[richa.gupta]

Hi..
If you find it ok to disclose.. what is it you want to do in for the rural public?

[karan4444]

Originally Posted by coolmayank123

Buddy,
Cool down, I agree with u that GMAT scores is nt end of the world...in fact its is not even the beginning....u might have got though ISB OR EVEN wharton....but before commenting read through the posts...if u havent ..shut up...no one said that u need 730 toget through ISB..that is just the average score ...thats all...very natural...most people who r engineers have better quant skills... and thats obvious..we have studied maths... thats it...end of the world.... thats all...moreoevr interviews r also a matter of luck....specially in ISB...

God, why cant people go through all the posts before commenting and blabbering about which b schools they got through????:new_multi:

hey guys!

yer 100% right mayank!
I guess apps = Work Ex + School + College + ECA + Essays + GMAT

Now, i guess no one can do much abt the first 4 - right?
So that leaves us with just the essays and the GMAT!
I am not sure anyone would recommend going to these companies for your essays and as it is even if someone is able to write brilliant essays but doesnt have a good GMAT, that just puts him ahead of others on 1 of the 6 counts. Okay! I am not saying its all simple math.. but this definitely reflects a larger part of the story!

btw plebian.. i think u have amazing work-ex.. i am not sure what are u worried about.. ISB loves diversity and thats what u bring them! See you there :-)

anyways! enough on this..
I will try my best to refrain from posting on this!

Cheers!

Karan

[MeraNumberAyega]

Okay Puys, any estimate on the number of people shortlisted, and those going to make the final cut in R1 ? What would the ratio be like?

According to my calculations, Lets suppose the panels interview from 9-6 with an hour gap in between for lunch. Given a 40 minute time slot for every interview, it gives around 12 candidates per panel per day. Given that there were 3 panels (That I know of), it makes 36/day, and 6 days in Delhi makes it around 200 Interviews in Delhi itself. Lets extend that to the 4 venues, it makes it 800, and add to that say, 300-400 International candidates..

So out of 11-1200 Interviewed candidates, lets say around 300 would make the cut in R1.. THat makes it a 4:1 ratio.. and given the kind of people posting here, it makes it really really tough..

Please pour in your 2 cents each? lets make a dollar . its worth around 50 bucks today anyway :infinity:

[karan4444]

Originally Posted by thereyougo

Karan,

Your profile kindles some hope in me since we share an almost same profile.

GMAT : 730/5.5
Work Ex: 3 yrs, 4 months
Acads : Very good(in school). Decent(in college, thanks to the fun time in hostel :wink
Extra Curricular : Very good. Have a few state level achievements(again, in school)
Profession : IT, although I managed to procure the role of an architect after a lot of hard work and 13 certifications.

Since I'm in US for the last one year, I've applied in the international section. Keeping my fingers crossed for the hyderabad/international results.

By the way, All the best to the Mumbaiites and the Delhiites who are yet to face the interview!!

all the best man! do let us know when u get the call.. :-)
and let's hope both of us get in!
WOW! party saath mein karenge?
what say?

[karan4444]

Originally Posted by MeraNumberAyega

Okay Puys, any estimate on the number of people shortlisted, and those going to make the final cut in R1 ? What would the ratio be like?

According to my calculations, Lets suppose the panels interview from 9-6 with an hour gap in between for lunch. Given a 40 minute time slot for every interview, it gives around 12 candidates per panel per day. Given that there were 3 panels (That I know of), it makes 36/day, and 6 days in Delhi makes it around 200 Interviews in Delhi itself. Lets extend that to the 4 venues, it makes it 800, and add to that say, 300-400 International candidates..

So out of 11-1200 Interviewed candidates, lets say around 300 would make the cut in R1.. THat makes it a 4:1 ratio.. and given the kind of people posting here, it makes it really really tough..

Please pour in your 2 cents each? lets make a dollar . its worth around 50 bucks today anyway :infinity:

nice bit of calculation MNAG!
but i am not too sure abt the 300 number!
would you like to disclose your source? hehe! :-)
is this a guess or something? or u have some info from the AdCom/Alums?

[MeraNumberAyega]

Originally Posted by karan4444

nice bit of calculation MNAG!
but i am not too sure abt the 300 number!
would you like to disclose your source? hehe! :-)
is this a guess or something? or u have some info from the AdCom/Alums?

Absolutely ZERO info from any source. These are just assumptions. Well I am positive that the number of seats this year are 560 or so.. So I;m assuming 300 calls in R1 and 260 in R2.. Its just a riough estimate anyway

[BhoomiPatel]

Originally Posted by MeraNumberAyega

Okay Puys, any estimate on the number of people shortlisted, and those going to make the final cut in R1 ? What would the ratio be like?

According to my calculations, Lets suppose the panels interview from 9-6 with an hour gap in between for lunch. Given a 40 minute time slot for every interview, it gives around 12 candidates per panel per day. Given that there were 3 panels (That I know of), it makes 36/day, and 6 days in Delhi makes it around 200 Interviews in Delhi itself. Lets extend that to the 4 venues, it makes it 800, and add to that say, 300-400 International candidates..

So out of 11-1200 Interviewed candidates, lets say around 300 would make the cut in R1.. THat makes it a 4:1 ratio.. and given the kind of people posting here, it makes it really really tough..

Please pour in your 2 cents each? lets make a dollar . its worth around 50 bucks today anyway :infinity:

nice work with the numbers .... as you put it, just my 2 cents. Add a couple of hundreds coz mumbai has atleast 5 panels (mine is at panel 5). don't mean to be pessimistic ... just realistic

[karan4444]

Originally Posted by MeraNumberAyega

Absolutely ZERO info from any source. These are just assumptions. Well I am positive that the number of seats this year are 560 or so.. So I;m assuming 300 calls in R1 and 260 in R2.. Its just a riough estimate anyway

are u sure abt the 560 number? forgive me if this has been discussed/posted here earlier..

Originally Posted by BhoomiPatel

nice work with the numbers .... as you put it, just my 2 cents. Add a couple of hundreds coz mumbai has atleast 5 panels (mine is at panel 5). don't mean to be pessimistic ... just realistic

hey bhoomi! then are u aware for how many days are they conducting interviews in mumbai? may be they have just 4 days in Bombay! Just guessing!!!!! :-?

[tihaiya2]

Originally Posted by theapprentice

ISB provides feedback in the 1st week of may if you write to admissions office at that time. So you will get a "feedback" on where you lacked.

I dont think you will get a "fee back" of your app

Hope this helps

@!

@ theapprentice
THANKS alot mate.this will surely help.What i meant from fedback on my application was exactly the feedback on where i lacked.

[overlord]

Originally Posted by nimit.arora

Hi Guys!

I had my interview today at 2 pm by panel 3:

My Profile: GMAT 710/2+ yrs of exp in IT consulting/ Engg. (IIT), good acads/ good extra curriculars

I don't remember the names of the people in the panel, there was one gentleman (Mr. X) and a lady (probably alumni, Ms. Y)

Mr. X: We have gone through your application and essays, but we couldn't find why you want to do an MBA? Could you please explain that giving a brief account of your career path till now
Me: Started with why I joined consulting and came to my goal of starting a venture of my own in Z field (technical). told them the reason why I chose this field. I also told them that I would be targeting the rural segment.
Mr. X: Have you done any ground work on this field?
Me: Yes, I have. Told them about the current status and the potential of the field.
Mr. X: What challenges do you see in the progress of this field?
Me: Highlighted some 3 challenges supported with certain facts (numbers, percentages). There was cross-questioning in between. I could provide facts and answers to each except one question in which I accepted that I don't know the answer. (I guess they were testing how passionate I was for this field and how much of a ground work have I done)
Lady: ok, you said that XYZ (some numbers I mentioned earlier). Looking at Pan India (say rural, Urban- tier 1, tier 2, tier 3 cities), what would be your approach? Can you highlight some gaps in the current scenario?
Me: Ask for two minutes to pen down my approach. Could hardly pen down my approach when Mr. X asked me to reply. Talked about % population of each area, their requirements in field Z and then the gaps). It was not a satisfactory answer but they looked a bit convinced.
Lady: Ok, u said this this this.. How do you plan to approach your customers? are you going to go directly to the customers or through some other channel.
Me: My focus was on rural segment, so I told them that every village has a gram panchayat, it's a committee of 5 people who look after the administration of the village. I would be first approaching the gram panchayat, would explain them how this is going to benefit them and why do they need this. (Lady just nodded and said ok). (Final after 20 min, the field Z discussion ended.)
Mr. X: You're from a consulting background, you must have led some teams. what were the difficulties you faced while leading the teams. Give us specific examples. (A bouncer, I thought this would have been covered in my recos and they wouldn't ask me this)
Me: I think I screwed up here, went into unnecessary details in explaining the challenge rather than focusing on how I tackled it. (The lady was patient to listen to me, but Mr. X was not, he was (or acted) sleeping). In the end, I just gave one example of a team lead difficulty I faced.
Lady: You have strong extra curriculars. Would you sing a song for us? (I had mentioned that I am good at singing and was actively involved in school/college competitions)
Me: Yes, Definitely I would. What kind of a song would you like to hear?
Lady and Mr. X: Any song of your choice.
Me: Sang a ghazal.
Mr. X: Thank you Nimit, do you have any questions to ask?
Me: asked them 2 questions and got the answers.

Overall, I have a mixed feeling. I was great at some things, but screwed up at some others. Will wait for the results.

Tips to the people preparing for I/V toms
1. Look for gaps in your application (I had not mentioned anywhere about why I wanted to do an MBA in my essays, that's why they asked me this question and I had kind of expected it: so I dug deep into the field Z I wanted to go in). Look for things that are unique in your application, your extra curriculars, some venture you started. They are gonna ask you details on what strikes to them, what initiates their curiousity to know more about it.
2. I feel that you can actually set the tone for your interview by answering the first few questions in such a way that you direct them into asking questions that you want them to ask. It's easier said than done but helps you take control of the situation.
3. Be calm and be yourself. Provide solid examples or facts while explaining anything.
4. The general questions (why mba? why isb? goals? leadership, team skills examples?) will be asked if you haven't reflected these in your application. So, go through your application and ask yourself have I reflected these in my application or not. If not then prepare these questions for sure.
5. You still have time, go through your application, make a list of gaps (low acads, changes in jobs, not answering the basic why mba type questions) or unique things (industry, experience, EC) in your application and prepare accordingly.

Btw, the word I got was 'FAKE'. I had written in my app that I write poetry, so I wrote a poem related to 'Fake'. This was a way to differentiate myself as well as to support what I had written in the app.

Hope this helps.
All the best guys.

Thanks a heap nimit...u give me hope....my profile is similar as far as gmat goes and i have 2 yrs exp in mkttin....decent acads and good excurrs...I was kinda worried abt the low gmat though i wldnt be put into the IT pool........also thank you for the info on the other applicants there....ATB dude..