Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we get to know AIGAC - the Association of International Graduate Admissions Consultants.

Not only are Eric, Krithika, and Bara all AIGAC members, but we've invited 3 others - Candy Lee LaBalle, Paulo Oliveira, and Laura Nelson to join the party, and share their experiences with MBA applicants and Admissions Directors form most of the world's top business schools.

With just these 6 AIGAC members, we cover territory including Brazil, France, Spain, India, and 2 locations within the US. Combined, we have over 100 years of educational consulting experience and lot's of wisdom and insights to share. We join the ranks of many more AIGAC consultants around the world that have been verified by AIGAC for the quality, integrity, professionalism, and efficacy YOU NEED when considering an MBA admissions consultant. With stakes this high, you won't want to miss this episode!

Learn more about AIGAC here: www.AIGAC.org

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we take a deep dive into authenticity. What does it mean exactly to be authentic? Why is it so fundamentally human? And how can you show your own authenticity without over sharing in your MBA application?

To help us understand this deeply personal and essential topic, we welcome Professor Abhishek Borah, Associate Professor of Marketing Strategy at INSEAD, former Visiting Professor at Wharton, and Author of "Mine Your Language."

Get in touch with Abhishek here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhiborah/

For upcoming episodes, go to: www.MBAwaves.com

The glamor about management consulting never fades. Why?

In our MBA Waves Episode #146, we're bringing the focus on all things Management Consulting from the current trends to the skills that can get you into consulting (and maybe some out-of-the-box experiences/perspectives) to how to leverage your MBA to get into consulting roles. Starting where you are, we'll see if our panel will inspire you to move towards this exciting career, with full knowledge of what you're getting into and how to get into it!

This week, MBA Waves hosts, Eric Lucrezia, Krithika Srinivasan, and Bara Sapir will discuss management consulting with: Gaurav Bhosle, the CEO, Being Consultant, an Ex-McKinsey Consultant a Consulting Career Coach, an Exec. Leadership Coach and a Recruiter. Gaurav holds an MBA from HEC Paris. As well as Vann Vincente, an incoming Consultant at Bain & Company and recent Duke MBA graduate, in the class of 2024.

You might be surprised to know that some schools, such as Kellogg, INSEAD, Yale, MIT, Rotman, and others have introduced a video interview and/or essay as part of your application. Some schools require it and for others, it is optional. So besides being picture-ready... mastering this skill will benefit you on-the-job, too. In fact, it might be more important than interviews!

We understand that not everyone feels comfortable in front of a camera, but since COVID 19 especially, appearing on screen has become much more of our reality, and the more comfortable you become in this more 'performative' stance, the better you will present yourself.

In this week's episode, we'll speak with guests who share their best-practices when it comes to being on video and the video essays themselves. To help us dive into this important topic is our friend and fellow AIGAC member, Maria Wich-Vila, MBA admissions consultant and founder of Applicant Lab. We are also joined by video consultant and founder of Dialog Video Marketing, Justin Vajko, do give us his take - See what I did there? - on not only how to look and sound your best on camera, but also to be sure to deliver the message you want and need to convey, considering the constraints we have in the context of MBA admissions video essays.

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we weigh our options, with regards to the admissions rounds.

Is Round 3 even worth it?? Candy Lee LaBalle, admissions consultant, founder of MBA Clarity, and AIGAC Board Member joins us for this informative episode on what things to consider when making this important decision. Better to accelerate for Round 2? Take your chances on R3, or delay for next year, and go for R1? The answer: it depends!

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we look at the role that community service, volunteering, extracurriculars, and the impact you have on the communities you touch as on your MBA application.

Just how important is this? Is this more important in certain countries than others? At certain schools? In the spirit of the giving time of year, the holidays, your hosts MBA Waves are excited to ring in the season and the new year with this episode that might feel warm and fuzzy, but is actually some serious stuff when you're applying to a high stakes, top-ranked MBA program!

We are joined by two of our friends, fellow Admissions Consultants, and proud AIGAC members, Maris Wich-Vila, who help us dive into this topic about which many of us are so passionate.

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we learn more about McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University!

McDonough is one of the world's top-ranked MBA programs which also embraces values that connect rigorous academics, research, and experiential learning with the opportunity to serve the common good.

On our Spotlight on Georgetown McDonough episode we are joined by Anne Kilby Jilani, who serves as Associate Dean of MBA Admissions for the Full-Time MBA, Flex MBA, and Flex MBA Online programs. We are also joined by current full-time MBA student, Medha Dalela, who will share about her experiences int he classroom, as well as among the leadership of two student groups on campus. Our conversation allows for Anne & Medha to field any admissions questions from you, our LIVE audience.

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we are joined by one of the best MBA programs in Spain and in the world - IESE!

Right in the heart of bustling and beautiful Barcelona, this fantastic school has worked hard and succeeded in attracting an incredibly diverse cohort year after year. If you're looking for an MBA program that truly embraces the unique differences in each of its students as a true strength, while in the thriving business hub and cultural medley that is Barcelona, this could be the best fit school for you!

We are joined by full-time MBA alumni, Michael Mascarenhas, now working at BCG, and Diane Sicsic, now at Parloa, who will share their experiences as students and alum. We'll also have with us Admissions Director, Paula Amorim, who will answer all your questions about the admissions process right on MBA Waves LIVE! Tune in on time this week!

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we consider the accelerating impact of #ArtificialIntelligence on our world today - not only in MBA Admissions!

We are joined by 5-time published author and visual artist, Sparkle Richards, who writes in a very niche genre: Trinidadian Erotic Fiction. Sparkle shares her journey from rejection to embracing #AI in her various artistic media. We'll explore what it means to be authentic, how we might now define plagiarism, and how all of this applies to #MbaAdmissions. Tell me you haven't already thought about writing your #Harvard MBA essay using ChatGPT! Do you even know the #HBS policy on using AI??

Adding to the conversation, we've invited MBA Waves veteran, J.R. McGrath, Executive Director of Master's Admissions at Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business. He'll share his perspective from the admissions side of things and can give some clear advice and guidelines you should consider in your own #MbaApplication.

Join the coaches of MBA Waves - Bara Sapir, Eric Lucrezia, and Krithika Srinivasan - as we take a stab at battling TEST ANXIETY.

Is this something you deal with? According to some estimates, between 40 and 60% of students have significant test anxiety that interferes with their performing up to their capability. That includes on the GMAT, the GRE, the EA, and other tests that can serve as gatekeepers at the doors of the most coveted MBA programs in the world. A competitive test score can transform the trajectory of your career and essentially change your life. It's really that important! Are you going to let stress and anxiety block you??

NO WAY!! We are joined by Test Prep Expert, Scott Carroll, and Performance Coach, Ben Bernstein, as well as our very own Bara Sapir, owner of City Test Prep and Mindflow Speedreading. These folks are going to walk us through just what is test anxiety, how to recognize it, tame it, and beat it - as you take your exams with calm and confidence, on your road to admission and success!