ZFG
Hello, requesting a profile evaluation
Indian-Male
Age: 23
10th- 10 CGPA
12th- 91% MEC
BBA (Data Analytics and Digital Marketing)—9.75 CGPA IBS, Hyderabad
State-level badminton player under 18 and reached semi-finals in a state-level tournament (highest). Won several nationwide gaming tournaments during covid and currently bootstrapping an Indian-originated and based esports club. Also during 12th grade, I came 2nd in badminton inter-college tournament. Part-time and freelance hobbies such as video editor and content creator
3 years of work experience in a market research firm and got promoted from associate consultant to research consultant. With 40-plus market reports across various industries getting converted and published. Trained and mentored 8 associates in my team during my tenure. Although my role had a lot of data analysis-related projects, as this includes mostly primary and secondary research. Designed and published a hydrogen supply chain database across major countries for many consulting firms such as Deloitte and EY.
Would appreciate your thoughts on whether this profile for applying in Round 1 would reduce chances in any way. Or should I reappear for the GMAT and aim for a better score and apply in round 2?
GMAT FE - 635
Planning for Indian B-schools for 2026 intake
Hi
ZFG, Great EC. You have done good in badminton and have contributed in sports start up. All these will give edge to your profile. In work side as well, some remarkable work has been done on market research. The acads are also decent. Overall, a good profile.
But it will be better if you apply in R2 with a better score. 635 will not make your task of selection easier. If your mocks are suggesting improvement of score, go for that. R1 and R2 are not much different in terms of probability of selection. You may apply in R1 if you are not sure of the improvement. Anything above 655-665 will make your selection chances much more practical.
Best Wishes.