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PythaGURUS Consulting:Shallow School research:Imp Suggestion

Dear Applicants, Consider this a healthy suggestion. A lot of you spend time in shortlisting schools, talking to students while preparing the “Why this school?� spiel. However, I have seen a lot of very shallow Brochures in many recent “Why this school?� essays. I call them brochures as they...


PythaGURUS Consulting: What are my chances?

Dear Applicants, A lot of applicants are going significantly wrong in school shortlisting practices. I am getting emails from people who have both Wharton and University of Arizona on their list, and I know if you have such a wide range, then you are very likely wasting time with one side of the spe...

by PythaGURUS

Fri Aug 02, 2019 4:32 am
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: PythaGURUS Consulting: What are my chances?
Replies: 0
Views: 1487

PythaGURUS MBA Consulting: Important Application Strategy

Dear Applicants, Some of the essay topics this year are really deep, and there is no way you can do the shallow dance around those topics. To be very candid- some of the applicants send very shallow inputs. If you are working on your resume or your goals, or your WHY This school essay, I want you to...

by PythaGURUS

Wed Jul 31, 2019 4:37 am
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: PythaGURUS MBA Consulting: Important Application Strategy
Replies: 0
Views: 1422

PythaGURUS MBA Consulting: Classic Application Mistake

Dear Applicants, I hope you are doing very well. I am writing to have a very straight conversation with you. Some of you really REALLY like to work like perfectionists, and it impacts your chances of getting your target business school admission. This habit takes a toll on your performance, and you ...

by PythaGURUS

Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:28 am
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: PythaGURUS MBA Consulting: Classic Application Mistake
Replies: 0
Views: 1399

PythaGURUS Consulting: Recommendation Letter Problems

Hi Everyone, Hope your preparation are going very well. I am writing to ask people on this Forum; If you have a boss who is neither interested in writing the first draft, nor adept at writing a great letter full of meat, how would you solve this problem? @ Souvik @BB-Can you share your thoughts? How...

by PythaGURUS

Wed Jul 17, 2019 4:30 am
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: PythaGURUS Consulting: Recommendation Letter Problems
Replies: 0
Views: 1336

PythaGURUS Consulting: Is Community Experience Mandatory?

Dear Applicants, Why am I writing? I am writing to respond to a standard statement I get to hear a lot of times from the brightest of applicants: “I do not have any associations with NGO’s! How will I showcase my community experience?� Working on your applications, I do realize that many of yo...

by PythaGURUS

Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:19 am
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: PythaGURUS Consulting: Is Community Experience Mandatory?
Replies: 1
Views: 1401

PythaGURUS Consulting: In an MBA Consultant worth it?

Hi Everyone, Someone dropped me an email asking me to justify the need for an MBA Consultant and the value blah blah blah. He even forwarded me a couple of google searches from FT with related articles, and I realized that it is common for a lot of applicants to not understand the value an MBA Consu...

by PythaGURUS

Fri Jul 05, 2019 4:35 am
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: PythaGURUS Consulting: In an MBA Consultant worth it?
Replies: 2
Views: 2647

PythaGURUS Consulting: Entrepreneurship as a short term goal

Dear applicants, Sharing this with you as some of you pick really REALLY Wrong goals. I will give an example- Someone recently told me that they want to be an entrepreneur right after MBA. I do not have a problem with that- but let us see – what will happen if you use this as a goal- what will be ...


PythaGURUS MBA Consulting: Imp note for Round 1 Applicants

Dear Applicants, You are roughly 2-3 months away from the round 1 applications. I want to address a very specific part of your application in this note as I know this will be a major bottleneck for many applicants who are keen on applying to top Schools in R1. Personal essays, Recommendations, and R...


PythaGURUS Consulting: Very Common Essay-Writing Mistake

Dear MBA Applicants, I was watching one of the TEDx Talks, and it suddenly occurred to me that a lot of MBA applicants make mistakes very similar to what this speaker is talking about in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp0HIF3SfI4#t=936 The way we write our stories makes it enormously to...

by PythaGURUS

Wed Jun 26, 2019 4:06 am
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: PythaGURUS Consulting: Very Common Essay-Writing Mistake
Replies: 1
Views: 2973

PythaGURUS MBA Consulting: School shortlisting Mistakes

Dear Applicants, I wanted to share this with you. I had a chance to discuss b-school opportunities with many applicants on this Forum, and I had to say no to some schools you had on your list or your thought process around school shortlisting. A lot of you are very theoretical in your understanding ...

by PythaGURUS

Fri Jun 21, 2019 4:14 am
Forum: Research MBA Programs
Topic: PythaGURUS MBA Consulting: School shortlisting Mistakes
Replies: 0
Views: 1081

PythaGURUS Consulting:Applicants with Consulting Goal post

Hi Everyone- Hope you are ROCKING. I am proud and happy to share that we have released another course that will be a part of our admissions consulting services. Watch the preview of the entire COURSE- It will make your application life easier than you currently think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...


PythaGURUS Consulting: Full time MBA for 10+ years of Work e

Hi, I have been getting these questions from some people who have been consistently asking me “How risky is an MBA for my profile?� , and I am talking about the people with around 10 to 12 years of work experience. This note will also address questions raised by people with 5 + years of work exp...


PythaGURUS MBA Consulting:Indian origin candidates rejected?

Dear Applicants, Wanted to share this with you- a lot of you are reaching out to me to take my services as you were Rejected by TOP Schools last year. I get to hear from SO MANY Re-applicants( Indian Male Candidates primarily) with HIGH GMAT Scores- Why do so many Indian Male Candidates with GMAT sc...


PythaGURUS MBA Consulting: 1st Round Applicants: IMP NOTE

Dear Applicants, Some of you have been advised to take another GMAT Attempt along with your applications process. You will work on applications during the office hours- and study GMAT at home. You CAN DO IT! Really- It is much easier than struggling for an internship by compromising with the choice ...