ISB Class of 2014 aspirants.

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1301313Y Says
i donno abt international applications but for indian candidates their interviews are slightly weird. they concentrate more on general awareness and previous acad subjects.


Did you appear for IIM-B interview? I am at my wit's end on how to prepare! If you did, I am going to PM you right away for some help
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MBA 2012 Says
Did you appear for IIM-B interview? I am at my wit's end on how to prepare! If you did, I am going to PM you right away for some help

i have calls from B,C,L and my interviews are lined up in the next week.
i have friends in C and L and am planning to talk to them today. no direct contacts in B but i can find out if u have any particular queries.
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Aritro9782 Says
Ok then, 50% of your first post-MBA bonus is mine then :)


You won't be needing it with that ISB degree of yours
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Hi Everybody,
I m Munish .Given 10 interviews (IIM IITB Spjain waghera waghera) over 3 year span (rejected in 8 :banghead:

Now I want to make it Big and give in for the last time .Starting preparation for GMAT.I hope I will get the best inputs here,Do help in preparing and achieving my Long Awaited Dream.

Munish
No Sacrifice No victory


8 reject out of 10. What about the other 2 where you got the admits. didnt feel like going there ?

Some of us here are starting GMAT prep on 22nd feb. you can join in if you want.... 😃
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Hello Friends,

This is Arjun...

I have heard that GMAT format will be changing soon...and if it's June, then I will have 3 months...please suggest me few books guys...I have OG12 with me.....and also if u can give some tips from ur past experience...

Cheers!!!:cheers:


Arjun, the best way to prep wud be to first download the GMAT test from The Official GMAT Website . Give the first one without any prep and the second one with full prep (just days before ur actual gmat). depending on the results of the first test, u would know ur weak areas. Manhattan SC is great. So you would want to keep that with you. You might want to get urself OG Verbal Review too for more practice. For CR, i think you should have a look at CR Bible. Many have posted different views that OG is enough for CR vs OG CR is totally different from the exam CR. CR Bible should prepare you for CR.

What else is left..... Oh yeah RC... Personally I think OG is more than sufficient for RC. Loads of passages and questions. Plus OG Verbal Review will also help.

For quant, OG is more than enough to battle out any sort of problems.

And for practice tests, get Manhattan tests. (buy any Manhattan GMAT book and get the tests along with it)
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8 reject out of 10. What about the other 2 where you got the admits. didnt feel like going there ?

Some of us here are starting GMAT prep on 22nd feb. you can join in if you want.... :)

Those were IMT ghaziabad when i had 2 years and 3 years of Ex :)....Anyways PAST is gone and we are here so lets roll...
What will be the approach for GMAT prepration ?
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MBA 2012 Says
You won't be needing it with that ISB degree of yours


In that case, Aritro can have 25% and me 25% .... You might be thinking "why WhiteWNNoise....?" ... Cause I called dibs (now) right after Aritro was reminded of his ISB degree...
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Those were IMT ghaziabad when i had 2 years and 3 years of Ex :)....Anyways PAST is gone and we are here so lets roll...
What will be the approach for GMAT prepration ?


same gyan to myself that I gave Arjun.
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Hello puys

I am in too. I was rejected after interview in R2. Put all my eggs in one basket last time around and now in a very uneasy place. Glad to see the positive energy and motivation on this thread. Good luck every one.

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Sharing the treasures? Gimme a part (just because I lived in the Co2013 thread for some months).

WhiteWNNoise Says
In that case, Aritro can have 25% and me 25% .... You might be thinking "why WhiteWNNoise....?" ... Cause I called dibs (now) right after Aritro was reminded of his ISB degree...
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Hi Puys, Nice to see an community for Aim-Class of 2014 ..

Already 1 and a half year of work-ex ( Marketing, Automobiles) , lukin to give GMAT by July ( yeah, ready for the new format ) Anyone from Pune ?

Other than OG 12, Manhattan SC , Anyone having suggestions for CR ?

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isb2012 Says
Sharing the treasures? Gimme a part (just because I lived in the Co2013 thread for some months).


hhhmmmm.... ok !!!! but u will have to swear that you will be upto no good and that you will be an active member of 2014 and live better on this forum than the last one...

Then isb2012 gets 15%, Aritro gets 15% (cos he already has ISB bonus) and I get 20% (cos i called dibs first).

There settled....
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Hi Puys, Nice to see an community for Aim-Class of 2014 ..

Already 1 and a half year of work-ex ( Marketing, Automobiles) , lukin to give GMAT by July ( yeah, ready for the new format ) Anyone from Pune ?

Other than OG 12, Manhattan SC , Anyone having suggestions for CR ?


CR Bible..... why you might ask.... cos its the BIBLE
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Hi,

This is my first post and please count me in for 2014 thread. I would like to ask fellow puys in Delhi, or whoever may help to suggest me the best coaching classes for GMAT. I'm planning to give my first shot around July-August 2012. Mustang, if you may recommend me a good institute?

and, let make 2014 thread a huge success with lots of sharing


megha.... u may have a look at ******** Institute for your GMAT preperation.... its quiet good....
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hey puys.... are we not allowed to type names of institute here???/

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Mukesh vaia,
March end ka ekm plan main apko bheja email main...dekh lijie...nice way to shell out some bucks to be amidst the pristine purity of the Himalayas :)


Hey Soubhg, If I remember correctly for March end u had mentioned some Laddakh trip on Co2013 forum.... how to get more info on that... I better go ahead and take that trip this time before attacking the application again...
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mustang28 Says
Copy pasted the question in bold on Mr. VK Menon's thread. Awaiting response.

Just Noticed in the Mr V K Menon thread that this query has not been answered. Queries posted after this has been responded. May be that adcom thinks it's too naive to answer a question whose obvious answer is yes.
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Anddd here I come.... for the Co2014... I gt dinged this time and here's my profile:

Male-27Yrs, Marine Engineer, presently at the rank of 2nd Assistant engineer,
already have the necssary number of recommendations for the promotion to 1st Assistant Engr, only need to clear the exams which I did not appeared for as I was confident of getting into Co2013 :banghead:

GMAT-710 (Q-49, V-38, AWA-5.5)
EC: Pretty decent, no community work though,but represented college in various Cricket and Football tournaments) Organized a few culturals in college....

Interview Experience: It was a pretty cool interview (or so I thought) and the panelists seemed to be pretty convinced with the answers..... gave me a case study too with lots of cross questioning on every solution provided by me..... I guess the basic point where i messed it up is "Why MBA?". See my basic reason here is that I want to shift to a land based job and not wander around like pirates but for the obvious reasons I cant state that to the adcom.... but that would have also affected my future goals part.... anyways would come to know abt the actual points only after I get the feedback ....

Anyways, it's just a start of a long journey again..... but i'm sure with the fellow puys, the journey would be again as beautiful as will be the sweet destination and we sure will make it this time....


Hey Puys, What do u think, Do I need to retake GMAT??? Will it make any difference at all even if I'm able to increase by 20 odd points????
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Hi Fellow puys,

I am in the Management Analytics domain with a bit of consulting involved,want to explore more about management consulting domain.Need help from puys about how should I go about it.To be specific I am in search of
1)Right and good sources to get an insight into these industries like any newsletter or magazine,forums.
2)ISB alum from this field who can guide me in understanding this domain and give their inputs.

This will really help me to understand where do I stand and how much I have to work to get in there.This ultimately will help me in building my case for ISB.

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I derive pleasure in giving back. I got a lot from the thread of 2013 and got an admission offer. So here is my chance to give back and help everyone.

Here is my profile.

Acads
- BE 77% (did ok in quants based papers like engg maths, power systems, em fields, digital signals - yes Adcom scrutinizes),
- Certification in Sales and Marketing from LIBA, Cambrige ESOL, JDA Retail Enterprise Planning, Consulting and Business Analysis (Internal Certifications)
- GMAT 680 / 6.0 (third attempt)

Work exp 7 years. Here is the break up.
- volunteer for a shelter for physically challenged in mumbai. built a team that started making hand made products and created a sustainable revenue generating model. volunteered in retail shop floors selling products - 6 months
- Infosys - coder 2 years. functional consultant for 1.3 years. total 3.3 years. Throughout in Retail.
- OMHS - community organizer in a free charitable school for the underprivileged. taught english,maths, set up computer lab, made corporate pitches to Verizon, SBI, IO for support, created micro-funding model, raised funds,trained teachers. Went to Bodoland in Assam to train teachers from ethnic minority background. Raised quite a lot of money for the school :). Duration 1 year approx.
- TCS - Pre-Sales and Retail Domain Consultant. worked in supply chain analytics, digital assets, forecasting and allocation,product development (foods), space optimization,assortment optimization. Deal management - handled and won $50 million deals, sales channel creation, market research, sales pitches.2.5 years
- CDS - weekend volunteer in this NGO for underprivileged child education.
i also headed the 320 member volunteer team and managed operations of 6 centers teaching 220+ kids. trustee and member of leadership team. part time for 3.5 years

Awards
$40000 social service award from HP to my NGO CDS
special contribution to Organization - TCS
Client enablement award Infosys leadership Institute
TCS Faculty award - 5 times for best faculty trained 700+ associates
Third in Anna Univ chess
Google Grants - Adword for CDS worth $10000
3 hikes in less than 1.5 years at work

Extra Curricular
Voice of the Youth and Operations council member - Infosys
Trekking - Chennai trekking club, Wanderlust in Infosys
Event management - largest durga puja in chennai, executive committe member
Theater - part of amateur group Srijan in Chennai,
College placement cell representative
numerous intramural awards (didnt find place to mention - just wrote 1 line in an essay)

this thing helped me. I prepared a profile document - 7 page long chronologically arranged very very detailed. when the app season opened i could pick things and create a matrix - "what goes where". then either wrote about them or entered them in application form.


buzz me for any help.

Basu.