Indian School of Business 2010-11 thread

Check out this site, it has quite a good number of different essays
https://www.businessweek.com/bschools/mb ... ssays.html
I found this link while working on my essays.

Also, I found the analysis done by thinkISB really helpful. I have posted the link to their essay analysis in one of my previous post.

awesome man....thanks a lot

For ISB the 80% GMAT score distribution is 680-760 with average being 716. At the sametime ISB has admitted applicants with score as low as 600.

Though I don't wanna scare you, but since you are from the most typical pool - IT Indian Male - I would suggest if it is possible you should consider a GMAT retake. A good gmat score will keep you competitive .With the current score of 660, you'll need to have something extra-ordinary in your application and must have very strong essays.

To get suggestions from thinkISB (ISB consultants and Alumni body) you can drop in your queries on the below thread:
please-join-me-in-welcoming-thinkisb-to-gmat-club-84103.html

Regarding XLRI and SPJain, these both are very reputed institutes, but I think you already have missed the application deadlines of SPJain. Checkout the below link for all Indian B-Schools accepting GMAT score:
indian-b-schools-accepting-gmat-scores-82525.html

Added one more point to the career essay:

• Be very specific about your career goal and clearly specify role, industry, sector etc. For example, if you say consultancy, then make sure you specify what kind of consultancy, sector (IT, HR, Management etc) and what companies you are targeting (specify 2 or 3 names). Also make sure that these companies visit ISB campus

hi guys,

I am in for the R2. Gave my GMAT this september. Got 700(V39 Q47 AWA 5). last time around it was 640(V29 Q48 AWA 4.5).

I went for a campus visit earlier(just a couple of days before the R1 deadline) and met one of the admission officers. From our brief discussion I could make out that there isn't any drastic change with the no of applications this year since last. And that they are having a 50/50 allocation for each round.

Some things which she wanted me to have in my mind,

Don't fret over the gmat scores, anything around 700 (+-20) is pretty good for ISB's non-traditional applicant(non IIM!). For IT friends 740(+-20 shud be good).

GMAT and GPA are something which are out of our hands now. Essays are something which we could work upon from now. Try to get the best story out in our essays. MAKE SURE there are no repetitions of info. given elsewhere in the application. Spelling mistakes and grammatical errors are taken VERY VERY seriously. Also dont try to cook up stories, they wud easily find out. Start working on the essays as soon as you can and get it reviewed by atleast 2-3 ppl.

Though I have these things to say, I am no good either.

I haven't got even my first draft till now for any of the essays. I thought of listing all those accomplishments of mine in a CV like format and then draw information from it when constructing my essays. What do you guys feel?

I hope I would be able to work on the essays smoothly once I get a start. But that is being a problem now, a big one!

Btw I am a civil engineer (Apr2007), Chennai, 2Y10M work ex by Apr10, First year with an Architect and currently in my family business, decent extra curriculars(symposium,papers etc).

Hope we all can connect together here for the application preparation, the interviews and then at the class of 2011 ISB!

Vijay

great post Vijay! Being an IT professional, I agree with you on the gmat score range for IT background applicants (the most typical profile of applicants).


In my case what I did was to list down all my accomplishments as bullet points on my note-book. I kept adding the points whenever something hit my mind. Keep extra space between each point in case you want to add some extra details later. Ask your friends, colleagues, relatives to help you identify more and more points.

Now from this list I picked those points which seemed to be the most important one.

bigoyal,

when are you expecting result of interview?

It would be sometime towards the last week of November. This waiting is really killing me

Hi

In order to start with I gave my GMAT on 29th OCT and got a score of 580 ( Q-44, V-27) ...I know the scores are not gr88 but still would like to know what is that i could get in this score in mba schools across the world .

I have been working 4 yrs into it industry , in companies like Capgemini and Deloitte Consulting . I am a very good hand at paintaing and done a 8 yr course in that .always participated in various kinds of plays and extra curruclar activities and also in my current organisation that is Deloitte ...

I have done my engineering from Pune University , with 60 % agrregate marks .

Hi,
Today I gave the GMAT and got just 710. In Nov 2008, I had gotten 620. I am from the Indian IT Male (IIM) pool too. Do I have any chances now for ISB...?I cannot even take the GMAT again, since I need to wait till Dec 3, by which time R2 deadline is over. I have total 5 yrs exp now(2.5 yrs onsite exp).

Waiting for some replies...

Your GMAT score is still on the higher side. I would say give it a shot. Make your application and essays strong by highlighting extra-curricular, awards, achievements and your onsite exp.

I'm also an applicant like you. To get answers from ISB experts, you can also post your query with some more details on the below link:
please-join-me-in-welcoming-thinkisb-to-gmat-club-84103.html

Hi preetibaronia,
I would strongly suggest you to consider retaking GMAT if you are applying for ISB. Your extra-curricular looks good, but remember IT Indian males comprises of the most typical pool of applicants, though being a female gives you a very slight extra advantage.
For ISB the 80% GMAT score distribution is 680-760 with average being 716. At the sametime ISB has admitted applicants with score as low as 600, provided the application is very very strong.

To get suggestions from thinkISB (ISB consultants and Alumni body) you can drop in your queries on the below thread:
please-join-me-in-welcoming-thinkisb-to-gmat-club-84103.html

Checkout the below link for other Indian B-Schools accepting GMAT score:
indian-b-schools-accepting-gmat-scores-82525.html

Thanks for the reply , the only problem is if i give the exam again then i would be able to apply after dec 1st 2010 which is the last deadline for this yr as i need more then a month to increase my scores . Is there any possibility that i apply and submit my scores later. Let me know about it

Though I think there are few days given for sending the official score from mba.com, but still in the application you have to mention your gmat score without which probably you'll not be able to submit your on-line form. Regarding the exact dates for sending the gmat score, I would suggest you to get in touch with isb.

Btw, I would just put a disclaimer that I'm not an expert and above suggestion is what I felt. I'm also an applicant like you, applied in R1 and waiting for the results. So you may like to get a feedback / suggestion from an alumni or an experienced person.

Hi...Thanks for ur reply...

I remember seeing in the ISB website that though the official GMAT score can be sent after the deadline, the candidate should have taken GMAT before the deadline. The unofficial GMAT score needs to be mentioned in the application form. And AFAIK, you can't update the GMAT score after applying. Check it once for yourself. I couldn't find the exact place where I read this.