Hi Samsid,

I might apply for kellog for R2.

I am wondering why do you write "- No signs of Placement at Kellogg, and the ever increasing protectionist measures in the US imply that Openings for Asians/Indians will dwindle. It hardly makes any sense to do a MBA that you pay for in dollars and then earn in INR." Could you point us to your research

Regards

Kellogg was one of the Colleges that my Score was automatically sent to when I appeared for the GMAT. I am, however having second thoughts on doing a MBA from Kellogg, or for that matter, any College in the US. My doubts are as follows :

- The Kellogg 1 yr MBA comes at approx $102000, and the highest Scholarship that one can avail is around $30000. That would mean an expense from anywhere between $72000 to $102000. Clearing the Loan might take over a decade.

- No signs of Placement at Kellogg, and the ever increasing protectionist measures in the US imply that Openings for Asians/Indians will dwindle. It hardly makes any sense to do a MBA that you pay for in dollars and then earn in INR.

Any Ideas?

R1 deadline is 06 October 2010

Source: MBA Applying, London Business School

HTH

I am in too. GMAT 710/AWA 5, Work ex 9.5 Manager IT in global fortune 50. Acads and EC are good. 5.5 Years of US experience.

Whats the R1 deadline. I am going through my IIMA PGPX essays as of now and will be busy till 13 Sept (PGPX deadline for essasys)

From LBS site(MBA Applying, London Business School)

"The application form for the MBA programme commencing in 2011 will be available approximately mid-September 2010"

HTH

Hi all
Great work!
I plan on applying to London Business School and Said (Oxford).
The application deadlines for London are displayed on their website but I cannot access their application, which the brochure mentions can be accessed by going to http://www.london.edu/mba/apply/

Is anyone else facing the same problem?

Thanks

5.5 Yrs IT
2 + yrs US as Team lead.
Masters in Engg
Acads avg
GMAT 720

Ranchoddas Says

Yes I am, not started on essays yet what's your profile mukul?

gr8 idea....are you applying for R1 ?..I am currently refining essays...what abt you ?

Junta,

Herez calling all the aspirants applying to any of the rounds to London Business School. As we have very less information available on this ivy college, it's best we share what we have.

Cheers,
Ranchoddas

Hi MartianOnEarth,

I need your opinion on my approach and choices I have made .Let me present my profile first

10-72%
12-73%
BE(CSE)-72% (OK univ)
ME(IT)-61% (Top Engg College)
GMAT 720
Age 30

I have total experience of 5.5 years as of now.

Started off career with real estate clients, within 2 years was leading a small offshore team of developers. Also coordinated with mutliple firms for different aspects of project.

After 2 years moved to work in US on HR domain for a leading US firm. Was Support developer and analyst for development of new modules. Started off and worked independently and coordinated with different teams at clientside and in India. Did this for 1.5 years.

Then moved to a new client, a leading healthcare consulting firm. This firm was a new client and I helped setup offshore Team in India for them. Was business analyst and offshore coordinator for India Team. Did this for 1 year.

After a total 2.5 years in US, I came back to India and quit my first job after 4.5 years. I then joined a technology firm. This firm is very active in digital advertising. My current role is of a Team Lead.I lead a team of 5 developers and testers. My team provides technology solution to advertising needs of various banking clients.

I want to move to investment Banking, but I reckon that IB is an option only if I pursue MBA from some top notch colleges. so my plan is to try for IB in some top colleges and consulting otherwise. Also since I already have some background in consulting, I think a 1 year MBA from decent enough Bschool from Europe should also be ok( I am fine with working in Europe).

I am open to work in either US,Europe or Asia just want a decent job and growth. Also I would like to join MBA by sept 2011, I can't try again next year.

My current list of colleges is as below. I still havent decided on split of R1/R2

1. Columbia ( stretch)--IB--is known for finance and is in NY
2. Fuqua (Stretch)--IB--good in finance and consulting also has non-cosigner loans
3. Chicago Booth(stretch)--IB--good in finance ,consulting
4. Darden(possible)--IB--is good in finance
5. INSEAD( possible)--IB--I think my international exp and diverse client should make it little easier
6. LBS( possible)--IB---website mentions that they like career switchers and also this is a good school for finance
7. Oxford (likely)--Consulting--has good value in India and UK
8. HEC Paris(likely)--Consulting--has good value in France
9. Cambridge(likely)--Consulting--has good value in India and UK

Please let me know if my current approach looks fine? Is the school selection ok , would you recommend some other schools also ?How would you suggest I go for R1 R2 split?

Thanks in advance

sharma_vaibhav Says

i have been practising Gmat RC from OG and verbal review but my success ratio is less than 50% (can't get more than 2-3 question ryt)...what should i do to improve upon this part....also what should be the average time to complete an RC

Hi sharma_vaibhav,

When are you appearing for GMAT? How much do you read otherwise, I mean are you an avid novel reader, read newspaper throughly or if needed only work related stuff ?

If you have time on your side , I would suggest you start reading some novels that interest you and then move on to some dense ones. Some classic novels(such as The fountain head, Atlas shrugged) are pretty good read for GMAT.

For a decent size passage (mean 3-4 paragraph each 4 sentences ) I used to take upto 2-3 minutes to read and then 1-2 min per question after that.

Hope that helps.

Regards

So now that a lot of us have left/are leaving to our schools of choice can we have a discussion regarding the stuff that we need to take along with us, especially lists of medicines, clothes, toiletries, utensils etc. etc.

People who have already made such lists can probably copy paste them here.

Also, are there any links from other sites that pertain to this topic?

Apart from that any other tips/tricks for stuff to do before and while traveling, last minute checks etc. would be welcome.

I found this site while surfing...hope this helps.

When are you flying ? Also I hope you are clear about immigration terms like I-94, and difference between visa and I-94.

By the way I too have stayed in US for more than 2 years, so I can try and answer your queries. Which school are you going to ?

Hi Rakesh,

Nice initiative, If you don't mind, could you please elaborate about yourself / your school and the services you are offering.

Regards

Hi,
I am a 2nd year MBA student in one of the prestigious schools in US. I have gone through the whole MBA application process myself and do understand the amount of effort it requires.
Application process in US MBA programs does not just look at GMAT score but it looks at the whole package. I do realize the uphill task that Indian applicants face when writing essays. I am offering consulting services for writing school essays. I assure you its a no-frills service and no big claims unlike bigger firms out there. I do have another American person in my team who is an attorney. He had a stellar score in LSAT. He can dissect your essays, provide great comments and guide through the process. I know from my personal experiences that American style of writing and presentation is lot different from ours.
If you are someone who has taken GMAT and wants to start with the process of writing essays, please contact me.
My details are as below
Email rakeshsrivastavgmail dot com

Hi avn.adabala,

Sorry for late post. I actually haven't researched much about this school since currently it is not on my radar, my curiosity was because a lot of European School are considered better ( ft link).

4+ is a pretty decent exp and also you haven't yet taken GMAT ,so that too is not a limiting factor for you.

Regards

i have seen the b school profile .its impressive.
looks like applied/acceptance ratio is high.

can you provide me more info on their selection criteria (esp for my profile) , GMAT score cutoff
and post MBA placement in italy, recognition in india

sorry for big list of questions