ISB Class of 2014 aspirants.

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hi puys,applied to ISB for the first time and got a reject,still coming to terms with it,not so easy when you get a reject with a 700+ class size and 740 on GMAT


If you did not get through with a 740.. don't know what I have to get in the GMAT to get in.. :banghead:

The feedback process will start in April as said by Mr. VK Menon in the ISB thread.

All the best for your other Interviews.
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Me 2 applying ...

A first attempt CA, CWA and CMA .. 8 yrs of exp in Investment banking, M&A; and PE. worked on multi billion dollar deals... currently in a leadership role with a PE firm in Middle easr ..Loads of extra-curriculars.. worked in 24 countries ( 4 yrs Intl exp) .. GMAT 610.


Great profile.. All the best.
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If you did not get through with a 740.. don't know what I have to get in the GMAT to get in.. :banghead:

The feedback process will start in April as said by Mr. VK Menon in the ISB thread.

All the best for your other Interviews.


Got a REJECT from ISB (first time applied) with GMAT score of 750 (QA 51 , VA 40).
After GMAT I called up a friend who was ISB alumni. She told that "consider that you are in if you dont goof up the i/c". And in fact i/v was kool..far from goof up. Still got a REJECT.
I am at my wit's end man!

Speculating on the decision I think:
1.R1 would have been a better chance.
2.For male applicants , competition is stiffer.
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If you did not get through with a 740.. don't know what I have to get in the GMAT to get in.. :banghead:

The feedback process will start in April as said by Mr. VK Menon in the ISB thread.

All the best for your other Interviews. :

I personally think a 700+ plus is all u need if you have an IT profile more or less
similar to mine. i have read at many places that adcoms world wide dont see a great distinction between a 700 and 740 or say even 760
its all about achievements @work,@play ,its about who you really are,a great GMAT score tells only so much about you.
In conclusion i wud say a good GMAT score is a great confidence booster and a i/v call getter at good b-schools,there ends its role
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OK guys, count me in as well. Reject in ISB R2.
A brief snapshot of my profile.
GMAT:700 club.
Degree: University Gold Medalist. University topper of 6 sems of BE.
Mathematics Olympiad/NTSE scholar.
Work ex: 4 years in Strategic Consulting.Contributed to McKinsey through its Boutique Consulting firm.
ECs: National badminton Player/International NCC participations/Awarded Social Entrepreneur of 2009/Awarded for Ethical Leadership and loads of other activities.
Work front: Won awards on Mckinsey's recommendation.
Part of Board of Directors of 2 NGOs.Worked with Self help groups/UNICEF/UNESCO over the past few years.
Currently running an Educational platform for Juvenile criminals with 1 NGO.
Recos:Director of an International NGO/ Direct Supervisor.
Interview lasted for 1 hr 20 minutes but still got a dinged.
Interview was mostly on my contribution in social sector.
Really baffled what went wrong. 😞

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Wow... Gr8 to see the efforts on for the batch of 2014... At this rate, this might even touch 2000-3000 pages in the next 12 months...

Got the ding yesterday.. Totally dejected but understood that Life has to go on!.

Not sure if i will be too active on this thread... but anyways, best wishes to all!!

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Got a REJECT from ISB (first time applied) with GMAT score of 750 (QA 51 , VA 40).
After GMAT I called up a friend who was ISB alumni. She told that "consider that you are in if you dont goof up the i/c". And in fact i/v was kool..far from goof up. Still got a REJECT.
I am at my wit's end man!

Speculating on the decision I think:
1.R1 would have been a better chance.
2.For male applicants , competition is stiffer.


Dude.. 750 and that too balanced scores in QA and VA.. Thats surely not the reason for reject.
Looking forward:
1. You have the ISB feedback in April.
2. You have R1 2014 to apply. With the feedback, I think you can surely ace it.
Its true that we(IIMs) can get sidelined for the diversity thing..but with a GMAT score like yours, thre has to be other reasons.
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I personally think a 700+ plus is all u need if you have an IT profile more or less
similar to mine. i have read at many places that adcoms world wide dont see a great distinction between a 700 and 740 or say even 760
its all about achievements @work,@play ,its about who you really are,a great GMAT score tells only so much about you.
In conclusion i wud say a good GMAT score is a great confidence booster and a i/v call getter at good b-schools,there ends its role


hope you are right dude.. 700+ should be good enough.. the fact that Interviewers do not have your GMAT or acads infront of them means that GMAT score is 'primarily' to get you an IV call.
Thats my take..
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biswarup das Says
Really baffled what went wrong. :(


Great profile..I must say..
Next stop should be ISB feedback in April..
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Count Me in...

Got Dinged without Interview ...

Working in HPCL as Retail Engineer , Work exp-2.6 yrs( as of mar 2012 )
GMAT-620/4
Btech-8.1 CGPA
XII-83
X-81.3
NTS Scholar, Karate Black Belt,
Started Learning Guitar....

Again Applied For GMAT on APR 10 th

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Count me in also...brief profile

IIM/~4 yr experiecne
12th: 82%

EC's: good. College student body chair, succeed@work Chair, have 1 patent

GMAT: 690

have asked for a feedback from Adcom.

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OK guys, count me in as well. Reject in ISB R2.
A brief snapshot of my profile.
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Really baffled what went wrong. :(


I think interviewers were also baffled with so many things just right...:wow:
I would be interested to know what feedback do you get from the adcom..
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u shud ask this qn. to VK Menon (there is a thread whr he actively answers queries),- "Do u read the previous attempts' essays while assessing a candidate??"

Its a very valid and pressing point that u hav raised

and Whitenoise, just wanted to correct u, essays do change everyyear, though its always about "YOU"


bhai words ka moh maya hai, baaki sab to same emotions hai.... 😃
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OK guys, count me in as well. Reject in ISB R2.
A brief snapshot of my profile.
GMAT:700 club.


really baffles me too !!!!!
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WhiteWNNoise Says
really baffles me too !!!!!

Bro, life still moves on. :)
May be as they say: whatever happens, happens for a good reason. 😃
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I think interviewers were also baffled with so many things just right...:wow:
I would be interested to know what feedback do you get from the adcom..


me too part of the rejected list.. And I was really surprised at Biswarup and Soubhg not getting admits..

My profile:
11+ yrs in computer networking with two leaders
good acads (10th - 87%, 12th - 90%, BE (NITT, CSE) - 72%
GMAT 770(Q-50, V-44)/5
Avg ECs
no community involvement

My interview didn't go well.. But I thought that my profile can still help me get in.. I was so wrong..

I am a core techie, work on Linux kernel and networking software.. I had earlier been a project leader with some managerial roles, but moved on to pure tech.. All of a sudden, last year August, I decided to give it a try (friends and wife have been telling me all along though) as I thought I can take care of the logistics now and don't have any immediate liabilities.. But I realized that ISB is the only place where I can apply for a 2012 admit.. Though my quick GMAT went well, I was surely underprepared for the application.. And then I was so under prepared for the interview (no mock, no practice, just impromptu).. They exposed my lack of research about the profile that I want to have post ISB and how ISB can help me achieve that..

So on the hindsight, I think I should have thought out about MBA better before I applied in ISB (should have known that it won't be a cake walk).. Can't help but think that my seniority was also a hinderance, especially when I don't do managerial activities now..

I would also try in few IIMs (A especially) this year.. Hope ISB application experience has made me wiser and also the feedback in April would be useful..

All the best to fellow puys.. Let's rock again this year.. 😃
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me too part of the rejected list.. And I was really surprised at Biswarup and Soubhg not getting admits..

My profile:
11+ yrs in computer networking with two leaders
good acads (10th - 87%, 12th - 90%, BE (NITT, CSE) - 72%
GMAT 770(Q-50, V-44)/5
Avg ECs
no community involvement

My interview didn't go well.. But I thought that my profile can still help me get in.. I was so wrong..

I am a core techie, work on Linux kernel and networking software.. I had earlier been a project leader with some managerial roles, but moved on to pure tech.. All of a sudden, last year August, I decided to give it a try (friends and wife have been telling me all along though) as I thought I can take care of the logistics now and don't have any immediate liabilities.. But I realized that ISB is the only place where I can apply for a 2012 admit.. Though my quick GMAT went well, I was surely underprepared for the application.. And then I was so under prepared for the interview (no mock, no practice, just impromptu).. They exposed my lack of research about the profile that I want to have post ISB and how ISB can help me achieve that..

So on the hindsight, I think I should have thought out about MBA better before I applied in ISB (should have known that it won't be a cake walk).. Can't help but think that my seniority was also a hinderance, especially when I don't do managerial activities now..

I would also try in few IIMs (A especially) this year.. Hope ISB application experience has made me wiser and also the feedback in April would be useful..

All the best to fellow puys.. Let's rock again this year.. :-)

Bro, to be honest with u I was surprised and shocked when I read last evening that u didn't get through.
Having met you personally you are a wonderful and very jovial guy. :)
My Girl friend also enquired about your result as we were certain that with 770 you are almost in. 😃
You not making to ISB is a bigger loss to ISB than your loss.

ATVB to u for your future applications.
Stay in touch with all of us.
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My profile:
11+ yrs in computer networking with two leaders
good acads (10th - 87%, 12th - 90%, BE (NITT, CSE) - 72%
GMAT 770(Q-50, V-44)/5
Avg ECs
no community involvement

All the best to fellow puys.. Let's rock again this year.. :-)


Your GMAT score rocks .. Woow.
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Mustang bhai,

In the case of re-applicants, the committee evaluates the application in the light of his previous views, ideologies and long term vision. They want to know what values you have added and how much you have improved from your last attempt. Although the way of asking questions changes but in a broader sense we will take it the same this year too. So considering that, it is safe to assume that you may change your achievements but this will be disastrous to change your long term vision. It will be difficult for you to explain how your ambitions changed altogether in such a short span of time(unless you rephrase your answer).

hope that helps.

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Hi Puys,
Count me in too..

Gmat-720(q49,v40)
Xth -90.4%
XIIth-93%
Graduation-7.6

Ok Extraculicullars....Have to work strongly on my current profile...from the cursed IT pool :banghead: