A live session by Vatsal Nahata, Yale alumnus, former IMF & World Bank economist, and the mentor behind 100+ admits to Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Wharton, and more.
Limited seats · May 5 · 8:00 – 9:00 PM IST
Every year, qualified Indian professionals get rejected by top USA MBA programs, not because their profile is weak, but because they don’t know how to present it.
Harvard and Stanford receive thousands of applications from McKinsey, JPMorgan, and IIT profiles. Standing out takes a deliberate strategy, not just a strong resume.
Essays are the only place you speak as a human being. Most applicants write too generically, and waste the one opportunity that actually matters.
A strong GMAT score earns you a seat in the pool. What gets you the offer is something most applicants never focus on: self-awareness, purpose, and narrative coherence.
Deadlines are months away and most applicants are still waiting. The strongest admits started building their strategy well before the window opened.
No generic advice. Only what has been proven to work across 100+ successful applications to the world’s most selective programs.
How to write essays that are honest, specific, and impossible for an admissions committee to forget, regardless of your profile type.
The framework for turning your career, goals, and experiences into a single coherent narrative that top USA MBA programs look for.
How to choose recommenders and brief them in a way that actively strengthens your application, not just validates your credentials.
The exact errors that cost strong Indian applicants their HBS, Stanford, and Wharton offers, and how to avoid every one of them.
Tactical guidance on what to do right now, before deadlines open, to sharpen the story you will tell in your application.
How to build your target school list and whether Round 1 or Round 2 is the right call for your specific profile.
Tue, May 5 · 8:00 PM IST · Free to attend
This session is for ambitious Indian professionals targeting top USA MBA programs who want a clear, deliberate strategy, not just a polished resume.
Experience in consulting, investment banking, venture capital, product, or engineering roles at firms like Amazon, McKinsey, JP Morgan, and others.
Graduates from IITs, BITS Pilani, SRCC, St. Stephen’s, and other elite Indian universities or equivalent institutions abroad.
Applicants seriously considering HBS, Stanford GSB, Wharton, MIT Sloan, Booth, Kellogg, or Columbia as their target schools.
Whether in early preparation or approaching deadlines, this session gives you a clear, actionable framework to move forward with confidence.
Vatsal Nahata · Yale University, RISE Conference
Yale Alumni · MBA Mentor · Former World Bank Economist
Vatsal Nahata holds a Master’s in Economics from Yale University and a Bachelor’s from Shri Ram College of Commerce. He worked as an economist at the IMF and World Bank in Washington D.C., and as a fund manager at Ridgewood Investments in New York.
As the founder of Nahata Education Partners, he has helped 100+ students gain admission to Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Yale, Columbia, Oxford, and LSE. His approach sits at the intersection of storytelling, positioning, and strategic judgment.
“After 600 cold emails and 80 calls, this SRCC alumnus landed a job at the World Bank.”
From IITs to Wall Street to the world’s best business schools.
“Vatsal is a dear friend, and reaching out to him during my business school applications was something I’m really glad I did. Having lived in the US, studied at Yale and known me for nearly five years, he brought a perspective no other consultant could including identifying angles in my profile that were deeply personal and authentic. What I also really valued was the time he spent despite his busy schedule, going through every word to make my essays the best they could be. I loved working with him and would highly recommend Vatsal to anyone navigating business school applications.”
“Vatsal’s approach is completely different from the many mainstream consultants I spoke to. He believes in your profile, pushes you to introspect deeply, and never settles for mediocre output. He was genuinely invested in my success, and gave me the personalized effort that I wanted from my consultant. I made it to Stanford GSB as a re-applicant thanks to him.”
“Working with Vatsal was one of the best decisions I made during my MBA application process. He has a natural gift for story telling, and figuring out what your ultimate pitch should be. He deeply understands what each school is looking for. He kept pushing me to do better and by the time we submitted, I felt I’d come up with the best possible version. Stanford was my dream school and I still can’t believe I got in.”
Vatsal has taken 100+ students from strong profiles to top-10 MBA admits. This free session is your first step. Limited seats, so don’t wait.
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