduates also go on to seek new employment and/or change industries completely.

Executive MBA programs tend to cater to students with more and more varied years of experience compared to the traditional 3 to 7 years for most full-time MBA programs.

Wondering if one of these nontraditional options might be right for you? Visit our blog to learn more.

About Personal MBA Coach:

Founded by a Wharton MBA and MIT Sloan graduate who sits on the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants Board of Directors, Personal MBA Coach has been guiding clients for 14 years and is consistently ranked #1 or #2, currently holding the #1 ranking in the US on Poets&Quants.

We help clients with all aspects of the MBA application process including early planning, GMAT/GRE/EA tutoring, application strategy, school selection, essay editing and mock interviews. Our team includes a former M7 admissions director and former M7 admissions interviewers.

Last year, our clients earned more than $6M in scholarships!

Ask any questions or profile evaluation requests to PersonalMBACoach here in this chatroom.

Once again, Kellogg School of Management asks applicants to answer two essay questions. This year, Kellogg is minimizing changes by keeping the same two MBA application essays from the previous cycle and changing only one of the video essays.

However, Kellogg did announce a change that may be welcomed by many MBA hopefuls. Instead of selecting just one program during the application process, applicants can select their top choice and then rank additional programs for which they would like to be considered. This is a victory as we have consulted Kellogg about the importance of allowing candidates to express interest in multiple schools and after a few years, we are happy to see this change has been made.

The 2021-2022 Kellogg MBA application deadlines are as follows:

Round 1: September 15, 2021
Round 2: January 5, 2022
Round 3: April 6, 2022

Kellogg’s 2021-2022 MBA Essays:

Please see our blog for Personal MBA Coach’s advice on how to approach the Kellogg MBA essays.

About Personal MBA Coach:

Founded by a Wharton MBA and MIT Sloan graduate who sits on the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants Board of Directors, Personal MBA Coach has been guiding clients for 14 years and is consistently ranked #1 or #2, currently holding the #1 ranking in the US on Poets&Quants.

We help clients with all aspects of the MBA application process including early planning, GMAT/GRE/EA tutoring, application strategy, school selection, essay editing and mock interviews. Our team includes former M7 admissions directors and former M7 admissions interviewers.

Last year, our clients earned more than $6.5M in scholarships!

It is time to get started on your Columbia Business School application as Columbia MBA essays for class of 2024 business school hopefuls were just released.

The 2021-2022 Columbia Business School MBA application deadlines are as follows:

Early Decision: October 6, 2021
Merit Fellowship: January 5, 2022
Regular Decision: April 8, 2022

Columbia Business School’s 2021-2022 MBA Essays:

The Columbia Business School essays changed slightly for 2021-2022 applications.

So, what is new? Essay 1 remains unchanged while candidates have a choice for essays 2 and 3.
While the Columbia Business School application itself is not yet open, candidates should begin their essays ASAP. Given Columbia Business School’s rolling admissions, getting an early start is particularly crucial.

Please see our blog for Personal MBA Coach’s advice on how to approach the Columbia Business School MBA essays.

About Personal MBA Coach:

Founded by a Wharton MBA and MIT Sloan graduate who sits on the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants Board of Directors, Personal MBA Coach has been guiding clients for 14 years and is consistently ranked #1 or #2, currently holding the #1 ranking in the US on Poets&Quants.

We help clients with all aspects of the MBA application process including early planning, GMAT/GRE/EA tutoring, application strategy, school selection, essay editing and mock interviews. Our team includes former M7 admissions directors and former M7 admissions interviewers.

Last year, our clients earned more than $6.5M in scholarships!

Are you seeking an MBA program with a global community and access to a major city? If so, London Business School may be a great option for you.

Once again, the London Business School application will ask applicants to answer one required essay question. This year, the school is minimizing changes and keeping the question the same as the previous application cycle.

London Business School gives candidates the opportunity to answer an optional essay question as well, which also remains the same this year.

London Business School’s 2021-2022 MBA Essays:

Please see our blog for Personal MBA Coach’s advice on how to approach the London Business School MBA essays.

About Personal MBA Coach:

Founded by a Wharton MBA and MIT Sloan graduate who sits on the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants Board of Directors, Personal MBA Coach has been guiding clients for 14 years and is consistently ranked #1 or #2, currently holding the #1 ranking in the US on Poets&Quants.

We help clients with all aspects of the MBA application process including early planning, GMAT/GRE/EA tutoring, application strategy, school selection, essay editing and mock interviews. Our team includes former M7 admissions directors and former M7 admissions interviewers.

Last year, our clients earned more than $6.5M in scholarships!

Hi, plz evaluate my profile. Do let me know if you need anything for the same. Best regards,

Hello! Requesting profile evaluation, please let me know what all data would be needed for it.

This room will be active on Tuesday June 15th from 10 AM PDT to 11 AM PDT during the MBA Spotlight Fair!

Profile valuation for 2022 Intake
- I am an Indian male. A mechanical engineer and a sociopreneur
Age:27

GMAT: Haven’t taken yet. Expected : 650-700

- Undergrad: 9.16 CGPA in Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. Topper in batch
10th grade: 9.4 CGPA 12th Grade: 84.1%

- Company: Aeronautical Development Agency, an autonomous organisation under
Ministry of Defence, India

- Role: Research Assistant for a project involving R&D of military fighter aircraft.
I started my career at ADA as a Structure Design Engineer. Post a performance assessment in my 2nd year, my role was expanded to program management activities, towards the roll-out of aircraft. Also, involved in projects to check the feasibility of upgradation of design/manufacturing environment with newer technologies such as digital manufacturing and implementation of Model Based Design.

Prior to this I worked for a start-up, which manufactures and provides solutions for automation material handling systems . Involved in complete design cycle providing solutions for the customer requirements, including installation at site.

- Work experience: 4.5 years
- Community activities: I’m a founder of a trek club. Have hosted and led more than 120 people in the last 3 years. Through this club we emphasize the notion of ‘travel with a responsibility’. This club is focussed towards travel, personal development (art), development of local players in tourism, green initiatives (plastic collection during the trek/hikes and proper disposal, planting saplings)

- Industry post MBA: Explore Venture capital and private equity space in Technology. And Expand my social-impact venture

- Additional details:
-Was a chief designer in a team of 15 highly enthusiastic engineers for the design and manufacturing of Go-Kart. My team stood in the top 10 among 84 teams from across India.
-School sports captain for 2 years, Actively take part in event organising in school, college and company I where I work.
-Participant in National level Yoga competition. I even conduct Yoga sessions at my workplace.
-Rajya Puraskar awardee (2nd highest honour in Scouts and Guides, India)
-Took part in district level High jump and Long jump competitions
-Have won 79 prizes in sports and athletics

-Target schools : Oxford Said, IE Business school, HEC Paris, IESE, Copenhagen Business School, NUS, NTU. US, schools I’ll decide based on my GMAT score.

Hello murian,

Please share your work experience, extracurriculars, GPA, GMAT/GRE status, and initial school thoughts.

It would also be helpful to hear about your post-MBA goals!

Best,
Personal MBA Coach

Hi there gimmepepperoni,

Please share your work experience, extracurriculars, GPA, GMAT/GRE status and initial school thoughts.

It would also be helpful to hear about your post-MBA goals!

Best,
Personal MBA Coach

Profile Evaluation for MBA/MSBA 2022 intake:

GMAT:760 (v42 q50 ir7)

Indian, Male

Undergrad : 8.8 cgpa Computer Engineering (Pune University)

12th Grade : 93% CBSE

10th grade: 95% ICSE

Work experience: 2 years as software engineer in Mediaocean (US Based IT Company) with interactions with a team in UK as well. Promoted once. (will be 3 years at the time of joining college)

International experience: 6 months semester abroad in Hochshule Hof (Germany), and 1 month internship at NTU and NUS Singapore.

Certifications: Completed two levels of Cisco Certified Network Associate, Completed International Microsoft Certification Course in Network and System Security.

Undertook several projects related to Data Science in 4 years of college.

Extra Curriculars: Secured 3rd rank in the state in ICSE board examinations (10th grade), Played Table Tennis at State Level, participated in several MUNs including Harvard Model United Nations.

Completed open elective course- Economics, Global Leadership Programme in NTU, Singapore.

Completed open elective courses- Project Management, German A1 in Hochschule Hof, Germany.

I am considering MBA in colleges such as NYU stern, tepper, UCLA Anderson and Oxford Said and MSBA in colleges such as Imperial College, ESSEC, Manchester Alliance or Edinburg University. Can I get into a top college for MBA with scholarships (particularly interested in Oxford) and similarly can I get into MSBA top colleges with a significant scholarship? What can I do to make my profile stand out so that my chances for acceptance are increased? And finally, what is my profile better suited to – MBA or MSBA and if MSBA should I not pursue applications for MBA this year.

Hi there RakshithTN,

Thanks for sharing. Great to see that you are targeting a wide range of schools. This will be key in maximizing your chances of success as competition increases and acceptance rates fall.

For some of these schools like IESE and HEC Paris, you will want to target closer to a 700 GMAT – particularly since you come from a highly represented background.

As you likely know, a lot will come down to how you differentiate yourself in the applicant pool. Your extracurriculars are interesting, as is your work experience. It will be important that these extracurriculars gel with the rest of your profile to tell a consistent story.

The most successful candidates develop applications that are focused, logical and unique. Feel free to take a look at our comprehensive services to learn how we can help guide you throughout the process.

Reach out to scott@personalmbacoach.com if you would like to learn more about how we can help enhance your candidacy. Personal MBA Coach works with a lot of Indian male engineers each year and would be happy to discuss your application strategy with you in more detail.

Best,
Personal MBA Coach

Hi,
I am Apurva, 23 yrs old female Indian citizen.
GRE: 313 (taken in 2017)
Suggestion-1 – Should I take GMAT/GRE again?
Target schools – HEC, INSEAD, NUS, IES & ISB
Education – Undergrad (IIT Gn) – 7.67/10 GPA,
12th – 97.1% & 10th – 9.7/10 CGPA
Company – Packaging film manufacturing
Role – Product development & Technical services manager. (3yrs exp till date)
Responsible to establish its products in market by analyzing difficulties faced by customers along the way. Diagnosing the issue & collaborate with product development team to make products robust in all working conditions.
International ex:
1) Summer research intern – Washington University (Academic – 3 months)
2) Egypt – Business development visit (one week)
3) Indonesia – Client problem analysis visit (one week)
Other details:
1) Yuwaah – Young warrior – UNICEF recognized organization
2) Volleyball - university level representation
3) Interested in Case solving – cases over coffee member
4) Blithchorn (cultural club) – Organizer (2016-2018) in undergrad.
Post MBA:
Management consulting in MBB’s or Big 4 firms.
Suggestion -2 Are my target schools ambitious? Can you suggest safer schools?
Suggestion -3 Any profile building activities with will improve my probability into B-school admission & Management consulting?

Demographics (nationality, gender): Indian, Male

· Education (undergraduate institution, GPA, major - high school/entrance exams not needed): VBIT, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (6.4/9, Electronics and Communication Engineering)


· GMAT or GRE (include section breakdown): Aiming for 740+

· Work experience (highlight amount of work experience, industries, roles, promotions, special accomplishments, international exposure):
1.Co-Founder and Director of an AR/VR Startup in Real estate & Architecture founded in 2017 during graduation (Registered in 2019).
2.Our Startup idea was originated at the ISB -TEP program. We have developed our product using Design Thinking, and This is the first time I have come across product management.
3.One of the Top 16 teams across the World Invited to the Global Demo Day(2018) by Angel Hack.
4.Presented at Angel Hack’s Global Demo Day(2018) in San Francisco, CA.
5.Top 30 startup teams in India by AICTE.
6.We are at present incubated at T-Hub ( Hyderabad).
7. 3d Model and a VFX artist by hobby and have done multiple projects as a freelancer.

Projects worked on
1. Virtual tour for Devi seafood(Seafood exports company)
2. Virtual Tours created for T-Hub Phase 1 and Phase 2 (In progress)
3. Augmented Reality walkthrough for CRPF

Teaching :
1. Technology Facilitator at ISB - TEP.
2. Training Engineering Students in Entrepreneurship and Product Development for the past two years.

· Extracurricular activities (highlight notable undergraduate and post-undergraduate ones):
1. Vice-chairperson for Robotics Club VBIT.
2. Conducted Workshops and Summer Training sessions on Animation, Video Editing, Home Automation and IoT.
3.Organiser of Cultural Fest - VIBHA at college.
4. Involved in helping Aditya Mehta Foundation(helping Para Athletes) raise funds for their new facility by creating a 3d model and animated walkthrough for that facility.

· Post-MBA goals:
Short term goal is to become a product manager in an AR/VR division of a Tech Company.
During my early days at ISB, I came across product management, which caught my interest and made me continue as a product manager in my startup and pushed me to mentor multiple students teams in Ideation and during the Product design of their projects.

Long Term Goals: To head the Product Management vertical of a company.

· Target schools:
ISB, Duke Fuqua, NYU Stern, NUS, Tepper

· Other information relevant to your profile:

· Any specific questions you would like answe