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12 May 2010, 21:48
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I was rejected in ISB this yr after an interview. I thought everything was going good. My essays were good (as per the feedback from my friends and ex-ISBians) and my interview was decent.
Here are the details:
Age: 30 yrs (Indian)
GMAT - 730 Q 50 , V 38
Work Experience
Total 5.5 yrs of exp in IT field. Experience in consulting, have been working closely with client since last 3 yrs. Have played different roles - Developer, Business analyst, Team lead.
Education
> Masters in Computer Application with CGPA of 8.4 / 10 from one of the top institutes in India
> Bachelor in Computer Application with 78% score from an average institute
Extra curricular
> I, along with my friends, formed Computer club during graduation and organized 1st IT festival in college. (Nov 00 to Feb 01)
> worked on IT projects as freelancer during graduation and post-graduation.
> Volunteered for central govt project COILNEt for developing localized IT content for people of a backward state (Sep 03 to Nov 03)
> Moderating forums and guiding GMAT aspirants at gmatclub.com (Jun 09 till date)
> Participation in an Fine Arts Forum since last one year, where I post my paintings as well as learn from others.
Post MBA Goals
to work as management consultant in IT field post MBA.
Awards
> University topper during Post Graduation in 2nd semester
> Excellence award in school for scoring high marks in science subjects
> Have won few awards in fine arts during school (no recent one
). All India Rank 2 in the entrance exam for Bachelor of Fine Arts in one of the reputed Fine Arts college in India. Though I never took an admission.
Changes in profile after ding
> Received 3 Thanks awards from peers in my company
> Have gained a good reputation and network at gmatclub.com
> Have become a part of Interview Panel in my company
> Mentoring couple of junior resource in career and technical guidance in my company
> Published one white paper on ERP (though it was a technical one)
My Questions to you
1. Could you please provide your feedback on my profile.
2. Also could you please suggest some Top ranked B-schools good for Consultancy as a career.
3. Schools which could be a good option for me.
Thanks in Advance,
Bipin
Here are the details:
Age: 30 yrs (Indian)
GMAT - 730 Q 50 , V 38
Work Experience
Total 5.5 yrs of exp in IT field. Experience in consulting, have been working closely with client since last 3 yrs. Have played different roles - Developer, Business analyst, Team lead.
Education
> Masters in Computer Application with CGPA of 8.4 / 10 from one of the top institutes in India
> Bachelor in Computer Application with 78% score from an average institute
Extra curricular
> I, along with my friends, formed Computer club during graduation and organized 1st IT festival in college. (Nov 00 to Feb 01)
> worked on IT projects as freelancer during graduation and post-graduation.
> Volunteered for central govt project COILNEt for developing localized IT content for people of a backward state (Sep 03 to Nov 03)
> Moderating forums and guiding GMAT aspirants at gmatclub.com (Jun 09 till date)
> Participation in an Fine Arts Forum since last one year, where I post my paintings as well as learn from others.
Post MBA Goals
to work as management consultant in IT field post MBA.
Awards
> University topper during Post Graduation in 2nd semester
> Excellence award in school for scoring high marks in science subjects
> Have won few awards in fine arts during school (no recent one
). All India Rank 2 in the entrance exam for Bachelor of Fine Arts in one of the reputed Fine Arts college in India. Though I never took an admission.Changes in profile after ding
> Received 3 Thanks awards from peers in my company
> Have gained a good reputation and network at gmatclub.com
> Have become a part of Interview Panel in my company
> Mentoring couple of junior resource in career and technical guidance in my company
> Published one white paper on ERP (though it was a technical one)
My Questions to you
1. Could you please provide your feedback on my profile.
2. Also could you please suggest some Top ranked B-schools good for Consultancy as a career.
3. Schools which could be a good option for me.
Thanks in Advance,
Bipin
13 May 2010, 13:10
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Sorry to hear about the ding.
It seems like you are surprised because everything about your profile and application seemed to check out. My hunch is that you were simply too cookie cutter in your profile and the way in which you communicated who you are and what you've done in your essays and interview.
In plain English, you probably got dinged not because of any concern - you were simply lost in the shuffle. You were too boring in the way you communicated who you are. You were *too* by the books. From your profile alone, it's hard to distinguish you from all the other Indian dudes applying -- so the onus is really on you to get the adcoms to see you as an individual. There isn't a magic recipe for that - it simply takes a lot of work and time in changing the way you communicate and think about things - maybe even a wholesale change in your perspective. Having folks who aren't like you (i.e. someone who isn't an Indian engineering dude) review your essays who can make you aware of your blind spots that you may not even be aware of can be helpful in this process.
If you're going to be applying to schools outside of India, this will be even more important. Rather than repeat myself, here's a blog article I wrote that talks about cultural blind spots:
https://mbaapply.blogspot.com/2010/04/bl ... ences.html
I have to be blunt here - the tone of your writing in your post suggests that your communication skills probably need more work than you may realize. Your language and cadence is a bit awkward - which can suggest to someone that you are either an extremely cautious/subservient person, or that being communicative in a subjective manner is something less familiar to you than say, running numbers.
And your ability to communicate, to understand nuance, and your mastery of language is essential in consulting - moreso than your analytical skills. Because you're basically being paid to communicate ideas to clients in situations where there isn't a clear right or wrong, where there is going to be a lot of ambiguity and subjectivity.
It seems like you are surprised because everything about your profile and application seemed to check out. My hunch is that you were simply too cookie cutter in your profile and the way in which you communicated who you are and what you've done in your essays and interview.
In plain English, you probably got dinged not because of any concern - you were simply lost in the shuffle. You were too boring in the way you communicated who you are. You were *too* by the books. From your profile alone, it's hard to distinguish you from all the other Indian dudes applying -- so the onus is really on you to get the adcoms to see you as an individual. There isn't a magic recipe for that - it simply takes a lot of work and time in changing the way you communicate and think about things - maybe even a wholesale change in your perspective. Having folks who aren't like you (i.e. someone who isn't an Indian engineering dude) review your essays who can make you aware of your blind spots that you may not even be aware of can be helpful in this process.
If you're going to be applying to schools outside of India, this will be even more important. Rather than repeat myself, here's a blog article I wrote that talks about cultural blind spots:
https://mbaapply.blogspot.com/2010/04/bl ... ences.html
I have to be blunt here - the tone of your writing in your post suggests that your communication skills probably need more work than you may realize. Your language and cadence is a bit awkward - which can suggest to someone that you are either an extremely cautious/subservient person, or that being communicative in a subjective manner is something less familiar to you than say, running numbers.
And your ability to communicate, to understand nuance, and your mastery of language is essential in consulting - moreso than your analytical skills. Because you're basically being paid to communicate ideas to clients in situations where there isn't a clear right or wrong, where there is going to be a lot of ambiguity and subjectivity.
21 May 2010, 07:29
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Hats off to you Alex. You got the weak spot in my profile. Even the ISB feedback is inline with what you are saying here.
I went through your article. Its really great. Being in India, I have always been competing with others to get better score. Most of the admission process out here look for the highest scorer. The b-school admission process is still kindda alien to all.
Having said that, I'm going to apply this yr again in ISB. The admission process has already started, and I have to submit the application in next 3 months. I know the blind spot you are referring to cannot be corrected in these 3 months. But still I would like to know your view on how to correct this blind spot, may not be from application perspective, but for my career as well.
I went through your article. Its really great. Being in India, I have always been competing with others to get better score. Most of the admission process out here look for the highest scorer. The b-school admission process is still kindda alien to all.
Having said that, I'm going to apply this yr again in ISB. The admission process has already started, and I have to submit the application in next 3 months. I know the blind spot you are referring to cannot be corrected in these 3 months. But still I would like to know your view on how to correct this blind spot, may not be from application perspective, but for my career as well.
