ISB 2013 Calling All Applicants

Thanks for putting this up, bb. I'm thinking about applying in R2 year. Had an interview with ISB two years ago, and it's not the "pressure cooker" interview that it is sometimes made out to be.
I see quite a few people are applying this year. Anyone from Hyderabad/Chennai? Have you attended any of the info sessions, or attended a class at the school? I'd love to hear your experience. I'll attempt to recall my experiences attending a class and info sessions as well.

I've been silent on GMATClub this year. I got an admit from ISB. I applied in R1.

WOW
That is supercool
Congrats man!!!

I am In as well in R1 .. GMAT 610 . 8 yrs exp in I bvanking and M&A. CA, CMA, CPA and CVA . Currently working as Asst. Director in a BIG 4 M&A dept.
Loads of ECs and worked in 30 counntries. Please Pm me in case you guys need any further information

Applied in R2 today

Invited to interview today! Elated! Interview is on the 20th

Opted for Hyderabad I'm a Hyderabadi!

Received interview invitation from ISB today.
Submitted my application on 30nov around 11.55 PM.
Got application status mail on 21st dec.
Interview is on 6th Jan.

Got mine- to be interviewed on the 5th of Jan in the evening- hopefully things turn out well..

Good luck to all the others in this thread...

I finally got the email!! I have my interview on Jan 6th. I hope it goes well.

got my interview invite..12th Jan in the morning.

@phanideepak..hope your interview went well..any feedback that you could share?

Tbh, I have no idea to judge that since I have no relative base to compare my experience with- the general feel of the interview was alright though- there was a little pressure applied here and there, but nothing that cannot be dealt with...

Hello Everyone

I had my interview on 29th Dec.

The interview panel consisted of 3 gentlemen. 2 were alumni and 1 was an adcom member. My interview started off with a very specific question about why I had returned from US and that too from a very niche industry. Basically, the panel wanted to understand the logic behind my decisions/choices. It definitely felt like I was being cornered.

Then they wanted to understand my current job and the roles and responsibilities, achievements, etc.

Then the discussion went to why MBA, why now and why ISB.

Finally, they again cornered me on how I would achieve my MBA goals since my goals were very specific. They wanted to know if I had done any research on whether ISB grads had been placed in the companies I had mentioned about in my post MBA goals essay.
While the overall interview experience was free flowing and conversational, the panel did try to pick into some of the specifics that I had mentioned in my essays.

My 2 cents of advise would be - go through your essays in detail, research about the post MBA goals you mentioned in your essays and stick to them even if panel tries to persuade you to think they are not achievable.

My apologies for not having posted my experience earlier. Hope this helps.

Hey folks,

I'm an R2 applicant and got my interview invite last Thursday (10 January).
My interview is scheduled on 19 January in Hyderabad campus.

Anyone else here who is appearing for an interview on the same day?

My profile:
Re-applicant
GMAT: 710
GPA: Not too bad
WE: 5.5 Years+
Industry: IT Services
Extracurricular: Decent, with some entrepreneurial experience

All the best to those who have received their interview invites and those expecting invites.

Cheers,
Sudish

Hi folks,

Just done with my interview this afternoon ... contrary to what I've learned from various forums, I was called about 40 minutes before the interview and asked if I could attend early. I made it to the Hyderabad campus in another 25 minutes.
I was prepared to write the one-word essay when I reached, but they threw me off-track again by informing me that I'll be appearing for the interview first and the essay can be written later!!!
With almost no time to calm my nerves, an alumnus came to the waiting desk and called out my name and there I was, in front of the designated panel no. 3 for the interview.
I wasn't asked any typical questions - introduce yourself, why mba, why isb, why now or the likes.
Questions were mainly based on my profile and application, few on hobbies, etc. There was grilling on a few questions to some extent ... and when I was done, they asked me if I had any questions for them ... asked a couple of questions ... that's it!!!
Don't know really what to make out of the interview - only time will tell. All the best to those appearing for the interview in the next few days ... Au revoir !!!

Cheers,
Sudish

oh okay..
hope you have other calls to look forward to..
wish you luck for your mba journey!

cheers!

Invited
Interview on 10th feb ... got the mail yesterday
Can some one who is through with the process share your contact details please