10 reasons why it is difficult to get into ISB?

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Ignorant about Profile Building – A lot of applicants never work on building up their profile which leads them to be categorized as just another guy wanting to enter ISB MBA domain. You should work on being an all rounder rather than restricting yourself to your field of work.

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PROFILE BUILDING

Tough Competition – Since lot of aspirants apply to ISB, therefore there is tough competition, specially from your own breed colleagues, making it even more difficult to get through. It is a simple case of more demand by professionals and limited intake at ISB.

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ISB APPLICANTS

Know it all Attitude – A bit of research on the internet, a bit of advice from here and there and we are ready to rock and roll. That is a problem with lot of people with little realisation that getting entry was never easy with increasing competition. It is the lack of systematic approach in their planning which gets your ISB MBA dream shattered. Time to be serious guys !

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Lack of Clarity – Almost all working professionals dream to make it big with an ISB MBA. But if you dig deep , only 2 % can actually answer - where this MBA will take them after they get it. It is this lack of clarity which becomes evident to the Admission Officers of ISB, ultimately resulting in rejection.Remember – Not all professionals are the same nor are their reasons to pursue an MBA from ISB. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Interview Blunders – Most of the working professionals believe that since they possess some years of experience, therefore that experience itself is a sure shot bullet. Therefore few of them do not take the interview that seriously and commit blunders. One needs to understand that with experience comes the responsilbility to show matureness for the ISB program.

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Poor Academic Credentials – A lot of times ISB applicants do not get through the ISB because they have weak GPA or GMAT/GRE score. ISB does not accept such students unless and until the student has something really significant to boost up his/her chances.

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Weak/Unstructured Application Forms – Lot of ISB applicants get rejected because their application forms are not up to the mark. It is advised that you must take the help of an ISB alumni or professional person who knows how to do it properly.

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Excellent with Product Development, Poor with Essays and LOR – You could be doing great as far as professional career is concerned, However composing essays and LOR is a different ball game altogether. Wondering how difficult it could be ? Well, try one and see for yourself.

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Trying to run a MacBook OS on a regular computer – Since ISB wants a diverse class , therefore ISB applicants try to be different from each other and also try to project themselves as a unicorn whereas in reality most of them are just plain horses. No offense meant guys, but this is true because lot of ISB applicants are now coming up with fake tech start up stories to prove themselves different. Remember guys ! This might be the first time for you, but not for the admission officers. Our advice – Be Smart.

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Every B-School is different including ISB – Lot of IT guys do not understand that even though HBS, Kellogg, Stanford are all B-Schools , yet they have different criteria for selecting students. So you have to customize your ISB application and brainstorming each time and respond as per their needs.

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