Calling all NUS Singapore MBA Applicants: (2017 Intake) Class of 2019

Folks! Please share your interview experience! And questions too!

Anyone with any interview invites lately?

I had applied in the last week of Oct. Received invite on 8th. Interview is on the 28th at Mumbai.

Application submitted on 27 October 2016, 22:15.

I sent the following query to the admission committee on 23rd November:
"
The application status on the online portal says "Application Completed."

I know that the process time is 6-8 at weeks, but I have seen some applicants getting a call in a week or two.

My question is: what does "Application Completed" mean? Does it mean that the ad com is still reviewing my app and has not reached a decision or does it mean that I was not shortlisted for an interview and the application process is over?
"


Received the following reply the next day:

"
Thanks for your email.

Application completed means that we have received all your documents.

Please give us some time to assess your application.

We will touch base with you when a decision has been made.
"

Congratulation guys! All the best for your future.

I was getting some jitters, so thought of reaching out to the people who have gone through the process.

1) I'm an international candidate, so can I just upload the scanned copy of original transcripts and later on if I get admitted, could send over the original docs by mail-post as well.
2)Would be great if anyone could PM the set of recommendation questions, would be a great for me to help chose my recommendors.

Thanks a lot guys! Really appreciate your help.

Guys, 1 quick question-
Are the application deadline and the date by which the referee report should be submitted different?? My referee has just informed me that in the mail from NUS, he has been asked to submit the referral by 10th Dec (when the application deadline is 31st Jan).

What will happen if the referee report is not submitted by 10th Dec?

-Thanks!

I applied for the MBA program on 14-11-2016. Got a mail today stating that I have been placed under the waitlisted status.

They say that I'll get a decision before the end of Jan. I have a GMAT score of 670. 3.5 years work experience now in banking and manufacturing. Is there anything I can do now ?

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Hi Saranya,

Were you interviewed or wait listed without an interview?

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Waitlisted without interview..

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I have been waitlisted without an interview. Cannot help but feel that I have been politely rejected. Right, or am I too pessimistic?

Hello,

The website says, three essay topics each of 300 words.. What are these essay topics.


Regards

Can you share your profile? 730 in GMAT and still wait-listed, ominous sign for me

Hi,

Nah, do not worry w.r.t to GMAT score only!! GMAT is just part of the application. Maybe the ad com did not like my essays and short/long term goals.

To help you out, the gray areas in my app:
1) I am currently a stay-at-home dad; people find it difficult to fathom that I willingly left my job to take care of my son and help my wife get back to work. Hence, not working since April-2016.
2) 82.6% - 10th and 75.8% - 12th.
3) I have a B.E. computers degree from a not so well known college.
4) 3.25 Lakh per annum starting CTC.
5) No outside help in writing my application.
6) Got only one award in my six years of work experience.
7) Very average extra-curricular till college.

I realized four years ago that I did not have the profile to go for a prestigious MBS course. More importantly, I was sure that I wanted to work as an s/w engineer then and had no reason to justify why MBA?

Hence, I worked on my profile and added a few things:
1. Scored 99 percentile - NIIT National IT Aptitude Test.
2. 730(V40, Q49) in GMAT.
3. Working as a volunteer in an NGO since December-2014.
4. Worked in 3 MNCs and a start-up, taking on some very challenging roles: from handling critical production issues to leading teams to develop new products from scratch and deliver them to market. Also got three promotions in between and no two following roles were similar. 67 months total work experience.
5. Increased my salary to 6 times the initial amount.
6. Worked on my interpersonal and communication skills, and genuinely started interacting and helping people going out of my comfort zone.
7. Developed strong debugging and analyzing skills that I employ in both my professional and personal lives.
8. Have a business idea as my long-term goal and thus looking to get an MBA to convert the same into a concrete business plan. Have the technical know-how to handle the technical aspects of the business in the initial days but feel the need for a professional course and exposure to the non-technical aspects of the business before moving ahead and starting my firm. Even the volunteer work that I am doing is related to my start-up idea and forces me to do things which I do not get to do in my professional life.
But the plan in its current state is too India-centric.

Hope the info helps you figure out where you stand.

Regards,
Rahul

Congratulations to all those who've had interviews already - good luck with the results. Fingers (and toes) crossed for you all!

As a fellow applicant has already requested above- Would any of you (who've submitted the app) be kind enough to share questions from the referee report for us to be able to have discussions with out recommenders?

I submitted my application on 10th November and its been over a month but no update on my application status yet.

I did ask the admissions team( team that always takes days to reply back) and they said that they are still in the middle of processing all the applications.

They have rolling admissions and they take over a month to process an application. :O

Anyone who can share some insight on this issue?