4 YOE, Data Science Background, Second MBA - Why I Chose IMD
Profile: Indian Male Engineer from tier 3 college
Experience: 4 years
Applying for my 2nd MBA
Data science background, and I had already done an MBA. Applying for a second one is a different kind of challenge, you have to justify the decision very clearly, to the school and honestly to yourself as well. Why now, why again, why IMD specifically. Those answers took time to find.
My drafts were structured like analyst reports. Logical, thorough, completely cold. Getting that to read as human while still being sharp took way more iterations than I expected.
Worked with a decently priced consultant who is an INSEAD Graduate himself. He rewrote full drafts from scratch when needed, not just line edits. Interview prep was the other mountain. The consultant literally taught me how to approach cases like an MBB consultant and it worked for me.
IMD made sense for where I was, one year, rigorous, no time wasted. It worked out.
Happy to answer anything on IMD or the second MBA decision if anyone is thinking about it.