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Master in Management (MiM) decision- What it is, What it takes, and What you get [10/1/2026] (Recording)

Most Master in Management (MiM) advice comes from school marketing or one stranger's forum post. This is the version I give paying clients. I did a Master in Management and have spent 8+ years in the field of strategy and finance across six countries. I have mentored clients on their Master in Management applications across the US, Europe and Asia. I have been on both sides of this decision, which means I can tell you what the brochures leave out. In 1 hour, I will cover whether you are still eligible, which is not about your age and is the question that catches most people out. How a MiM differs from an MBA and from a specialised master's, and which your situation actually calls for. Why programmes run anywhere from one to three years, and what a gap year really is. Where this degree is taught across the US and Europe, why almost no American programme is called a MiM, and how to read a ranking properly, including why most major US programmes are missing from the rankings table and why that has nothing to do with quality. What you actually do afterwards, named concretely rather than described aspirationally. What a strong CV, essay, letter and interview look like. And where AI helps you, where it quietly sinks you, and the completely honest mistake that gets applicants flagged as dishonest. This is for anyone considering a MiM in the US or Europe, whether you are a year out or midway through a shortlist. If you applied before and did not get in, come. Forty five minutes of content, then live Q&A, hands or chat. Everyone who attends gets the Profile Evaluation Workbook by email afterwards.

Know Yourself Before You Apply

The profile work that has to happen before you write anything. Why remembering and writing are two different jobs, and the five categories of experience people wrongly dismiss.

Your School List and Test (GMAT/GRE)

How many schools, in what tiers, and why there is no such thing as a safe school. Plus choosing between the GMAT and the GRE on percentiles rather than on how the questions felt.

Masters Application Decision- What's Next?

Why the decisions arrive staggered and what that does to you. Handling a rejection, converting a waitlist through the admissions call almost nobody asks for, comparing offers against purpose rather than ranking, and how reapplication actually works.

Choosing Your Destination

The four variables that decide where you should study: language, cost, post-study stay rights, and the market itself. Walks the main destinations in Europe, the US and Asia against all four.

The Year In Between: A Planning Workbook for Reapplicants

For anyone going again next cycle. Built backwards from one question: what will make the difference essay writable in twelve months. Includes an honest test of whether you should reapply at all.

What a MiM Actually Is

What the Master in Management (MiM) degree is for, how it differs from an MBA and from a specialised master's, and the five reasons people actually do it. Includes the eligibility window most applicants discover too late, and how to read a school's employment report.