From employers, to education, to volunteering, many organizations you have passed through as an international applicant will have been completely unfamiliar to admission committees (AdComs). Then comes an even greater challenge of showcasing leadership and achievements, whose context is usually local, not global. This leads to a reality where, despite AdComs professing to prizing diversity, they often attribute increased risk to international applicants, whose credentials they cannot readily verify.
Just as overseas AdComs struggle to assess and trust foreigners, so do most admissions consulting companies in the world, whose consultants are almost always American. For your consultant to craft a truly persuasive application, they need to be well-versed in the business, societal and cultural context in your country. The result? Even by spending thousands of dollars on otherwise professional admissions consulting firms, your application will probably just scratch the surface in terms of its potential. We've seen it happen over and over.
Given the above, it comes as little surprise that most business schools struggle with global diversity. On average, classes in the top-20 MBA programs in the US include a whopping 62% American students. Of the remaining 38%, more than half come from only 3 countries: India, China, and Canada. Moreover, since the “international” category is defined by passport holding–thus including students who may have been born abroad but spent most of their life in the US–the “real” share of internationals, excluding Indians, Chinese and Canadians, could well be in single digits.
Spring is led by Ron Aviv, an INSEAD MBA graduate with 12 years of experience in content marketing and storytelling. Ron is versed in helping non-traditional professionals craft compelling stories that stick out, having spent 7 years promoting underrepresented Arab founders and engineers. In addition to admissions consulting, our service also includes guidance on scholarships, as well as informal advice on student loans and immigration.
