Ask Sameer Kamat | Author of 'Beyond The MBA Hype'

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Please provide your valuable feedback on this :

I am 2012 passout (Btech) with 78% Grads, XII 85%, Xth 91.4%.

I am working right now in HCL..and till now i have 1.5 yrs of work-exp.

My job is damn hectic. So m planning to quit my job in near future (March/April 2014) and prepare for CAT once again. (ie, CAT 2014)

I was already enrolled in coaching in the year 2013. However, I want to go for only IIM's and NOTHING less than that.

For this year (2013), I am expecting calls from SCMHRD, NMIMS and yeah..a good cat percentile (but not sure whether i'd get IIM's or not)

My only concern is whether quitting the job just for CAT prep will create a hindrance in IIM's ???

Any past examples are appreciated.

PS: If i quit my job, start preparing for CFA along with CAT and clear level 1 of CFA before CAT, then will it compensate for quittting a job??

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Hi Sameer,

I have been considering the HKU MBA and was reading its essay prompt.. a bit confused could you help? Here is how it goes:

Please provide below a statement explaining why you are interested in doing this programme, why you are suitable for it and the value of the MBA programme to your future career. Here's how i interpret this:

1. Please provide below a statement explaining why you are interested in doing this programme i.e. Why HKU MBA

2. value of the MBA programme to your future career. ie. why MBA .. and now the dilemma..

3. why you are suitable for it.. does this mean why MBA now or what value would I add to the HKU class?