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08 Sep 2022, 08:09

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Hi, please evaluate my profile:
X - 90.42 (ICSE)
XII - 83.08 (State Board)
BCom - 73.52 (State Uni- Top 10 college)
MCom - 80 (State Uni - Top 10 college)

College extra curriculars:
1. Head of the marketing dept of the MUN club, Jt. Secretary of the Management Club, Editor - English of the Annual College Magazine, Head of PR of the Marketing Club
2. Won story writing contests, academic prizes for individual subjects, trophy for the being the best writer of college, published 2 research papers

Work experience: 4 years
Industry: Digital and Mainline marketing
Company: LK Saatchi and Saatchi
Impact: Worked on Retail, finance and FMCG brands.
Led the end to end execution of campaigns
Was the key spoc on the accounts managed
Came up with strategy/ideas/insights for campaigns managed

Other Hobbies:
1. MMA - Certified Black Belt
2. Writing - Blog with over 40K followers on Instagram, published in several anthologies

Goals: To transition over to the brand side as a brand manager post an MBA

Target GMAT score: 720
(Currently scoring 680 - 700 in mocks)

Please evaluate my profile for ISB

Please share your details at [email protected]

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Any idea if we can request for a change in interview location preference? After submitting the application

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Any idea if we can request for a change in interview location preference? After submitting the application

Please get in touch with the ISB admissions team. Mail to [email protected]

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Any applicants / students / consultants with past experience.. in terms of how can multiple admits be tackled?
Especially in terms of student loan & cancellation fees by other programs.

It’s a tall order but Does ISB give any support to students in such cases by opting to fast track the application or declaring the final status?

Since ISB R1 results are expected by 15 Nov, the cancellation fees at other programs become quite steep by then, escalating to upwards of 6-10 L.

Would appreciate any feedback on this plz. It’s a bad dilemma to have

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I read somewhere that ISB interviews are like open interviews and the panellists do not have access to our essays but all the other parts of our application. I also read in many blogs that the panellists focus a lot on questions related to the essays and work-ex. Can anyone confirm which one is true?

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They have access to your essays, recco, form. All the numbers (gmat/gre, grad, etc) are masked. The reason those senior alums ask about essays and work-ex is because they have access to that data.

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Got it, my bad. Thanks Manan!

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They usually don’t heed to such requests. However, if you have confirmed admits, you can try reaching out. No harm.

you just got to prioritise!

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ISB will make u pay ur admission acceptance fee before some of the admission release dates of other colleges...so be ready to have surprises around...🫡

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jatin093, Hi Jatin, congratulations in completing your application, need your help with the LOR questions, I will have to get it filled from my past employer, so want to be prepared in advance. This would be a great help. Thanks in advance ☺️

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can family business be considered a work experience?

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When are the second rounds planned ?

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can family business be considered a work experience?

absolutely! Have worked with a few candidates. Can put you in touch if you want

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hii, that would be great. Actually I am looking to create a profile for next year r1 application as i want to strengthen my gmat score a bit

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I applied for r1 PGP program and if I have to change the company now, should I inform ISB Adcom?

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Hello sant13osh, No you need not inform the ad com about the change. However, if you are invited for an interview, then you should ideally be transparent with the panel. As an ISB alum, I have been part of several panels, and I can vouch that interviewers appreciate honesty.

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but they are saying that in the upload documents section, I need to upload a test taker’s report

Hi, I have received the same mail. Did you find an answer for this?

deepa12345678, do let me know

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Hi All,

Please evaluate my profile for chances of admission in R2 :D

Note: Yet to attempt GMAT, expecting 700-720!

I graduated from a TOP engineering college in Bengaluru, India--> B.E.-Electronics and Telecommunication in 2020.

Since then, I have been working at a top MNC as a
->Technical Consulting Engineer(22 months)- Skilled in customer handling and assertive leadership. Lead for various escalations and customer negotiations.
Going above and beyond: Lead a stretch project in my organization as a Project Manager for managing the developments/growth in Top Global Customer Accounts in the Service Provider domain.

->Current role: Project Manager: Part of the PMO team, handling a large-scale project for one of the major 5G Customers from the US.

10th: ICSE: 91.5%
12th: CBSE: 91.4%
BTech: 8.5/10
Work ex(as of March,2023)- 32months

Achievement and Co curricular:

- Core member of a team called "PM connect" where we take initiatives to help people transition into PM roles
- Involved in CSR activities
-Member of College’s Nanosatellite Team
-Master of Ceremony of various events -Part of the Anchoring team of the college
-Member of the Debating Society in College
-Member of Organizing teams of E-SUMMITs
-Participated in various debates and declamations during school at school/inter-school level
-Master of ceremony of various events in school