Showing posts with label GMAT Training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GMAT Training. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Conquering IIM-A by Sandeep Chadda
Hi,
Best of luck to everyone who is preparing for
MBA or appearing for interviews. I wanted to share my experience with all of
you and uncover some myths to make your journey a little better and feel good
about yourself. MY MBA experience is slightly long so you will have to bear
with me:
I gave my CAT in 1999 and got a 99.2 percentile
and did not get a call from any IIMs. I got a call from a good school but I did
not go for it because of personal reasons.
I gave my GMAT in 2003 and scored a 630.
I gave my GMAT again in 2006 and got a 660.I
applied at ISB and was waitlisted for the interview but never got a call. The
reason stated was that my GMAT score was too low. I was broken and completely
shattered.
I gave my GMAT again in 2009 and got a 640. You
can understand my situation now when I felt that MBA was not for me. I almost
gave up and thought that this is not my cup of tea.
I gave my GMAT again in 2012 and got a 670 and
6.0 in AA :( The score was not good and I was almost shattered. I knew I will
not get any calls but I still thought of applying to some of the schools. Btw..
Some of the other folks who had applied along with me were averaging 710 +.
There were others with 770s and 750s.
Anyways I went ahead and applied to IIMA, IIMB,
IIMC, and IIML. I am also planning to apply to ISB. Here I want to take a small
break and talk about my profile since it bears some relevance to the rest of
the story.
Experience - 10 years
Field - Information Technology
Designation - Technology Architect
International Experience - 7 years
Hobbies - I teach at a Govt School, Blog (schadda.blogspot.com), and am a martial artist
Extra Curricular: I am passionate about
public speaking and have been involved with Toastmasters at various
levels
So coming back to my applications, I got
interview calls from IIMB, IIMC, and IIMA. IIML is yet to announce its results.
To cut the long story short, I had a great interviewing experience with IIMC
and IIMA. My interview with IIMB is on 17th Nov, I will share the details of
the interview a little later. For now I have got a call from IIM Ahmedabad and
I am ecstatic to learn that I will be able to live my dream this year.
Now, I want to clarify some myths and share some
learning:
1) It does not matter how many times you give
your GMATas long as you can defend it. When I was asked this in my interview, I
mentioned that I would have given it 10 more times if I am not able to convert
it this time.
2) Only folks with high GMAT scores get into
IIMA or prestigious institutes. I am a living example. But I must confess, in
the last 2-3 years, I did not just take a break of 3 years. I built my profile
as strong as possible so that I am able to defend everything I say.
- My communication was weak, therefore I
joined Toastmasters and went on to win the regional competition in extempore
speech in Michigan.
- My social responsibility had nothing
substantial therefore I started teaching at a govt school. I am teaching there
for almost 2 years now and am in love with the kids.
- I also started writing a blog that
became very popular and has good number of hits in my technology
community.
I believe all this helped since IIMA conducts an
extempore speech in the interview and that did not surprise me.
One very important thing that I wanted to share
was that though I scored a 670 in GMAT, I felt I was much better than this.
Some of the fundamentals taught by Kalyan sir are embedded in my mind so well
that my accuracy in SC, RC, and CR is consistently 90%. I still think 670 was a
score on a day that had gone bad.
The net story is that DO NOT GET DISHEARTENED.
you have no idea what is in store for you. Your interview is also very very
important and so is your profile. In IIM Bangalore GMAT holds only 10%
weightage in your overall profile.
Here again I want to recollect what Kalyan sir
used to tell us. YOU ARE DOING THIS FOR YOURSELF and not anyone else. it is
your choice to live it with conviction. Sir, I THANK YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN for
changing my perspective towards my goals. You gave me much more than just how
to prepare for GMAT.
Regarding my preparation, I only read OG 10, OG
11, and OG 12. I followed what kalyan sir taught me to the core, I have great
faith in his teaching style.
Regarding my interview, I prepared for all
current affairs, my engineering, and almost everything on my application form.
This is how my interview went in IIMC and IIMA.
IIM-Calcutta
Q - Who is the CM of Bangalore?
Shettar
Q - Who is the Governor of Bangalore?
Bhardwaj - Hansraj Bhardwaj
Q - Who is the previous CM of Bangalore?
Yedyurappa (Damn.. somehow Gowda slipped out of
my mind)
Q - have you heard of Gowda?
A - yes he was the previous CM, not Yedyurappa I
laughed and told the professor that I goofed up.
Q - Where have you been in and around Bangalore?
A - Yes, Mysore
Q - What is that temple called on top of a hill
in Mysore?
A - Nandi
Q - How far is Nandi from the base?
A - 2-3 kms, 30 min drive
Q - What are the few amazing things about the
Mysore Palace?
A - Sword of Tipu Sultan which is not there
anymore
Q - Whose paintings are on display at the Mysore
Palace?
A - NO IDEA, but told about some fascinating
paintings that I recollected seeing 7 years back
Q - Tell me about your hobbies?
A - teaching, blogging
Q - Grilled me about Vedic Mathematics? Which
Vedas contain script for Vedic maths?
A - Atharvaveda..told about everything I know
Q - Which book do you refer to teach Vedic
Maths?
A - Told
Q - Give an instance where referring the
internet for Vedic Maths has helped you?
A - Told
Q - Why was Maths required at that time - during
3000BC when the Vedas were written?
A - Told to keep a count on the number of
soldier and cavalcade for armies...
The prof told.. it was for calculating distances
and measurements and I told that I was thinking out loud
Q - If you are so passionate about teaching then
why MBA?
A - Told
Q - You will lose all that you are doing now?
A - Told in negative. told about my passion. and
I was candid about sharing the number of times I have applied for my GMAT and I
that I will not give up.
Q - Any questions?
A - Nah.. I am good.
IIMA
Got an extempore topic - If India's literacy
rate is that high, then why are iNdians illetrate....
i have a habit of standing and delivering my
speeches therefore I asked the professors whether I could stand and
deliver.
I gave a 3 minute speech. I had some facts in
india education since I am fascinated about it. Lucky topic :)
Q - What is the literacy rate in India..
A - Gave the literacy rates for India, kerala,
Gujarat etc
Q - What policies has India implemented for
education?
A - Talked about how Bharat Nirman and MNREGA
help education indirectly.
Talked about RTE
Talked about ensuring 25% guaranteed education
for impoverished in some good schools
Q - Asked full form of MNREGA?
A - Told
Q - If there is a policy that is not being
implemented, then what will you do?
A -
Talked about provisions in legislation to pass a
bill
Talked about RTI
Talked about petitions etc
Q - How long have you stayed in Mexico?
A - 10 days..
Q - Where is Mexico?
A - Between NA and SA
Q - Laughed for a bit.. because Mexico is in NA
and not between NA and SA
A - Even I laughed and acclaimed that thoda goof
up ho gaya :)
Q - What language do they speak in Mexico?
A - Spanish
Q - Where is Portuguese spoken?
A - Brazil
Q - What about other countries in South America
A - Spanish
Q - What do you as an Cloud Architect? Tell me
what you did yesterday?
A - Told -
Q - What is Cloud?
A - Told
Q - Why is cloud important?
A - Told. I love my field so I had more than enough
information
Q - Why do you want to do MBA? You will not be
able to do any of this if you do MBA?
A - Replied in Negative. Again there were
references about my GMAT appearances and I told them that you will see me every
year until you select me :) being a little cheeky
Q - What do you do in your spare time?
A - teach / blog
Q - What do you blog about?
A - Told
Q - Got details about my blog.
A - I invited them to visit my blog.
Q - Do you want to take 1 toffee?
A - Only 1 ??
They said - you can take more if you have kids
I said ... I am only a kid and took 2 and left
:)
One thing I wanted to make sure was that I keep
the energy levels in the room high.
Well, this was a long post.. but I wanted to
tell all of you that one thing that will take you to the best B schools is the
belief in yourself. Kalyan sir shared a book with me called Think Again. One
learning I took from the book was that if you train your brain to a goal, the
goal will walk up to you. I believe this is what happened to me as well.
Thank you once again Kalyan sir. You are a
genius.
Regards
Sandeep Chadda
Thursday, March 17, 2011
GMAT-Sentence Correction Tips By Csquare learnings-(GMAT Trainers)
SENTENCE Correction for GMAT with Csquare Learnings-GMAT Training Center
Sentence Correction on GMAT comes with a lot of burden…lots of rules to learn. With the maximum number of Questions (15-17 Q’s) hailing from this section…test takers have no choice but to spend a lot of time mastering this section.
Csquare Learnings-a pioneer GMAT Training Center (Bangalore & Hyderabad) is obliged to share few Sentence Correction (SC) tips with all the GMAT aspirants.
1) Read LESS Ã Score MORE
We often read the Q multiple times in order to understand the sentence. Remember GMAT is testing your correction abilities and not understanding of the concept.
Csquare Learnings through its Classroom & Online sessions emphasizes on “Reading the SC Question only once, NOT to understand”
Emphasize more on the answer choices, in order to find the correct answer and score higher.
2) TOP-Down Approach
We tend to read each answer choice at once to understand and eliminate.
Remember understanding the answer choice is not important than finding the difference between each answer choices.
Csquare Strategy emphasizes on doing a VERTICAL COMPARISON of your answer choices (Move your eyes from top to bottom and NOT left to Right).This helps you clearly differentiate each choice from the other, to choose the comparatively BEST.
3) WRONG is GOOD.
Do not try to find the correct option, always try to find a flaw and identify Wrong Answer choices in order to eliminate them.
Wrong Answer choices help you arrive at the correct answer. Hence WRONG is GOOD: P
4) GMAT Minus GRAMMAR
A common myth is SC needs you to learn vast and time consuming English grammar.
Actually SC on GMAT is based on 35-40 rules. Make sure you learn the APT rules to avoid pressurizing your mind with too much information.
For example:
“We believe that Grammar is an integral part of SC” .This sentence looks and sounds perfect. Whereas this is wrong on GMAT.
‘Believe that’ is a wrong idiom…To avail the list of correct Idioms...
Contact Csquare Learnings -080-40821000.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
GMAT feedback of GMAT Student @ Csquare Learnings-GMAT/GRE Institute
"I decided to appear for GMAT sometime in August 2009. Some of my friends suggested that I look up for some good institute for preparing for GMAT. Initially, I thought that I could manage it on my own. So, I started to prepare for it on my own. My job was hectic enough at that time and managing GMAT preparations proved to be quite a challenge and I felt like I was beating around the bush without much progress. I then decided to look for some guidance. I tried to look for institutes in Bangalore through internet and found Csquare right at the top of my search. I looked through various forums and most of them were unanimous in their view that Csquare has the best to offer when it comes to GMAT. Hence, I took the leap of faith and joined Csquare. Right after the first class (on SC), all my doubts melted away and I was sure that I have come to the right place. This feeling got re-inforced more and more as I attended more and more classes.
On the verbal front, the strategies taught in the class for SC worked really well for me. Towards the end of my preparation, I was getting almost all SC questions right within the manageable time and all that was just by blindly following the "GMATically correct" SC rules taught in the class. The strategies offered for RC were also quite unique and if one really followed them, there was little chance of going wrong. I did my best to practice that and I got comfortable with it as the time progressed. On CR, the strategy to classify questions into various types was equally good. However, I somehow paid least attention to practicising CR and thats what probably led to some dip in my verbal score.
On Quantitative front, I found the strategies taught in the class very helpful in solving the questions quickly and accurately. Specially,with the kind of approach taught to solve DS questions it was really difficult to go wrong there. Quant is not just about solving a question, it is also about solving it quick enough and with least amount of effort and that is what was taught to us in the quant class. The classes were quite focussed and dealt with a very good pool of questions. So, quant became friendly by the end of it all.
I ultimately managed to score 710 (Quant - 50, Verbal - 36). I would like to thank Csquare for all the assistance and support. Special thanks to Rashmi and Kirtin for all their help and motivation."
Sushant jain
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Reading Comprehension(RC)--Strategy by Csquare Learnings
RC on GMAT is The Most Daunting area for most of the students on GMAT. In fact we are sure no one will disagree with us if I say RC is essentially boring, time consuming and more than anything it is PAIN.
During many occasions in our classes we have come across students who barely have any reading skills; added to this if you get a topic that you don’t like (which normally happens) then it is gone for a total mess.
Therefore, at Csquare Learnings, we adopt strategy that will help you to breeze through the RC gently yet get high accuracy. We will deal with few important points and tips that will help you to fine tune your RC skills.
1. You will come across topics that you MAY NOT be able to comprehend no matter how many times you read.
RULE No 1: STOP TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
2. Remember every passage is essentially a STORY, no matter what subject it is written on. And every story is built on a Story line or a basic Structure.
RULE No 2: DECIPHER THE STORY LINE (NOT the STORY Details).
3. As human brain stores lots of things in the temporary memory locations, we tend to forget things very fast. Realize the fact that your brain is biggest enemy; hence don’t rely on your brain.
RULE No 3: PUT YOUR STORY LINE ON PAPER QUICKELY (as you decipher it)
4. GMAT has some unique talent to make simple things complex. More often than less, we tend to get scared by looking at the question itself. Realize what GMAT is trying to do to you by throwing that question at you.
RULE No 4: DON’T GET CARRIED AWAY BY THE LOOK AND FEEL OF THE QUESTION. INSTEAD BREAK IT INTO PIECES TO RELATE TO YOUR STORY LINE
5. Unlike many other exams, GMAT carefully designs its Answer Choices based on Human Psychology. It is very easy to Fall for trap in the pursuit of finding Right Answer Choice.
RULE No 5: DON’T TRY TO FIND RIGHT ANSWER CHOICE; INSTEAD INDENTIFY WRONG ONES AND KICK THEM OUT.
Ensure you eliminate the wrong answer choices for the same reason that GMAT does – Read explanations carefully.
In conclusion, if you want to impress your BOSS you need to understand his likes and dislikes. Similarly if you want to CONQUER RCs ON GMAT, you MUST understand your enemy-GMAT’s likes and dislikes. There is NO correct way or wrong way in this game; it is just the GMAT WAY.
SO KNOW IT. CONQUER IT.
PS: For practice please stick to Official Guides.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
HEC MBA Seminar at Csquare learnings
Csquare Learnings in collaboration with HEC Paris organizes a Seminar on “HEC MBA :Training the world leaders of tomorrow”
Venue:
Csquare Learnings Convention Hall
Courtesy : Shilton Royale
9, 100 Feet Road, Koramangala Bangalore - 560 047.
Date : Sept 18, 2010 [Saturday]
Time : 3:30 - 4:30 PM
Contact details: 080-40821000
E-MAIL : info@csqrl.com
WEB : www.csqrl.com
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
GRE as a gateway to B Schools
“ Dear MBA aspirants,
Did you blew up your GMAT ; feel disappointed as you couldn’t apply to TOP Business schools such as Stanford, Harvard, Wharton etc…. ; here is a good news for you: All the TOP Business schools in USA including Harvard, Wharton, ROSS etc are NOW accepting GRE score as alternative to GMAT. Check the link attached and see if your dream school is listed there…
http://www.ets.org/gre/institu
Wish you Good Luck, “
Hyderabad 040-40214545/40141147
Bangalore 080-40821000/1
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
GMAT Score 710-Sushant Jain (Student of GMAT training Center -Csquare learnings)
"I decided to appear for GMAT sometime in August 2009. Some of my friends suggested that I look up for some good institute for preparing for GMAT. Initially, I thought that I could manage it on my own. So, I started to prepare for it on my own. My job was hectic enough at that time and managing GMAT preparations proved to be quite a challenge and I felt like I was beating around the bush without much progress. I then decided to look for some guidance. I tried to look for institutes in Bangalore through internet and found Csquare right at the top of my search. I looked through various forums and most of them were unanimous in their view that Csquare has the best to offer when it comes to GMAT. Hence, I took the leap of faith and joined Csquare. Right after the first class (on SC), all my doubts melted away and I was sure that I have come to the right place. This feeling got re-enforced more and more as I attended more and more classes.
On the verbal front, the strategies taught in the class for SC worked really well for me. Towards the end of my preparation, I was getting almost all SC questions right within the manageable time and all that was just by blindly following the "GMATically correct" SC rules taught in the class. The strategies offered for RC were also quite unique and if one really followed them, there was little chance of going wrong. I did my best to practice that and I got comfortable with it as the time progressed. On CR, the strategy to classify questions into various types was equally good. However, I somehow paid least attention to practicing CR and that’s what probably led to some dip in my verbal score.
On Quantitative front, I found the strategies taught in the class very helpful in solving the questions quickly and accurately. Specially, with the kind of approach taught to solve DS questions it was really difficult to go wrong there. Quant is not just about solving a question; it is also about solving it quick enough and with least amount of effort and that is what was taught to us in the quant class. The classes were quite focused and dealt with a very good pool of questions. So, quant became friendly by the end of it all.
I ultimately managed to score 710 (Quant - 50, Verbal - 36). I would like to thank Csquare for all the assistance and support. Special thanks to Rashmi and Kirtin for all their help and motivation."
Sushant Jain
GMAT Score(690)---->XLRI (with Csquare Learnings-GMAT Training Center @ Bangalore,Hyderabad and Delhi)
Hi MBA Aspirants,
I wanted to write this mail a long time back since I got a confirmed offer from XLRI Jamshedpur for their 1 year GMP program but just could not find the time. Now that this is due for a long while and I sincerely feel what I am going to write down, I knew I had to do it now.
Just to give you some background about me:
I am an Electronics Engineer by qualification but was in IT when the MBA bug bit me firmly in 2008. I had planned it some years back but got busy with my job. It was my wife, a doctor by profession who gave me the confidence to go with it again and hence I started looking out for GMAT coaching. This got me connected to Csquare Learnings. Before I go any further let me furnish the details of GMAT and colleges I applied to.
GMAT: 630,650,690
Average Acads
Total Work Experience: 6 years 8 months,1 year of entrepreneurship experience
ISB
Great Lakes
XLRI: got an admit to GMP 1 year program
The journey was a satisfying experience overall starting with Maths coaching from Rashmi and English from Kirtin.
I found everyone very dedicated and hard working be it Rashmi, Reddy, Vinita Maam or Kalyan himself. This is the only reason I could keep myself egging on when I faltered badly on my initial 2 attempts at GMAT. They all gave me the confidence and motivation that I can do well. In the end, I could not cross the magical figure of 700 and I was a bit disappointed but then I knew I had given it my all.
Pardon me if I wrote such a big mail and believe me I am not in habit of writing such long mails, but all that I have written is completely true. I am completely convinced that my stint has played a major role in getting me to XLRI and particularly the brain storming sessions with Vinita Maam. Now I know the importance of those sessions and the reason why Maam puts a high value to those sessions.
Regards
Giri Shankar
XLRI GMP 2010-2011
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
GRE Instead of GMAT
GRE Instead of GMAT – More than 300 Business Schools ( including the TOP B-Schools) are NOW accepting GRE for MBA admissions... does it mean Csqrl is also exploring the option of starting with GRE; wait n watch…
Friday, May 28, 2010
ISB student from Csquare Learnings(GMAT Training Institute)-Ashwin Krishna
Ashwin Krishna ISB Co 2011
I found that GMAT preparation is a different ballgame and I didn’t want to join yet-another-institute who specializes in CAT coaching and “claims” to provide mentoring for GMAT!
I did a lot of research on institutes who are catering GMAT coaching. As a reality check I visited Csquare, Jamboree and TIME. Unarguably, the energy level, which I saw in Csquare was indomitable. I loved the passion in Rashmi, the way she answered my questions and the way she directed me for my GMAT dream. I was a lost kid not knowing my way forward for cracking GMAT. Rashmi’s mentoring was indeed a “ray of hope” for me. I went ahead with the intuition of “First impression is best impression” and I am happy to say that taking up Csqaure is one of the best decisions of my life.
Moreover, I got an amazing feedback from Csquare alumni – Niara Ahmed ( who is student at ISB Co 2010 and Amit. )
Thus, being a rational human being I cherry picked Csquare among the mediocre rest!
Csquare is Certainly the master in GMAT Preparation.
Sometime during august 2009: My entrepreneurial journey needed a big leap and MBA was the best way forward. I spent 4 full years to decide about my GMAT journey. I was exhausted… Csquare was the booster, which empowered my entrepreneurial journey by helping me to tame the GMAT bull.
Empowering GMAT dreams
§ Right from Day 1 when I met Rashmi, there was lots of “positive energy” around. I strongly feel this seeded confidence in me to crack GMAT.
§ The strong foundations laid in the class helped me to understand the basics and mend my mistakes.
§ The repeated, exhaustive practice tests empowered me to get rid of “fear of committing silly mistakes in objective-type exam”.
§ The techniques taught were undoubtedly simple, whacky and effective. Unarguably, these techniques helped me to optimize time in GMAT.
§ There was string focus on “Individual development”. It was indeed great to be in a small batch of 10.
§ Test Taking Strategies made me to think and perceive GMAT is ridiculously easy.
§ Hours of 1-1 classes on admissions was impeccable. Those sessions not only gave me a headstart to applications process but also guided me to the right path for ISB. Even though I had a great profile, I wasn’t clear how to sell my USP. Vinitha & her admissions team at Csquare did a commendable job by analyzing my profile and mentoring me at every stage till I landed at ISB.
Empowering my Life
§ The eclectic Csquare students and the “GMAT ecosystem” at Csquare indeed brought a new “me” in me.
§ I have not only made some of the best friends of life through Csquare but also carry the same positive energy, which I have evidently seen in whole of Csquare family!
I am strongly inclined to giving back to the system. I will spend substantial amount of time in sharing my knowledge about essay writing and admissions to Csquare students. My extensive knowledge of essays and admissions that I gained through Csquare Admissions team, will be put to best use in Csquare! I will be more than happy to give sessions on “How to get into ISB”.
Before I finish my stint in ISB, I will write a research report on “Market potential for GMAT coaching in India”, which will be exclusively presented for Csquare. I feel it’s a nice way to say “thank you” for folks who helped me realize my dream of “cracking GMAT conundrum”.
I would like to be a good-will ambassador of Csquare and help in all fronts for marketing Csquare.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Csquare Learnings welcome's all the woman MBA aspirants!!!
Today our women have a great part to play in the progress of humanity. The role of women in society is a measuring rod and true index of its civilization and cultural attainment. Thus their education plays a pivotal role in the society leading to participation of women in various fields of work. In the modern era various top B schools offer the best and the most flexible programs to intelligent, business-savvy women by supporting female faculty, by sponsoring the course fees, and encouraging the development of social and professional organizations that cater to female student interests. These endeavors have led to an increase in the percentage of female candidates which averages at 35% for the top 15 B Schools. However this figure still remains low.
We at Csquare want to reach out to as many women as possible and foster their growth in the MBA world. Hence we are proud to announce that we offer special GMAT course preparation discounts of 20%to women candidates and help them connect to women centered B schools such as HEC- Paris, Stanford to name a few. This is an endeavor not only to help the women but also contribute towards the society and its growth. We hope that our efforts will promote many more female candidates to make the best use of the opportunities and encourage them to pursue their Dreams.
Hurry up and reach your dreams ! What more you are waiting for???
Offer valid till this month end.
Regards
Csquare Learnings Team
Thursday, April 15, 2010
7 CSQRL students at ISB, Hyderabad PGP (2010-2011)
7 CSQRL students at ISB, Hyderabad PGP (2010-2011)
Today, excellence has its own shine for the 7 ISB admits, who were not aware that a major transformation was under way until they were well into it. We at Csquare made them work with vision, strategy belief and persistence. After getting admits, other students heard them saying, “Look, it just wasn’t that complicated! Once we understood the concept, we just moved straight ahead and the journey brought us to ISB”. Aristotle rightly said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” We agree, excellence at Csquare is not an act but a habit. Take a look..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTqR3YwxzZ0
Friday, March 26, 2010
GMAT SCORES OVER CAT
GMAT SCORES OVER CAT
Number Of Aspirants Shoots Up As GMAT Gives International Exposure; Process Better Organized
TOI| Bangalore
March 26: Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is gaining ground among students with numbers shooting up sharply over a five-year span and fairly significantly over a one-year period.
According to Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the total number of Indian GMAT test takers has increased to 32,000 in 2009 from 25,000 in 2008. The number is high compared to the number of test takers in 2005 which was only 13,000. Candidates whom The Times of India spoke to said taking GMAT provides an opportunity to study in colleges abroad as they accept GMAT score. Also, many feel that the GMAT process is more organized.
Raveena Gupta, a software engineer, expressed her unhappiness over CAT 2009 computer-based test. Terming it an “unfair process”, she said there was no uniformity in papers unlike previous years. “Some students got easy papers while others tough ones. The entire process was not carried off well,” she said.
“GMAT , an universal test, is more organized. I am seriously thinking of taking GMAT. It’s more of application-based test unlike CAT where emphasis is more on mathematical part,” she added.
For Raghavendra D, an engineer, CAT 2009 was one of the reasons for his switch over to GMAT. “CAT 2009 was unpredictable. The problem with its format is that at initial level it’s highly score-based and only at the interview time weightages are given to other areas,” he said.
Raghavendra who got a seat in Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, said with his work experience it might be difficult for IIMs to get him a placement. “I have nearly six years of work experience. I have got some reviews from my friends in IIMs who said it might be difficult to get a suitable role for a person with over five years’ experience. I might feel out of place among the peer group,” he added.
But for Apratin Mukherjee, working in IT industry, it’s the international exposure that matters. “I wrote CAT 2009 and it was ok. However, I always wanted to go abroad and study. Hence, I am looking at GMAT,” he said.
Rashmi Gowda, director, Csquare Learnings, a Bangalore-based GMAT training institute, said with majority of IIMs shifting their focus from CAT and giving more importance to work experience and leadership potential, there is more focus on GMAT. “Many B-schools are now considering GMAT an alternative score in lieu of CAT,” she said.
Rashmi said once taken, the GMAT score is valid for five years, which means a student, can decide to study MBA anytime within five years. “Also programmes like MS in Management from London Business School have specially been designed for management aspirants with no work experience. Hence, the young management aspirants who wish to seek international exposure in addition to seeking just a degree, now have more options beyond CAT and IIMs,” she explained.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Seven ISB Admits from CSQUARE Learnings
Congratulations.........
Csquare Learnings takes this opportunity to Congratulate all the seven admits to ISB this year (the names are mentioned below). We know all of you were waiting for this moment since a long time and we are thrilled to see your DREAMS come true. We are proud of all the seven students of Csquare who have accomplished their goal and made it to ISB. It is indeed an invigorating moment for Csquare to have all of you as our alumni.
This journey to success has not been a cake walk for all of you right from searching the Best institute for GMAT to clearing the interview. We can recall the days with some of you when you prepared day and night for GMAT and went through all the brain storming sessions to draft essays, and at the end must say IT HAS ALL PAID OFF!! This truly shows that hard work and dedication can lead you to your DREAMS. Time and again all you have showed the zeal and motivation to make it into a Big Bschool of your choice and finally here it is-Indian School of Business!!
Once again we have proved that at Csquare we strive not only to teach our students just the strategies or subjective concepts but also streamline the thought process to get a super score in GMAT and finally get admission into the DREAM College.
Finally heartiest congratulations to all the ISB admits for the splendid performance so far. Csquare wishes the ISB admits All the Best for future and continuous success and May you be bestowed with many such enlivening moments.
The ISB admits for 2010-2011 from CSQRL are-
Kavita Singh
Ashwin Krishna
Vijay Kumar
Surabhi Sawant
Subhadip Majumder
Raghavendra
Varun Rai Bansal
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