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I’m planning to apply for ISB Co 26 and wanted to understand any specific benefits of applying inR1 will it effect the chances of scholarships etc

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I’m planning to apply for ISB Co 26 and wanted to understand any specific benefits of applying inR1 will it effect the chances of scholarships etc

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­hrishi84 From a logistics point of view, early applications definitely have an advantage. More than the scholarships, the advantage lies in terms of the odds for getting into your target school. I know that ISB and other top MBAs claim that all rounds are equally competitive, but having seen the B school applications up close for a long time, we know how hard the adcoms work to curate a diverse and highly capable cohort. For that reason, the more you delay your application, the higher the chance that the adcom would have found someone more promising and interesting than you from a similar background as you (industry, function, years of experience, GMAT/GRE, and so on). I have seen seemingly average profiles sail through the admissions process at ISB in the first round, and I have seen very competitive candidates suffer the bloodbath in R2 and R3. So if there's a chance you can piece the various parts of your application together well and apply in R1, definitely go for it.

For the need-based and merit scholarships, the college will duly consider you irrespective of the round for as long as you are truly a deserving candidate. But there is truth in that the scholarship budget gets reduced as the time goes by.

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I’m planning to apply for ISB Co 26 and wanted to understand any specific benefits of applying inR1 will it effect the chances of scholarships etc

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­Hello hrishi84,

Thanks for writing in.

While ISB does claim that the chances of admission do not fall in subsequent rounds, we have seen lower rates of admission in Round 3. Applying in an earlier round gives you a higher chance of receiving an admit and better chances of garering a scholarship. Hence, if you are ready, please always apply to any school in an earlier round.

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I’m planning to apply for ISB Co 26 and wanted to understand any specific benefits of applying inR1 will it effect the chances of scholarships etc

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­Hi! While it's said that the chances of getting an admit remain the same in all the 3 rounds, the probability increase in R1 & R2 (especially if you are from an overrepresented pool of applicants - went through your profile on another post). The chances of scholarships also do increase in R1 & R2.