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From Banking to Purposeful Impact: Katherine’s UCLA Anderson Journey

Posted on June 17, 2025
In 2023, I worked with Katherine on her applications to several MBA programs. She earned admits from Kellogg, UC Davis, and UCLA Anderson, ultimately choosing Anderson, which offered her a $120K scholarship. Last month, while attending the AIGAC conference at UCLA Anderson, I had the pleasure of meeting Katherine in person for the first time,…
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4 MBA Admits (Haas, UCLA, USC, UCI) With Scholarships: Ashish’s Journey

Posted on April 28, 2025
Growing up in a military family, Ashish imbibed values of leadership, discipline, and camaraderie early on. After graduating in the top 5% of his class from Savitribai Pune University in Civil Engineering, he worked at a construction company for 1.5 years. Eager to deepen his technical knowledge, Ashish moved to the US to pursue a…
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A UCLA MBA Student’s Journey: From a 610 GMAT to Thriving in B-School

Posted on April 9, 2025
In the past 14 years, I have had the privilege of being a part of the MBA journey of hundreds of aspiring candidates worldwide, hailing from diverse demographics, industries, and backgrounds- tech, finance, banking, oil and gas, human resources, automobile, shipping, family business, and the military. Their stories are a testament to their unwavering determination,…
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Wharton EMBA Journey: Candid Insights from a Recent Grad

Posted on March 18, 2025
Nikhil Gaikwad, a former MER student and a mechanical engineer with a Master’s in manufacturing systems from California State University, has built a diverse career in engineering management across software and mechanical domains. While working as an engineering manager in the software and mechanical areas, he aspired to transition into an executive leadership role in…
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