ISB PGP 2011-2012

[eshokichukori]

Hi Guys,

Could some one please give me a fair and honest reply based on personal experience or first hand information. Please don't give hope just for the sake of it. Please provide genuine information that will help me decide on schools to apply.

Do I have a chance of getting an interview call in ISB with the profile given below?

Work Exp: 6 yrs 3 months
International Work Exp: 4.6 yrs
Area: IT Services
10th and 12th : 81% and 79%
Extracurriculars : Fairly enough
GMAT: 650 (Q: 47 V: 31)

[amising6]

now no false hope
but going by the profile you do have chance more than what yiu think

your gmat score is betwwen 20 % to 80
work ex is 6+ year
extraculicular also good
now only thing you need to work hard is your essay
beacuse essay is the last thing which is missing and if essaya are right ther with the best applicant essays dude you do have a fair chance
any ways whats youtr GPA in undergrad

[eshokichukori]

GPA is 83 on a scale of 100, which is around 3.3 on a scale of 4.

I'd applied to ISB 2 years back with a gmat score of 640 and did not get an interview call. So, I'm a reapplicant this year.

[outreach]

650 score and IT services put you at a disadvantage...
there are lot of IT applicants with good score and who have a similar profile..
most of the people who get calls with 650 levels , have exceptional profiles and achievements....
now if u talk abt achievement it should something different from others...
u can give it a shot and try to see if u can build ur essay which can leave an impression...

Hi Guys,

Could some one please give me a fair and honest reply based on personal experience or first hand information. Please don't give hope just for the sake of it. Please provide genuine information that will help me decide on schools to apply.

Do I have a chance of getting an interview call in ISB with the profile given below?

Work Exp: 6 yrs 3 months
International Work Exp: 4.6 yrs
Area: IT Services
10th and 12th : 81% and 79%
Extracurriculars : Fairly enough
GMAT: 650 (Q: 47 V: 31)

[SmarpanGamt]

Hi Guys,

Could some one please give me a fair and honest reply based on personal experience or first hand information. Please don't give hope just for the sake of it. Please provide genuine information that will help me decide on schools to apply.

Do I have a chance of getting an interview call in ISB with the profile given below?

Work Exp: 6 yrs 3 months
International Work Exp: 4.6 yrs
Area: IT Services
10th and 12th : 81% and 79%
Extracurriculars : Fairly enough
GMAT: 650 (Q: 47 V: 31)

I too have a Work ex of 6 years with 3 years of International ( Automobile Sales and trade )
Score same ..

Please suggest how is my case for ISB...

[mahendra.mallya]

ok esohichukori i'm saying this based on info from current students.. IT people are the largest group of applicants at ISB and if you are from IT services then you should be able to differentiate yourself substantially from the rest of the pool.. in fact the first ISB essay just rephrases this statement and asks it as a question - it basically asks u how ur different from the rest.

In my opinion your international work experience should put you at an advantage and more so if it involved you interacting with clients or working with colleagues from many different cultures.. you should use your international exp to highlight what skills you gained and therefore what skills you bring to ISB. You will have done a lot during these 6 years which you might consider as routine or regular but what others would consider as significant achievements.. it basically depends on your ability to put across what you have done and in the process how you have added value to your company. Also elaborate any group roles you played outside of work (such as community service or event organization) and the skills you gained.

You have a chance of getting in if you write outstanding essays and get some really good letters of recommendation.. your GPA is good.. i would suggest you try and bring your GMAT score up to 700 if you are prepared to invest the time and effort to retake the test.. your quant score is good.. you're a little behind in verbal.. this may not be because of your lack of English skills but because you have not grasped GMAT verbal skills well.. There are specific methods and guidelines to answering GMAT verbal questions, outlined in several good books such as Princeton, Kaplan and OG, and learning these guidelines will do much more for your score than mastering complex grammar rules. (By the way my previous sentence has a misplaced modifier error - princeton would tell you that if you cannot spot it its time to learn the guidelines )

As another suggestion since you have more than 5 yrs of work ex, you might also want to try for IIM-A's executive MBA, which again is one of the best in India. However for this you would need a higher GMAT score, close to 700.

Best of luck with your application.

[apphelp]

Hi,

Your chances of getting an interview call are bleak just because the GMAT score is below average in the pool - IT services. Don't get disheartened...... we can also see that you have more than 4 years of international experience.

So, if you highlight your international experience well and may be use some activities from your extra currics you can differentiate yourself and get an interview call.

Feel free to email us if you have any queries.

Regards
Apphelp Team
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