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Thank you Sia Admissions for joining, Let’s start the session

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Hi All, so happy to be here – it has been a while!
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I am Susan Berishaj, founder of Sia Admissions, an admission coaching firm. I help highly ambitious candidates gain admission to M7, Top 10-20 b-schools. I am a storyteller and focus on helping candidates not only identify the experiences to use in their application but also help them present those stories through a lens that aligns with the target institution’s culture, values, and mission.

I am excited to be here and help answer as many questions as you got!

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Which schools provide 1 year mba program like ISB ?
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Almost forgot - please address me as Susan (not Ma’am, not Sia, and definitely not Sir :) )
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SiaAdmissions, Does Ms. Susan work?

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Hi Susan
I want to pursue MBA in finance. What are my options especially if I wanna pursue 1 year MBA ?
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Hi Susan,
I’ve got a week before my interview. What are some pointers you’d give for a first timer?
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Aside from European schools, in the US, you have Kellogg, NYU, Johnson, and Duke (that come to mind). Most of European schools are 1-year MBA programs
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And what are the best Fin colleges for two year mba as well?
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some schools have started offering lateral entry into the MBA program like cornell i.e. if you got an admit you can just skip the first year and start your mba journey with final year students. does it affect your final placements ?
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I want to pursue MBA in finance. What are my options especially if I wanna pursue 1 year MBA ?
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Kellogg is setting resources in Finance (building a strong community around it), but a 1 year programs are limited in the US.
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im 34 with 9 years of work exp (pwc, ngo, own business and fmcg start up - sales marketing and business dev.)
im looking at canada for my mba.

how is hec montreal and mcgill for my profile?
how are the job opportunities for these schools specially for product management roles.
and any good 1 year options in uk for my profile?
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For 2 recommendations. Can both be from current job or does 1 of them have to be from previous job. ?
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Hi Susan

im 34 with 9 years of work exp (pwc, ngo, own business and fmcg start up - sales marketing and business dev.)
im looking at canada for my mba.

how is hec montreal and mcgill for my profile?
how are the job opportunities for these schools specially for product management roles.
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Hi Susan,
I’ve got a week before my interview. What are some pointers you’d give for a first timer?
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Prepare for the basic questions - Walk me through your resume, why an MBA, why now, short and long-term goals, why the school (3 points), and behavioral type questions. Here are some resources: https://youtu.be/oWTgYE_Zdgs and also https://youtu.be/GHfQK0bey1Y
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