Dear Friends,
Need your suggestion
My profile (Female Candidate): 10th standard: 90% (Anglo Indian Board) 12th Standard: 90% (TamilNadu StateBoard)
Graduation: B.Tech in Information Technology: CGPA 9 ( with Honors)
Work Experience: 65 months by this Dec 2015
Domain: Working as a SAP Senior Consultant at Deloitte GMAT Score: 650 (QA: 47, Verbal: 33), AWA - 5.
I wanted to apply for ISB in R2. Will my profile stand a chance? Will my GMAT score be a negative factor?
I am in 3rd year of my B.Tech degree and would be giving GMAT next year. Can I get into ISB Class of 2017 ? Which course should I apply for and when does applying to ISB start ?
What is the latest date by which one should appear for the GMAT to apply for R2 assuming that the essays and recommendations are in place .???
Hi Guys, Can you please review my profile. 10th 72% IGCSE 12th 82% (Arts) HSC Bachelors in Media Studies (specialised Advertising) 3.3 GPA from Symbiosis international university, done 5 solid internships (national and international), a whole lot of social work projects (Teach For India, Rotaract club etc), launched a website pro-bono for amateur writers to contribute and spread the love of writing. (counts as something different?) Appearing for gmat in a month, i am barely scraping through it, supposing I get a 650 score and right now i have zero work ex but say i get 2 years work ex in a good role as a"Jr Marketing Manager" of a Start-up. What are my chances in another 3 years into getting a seat at ISB?
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Hi,
I have a query regarding evaluation. One of my managers with whom i have worked for about 3 years left the organization about 6 months ago and she is currently not pursuing any job. Since she does not have an official email id now is there any way for her to be my evaluator now?. Kindly help
Any entrepreneurs who applied or got an admit here? Have a few questions to ask..
Hi guys. I accepted the offer yesterday and the admission offer acceptance status on portal says "Accepted". I have also got the mail regarding payment. Do we need to do anything after this or just wait for further instructions?
Hello Puys....Need help from those who are working in PSUs and got admitted or were invited for interview, anyone knows about them...
I am working in PSU in procurement/contract cell....I am not feeling confident....with regard to portraying the profile through essays....I personally think though I have done my job and learnt a lot.....and also engaged in few activities ...still we are working in PSUs ...we are not working as those are in MNCs...its difficult nah?.......how did u actually manage to portray it so well!
I have some queries, if anyone out there....please reply..
Hi guys, I have 7+ years of work ex in IT ( including 3.5 years of international work ex in europe) and gmat score of 660 (with good academic score). I am looking to apply for 1 year mba program this year. Any suggestions on which other schools (apart from ISB) with 1 year mba program can be suitable for my profile? Thanks.
R2 deadline is 15 jan or 5 jan?
Many MBA websites mention 5 jan whereas ISB website mentions 15 jan?
Wanted to know if all waitlisted candidates have to wait till March 5th? Does ISB release next set of admits based on the number of people who don't accept offers by 25th?
Has anybody done a holistic comparison of ISB and NUS?
Plz enlighten...
This is in response to all the PMs for general inquiry and profile evaluations about the ISB application process...
General Gyan To help you start the application process for a top notch B school like ISB. (26 June 2014)
http://www.pagalguy.com/gmat/isb-class-of-2016-aspirants-25114081/28171715
1. Profile Evaluation: It make absolutely no sense evaluating an incomplete profile. So if you do not have a GMAT score at least go register yourself on the official GMAT website MBA dot Com and start by getting in at least a mock GMAT score to a discussion regarding the profile evaluation. Also ensure you ask very specific questions if you want a personalized evaluation.
2. Academics: Yes a good consistent academic record will help but remember only 10th Standard upwards scores come into play while evaluating the Composite Academic Score or CAS and even your AWA plays a vital role in your selection. Also no there is no conventional 'over the table' mechanism to compensate for a not so good CAS and you cannot register an NGO now or attempt to swim the English Channel after October to impress Team Admissions.
3. Target GMAT Score: The average of the ISB applicant pool is in the range of 700 - 710 but the average of the class at the ISB is seldom below 710 ~ 730 with an AWA of 5 plus. Marketers of ISB often play with these two figures to make ISB attract more applications. Last year only few candidates with less than 630 GMAT were interviewed and the 80 % range is 660 to 750. So if you really need a target 730 with an AWA of 5 is a good one to start with and if you cannot go beyond it try get as close to it as possible. Having said that I know at least 3 people with 750 plus GMATs who got Dinged last year and lots of 680 and even one 640 made it.
4. Diverse Background & Extracurricular Activities: No one (not even India's Hockey Captain at the Olympics) ever got into ISB only on the basis of ECAs or a diverse background. Moreover just having good things in your armory does not help. Depicting these through your essays are your best bet to get things moving in the right direction. Also if you are not well prepared at the interview, these things which are naturally seen with a lot of skepticism, come under the scanner and thus if you are writing about philanthropy you better back it up with at least a correct spelling.
5. Work Experience: The average work experience among applicants at the ISB is close to 5 years and around 80 % of the ones selected have a work experience in the range of 3 to 7 years. People with less than 3 years or more than 7 years of work ex usually find it difficult going past the interview. People with less than 2 years of work experience can now apply under the Early Entry Option. Although there is no upper limit to the work experience if you have 10 plus years of experience you should tone down your expectations of an ADMIT to the ISB's PGP. People with all types of work experience are welcome at the ISB and in fact the school encourages diversity but all work ex is counted from after graduation and work ex from before that is not counted but valued. The automatic work ex calculator in the application portal will count work ex up to 1 April 2016 for the Class of 2017.
6. Networking: Not only do you need to network with Alumni of the school but also other ISB community members like staff, current students, faculty, re applicants, fellow applicants and may be even consultants in that order. Social media is a good starting point but remember if you are overbearing you are most probably going to get blocked or shunted from pillar to post. The ISB themselves organize 'infosessions' across various cities and these are a good place not only to get the official line from the Admissions Team but also a superb place for networking. Networking leads to a lot of insider information that is usually not in the public domain however it is also the starting point of all rumors so validate what you hear from others.
7. Professional Help: As always if you can afford it take good quality professional help for GMAT prep, Essays and Interview prep with Mocks. People are shy to acknowledge but a lot of people who have made it over the years did take some kind of paid professional help or the other. A lot of people think it is unethical but let me assure you that it is not like cheating in the exam but more like hiring a good set of coaches to win a medal at the Olympics.
Wish you all the best and hope to see you someday at the ISB.
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Hi ,Posting my query. Hope someone can throw some light on it.
10 - 78% ; 12- 64 %; B.tech (Nirma , Gujarat) -59 % . Currently in It sector for 1.5 years now . So , can i try for attempt for ISB ( In the next 2-4 years )? If yes , what all could be done for my profile enhancements ( will try to get the maximum gmat score possible) . Apart from the GMAT , will working for startups do any good ? Or any pointers for which i can work on ? Were there any candidates who actually got an admit with similar backgrounds?
Looking for some expert views here .
Regards. 😃
Late as it comes....here is our analysis of the first two ISB essays:
If we were to admit just one more student,
make a compelling argument as to why that student should be you by describing
an (only one) achievement in your personal / professional life that you are
most proud of. What did you do that sets you apart from others? What did you
learn? (300 words)
At the heart of this prompt they are asking you a simple question - what differentiates you from others? This question has been an old favourite of ISB, but it was taken off the circuit for a couple of years. It makes a comeback in a grander style -it's more elaborate than before, with specific instructions on what to answer.
ISB wants to know one single example of an achievement where you did something that others would not do. The example has to be about using a unique strength, a strength that sets you apart.
So, your foremost task is to identify a couple of strengths that differentiate you from college mates and colleagues. Go deeper in your introspection and come up with those traits that have a constant history of being repeated. As an example, if you are superb at mentoring people, you would probably have mentored your college colleagues, your team mates on a technology you learnt before allot hers and maybe even taught Math to your cousin, who went from being a Math phobic to a high scorer. What is your biggest quality that differentiates you? Using a repetitive trait will help you come up with more examples during the interview process as well.
So once you have nailed down your differentiating factor, select a strong personal or professional story associated with it.
For the essay writing part, after briefly mentioning the situation, explain your role in it. What was the challenge involved? How did you deal with it? How did you use your differentiating factor to navigate through the situation? What was the outcome and eventually, what did you learn about yourself?
Having read through huge numbers of ISB applications over the years, we find that most people don't get under the skin of their examples. Simply put, they don't do deep introspection on what that differentiating factor is, why the achievement is their biggest or what they learned from it. While the examples you illustrate are going to be similar (similar problems in the IT industry or the banking sector), it is this analysis which will reveal your thought process and also help to set yourself apart.
Essay 2
Describe a (only one) defining moment in your personal / professional life when you had to make a risky decision, and explain what you did, why and the outcome?
ISB has been specific in asking applicants for one single anecdote per essay this year. This helps applicants add more depth to every anecdote they mention.
What are the risky decisions you could face in your professional life ? Letting your colleague get away with no work nor any contribution to a project could risk your ethics being compromised? Initiating a project that your boss thought would be a failure would be a risk of losing face in front of the team. And you could risk your job by disagreeing with your boss for hiding a blotched software release.
In questions like this one it's not sufficient to only describe the situation. I was faced by a risky situation and I did Xxx...that will not do! Explain WHY you took this decision.what prompted you? Was it your value system which was challenged? Was it because you had the vision to see that this step would help in the future, as in suggesting an initiative which no one else believed in?
Then explain, what was the risk itself? Would you lose an upcoming promotion? Would you lose the leadership of a team? Worse, Would you be asked to pack your bags? The risk in question does not have to be so dramatic, but the reader must be able to clearly visualise that you were going to lose something important. Basically something personal has to be at stake. And that fact that you still stuck to your guns make you a bravo! The kinds that adcom wants to meet for an interview.
or
Describe a (only one) situation in your personal / professional life when you had to interact with people from diverse backgrounds. How did it affect you and what did you learn? (300 words)
This is an interesting question as ISB has never before asked questions on cultural diversity. With their class size increasing from 500 two years ago to 750 now, ISB surely wants to focus on this element.
So if you were put in a situation where your team members had different backgrounds as compared to yours, then how would you behave?
If there was a conflict among this group would you try to bridge it? ISB is not looking for a conclusive answer where you ensure that everything ends well and you are the clear winner in the situation. Despite that you would like to frame an answer that shows your maturity in handling unrelenting team members, and your adaptability to their perspectives. Also, take atleast a hundred words of space to explain the impact this situation has had on you- what did you learn, how did you change yourself?
A b-school environment is all about learning from different perspectives after all, so you would want to make sure that you come across as a person who will thrive in this environment. Your situation can be from the professional or the personal realm, although we strongly suggest that you use atleast one professional example between the first two essays. Also, a diversity situation does not have to involve interactions with foreigners and foreign locales, Shahrukh Khan movies style. India has enough diversity within itself.
Hope this helps 😃
Applying with a gmat score less than 650 with two years experience... Advisable? Do not have time for retake before 15th Jan.... Heard some people got calls at 640 too...
Hey, I have done MBA from Manipal University Banglore.. I have banking experience of last 3 years.. I am looking forward for Executive MBA either for ISB OR IIM.. So I am preparing for GMAT.. You think I am right candidate for same also what other scope I have...
Does ISB has any AWA criteria for shortlisting. I have two GMAT score. first 680 AWA 3.5 IR 4 second 700 AWA 3 IR 3
Which score would be better for application.