ISB Class of 2014 aspirants.

@theguynextdoor said:
My profile:Xth: 93.6% (CBSE)XIIth: 78.8% - Science (CBSE)Engineering from NIT Warangal CGPA: 7.54/10Working in an investment banking middle office profile for a European Bank. ~16months till date.My last CAT score was 97+ with 98+ in VALRIf I write GMAT in July, with 20+ months in work-ex, what would be an appropriate score for getting a call from ISB?
Mate, We are always open to help or guide anyone.

To answer your question, you will be considered to have just more than 2 yrs experience by the time you join. This is significantly lower than the average (close to 5 yrs) at ISB. To offset this you need a rock solid profile with consistent above average professional achievements. Any yeah you certainly need a score around 750 (+/- 10) if you are from IT domain. Else try to maximize your score and push it to 710 or more.
@francisroshan said:
@Mandar86 Indian IT Male........mba admissions are racists and this is like the worst caste to be in for mba admissions around the world.
Thanks for clarifying dude.

In some parallel universe (CAT exam) IIM is everything that one wants. and here people regret to be an IIMian... ghor kalyug I tell u
@ammo44 said:
@waterman We will only consider your contribution if you can arrange " WATER" incase @Kode_A would not desire for the NEAT drink. Stay away from electricity mr. Water. . @reecha I know a man died after he ate Maggie without any uncooked vegetables. Though he ate without removing the wrapper. It is always advisable to have any elder folks around :: @reecha
Dude no water.. I need that fridge to make my drink ON THE ROCKS \m/
@Mansie said:
Hi Guys,How many of you would be interested in a book (from the perspective of an Indian applicant) which will help you clear all confusions related to various aspects of applying to top management programs like relevance of GMAT, work experience, help on essays and recomendations and also guidance of tackling the interviews?
Hey,

Ideally the answer would be YES.
But the kind of people who are here are broken and shaken by MBA application system. For multiple years.

I guess most of us can open an MBA admissions consultancy :)
If I am able to earn back all the money that I have spent on GMAT, application forms and travelling for interviews I ll be glad to do this :)

Cheers,
@Kode_A said:
Dude no water.. I need that fridge to make my drink ON THE ROCKS \m/
Thank you sir, else I would literally carry water between the lounge and our dorms (Ab dost ke liye itna tho karna hi hain, oterhwise @ammo44 wont let me lay ma hands on his fridge) :P...Assuming you to be adept at the art of contributing to excise duty ;)...Desh ki bhalaayi..

@waterman @ammo44 ISB admission de na de.. PG gave drinking buddies... Nice

B T W
Dear Others,
Sorry for cracking, entertaining and lolling at lame jokes.
But in my defense we have absolutely nothing better to do till 15th Feb.

And refreshing this page every 5 minutes just shows how jobless I am at work. But its a must.

So I really dont know what to do.

@raghupro Raghu bhai.... I know only you who has a business up and running.
If anyone else is there please let us know too.

Bhai if u can use us for some market research or can assign us something - to collect data or assist you in some survey (all layman wale jobs πŸ˜ƒ )
then please do.
we wont charge u in money.
a Beer and I am all yours (I know I am a cheap bugger πŸ˜› )

Or any other ideas to entertain us till 15th Feb


Cheers,

Hi

I have interview lined up on the 31st of Jan.

Can anyone share the link for estimation questions and also the consolidated link for the essay words?

@gudiyapanku said:
Hi I have interview lined up on the 31st of Jan.Can anyone share the link for estimation questions and also the consolidated link for the essay words?
Essay word shall be random dude. And write anything that comes to your mind about it.

If possible dont write randomly.
Its for 100 - 150 words.

Think for a minute or two. And try to make a frame in your head.

What I did was think of a topic. Gave it intro. mentioned my core point and gave a conclusion.

My Word was "Decorum" Didnt even use it in the essay.
Spoke about titles, medals, awards, designations etc. this is what I got from the word and hence wrote that.

Estimate Questions link was given by someone couple of pages ago.
Either use that or work with your application.

Why you want to do MBA and why from ISB
What you have done in your life - work, exrta curricular.

Try to make a note of examples or incidences in life where
1. You showed Leadership
2. Your strengths were shown
3. Your weakness. What are they etc.

Keep some points ready on these Qs are you are good to go.

All the best and do well.

Cheers,
@ammo44 said:
@Kode_A I am a Maggie guy, I don't drink but will accompany you folks. However, refreshing this page is sheer fun and currently I am chuckling on all the stupid comments and some of my very "intellectual" comments that I have made at the same time.
??????
Did you hear that ??? It was my heart breaking.
You dont drink ? bacha hai kya ??? go apply for PGP courses man :D

Please tell me if I am seeing a trend.....in the early stages iv calls were for very high gmat scores,720 and above but in the later stages I see a distinct drop..

@rochak22 said:
Please tell me if I am seeing a trend.....in the early stages iv calls were for very high gmat scores,720 and above but in the later stages I see a distinct drop..
Bingo, I noticed it, thought about it and now I am sure it is that way. One may disagree but I am convinced. Barring a few exceptions, it has been this way.
@Kode_A said:
??????Did you hear that ??? It was my heart breaking.You dont drink ? bacha hai kya ??? go apply for PGP courses man
He he...:)...

Kya hain yar (@ammo44) you are disappointing us...
@Kode_A said:
Hey,Ideally the answer would be YES.But the kind of people who are here are broken and shaken by MBA application system. For multiple years.I guess most of us can open an MBA admissions consultancy If I am able to earn back all the money that I have spent on GMAT, application forms and travelling for interviews I ll be glad to do this Cheers,
I will be glad to join you in this entrepreneurial venture
@ammo44 @Kode_A I think we should get @raghupro to head this idea of ours...and then we're set
@Kode_A Here you go bro.. It would be nice if you can pool up some details about in-store product placement techniques and some details about how much retails charge for special showcase of products.

Also if you can find some real good numbers of NFC based product engagement being used by some companies. From the reports I know people are spending around 50 seconds at a product instead of typical 5 secs when brands are trying to engage their customers using some NFC based engagement techniques

Hope this engages you a bit and helps me out too :D

I have a question, Is Isb giving rolling admission confirmations as they interview people or all the non/selected ones will be informed on 15th Feb?

@punters11 said:
@ammo44@Kode_A I think we should get @raghupro to head this idea of ours...and then we're set
This is an ever green and lucrative business guys. ;)
@JoshMachines said:
I have a question, Is Isb giving rolling admission confirmations as they interview people or all the non/selected ones will be informed on 15th Feb?
All R2 results will be out only on Feb 15th. Everyone should wait till then :\
@raghupro said:
@Kode_A Here you go bro.. It would be nice if you can pool up some details about in-store product placement techniques and some details about how much retails charge for special showcase of products.Also if you can find some real good numbers of NFC based product engagement being used by some companies. From the reports I know people are spending around 50 seconds at a product instead of typical 5 secs when brands are trying to engage their customers using some NFC based engagement techniquesHope this engages you a bit and helps me out too
dude, what exactly do you do....because what I stated above is basically market research..
@raghupro Thanks man!