@rohu27
Hehe.I hope that it works out for good.

@pushkal
No,dude. I won't be applying to ISB.I'm targeting programs outside India only-US in particular. Though given the economic scenario in the US,it's a little risky to invest that kind of money,but to study in a top us business school abroad has been one of my dreams since the time I started my engineering. ISB is a fantastic school though, and you get an amazing experience,network at a fraction of the cost at schools abroad, but still I feel like I'm made for the top schools(it maybe an illusion though ).

where is rishi raj ? disappeared all of a sudden, ??u are needed here.

bblast wrote:where is rishi raj ? disappeared all of a sudden, ??u are needed here.

After coming back from vacation, I haven't been able to be very active here because of lot of work. Hopefully, I get time to contribute to and learn from the community more often.

rishi raj wrote:

msrrautela wrote:Hi,
Congrats on such an incredible score.
I was wondering how close are the passages on the GMAT as compared to those in RC99. I am a little nervous because my accuracy level on the high difficulty level passages on RC99 is fluctuating quite a lot.

Thanks

I found the passages on RC99 to be pretty close to those on the actual test, specially in terms of question type.....RC scores generally tend to fluctuate a lot depending on your comfort level with different subject areas

Rishi,
you say RC99 is close to actual GMAT but if find the passage too long for 3 q's. Isn't it?

Rishi,
As I had mentioned in the previous posts here, I'm planning to take the GMAT soon, but I'm not sure about which universities should I be targetting and which country is the best for me ?Some people say that the US is the best place ,others say that the US economy is stagnant and there aren't enough jobs. When it comes to India, people have a great image of ISB, while a lot of people on different forums have said that the fee is astronomically high and it'd be better to go abroad for your MBA by adding a few lakhs. I was thinking of GLIM also, but the placement stats don't look very promising. I am simply confused what should be done ? Since you have been through the application procedure and had a couple of admits, I think you'd be able to give some insights. Anyone else is also free to provide their views as I'm totally confused.

powerpuff wrote:Rishi,
As I had mentioned in the previous posts here, I'm planning to take the GMAT soon, but I'm not sure about which universities should I be targetting and which country is the best for me ?Some people say that the US is the best place ,others say that the US economy is stagnant and there aren't enough jobs. When it comes to India, people have a great image of ISB, while a lot of people on different forums have said that the fee is astronomically high and it'd be better to go abroad for your MBA by adding a few lakhs. I was thinking of GLIM also, but the placement stats don't look very promising. I am simply confused what should be done ? Since you have been through the application procedure and had a couple of admits, I think you'd be able to give some insights. Anyone else is also free to provide their views as I'm totally confused.

Firstly get a good GMAT score ,then you should be worry about all these things.

powerpuff wrote:Rishi,
As I had mentioned in the previous posts here, I'm planning to take the GMAT soon, but I'm not sure about which universities should I be targetting and which country is the best for me ?Some people say that the US is the best place ,others say that the US economy is stagnant and there aren't enough jobs. When it comes to India, people have a great image of ISB, while a lot of people on different forums have said that the fee is astronomically high and it'd be better to go abroad for your MBA by adding a few lakhs. I was thinking of GLIM also, but the placement stats don't look very promising. I am simply confused what should be done ? Since you have been through the application procedure and had a couple of admits, I think you'd be able to give some insights. Anyone else is also free to provide their views as I'm totally confused.

Sorry for replying late. See yours is a very valid quandary. I think the questions you have aren't stupid or illogical but rather they are questions which every MBA candidate have in mind. I'd partially agree with Black Knight that once you have a GMAT score, then you should be bothering with the research on schools, because the research process is long in itself. To research a school well, you will need to interact with the alumni of the school, read up articles on the internet about the school, think about how you can start building your profile, if you haven't already to help you project yourself better during the admission process. Imagine, if you take the GMAT by July, would you even have time to improve on your weak areas. I don't think that it is possible to build a good profile in just 2-3 months. You need at least 7 months to be able to do something about which you can talk in your essays.
Regarding your query on the schools, I think that what you need to understand is that there's no school which will score say a 10 on all the parameters including Harvard or Stanford. Everything in life has its pros and cons. While the pros of going to a top MBA program is that it will give you a great education and brand, but the cons is that these MBA programs can make you debt ridden. So understand that you have to look for what is best for you. Make a list of parameters you're looking for a school and then start shortlisting the schools. However, since you're preparing for the GMAT also, you may not want to spend a lot of time doing this. Just half an hour a day would be sufficient.
The reply has gotten bigger than what I intended to reply but hope that helps!

Congrats,rishi. It was great to read your responses to the various queries on this thread.Have you finalized the schools you'd be applying to this year ?

runthegmat wrote:Congrats,rishi. It was great to read your responses to the various queries on this thread.Have you finalized the schools you'd be applying to this year ?

Not really, but roughly I will be applying to two out of H/S/W . Those would be my target schools. Columbia and Chicago are the reach schools I have in mind. And will be looking at Kelley and Kenan Flager as the safety schools. Am still in the process of finalizing the schools and have been attending a lot of seminars etc, so this list is tentative only.

rishi raj wrote:

runthegmat wrote:Congrats,rishi. It was great to read your responses to the various queries on this thread.Have you finalized the schools you'd be applying to this year ?

Not really, but roughly I will be applying to two out of H/S/W . Those would be my target schools. Columbia and Chicago are the reach schools I have in mind. And will be looking at Kelley and Kenan Flager as the safety schools. Am still in the process of finalizing the schools and have been attending a lot of seminars etc, so this list is tentative only.

Whoa! You seem to have a formidable list of schools ,rishi! But given the person you're, I not only think but am sure that you'll make through at least one of H/S/W. I wish I could have studied in these schools. Would have definitely applied had I not had liabilities such as a wife, a kid etc. Too much of burden to bear if I apply to these schools and am not even sure that I will want to stay back in the US after my MBA, so probably will have to settle for our desi schools only

Black Knight wrote:

rishi raj wrote:

runthegmat wrote:Congrats,rishi. It was great to read your responses to the various queries on this thread.Have you finalized the schools you'd be applying to this year ?

Not really, but roughly I will be applying to two out of H/S/W . Those would be my target schools. Columbia and Chicago are the reach schools I have in mind. And will be looking at Kelley and Kenan Flager as the safety schools. Am still in the process of finalizing the schools and have been attending a lot of seminars etc, so this list is tentative only.

Whoa! You seem to have a formidable list of schools ,rishi! But given the person you're, I not only think but am sure that you'll make through at least one of H/S/W. I wish I could have studied in these schools. Would have definitely applied had I not had liabilities such as a wife, a kid etc. Too much of burden to bear if I apply to these schools and am not even sure that I will want to stay back in the US after my MBA, so probably will have to settle for our desi schools only

@black knight: wht indian schools are you aiming for? i presume the 1 yr mba ones?
whts ur work ex like.

@rishi: all the best mate!! you sure are gonna crack them.

Hi rishi

Congrats...You have worked hard... and deserve this.....

Also if you could share how did you study....how many Hours and what about quant only kaplan advanced?

Chaw

@rohu
yes I'll be looking at the Indian programs only. I'm primarily looking at the 1 year programs at IIMA and C, ISBand XLRI

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@rohu27
Thanks a lot. I hope that I do make it through the school of my choice this year.Fingers crossed. Which schools are you targeting ?

@prateek
I put in around 3-4 hours of studies daily for the GMAT. I think what is most important for the GMAT is how consistent is one with his prep and how systematic is one when it comes to dividing your preparation into blocks, sub-blocks,sub-sub-blocks and then fixing the time for achieving each target one by one.