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12 Jul 2016, 09:03

ajain1234 wrote:

ersheet wrote:

Hey Apoorva,

Congratulations on getting through all those schools. Could you please share a brief about your profile.

Thanks,
ersheet

Hey Ersheet,

I am a renewable energy professional with a social sector background. I run a NGO for underprivileged children which has been awarded by UNESCO and European Union. I represent India at EU Youth Forum and I am consultant with SAARC on Youth Engagement and Strategy. I am engineer by my under-graduation and have pursued a postgrad from University of Pennsylvania (with 100% scholarship). Hope this helps. :-)

With a profile like that :shock:

, i wonder why were you rejected the first time. Its a good mix.
Was it the score or anything else that you improved on your 2nd round of application

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12 Jul 2016, 09:38

Nightfury14 wrote:

ajain1234 wrote:

ersheet wrote:

Hey Apoorva,

Congratulations on getting through all those schools. Could you please share a brief about your profile.

Thanks,
ersheet

Hey Ersheet,

I am a renewable energy professional with a social sector background. I run a NGO for underprivileged children which has been awarded by UNESCO and European Union. I represent India at EU Youth Forum and I am consultant with SAARC on Youth Engagement and Strategy. I am engineer by my under-graduation and have pursued a postgrad from University of Pennsylvania (with 100% scholarship). Hope this helps. :-)

With a profile like that :shock:

, i wonder why were you rejected the first time. Its a good mix.
Was it the score or anything else that you improved on your 2nd round of application

Hey Ersheet,
I had a low GMAT earlier which I improved the 2nd time (still was below 700).
Additionally, the biggest improvement was my choice of recommenders, quality of my applications and the elevator pitch which I created after doing my due diligence.
The right approach to entire application helped me gain those admits.

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12 Jul 2016, 10:01

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Hey Ersheet,
I had a low GMAT earlier which I improved the 2nd time (still was below 700).
Additionally, the biggest improvement was my choice of recommenders, quality of my applications and the elevator pitch which I created after doing my due diligence.
The right approach to entire application helped me gain those admits.

Hey, its nightfury not ersheet ..
And moreover, forgot to congratulate in the previous msg. :-D

. All the best.

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12 Jul 2016, 10:31

Nightfury14 wrote:

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Hey Ersheet,
I had a low GMAT earlier which I improved the 2nd time (still was below 700).
Additionally, the biggest improvement was my choice of recommenders, quality of my applications and the elevator pitch which I created after doing my due diligence.
The right approach to entire application helped me gain those admits.

Hey, its nightfury not ersheet ..
And moreover, forgot to congratulate in the previous msg. :-D

. All the best.

Hi Nightfury,

Sorry for the error.
Thanks for the kind wishes. Wish you the same as well.
Thanks

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19 Jul 2016, 14:30

Hey Apoorva,

Could you give me some guidance regarding ISB application.I already mailed you my concerns in mail to you (adbitm.1313@gmail.com)
Please take out some time and reply back.Your experience will be really helpful to me.

Thanks,
Amandeep

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Re: Getting into ISB from an ISB and INSEAD admit [#permalink]

03 Feb 2017, 10:36

I have received over hundred responses from people looking for my inputs on my journey. I have been able to respond to a few and some have been missed.
I am available for a consultation at apoorvaj2712@gmail.com
With new FT rankings and changing global scenarios, I am looking forward to help other applicants.

So, all the guys, hang in there! All the best

Regards
Apoorva

ajain1234 wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am sure all of you are anxious, busy and tensed while preparing for ISB's MBA application. These MBA applications are a good way to analyse one's strengths and weaknesses. It is a tough yet interesting time for each one of you which one will cherish throughout your lifetime once you reach the destination.

I started my journey on this path 2 years back; in the first year I received 100% rejections from 6 business schools and this year I have received 5 admits including 2 from top 5 business schools, 2 Ivy-leagues with scholarships and 1 from ISB. I was interviewed by 8 business schools this year including Harvard, Stanford, INSEAD and ISB.

I write to encourage all of you to not lose hope and be hopeful in this journey. I will be happy to help anyone who needs help in this process. I can be reached apoorvaj2712 (at) gmail(.)com

I look forward to interacting with interesting people here and getting to know an awesome bunch of you all.

Best wishes to all of you.

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19 Jul 2017, 11:58

Hi,

Please evaluate my profile and suggest schools(Preferably 1 Year MBA).

Ethnicity: Indian
10th, 86%: Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jammu 2004
12th, 80%: Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jammu PCMB, 2006
B.Tech, 74%: NIT Srinagar, ECE, 2010
GMAT: 720(50/38), IR:5, AWA:6, July 13, 2017

Professional:

Ericsson India Global Services Pvt. Ltd, Dec-2010 to June-2011 as Service Engineer.

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited( A Govt. Of India Enterprise) June-2011 to Present(6+ years of experience) Assistant Manager in Engineering & Projects department. Handled & executed worth INR 1.43Bn of Terminal Automation System projects for HPCL at its Depots & Terminals all across India.

This is a brief introduction about my profile.

Request you to evaluate my profile and suggest schools.

Regards

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Re: Getting into ISB from an ISB and INSEAD admit [#permalink]

19 Jul 2017, 23:06

ajain1234 wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am sure all of you are anxious, busy and tensed while preparing for ISB's MBA application. These MBA applications are a good way to analyse one's strengths and weaknesses. It is a tough yet interesting time for each one of you which one will cherish throughout your lifetime once you reach the destination.

I started my journey on this path 2 years back; in the first year I received 100% rejections from 6 business schools and this year I have received 5 admits including 2 from top 5 business schools, 2 Ivy-leagues with scholarships and 1 from ISB. I was interviewed by 8 business schools this year including Harvard, Stanford, INSEAD and ISB.

I write to encourage all of you to not lose hope and be hopeful in this journey. I will be happy to help anyone who needs help in this process. I can be reached apoorvaj2712 (at) gmail(.)com

I look forward to interacting with interesting people here and getting to know an awesome bunch of you all.

Best wishes to all of you.

Congrats on getting selected in your dream schools. :-D

Which school will you select now out of all the admits you got? It would be great if you could share your interview experience with all the schools that interviewed you.

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20 Jul 2017, 04:04

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Hello sakshamch,

The good news is that with your GMAT score and work experience, you hold a good chance of getting through some fine MBA programs

That said, your query does not provide us information specific to your career goals, as well as the geography you are looking to target.
Therefore, we would like to take this opportunity to offer you a free profile evaluation. Should you be interested in the same, please feel free to reach out to us ☺

All the best with everything ☺

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09 Nov 2017, 18:04

Hi guys,

I am getting a lot of questions on my journey and personal evaluation.
Happy to help most of you. Please reach out to me on personal email at apoorvaj2712[@]gmail[.]com.

Best,
Apoorva

Shiv2016 wrote:

ajain1234 wrote:

Hi everyone,

I am sure all of you are anxious, busy and tensed while preparing for ISB's MBA application. These MBA applications are a good way to analyse one's strengths and weaknesses. It is a tough yet interesting time for each one of you which one will cherish throughout your lifetime once you reach the destination.

I started my journey on this path 2 years back; in the first year I received 100% rejections from 6 business schools and this year I have received 5 admits including 2 from top 5 business schools, 2 Ivy-leagues with scholarships and 1 from ISB. I was interviewed by 8 business schools this year including Harvard, Stanford, INSEAD and ISB.

I write to encourage all of you to not lose hope and be hopeful in this journey. I will be happy to help anyone who needs help in this process. I can be reached apoorvaj2712 (at) gmail(.)com

I look forward to interacting with interesting people here and getting to know an awesome bunch of you all.

Best wishes to all of you.

Congrats on getting selected in your dream schools.

Which school will you select now out of all the admits you got? It would be great if you could share your interview experience with all the schools that interviewed you.