ISB 2009 Aspirants

[the.underdog]

Originally Posted by destiny_beckons

Hello Badri,

As a been-there done-that ISB student.... Can you please share with us your profile and other details for an ISB admission... as in who you took your reco's from and stuff....

If you have already shared this info ... please neglect this post... and point me to the post

regards,
Preetham

Ya that wud be really insightful ....... any other isbians arnd, can you guys too plz share ur profiles here ?

[vsbadri]

@Preetham,

I think i have shared it before but dunno in which post, so here i go again.

4.5 yrs work ex, IT industry
1 year as an entrepreneur running an IT company thats breaking even
1 Year as a failed entrepreneur
(overall work is only 4.5 , ran my companies in parallel with being employed)
Was module lead of a 12-18 member java, network management system development team.
730 GMAT
10,12th ~90% CBSE
Engg 80.5% Univ of Madras
Promoted 4 times in as many years, won 2 awards of recognition
Recos , one from my VP another from my PM
I am convinced my essays were wonderful(I scored 6/6 in TWE(TOEFL) and 5.5 in AWA and have won many essay writing contest )
Silver medalists national math olympiad
Won ncert scholarship
Part of a NGO started by my friends
Have won a couple of national level paper presentation competitions.
Created two websites, one is among the top 10,000 most visited websites in the world.
Managed a very large internet marketing campaign and increased product visibility 1500%

I guess thats about it, thats is almost all that i mentioned in my ISB application.

--Badri--

[destiny_beckons]

Originally Posted by vsbadri

@Preetham,

I think i have shared it before but dunno in which post, so here i go again.

4.5 yrs work ex, IT industry
1 year as an entrepreneur running an IT company thats breaking even
1 Year as a failed entrepreneur
(overall work is only 4.5 , ran my companies in parallel with being employed)
Was module lead of a 12-18 member java, network management system development team.
730 GMAT
10,12th ~90% CBSE
Engg 80.5% Univ of Madras
Promoted 4 times in as many years, won 2 awards of recognition
Recos , one from my VP another from my PM
I am convinced my essays were wonderful(I scored 6/6 in TWE(TOEFL) and 5.5 in AWA and have won many essay writing contest )
Silver medalists national math olympiad
Won ncert scholarship
Part of a NGO started by my friends
Have won a couple of national level paper presentation competitions.
Created two websites, one is among the top 10,000 most visited websites in the world.
Managed a very large internet marketing campaign and increased product visibility 1500%

I guess thats about it, thats is almost all that i mentioned in my ISB application.

--Badri--

wow dude.. just tell me whether everyone in ISB carries a profile like yours .... if so I should think of going back to CAT from here :lookroun:

I will have 3 yrs exp as a S/W developer in an AT&T company, in the Supply Chain Management Domain, by 2009 ... I have worked as a Business Intelligence Specialist working on Cognos, also coded in Java. Expect a score of around 730-740 (avg from my tests) in GMAT... Very good acads, and extra curriculars, and also been big time into social works ...

what do you say ... should I go back to CAT or can I still pin my hopes on ISB ??

[vsbadri]

wow dude.. just tell me whether everyone in ISB carries a profile like yours .... if so I should think of going back to CAT from here :lookroun:

I will have 3 yrs exp as a S/W developer in an AT&T company, in the Supply Chain Management Domain, by 2009 ... I have worked as a Business Intelligence Specialist working on Cognos, also coded in Java. Expect a score of around 730-740 (avg from my tests) in GMAT... Very good acads, and extra curriculars, and also been big time into social works ...

what do you say ... should I go back to CAT or can I still pin my hopes on ISB ??

@preetham

There are people several years younger than me who are way more accomplished. Almost everyone here has something special about his/her profile. It all boils down to how well you can recognize your strengths and highlight them. How can you show to ISB that you are different , unique and distinguished.

Pin your hopes on ISB, get a good gmat score, work on your app(essays, resume) and do a good job there. You stand a chance. As far as CAT goes, I hate that exam, took it once immediately after UG managed only 88.4 percentile (in my defence i just went and wrote the exam no prep) but that was enough to tell me that I dont stand a chance at scoring 99+ in the exam

--Badri--

[destiny_beckons]

Originally Posted by vsbadri

@preetham

There are people several years younger than me who are way more accomplished. Almost everyone here has something special about his/her profile. It all boils down to how well you can recognize your strengths and highlight them. How can you show to ISB that you are different , unique and distinguished.

Pin your hopes on ISB, get a good gmat score, work on your app(essays, resume) and do a good job there. You stand a chance. As far as CAT goes, I hate that exam, took it once immediately after UG managed only 88.4 percentile (in my defence i just went and wrote the exam no prep) but that was enough to tell me that I dont stand a chance at scoring 99+ in the exam

--Badri--

Thanks a lot Badri ... that post in itself did a lot of good to my confidence !!! But that post .. also said, subtly, that I have to work really really hard to still keep my hopes ...
Thanks Badri ...

[sankalpasaha]

Hi Guys

I am also aiming to take GMAT this yr...bt need info like- application time, probable score to apply in ISB or some top colleges in US and the ques pattern in GMAT, before i really try to pick up the pace

Personal Info----
B.E with 2.3 yrs exp in software
extra curricular activities nothing to say much.....
academic performance quite good till now......

Hope these details will have some +ve effect to get a chance in ISB........

[mask]

Hi Badri,

How much does a promotion help? My work ex (till date) is 2 years. I left my first job in less than a year, changed my industry (a real 180 degree shift), and in my new job, I have been promoted in a year. Should I make this a major selling point in my essays?

[vsbadri]

@mask

it depends, what ur role was, why u got promoted, to what. I went from developer to PL, role shift moved to a diff company, back to developer and again went back to PL . And I highlighted this in my resume saying no matter what role i took I got promoted quickly. So if you can say something of substantial significance about your role and your promotion you are good to go.

--Badri--

[shripunaav]

Hi
is the GMAT score the only criteria for selection in ISB? what weightage do the other factors carry? i m an engineering student and aspire to do my MBA from ISB.

[expedite]

OK Boys & Girls ! Let the race begin !!!!!!!!!

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