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sathishkumarchn

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09 Jul 2017, 04:35

Hearty Congratulations to all the successful candidates. I have secured an admit too

Profile
Sathish Kumar, India
GMAT - 690
Work Experience - 6.5+ years as a software consultant (2 years International)
Good Academics and references

Timeline
Submitted application in round 1 on May 29
Interview invite was received on June 19

Interview Schedule
Interview Date - June 23
Interviewed by AGSM Design and Curriculum Manager, Jonathan Jones
Timings - 33 minutes (approx 15 minutes spent discussing my questions)

Interview Questions
It was more of a discussion; Very friendly and started the interview by giving a brief intro about himself.

1) Tell me about yourself
2) Why MBA and why now?
3) What do you know about Sydney?
4) Tell me about your current work profile (about my current role and responsibility)
5) Discussed my plans after MBA
6) Do you have any questions for me?

Closing note
He said that 'I have all your essays and resume with me. Thought of discussing with you directly to know you better. Got all my queries answered. You need not wait for long. Results will be shared by June 30.'

I received my offer on June 27 and currently awaiting my Scholarship results.

All the best to AGSM applicants!

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keats

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Concentration: Strategy

Schools: Fisher '19 (M$)

GPA: 3.71

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09 Jul 2017, 04:55

Congratulations sathishkumarchn on making a cut to AGSM! Welcome to Australia!

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sathishkumarchn

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09 Jul 2017, 05:35

Thank you so much keats

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MissionMBA2018

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14 Jul 2017, 03:53

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Kudos

I have been awarded Global Reach Scholarship with 50% tuition fee waiver.

Looking to connect with other successful applicants.

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sathishkumarchn

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15 Jul 2017, 05:33

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Kudos

Congrats MissionMBA2018

Happy for you.

I'm delighted to share that I have been awarded AGSM Excellence Scholarship Award with $25K tuition fee waiver

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dnalost

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Concentration: Strategy, Marketing

Schools: AGSM '20 (A)

GMAT 1: 650 Q48 V31

GPA: 3.5

WE:Analyst (Computer Software)

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15 Jul 2017, 07:25

Congrats and well done MissionMBA2018 and sathishkumarchn!

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JaibeerSingh

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GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V35 Verified score

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15 Jul 2017, 08:33

Congratulations MissionMBA2018 and satish for scholarships and admits.

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MissionMBA2018

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16 Jul 2017, 01:08

Thank you JaibeerSingh, sathishkumarchn and dnalost
JaibeerSingh - All the best for your application!

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sathishkumarchn

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16 Jul 2017, 04:16

Thank you so much dnalost JaibeerSingh

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ajay2121988

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20 Jul 2017, 23:52

Hi friends,

Congrats to all admits !

I have secured an admit too, but without scholarship.

GMAT : 650
WE - 7 years (telecommunication)
IELTS OS - 7.5

Is a https://gmatclub.com/chat group operational ? Anyone accepted the offer ?

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dnalost

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23 Jul 2017, 22:30

Timelines:
Application Submitted on 29th May
Interview invite on 13th June
Interview on 21st June with the Director of Operations
Received Email confirmation on 27th June.

Interview Experience:
I had my interview with Mr Jonathan Jones, the Director of Student Recruitment, on 21st June. It was a skype call and was more like an interactive conversation.
These questions were asked:
Tell me about your background?
Why have you decided to do MBA?
Asked about my role and hierarchy
Why AGSM?
Tell me about the companies you are targeting after graduating?
Casual discussion about my relatives in Australia and enquired about the places I have traveled to.
Any questions?

Hope this will be helpful to future applicants!

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MissionMBA2018

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30 Jul 2017, 01:09

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Kudos

I have created a https://gmatclub.com/chat group for successful applicants. If you have secured an admit, please PM me your contact details.

Also, sathishkumarchn ajay2121988 dnalost and I are happy to help if prospective applicants for round 2/3 have questions related to application process or interview.

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JaibeerSingh

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GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V35 Verified score

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08 Aug 2017, 23:56

Hi All,

I contacted AGSM about an initial review of my profile. The person who replied suggested that work experience is low (the class average is about 7 years) for their class which does not make me a strong candidate for the program.
I have about 3 years and 2 months work experience at this stage (all of it in Education Sector). My GMAT Score is 700.

What would be your recommendations?

1. Should I still go ahead and apply in third deadline for AGSM?
2. Would there be any slightest chance of Scholarship (given my not-so-good GMAT and average number of WE years)?

3. Should I wait for one more year and apply for 2019 January intake (not my preference though)?

I would be grateful for any help and guidance.

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ajay2121988

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Schools: AGSM '20 (A)

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09 Aug 2017, 08:04

Dear Jaibeer,

Your GMAT is good for AGSM intake, considering scholarship too.
However, if the consultant has mentioned low work ex, then it makes sense to gather more WE, keep on adding quality and apply then for increasing the admission probability.
In my personal opinion, I would say you can take a shot at the 3rd deadline - you can show your WE quality in the interview, if shortlisted.

Thanks,

JaibeerSingh wrote:

Hi All,

I contacted AGSM about an initial review of my profile. The person who replied suggested that work experience is low (the class average is about 7 years) for their class which does not make me a strong candidate for the program.
I have about 3 years and 2 months work experience at this stage (all of it in Education Sector). My GMAT Score is 700.

What would be your recommendations?

1. Should I still go ahead and apply in third deadline for AGSM?
2. Would there be any slightest chance of Scholarship (given my not-so-good GMAT and average number of WE years)?

3. Should I wait for one more year and apply for 2019 January intake (not my preference though)?

I would be grateful for any help and guidance.

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JaibeerSingh

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Joined: 25 Apr 2017

Posts: 44

GMAT 1: 700 Q49 V35 Verified score

WE:General Management (Education)

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09 Aug 2017, 08:36

Thank you for your response ajay2121988. Your recommendation is well noted.
If there is someone else with a different opinion, please feel free to share, it will mean a lot.

AJAY - Would this also mean a similar stance from MBS as MBS also has a pretty similar classroom as far as avg. WE of the class is concerned?

ajay2121988 wrote:

Dear Jaibeer,

Your GMAT is good for AGSM intake, considering scholarship too.
However, if the consultant has mentioned low work ex, then it makes sense to gather more WE, keep on adding quality and apply then for increasing the admission probability.
In my personal opinion, I would say you can take a shot at the 3rd deadline - you can show your WE quality in the interview, if shortlisted.

Thanks,

JaibeerSingh wrote:

Hi All,

I contacted AGSM about an initial review of my profile. The person who replied suggested that work experience is low (the class average is about 7 years) for their class which does not make me a strong candidate for the program.
I have about 3 years and 2 months work experience at this stage (all of it in Education Sector). My GMAT Score is 700.

What would be your recommendations?

1. Should I still go ahead and apply in third deadline for AGSM?
2. Would there be any slightest chance of Scholarship (given my not-so-good GMAT and average number of WE years)?

3. Should I wait for one more year and apply for 2019 January intake (not my preference though)?

I would be grateful for any help and guidance.

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ajay2121988

Manager

Joined: 08 Feb 2016

Posts: 53

Location: India

Concentration: Technology

Schools: AGSM '20 (A)

GMAT 1: 650 Q49 V30

GPA: 4

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10 Aug 2017, 00:12

Yes I think that their stance will be the same, but still you can address your query to study@mbs.edu

MBS has a higher average GMAT compared to AGSM, but your score looks fine w.r.t. MBS too.

JaibeerSingh wrote:

Thank you for your response ajay2121988. Your recommendation is well noted.
If there is someone else with a different opinion, please feel free to share, it will mean a lot.

AJAY - Would this also mean a similar stance from MBS as MBS also has a pretty similar classroom as far as avg. WE of the class is concerned?

ajay2121988 wrote:

Dear Jaibeer,

Your GMAT is good for AGSM intake, considering scholarship too.
However, if the consultant has mentioned low work ex, then it makes sense to gather more WE, keep on adding quality and apply then for increasing the admission probability.
In my personal opinion, I would say you can take a shot at the 3rd deadline - you can show your WE quality in the interview, if shortlisted.

Thanks,

JaibeerSingh wrote:

Hi All,

I contacted AGSM about an initial review of my profile. The person who replied suggested that work experience is low (the class average is about 7 years) for their class which does not make me a strong candidate for the program.
I have about 3 years and 2 months work experience at this stage (all of it in Education Sector). My GMAT Score is 700.

What would be your recommendations?

1. Should I still go ahead and apply in third deadline for AGSM?
2. Would there be any slightest chance of Scholarship (given my not-so-good GMAT and average number of WE years)?

3. Should I wait for one more year and apply for 2019 January intake (not my preference though)?

I would be grateful for any help and guidance.

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uditmak

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Schools: Carlson '19 Schulich Jan'19 HSG '19 Krannert '19 Smeal Penn State "19 ISB '18 (D) Molson '19 NUS '19 Schulich Sept"19 (A) Sauder 'Dec 18 (D) AGSM '20 (S)

GMAT 1: 680 Q49 V34

GPA: 3.5

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16 Aug 2017, 11:48

Hey! I applied in R2 on 11th July. My application status shows on hold, but I received a mail that my application is complete.
I have not got any update since. Anyone who has got the interview invite?

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aswathi7586@gmail.com

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16 Aug 2017, 17:13

uditmak wrote:

Hey! I applied in R2 on 11th July. My application status shows on hold, but I received a mail that my application is complete.
I have not got any update since. Anyone who has got the interview invite?

Hi,

I am an R2 candidate and my interview was on 14th Aug.Could you speak/mail to any of the relationship managers regarding the 'hold' status?I would suggest you to contact them.

Thanks,
Aswathi

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dnalost

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17 Aug 2017, 03:59

uditmak wrote:

Hey! I applied in R2 on 11th July. My application status shows on hold, but I received a mail that my application is complete.
I have not got any update since. Anyone who has got the interview invite?

The application status will remain on hold until the final decision is made. I also had the same query and I had checked with Marina.

Aj_MBA

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27 Aug 2017, 23:20

Hi..has any of the Round 2 candidates here received an admit offer ?

gmatclubot

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27 Aug 2017, 23:20

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