Calling all ISB Applicants - (2016 Intake) Class of 2017

Hi Nikhil,

The profile looks good.

GMAT Score is good and you need not worry about the difference between the Quants and the Verbal score at all. No need to retake the test.
The GPA is great and the X and XII are also fine.
You have a good tier 1 undergrad college.
The core Electronics experience will differentiate you from the IT crowd and the papers presented by you will also help you.
On the extra curricular front, are you still involved in the community services and the sports? Because the recent involvements leave a bigger impact on the application

What you need to address is the need to do an MBA after your core Electronics job and why ISB.
If you can think of convincing answers for these, you are good to go

All the best!

Hey everybody!!

ISB doesn't have a re-applicant right??

Best of luck!!

Did you mean candidates once denied , can they apply as re-applicant to ISB?

yes, very much.

Oops!!!
I missed the keyword there!!!
I meant applicant essay!!

Hi Everyone,

I have recently scored a 700 (unofficial) on GMAT with Q50, V34 and IR5. My profile is as below:
10th: 78%
12: 62%
BE: 73% from a regular Engg college.
Work Ex(a total of 60+ months): Started working with an IT MNC on CRM for 2.2 years as a part of Sales Force Automation Team. I have been awarded for my contribution in the project which was later declared as CMM5. There, I also contributed in Knowledge management of the project, prompting project members having different area expertise to share their knowledge with each other. I also trained and mentored two new joinees in the project, one of which is serving at onsite.

After MNC, I joined a public sector bank as an IT Officer since June 12, looking after Bank's Network and some relevant IT projects. As a Presiding Officer of election booths, I successfully conducted General Elections 2014 and Local Municipal elections. I have also earned a JAIIB - Junior Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers and a CAIIB - Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers, which are provided by provided by Indian Institute of Banking and Finance.
Extra Curricular: nothing as such.

I wanted to know whether with the above mentioned profile, is a 700 a viable score or do I have to push further on GMAT score? Is the above mentioned profile competitive enough for ISB, IIM-A,B,C?

I think you are talking about the re-applicant essay.
Yes Re-applicants have to write an additional essay describing their progress in the last year.

sorry for repeating the same mistake again and again...
ankurgupta03 yes I'm talking about the re-applicant essay
Do you mean that in the optional essay I've to highlight my achievements during the last year?
I'm confused cause I haven't been able to find the re-applicant essay prompt anywhere and the
below link also doesn't talks about any essay
https://www.isb.edu/pgp/admissions/re-applicants

Re applicant essay is over and above the optional essay.
In the application, on the first page you will have to check mark the re applicant box and then key in the the last years application number.
After this, you will be able to see the Re applicant essay in the essay section.

regarding the last year's application number, the prompt in the application portal allows only 6 digits
but my application reference no. is a 8 digit number.
Is that some glitch with the portal or m i missing something?

Hmmm ... even I saw that. The application is not allowing us to move ahead. May be some problem with the application.

If anyone has an answer for this, please let us know else, we might need to contact ADCOM for this.

Hi everyone,
if anyone can provide his/her inputs on the above. Thanks in advance.

Hi Everyone,
I have a query regarding the work-ex. People says that coming from IT background dusnt helps much, how is d scenario for an engineer coming from Oil & Gas sector with 4 yrs of work-ex? Yet to give GMAT, planning it in August end.
Working for Samsung Engineering from past 4-years. Does brand of the company one works for matter?

Hi,
As far as I can say, It is not that coming from IT background doesn't help much, but it is the competition one faces on being from IT background as there are a lot of applicants from IT sector. Though this kind of facts should not discourage anyone from applying as long as he/ she has made significant contribution in whatever he/she has done be it IT sector or OnG sector.
And Yes, Brand name does help
Corrections/ additions on the above will be highly appreciated

@Alagrai- thanks for answering. Hope I will be able to utilise the brand name. All rests on scores!!

I have received my Official score report. With other sections being the same, the AWA score is a poor 4.0. Now, should I retake or not?

Firstly, congrats on the 700. Even by itself it is a good score.

You have a good profile, but let me ask you this: How would you differentiate yourself from the thousands of other applicants from IT Background (Many might have a similar profile and a potentially higher GMAT Scores)? If you have the answer to this then you need to highlight this throughout your application (essays + recos + especially interview). Just food for thought.

Bluntly, people do get in with a 700. But then for your case, it doesn't differentiate you from many other IT Background applicants. And 4.0 might be on the borderline for the AWA (the AWA is not heavily weighted, but if low, i.e. below 4.0 then might raise some questions).

Others might disagree, but even with a 700, I would say it is a gamble for you (maybe with your PSU experience, you pull it off, maybe you get categorised as an IT applicant and then you will need a lot of luck on your side). I would say, it depends on "Do you feel lucky?"

@Others, do weigh in with your experience.

Hi,
Should I give GMAT again to better my chances?

GMAT : 700 (47Q/40V)
B.E. Electronics (Mumbai University - 67% aggregate)
10th/12th 88%/84%
Extra-curricular activities involve volunteering experience at NGO and leading Literary clubs in college
2 years of analytics experience (Mu Sigma/Lowe's)
(will be two and a half by the time I join)
Can write good essays. But i'm a little worried about the score.
Please advise.