ESADE's info session at New Delhi

ESADE's information session is, well, informative! Two things I liked about the school: Flexibility and emphasis on team work and collaborative learning.

Takeaways:

1. Flexible curriculum with an option of doing the MBA in 12,15, or 18 months
2. Truly global school with students coming from diverse backgrounds
3. Small class ~ 175
4. Collaborative learning - all the classes require team work
5. LEAD program for personal transformation
6. Learning local languages is a must for those who want to work in Europe post-graduation.
7. If you have solid experience currently and plan to comeback to India post-graduation, ESADE's 12 month program is the best bet for you - best of luck choosing from INSEAD, ISB and ESADE :)
8. In 18 month MBA, if you plan properly, you could spend 6 months in a region (where you want work post-graduation ) doing both internship and exchange program.

Darden's Delhi Reception: Wah hoo wah!

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to attend the MBA information session conducted by Darden at Oberoi hotel, New Delhi. I have attended many information sessions but this one is the best. The amount of time the prospective students got to spend with the school alums is priceless. A special thanks to Darden alumnus Gokul Chandrasekaran who was really helpful. Dean's speech was excellent to say the least.

I was not so sure about Darden before, but if the alumni I have spoken to are any hint, it's a great place to be part of.

Things learnt:

1. Darden is THE best school for general management
2. If you want to learn the philosophy of business, with its case method based teaching, Darden is the place to be
3. Darden has a very rigorous curriculum
4. Class size of 300 and small city setup contribute to a very close-knit community(similar to Tuck)
5. Typically, Indians constitute 10% of the class
6. Darden = learning + fun
7. At Darden, people greet each other with the words "Waa hoo Wah," meaning a fish that drinks a lot. 

Overall a very satisfactory event; gave me a break that I needed from work and GMAT. Completely recharged.

Dragon Scroll

The more I am into the application process, the more I realize that there's no magic thing that can get me through. It's all about ME. Unless I understand the following about me, there's no point wondering what's going to happen.

• What kind of a person am I?
• What have I done till now?
• What I want to do with my life and how MBA can help me achieve that?

Introspection time ahead!

Takeaways from Kellogg's information session

Attended the information session conducted by Kellogg. The director of admissions was really nice.

Some facts I learnt about the school:

 1. Team work is given a lot of prominence at Kelogg
 2. Flexible curriculum except for core courses(which can be exempted)
 3. Curriculum has approximately 70% non-lecture sessions(case-based/projects etc)
 4. Kellogg has experimental courses which is really cool
 5. Rather large class: 1200 students
 6. Uber cool KWEST program
 7. 2-week foreign country business trip
 8. 50000+ alumni. Good presence of Kellogg alumni in India
 9. 27 Indians in the most recent branch
10. Not sure about the loans to international students.
11. Good school for married. Lot of activities for spouses(called JVs) of students. They can take part in quest, business trip etc. Separate clubs for JVs and Kellogg kid program. JVs can even sit in the lectures.

MBA admission events in New Delhi, India

In my opinion, visiting schools you plan to apply is very important. Unfortunately, I can't afford to visit them. So I plan to do the next best thing - attend the information sessions/admission events conducted by the schools.

The following are the list of events I'll be attending in New Delhi. Too bad Tuck is not conducting the info session in Delhi;  I'll be attending their session in Hyderabad.

I've included the registration link, if you you are interested in attending any of the sessions. I am too time crunched to create a table out of the following. Posting as it is :)

Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
Wednesday, September 7th, 2011
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Crowne Plaza - Gurgaon
Sector 29, National Highway-8
Gurgaon 122001
New Delhi (NCR), India
Registration Link

Kellogg School of Management. Northwestern University
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
6:45PM
India International Center
40, Max Mueller Marg,
New Delhi - 110003
Tel: 011-24619431
Registration Link

Yale School of Management, Yale University
Monday, September 12th, 2011.
7:00 p.m.
Smart Analyst Office
12th Floor Of Building 9A In Dlf Cyber City
Gurgaon, Haryana 122002
New Delhi, India
Registration Link

Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
Thursday, September 15th, 2011
7:30 - 9:30
The Oberoi New Delhi
Dr. Zakir Hussain Marg
New Delhi, Non-U.S. 110003
Registration Link

ESADE
Saturday, September 17th, 2011
4:00 PM
Taj Palace Hotel
2 Sardar Patel Marg, Diplomatic Enclave,
New Delhi - 110 021
Registration Link

MBA tour
27th september
Schools
Cornell jhonson
UNC kenan Flagler
Michigan Ross
Registration Link

UCLA Anderson School of Management, University of California
Wednesday, September 28th, 2011
07:00 PM IST
United States-India Educational Foundation
Fulbright House, 12, Hailey Road
New Delhi 110001
Registration Link

Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
11AM

Registration Link

Ross School of Business, University of Michigan

Monday, October 17, 2011
6:00 - 9:00 p.m
Sardar Patel Vidyalaya
Maharishi Raman Marg
Lodhi Estate
New Delhi 110003
Registration Link


Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College
Monday, November 7th, 2011
7:00 PM IST
Taj Deccan, Hyderabad
Road no. 1
Banjara Hills,
Hyderabad 500034
Registration Link