my first admit

@ Indian School of Business.... (https://www.isb.edu/)

okay...no reason for a major celebration but sure feels good...

As i perceive, there are certain advantages that ISB has over some of the better US BSchools in US or elsewhere (at least for me)

1) Excellent faculty and 5 star facilities
Most of the faculty is from reputed foreign business schools including Kellogg, Wharton, LBS, etc. and the infrastructure is excellent

2) One year MBA => less time out of work force and since i am not planning to switch careers, it should work out fine for me

3) Costs 1/3 rd of any elite US BSchool => smaller hole in my pocket.

4) It's in India => given my long term plan of working and settling in India, ISB be is a good option...plus my wife can work and hence ease the financial burden


And then there are certain disadvantages which might finally force me to opt for a US BSchool (if I get an admit, that is)

1) Brand Name
Let me put this simply: If I wish to work outside India, ISB brand name will not help me much (at least as of now). Within India, ISB has a pretty decent reputation…comparable to IIM-A (recently called the Harvard of the East)

2) Diversity
With only a handful of full time international students, ISB can not boast of much touted diversity…and again, 40% of it’s class is typically from IT background.

There are facts which I am sure are going to add to the complexity…I foresee a tough decision ahead...