- In a lottery, chances are quite slim
- but if you have the same STEM
- your chances increase
- If in the First year you didn't get in
- Not even in the Second Year
- then not in the third year as well.
- your luck is not with you
- take your bags and go back to India then
So hey guys, we have a George-town University Student
As you guys know that Arpit got accepted to
George-town University as well
but he chose Georgia tech university
over George-town University
So, we will compare the culture
of both the universities
and where is it worth to spend
around 200,000$
at Georgetown University for MBA.
Please start
- Hi Kashish
today, we have Kashish with us
he is a first-year MBA student
at Georgetown University
Kashish, what is your background?
where are you from- India?
- So I am from Haryana
I did my generic from Thapur University, Patiala
and Mechanical Engineering by training
after that, I worked for two years at
- Tata Steel in Odisha
and after that, I worked in a family business for 2 years
And during that time, I thought
what further things I can do in life.
that though led me to MBA
First, I attempted CAT exam
and I got 97%
but ABC didn't-
- Even I got 97%
- So after that, I got confused about what to do
I had one year to spare
so I put a though to give GMAT exam
I gave the GMAT exam
I got a good score by luck
It was 740
So -
- How much did you get?
720
The options left were to go to the USA
on the other hand, I did not personally want to go to UK
Due to brexit
IS was the remaining option
I applied in IS, got it
I got into USA as well
I was in a dilemma where I
had to go to the USA or stay in India
Luckily, I got a scholarship here
- Wow!
I got an incentive because I had
an international experience
and has a low-cost benefit
So, it is almost at par with India
Due to those factors, I came here
- Did you get 100% scholarship?
- No, 50%
- So 200,000$ was the fees without scholarship
Not 200,000$ exactly
it is around 180,000$
you are as in, throwing money because it is in USA
so you can spend your resources
that is a factor as well
so looking at DC by this perspective
you can spend a lot
other than that if you stay a bit far
like 3-4 metro stations away
comparatively, living close is much cheaper
- Are you living far?
- I am living 2 metro stations away
Not far nor close
I live with roommates
so my expenses get reduced
You can save your money there
- Which other universities in the USA accepted you
First of all, I did not apply
to Harvard and MIT
I started MIT application then left it
because I thought I haven't got any chances
so I did not waste 150$ on applying
Applied to Hass, Berkley
and they broke my heart
after that I
applied to USA canfla, USC- Marshall
UCLA
My main focus was to
live in the southern side of the USA
as they are the warm areas
I went to an event held in Michigan
I had one question in my head that
that will I be able to sustain this cold
I cancelled the mid-west areas then
has to settle in southern areas
otherwise, the DC weather is similar to Delhi's
As I am from Haryana
I kept the warm and cold conditions in mind
So I decided DC.
but the main incentive was due to the scholarship
- Other universities you got accepted into?
I got accepted to ISP
and from here
and I got waitlisted in UNC
the scholarship was my first incentive
now the question arises that
money is not everything
or else I could have waited for other places
for one year or two years
I liked three things about this
first of all, my job change
that was backed-up by the government policy
it had an impact on the company and my family business
so here non-market strategies are certified
that is really helpful in understanding
the things that are taught in the MBA programs
to make profit
to focus on sustainability
but
the things that are not under your control
how can you manage those
here in DC you can see
every company with logist
we interact with them as well
for example, there is an event on 18th March
for a business round table
some of us are going there as well
we will have direct interaction with the CEOs
there are other events
and other than that-
[helicopter flying]
- helicopter landing
helicopter keeps travelling here
they are landing a helicopter
so there is a non-market strategy
secondly,
my interaction with the dean here
Prashant Malvia
happened in november
I got a feel from that interaction
about the college
I talked with people here
A feeling of service
and gratitude
that is the purpose
in service of others
So that sparked my personal interest
because I am quite service-oriented
and how to help others
so this was the second point
the third incentive was because of the city
so my job in Odisha is in the dug
it was in a completely remote place
I decided my college keeping the urban location in mind
I didn't want to stay in rural locations
I have stayed in those conditions
I needed an urban location
so due to that, the number of colleges shortlisted
became less
You are right
we both live in Atlanta
and living in an urban city in the USA has its benefits
in a remote area, there are few restaurants
there you get your food
and city life
, expose to American culture are unavailable there
Atlanta is not that big such as DC is
but we get a complete city life exposure
we get good nightlife, various restaurants
it is a metropolitan and is diverse
If you go to a rural area, you do not get
the diversity in the USA
generally, in the big cities, you get diversity
different people from different places
and DC is like an international city
I can compare new-york with DC then
There are many Indians in San-Francisco
My school trek goes there
In DC, you will
a person from every part of the world
there are basis from every culture
there are tools for culture as well
If you are interested in a particular culture or country
You have events here as well
the next month, here we are going to have the cherry-blossom festival
So, the title and the Jefferson Memorial area
will be based on cherry-blossom flowers
So apart from Japan
that was my dream to go there
and I still haven't gone there
I want to once go there and observe
but I am getting it here as well.
that is a good thing.
- we don't get it
- yes we won't get it there
- And secondly, I wanted to know about your career goal.
- My career goal from day one
was that I wanted
to get into the tech industry
and I made a mindset that
I will be trying for Amazon
So it is in process
and let's see what happens there
other than that, I have belief in myself
that something will happen
so I don't have that much of tension
- A bit towards management?
- No, I have an operations background
so I will be moving on operations path
for project managing, you need a
different background that I don't have
I am being realistic with my options
because if you decided
a 100% career switch
You can go elsewhere, but it is not possible
other than that, university connections help a lot
to change a bit
but if you go to any university
it is still not possible
- This is very important
if you start your career
and have worked for 4 or 5 years
it prints onto your resume
pivoting from that point
is difficult
So anyone who is starting a career
be very careful about the
industry you go into
do you really love it
because switching careers after
I have been through it
and it is really difficult
your resume does not get selected
company will ask you for example
you are in operations so why take you in project management?
- Until and unless you have a solid reason
and chance by luck
we cannot overlook the luck factor
luck should support
career switching is possible
It is not impossible
but
Indians themselves have a
lot of competition amongst themselves
so its quite difficult
- yes
- I want to add a point
that Arpit highlighted a very important point
that he is doing a minor in
science or STEM-related field
because the OPT that we get
after non-STEM major
is only for a year
so that is why it is important so that
you get a STEM extension. Right?
so that you get 3 years worktime and
H1B chances increase
- Do you have any STEM processes in Georgetown?
- In Georgetown, STEM in currently under process
so I won't confirm or deny it
for the record
until the college officially does not declare
I cannot give my inputs
but there is something related to it
- Do you have a dual degree option for STEM?
- We do not have any
dual degree for STEM
I don't have the information about the college's plans
but we have other options for a dual degree
we have SFSF- School of Foreign Service
if you have an interest in public sector
or an interest in international development
so Georgetown Washington DC is one of the
best places to be in
because here you get international exposure
different people from different countries come here
the world bank is here
IMF is located here
they have events you can go to
just last week
um not last week
on 31 st of January
we had an event at George Washington University
so I have a non-market strategy certificate
so it has a condition that
you have to attend events around DC
that event was based on
data-development
so there was an economist from world bank,
a professor from NYU
who is an advisor in Europe at a senior level
so those insights
they talked about the issues with data
in the modern world
and how we can properly utilise data
so these are the things
for STEM they are doing this thing
the second thing is that
many schools have a specialisation
in degrees
not the case for Georgetown
as it has a degree for general management
and our motto is- Curo Personalis
which is a Latin phrase and means
development as a whole
development in your every aspect
instead of focusing in a single path
It is not like that, in every field
they prepare you
- meaning a generalist MBA?
- Yes, it is a generalist MBA
STEM is also in process
let us see what they are offering
but we are hopeful to have it
all of the MBA school in the USA are
moving towards that direction
because international students are reducing
for international students in a year
in a lottery
chances are quite slim
but if you have the same STEM
your chances increase
first year you did not get
nor in the second year
not even in the third year
then if your luck is not with you
then pick your bags and go back to India
- Right
- otherwise
I have a friend who is in Amazon Europe
so people are international
I have friends in Latin America who are there
so they got there
- I have some friends
in Amazon, Microsoft
so when they joined
the company said that if you don't get your VISA
you will be shifted Amazon Canda, India or Europe
your job will not be risky if
it is a multinational company
such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google
google officer
- So international companies have this benefit
that if you are once hired
simply because you didn't get VISA
they won't make fire you
they will send you to a different country office
same case with consulting firms
- Yes, all consulting firms are global
- Good Information, I didn't know this
I am a STEM, so I did not face such problems
I haven't seen people who did not get a job in 3 years
- Usually, they get the job; In three years
definitely that get in.
but, there is this thing that
one cannot think about doing a degree
in order to pursue STEM
it does not have its benefits
the main purpose of MBA is
to develop certian sector skills
for starting your own business or manage a business
so one will be able to handle that work
For Georgia-Tech or Georgetown, like every
other top 20 schools
every school's style is different
but the ultimate end goal for all is
to make you a good business leader
- Absolutely
- It is a general thing that
the people who do MS are more of an
individual worker
That they are individual contributors