Hi Namita,

Thanks for your response. I am open to feedback from any consultant in this forum. :)

Goals:
What I meant is I have an open mind with respect to domain of consulting. Being from a technology background it would be difficult to convince employers that i could excel in general or financial consulting. So my aim (post-MBA) was to join a consulting firm and gradually move towards general (business) or financial consulting.
By all means 'also fine' will not be part of my essays.
I wanted your opinion as to which are the colleges to which firms like BCG, Bain& Company, Booz etc visit regularly without fail. Most of the top 20 B-Schools list BCG as one of its recruiters but definitely from BCG point of view there would be few must visits and few optionals.

WE post graduation:
For close to 2 years I have been working in the Business Intelligence domain. The interesting part is, my job requires me to have a good understanding of the business in order to develop business reports for Mid and senior level executives. I am intending to use this as a differentiator in my app.

GMAT Scores:
I agree my GMAT Score is below the median scores. On the same note I am about 10-20 points short and kind of hoping that other parts of my profile make it up for this. I am not sure how this will pan out but at this moment i do not want to shift my focus back to exam prep.

Schools:
how suited is my profile for ISB, NTU or Rotterdam ?
Indian IT Male is a tough pool any day but then the prohibitive cost and aura of top schools make most applicant shy away. And moreover it is a chance that I am taking. If I lose no hard feelings.

Hi Sameer,

I would like to have your advice on my chances at some the best Colleges such as Stanford, Wharton, INSEAD, ISB and NTU. Please suggest any other college i could target.

Focus: Strategy and Business consulting. Am also fine with Technology consulting to begin with but I want to diversify my options going forward.

WE: 1yr 11 months as on date with Business Intelligence team of Infosys.

Intl WE: Completed a consultancy internship in Spain for Multimedia products company in Spain for 3 months. The impact is the Company shortened its time to Indian market and is already operating here.

GMAT: 680/800 and 5.5/6
Engg: 8.2/10
12th: 82.22%
10th:92%

ECA: Have worked for an International Exchange program for 3 yrs in various capacities during graduation. Was the Chairman for India (highest position in the country) for a period of 1 yr. Represented India at global conference in Zurich. Was also invited to join the administrative think tank of Intl Exchange Program to form policies and resolve issues at Germany. As Chairman, I managed the entire operation of the organization with the help of a team of 50 volunteers. The International Board members of this Exchange Program provide consultation to various bodies of United Nations.

nonchalantroy Says

Hi frontrunner,yes you got it right,I am in RCLMCS :),just started with the app filling the achievements and all,not yet started with essays though.I have created one google doc file and named it as JEEVAN SAAR and I keep on updating it with every tiny thing i have done in my life...so will use that to write the essays..what about you?

I like your Jeevan Saar concept. Tough part would be excluding points from your big list. Word limit is a real pinch.
Yet to start with my app. Waiting for the feedback from ISB (its like taking forever)

I got an email from ISB ystday stating they have just started the process of providing feedback and will get back.

Hey Nonchalantroy - It seems u are in BI (Infosys). Same here MFGADT :)
So how is the application coming along?
I am reapplicant to ISB this year.

Hey Mustang - I am also in queue for feedback for a long time now (had asked in March). I just wrote to them today. Let me see if i get a schedule or response will share with you.

Hi Puys,
Am a reapplicant from last year. Dinged w/o interview.
Question for reapplicants - Any of you had your feedback session from ISB ?
I wrote to ISB for feedback in March itself and in April I got an email from Adcom that they would be scheduling sessions in April/May. Not sure if I have to ask for feedback once again or I am in a long queue.

Hi Puys,

I am trying to apply for NTU in the Last Round. Had some questions regarding filling up the App. As the current mode of discussion is about results and waitlists so did not want to post here. If anybody is willing to help I could connect offline or through PM.