“It was the summer of 2014. I had just completed my graduation from St Xavier’s, one of India’s most prestigious educational institutions. I was at a crossroad as to whether I should seek out a college to pursue my MBA as a “fresher”, or perhaps start to work with the hope that this work experience would eventually come in handy, as the most renowned institutions of the world require a professional background as well. A friend recommended Globe Ed to me, and it was here that I was fortunate enough to meet Smriti, one of Globe Ed’s founders. On hearing me out, she pragmatically advised me to do what matters more to me, completing my education at the earliest, or a patient progression of the next stage of my career. In her opinion, in case I chose the latter of the two, I would have to lay a lot of emphasis on my work experience, as it is perhaps the most important criteria top universities sort out. The next three years involved my ardent participation in my family business, which involves management, finance, marketing company products, and international communication. By August of 2017, I had completed three full years in my family business. Consequently, I sat myself down with Smriti and discussed the potential colleges I should be applying to on the basis of my GMAT score, work experience, area of expertise and graduation performance. We spent the next one month writing essays, personal statements and re-searching various other data pertaining to my target colleges, all of which were in the top 10 of UK. I would like to take this opportunity to add that there were times I was a bit lazy and a tad bit overconfident, and it was Smriti, who reminded me that until I received an offer from a college, nothing was set in stone. I am proud to state that I received an interview call from four out of the five colleges I applied to, and cleared them all. My choice of College is Oxford and I always refer to it as our achievement and not mine when conversing with Smriti. Even at the interview stage, Smriti emailed to me an array of questions, most of which proved useful, as I was able to use the same to my fullest during the interview.”