LassanBabaThe articleship period does not technically count toward eligibility for ISB PGP. If you have done something genuinely interesting during that time, for eg. thinking beyond the standard scope of CA work, it could give you strong material to position yourself within the younger pool. A 665 mock is borderline average, so you would want to push that higher on the actual to compensate for your relatively lower work experience. The 61% in CA is also not a profile spike.
You should work on planning how your experience can be presented. For example saying 'I have handled audits, compliance, reporting, clients' will not impress much because its fairly standard for a CA. For someone applying early, B schools look for unusually high maturity for the experience level. So in your application, showing decision exposure and real business context, even if you were not the final decision maker will make your case stronger. A weak version of this profile type is one that pre -PGP stays limited to reporting, audit, and compliance work, with no ownership, no visible impact, but a generic goal like consulting or private equity.
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LassanBaba
Planning to attempt official mock soon
Scored 665 in GMAT Clubs mock
My Profile is 9/9/ (61% in CA, not sure where this will belong)
Having 1.6 years of work ex post qualification experience (Core Finance Role) . 2 years will be complete by the time of R-1 interview.
Do I have any edge for ISB??
Apologies
