ISB Class of 2014 aspirants.

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1165

Hello Buddy,

Can you please share your learnings from the last time that you applied to ISB

Rgds,
Shyam



Is that a sad or a surprised statement?

Yes, I had an admit from Schulich, IIM S, WakeForest, Nyenrode (100% scholarship)...but I guess...I am looking for more.. :)

In fact I had paid the registration fee at IIM S.
1167

Hi,

Can someone help evaluate my profile? I am a new applicant. I have just 1 year experience but by the time I apply, I will have close to 1.5 years of work-ex. What I am planning to do is ask for a deferred admission.

Here is my background:

GMAT- planning to give and achieve a score of 700(Please tell me if I should aim more)
X 87
XII 82
BTECH 76.3 (IT)

Achievements:
IEEE paper with IT-minister of the state(also the project received UGC grant)
Already part of the technical recruitment panel of my organization within 1 year.
Part of different responsibilities in my organization.
4 on campus job offers.
Lots of prizes in college level.
Designed and part of the editorial team of first e-magazine of my university.


Extracurriculars:

IBM Campus Ambassador
Written several articles on sportscampus.com as a trainee writer
Core committee member and The Industrial Relations Coordinator of tech fest of my university.
Secretary of another college fest
Member of alumni meet of cultural fest where I gave the presentation on behalf of BESU in the alumni business meet.
Adobe Students Partner (2010-2011) for Rich Internet Applications.
Firefox Campus Ambassador.
Let me Know Campus Ambassador.
and few more.

It will be nice if adcom team or seniors can guide me on whether my profile is good enough to apply this year or should I give it a shot for another year(anyway I will ask for a deferred admission).

Thanks in advance

1168

raven007 -ISB asks for atleast 2 years full time of work experience but at the same time gives deferred admission to some exceptional folks with outstanding candidature,so just gun for GMAT and make sure to write the essays very well.Your profile is very good,pick the 3 topmost qualities and achievements of your profile and highlight them through your essays and reccos.

Cheers,
Roy

1169

Hi
Is it too late to request for a feedback of my application last year?(Applied in R2)..
I had not intended to re-apply, but considering it coz PlanB didnt quite work out either.. Can someone outline the process for obtaining feedback?

1170
Hi,

Can someone help evaluate my profile? I am a new applicant. I have just 1 year experience but by the time I apply, I will have close to 1.5 years of work-ex. What I am planning to do is ask for a deferred admission.


A deferred admit is not a candidate's right, it's only offered if you present a convincing argument. In my opinion 1-1.5 years of work-ex is actually pretty low. I would recommend that you spend another year at work and then apply when you have more than 2+ years of work-ex.

A huge part of the learning process at ISB is the classroom interaction and discussions and someone with so little work-ex will not be able to contribute fully in such discussions or be able to utilize them to the best possible extent.
1171

Will anyone of you reply daringly to my so called profile....!


Xth-56

xiith-53


grad-50


extra curricular--none

dropped out of studies for 6 years

now enrolled for cfa as want my career in finance and joined cat coaching institue as a quant faculty

can i get into isb in future if i work upon my profile and what to add and how plz elaborate...!

1172

Hi Puys,
Can someone evaluate my profile?
Class 10=84%
Class 12=70.5%
B.E (Electronics and Instru)=71%(Have a yr gap from class 12 to B.E,did not get WBJEE in first chance)
Post Graduate Dip in S/W and Buisness MGmt=64%(Also have a yr gap here,no permanent job)
Work Ex-6+ yr in IT
Current Role-Team Lead(will get good recommend from manager/client)
EC:-Dance,Sports
GMAT:-Will take August(intend to join in 2013 class)

My Post Graduation was from good university with collaboration with a private college,but frankly speaking this did not help enhancing my profile as companies I have worked did not recognize it,this was a yr program only helped me to get placement in a reputed company.

Regards,
Twisha

1173

Did anyone get a feedback from ISB on their application? or is it just me that they are ignoring.!!?

1174

Hey Mustang - I am also in queue for feedback for a long time now (had asked in March). I just wrote to them today. Let me see if i get a schedule or response will share with you.

1175

Hey Nonchalantroy - It seems u are in BI (Infosys). Same here MFGADT :)
So how is the application coming along?
I am reapplicant to ISB this year.

1176
mustang28 Says
Did anyone get a feedback from ISB on their application? or is it just me that they are ignoring.!!?


exactly same here. I already sent out 2 mails to them but nothing concrete from their side.
1177
mustang28 Says
Did anyone get a feedback from ISB on their application? or is it just me that they are ignoring.!!?


Long time,man.
Are through with the GMAT beast???
1178
WhiteWNNoise Says
exactly same here. I already sent out 2 mails to them but nothing concrete from their side.


I have also sent the reminders, this is what I have received

"
Dear Gaurav

Greetings from ISB.

Please note that we just started the feedback sessions for applicants who have not been selected for 2012-13 batch. However we made a note of your request, keeping in view the availability of the counselors we will certainly get back to you with the details of the feedback session very shortly.

"
1179

Hi,
It would be great if some one could share his/her thoughts on my profile,

Xth - 74
XII th - 68
BMS - 66

EC - only a L1 passing in Guitar (Indian Classical)

Will be holding 4 years 9 months of Experience as on March 2013 (Work Ex is entirely in the FMCG sector and currently in Indias No.1 FMCG co.)
Planning to attempt GMAT in the last week of september. I will be trying my best to get the best score, however, looking at my experience would like to know what would be an ideal score via which i can be confident to get an interview call.
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Regards,
TAB

1180
Hey Nonchalantroy - It seems u are in BI (Infosys). Same here MFGADT :)
So how is the application coming along?
I am reapplicant to ISB this year.


Hi frontrunner,yes you got it right,I am in RCLMCS :),just started with the app filling the achievements and all,not yet started with essays though.I have created one google doc file and named it as JEEVAN SAAR and I keep on updating it with every tiny thing i have done in my life...so will use that to write the essays..what about you?
1181

Sorry for spamming but is everyone able to access his/her app,because I don't know why,but for some strange reason I am not able to reach to the login page of the ISB portal,can someone share the link please?:-(

1182

Hi puys,

I am a 2014 aspirant, below is my brief profile:

Undergrad: IIT (2008 batch), CGPA: 6.5 (relative grading, still not particularly good)
FRM (both levels)
CFA Level - 1
GMAT: 700 (Q50, V34) and AWA: 4.5
Work ex 1: Analytics KPO (2 years)
Work ex 2: Management Consulting (Financial Management - Process Consulting) in a Big 4
International work ex: None
Total work ex by Mar'13: 4 years and 9 months (expected)
Extra curricular: Done some things during college, was the General Secretary of the students body. Involved in managing technical festival etc.

Please feel free to provide your thoughts around the strong / weak points and also chances of getting through.

Additionally, I just wanted to ask how much experience should I mention while I am making my ISB profile, should it be current experience or is there a cut - off date.

Thanks in advance!!!!!!!

1183

hi,

I am an ISB aspirant for 2013-2014 batch. Below is my profile:

-10th : 80
-12th : 85
Undergrad : NIFT (bachelors of fashion technology) with CGPA of 7.5
Work Ex: 3 yrs in lifestyle supply chain
2 yrs work ex in operations management in SME export house
1 yr work ex in retail merchandising a lesser know international brand

Minimal extra curricular

Pls ans the below questions:
- For next year admit which gmat should i target and wat is the score reqd at my profile
- Can any1 exp me the meaning of R1 and R2 as i have seen it in threads many times
- My last yr cat score was 93 so the concepts of cat will be any help in gmat?
- Are there any other colleges that i can target along with ISB (i cannot afford mba from abroad as d fess is too high)

1184

I got an email from ISB ystday stating they have just started the process of providing feedback and will get back.

1185

Hi Guys,

I need some help in moving towards MBA and definitely @ ISB (hyderabadiii 😛 )

Presently I am working in IT company with around 1.8yrs experience. I want to make it into ISB 2014 batch (by that time i will be touching down 3yrs experience).

Recently I got an offer from One of the top product company. However I am in dilemma to opt for it or not.

What I feel is, If I stay in present IT company, I might get a chance to go abroad and have good time in communicating with international clients (International work experience), though I have to compromise on my salary.
If I choose product company, altogether I will be in different role and will have functional exposure.

Any idea will these factors effect my chance at ISB. If so, what will be the best path?