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2008-2009 ISB Essay Questions and Analysis
2009-2010 ISB Essay Questions and Analysis
2010-2011 ISB Essay Questions and Analysis
| Q1. | Re-applicant Essay (300 words) |
| How has your profile changed from the time you last applied to the ISB? | |
| Q2. | Achievements (300 words) |
| Please detail, your two most significant achievements. These could be either professional or personal but relevant to your application to the ISB. | |
| R) | Ideally pick up one substantial professional and one personal achievement -dont go into details about how you achieved these milestones, rather focus on why they were important and meaningful to you e.g. your perseverance with a tough client paid off as your organization eventually bagged a long term contract through your efforts. Your achievements should also showcase your qualities -which in turn will strengthen your application. e.g you have strong leadership qualities etc. There may be many combinations to this question. Choose what fits you. For instance, one achievement may be personal best, and other may be significant as viewed by the world. One may be personal / community / extracurricular and other professional. One may highlight your emotional quotient and other analytical ability. Innovate innovate innovate? Try to view the same stories and incidences in a different light altogether. All ISB questions sound simple, so they appear to majority of the applicants. Focus on things which may surprise or shock the reader. If you?ve a technical background, gauge the business impact of your works. For instance, think what will happen if you do not do your job well? |
| Q3. | Three years (300 words) |
| Where do you see yourself three years after you graduate from the ISB? | |
| R) | A goals question that should bring out the industry, function etc in which you would like to be post MBA from ISB. The exact role is not so important, instead, link your existing professional path with your interests and go on to explain how the ISB MBA can help you build on your interests, by taking you on your desired career path. E.g. As an engineer with a penchant for Finance, post MBA from ISB, you see yourself in the Financial Analytics domain. This question will show how well you have assessed yourself and how much motivated / inspired you are to achieve your goals. How would you differentiate yourself in the response to this essay ? through structuring of the essay or through goals statement or through your current skill set? How would you strike a balance between too much ambitious goals, fine well-calculated goals and modest goals? Would you just state your goals and then explain or would you prepare a background and then approach your goals gradually in the essay? This essay will be a fine balance of many things. |
| Q4. | Addditional information (300 words) |
| Please provide additional information, that will significantly affect the consideration of your application to the ISB. | |
| R) | Use the opportunity to highlight some specific managerial or leadership qualities, placing these against the context of your professional/personal achievements. Don?t make it a rehash of answer to q1 and also avoid wanting to put in too many points about yourself. Choose 2-3 points that you believe differentiate you. Provide crisp stories wherein you have demonstrated those qualities. |
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