Doing an MBA is a dream to many. It takes years (at least for me) of toiling, tears and struggle to get an admission, and it comes with a financial cost. There are rewarding fruits that lie at the end of such a journey: immense learning, a strong network, uncountable memories and life-long friendships. The […]
Matt Lisonbee – a very personal Vlog
The Cambridge MBA has been an extraordinary experience filled with unique and amazing opportunities, and how grateful I am to share this together with my wife and three kids. Cambridge is a place that is difficult to describe, other than that it is a special place. There is a spirit of education that is palpable […]
Empowering women in business models – India
It was a highly beneficial and favourable trek for the MBA students about to pursue their journey at Cambridge Judges Business School in August 2019. The trek was led by Sathya Kumar, founder of VILG (Vivekananada School of Leadership and Governance). The theme of the trek was to study models in business which empower women, […]
Making your own path
Not everyone who comes to Cambridge wants to go into finance. Members of the cohort have interests as varied as their backgrounds and many are still exploring options. I came with a destination in mind that didn’t follow a traditional MBA path. Here, I’ve found the space to make my own. I didn’t expect to […]
Organising the Cambridge MBA Japan Trek 2020
In January nineteen of our Cambridge MBA cohort, from eight different countries, started off 2020 with the annual Japan Trek, which has established itself as a highlight at CJBS. Amid high expectations, the organisers were anxious but excited about setting the programme for the seven day trek, and had spent a few hectic months preparing […]
Japan Trek 2020 – my first Japan visit
CJBS Japan Trek could not have been better. It was a unique experience for students to learn about Japanese culture and its business opportunities. We spent three days in Kyoto and four days in Tokyo. Even though one week is not enough to experience all that Japan has to offer, it was enough to have […]
Alongside my MBA: soccer
From the time I was a little girl, soccer was my life. I trained every day, lived and breathed it. I made it to the college level in the US where I played for 4 years. At the end of it all – I graduated. More than an academic graduation, it was symbolic of a […]
Rowing for Darwin College Cambridge
When I told my brother that I was attending Cambridge for my MBA, his immediate reaction was that I had to try rowing. Having rowed at the World Championships for the United States, the sport has irrevocably shaped and changed his life. Despite seeing his love for the sport, I had never quite been inspired […]
Things I wish I had known before my MBA year
Getting an MBA is one of the best decisions you can make for giving a direction to your career goals and achieving both the intellectual and leadership skills of a manager. As amazing an experience it is, a one-year MBA can be too intense if you aren’t prepared well, aren’t focused and wish to attend […]
A practical experience in every sense of the word
Three months into the MBA and the first thing I would like to stress is that it’s challenging, but immensely rewarding. It is hard to enter into a Cambridge MBA, as with any competitive MBA, and it is hard to balance the experience in a way that you don’t regret not doing X, Y or […]
Shining a light on Pride
“Say my name & every colour illuminates. We are shining & we will never be afraid again”. Florence Welch’s lyrics reverberated through me as I got on stage to speak at the 2019-2020 launch of Pride @ Cambridge Judge. As I stood in front of more than 80 people, I couldn’t have been more humbled […]
My sporting MBA year
A year and a half before starting the Cambridge MBA, I was on top of Mount Kilimanjaro with forty other female football players, breaking the world record for the highest altitude FIFA regulated football game. Six months before the MBA, I was at the Dead Sea in Jordan, with my teammates, breaking the world record […]
Thinking of a global one year MBA? Think of Cambridge.
While it may be uncommon for people in their late twenties to plan an MBA in their life, it continues to be a dilemma about which business schools you should apply to. Choosing and applying to the right school is more critical than I had initially imagined. You need to have clear goals as to […]
Brimming with anticipation
It’s been a year and a half in the making. After deciding to go to business school in January 2018, studying and taking the GMAT test, applying for scholarships, applying to schools, applying for more scholarships and ultimately confirming my place at Cambridge, it’s crazy to think my MBA will kick off in less than […]
Oxbridge Silicon Valley 2019 Pre-MBA Trek
Silicon Valley is unique. It is home to a culture of rapid innovation and fast failure, an exhaustive list of tech companies and legacies. Cambridge MBA Class of 2019 students invited Oxford Class of 2019/20 students to partner as Oxbridge for an exciting student led pre-MBA trek in Silicon Valley. After months of preparation across […]
Oxbridge Pre-MBA Singapore Trek
Every year, pre-MBA career treks are organised globally for incoming MBAs to visit organisations and learn more about the business and economic environment of the cities and countries they are based in. These treks allow incoming MBAs to network and engage with organisations that are involved in impactful and innovative work. The Oxbridge Pre-MBA Singapore […]
Pre-MBA India Trek – Summer 2019
Before the start of MBA program in 2019, a group of Indian MBA candidates decided to organise a pre-MBA India trek across different industries to gain insights on the business trends and challenges in both the domestic and global market. What started as an idea to interact with future classmates over informative talks, transformed into […]
A matter of exposure
Many things have changed since my last entry on the Cambridge MBA blog in September 2018. I could write about the incredibly intense learning experience, the varied extra-curricular activities, the May Balls, my Global Consulting Project in Norway or any one of the thousands of cool events that happened during the year. The truth is […]
A new frontier
The idea to start a podcast about investing in frontier markets originated organically from having great conversations with thought-leaders in this space, and a prompt from my partner (I’m generally 2 steps behind). The Frontier Market Investing podcast is focused on learning from leading practitioners in emerging markets, consolidating best-practices and raising the profile of […]
United Arab Emirates Trek 2018
In late December 2018, twenty-five Cambridge MBA students and a member of MBA Careers team embarked on a career trek to the UAE. Our aims were to discover the region, and to make lasting connections with alumni and companies in the area. For many of us, networking with the ultimate goal of obtaining employment in […]