i want to apply to rsm for the 2013 intake..my profile 670/good extracurriculars/decent acads/total 2.5 years in operations in steel and now in clean fuel power technology

what are my chances for rsm? what other schools should I target for 2012 sep intake?

Hi Sagar,

I have started a thread for Jan 2013 intake by the name RSM : January 2013 intake.

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/international-indian-mba-schools-accepting/77873-rsm-january-2013-intake.html#post3230964

Regards,

Hardik

i want to apply to rsm for the 2013 intake..my profile 670/good extracurriculars/decent acads/total 2.5 years in operations in steel and now in clean fuel power technology

what are my chances for rsm? what other schools should I target for 2012 sep intake?

Hi Sagar,

I have started a thread for Jan 2013 intake by the name RSM : January 2013 intake.

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/international-indian-mba-schools-accepting/77873-rsm-january-2013-intake.html#post3230964

Regards,

Hardik

i want to apply to rsm for the 2013 intake..my profile 670/good extracurriculars/decent acads/total 2.5 years in operations in steel and now in clean fuel power technology

what are my chances for rsm? what other schools should I target for 2012 sep intake?

Had my interview on Friday, and got a call today from RSM for an admission offer. I have two weeks to confirm.

Hi Guys,
I have also applied for the Oct 3 deadline. As I didn't get any update from them till this week, I mailed them asking the status. They replied that they'll need one more week as no of applications are huge.
Hope to get an interview invite soon. BTW I've also applied for HEC paris and got interview invite yesterday..!!

rgd81 Says

I get a mail yesterday inviting me for the admissions interview. It will be through skype, on friday afternoon, and my interviewer will be Markye Steenkamp

Congratulations!!Good luck for the interview!!

Abhay78 Says

It was communicated that by the first week of November they would have final decision with respect to the applications and would inform the same.However I received nothing after that.

I get a mail yesterday inviting me for the admissions interview. It will be through skype, on friday afternoon, and my interviewer will be Markye Steenkamp

vgr12386 Says

Has anyone who applied by the 3rd October deadline heard from the RSM team?

It was communicated that by the first week of November they would have final decision with respect to the applications and would inform the same.However I received nothing after that.

Has anyone who applied by the 3rd October deadline heard from the RSM team?

Any one aware of the travel benefits for students pursuing MBA in NL? I heard that students in NL get to travel free (on a student travel card) or at a very discounted price. Is that benefit available to MBA students as well ?

thnks,

Classes normally start the first week in Jan So its either going to be the 2nd or the 8th ( I would put money on the 8th) I would come 2 weeks before classes start to settle yourself. Need to get an OV Chip card to ride the public transportation system. Obtaining a bank is sometimes difficult (ABN AMRO). The farmers markets are a couple times a week for fresh produce. I felt bad for the people who came a couple of days before school started... they were so stressed and had to miss classes to go to doctors appointments and visa appointments.

J

Hi guys,
Just curious if anyone knows when exactly are the students expected to arrive in January or what date the classes actually start?

Thanks.

Hey I am selling my books from 2012 If you would like to have them. Also check out crackingthebooksrsm.blogspot.com, we have set the site up so incoming students can speak to current students.

Jo

If you would like to talk to alumni like myself (current RSM MBA2012) we have set up a blog called Cracking the Books - Thoughts from RSM MBA Alumni. There are also feeds on the site from the university as well.

Best
Jgibson

Thanks Jgibson

Hi RagaVoichal,

Even I had my interview today at Taj, Bangalore.
It was very, very similar to how you described your experience. Except for a few questions here and there. I was told that the adcom will sit at the end of February and I should receive a final decision not later than first week of March.
Request you to share your profile.

If you would like to talk to alumni like myself (current RSM MBA2012) we have set up a blog called Cracking the Books - Thoughts from RSM MBA Alumni. There are also feeds on the site from the university as well.

Best
Jgibson

If you would like to talk to alumni like myself (current RSM MBA2012) we have set up a blog called Cracking the Books - Thoughts from RSM MBA Alumni. There are also feeds on the site from the university as well.

Best
Jgibson

Hi all,

I have got an offer for the Jan 2012 intake for the RSM MBA program. I wanted to ask the group what are the career prospects post MBA in Netherlands. Also, does anyone know any alumni from India?
Lastly, does anyone know if the school allows deferrals?

Rahul, I don't know about the ING loan thing..... maybe someone else can answer. If you get accepted RSM offer letter will mention a date by which you need to send the deposit. When I applied i was given 5 weeks to deposit the money and send the signed documents back but I am guessing you would get less time since its late in the cycle. As far as money is concerned you will need -
1)5000 for the initial deposit
2)17000 my mid december
3) Remaining 17000 by may/june (You can see the exact date on the website)
4) 600 for visa and residence permit (College submits application on your behalf.) with visa application
5) if you take housing from the university then a 600 housing deposit, then aprox. 3000 by mid december remaining around may/june 2012

I hope that gives you a better idea of the total expenses.

Hi Rahul,
Did you get a call after application submission?Even I submitted my application on 3rd of October for Jan 2012 intake.Was wondering what is the lead time between application submission and acceptance/rejection for the Interview process.Any ideas?

Thanks,
Abahy

Thanks for your reply, justathought... if you dont mind, can you tell me how are you financing your studies.. are you using your own funds, or hv you got a loan from somewhere else, like credila?

Rahul, I don't know about the ING loan thing..... maybe someone else can answer. If you get accepted RSM offer letter will mention a date by which you need to send the deposit. When I applied i was given 5 weeks to deposit the money and send the signed documents back but I am guessing you would get less time since its late in the cycle. As far as money is concerned you will need -
1)5000 for the initial deposit
2)17000 my mid december
3) Remaining 17000 by may/june (You can see the exact date on the website)
4) 600 for visa and residence permit (College submits application on your behalf.) with visa application
5) if you take housing from the university then a 600 housing deposit, then aprox. 3000 by mid december remaining around may/june 2012

I hope that gives you a better idea of the total expenses.

Hi RSM Admits,

I have applied to RSM on 3rd Oct for the Jan 2012 intake.

However, i'm concerned that even if I'm selected I may have too less time to arrange finances. I was hoping to get the ING Bank Loan to fund my studies. I have a few queries, would appreciate if people who have got an admit and are planning to finance through the ING Loan share their inputs and guide me on the same.

1) The RSM website mentions that 5000 EUR to be paid by 'Registration Deadline', which would be mentioned in the admit letter. Can the people who have got the admit please share this date. Is this date same for each person or does it depend on when the admit letter was sent?

2) Did people who got an early admit have enough time to pay the 5000 EUR deposit through a bank loan, or did they have to pay from their own funds?

3) If anyone has applied for the ING loan can they please share their experience. What are the chances of getting the loan?

4) Is there any minimum last year's income criteria? I was seeing in some old forums that the loan is not given to people who had less than 30000 EUR income. Is this true?

5) How long does it take for the loan application to be given the provisional OK?

6) The first installment of 17000 EUR is to be paid by 13th December. Is this date a hard and fast requirement? The ING loan will get final approval only when the applicant meets the bank official at the start of the course in Jan 2012. So how will someone depending on the ING loan pay the first installment of the fees? How are the guys who have got an admit managing this... are you using your personal funds for the time being?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

Regards,
Rahul

Hi,

I will be joining the Jan 2012 intake.

Ambar

Hi all,

I am an admit for RSMs Class of 2013.
We admits have a very active group on FB and we would like all new admits to come share their thoughts there.

Since the group has "closed" security settings on FB, please add me on FB with a msg about ur admit and I will further you to the group.

FB Profile - Ambar Sangwan

Hi Ambar,

Are you joining in 2012 Jan batch or 2013 jan batch? If you are going to start in Jan 2012 let me know, i will join the group.

Rgds,

Hi all,

I am an admit for RSMs Class of 2013.
We admits have a very active group on FB and we would like all new admits to come share their thoughts there.

Since the group has "closed" security settings on FB, please add me on FB with a msg about ur admit and I will further you to the group.

FB Profile - Ambar Sangwan

Pretty interesting that while I was busy writing my previous post, I got an admit call.....

Just wanted to check what's the lead time for recieving the offer letter or confirmation email from RSM? I got a phone call from adcom about the final offer. Waiting anxiouslyf or the confirmation email/letter.

Folks,

Are there any new admits for RSM 2012 batch? I gave my interview 3 weeks back and still waiting for the results. Do they (adcom) intimate even if you have not made it ?

Hi Gabriel,

Could you please share your interview details ?Like what were your typical questions and where does one need to concentrate more? I have recieved an interview call and preparing for the same. Any tip will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Hey, congrats for the interview call. Interview was on expected lines as the ones mentioned at the beginning of this thread.

Usual questions of - Why MBA ? Why now ? Why Rotterdam ? plus a few questions of some aspects of your essays like the most difficult decision etc. For me, the interview progressed more like a discussion with Maryke and was not at all stressful. I suggest you go through the first few posts detailing the interviews and I guess it has been the same way with most of us.

All the very best

Hi guys,

did not get any call, but got my offer letter via email for Jan'12 intake :)

I just wanted to know how many of the previously accepted candidates have taken up the offer by paying the non-refundable deposit and are sure to join?

would be gr8 is someone can share link for any google group or something that has been made for the Jan'12 participants. (the link posted in one of the previous posts on this thread doesn't seem to be working :S)

Thanks.

Hi Gabriel,

Could you please share your interview details ?Like what were your typical questions and where does one need to concentrate more? I have recieved an interview call and preparing for the same. Any tip will be highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

Hi,

I am also an admit for RSM Jan2012

Please add me to the google group. Also am not abe to locate facebook group.

my email id is luckyrsm07@gmail.com

Thanks

Yeah, that's all what I can do now. which all places have you applied to?I don't have much choices because of a poor GMAT score. Can you post ur profile so that i know what is RSM looking for right now (since i figured out, you're the latest one to get an admit) mine is below

GMAT -> 640, AWA-5
Work Ex -> 6+ yrs IT & Presales (located in NL for 3 years)
Acads - Ok
Ex Cur - Good

RSM is the only app I have put thru right now.

Profile : Indian/IT/Male
GMAT : 730
Work ex : 4 yrs
Acads : Good
Extra Curricular : Good

Yeah, that's all what I can do now. which all places have you applied to?I don't have much choices because of a poor GMAT score. Can you post ur profile so that i know what is RSM looking for right now (since i figured out, you're the latest one to get an admit) mine is below

GMAT -> 640, AWA-5
Work Ex -> 6+ yrs IT & Presales (located in NL for 3 years)
Acads - Ok
Ex Cur - Good

well, in my case it was about month between app and call. But then again, I think it depends how close to the evaluation dates you apply to - which you wouldn't know beforehand anyways...

I would say, don't worry about it too much if you have sent across a good application...and as we see from here and the FB group, there are still chances of a few more Indian admits considering previous years trends..so just keep you fingers crossed and maybe keep going on with your other applications in the meantime :)

Just got a reply from adcom that they have put me in the pool of applicants who will be evaluated in mid september 2011. This is disappointing and means I am put in the last batch where the chances for an admit are dim. I called up RSM on 12th of july asking what's the deadlines and they said they have overall 4 rounds of application evaluation. BY 12th of july the third round was not completed. I guess i fall in the 4th round.

Gabriel, can you give me details about your lead time (between application submission and interview call?)

Just got a reply from adcom that they have put me in the pool of applicants who will be evaluated in mid september 2011. This is disappointing and means I am put in the last batch where the chances for an admit are dim. I called up RSM on 12th of july asking what's the deadlines and they said they have overall 4 rounds of application evaluation. BY 12th of july the third round was not completed. I guess i fall in the 4th round.

Gabriel, can you give me details about your lead time (between application submission and interview call?)

Hallelujah Says

Guys, I submitted my application yesterday. What is the usual lead time to get an interview call (if at all qualified for one)? Am based in Netherlands.

usually the adcom reviews the apps in a bunch probably every month or so. You should be getting an email soon saying that completed app has been received and by when it will be evaluated.


all the best

Guys, I submitted my application yesterday. What is the usual lead time to get an interview call (if at all qualified for one)? Am based in Netherlands.

Hey ryandark, I think 600 might be low try to better it. Aim for 700 but 650+ might be good for rsm.

As far as deadline is concerned.... I think in the last few batches they have had around 25 Indian students. From this board and a facebook page for admitted students I would say that some more Indian students will get admits but don't delay the app much. I think there are a couple of people on this very forum who applied late and were deferred to this year..... so earlier is better.

At 27 you can wait for another year and try to build up your profile. Do some social work etc but honestly speaking I don't think extras matter unless you have something really good to show. So don't worry about it. Just focus on a good GMAT score, good essays, recommendations & interview if they call you.

Hey Guys,
Congrats to everyone who got admitted.I am thinking of applying to Rotterdam,but I have few concerns:
1.Deadlines is Oct, I initially thought this should be fine,but when I see lots have already got admitted,I am doubting if there is any much chance for me since I am from regular IT background?
2.My GMAT is 600,am thinking to take another shot by August.Do you think 600 would be too low?
Other details on my profile:
Exp:6+(3.5 in US to date)
Age:27
Industry:IT
Ex Cu:Nothing much to boast about..

Thanks...

Thank you very much Gabriel.

Yes I am an Indian working in NL. I will submit my application this week and hope to get an interview call.

Another info is that they have an MBA information session on 16th of august in their campus. If you guys have any specific questions regarding the college or course let me know, will ask them.

Regarding your scholarship query, is it not applicable once you enroll to the MBA programme? They have published on their website that scholarship applications are available in Junuary only.

Hi guys,

I wanted to know if any of the admits have got scholarships or applied for one ?