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Important Things to Look for in MBA & EMBA Programs with Prof. Steven DeKrey, HKUST Business School
Steven DeKrey, Senior Advisor and Professor Emeritus at HKUST Business School, has over 40 years of experience in building and running top-ranked MBA programs worldwide, including at Northwestern Kellogg, the University of Florida, Asian Institute of Management, and HKUST, where he was Founding Director of the Kellogg-HKUST EMBA program.
Darren asks Professor DeKrey about the value of top MBA programs in Asia, how applicants can stand out in the admissions process, who should apply to Full-Time MBA, Part-Time MBA and Executive MBA (EMBA) programs, and whether leadership can be taught. Listen carefully to materially improve your chances of finding a great business school and getting in!
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Show Notes
Follow Professor Steven DeKrey on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/prof-steven-dekrey-b7153b21
HKUST MBA: mba.hkust.edu.hk/
Kellogg-HKUST EMBA: emba.hkust.edu.hk/
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⏱Topics⏱
Introduction (0:00)
What makes top MBA programs in Asia and Hong Kong different? (4:06)
The quality of top Asian MBA programs vs. top US programs (10:30)
How important are local language skills for MBA graduates outside the US? (14:10)
What questions applicants should ask when researching MBA programs? (18:35)
MBA rankings and other signals of quality (24:30)
Who should apply to Full-time MBAs, Part-time MBAs and Executive MBAs (EMBA) (28:30)
Understanding EMBA Admissions (34:50)
Can leadership be taught? The importance of learning agility (38:45)
How can MBAs demonstrate leadership skills to employers? (46:40)
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How to 3x Your Chances to Top 10 MBA Programs with Melody Jones
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Melody Jones, Co-Founder of Vantage Point MBA Admissions Consulting and Columbia MBA '13, has been helping applicants get into top 10 MBA programs for over a decade. How does Vantage Point help applicants triple their chances compared to other applicants? Melody shares key learnings, examples and questions you can use right away to craft a compelling application. 👊Need school selection help?👊 ►...
Mid-Career MBA Alternatives (HBS LDP, LBS Sloan Masters, 500 Global)
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Richard Campbell, Founder and CEO of 10Adventures, shares his experience with three mid-career MBA alternatives: Harvard Business School’s Program for Leadership Development (HBS PLD), London Business School’s Sloan Masters in Leadership and Strategy (LBS Sloan Masters), and 500 Global’s Accelerator program. 👊Need school selection help?👊 ► Get a free expert profile review ► touchmba.com 🍎Sign u...
Excellent Advice for Living (and MBA Applications!)
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Inspired by Kevin Kelly’s Excellent Advice for Living, I share 10 bits of wisdom that could materially improve your chances of getting into business school and building a successful career. 👊Need school selection help?👊 ► Get a free expert profile review ► touchmba.com 🍎Sign up for my course & packages🍎 ► How to get into top MBA programs: go.touchmba.com/edge ► MBA Gameplan Package - apply to t...
GLOBIS MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Tomoya Nakamura
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What makes the GLOBIS MBA unique and how can you get in? Get free school selection help at touchmba.com Sometimes, it’s hard to differentiate MBA programs. That is not the case with GLOBIS University, Japan’s number 1 MBA, which prizes entrepreneurial skills, societal impact, and helping its students find their kokorozashi (personal mission). Professor Tomoya Nakamura, President of GLOBIS USA, ...
From Military to MBA, Consultant & More with Beau Gresham, NYU Stern MBA ’20
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Beau Gresham, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Mastercard and NYU Stern MBA ’20, shares his journey as an applicant, student, and alumni of NYU Stern. How did Beau transition from the military to consulting through the MBA? How was the NYU Stern Full-time MBA experience? How did Beau break into mergers & acquisitions consulting at Deloitte, and then land his current job at Mastercard? And h...
Lessons from Listeners (Vol.2): Drawing a Roadmap, Prioritizing Conversations, Prematurely Applying
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Darren shares more hard-earned application lessons from four listeners (now graduated MBAs): drawing a roadmap for the admissions team, prioritizing conversations when picking schools, “prematurely applying” and being strategic yet flexible Want to share your hard-earned application lessons? Contact us at touchmba.com/contact Topics Introduction (0:00) Tips for the Untraditional Applicant - Kat...
Lessons from Listeners (Vol.1): Working for Unknown Companies, Best-Fit Schools, Dealing w/ Dings
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Touch MBA’s goal has always been to offer you evergreen content that will help you shortlist and get into best-fit MBA programs. We invite listeners to share lessons from their application journeys not just on the podcast, but in written form, too. These short reflections are full of timeless application wisdom! Darren shares three lessons from three listeners that have stood the test of time: ...
The GMAT Focus Episode (GRE, Too)
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How are top business schools using the GMAT Focus exam, which will replace the GMAT in January 2024? What do you need to score and on which sections? Do schools prefer the GMAT, GMAT Focus, or GRE? Darren asks Admissions Directors from two top schools - Toronto Rotman (#1 in Canada by the Financial Times) and IESE (#1 in Spain by the Financial Times) - tough questions about the GMAT Focus test ...
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Prof. Adrian Buss
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What makes the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management MBA unique and how can you get in? Get free school selection help at touchmba.com Professor Adrian Buss, Associate Professor of Finance and Academic Director of MBA Programs at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, discusses what makes the Frankfurt School’s MBA unique, the school’s admissions process, career opportunities and more...
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Prof. Wan Wongsunwai
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What makes the CUHK Business School MBA unique and how can you get in? Get free school selection help at touchmba.com Professor Wan Wongsunwai, Associate Dean of MBA Programmes and Director of MBA Programmes at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School, discusses what makes the CUHK MBA unique, the school’s admissions process, career opportunities and more. Topics Introduction ...
Duke Fuqua Daytime MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Shari Hubert
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What makes the The Fuqua School of Business MBA unique and how can you get in? Get free school selection help at touchmba.com Shari Hubert, Associate Dean of Admissions at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, discusses what makes the Duke Fuqua MBA unique, the school’s admissions process, career opportunities and more. Topics Introduction (0:00) Program Highlights - What Makes the Duke F...
Georgia Tech Scheller MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Jonathan Clarke
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What makes the Scheller College of Business MBA unique and how can you get in? Get free school selection help at touchmba.com Dr. Jonathan Clarke, Interim Dean at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business, discusses what makes the Scheller MBA unique, the school’s admissions process, career opportunities and more. Topics Introduction (0:00) Program Highlights - What Makes the Georgia Tech Sch...
Vanderbilt MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Sue Oldham
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What makes the Vanderbilt MBA unique and how can you get in? Get free school selection help at touchmba.com Topics Introduction (0:00) Program Highlights - What Makes the Vanderbilt MBA Unique? (4:40) Vanderbilt MBA Admissions & Scholarships - How to Improve Your Chances? (19:30) Career Opportunities at Vanderbilt - What to Know & How to Prepare (39:45) About Our Guest Sue Oldham is Associate D...
Georgetown MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Shelly Heinrich
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What makes the Georgetown MBA unique and how can you get in? Get free school selection help at touchmba.com Shelly Heinrich, Associate Dean, MBA Admissions and Director of Marketing at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, discusses what makes the Georgetown MBA unique, the school’s admissions process, career opportunities and more. Topics Introduction (0:00) Program Highlights ...
How Wharton Reviews MBA Applicants & More with Thomas Caleel
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How Wharton Reviews MBA Applicants & More with Thomas Caleel
Undercover MBA Subrankings
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Undercover MBA Subrankings
NUS MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Wedad Sunny
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NUS MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Wedad Sunny
Strategies for Optimal MBA Student Loans with Nikhil Agarwal from Juno
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Strategies for Optimal MBA Student Loans with Nikhil Agarwal from Juno
ESMT Berlin MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Rebecca Loades
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ESMT Berlin MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Rebecca Loades
IESE MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Paula Amorim
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IESE MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Paula Amorim
What Are Your Game-Changing Differentiators? with Paul Bodine from Admitify
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What Are Your Game-Changing Differentiators? with Paul Bodine from Admitify
Inside the National University of Singapore MBA with Tilla Caveng, NUS MBA ’24
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Inside the National University of Singapore MBA with Tilla Caveng, NUS MBA ’24
RSM MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Jochem Kroezen and Maria Tsachli
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RSM MBA Program & Admissions Interview with Jochem Kroezen and Maria Tsachli
The 3S's of Scintillating Storytelling
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The 3S's of Scintillating Storytelling
10 Application Lessons from 10 Years of Touch MBA
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10 Application Lessons from 10 Years of Touch MBA
Inside the London Business School MBA & Honing your Story with Chris Tran, LBS MBA ’22
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Inside the London Business School MBA & Honing your Story with Chris Tran, LBS MBA ’22
Pivoting to Vietnam & Breaking into EdTech with Tony Ngo, Harvard Business School ’08
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Pivoting to Vietnam & Breaking into EdTech with Tony Ngo, Harvard Business School ’08
How I Got Into UC Berkeley Haas and Breaking Into Product Management
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How I Got Into UC Berkeley Haas and Breaking Into Product Management
How to Shortlist MBA Programs You’re Excited About AND Competitive At
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How to Shortlist MBA Programs You’re Excited About AND Competitive At

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  • @johnd550
    @johnd550 Місяць тому

    You make it look like Questrom is #90 in the country or world, which it is not.

    • @TouchMBA
      @TouchMBA 16 днів тому

      #90 is our episode number :)

  • @mahekshaikh8656
    @mahekshaikh8656 2 місяці тому

    I really learned a lot, thank you so much 🙏🙏

  • @nomathamsanqamsimanga6661
    @nomathamsanqamsimanga6661 5 місяців тому

    Very Informative Thank you

  • @giftyawuku8012
    @giftyawuku8012 5 місяців тому

    very helpful content, i hope to ace my interview with ASU for MBA

  • @aboajahngozi7712
    @aboajahngozi7712 6 місяців тому

    very insightful!

  • @kateumakor7787
    @kateumakor7787 10 місяців тому

    Aunty Shade for the win!!!!

  • @mobi-franklynuwakwe2674
    @mobi-franklynuwakwe2674 10 місяців тому

    51 minutes of my time well spent! Thank you for putting this interview out here.

  • @vincentderypukyollu829
    @vincentderypukyollu829 10 місяців тому

    There seems to be great quality in this school

  • @Local-Seo-Nerd
    @Local-Seo-Nerd 11 місяців тому

    neah

  • @TamunoOpuboCooksCookeyGam

    Who wrote the intro music?

  • @TamunoOpuboCooksCookeyGam

    I listened to every minute of this. Thanks Henry! Keep inspiring. Also, congrats on getting Messi. 😊🎉

  • @TamunoOpuboCooksCookeyGam

    Very impressive 👏

  • @doniadb4385
    @doniadb4385 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for this video! Really, thank you! I have a question and I need guidance. I have a bachelor's degree that I earned a while ago, back in 2014 in Canada, with a very very very low GPA (2.3) due to health issues, medication, and a physical disability. However, I earned a master's degree from Harvard (HES) with a GPA of 3.88. My goal is to apply to HBS (Harvard Business School) Ph.D. (I am aware that this video is about MBA but I still want to have your opinion regarding Ph.D.) My question for you is, which GPA will the admission officers consider the most? My undergraduate GPA or Master's GPA? Thank you very much! :)

  • @rotneder2814
    @rotneder2814 Рік тому

    Wow, she's amazing. Congrats for getting into several top MBA programs. Berkeley Haas is amazing full of amazing people.

  • @loveanimals-0197
    @loveanimals-0197 Рік тому

    Does Imperial help with careers in the USA? Is it pointless for someone in the USA to study at Imperial College Business School, if their goal is to get at a senior leadership position in the USA?

  • @DrJayfm
    @DrJayfm Рік тому

    Go samuel...

  • @zarafsari
    @zarafsari Рік тому

    Very helpful! Thanks😍

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    Thank you for this video. I shared it with a few friends. They were so excited.. You should research Promo SM!!

  • @dapar8402
    @dapar8402 Рік тому

    How about Cost? Thanks

  • @mphokesitwetshoagong3552
    @mphokesitwetshoagong3552 Рік тому

    Hello I am dissatisfied by the manner on which you withhold my CAS from me so could you rectify this anomaly for my enrollment on such in 2023 as my Oxford MBA in 2023 was submitted for review successfully on my Application Management account on Said Business School , thank you, sincerely yours : Mpho ; Kesitwe :Tshoagong

  • @mphokesitwetshoagong3552
    @mphokesitwetshoagong3552 Рік тому

    Hello I have the university website for the Oxford MBA on my You Tube account as well as those of the 1+1 MBA program and Executive MBA program and other Oxford activities on the Oxford University Student Union also on You Tube and I derive maximum pleasure on the Oxford MBA in 2023 program content as such , thank you

  • @mphokesitwetshoagong3552
    @mphokesitwetshoagong3552 Рік тому

    Hello Dr Dana Brown, I sat for my GMAT exam on the Oxford portal and my score was 870 or 860 which I had a right to utilize productively to my advantage so could you assist me to do such by awarding me my CAS for the Oxford MBA as the Oxford University Press should assume responsibility of withholding my C1 Advanced in English from me after I was pre qualified for such on Cambridge Assessment English with a score of 23/25 , thank you , Mpho ; Kesitwe :Tshoagong

  • @mphokesitwetshoagong3552
    @mphokesitwetshoagong3552 Рік тому

    It is a tremendous pity that Said is ranked 54 in the world among leading business school , however if you could rectify the anomaly with the interview methodologies the rankings could transit positively , thank you.

    • @rosalynm.6746
      @rosalynm.6746 Рік тому

      Have you ever sent them an email? the admission team is really helpful. They answered almost every question of mine except those that are too deep and complex.

  • @mphokesitwetshoagong3552
    @mphokesitwetshoagong3552 Рік тому

    Hello Dr Dana Brown , I registered for Kira Online Assessment and my interview as such could not be concluded so could you waive the Kira Online Assessment for me as a prerequisite for enrollment on my Oxford MBA in 2023 on Merton as I was previously enrolled partially with Balliol for the same in 2022 and I was not successful to be enrolled on campus as a result of my inability to set up my Camera and Microphone for the assessment , yet I successfully received my E-Books from Kira Online Assessment and Form Assembly , thank you madam, Mpho ; Kesitwe :Tshoagong

  • @daviddominguez9282
    @daviddominguez9282 Рік тому

    So much value on this channel!

  • @Juan.Blanco
    @Juan.Blanco Рік тому

    Thanks for brining such an enormous amount of value in each video!! It has really helped me

  • @ayushsuryawanshi2217
    @ayushsuryawanshi2217 Рік тому

    The podcast is really insightful . Thanks for sharing

  • @greek2701
    @greek2701 2 роки тому

    Ambassadorial Greekness 8:00 have it LinkedIn 11:00 personaligreeks 15:10

  • @AddinaWitsqa
    @AddinaWitsqa 2 роки тому

    Hi, thank you for the insightful conversation, I have a question regarding the program. For social impact, what are the distinctive benefits you can gain as compared to the healthcare program. (inside the program and the career prospects post MBA). I am a medical doctor trying to pivot my career and i'm trying to figure out which program would be best for me. Thanks!

  • @nivaschandraseker6468
    @nivaschandraseker6468 2 роки тому

    i had a small doubt, what is the difference between international business management (IBM) and this MIM course. Can you explain this?

  • @omkarkulkarni6177
    @omkarkulkarni6177 2 роки тому

    does it hold true after covid-19?

  • @ramitchakraborty8275
    @ramitchakraborty8275 2 роки тому

    Wow! This was super informative!

  • @saisenthilkumar6313
    @saisenthilkumar6313 2 роки тому

    fantastic name

  • @Ian_Durr
    @Ian_Durr 2 роки тому

    Wonderful interview with Katie Lloyd from Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business. I am applying to GT’s MBA program and listening to this interview has helped me understand the process. Please continue the work!

  • @kvin9210
    @kvin9210 2 роки тому

    What if the score is high on GMAT but low on GPA?

  • @michaelraju6102
    @michaelraju6102 2 роки тому

    Awesome episode and what a story from Mark Zee!!

  • @panzerommel
    @panzerommel 2 роки тому

    great interview. however this is almost 6 year ago and she isnt at Oxford anymore. it'd be awesome if oxford admission team provides the most recent/updated info about their program

  • @ariana6318
    @ariana6318 2 роки тому

    Great interview. Thank you so much!

  • @naveenpatil1997
    @naveenpatil1997 2 роки тому

    Hey Darren, I love listening to your interviews.. always informative. Its a knowledge bank for us aspirants, i appreciate you for doing these

  • @willl6551
    @willl6551 2 роки тому

    Thanks for this great episode. I'm targeting healthcare post-MBA and this was awesome.

  • @krishnasamandhayala2584
    @krishnasamandhayala2584 2 роки тому

    Bro is this program stem certified or is there any stem based pathway in this program ?

  • @vasyakalinin3817
    @vasyakalinin3817 2 роки тому

    Thailand and Russia listening

  • @tanmaykaushik3732
    @tanmaykaushik3732 2 роки тому

    Hey, Nice advice but, where are the templates?

  • @praveenfernando152
    @praveenfernando152 2 роки тому

    Anybody sitting for interviews this year? How do they measure what % of scholarship you get ?

  • @akshatsrivastav3532
    @akshatsrivastav3532 2 роки тому

    Great video, missed hearing the ending though , due to the overlapping music. Except that, insightful!

    • @TouchMBA
      @TouchMBA 2 роки тому

      thanks! you can listen to the full episode here: touchmba.com/interview-with-dean-of-postgraduate-professional-programs-dr-philip-zerillo-smu/

  • @zzFishstick
    @zzFishstick 2 роки тому

    Really helpful thank you. Interesting though that the bursary is determined by academic merit. Is there any bursaries or scholarships for those from low socio-economic backgrounds who are self funding the degree?

    • @TouchMBA
      @TouchMBA 2 роки тому

      Do check out Cambridge MBA's 30+ page list of scholarships and bursaries here: www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/programmes/mba/fees-funding/#item2

  • @ImadeIyamu
    @ImadeIyamu 2 роки тому

    I really enjoyed this. It’s been a year, can we have Grace back to talk about her journey since the time of this video? This was fantastic.

  • @ImadeIyamu
    @ImadeIyamu 2 роки тому

    ‘I want to study with mommy’. Aww 🥺

  • @35pri2ish
    @35pri2ish 2 роки тому

    Thanksss for thissss