IMD result has been out, at least many applicants who are selected for interview in September have been communicated the dates and case study. I'm not one of them. I do feel bad because IMD was on the top of my list, on the other side each school I'm applying to has its charm for me. There is something in each one of them which should keep me happy if I get through. Yes, it does look very difficult.
Not getting selected also calls for some analysis of the application. Like for IIMA its objective, they give points for each achievement, acads, work exp, international exposure etc. I saw the profiles of those selected and they were mostly from IIT, NIT's had worked outside India for considerable amount of time. In comparison I have low acads and less international exposure. There is a possibility I was a border line and there is a possibility that I was outright reject. I did have my strong points like field of work, decent extra curriculars. But most of this cannot be highlighted objectively. Realistic look at my profile tells me there is nothing exceptional in it, I have everything good but I'm yet to figure what is it that makes my profile exceptional.
About IMD, I sent them an email asking when are the results expected and what is the status. They have not said a no, just that the admission committee is currently making decisions and will communicate soon. They have three interview dates announced for September - 7th 10th and 17th. They usually have a group of 8 interviewed at a time, which would mean that only 24 have been invited to be interviewed in Round 4. Not sure how many they select in a single round. If there are more, I wonder if I still have a chance.
I however am going with the assumption that they have probably not sent out the rejections and might send them out by next week. I wonder if there is a waitlist in case some candidates drop out from the interview. My positive side always takes over!
Moving ahead, LBS application is out and I am hitting round 1. I'm also working on my INSEAD app for rouns 1. They're both for Sept end. Its less time, but I've started working on my INSEAD essays already, hoping to make considerable progress this weekend. I enjoy writing essays so its fun doing the applications. Also, I think about how much information a particular school is looking for and what it might tell them. For example, I found LBS application very impressive, lots of space to present self analysis. Even the essays are more direct and focused. This also makes it a tougher application. And with the pool of extremely competent applicants writing more only gives way to adcom to find a gap in application to be able to reject a candidate.
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