I am going to the IMBA program at Nyenrode this October. Needless to say i was pretty convinced with the program and the business university. I received a fee waiver of 10,000 Euros. It was an icing on the cake.

Hey, congratulations! Can you maybe tell me how you achieved the fee waiver? I'm just curious about the policy of the school in that. Thanks in advance

Sure. I had applied for an Indian Scholarship. I had to write an essay and make a presentation on the essay (once selected for the next round) for the scholarship. You can check the scholarship details on their website.

I did not receive the scholarship (which is complete fee waiver) but they offered me a fee waiver instead.

Hope that helps

Thanks! I will have a look at their website, I had heard already that they offer scholarships.

Did you arrive with a specially good record, GPA and GMAT etc? I'm just asking to know if those scholarships are limited to studets very much above averga, because I'm afraid I might not comply with their expectations..

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Not really. My GPA was a little above average. I consider my GMAT to be just about average Nyenrode GMAT hit rates (scores). And I strongly feel they will take only the scholarship essay and presentation into consideration when they make their decisions on the same (Others with a much higher score did not get the scholarships. So, i can tell.)
Good luck.

thanks for the reply, that gives me a lot of motivation!
Attiya

Hi all,
I was just going thru the post, and have a query related to RSM, i have a score of 620 in the GMAT plus 3 yrs of work - ex till date... i am a chem engr..what are the chances of getting thru at RSM? Does RSM provide any scholarship?

Hallo blitzd,

RSM does provide many different types of scholarships, made to fit different needs - it hase a great listing on the web site, providing lots of info's on scholarships(school internal, and external):

http://www.rsm.nl/home/mba/ft_mba/finance_scholarships

it is difficult to asses you're chances to get one, because there are lot of variables that are taken into account... just read the info on the site, and then mail them....

good luck,

David

Hi all,
I was just going thru the post, and have a query related to RSM, i have a score of 620 in the GMAT plus 3 yrs of work - ex till date... i am a chem engr..what are the chances of getting thru at RSM? Does RSM provide any scholarship?

Hi all,
I had appeared for GMAT dis year and i got 600.I want to apply to Amsterdam Business School for MBA due to its less tution fees,How is that school.What are the job oppurtunities out there in netherland.By the time i join i would be having 4 years of job experience.I do not speak or write dutch.I only know english.Will that be a problem for me in geting a job dre?

Do not join a school in Holland. There are no jobs here. Dutch say that the speak English. Yes, they do when you are going to pay 20-30-40 ,000 euro a year for tuition fee. When it comes to offering a job, they want you to speak fluent Dutch.

Top Dutch companies do not come to campus for MBA jobs - they go to LBS, IMD, INSEAD to hire MBA's (Unilever, Shell, ING etc). 100k+

When they offer a job it is 40-50k and Dutch taxes are very high.

Most Indians, Chinese eventually end up going back to India anyways with a large sum of loans. The companies do not sponsor visa's. There are 100's of such candidates on facebook, linkedin. You can connect with them and find out their first hand experience.

Thank you for the information about Netherland. I have also sorted out EADA, Spain and Vlerick leuven gent management school in Belgium. How are this two universities. Will this be good or will i face the same problem as that of Netherlands.Please do let me know.

Same problem with Spain and Belgium.

Indians do not speak languages and need visa sponsorship. If you have enough money and you are looking to spend a year in Europe. Then it is a good choice. All the schools you mentioned are FINE. If you want to get a job in Belgium, Spain or Holland. It will be a deal breaker. I personally know a lot of Indians, Chinese graduates either still looking for work or going back to home countries.

You can reach them via various groups online. It is not worth it to take 50,000$ loan and then realize that you will not find work here.

I would concentrate on bigger schools like IMD, INSEAD or LBS. Alternatively top rank schools in India, Hong Kong or Singapore.

thanx again...........I am thinking about applying to IMD and INSEAD......but the fees is very high....do they offer scholarships... paying such a huge amount of fees would really be difficult for me.......dats y i opted for this schools........

@mbaopinion: howz National University of singapore..on your advice i have also started looking for schools in Asia...do let me know....

Asia (India top schools, SG, HK) are better right now for getting a job if money is a constriction. You will have more chance of finding a job in Singapore when you graduate from NUS than from the 2nd/3rd tier schools in Europe.

Europe = IMD,INSEAD,LBS and couple of other UK schools are good options if you are Indian national . Fee is a large sum of money, scholarships are very limited , most people borrow money , they have some scholarships - look at the individual websites for details.

Good luck !

RSM:
Very poor quality of students and facilities.

Smart, many of your comments attack RSM. However, the school obtains great salaries and rankings. If the school was really this weak, how could that be the case.

I quite understand that you are frustrated that the second-tier European schools do not have careers services strong enough to turn back the recession and to overcome the inability (of some) students to speak the local language, but the reality is that RSM is a great school for people who will be attractive for English-speaking multinationals, or who speak a second European language.

The school's facilities are totally on a par with other public universities, like Manchester or Cass, and are even on a par with private schools like ESADE, Lyon or HHL. The GMAT scores and salaries are proof of the students quality.

PS I have edited this to add in the (words in brackets).

Duncan, you are not liar.
Yes, Rsm is on a par witth those kind of unknown schools.
You don't compare it with TOPs.

agree.

I'm really not sure that these schools are unknown, especially in the context of a thread about MBAs in Holland.

Looking at the most recent FT ranking of business schools in Europe (http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/european-business-school-rankings-2010), RSM, ESADE, Cass and EM Lyon are in the top dozen. Manchester is a top 15 European MBA. HHL is one of a handful of notable schools in Germany.