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I was also having an assumption about the joining of an NGO late, will not give a good signal to adcom. But I had a discussion on this with my admission consultant. He is experienced and an oxford grad, working as Associate VP in Reliance Capital. He told me that B Schools accepts the facts in application on its face value i.e they do not look into things with an assumption. if you have written that u started working for an NGO , lately...its of no harm.

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What was your target BTW. What were your GMAT Prep scores ?

If you are targeting ISB/NUS, you still can give another shot. For ISB, application/goals/ extra-curricular are less important IMO.

Hi Abhij,

I was targeting around 740.

By the quoting line, are you trying to say that the GMAT score is the make or break factor at ISB?


It's not a make or break factor, as said earlier just my opinion.
The average GMAT for ISB is 705. Hence we can assume that the average for Indian IT males would be 720-725.
One of my colleagues who is an ISB alum said that they are looking for higher GMATs from engineers.
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great score dude.. are you applying to other schools in India this year 1yr progrm in IIMs and SPJAIN,XLRI)
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great score dude.. are you applying to other schools in India this year 1yr progrm in IIMs and SPJAIN,XLRI)

Thanks a lot. I applied to IIM-B, but am dinged without an interview. ISB application submitted, waiting for the shortlist.
Rest, I am not applying to any other school in India.
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great score dude.. are you applying to other schools in India this year 1yr progrm in IIMs and SPJAIN,XLRI)

Thanks a lot. I applied to IIM-B, but am dinged without an interview. ISB application submitted, waiting for the shortlist.
Rest, I am not applying to any other school in India.


Did you get rejected for IIM-B PGPX ( 1 year MBA) with a 760 GMAT score ? What could be the reason for the rejection ? I heard the average GMAT score for IIM-B PGPX programme is 720.
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Did you get rejected for IIM-B PGPX ( 1 year MBA) with a 760 GMAT score ? What could be the reason for the rejection ? I heard the average GMAT score for IIM-B PGPX programme is 720.

Yes I did and that too without an interview :(
I am not very sure as to why did they reject me.
May be because of the cliched IT profile and just 5 years of experience.
There is not much you can bring to table by just 5 years of work ex in IT industry.

The average work ex at IIM-B is around 9.5 years and the average GMAT score is around 706.
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