Dude who are you and why did u steal my day at isb? I went through exactly the same questions and experiences. Maybe my interview was a bit shorter but i think thats down to me not asking them any questions. I didnt get out with any of that "happy wali" feelings and fully expect the ding but there is still some hope.

Quite the place i must say to aspirants for 2012. Seems like a real insti unlike my experience when i visited a friend at IIM-C.

Hey guys,

I am visiting this website after quite some time!

was forced to do so...

one simple reason...

Day before Yesterday, I interviewed an ISB alum for my company (just the first round:-))
...what an experience...mesmerising....brilliant

Yesterday, He was in.... at SGD200,000 FIXED (btw, guys we at private equity dont give a damn about our fixed salaries:-), so the salary is just pocket money)

First pure indian to get through...by pure I mean completely indian educated....so all the best...

Thanks to ISB...the first institute to bring INDIAN MBA on a global arena!!

all the best to everyone who made it through to this school!

Here's my interview experience for the record. Hardly anybody would benefit from this now mainly because of the timing and secondly the content.

Three people, all three alumni, one of them 'looked' slightly senior. The other two were middle aged.

Post the greetings, interview started with a bang with Question 1 below. Thereafter the discussions went around the areas below:

1. "What am I planning to do".
2. Lots and lots of questions and cross - questions on my current work and my future aspirations.
3. Why MBA
4. Questions for the panel.

Overall the interview went around my unique job role, career aspirations, my learning requirements and technical questions around all the three.

The interview lasted around 25 minutes and I 'feel' I answered everything convincingly to the best of my ability, given the time constraints.

When I came out I was feeling very satisfied, but now that I go over it repeatedly in my mind, I see places I could have done better.

I think the panel was carefully selected as they asked me see some very relevant questions. Ofcourse the panel was prepared, very knowledgeable and had gone over my application to the minutest detail.

Overall a very nice interviewing experience and a pleasant stay at ISB. My yearning to learn at that place has grown even stronger after my visit. Keeping fingers crossed for the results.

PS.: I spent quite some time at the LRC. The LRC is truly state-of-the-art and very much up-to-date. I could judge that by the collection of books and journals in certain areas.

Dude who are you and why did u steal my day at isb? I went through exactly the same questions and experiences. Maybe my interview was a bit shorter but i think thats down to me not asking them any questions. I didnt get out with any of that "happy wali" feelings and fully expect the ding but there is still some hope.

Quite the place i must say to aspirants for 2012. Seems like a real insti unlike my experience when i visited a friend at IIM-C.

Yes they will notify you...dont worry.

ATB!!!

Hey puys

I am looking forward to give my GMAT exam in April 2010.
THis is my profile:
Total work ex:2.5 years
Acads:B-Tech(CS)-69.95%
12th:63%(CBSE)
10th:83%
Interests:Travelling,Listenting to music,Reading

Can anyone please suggest what other areas can i work upon for raising my chances in getting into ISB....
Thanks in advance.

Score > 700 should be safe although there is no rule.

Make the best of your essays - make sure you explain your low scores in XIIth and B.Tech. You have not told us the field you work in, but make sure you explain your progression well. Most importantly, introspect. The answers of "Why MBA?", "why MBA now", "career plan / goals post MBA" should come from inside, spontaneously and truthfully. You will yuourself write the best essays in that case.

Also, one point to remember is the recommendations. Recos are not just formality. In fact most ivy schools rate recos right up there with scores and experience. So make sure you get recos from the right people. I cannot help you with who, but they have to be someone who have seen your passion and hard work.

One word of caution: Your extracurriculars are too generic. I cannot make up any picture of you as a person based on your description. Spice it up a little - what do you mean by travelling? ON foot? By train? Travel where? How frequently do you travel? How do you manage to travel with your work etc. Same with listening to music and reading - what do you read / listen to? etc. Remember, you have to stand out from among 100s of great profiles. So make sure you do not blend in with the crowd anywhere. Because, technically, everyone travels, listens to music and reads!

Best of luck to you, and hope this helps.

Here it is:

Progress in Life: ISB

Hey puys

I am looking forward to give my GMAT exam in April 2010.
THis is my profile:
Total work ex:2.5 years
Acads:B-Tech(CS)-69.95%
12th:63%(CBSE)
10th:83%
Interests:Travelling,Listenting to music,Reading

Can anyone please suggest what other areas can i work upon for raising my chances in getting into ISB....
Thanks in advance.

Share the link of the blog with others too....

I read a blog of a guy who made it to ISB in the 3rd attempt.Truly inspiring.

Diya_sharma Says

I thought ISB wd be considerate enough to save our V-day.But thinks look pretty gloomy

My V-Days are gloomy anyway, so I'll be able to handle that.

I thought ISB wd be considerate enough to save our V-day.But thinks look pretty gloomy

chaku82 Says

lucky you....you could sleep and have some dreams too....i am just rolling on the bed trying desparately to sleep :p...

I would rather be sleepless than have this incoherent panic attacks, everytime I sleep.

amu.bits Says

may be sheersh aasana, to get blood or some sense flowing into my head

Yep, that is the shoulder stand, quite effective...try doing it...

yeah, maybe I am taking too much of this. I even had a funny dream about my admission. Where I saw myself staring at an email which said "
"Dear Amulya Konda,
Congratulations, you are in the waitlist for your admission. Everything of your profile looks fine, but the adcom is not convinced about your essays. So we decided to give you a last chance.

lucky you....you could sleep and have some dreams too....i am just rolling on the bed trying desparately to sleep :p...

coolchica28 Says

5 mins? Gosh, i must be terribly out of shape!!! I can't hold it longer than a minute, that too not without going green in the face ... maybe i can keep practicing to keep my mind off the waiting game!!!

' Everyone try holding the breath for 5 minutes ' with every success the chances to admit improves, this guy really has a killing instinct.

dvishn Says

I cudn stop laughing... horcrux?? really?? are u obsessed with ISB or HP.. lol

My semi-conscious, somehow seems to have failed to differentiate between Hogwarts and ISB.;) But either the case, I would eventually face a rejection

Will ISB notify through an sms if one gets dinged ? Or is it only an email

GMAT&ISB; Says

Now, now, you need the Savasana (the corpse asana). This will help you sleep well without such haunting dreams.

may be sheersh aasana, to get blood or some sense flowing into my head

yeah, maybe I am taking too much of this. I even had a funny dream about my admission. Where I saw myself staring at an email which said "
"Dear Amulya Konda,
Congratulations, you are in the waitlist for your admission. Everything of your profile looks fine, but the adcom is not convinced about your essays. So we decided to give you a last chance. You have a half an hour with you. You need to write an essay on "Where are the Horcruxes hidden". We have got a tip from a known source that you know where all the horcruxes are. Adcom is very much keen on helping Mr.Harry Potter in his find of the horcruxes. We would forward your essay to Mr.Potter which would help him in his quest of the horcruxes. Once we review your essay, we would be glad to have you on board with us in ISB".

I was running around searching for Dumbledore, as I really didn't know what horcruxes actually are, and I desperately wanted someone to help me with my essay". As I kept running around around and around...I suddenly woke up. Even though I know it was a dream, I could not get rid of myself the panic attack I had, and being a incorrgible pagal I am I checked my email instantly. This, my friends is the side effect of too much harry potter and even too much ISBlues

I cudn stop laughing... horcrux?? really?? are u obsessed with ISB or HP.. lol

[QUOTE=amu.bits;1881943
I was running around searching for Dumbledore, as I really didn't know what horcruxes actually are, and I desperately wanted someone to help me with my essay". As I kept running around around and around...I suddenly woke up. Even though I know it was a dream, I could get rid of myself the panic attack I had, and being a incorrgible pagal I am I checked my email instantly. This, my friends is the side effect of too much harry potter and even too much ISBlues

Now, now, you need the Savasana (the corpse asana). This will help you sleep well without such haunting dreams.

I don't want to raise any hopes up here... but just so you guys know... Most of us R1 admits received our accepted mails before the actual notification date.

Good luck to all!

Rosh

GMAT&ISB; Says

Take a deep breath and hold it for 5 mins and leave it. Repeat this for half an hour and see the magic!!! This will help you from wall-banging. Come on, you need that precious head to hold high in the CO 2011.

yeah, maybe I am taking too much of this. I even had a funny dream about my admission. Where I saw myself staring at an email which said "
"Dear ,
Congratulations, you are in the waitlist for your admission. Everything of your profile looks fine, but the adcom is not convinced about your essays. So we decided to give you a last chance. You have a half an hour with you. You need to write an essay on "Where are the Horcruxes hidden". We have got a tip from a known source that you know where all the horcruxes are. Adcom is very much keen on helping Mr.Harry Potter in his find of the horcruxes. We would forward your essay to Mr.Potter which would help him in his quest of the horcruxes. Once we review your essay, we would be glad to have you on board with us in ISB".

I was running around searching for Dumbledore, as I really didn't know what horcruxes actually are, and I desperately wanted someone to help me with my essay". As I kept running around around and around...I suddenly woke up. Even though I know it was a dream, I could not get rid of myself the panic attack I had, and being a incorrgible pagal I am I checked my email instantly. This, my friends is the side effect of too much harry potter and even too much ISBlues

ashman3in Says

If someone from Adcom is reading please do not send delayed results smses starting with sorry , we regret or anything like that , they may start with something like inconvinience regretted please

A sincere plea from my side also...i wont be in condition to read balance msg after reading those first 2-3 words..

Please take care while drafting the e-mails

Haha.. Not from Adcom dude..

Just started following this forum recently.. a few days ago.. well after my interview (Delhi, 10 Jan).. Never had anything useful to share on this forum and recently spoke to someone who I just got to know is part of the Adcom.. Just thought of sharing it honestly with you guys.. They are hoping to communicate on the 15th.. but it may get extended by a couple of days.. And you guys know that many interviews were rescheduled to the first week of Feb because of Telangana issue and hence the delay. The original plan was to communicate on the 10th.. but because of the delays.. 15th is what they are targetting now.. So lets just be patient!


710/6.0
5 years exp - 1 year in Not-for-profit and 4 in Tax Consulting..

Yeah I am a patient now or soon will be !

coolchica28 Says

5 mins? Gosh, i must be terribly out of shape!!! I can't hold it longer than a minute, that too not without going green in the face ... maybe i can keep practicing to keep my mind off the waiting game!!!

He he he...that is the trick...also try to do a shoulder stand...it regulates the flow of blood and controls the adrenaline rush, however you just need to find enough space adjacent your work station to do this

shivraj_mnit Says

If someone from Adcom will read your msg then he will be surely get emotionally blackmailed and i m sure will declare the result bfore 15th even if they hv to stay late in the office...

If someone from Adcom is reading please do not send delayed results smses starting with sorry , we regret or anything like that , they may start with something like inconvinience regretted please

ashman3in Says

Also he is here just to tell us that , join date Feb 2010 posts 1 ... Sir are you from Adcom...

Haha.. Not from Adcom dude..

Just started following this forum recently.. a few days ago.. well after my interview (Delhi, 10 Jan).. Never had anything useful to share on this forum and recently spoke to someone who I just got to know is part of the Adcom.. Just thought of sharing it honestly with you guys.. They are hoping to communicate on the 15th.. but it may get extended by a couple of days.. And you guys know that many interviews were rescheduled to the first week of Feb because of Telangana issue and hence the delay. The original plan was to communicate on the 10th.. but because of the delays.. 15th is what they are targetting now.. So lets just be patient!


710/6.0
5 years exp - 1 year in Not-for-profit and 4 in Tax Consulting..

GMAT&ISB; Says

Take a deep breath and hold it for 5 mins and leave it. Repeat this for half an hour and see the magic!!! This will help you from wall-banging. Come on, you need that precious head to hold high in the CO 2011.

5 mins? Gosh, i must be terribly out of shape!!! I can't hold it longer than a minute, that too not without going green in the face ... maybe i can keep practicing to keep my mind off the waiting game!!!

shivraj_mnit Says

If someone from Adcom will read your msg then he will be surely get emotionally blackmailed and i m sure will declare the result bfore 15th even if they hv to stay late in the office...

good good good! the sooner, the better

amu.bits Says

OMG...Feb 20th..I can't take this anymore:banghead:...But releived a little, I am on vacation this weekend, I was hoping that results could be a bit early/late, but not coinciding with weekend. As I didn't want my vacation to be spoiled..But, still Feb 20th is tooooo faaaaar:-(

Take a deep breath and hold it for 5 mins and leave it. Repeat this for half an hour and see the magic!!! This will help you from wall-banging. Come on, you need that precious head to hold high in the CO 2011.

Guys.. This year the interview schedules were thrown a little off by the Telangana issues. Hence, the decisions may be a little late.

I spoke to a friend in the adcom who told me that it is unlikely that the results would be out before the 15th since they are meeting on 13th and 14th to discuss the final decisions. So, I guess we all have to sit back and wait till the next Monday anyway.. and it may even be pushed back a few days up till the 20th!! Patience Patience!!

OMG...Feb 20th..I can't take this anymore:banghead:...But releived a little, I am on vacation this weekend, I was hoping that results could be a bit early/late, but not coinciding with weekend. As I didn't want my vacation to be spoiled..But, still Feb 20th is tooooo faaaaar:-(

coolchica28 Says

IMHO, ISB usually sticks to the dates they mention. so the results will be out by Feb 15th max. Let's hope they come out earlier coz those guys are good at what they do and are pretty quick too. But worst case, 15th. I don't think they'd want to ruin their rep by delaying decisions by 5 whole days! No school's ever done that before either that too without notifying applicants... if there's going to be a delay they'll post it on their website or the director's blog for sure methinks. otherwise can you imagine HOW much we'll suffer???!!!???

If someone from Adcom will read your msg then he will be surely get emotionally blackmailed and i m sure will declare the result bfore 15th even if they hv to stay late in the office...

guys, let me ask a qstn--little off the topic.
how r the placements going on this yr? could some people who've frns or have this info..post this info.
it would be better if u can even post their profiles.
or sorry, there is already thread on this..if so, pls paste the link here.

I have a few UG batchmates at current ISB batch whom I met on Saturday and Sunday. Although these people are not yet placed, they are extremely optimistic.

The news is that around half the batch has already been placed and the average salary is around 16-17 at present. Consulting, general management is doing good. Finance is doing bad.

The weekend was packed with companies and I could see the tension and excitement on the campus. There were also some whiners in the dorms and eateries complaining about the placement process and companies' tantrums. I also met some ultra - chillout entrepreneurs who weren't bothered about placements and were generally having a merry time playing poker.

Verbal Kint.

I dont think thats true. I had an Ad com official tell me that ... they are meeting the day after i.e. on 10th to take Admission decisions for R2. He further went ahead to tell me that usually these decisions are taken within a day but can stretch at max to T+1. Therefore admssion committee will have all the decisions ready by 11th. And might start posting them by 12th or 13th. Anyways ISB has declared that the results will be out by 15th and I guess they are most likely to stick with it.

GUTSO

IMHO, ISB usually sticks to the dates they mention. so the results will be out by Feb 15th max. Let's hope they come out earlier coz those guys are good at what they do and are pretty quick too. But worst case, 15th. I don't think they'd want to ruin their rep by delaying decisions by 5 whole days! No school's ever done that before either that too without notifying applicants... if there's going to be a delay they'll post it on their website or the director's blog for sure methinks. otherwise can you imagine HOW much we'll suffer???!!!???

fordprefect Says

This man here has a friend in ADCOM :wow:

Also he is here just to tell us that , join date Feb 2010 posts 1 ... Sir are you from Adcom...

I dont think thats true. I had an Ad com official tell me that ... they are meeting the day after i.e. on 10th to take Admission decisions for R2. He further went ahead to tell me that usually these decisions are taken within a day but can stretch at max to T+1. Therefore admssion committee will have all the decisions ready by 11th. And might start posting them by 12th or 13th. Anyways ISB has declared that the results will be out by 15th and I guess they are most likely to stick with it.

GUTSO

I have to give ample notice to my employer , This thing is getting tooooo complicated...............

... Woud they delay the session also.

Guys.. This year the interview schedules were thrown a little off by the Telangana issues. Hence, the decisions may be a little late.

I spoke to a friend in the adcom who told me that it is unlikely that the results would be out before the 15th since they are meeting on 13th and 14th to discuss the final decisions. So, I guess we all have to sit back and wait till the next Monday anyway.. and it may even be pushed back a few days up till the 20th!! Patience Patience!!

I dont think thats true. I had an Ad com official tell me that ... they are meeting the day after i.e. on 10th to take Admission decisions for R2. He further went ahead to tell me that usually these decisions are taken within a day but can stretch at max to T+1. Therefore admssion committee will have all the decisions ready by 11th. And might start posting them by 12th or 13th. Anyways ISB has declared that the results will be out by 15th and I guess they are most likely to stick with it.

GUTSO

I spoke to a friend in the adcom

This man here has a friend in ADCOM

guys, let me ask a qstn--little off the topic.
how r the placements going on this yr? could some people who've frns or have this info..post this info.
it would be better if u can even post their profiles.
or sorry, there is already thread on this..if so, pls paste the link here.

Hello,

I had my interview on the 6th and i asked them when the results are expected to be out. They said the Adcom is meeting on the 13th / 14th. hence the results should be out by 15th and may stretch to 20th Feb

Cheers

Nahinnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn....20th tak nahin ho paayegaaa

I have jus enough heart beats to survive till 15th
I have just enough inhale-exhale rhythm to survive till 15th
I have just enough bile juices to digest till 15th

usse jyada nahin ho paayegaa....puuuulllleeeezzzz results jaldi 'out' kardo

Hello,

I had my interview on the 6th and i asked them when the results are expected to be out. They said the Adcom is meeting on the 13th / 14th. hence the results should be out by 15th and may stretch to 20th Feb
Cheers

Anybody cross checked that I trust you but there may be some misunderstanding there !

I think it was 10th Feb 2009.

Source : PG thread for 2010 aspirants.

That was a Tuesday, post the weekend. Was 2010 R1 result too declared post a weekend? Please pardon my ignorance, just trying to validate / guess whether they really get together and 'add up the scores' on a weekend.

Also, is any other major school deadline lurking around these dates which may have an impact on the result date?

beermug Says

panel 5 doesnt seem to get hypothesized in the discussions...i was interviewed by panel 5 and i played a hungarian defence chess game with the alum for 15 mins during my IV...the alum told me tht panel 5 is for extra terrestrials and told me to expect an admit when ISB opens a campus on Omega Centauri.

Even I am a chess player ( I have a handicap of 1700) they did not ask me many questions about that ...

fordprefect Says

Hey! Sure I did, checked your note the night before. Thanks so much.

I think it was 10th Feb 2009.

Source : PG thread for 2010 aspirants.

cacophonix Says

Hey best of luck, hopefully you got my suggestion in time!

Hey! Sure I did, checked your note the night before. Thanks so much.

Any idea when were the R2 results declared last year? AFAIK the interview schedules were the same.

Here's my interview experience for the record. Hardly anybody would benefit from this now mainly because of the timing and secondly the content.

Three people, all three alumni, one of them 'looked' slightly senior. The other two were middle aged.

Post the greetings, interview started with a bang with Question 1 below. Thereafter the discussions went around the areas below:

1. "What am I planning to do".
2. Lots and lots of questions and cross - questions on my current work and my future aspirations.
3. Why MBA
4. Questions for the panel.

Overall the interview went around my unique job role, career aspirations, my learning requirements and technical questions around all the three.

The interview lasted around 25 minutes and I 'feel' I answered everything convincingly to the best of my ability, given the time constraints.

When I came out I was feeling very satisfied, but now that I go over it repeatedly in my mind, I see places I could have done better.

I think the panel was carefully selected as they asked me see some very relevant questions. Ofcourse the panel was prepared, very knowledgeable and had gone over my application to the minutest detail.

Overall a very nice interviewing experience and a pleasant stay at ISB. My yearning to learn at that place has grown even stronger after my visit. Keeping fingers crossed for the results.

PS.: I spent quite some time at the LRC. The LRC is truly state-of-the-art and very much up-to-date. I could judge that by the collection of books and journals in certain areas.

Hey best of luck, hopefully you got my suggestion in time!

Hello,

I had my interview on the 6th and i asked them when the results are expected to be out. They said the Adcom is meeting on the 13th / 14th. hence the results should be out by 15th and may stretch to 20th Feb

Cheers

The adcom is getting indifferent to our sufferings ....Of God !! What to do till 20 th feb. The round 1 candidates on the other hand started getting their results 5 days before schedule ..That is what I have heard ...Then y this injustice to R2 applicants

Hello,

I had my interview on the 6th and i asked them when the results are expected to be out. They said the Adcom is meeting on the 13th / 14th. hence the results should be out by 15th and may stretch to 20th Feb

Cheers

Nahiiiiii the agony is too much to handle ! But thanks mate for this useful info.

Hello,

I had my interview on the 6th and i asked them when the results are expected to be out. They said the Adcom is meeting on the 13th / 14th. hence the results should be out by 15th and may stretch to 20th Feb

Cheers

Anybody here remembers the people on Panel 5 yesterday?

When everyone who has been interviewed is now waiting for an admit....I think it is time we should Thank "PaGaLGuY" for the platform, Thank each other for the support and inspiration and also... Promise to help the ones who haven't come along with us but were a part of this forum and a part of our success story.

Thank you Pagalguy.
Thanks Everyone.
I pledge to Help (in every way possible) all those who were part of this Forum.

Good luck everyone

Here's my interview experience for the record. Hardly anybody would benefit from this now mainly because of the timing and secondly the content.

Three people, all three alumni, one of them 'looked' slightly senior. The other two were middle aged.

Post the greetings, interview started with a bang with Question 1 below. Thereafter the discussions went around the areas below:

1. "What am I planning to do".
2. Lots and lots of questions and cross - questions on my current work and my future aspirations.
3. Why MBA
4. Questions for the panel.

Overall the interview went around my unique job role, career aspirations, my learning requirements and technical questions around all the three.

The interview lasted around 25 minutes and I 'feel' I answered everything convincingly to the best of my ability, given the time constraints.

When I came out I was feeling very satisfied, but now that I go over it repeatedly in my mind, I see places I could have done better.

I think the panel was carefully selected as they asked me see some very relevant questions. Ofcourse the panel was prepared, very knowledgeable and had gone over my application to the minutest detail.

Overall a very nice interviewing experience and a pleasant stay at ISB. My yearning to learn at that place has grown even stronger after my visit. Keeping fingers crossed for the results.

PS.: I spent quite some time at the LRC. The LRC is truly state-of-the-art and very much up-to-date. I could judge that by the collection of books and journals in certain areas.

looks Great fordprefect ! besties !!

and that hindsight thing is so true...i had a good, but short intv ...
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/international-indian-mba-schools-accepting/37061-isb-class-of-2011-aspirants-post1876863.html#post1876863
but later i felt that i should have told them this or that more..i guess that's always there..

*a week, or less, for the results*

Here's my interview experience for the record. Hardly anybody would benefit from this now mainly because of the timing and secondly the content.

Three people, all three alumni, one of them 'looked' slightly senior. The other two were middle aged.

Post the greetings, interview started with a bang with Question 1 below. Thereafter the discussions went around the areas below:

1. "What am I planning to do".
2. Lots and lots of questions and cross - questions on my current work and my future aspirations.
3. Why MBA
4. Questions for the panel.

Overall the interview went around my unique job role, career aspirations, my learning requirements and technical questions around all the three.

The interview lasted around 25 minutes and I 'feel' I answered everything convincingly to the best of my ability, given the time constraints.

When I came out I was feeling very satisfied, but now that I go over it repeatedly in my mind, I see places I could have done better.

I think the panel was carefully selected as they asked me see some very relevant questions. Ofcourse the panel was prepared, very knowledgeable and had gone over my application to the minutest detail.

Overall a very nice interviewing experience and a pleasant stay at ISB. My yearning to learn at that place has grown even stronger after my visit. Keeping fingers crossed for the results.

PS.: I spent quite some time at the LRC. The LRC is truly state-of-the-art and very much up-to-date. I could judge that by the collection of books and journals in certain areas.

Any one from Panel 2 yesterday?

mohitm Says

This is right on the head of the nail. Do not kill yourself over GMAT.

Completely agreeing to the fact that GMAT is not the only thing in the application, I would like to add my 2 cents.

I am not a super-intelligent guy. It took me three grueling attempts to score >700 in GMAT. However, now I believe that it was worthy of an attempt. Having a good GMAT score tremendously boosted my confidence to at least apply to big schools such as ISB/LBS/Cornell. It gave me the confidence to think beyond Katz/UIUC/Moore which were lingering in my mind previously because of the dismal GMAT Score.

There are many factors on my profile that I cannot change and hence, I thought that I should make every possible effort to at least get a decent score on GMAT and get this thing out of the way. I will always recommend trying to score high on GMAT because we all know that this is the perhaps the only important thing that is under our control in the whole application process.

Never mind!

Brother, do not worry too much about the GMAT score, I got 650 and got a I/v call (result eagerly awaited) with average ACAD's Average EC's but decent work ex (I have entreprenurship exp)

My advice to you is, as long as you do not fall way apart from the median range (say 660-730 ) maybe 10-20 point here or there, GMAT won't make too much of a difference on your profile. But you must start interospecting on a couple of things from right now. You have uptil June I think when admission forms for CO2012 will be available. These are

1.) Why do you want to do an MBA and why from ISB ?
2.) What are your short/medium/long term career goals. Be very clear on this and try to build a road map.

My personal belief is that if you are truly aware of the answers to the above two questions and they are logically justified, then there is no stopping to an admission in any B-school in the world let apart ISB.

MBA should not be for getting a 'thappa' or a salary increment. You should know why you need an mba and what will you do with it. Think on it, and you will make it. Think of GMAT just as a formality and not a make-or-break factor.

This is right on the head of the nail. Do not kill yourself over GMAT.

Guys/Seniors,
I am planning to give GMAT in around a months time . So i wanted to know how much score will suffice me a call for ISB
My Profile:
10th - 64.5
12th - 73
BE - 7.09/10
25 months in IT sector.

With this profile what marks will suffice for a call.

Thanks in advance.

Brother, do not worry too much about the GMAT score, I got 650 and got a I/v call (result eagerly awaited) with average ACAD's Average EC's but decent work ex (I have entreprenurship exp)

My advice to you is, as long as you do not fall way apart from the median range (say 660-730 ) maybe 10-20 point here or there, GMAT won't make too much of a difference on your profile. But you must start interospecting on a couple of things from right now. You have uptil June I think when admission forms for CO2012 will be available. These are

1.) Why do you want to do an MBA and why from ISB ?
2.) What are your short/medium/long term career goals. Be very clear on this and try to build a road map.

My personal belief is that if you are truly aware of the answers to the above two questions and they are logically justified, then there is no stopping to an admission in any B-school in the world let apart ISB.

MBA should not be for getting a 'thappa' or a salary increment. You should know why you need an mba and what will you do with it. Think on it, and you will make it. Think of GMAT just as a formality and not a make-or-break factor.

coolchica28 Says

I do or rather I hope/ wish. 10th or 12th :)

My two cents for 12th Feb