How does a Top MBA help candidates build their careers? What do Top MBA Programs look for in their candidates?

We dived into the MBA journeys of Anjika, Disha and Kashish, discovered how they secured admits from some of the best MBA programs worldwide, and learned more about their MBA experience!

Anjika is pursuing her MBA at Wharton. Disha is about to graduate from Kellogg MBA, and Kashish has started her post-MBA career in Munich after graduating from HEC Paris!

Leading the session was Piyush Ranjan, the founder of Management Masters, a boutique MBA Admissions Consulting firm. Piyush founded Management Masters in 2019, and has since helped 100+ candidates get into their top-choice MBA programs including Wharton, Columbia, Booth, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, INSEAD, LBS, HEC Paris, and other Top US MBA programs along with ISB - India's best MBA program. His candidates have received $1.4M+ in scholarships so far!

While they shared their journeys with future aspirants, we also opened the forum to some Live Questions!

Through the session, we dived into various topics
00:00 Introduction
04:30 Biggest Challenges while applying to Top MBA programs & Addressing Them
13:55 Why should candidates reach out to B-School Alumni and How?
19:20 How can you Build the Best MBA Application?
24:30 Most common mistakes that candidates make?
30:00 Did the MBA live up to your expectations? How?
40:30 Is it worth going for an MBA during the Recession?
51:10 Q&A: What mistakes did these candidates make?
55:25 Q&A: Self Reflection & Goals vs B-School Research timelines