Calling all ISB PGP Applicants: 2024 Intake Class of 2025

Hello,

As an applicant in the 2-3 years of work experience range, the pluses in your profile are your BBA grades, your GRE score and your participation in extracurriculars and social service activities. Can't say a lot about the work experience from what is given here, but given that you are proactive in other things, I am assuming that you have charted a good growth path in your work exp also. So far, there is a good match as an ISB applicant, so go ahead.

What is also going to be important here is what you want to do in the future, how has your current role prepared you and how are you moving towards it going forward. At 2-3 years of work experience, applicants don't have the baggage of a heavy resume which adds to their agility of moving to the next levels in a role or alternatively pivoting towards another one also (given you have the preparation). The path is for you to decide and convey.

Another aspect is how you plan your story and build a strong case for yourself as an ISB applicant. Invest amply in introspection and research.

All the best!

Moi69 hope you are doing well

On the surface, your career progression seems promising. The key to cracking programs like ISB is to delve deeper into your career trajectory, draw insights that have shaped your perspective through various experiences such as industry exposure, team leadership, and time-bound challenges, engaging stakeholders, and volunteering for initiatives outside of your core area of expertise.

One thing I must caution you about is your goal strategy. The alignment of your marketing goals with your experience in finance consulting is not clear to me. Goals shouldn't be formulated out of thin air and shouldn't make your last three years seem like a futile effort. I recommend getting guidance from someone who understands the admissions and post MBA careers on how to connect your marketing goals with your past experiences. "Consulting" is a rather generic goal and a vast domain, so take a deep dive into the specific type of consulting work you aspire to do and articulate why.

Your GRE score is, at best, average for a school like ISB. I would suggest considering a retake, but if you are unwilling to do so, strategically weave your knowledge in finance into your application narrative. Be prepared for a grilling interview.

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Rb1403 hope you are doing well

Good news! Your acads are decent and your GRE is solid

The first thing I would say is that you must have confidence in your own profile.
It only helps the school see you in the same light as how you see yourself. Something that works very well with admissions committees at top schools is feeder brand associations on your resume. With Apple being a feeder company and recruiter at ISB, you have a solid chance to crack ISB should you want to make it this year. I have worked with ISB PGP applicants who converted admits with exactly 2 years of work experience at the time of the ISB application (not EEOs or deferred admits), so I would not be surprised that with a solid application and interview performance, you will make it too.

If you are a young applicant with only 2 years of experience, you must showcase how you are different from other similar applicants in terms of age and experience given your early promotions or better opportunities to learn at work, thorough industry insights, project management, and crisis management exposure, and a mature overall outlook.

Showcase a well thought out goal plan that takes into account your short-term goals (ideally a plan A and B), but also what you want to achieve in the long term (ambitious, but also motivating).
ECs are alright but in line with your age and experience.

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Aanchal Sahni (INSEAD alum, former INSEAD admissions interviewer)
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Sorry what are black projects Rb1403?
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Ashish.

Confidential projects

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ok. I am not aware what a 'Data operations Analyst' is. Does this entail using Data analytics to suggest improvement in operations?

Also, I don't get a sense of your goals. Make sure that the goals are not mis-aligned with your educational and professional experiences so far.
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Ashish.

You must be trying to log in on the deferred admission page. Something similar happened to me. Check the URL.

PGP R2 Application is Now Open!

Dec 3 2023 is deadline for R2

Any update on this? Is the shortlist expected to start rolling this weekend onwards?

Did anyone who got the profile incomplete email, got the verification email from ISB yet?

Revived mail

Not yet.
no reply from the admission teams too when i asked.

Has anybody got their interviews scheduled ? If so could you please share your date and location?

What is the verification email? I just got the completion email so fat

Far*

Submitted my application on 8th Sep

The admissions committee including the current students are still evaluating the applications.

What are the expected timelines?

Fyi, few shortlists have been rolled out.