[mad_scientist]

Hello Everyone

Im starting this thread for all who are planning to apply for Jan 2010 intake at AGSM. The admissions will open in about two weeks so its a good time to have a forum to discuss all admission related queries.

[shsandeep]

Glad to see this thread... another prospective ABS MBA applicant here for the Jan 2010 intake...

25 yr old Indian male in USA/700/4.5 yrs work ex IT Consulting in Sydney & USA...

how bout u? the program does not have an internship period... what r ur views on it??

G'luck!!

Cheers,
San

[mad_scientist]

26yrs indian male IT/700/4yrs ex based in india...

Thats true that they dont have internship and maybe ppl with our profile could really benefit from internship a lot. But in today's time things r a little diff. Getting into an internship is not that easy now. Only a handful of student get into internship right away and for most of the class its an excruciating process. So maybe not having internship is not a bad thing now.

I think what we should worry about is the admission process. 2008 placement data is out in most colleges and its not a pretty picture. It was expected this year anyway so no harm. But for the next couple of years colleges would try to better their placement figures as much as they can, and that means more stringent admission process. If you think admissions were tough this year, wait till the next cycle comes around. We really need to project ourselves really really well... esp ppl like u n me (Indian/Male/IT/3-5yr ex/680-720)

Originally Posted by shsandeep

Glad to see this thread... another prospective ABS MBA applicant here for the Jan 2010 intake...

25 yr old Indian male in USA/700/4.5 yrs work ex IT Consulting in Sydney & USA...

how bout u? the program does not have an internship period... what r ur views on it??

G'luck!!

Cheers,
San

[shsandeep]

I hear ya!! I visited Wharton, NYU, Darden, Duke and trust me – the scene isn’t pretty… Anyways, getting back to ABS… I am totally not convinced with their GPA conversion table… A very hard earned 70% in the Indian education system turns to be a 2.0 GPA score on their table!! Not fair!! I’ll be writing to ABS soon about it.

Where else have u applied/planning to apply? I have applied to MBS as well…

[mad_scientist]

still havnt applied to MBS, but going to. For Jan batch. applied to a couple of them in UK but got 'buggered' everywhere. and ofcourse, ISB, ding after i/v

So its been a ding dong journey so far. wat bout u, any offers so far?

[shsandeep]

NYU, Wharton - Ding w/o iv
Darden - Ding after iv
Duke - Waiting for the results next week...
Rochester - Accepted with $ but wont be goin there...
MBS - Applied for Sept 09 intake...

[mba_wish]

Looks like this thread is gone dead...I am also planning to apply to AGSM for Jan 2010...Ne info on the scholarships they offer to Indian students ?

Cheers !!!

[sabchat]

Originally Posted by shsandeep

NYU, Wharton - Ding w/o iv
Darden - Ding after iv
Duke - Waiting for the results next week...
Rochester - Accepted with $ but wont be goin there...
MBS - Applied for Sept 09 intake...

hi San,

i am 23yrs indian female, working in an Indian IT firm in marketing comm for 2yrs now..based in india...
i am wondering about the options for MBA abroad..

letme know your views on this option..since i feel you might have a predominantly fair idea @MBA abroad..

[sabchat]

Originally Posted by mba_wish

Looks like this thread is gone dead...I am also planning to apply to AGSM for Jan 2010...Ne info on the scholarships they offer to Indian students ?

Cheers !!!

What is the criteria to apply to AGSM?

[sgnsit]

Hi.. I am also planning to apply to AGSM for Jan 2010 intake..
My profile :
GMAT 710/5.5
Work Ex 3 yrs in IT(Product Development) by July 09.
B.E -Comp Sc. from top engineering institute in india..

I would like to know about job prospects in Australia.. for Indians... secondly ..if sm1 can throw some light on Visa and Work permit issues in australia??