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abhisheksahay
Joined: 17 Oct 2013
Last visit: 07 Oct 2016
Posts: 48
Given Kudos: 13
Schools: INSEAD Jan '15 (M) Wharton '16 (A$) Kellogg '16 (A) Booth '16 (WD) LBS '16 (WD) HBS '16 (D) Stanford '16 (D)
12 Sep 2014, 07:56
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Booth aspirants,
The "sort of in the title is because I withdrew my application from Booth after interviewing.
I want to share my application journey and hopefully, this would be useful to other applicants.
Background: Indian male, 26 years, Delhi University, work exp of ~5 yrs at top 3 management consulting firm, a few months of social sector experience in Africa
Results: Admitted to Wharton (with $40K), Kellogg & INSEAD. Withdrew application after interview from London Business School and Chicago Booth. Decline from HBS/Stanford
Decision: Joining INSEAD in Jan 2015 (yes, it was difficult to decline Wharton but I believe INSEAD is a better fit for me)
Application strategy:
1. Highlighting differentiating factors among the competitive Indian male category: international work experience, social sector experience, non-IT background
2. Spent a solid time researching unique aspects of each school and relevance to my career goals
3. Focused on keeping my profile "interesting": e.g not just focusing on work exp, career goals but also some hobbies, travel experience etc.
4. Provided very specific examples to highlight my skills, not high-level/generic comments
5. My academics and undergrad were not super impressive (and not from IIT), so I made it up with decent GMAT score (760)
Happy to answer any questions you may have.
Abhishek.
The "sort of in the title is because I withdrew my application from Booth after interviewing.
I want to share my application journey and hopefully, this would be useful to other applicants.
Background: Indian male, 26 years, Delhi University, work exp of ~5 yrs at top 3 management consulting firm, a few months of social sector experience in Africa
Results: Admitted to Wharton (with $40K), Kellogg & INSEAD. Withdrew application after interview from London Business School and Chicago Booth. Decline from HBS/Stanford
Decision: Joining INSEAD in Jan 2015 (yes, it was difficult to decline Wharton but I believe INSEAD is a better fit for me)
Application strategy:
1. Highlighting differentiating factors among the competitive Indian male category: international work experience, social sector experience, non-IT background
2. Spent a solid time researching unique aspects of each school and relevance to my career goals
3. Focused on keeping my profile "interesting": e.g not just focusing on work exp, career goals but also some hobbies, travel experience etc.
4. Provided very specific examples to highlight my skills, not high-level/generic comments
5. My academics and undergrad were not super impressive (and not from IIT), so I made it up with decent GMAT score (760)
Happy to answer any questions you may have.
Abhishek.
Archived Booth (Chicago) Discussion
Hi there,
You've stumbled upon an old discussion from our Booth (Chicago) Forum
that's now outdated and has been archived. No more replies are possible here.
Interested in current discussions? Feel free to dive into our dedicated Booth (Chicago) Forum
for all fresh things related to the Booth (Chicago) MBA program.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
28 Oct 2014, 10:38
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Any interview advice?
10 Jul 2023, 09:36
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Archived Booth (Chicago) Discussion
Hi there,
You've stumbled upon an old discussion from our Booth (Chicago) Forum
that's now outdated and has been archived. No more replies are possible here.
Interested in current discussions? Feel free to dive into our dedicated Booth (Chicago) Forum
for all fresh things related to the Booth (Chicago) MBA program.
Thank you for understanding, and happy exploring!
