Twin Brothers, Two Top MBAs — Yash at Wharton & Kabir at Columbia | The Real MBA Experience

Twin Brothers, Two Top MBAs — Yash at Wharton & Kabir at Columbia | The Real MBA Experience What's it really like at Wharton and Columbia Business School from the same family? In this one-of-a-kind conversation, our Senior Lead Consultant Anju Goela sits down with twin brothers Yash and Kabir Bajaj — Yash pursuing his MBA at Wharton and Kabir at Columbia Business School to compare classrooms, culture, recruiting, and the real ROI of an MBA at two of the world's top business schools. Two schools, one family and a whole lot of honest insights. They cover: 00:00 – Introduction: Twins at Wharton & Columbia 00:43 – Meet Yash Bajaj and Kabir Bajaj 01:46 – Classroom experience at Wharton vs Columbia 02:51 – Academic rigour and case-based learning 04:10 – How MBA learning differs from undergrad 05:35 – Classes that changed their thinking 07:16 – Classes they would take at each other’s schools 09:14 – Culture and student personalities at both schools 11:19 – Social life and finding your niche at Wharton 12:30 – Building community at Columbia in New York City 13:51 – Choosing the right-fit MBA school as twins 16:05 – “You will hate my school if…” 17:00 – Biggest misconceptions about Wharton & CBS 18:50 – Wharton’s AI for Business programme 19:44 – What weekends look like at business school 22:12 – The most stressful part of MBA recruiting 24:32 – Internship preparation and Career Services 27:01 – Networking: school support vs self initiative 28:56 – Application strategy and differentiating essays 30:34 – Biggest mistakes MBA applicants make 32:03 – What they would do differently in applications 34:35 – The Red Pen’s role in their MBA journey 37:03 – One-word description of working with The Red Pen 38:27 – Hidden costs of an MBA 40:55 – Defining ROI beyond salaries and jobs 43:30 – Personal growth and transformation through MBA 45:21 – Entrepreneurship goals after MBA 45:27 – What each twin admires about the other’s journey #Wharton #ColumbiaBusinessSchool #MBA #MBAJourney #WhartonMBA #ColumbiaMBA #MBAAdmissions Thinking about applying? Connect with The Red Pen for personalised MBA admissions guidance. Book a free consultation: [email protected] | +91 77807 69732 https://theredpenmba.com/book-an-appo...