Phoren B-school 2009 aspirants

[atouchofcrypticthunder]

Hey entering class of 2009 prospects,

I'd like to get you people on my chat list... it would be great to swap info.. and hey I could always use the extra motivation...

How do we do this... If im not mistaken im not allowed to post my email id (Mod's do let me know if this is true )... However I have mentioned my email id in my profile ... Add me on...

Look forward to hearing from you

Cheers

Rosh

[hbsgsb]

probaby v can contact thru PMs.. and once the tone is set.. v can chat thru a messenger.

[catastrope]

I feel, it's better to discuss our issues rather than thru PM /messenger.
This way we'll have a large discussion group and also we'll be aware of each other issues.

But later on we can definitely contact each other, but at this stage I would say lets discuss on the form...

wat say guyz

[BrkthruPrtnrs]

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[Apoorva_Sharma]

Hi,

Count me in too!!!

I am a sotware engineer working with an Indian IT company for 2.5 yrs now. Have a previous experience of another 10 months in the same field. Planning for a 2009 admit. Hope to make get an admit in the top 50 Global B-Schools(US/UK).

Currently, looking to identify the target b-schools as I begin my prep. With no ideas, about how to research b-schools apart from visiting the b-schools websites, I would appreciate any help or pointers to help my search.

Regards,
Apoorva

[vibhu.guptta]

Originally Posted by Apoorva_Sharma

Hi,

Count me in too!!!

I am a sotware engineer working with an Indian IT company for 2.5 yrs now. Have a previous experience of another 10 months in the same field. Planning for a 2009 admit. Hope to make get an admit in the top 50 Global B-Schools(US/UK).

Currently, looking to identify the target b-schools as I begin my prep. With no ideas, about how to research b-schools apart from visiting the b-schools websites, I would appreciate any help or pointers to help my search.

Regards,
Apoorva

Hey Apoorva,

Thats exactly the post that I wanted to write..you surely beat me in writing that post...

Guys out there....Please help....

[Apoorva_Sharma]

Is this thread still alive???

[quizophobic]

Originally Posted by Apoorva_Sharma

Is this thread still alive???

Hey Apoorva
Gud that u brought this thread up..

With no ideas, about how to research b-schools apart from visiting the b-schools websites, I would appreciate any help or pointers to help my search.

Try getting "How to get into Top MBA Programs" by Richard Montauk.. (Not available in Indian market as of now; u may need to order thru Amazon) In the mean time, u can try searching esnips for "Your MBA Gameplan" That's also a decent book and one of the chapters covers about 30 B-schools briefly..

Further keep visiting the schools' websites and order hard-copies of brochures for all the schools that u r aiming at.. (U may be thinking Why hard copy, when u can get download the PDF right at this moment? But believe me: having a printed copy surely has its effect)

Also visit blogs of current students and applicants; that'll giv u a decent idea of what kind of janta goes where..

But first thing u need to do is to have some clarity abt ur goals and tastes;Even ur choice of schools will depend on it

Would u like to return to IT or would u prefer to delve into I-banking? Do u like a school with an urban life (Stern,Columbia, Haas etc) or would u prefer the rustic, but a closely-knit community (Ex: Tuck)
Are u comfortable where u r a part of 1000+ batch (Ex: Harvard) or would u prefer a batch-size which ensures everyone knows everyone else (Tepper,Yale)

I know this is easier said than done And that's one of the reasons that I've decided to wait for a year; I need some time to know my own tastes..

Gud luck with ur B-school hunting!!

[vibhu.guptta]

Originally Posted by quizophobic

Hey Apoorva
Gud that u brought this thread up..


Try getting "How to get into Top MBA Programs" by Richard Montauk.. (Not available in Indian market as of now; u may need to order thru Amazon) In the mean time, u can try searching esnips for "Your MBA Gameplan" That's also a decent book and one of the chapters covers about 30 B-schools briefly..

Further keep visiting the schools' websites and order hard-copies of brochures for all the schools that u r aiming at.. (U may be thinking Why hard copy, when u can get download the PDF right at this moment? But believe me: having a printed copy surely has its effect)

Also visit blogs of current students and applicants; that'll giv u a decent idea of what kind of janta goes where..

But first thing u need to do is to have some clarity abt ur goals and tastes;Even ur choice of schools will depend on it

Would u like to return to IT or would u prefer to delve into I-banking? Do u like a school with an urban life (Stern,Columbia, Haas etc) or would u prefer the rustic, but a closely-knit community (Ex: Tuck)
Are u comfortable where u r a part of 1000+ batch (Ex: Harvard) or would u prefer a batch-size which ensures everyone knows everyone else (Tepper,Yale)

I know this is easier said than done And that's one of the reasons that I've decided to wait for a year; I need some time to know my own tastes..

Gud luck with ur B-school hunting!!

We do need to make this thread alive guys...
i thought that there woud be plenty of junta who wud start getting their act together well in time but then..i guess we are a litl early but then it wont be a hiccup for us..right guys...

regarding richard montauks' book, i have been searching it for quite a time but cudnt lay my hands upon it...QP any ideas about where else we can get this apart from amazon..
and QP we dont exactly know you..do we..? but know that u have got a fantastic score with which you can fly..
do you also belong to the IT fraternity like me and Apoorva..

and may be with a few more informative posts like the one above..you can surely teach the newbies like us a thing or two 'bout GMAT...and BTW your blog works like a charm...i would recommend it to anybody who is considering GMAT seriously...

[gtinside]

Hey fellas,

Count me in too.

Profile :

NIT (2005) - 80%

Work Ex : 2.5 yrs -

1 yr with Infosys
1.5 with Oracle Corp

presently working in Morgan Stanley.
As far as my choice for B schools goes , I will prefer non US schools like CEIBS , LBS.

knt

Gaurav