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Originally posted by kchamp on 16 Apr 2015, 11:44.
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Dear all,

I had attended an admission session for ISB and the question that I had asked the speaker from ISB was whether if I quit my job and study for GMAT, I shall be considered for admission to ISB.

The speaker replied in the affirmative and said that you could have breaks in your employment and we still consider you for admission to ISB and even if that break was for GMAT.

So my question is whether ISB has actually admitted persons who have breaks in their employment or persons who have quit their jobs to study for the GMAT.

I am a Chartered Accountant with 4.5 years of post qualification work experience in Big 4 accounting firms. I want to pursue an MBA but I am unable to study for my GMAT due to my stressful job at the Big 4 accounting firm.

If I quit my job and study for GMAT, whether I shall be considered for admission at ISB?

Thanking you in anticipation.
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Hi there,

In general, schools don't care about a month or two of break in employment, but if it goes beyond that then you may need to address it in an optional essay.

Hope this helped and feel free to reach out with any additional questions or concerns!
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Dear all,

I had attended an admission session for ISB and the question that I had asked the speaker from ISB was whether if I quit my job and study for GMAT, I shall be considered for admission to ISB.

The speaker replied in the affirmative and said that you could have breaks in your employment and we still consider you for admission to ISB and even if that break was for GMAT.

So my question is whether ISB has actually admitted persons who have breaks in their employment or persons who have quit their jobs to study for the GMAT.

I am a Chartered Accountant with 4.5 years of post qualification work experience in Big 4 accounting firms. I want to pursue an MBA but I am unable to study for my GMAT due to my stressful job at the Big 4 accounting firm.

If I quit my job and study for GMAT, whether I shall be considered for admission at ISB?

Thanking you in anticipation.
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Whatever the admissions members at ISB have told you about taking a break for GMAT, I suggest that you don't. If you have some leaves left, utilize those instead. Or take a month long sabbatical.
What if you plan to be jobless for 3 months, but the new job takes 6 months to a year? That gap will be far more painful to explain.
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Dear kchamp,

We recently published a blog post on exactly this topic here. You will find it pretty relevant.

Cheers,
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Dear all,

I had attended an admission session for ISB and the question that I had asked the speaker from ISB was whether if I quit my job and study for GMAT, I shall be considered for admission to ISB.

The speaker replied in the affirmative and said that you could have breaks in your employment and we still consider you for admission to ISB and even if that break was for GMAT.

So my question is whether ISB has actually admitted persons who have breaks in their employment or persons who have quit their jobs to study for the GMAT.

I am a Chartered Accountant with 4.5 years of post qualification work experience in Big 4 accounting firms. I want to pursue an MBA but I am unable to study for my GMAT due to my stressful job at the Big 4 accounting firm.

If I quit my job and study for GMAT, whether I shall be considered for admission at ISB?

Thanking you in anticipation.
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Hey dude, if you are talking about just pausing your job for one month and then going back to it, it's not even a break, and if you need that time to ace the GMAT, then take it.

If you are talking about QUITTING your job to take a break - that's probably a terrible idea.

Hope this helps,
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