Chicago GSB Admit: Any Questions Anybody??

[CATullus]

Congrats Keya and Iday..

All the best and Rock GSB..

[shrp17]

Guys,

You rock!

No other word for this, it is a stupendous achievement.


Hope there are may more who follow!!!!


Just one question, can you guyz tell if Chicago admits people with an MBA already.

Cheers....

[Sathya2006]

Congrats Keya and Iday!! Keya, just a thought! What if u get admit from Tuck as well??

Well, as i have decided that i am going to accept the admit from Tuck, let's meet sometime!! And now this also means we have atleast one Pagal in almost all major univ's (HBS may be an except, which again i think our Cryonerve is on the verge of getting in .. Time to party folks!!

[nitin_gmat]

Originally Posted by iday

Oh man!!!
Of all the emotions i went through last night, relief was the "top of the charts"
It has sunk in and i am slowly realizing how big the achievement is.
I hear that the volume of apps has gone up by around 40%, compared to last year. So getting in becomes all the more sweet

This new year is gonna be HUGE

Iday

Hey IDay and Keya heartiest congratulations on your great achievement

Thanks,
Nitin

[SriramChangali]

Congratulations to both of you!!! Party time....

Originally Posted by iday

@kamakazie - it's a "woman"

And keya, i have a really important and big doubt. Will u cook for while at GSB
Yeah guys - i got in too. So there are 2 ppl here to answer all ur queries.

[imjimmy]

Wow!!!! Keya and Iday!!
that's a really solid achievement. Absolutely Amazing.

[ankush_infy]

congos to both keya and Iday....great achievement........

[iday]

Originally Posted by WarriorPrince

Hey Keya and Iday!

Congrats buddies. Chicago GSB is an awesome school.

Well I am planning to apply for the class of 2010. PFB my profile:

10th: 87.5%
12th: 91.1%
BE(ECE): 80.2%
Work Ex: 3.25 Yrs (So far) - software Engineer
Extra Cu. Activities: Avg.
GMAT: Planning to appear in April'07.

Please tell me what are my chances of making to the school assuming that GMAT would be 720+. Also let me know what else I can do within the next one year in order to enhance my chances.

Thanks in Advance.

Regards
WP

Let me start with the standard disclaimer - there are no cookie cutter ways to analyze profiles

10th and 12th scores don't matter anymore. so don't even mention them anywhere.

3.25 yrs mean nothing, by which i mean it doesnt convey anything. It is the career progress which is important. That must come out in the essays - where i began, where you are and what happened in between. How do u see that helping in ur MBA experience and how do u see that helping in ur life beyond MBA.

I assume that u have an average "volume" of extra currics. I am sure u'd have some interesting things to share abt ur extra currics - share them with the AdComm.

Generally speaking - it is more abt the quality of stuff than the quantity. So in 3.25 yrs of professional experience, you should explain to the Adcomm how u have performed. In the limited EC experience u have, explain what u enjoyed and why and how u performed there.

The bottom line is that u present ur profile in the most interesting and impressive way possible.

Easy to say, hard to do

If you can achieve that, i dont see why you would not get an interview invite from any top school

ATB,
Iday

[iday]

Originally Posted by gmatjay

Congratulations Iday and Keya..

I am in bit of dilemma as I got most of rejects and only admit from ISB till now. I am expecting a couple of more results..

Can you help me point out the weakness in my prof:

My profile is as follows:

Age 32
Education B-Tech University of Calicut (ranked 6th in University)
M-Tech IIT kanpur (Class topper)
GMAT 690/5.5(AWA)

Have a couple of papers published in referred International Journals in Engineering.

Experience 7 years Software Engineer

Extra Curriculars : have a few of them

Most important being

Started and Partly managing a retail outlet..Planning to start fish breeding and farming

I am not sure what the weakness in my application is??

Any help welcome..

I am not sure either. you have a good profile, with lotsa work experience amd starting a retail outlet is a good EC to have.

The only thing i can think of straight away is whether you did a good job of writing the essays. You might have great experiences, but it is important to present them to the AdComm in an interesting and impressive way.

Sometimes it is sheer bad luck that we dont get positive news from schools.

Iday

[inblue]

I.. why are u scouting for cooks ??
As much as I can cook and I know and I will be in Chi next year - I am beginning to feel.. 'i wont cook' I'll treat you at Giordano's each day. I bet there's one in the loop

Giordano's has awesome deep dish chicago style pizzas