[vivekrvcse]

Originally Posted by vsbadri

@expedite ,

You can read about my experiences at Badrinath's Blog - Seldom Senseless.

Hopefully If you stick to the ISB label you can avoid the boring stuff :-)

@mods I am not promoting my blog


@Vivek,

Thanks for the wishes, Yes there a quite a few folks with less than 24 months experience, but they have wonderful achievements to back them up. National medals in some sports, Own entrepreneurial venture that makes a few crores. So as long as you have some good achievements in your kitty you can apply . I see that you have a great gmat so if you have rich experience and/or some good achievements you are good to go.

Now I know "rich" and "achievements" are subjective but then I really cant quantify them , also i dont see what you stand to lose if u apply, so go ahead prepare a good application.

Cheers,
--Badri--

hey thanks -- i plan to actively involve myself in equity -- u know shares n all
do you think it will add to my application (- i am reasonably sure it will .. )
And hey u manage to take out a lot of time to post responses here ! Thanks dude!
I was kinda trying to find solace in the fact that no one with less than 24 months got a call

But I guess because of our "developing IT economy" I was just another techie in the applicant pool -- (my popular joke goes that MBA instis would probably prefer McD counter attenders because they have an unconventional profile and customer interaction!)

Vivek
:new_multi:<<----I like this dude !! (Watch his hands)

[vsbadri]

hi PGs

my profile:
B Tech ( civil) : 8.65 CGPA ( IIT Roorkee 2003 batch)
10+2: 80.6 % UP state board ( state merit list )
high school: 81.2 % UP Board

GMAT: 700
AWA: 4.0

work Ex: BHEL ( construction), Cranes software International ltd( s/w product development for Civil structures), ICICI LOMBARD ( General insurance and claims for Infrastructure projects) , SREI Infrastructure Finance ltd ( Consultancy in Infrastructure projects)...

No International exposure
average Extra circular
no NGO type

applied in 2007 in IInd round ..not got interview call

i am planning to apply for 2009 in ISB , can get good reco from present and previous boss......

plz tell me if any chance of mine.....already not much enthu..u know as reapplicant...

thanks

shrvan

@Shrvan and all others asking to predict your chances of an admit is meaning less, even the admission committee wont be able to do that unless they have seen all the applications.

@shrvan did u try to find out from ISB why you got rejected, if yes work on what they mentioned, If not create a better application this time and spend some quality time on highlighting your strengths. I also believe that a higher gmat score would help.

Cheers,
--Badri--

[checkinnn]

Hi guys

My profile:

B.Tech ECE NIT - 79%

XII 84.8

X 86.8

Will be 3 yrs of exp by 2009... working in a top software company...

extracurriculars - nothing much.. just a couple of technical paper presentations
-- executive of a couple of clubs in college

yet to appear for gmat...

just needed a bit of feedbak abt my profile... and could smebdy please suggest me abt extracurriculars... hw cam I improve what can I join(any NGO's... I am based at Hyd)... I have absolutely no clue... If I start wrkin nw... do I stand sme chance of makin in next year

[vsbadri]

@checkinn

Hi guys

My profile:

B.Tech ECE NIT - 79%

XII 84.8

X 86.8

Will be 3 yrs of exp by 2009... working in a top software company...

extracurriculars - nothing much.. just a couple of technical paper presentations
-- executive of a couple of clubs in college

yet to appear for gmat...

just needed a bit of feedbak abt my profile... and could smebdy please suggest me abt extracurriculars... hw cam I improve what can I join(any NGO's... I am based at Hyd)... I have absolutely no clue... If I start wrkin nw... do I stand sme chance of makin in next year

The last date for application submission would be sometime september, i dont think you can really improve extra currics by much within this time. dont join a NGO for the resume bullet sake you are sure to get caught in the interview. Find out what are your strengths and highlight them in the application and get a good gmat about 730+ and you might still be able to make it without much extra currics .

ATB
--Badri--

[checkinnn]

Thanks for the prompt reply Badri... but is there absolutely anything that I can do to improve my extra currics... any lil bit... but honestly if the other stuff is pretty good.... then evn with bad extra currics would only a miracle save me or do I still have a decent enuf chance... considering the fact that my exp is nt too great in terms of number of years

[vivekrvcse]

Originally Posted by vsbadri

@checkinn




The last date for application submission would be sometime september, i dont think you can really improve extra currics by much within this time. dont join a NGO for the resume bullet sake you are sure to get caught in the interview. Find out what are your strengths and highlight them in the application and get a good gmat about 730+ and you might still be able to make it without much extra currics .

ATB
--Badri--

I really think ISB would be sooooooo done with all NGO and SOCIAL crap !! I am not putting any of it into my application?
What say badri?

[vsbadri]

@vivek

depends if you are passionate about what you have done and if u have done something very tangible then do mention it will be beneficial. (i am part of a NGO but dint mention it anywhere since i really dint contribute much for the ngo other than organizing some two events.)

@checkinnn

I really dont know what one can do in 6 months , may be if u make a movie and put in on youtube and it attracts a million visits ;-) sorry pal i really dont know. Extra currics is only one part and its not like the most important part, so one can make an admit without extra currics if other stuff are good.you dont need a miracle(my extra currics is zilch i made it , but then perhaps a miracle happened ;-))

They look for both quality and quantity of experience, 3 yrs is good enough as long as the quality of experience is good. (for eg. i had 4 yrs work ex with 4 promotions and 3 hikes , i worked for a big mnc, also i was running my own startup)

--Badri--

update : this is my 50th post :-) my "pagal" pan is increasing ;-)

[Vision_MBA]

Originally Posted by vsbadri

@vivek

depends if you are passionate about what you have done and if u have done something very tangible then do mention it will be beneficial. (i am part of a NGO but dint mention it anywhere since i really dint contribute much for the ngo other than organizing some two events.)

@checkinnn

I really dont know what one can do in 6 months , may be if u make a movie and put in on youtube and it attracts a million visits ;-) sorry pal i really dont know. Extra currics is only one part and its not like the most important part, so one can make an admit without extra currics if other stuff are good.you dont need a miracle(my extra currics is zilch i made it , but then perhaps a miracle happened ;-))

They look for both quality and quantity of experience, 3 yrs is good enough as long as the quality of experience is good. (for eg. i had 4 yrs work ex with 4 promotions and 3 hikes , i worked for a big mnc, also i was running my own startup)

--Badri--

update : this is my 50th post :-) my "pagal" pan is increasing ;-)

Badri,

From your blog, I happened to know that you are a National Silver Medalist in Math Olympiad. Don't you think it worked to a great extent towards your extra curricular activities? Just wondering

Keep up the good work here.

[sillyfool]

Originally Posted by Vision_MBA

Badri,

From your blog, I happened to know that you are a National Silver Medalist in Math Olympiad. Don't you think it worked to a great extent towards your extra curricular activities? Just wondering

Keep up the good work here.

Hi vision _mba
this thread is meant for ppl aspiring for ISB
If you really wanna appreciate some1 you can do the
same by sending a PM to that person,cause thats not useful
or serving as any source of info for others
Please follow the rules and guidelins of PG before posting

Hope you will co-operate
Sillyfool

[vsbadri]

@sillyfool

I think vision_mba has got a valid point. He is not praising me(although indirectly he is ;-)) but he is bringing up a valid point. I had mentioned i have zilch extra-currics and by stating that i might be potentially misguiding folks since my olympiad medal could count for extra currics.

@vision_mba

I would put olympiad under co-currics or related to acads, extra-currics is mostly non academic stuff. But yes the classification is tricky since its a thin line, as you rightly pointed out I might be wrong and ISB might have counted my olympiad as extra-currics.
Perhaps i should post my profile out here ;-)

Cheers,
--Badri--