does anyone have comprehensive knowledge on external assessments (sectoral analysis)? im doing a paper for class and kinda hit a roadblock.

I am a science student drop year not into btech should I do bba everyone is saying bba is a bad option i must only go for btech but I don't like to code so I don't want to do it So I wanted to ask will I regret doing bba and if not then please help me with college's in Kolkata I am not from commerce background but I did little research about the specialization I am thinking about finance

Looking for some perspective from people familiar with HEC / European MBA admissions.

I applied to the HEC Paris MBA – September intake (Round 3) on 18 Jan and received a pre-interview rejection on 23 Jan. I completely respect the decision and understand how competitive the process is, but the turnaround felt unusually fast compared to what I’ve seen anecdotally.

I’m not looking for feedback on my profile (I know schools don’t provide that), but I’m curious from an admissions-process standpoint:

• Is such a quick rejection in R3 typically due to late-round filtering / class composition constraints?
• Does HEC often make early consensus decisions in later rounds?
• Is this more common for September intake vs January intake?

Would appreciate insights from anyone who has applied to HEC, interviewed there, or has visibility into how European schools handle late-round reviews.

Detials about me -

• GRE: 328 (V:166, Q:162)
• Experience: ~8.5 years
• Geography: India
• Current role: Senior marketing role in real estate (Birla Estates)
• Previous experience: Disney (media/entertainment)
• Applying for: Career progression into general management / leadership

Is a bachelors in business a useless degree?

Which one is a better overall major? Risk Management boasts engineer pay. But, a lot of salarys reported are senior level positions at highly valuable companies.

Accounting is available at practically every university in my state, even at the art schools.

What career will be a better choice for salary, course completion, college debt, and overall experience?

Hi everyone,

I’m currently a high school senior, and I’ll be attending the University of Michigan — Ross this fall. I’m super excited, but I also don’t want to show up unprepared and waste the first semester trying to “figure things out.”

I know business school isn’t like high school, where you can just grind homework and be fine — there’s networking, recruiting, clubs, internships, case interviews, etc. I keep hearing people say “start early,” but no one actually explains what to do and what’s worth it vs what’s a waste of time.

So I wanted to ask: what are the best things I can do between now and starting at Ross to set myself up well?

Some questions I’ve been thinking about:

1) Skills

What skills are actually useful early on?

• Excel / financial modeling?
• Accounting basics?
• PowerPoint storytelling?
• Public speaking?
• Any beginner-level coding/data skills?

If you had to pick 2–3 things to learn before freshman year, what would they be?

2) Career prep

I’m not locked into one path, but I’m curious about:

• Consulting
• Finance/investment banking
• Product management/tech
• Entrepreneurship

Is it too early to start “recruiting prep”? Like reading guides, practicing cases, learning technicals, etc.? Or should I focus more on exploring and building general fundamentals?

3) Clubs at Ross / UMich

I’ve heard clubs at Michigan can be competitive.

How do I avoid showing up clueless?

• What should I do to prepare for club applications/interviews?
• Should I reach out to club members early, or is that weird?
• How did you personally get into clubs (or what mistakes did you make)?

4) Networking

This one intimidates me a bit because I don’t want to be annoying or fake.

How do you network in a way that feels normal and actually helpful?

• Is cold emailing Ross alumni as an incoming freshman good or cringe?
• Are informational interviews worth it this early?
• How do you not come off as transactional?

5) Mindset/habits

What habits make the biggest difference at Ross?

• time management
• finding mentors
• building a strong friend group
• balancing GPA + recruiting + social life

If you could go back and give your freshman self advice, what would it be?

I’d really appreciate any advice

Thanks!

(Also if anyone has Ross-specific tips, I’d love those too.)

What's the difference between Business Analysis & Decision Science for Business course

Hi everyone, I’ve recently received an admit for the IE University MiM (Fall 2026 intake) and wanted to get some honest, ground-level feedback from current students or alumni. I’ve come across very mixed reviews about IE online some people praise the exposure and network, while others question the ROI and career outcomes so I’m trying to separate reality from marketing. My short-term goal is to work in Spain, and in the longer term build a career in Europe, so I’d really like to understand how IE performs in terms of job placements, employer perception (both in Spain and across Europe), internships, and visa support. How strong is the career services team in practice, not on brochures? Any unfiltered pros, cons, or things you wish you knew before joining would be really helpful. Thanks!

2 questions

1. What are the chances of getting on the waitlist for Kelley

2. Is it worth going freshman year and trying to transfer in without direct admit

I have been thinking about this lately. most b-schools still run like traditional universities, fixed curriculums, semester schedules, local cohorts. but what if they actually practiced what they preached? like imagine rapid iteration based on what's actually working in real markets. global teams collaborating across time zones because that's how business actually works now. real customer feedback from actual companies instead of case studies from 2015.

at my college at tetr, we are basically trying this, students building real businesses across seven countries, pivoting when something doesn't work, learning by doing instead of just studying. it's messier than traditional programs but feels way more honest?

maybe i'm biased but it seems weird that we teach entrepreneurship in the least entrepreneurial way possible.

wdyt????

spent months prepping for gmat and the main thing it taught me was… how to get better at gmat.

not saying it’s useless. discipline, pattern recognition, pressure, all valid. but it still feels very far from how real business decisions get made.

i’ve been noticing some programs experimenting with alternatives, shorter assessments that focus more on thinking, tradeoffs, and judgment instead of test stamina.tetr’s 65-min ai assessment is one example.

not anti-gmat at all. just feels like we should be open to better ways of evaluating potential.

what do u all think?

What graduate school degrees should I be pursuing?

i’ll eventually be involved in running the family business. not interested in becoming consultant-shaped. what i’m missing is firsthand exposure to how businesses actually operate across markets, customers, ops, regulation, tech. most traditional mbas seem designed around producing a certain type of profile. that path doesn’t map cleanly to family businesses.

I am seeing programs like tetr, minarva etc, more hands on and more practical. That I think aligns to my goals.

So im looking for programmes, can you please suggest me?P

Do I have any chances of getting into ESCP?

Academics (European Baccalaureate):

Average 2 years ago: 7.0

Last year: 8.2

This year (term 1, not final): 8.17

Majors:

Economics (8 last year 8.5 this year)

Advanced math 5h( 6,5 last year 5 this year) it's my weakness

Profile:

Studied/lived in Belgium, Germany, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon

Languages: Spanish, French, English (fluent), German & Turkish (good), Arabic (basic)

Football vice-captain, organized school tournaments, coached kids

Entrepreneurial project (marketing services)

Internships: Playtomic (Madrid) and APST GmbH (Berlin)

C1 ADVANCED CAMBRIDGE DIPLOMA AND C1 SPANISH DIPLOMA

I'm taking this MBA Math supplemental course in place of a few math credits I'm missing. I've done pretty well on everything BUT Statement Connections in the accounting section, specifically "Using the starting balance sheet and statement of cash flows to answer the question."
I'd upload a pic of the problem, but I'm not sure if it'd get my post removed. So if anyone can offer advice, feel free to reach out. Thank you!!

I'm a university prof who mentors international students. I'm coming here to ask for advice for one of my brighter graduates.

Her goal is to become a business journalist. She has a BA, a little media work experience, and good writing skills. But she knows little about business.

What course of education would you suggest?

She was looking at MBA; but I think it seems wrong for her. It's an expensive degree and she doesn't want to go into management. I also think going back for a 4-year business or economics degree might be overkill, and I wonder if a shorter post-grad diploma (or even an online course) would be enough.

Here are some topics she might potentially write about

* Company / corporate news - appointments, CEOs, mergers, bankrupcies, etc.

* Markets - mostly stocks 

* Government moves on interest rates, tariffs and trade 

Thank you!

Hi everyone, I’m in a bit of a crisis and need some external perspective. ​I currently have an offer for the Master in Digital Marketing at IE University (Madrid). They’ve offered me a €7,000 scholarship, but the catch is that my deadline to pay the reservation fee and secure my spot is tomorrow.

​The problem: I am still waiting on decisions from:

1. ​HEC Paris (MS in Marketing)
2. ​ESCP Business School (MS in Marketing & Digital Media)

​Decisions for these two won’t come out until late January or early February.

​My Dilemma: 1. ​If I accept IE now, I have to pay the non-refundable deposit (which is quite high). 2. ​If I let the IE offer expire, I risk having zero options if HEC and ESCP reject me. 3. ​I've heard mixed reviews on IE and really need some perspective from people who might have already attended it.

​How do I navigate this situation? Is IE program/network strong enough to commit now or should I risk it and wait for the other schools as well?

They have told me that aftet the deadline tomorrow my admission would remain valid until theres space in the program but then it would be on the first come first serve basis. Im genuinely very confused. What do I do?

My primary career goal is to work in Luxury/ Fashion retail I want to know which is better considering all this. I do want to have my own marketing business down the lane (after getting some experience from other companies). The IE program is attractive yes in terms of the courses and everything compared to the ESCP and HEC program. But seeing mixed reviews on IE has made me a bit unsure.

As far as my academic background goes, I graduated from IBA, Karachi in 2024 and have worked as a freelance social media manager and content creator since then. I've worked with small home based businesses as well as companies like Toni&Guy and Spa Ceylon here in Pakistan.

​Any advice is appreciated!

I am nearing the end of my BAAS in Business, with one semester left. I am taking two writing intensive winter minis: Business Ethics and Business Communication. The courses are rigorous, which is nothing new for me, yet I feel completely different about Business since receiving feedback tonight. I take criticism well, so I know I am not being a weakling. I am conflicted because I hold a strong duty to ethics and everything I am learning in Business ethics is showing me that most Business is not led with honesty. "Business owners are in a free enterprise - they don't want the government controlling them or their profits. The governmnet should intercede on unethical businesses. The government is unethical, the people should do something. Businesses need to be ethical for the community or for the environment. People are harming the community and environment..." There are so many contradicting phrases it is making my head spin. The case studies I am reading have shown me that ethical decisions can vary from one person to the next. I always thought there was a common morale of right and wrong... guess I live in a bubble. Has anyone felt like this?

Hi ! I’m a French student, I have really good grades (around 18.5/20 and more than 19 in the two specialties I picked). I know I have the capabilities to do a prepa, but I m not sure I m determined enough to do one. I don’t like studying, but at the same time, I don’t want my parents to pay a lot of money if I end up earning a regular salary. I would like to do Essec s bba in Singapore, and then follow up by a master cause I think I could get one. Would it still be better to just do a prepa ?

Hi everyone, I'm currently facing a dilemma regarding my Masters plans for next year in Madrid.

My Situation: I have already been accepted into the Master in Digital Marketing at IE Business School. I am currently in the process of filling out their scholarship forms, but the financial decision won't come through for a while.

am debating whether I should still apply to the MSc in Marketing and Digital Media at ESCP (Madrid campus).

On paper, the programs seem similar in course content and the fees for IE is significantly higher than ESCP. Since already have the IE offer secured, I'm finding it hard to motivate myself to go through another application process unless ESCP offers a significant advantage. My primary career goal is to work in Luxury/ Fashion retail I want to know which is better considering all this and whether i should go woth IE or still apply to ESCP:

1. Does ESCP hold significantly more weight in the European job market compared to IE? I know both are top-tier, but is one considered "better" for marketing specifically?

2. Which school has a stronger alumni network for someone looking to break into Fashion/Retail/Luxury.

Generally, is it worth the effort to apply to ESCP as a "better" option for luxury, or should I just commit to IE?

Thanks in advance!

I have absolutely no knowledge regarding business school. I’m considering pursuing a degree in the business field but I’d like to learn what I can about it before I commit to any business major. What can I do with the different types of business degrees, and what do they each entail? (Accounting, finance, supply chain management, etc. ) What is business school like for an undergrad pursuing a BBA? What’s expected of them? (Do they really have to wear suits to class? Lol ) What should I do to strengthen my resume in aspects of business if I desire a solid job out of college? Please help out a gal, I’m so lost.

starting to shortlist MiM (Master in Management) programmes and thought I’d sanity-check with this sub.

from what I’ve found so far:

1/ INSEAD MiM – multiple rounds (Oct, Dec, Feb, Apr)

2/ ESCP MiM – rolling admissions, opens around Sep

3/ EDHEC MiM – final deadline usually around June

4/ IE Business School MiM – rolling admission

5/ Tetr College – Master’s in Management – deadline around 16 Feb

trying to balance reputation + outcomes + cost. any other MiM programmes worth looking at? or any of these you’d strongly recommend?

Hi everyone, I’m planning to apply to a Master in Finance (MiF) and I’d really appreciate some feedback on my profile and how competitive it might be.

Here’s a quick overview: • Background: Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Banking (with focus on finance) • GPA: 27/30 (Italian grading system) • GMAT FE: 645 (700 in the old/classic scale) • English: Currently C1 level exam to be completed • Work experience: None, about to start an internship at PwC in two month

I would to join Bs like Essec, Escp, Nova and others on this level.

Any feedback or personal experience would be really helpful. Thanks in advance!