Why do MBA students call themselves candidates?

The first thing would be to understand what is the meaning of candidate. Candidate implies a person who is appropriate and most likely to get a particular position. MBA studies is basically concerned about management studies and making decisions in administration activities. Hence even though there are theoretical case studies and emulations to be done by MBA students, the key part is the ability of the  MBA student or more precisely speaking, the candidate who can make such managerial decisions. Read More...