Hi I am new to this forum..I am focussing to give gmat in december this year,,,I have few concerns ..your valuable inputs can help me to clear them...

1) how much part does the reference plays in ur admission at ISB?

2) how many references are required...references from the current employer is required or from all the past employers

3) do frequent switches effect admission at ISB??

Hi every one I am a ISB aspirant.. but have a doubt regarding admission procedure.
I dont have much gud academics but have a decent experience of 4.8 years and rite now working in a reputed company ..
Can any one suggest me tht if academic record is not still is it possible to get into ISB?

I see.. is there a thread where this was discussed? I have enrolled for their services..

magnifico Says

Right. What I wanted to know is that why is app help banned from PG?

Self Promotion may be

Right. What I wanted to know is that why is app help banned from PG?

magnifico Says

Why is app help asterisked?

it is banned word

Why is app help asterisked?

I was looking for the fate of this dude. "anupam jain" aka "ajnsit". he scored a scored a 780. Anyone knows which college did he actually join.
Looks like he is in hibernation.

What is the time line to prepare for GMAT , i ahev already applied for CAT 08
ISb next year would be a better option i think

Regards
KK

Hi,

which App help service are you taking. Iam interested too.

Menikhs

Hardik,

I suggest you to use ******* Service. My exprience and score are similar to yours but for cracking the B-school process you need more than just a score. What you need is a story. I am a reject from ISB R2 last year and I used professional help this time from ******* for my essays. I found a huge difference in the quality of my essays and the line of thoughts. They helped me bring out the hidden potential and strong points in my profile.

They help you not only wih the essays but you get to know the deepest secrets of B-school apping since some of them has worked with ADComs during their MBA curriculum.

While I am waiting eagerly for ISB results I already have a couple of interview invites in hand from other schools. I'll be available for more inputs incase you want to contact me one to one.

Ciao...
Aspriant MBA Cof of 2010

Grawp Says

Have the interview invites started coming in?

Grawp,

This thread was for last year's process.

Check out the current year's thread - all the action is there.

Cheers

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Hardik,

I suggest you to use ******* Service. My exprience and score are similar to yours but for cracking the B-school process you need more than just a score. What you need is a story. I am a reject from ISB R2 last year and I used professional help this time from ******* for my essays. I found a huge difference in the quality of my essays and the line of thoughts. They helped me bring out the hidden potential and strong points in my profile.

They help you not only wih the essays but you get to know the deepest secrets of B-school apping since some of them has worked with ADComs during their MBA curriculum.

While I am waiting eagerly for ISB results I already have a couple of interview invites in hand from other schools. I'll be available for more inputs incase you want to contact me one to one.

Ciao...
Aspriant MBA Cof of 2010

Have the interview invites started coming in?

Hi All,

I am planning to apply for round 2 of ISB . I am not great at writing and need professional help.

my profile

IT , 5 yrs , 2 yr international , 1 patent.

Decent extra currics. GMAT 710

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Can someone guide me ? I need to start application process immediately.

Cheers
Hardik...

chet321, Sunil prabhu and Sandeep, and sachin_h

send me ur full name, application id, company you worked for when u applied and year u applied. I will get the feedback for you, if you are interested. And ya PM the details.

--Badri--

P.S: I will take 1-3 working days to reply to ur PM

Hi vsbadri,
I had mailed the ISB adcom team on the same day i posted my previous message. And this time i got a reply and feedback within 1 working day..

Neways, Thanks dude.

chet321, Sunil prabhu and Sandeep, and sachin_h

send me ur full name, application id, company you worked for when u applied and year u applied. I will get the feedback for you, if you are interested. And ya PM the details.

--Badri--

P.S: I will take 1-3 working days to reply to ur PM

Same here bro, this is extremely disappointing on the part of ISB, I first wrote to them last year and was told that feedback will be provided in April.

Then I wrote to them again in April and was told that feedback will be provided in first week of May. When I wrote to them in May, they said that they are sorry for the delay and gave no further deadline.

Lots of procrastination on the part of ISB, something which is not associated with them.

Hi chet321, Sunil prabhu and Sandeep,

Did u guys get feedback from ISB ? I had mailed them last in June, but no reply since then.

Can somebody please check my profile and tell my chances of getting call from ISB / Pgpx iima?

WE : 12 + years / non IT / PSU

Acad : B.tech / good college / c.g.p.a 8.02/10

Gmat : 670 / awa 5.5

Achivements/awards : very normal

I think i have done fairly good job in essays.

Thanks for the response, I guess all I should do is apply and take it as it comes

viscountess Says

GMAT : 720 (Q 50, V 3 AWA 5.0

You've got a fair GMAT score, considering the avg of 730. I would have said "Good", but then you've passed out just a couple of years ago.

Work Ex : 2 yrs in an IT Major

This is what I am not sure of - you are at the borderline in terms of experience. If it is 2 yrs right now, then it'll be about 2.5 yrs when you join. Not sure on this front!

I'm planning to apply in R1 and I'm working on the essays

You should also check out the thread for this year's applications - ISB 2009 Aspirants.

Cheers

Hi All,

I just wanted to know what my chances with ISB were. My profile is

GMAT : 720 (Q 50, V 3 AWA 5.0
Work Ex : 2 yrs in an IT Major
DGPA : 8.0
My college was affiliated to WBUT and was not a branded college.
HSC : 69.7%
SSC : 77%

Extra Currics : Average.

Could someone tell me what my chances are? I'm planning to apply in R1 and I'm working on the essays

Thanks in Advance

eric.segal1 Says

guys i just wanted to know what kind of verification is done(by B-schools like ISB ) for the work experience....as in is it telephonic or is it personal visit by some guys they employed for this purpose.

can somebody answer me please?
my 2nd recommender(a traditional finicky lot) wants to know this as he insists that if it is a verification through e-mail or some web based stuffs then he would rather prefer not to be a part. Can u tell me if the ISB atleast does it telephonically if not personally?
some pg veterans...plz reply

I would just like to answer the question in a different manner by saying that

My whole stregth lies in making the idea and hence the patent and I should be looking at selling that only. With some experiences connect the same to the patent benefits

Isn't that fine

Please ignore....

guys i just wanted to know what kind of verification is done(by B-schools like ISB ) for the work experience....as in is it telephonic or is it personal visit by some guys they employed for this purpose.

HI All,

I will have 5 years of work ex with a Finance -BPO this Nov'08.I am assistant manager and a graduate (B.sc lifescience) Academics not so good infact very avrage,Profile - nothing much. what can i do get upto the mark of making my profile worthwhile and how much the minimum score required for a guy like me to make it to good B-schools like ISb, NUS or may be schools in US and UK.
Would really appreciate !

What is OG or OG 12.
I am currently going for GMAt coaching in Princeton reviwe, looks good, they have good strategies.

Hi,

I got rejected in the ISB interview because I could not answer well the case study question. following was the question:

you are aware about the unmanned vehicles being used in army for fighter plans etc. I have the patent for this technology. Now, I want to use my plan in commercial aviation.How do you think i should go forward so that I can earn maximum money? Should I start my own manufaturing or start issueing licensing or whatever comes to your mind? speak 5-10 points that come to your mind.

Any ideas how to answer this question?

One of the ways is to issue license to commercial aircraft manufacturing cos to use the patent n earn out of it
Setting up a manufacturing plant will need lot of investment and it ll take a hell a lot of time to get it done and start making money
moreover if you are a person who doesnt know the manufacturing nuisances then this wont be the best option to go for without a proper partner

If we go for selling the licenses, the current aircraft manufacturing cos ll be already having the facilities to manufacture air crafts sans this technology..they jus need to invest in getting this part done and fitting their flights with this module...

We can have time periods for this license or we can restrict the license to say x number of aircract/manufacturer..by this we can get continuous revenue out of licensing if this technology becomes a success in the commercial space...

And we can even improvise on this tech n get them patented as well..

P.S. This is from a novice and this is the first time I am doing stuffs like case study analysis...Guess my explanation is the one which ll be suggested by most of the ppl who dont think out of the box:tellme:

But is there any out of the box solution for this case?

which is the best strategy that works for ISB admissions?

Hi,

I got rejected in the ISB interview because I could not answer well the case study question. following was the question:

you are aware about the unmanned vehicles being used in army for fighter plans etc. I have the patent for this technology. Now, I want to use my plan in commercial aviation.How do you think i should go forward so that I can earn maximum money? Should I start my own manufaturing or start issueing licensing or whatever comes to your mind? speak 5-10 points that come to your mind.

Any ideas how to answer this question?

Hi All,

The applications for ISB PGP 2009-2010 have begun...

ISB - Online Application Portal

All the best to everyone !!!

R

The firrst sentence I believe is common for all reject applicants. Since, I also got the same feedback. However, this also goes further to say that each application is being compared to the applicant pool present during that tiime and the situation may vary with each year.
The second sentence gives more insight with ur weakness in your application. In my case, it was the GMAT score.

Thiis is just a pure extrapolated opinion . I may be wrong !!!

That helps buddy !! I was looking for an element of personalization. It seems there is. Understandably, there may be lot of applicants who may get the similar response but then many may have faltered on the same crucial thing.

The firrst sentence I believe is common for all reject applicants. Since, I also got the same feedback. However, this also goes further to say that each application is being compared to the applicant pool present during that tiime and the situation may vary with each year.
The second sentence gives more insight with ur weakness in your application. In my case, it was the GMAT score.

Thiis is just a pure extrapolated opinion . I may be wrong !!!

Hi All,

I recieved my feedback today. For info, I was rejected after my interview and here is what they have said

"You have done well overall, but lost out due to the extreme intensity of competition within the applicant pool. You could look at improving your communication and interview skills further, if you are planning to re-apply."

Not sure whether this is specific feedback or most candidates have got rejected after interview have got the same.

Guys,

Is there any sectional cutoff for GMAT or just the overall score that matters??? Please advice.

Thanks.

GMAT score is a part and parcel of your application.. An overall score and sectional score is not seen individually.. Its seen in totality.. And ur sectional scores add up to ur total score.. There cant be a case where u have low sectional score but high total or vice versa..

Sameer Agarwal

Hey all,

I asked for the feedback in first week of May. I got the feedback in 5 days time. So, I suppose that sorting out the applications to give right feedback is taking some time.

Hi asp2008,

I can imagine ur frustration on not getting a timely feedback from ISB.. Please try and understand that ISB reaceives more than 3500 applications every year and only 444 got selected. Providing feedback to the rejected candidates takes sometime as there are lot of request pouring in everyday..

I request you to kindly send in another mail and requesting them to send a feedback, and stating that you have written in 2-3 times earlier..

I also request you to be a lil patient.. Im sure you will get a feedback in due time..

Sameer Agarwal

Hi All -

I am looking to apply for ISB next year, I request you all to have a look on my profile and do let me know your thoughts and areas of improvement

Education
10th - 72 % UP Board
12th - 73 % UP Board
B.Tech (Chemical Engg) - 69%

Experience
10 + Years in IT industry served in Retail, Heath Care, Telecom, Finance domain
Presently working with Union Pacific Rail Road USA as Asst Project Manager
Served 3 fortune 500 firms in my career.
Last position hold in India - Team Lead Accenture
Lead a team for a open source project
PMP Certified
ITIL certified
Java Sun Certification in 2001
Onsite Experience - 6 Months in Italy, 2.5 Years in USA
Currently living in USA and have plan to relocate to India in 2009

I want to come back to India and join a leading Management Institute like ISB for Executive MBA. this is one of the core reason for me to come back in India. As I am totally out of Indian Market and don't have current exposure about MBA programs. Please let me know how you feel about my chances for ISB.

thanks
rr

Re: ISB 2008 - Interviews and Admits
Quote:
Originally Posted by chet321
Same here bro, this is extremely disappointing on the part of ISB, I first wrote to them last year and was told that feedback will be provided in April.

Then I wrote to them again in April and was told that feedback will be provided in first week of May. When I wrote to them in May, they said that they are sorry for the delay and gave no further deadline.

Lots of procrastination on the part of ISB, something which is not associated with them.

Hey all,

I asked for the feedback in first week of May. I got the feedback in 5 days time. So, I suppose that sorting out the applications to give right feedback is taking some time.

Can u share ur profile and the feedback that u got from ISB ..

Same here bro, this is extremely disappointing on the part of ISB, I first wrote to them last year and was told that feedback will be provided in April.

Then I wrote to them again in April and was told that feedback will be provided in first week of May. When I wrote to them in May, they said that they are sorry for the delay and gave no further deadline.

Lots of procrastination on the part of ISB, something which is not associated with them.

Hey all,

I asked for the feedback in first week of May. I got the feedback in 5 days time. So, I suppose that sorting out the applications to give right feedback is taking some time.

Same is the case with me.
I have written them trice but all I have heard from them is "we will get back to you soon".

--Sandeep Goyal

Same here bro, this is extremely disappointing on the part of ISB, I first wrote to them last year and was told that feedback will be provided in April.

Then I wrote to them again in April and was told that feedback will be provided in first week of May. When I wrote to them in May, they said that they are sorry for the delay and gave no further deadline.

Lots of procrastination on the part of ISB, something which is not associated with them.