I am finally going to tell you all why I so badly wanted an admit this year. My MBA aspirations started in 2010 when I only wanted to be in IIM-B. Awestruck till date at their placement scenarios and study culture. Had applied last year, and got a ding. Bad move as it was the only school I had applied to. Been wanting to move back to India for some time now. Expanded my horizon and MBA from the Indian tier-1 colleges (IIM-A/B/C, ISB) seemed to fit in nicely with my scheme of things.
Then came the twist. A guy passed by and I fell for him (autumn leaves started floating around and SRK's guitar tune kept playing in the background) To make things worse, he got an admit in R1, ISB Hyd co2013. The only way to end the India-SG distance was for me to get into ISB - same campus, same batch. Went all out for it (not losing focus for IIM applications too - got a ding from A without interview, have calls from B and C). Did everything possible under the sun to get an admit in ISB. Didn't work (4 months less workex fell heavy on my efforts :-()
And my worst fears came true. We fell apart just 2 hours after I received the ISB email (explains why i went MIA from the co2013 thread? ). Really sad but GLAD to be out of a relationship that has its fate resting on distance and B-school admit terms. Had got my life stuck at a point from where I couldn't see anything beyond ISB and him. SO VERY GLAD to move on right now.
That was my story (of course, kept far away from the adcom's reach ). Mustang28 and another puy, who shared their stories in the previous thread, made me smile in silence. You guys are not alone! Wanted to share this for a long time now, but was waiting for the results
Definitely glad to have embarked on this race. Earned me an admit (albeit deferred, but a valuable one) and some great friends here. Have a lot of thinking to do on this admit as of now, as WhiteWNNoise mentioned. Reserving the seat before venturing into other interviews might be a sensible thing to do. Not sure yet...
All you who sleep tonight Far from the ones you love With no hands to left or right And emptiness all above.
Know you are not the only one The whole world shares your tears Some for one or two nights to come Some for all their years.
Hi MBA2012, congrats on getting a deferred admit. I would have given my right arm for that. 😃 I got outright rejected for CO2013. Edited this post since I see that you have posted your ECs. I wanted to hear some suggestions from you on what activities can be done in SG. But I see that your ECs are of a different nature. Anyway do share your thoughts all the same.
Glad you edited your post, mate!! That was a tough question you posted for me early in the morning
I will PM you on this. Let me gather my thoughts 😃
And my worst fears came true. We fell apart just 2 hours after I received the ISB email (explains why i went MIA from the co2013 thread? ). Really sad but GLAD to be out of a relationship that has its fate resting on distance and B-school admit terms. Had got my life stuck at a point from where I couldn't see anything beyond ISB and him. SO VERY GLAD to move on right now.
:thumbsup: thats the spirit.
ok i have a qsn here. when u get a deferred admit do u still need to pay that 2 lakhs this year itself to reserve ur seat or u can pay that 2 lakhs next year?
Even I too thought of sending an email but read somewhere in VK Menon PG thread that profile feedback can be requested from April. So please post your reply once you get the same. I will follow your footsteps. Cheers !!
Best time to contact ISB for feedback would be April 2nd week. Thats when the new batch joins and starts the class.
ok i have a qsn here. when u get a deferred admit do u still need to pay that 2 lakhs this year itself to reserve ur seat or u can pay that 2 lakhs next year?
Yes, she would still have to pay the money to confirm the seat. And for her (deferred admit) it wont be 2 lacs, it wud be 3 lacs, correct me if I am wrong.
@MBA2012: You should still think about what I told u. Peaceful sleep will be by your side.
wooaah! you are one tough lady. felt like cheering you up but i dont think you need that. phir bhi chal daru peete hain :P
good luck
Ok puys
I am finally going to tell you all why I so badly wanted an admit this year. My MBA aspirations started in 2010 when I only wanted to be in IIM-B. Awestruck till date at their placement scenarios and study culture. Had applied last year, and got a ding. Bad move as it was the only school I had applied to. Been wanting to move back to India for some time now. Expanded my horizon and MBA from the Indian tier-1 colleges (IIM-A/B/C, ISB) seemed to fit in nicely with my scheme of things.
Then came the twist. A guy passed by and I fell for him (autumn leaves started floating around and SRK's guitar tune kept playing in the background) To make things worse, he got an admit in R1, ISB Hyd co2013. The only way to end the India-SG distance was for me to get into ISB - same campus, same batch. Went all out for it (not losing focus for IIM applications too - got a ding from A without interview, have calls from B and C). Did everything possible under the sun to get an admit in ISB. Didn't work (4 months less workex fell heavy on my efforts :-()
And my worst fears came true. We fell apart just 2 hours after I received the ISB email (explains why i went MIA from the co2013 thread? ). Really sad but GLAD to be out of a relationship that has its fate resting on distance and B-school admit terms. Had got my life stuck at a point from where I couldn't see anything beyond ISB and him. SO VERY GLAD to move on right now.
That was my story (of course, kept far away from the adcom's reach ). Mustang28 and another puy, who shared their stories in the previous thread, made me smile in silence. You guys are not alone! Wanted to share this for a long time now, but was waiting for the results
Definitely glad to have embarked on this race. Earned me an admit (albeit deferred, but a valuable one) and some great friends here. Have a lot of thinking to do on this admit as of now, as WhiteWNNoise mentioned. Reserving the seat before venturing into other interviews might be a sensible thing to do. Not sure yet...
This is what you call part time??? Even a full time volunteer will not do this much. If this is what you have done, you should include it in your application. In reality no one in the adcom asks you about the certificates and all during the interviews. They just check your confidence, honesty, commitment towards the society and more than any other thing "the level of leadership skills in you". If you can show them the last thing (what they love to call Extra Curricular) they will be happy and flexible enough to include you in the final list even without the certificates.
Dont worry my friend.go ahead with your application.
Thanks Anuj,
Substantial in the sense that it was not part time.But yes I have continually devoted 6 Hrs on weekends to educate and help people with free education/experimental classes/innovative sciences,life at still and work sessions,reading sessions for kids who are blind and impaired and also helping with some school staff to provide and arrange mid-day meals and sort of many similar activities.This has been part of my voluntarily activity and I don't owe any certificate of appreciation or any participation proof.However, I have been assisting and adding value to the society in the best way I can and that was all too during my leisure time. So what do you suggest will that be of any relevance to show as part of experience.
thanks, but wish it was a clinching factor.. I know of atleast another puy (Rasputin) who got a ding with a 770 score.. And there have been cases where a guy with a 780 score was not called for interview as his essays were shoddy ..
As per adcom, GMAT score is considered as a part of your academics.. So if you have any two good results among 12th, graduation and GMAT, your academics would be considered good.. And academics as such doesn't score more than 20% of the overall profile..
To quickly add to your point - once you score above a minimum, it really does not matter how high your GMAT score was. A super high score will only produce marginal gains as you correctly pointed out (since acads have a limited weightage).
What will swing things your way is how much time you devote to the application and the essays - honestly speaking I took a good 3-4 months to prepare my essays and a lot of my batchmates reported similar times. I have yet to meet anyone who says "Yeah, I wrote them over a quick breakfast and they were good enough".
So my heartfelt advice to all aspirants - once you have a decent GMAT score, don't be fixated with that, you troubles are only just starting. Please devote all your attention to your essays, recos etc
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
I am late here!!! 😲 Puys, just saw this thread up and running. So, decided to make my presence felt :sneaky:
OUT, dude. Out for this year, in for next year. The funda of deferred admit
I, too, had hoped hard... Real hard... Didn't work :banghead:
Thanks for filling them in in my absence. Wish I was in Hyd this year for all the dancing, cooking and movie sessions
I am a little curious about him too. His interview experience was awesome! Hope he made it.
Sorry, I read your story and am editing the post....now I understand your rationale behind getting an admit this year...however, congrats for admit !! (be it deferred!) Atleast you are sure that your are in next time without going thru the elaborate process of essays , recos and i/v. In fact you have 1 yr for you to enjoy and do things you love... Atleast thats how i interpret it..
So my heartfelt advice to all aspirants - once you have a decent GMAT score, don't be fixated with that, you troubles are only just starting. Please devote all your attention to your essays, recos etc
Seeing the rejects in 770 and 780, what would be a decent GMAT score for an IT guy considering 81% in 12th and 60% in grad (that is 1st class!!)?
Very tough to say yaar, I have no clue about the profile of people who got rejected with such killer GMATs. However I would say that 700-720 should be a safe bet, scoring well above that will not produce any magic, the rest will hinge on how well you prepare your application.
One info which you puys are perhaps aware of... GMAT format might change in June 2012. The AWA part will change and wont have any effect on overall score although. The AWA part will include some data analysis question intead od Analysis of an Issue I think!
To avoid confusion , you might want ot take GMAT b4 dat..
Definitely glad to have embarked on this race. Earned me an admit (albeit deferred, but a valuable one) and some great friends here. Have a lot of thinking to do on this admit as of now, as WhiteWNNoise mentioned. Reserving the seat before venturing into other interviews might be a sensible thing to do. Not sure yet...
And I though only guys have heart attacks.!!
Keep the ISB admit with you as a life insurance policy with 2L premium. You are getting to enjoy a full year I guess. Would kill for that. I would get an Enfield,go to Ladakh and teach the kids maths and physics for an year.. maybe a few will go into IIT.. thats me n my devilish brain.
All the best for whtever u do n u hve done great till now. Cheers.
Very tough to say yaar, I have no clue about the profile of people who got rejected with such killer GMATs. However I would say that 700-720 should be a safe bet, scoring well above that will not produce any magic, the rest will hinge on how well you prepare your application.
710 rakhte hain bhai.. Q49 and V40/39 should land me there I guess.
One info which you puys are perhaps aware of... GMAT format might change in June 2012. The AWA part will change and wont have any effect on overall score although. The AWA part will include some data analysis question intead od Analysis of an Issue I think!
To avoid confusion , you might want ot take GMAT b4 dat..
You are write dude.. there will be a Data Anlaysis section with separate score.. All plans to take GMAT before June.
Waiting desperately for the following months/days:
Feb 22: GMAT prep chalu... o panditji... mera acha gmat score aaye, isb main ho jaye, toh main aapke liye ek naya tota kharid kar dunga.. apne bhavishya puchva lena usse.
Mar: End of march, moolah time.... jaldi se peanuts (bonus) mile, aur main kharch karun.... plan kar liya hai pura maine expenses ka. totally 4 din rahega bonus mere account main, uske baar fir udhar ki zindagi :)
To make things worse, he got an admit in R1, ISB Hyd co2013. The only way to end the India-SG distance was for me to get into ISB - same campus, same batch. Went all out for it (not losing focus for IIM applications too - got a ding from A without interview, have calls from B and C). Did everything possible under the sun to get an admit in ISB. Didn't work (4 months less workex fell heavy on my efforts :-()
To make things worse, he got an admit in R1, ISB Hyd co2013. The only way to end the India-SG distance was for me to get into ISB - same campus, same batch. Went all out for it (not losing focus for IIM applications too - got a ding from A without interview, have calls from B and C). Did everything possible under the sun to get an admit in ISB. Didn't work (4 months less workex fell heavy on my efforts :-()
). Really sad but GLAD to be out of a relationship that has its fate resting on distance and B-school admit terms. Had got my life stuck at a point from where I couldn't see anything beyond ISB and him. SO VERY GLAD to move on right now.
). Mustang28 and another puy, who shared their stories in the previous thread, made me smile in silence. You guys are not alone! Wanted to share this for a long time now, but was waiting for the results 
, shall come out all guns blazing this time 
Cheers !!
