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How much is your total experience? Your grades?

Christ, TresVista, and Goldman are all great brands Godfather10.

Target a 675+ on the GMAT.
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Nomad3 Hi! I absolutely love your profile even though you are very early into your career. You may even directly gun for ISB PGP with 2 years of experience. COE type roles in high growth startups/companies at the growth stage can become some of the best experiences if the exposure is meaningful. At that stage, the company has started stabilising commercially, but internally there is still a lot of operational chaos, ambiguity and evolving structure, which creates an unusually rich learning environment because you are helping the leadership build systems, solve cross functional inefficiencies, improve processes and bring strategic clarity where none exists yet. These experiences read very well on B school applications. For me, it is a definite progression point from DE Shaw. Your internships are also technically sound. Your ECs are fine too. Feel free to speak for a deeper evaluation.


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Profile Summary — ISB PGP YL Application Review Request
Target Program: ISB PGP Young Leaders
Application Cycle: 2027 intake (Batch 2027–2029)

ACADEMICS
BBA Finance, Christ University Bengaluru — 9.1 GPA (3.64/4.0) | Class XII: 88% | Class X: 91%
Recipient of Merit Scholarship and Extracurricular Scholarship from Christ University.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ditto Insurance — Senior Associate, Centre for Business Excellence (Jun 2026 – Present at time of application)
Central strategy and operations role within the founders office. Works directly with the CEO (IIM-A alumnus) and reports to a manager from IIM Mumbai. Cross-functional mandate spanning strategy, ops, and business excellence.

DE Shaw & Co. — Associate, Financial Research (Jun 2025 – Jun 2026)
Distressed credit modelling, long-short equity demand forecasting (Tesla), multi-strategy call analysis across Consumer/Energy/Indian Equity/FIG (70+ calls, fast-tracked to live production after 2 mocks), and led a firm-wide GenAI initiative as primary POC — built a 5,000+ transcript repository with automated LLM-based parsing, reducing manual effort ~30%.

ServiceNow — Summer Associate, Project Management (May–Jul 2024)
Selected as the sole candidate from 800+ applicants for the non-tech summer program. Built a Power BI governance dashboard tracking ~USD 1.2M budget across 2,400+ programs for global teams across the US, UK, Japan, India, and Africa. Streamlined legacy tracking process, improving workflow efficiency by 40%.

Free Thinkers Pvt Ltd. — Finance & Business Strategy Intern (Dec 2023 – Mar 2024)
Reduced reimbursement cycle from 12 to ~4 weeks. Analysed 10,000+ bookings; insights contributed to ~16% sales increase and ~25% increase in service availability during peak periods.

CASE COMPETITIONS
• 1st Place — Strategy Case Study, Atharv’23, IIM Indore (1,400+ participants)
• 1st Place — Entrepreneurship Case Competition, PES University (200+ teams)
• 1st Place — Corporate Strategy Event, GIBS Bengaluru
• Campus Finalist — National Strategy Case Study, XIME Bengaluru
• 2nd Place — Leverage 2.0 by A-Quant

LEADERSHIP
• Event Head, Corporate Strategy — designed case studies for an international management fest (700+ teams) and an interdepartmental fest (400+ teams)
• Core Planning Committee — department-wide alumni association (8+ events, 800+ students, 70+ alumni)
• Core Sponsorship — international management fest, 2 consecutive years (5+ lakhs secured)

VOLUNTEERING
• Premaanjali Foundation — developed educational resources for 60+ children including blind students; led food and donation drives (300% increase in food bank donations)
• Centre for Social Action — village distribution drives, supported rural women entrepreneurs

RECOMMENDERS
• Principal Analyst, DE Shaw & Co. — CFA Charterholder, 14+ years of experience
• Senior Manager, ServiceNow — 15+ years of experience

OTHER CONTEXT
• First-generation college graduate and financially helps my family (so would try for need/merit based scholarships as well)
• Post-MBA goal: consulting and strategy/ops roles (e.g. MBB, or high-ownership Associate Manager roles at growth-stage firms like Navi)

Would like to understand:
1. Are my Class 10 (91%) and Class 12 (88%) scores a concern for ISB PGP YL?
2. Will switching from DE Shaw to Ditto after ~1 year hurt my application?
3. What GMAT score should I be targeting given this profile?
4. Is my profile competitive enough against the application pool?

Thank you!
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Good progression from TresVista to GS, gives external validation that you are operating in credible finance environments. You seem to be gradually moving closer to externally facing finance interactions over time rather than remaining in purely backend analytical work. I would still encourage you to think deeply about what kind of finance career you want to build because your current interests still span quite a broad spectrum. These are all very different ecosystems in practice.

One observation I have had from mentoring finance applicants with research backgrounds over time is that proximity to finance is not perceived as proximity to decision making by B schools and recruiters. A lot of candidates become extremely technically strong in research, investment support or analytical finance environments while still remaining one layer removed from actual capital deployment, transaction ownership, investor conviction building or commercial decision making. That distinction starts mattering a lot more once you enter highly competitive post MBA finance recruiting.

Two of my own mentees recently took strategic directions in this regard. One of them, with enormous equity research background turned down an admit from NYU Stern and instead joined an early stage VC fund in MEA because he felt that moving closer to actual investment decisions would compound much better for his long term goals. Another mentee, (who is ex Tres Vista) has put applications on hold this year and is currintly moving from a research oriented finance role into a Middle East based investment firm helping them build private equity capabilities to strengthen both his learning and future recruiting odds.

Your current role potentially gives you more investor interaction and capital markets exposure, but evaluate how much ownership, strategic thinking and market judgment you are developing through it. If your long term aspiration leans toward investing, venture or private markets, then over time you may still need to consciously move closer to roles involving transaction execution, investment evaluation, deal processes or direct capital allocation.
Feel free to have a deeper discussion

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Profile summary, can anyone evaluate my profile and also recommend safe GMAT focus score:
Current Role
Currently working at Goldman Sachs in the Corporate Access Division (since 10 November), supporting engagement between corporates and institutional investors, coordinating investor interactions, and working across capital markets and client-facing initiatives.
Professional Experience
Previously worked at TresVista as a Senior Analyst within Research & Investment Services.
Experience across deal origination, public market investments, investment research, and financial analysis, including consulting support for Goldman Sachs.
Exposure to investment operations, stakeholder management, capital markets, and investor-facing functions.
Interviewed for roles across venture debt and investment functions, including opportunities in the startup and VC ecosystem.
Education
BBA (Hons.), Christ University, Bengaluru.
Academic background focused on finance, investments, and business management.
Leadership & Extracurriculars
Recipient of TresVista’s Shining Star Award for contributions beyond core responsibilities.
Organized employee engagement initiatives including annual firm events and internal leagues.
Led planning and execution of large-scale personal and community events demonstrating ownership and coordination skills.
Career Interests
Interested in opportunities across investments, venture capital, private markets, corporate finance, and strategic roles, while continuing to build exposure within capital markets and investor ecosystems.
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I am looking to retain an admissions consultant to guide my application strategy for the Indian School of Business (ISB) PGP program for the upcoming intake. I am explicitly targeting the Round 2 deadline and would appreciate an honest evaluation of my profile, competitive advantages, and potential bottlenecks.

Please find the summary of my profile below:
1. Academic Background
10th Standard: 89.00%
12th Standard: 75.34% (Acknowledged dip; looking to mitigate via a strong GMAT score)
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) from Mumbai University (Tier-2 College)
Graduation GPA: 8.6 / 10 CGPA

2. Professional Experience & Work Profile
Current Tenure: 2.5 years (approx. 30 months to date; will be ~36 months by Round 2 submission in December)
Company & Designation: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) — Assistant Systems Engineer
Core Responsibilities: Working as a Front-End Developer for TCS BaNCS, a flagship core banking suite. My specific module serves one of the largest corporate banking clients in the Middle East region.
Impact Note: While my corporate trajectory does not feature accelerated title promotions due to rigid organizational timelines, I handle high-stakes front-end architecture and localized technical delivery for an international sovereign banking system.

3. Timeline & Target Score
GMAT Status: Currently starting preparation; targeting a test date in late September / October to secure a score before the Round 2 window.
Target GMAT Focus Edition Score: 685–715+ (aiming for the 97th percentile or higher to offset the 12th-grade academic score).

4. Post-MBA Career Goals
Short-Term Goal: Management Consulting, specifically pivoting into AI Strategy / Digital Transformation Consulting at MBB firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) or Tier-2 strategy houses. I want to leverage my real-world systems engineering and banking delivery framework to advise enterprise clients on scaling technology operations.

Key Areas where I seek your guidance:
1 Mitigation Strategy: How heavily will my 12th-grade score (75.34\%) impact my selection index at ISB, and what threshold score on the GMAT Focus Edition is required to cleanly neutralize it?
2 Story Differentiation: As a candidate from an overrepresented demographic (Indian IT/Engineering Male), how can we best structure my narrative around international core banking delivery to stand out from pure software maintenance profiles?
3 Round 2 Scholarship Viability: I am targeting Round 2 due to my GMAT preparation timeline. Is merit-based financial aid realistically viable in this round assuming a highly competitive test score?
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I am looking to retain an admissions consultant to guide my application strategy for the Indian School of Business (ISB) PGP program for the upcoming intake. I am explicitly targeting the Round 2 deadline and would appreciate an honest evaluation of my profile, competitive advantages, and potential bottlenecks.

Please find the summary of my profile below:
1. Academic Background
10th Standard: 89.00%
12th Standard: 75.34% (Acknowledged dip; looking to mitigate via a strong GMAT score)
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) from Mumbai University (Tier-2 College)
Graduation GPA: 8.6 / 10 CGPA

2. Professional Experience & Work Profile
Current Tenure: 2.5 years (approx. 30 months to date; will be ~36 months by Round 2 submission in December)
Company & Designation: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) — Assistant Systems Engineer
Core Responsibilities: Working as a Front-End Developer for TCS BaNCS, a flagship core banking suite. My specific module serves one of the largest corporate banking clients in the Middle East region.
Impact Note: While my corporate trajectory does not feature accelerated title promotions due to rigid organizational timelines, I handle high-stakes front-end architecture and localized technical delivery for an international sovereign banking system.

3. Timeline & Target Score
GMAT Status: Currently starting preparation; targeting a test date in late September / October to secure a score before the Round 2 window.
Target GMAT Focus Edition Score: 685–715+ (aiming for the 97th percentile or higher to offset the 12th-grade academic score).

4. Post-MBA Career Goals
Short-Term Goal: Management Consulting, specifically pivoting into AI Strategy / Digital Transformation Consulting at MBB firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) or Tier-2 strategy houses. I want to leverage my real-world systems engineering and banking delivery framework to advise enterprise clients on scaling technology operations.

Key Areas where I seek your guidance:
1 Mitigation Strategy: How heavily will my 12th-grade score (75.34\%) impact my selection index at ISB, and what threshold score on the GMAT Focus Edition is required to cleanly neutralize it?
2 Story Differentiation: As a candidate from an overrepresented demographic (Indian IT/Engineering Male), how can we best structure my narrative around international core banking delivery to stand out from pure software maintenance profiles?
3 Round 2 Scholarship Viability: I am targeting Round 2 due to my GMAT preparation timeline. Is merit-based financial aid realistically viable in this round assuming a highly competitive test score?
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You have decent but very competitive profile : engg, male + IT background.

Things in your favor:
Strong UG performance (8.6 CGPA)
International banking exposure through TCS BaNCS, Clear tech-to-consulting pivot potential
~3 years work experience by application is a good range for ISB

Main bottlenecks:
12th score (75%) is lower than average for ISB admits, IT background is highly represented
Lack of promotion can raise questions, though TCS timelines are understood

12th score mitigation:
Yes, it matters, but it is very manageable with a strong GMAT.

Target GMAT Focus: 705+

Avoid positioning yourself as a standard front-end developer. Your positioning should be around core banking transformation and enterprise-scale systems for international banking clients.

Narrative should feel like:
banking technology + enterprise delivery + AI/digital transformation to consulting

Scholarship in R2:
Possible, but more competitive than R1. A 705+ GMAT and strong application quality would improve scholarship odds meaningfully.

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Hi, I would like my profile to get evaluated for ISB along with kind feedback.

10th- 10 CGPA
12th- 91.2% overall
Undergraduate degree: MBBS - 1st division overall - passed in 2022
Work Exp:
1) 1 year internship as part of mbbs curriculum
2) 4 months in a private hospital (Resident Medical Officer)
3) 5 months in a very reputed private hospital (GI Oncosurgery department)-Contributed & conducted Departmental Audits, QIPs & Research work. Was a part of critical decision making team.
4) 10 months in NHM, ministry of health and family welfare, GoI as Medical officer (90% administrative job- also have that written in experience certificate)-Led a 20-member frontline health team delivering primary and preventive care and overlooking healthcare administration, covering a population of 85,000+. Managed patient load in OPD of 70+.

Part time:
1) Student sales ambassador of Healthcare Edtech companies like Marrow and DBMCI (Generated huge revenues for them)- 3 years- Led a team that generated $15,000+ quarterly, expanded into untapped regions, and boosted KPIs (app downloads, signups, and course enrollments - online and offline).
2) Took care of my father’s business while in college after his demise post covid. Gained hands-on experience in operations, strategy, P&L, sales, and marketing.

Extra curricular:
1) Volunteering in numerous Health camps organized
2) Part of the College magazine editorial team
3) Served in IMA-MSN as Secretary and then Convener for 2 years.
4) Volunteer work as General physician in near by hospital. Provide free consultation to needy people since 2 years now.

Test scores/Awards/Certificates:
1) Gold medal for paper presentation national level
2) Many CPD certifications courses in healthcare
3) Certification in AI in Healthcare (Stanford University), and Business Strategy (University of Virginia)

Currently:
Have left job since Feb 2026 to prepare for GMAT. I am continuing my volunteer work and some part time work. Have not given my exam. Hoping to give by September.

Target college: ISB admit 2027

Post MBA goals
Transition into product management/strategy roles in healthtech or Pharma.

Wanted to ask:
1) What score will be safe considering my profile in gmat FE?
2) will the gap in my work ex be a major issue?
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Thanks to all for your kind suggestions and responses.

Just wanted to ask one more thing...
Given my experience and profile, should I apply for PGP or PG- YLP, as it has only been 3 years since I graduated and overall approx 2 years of experience (excluding internship- i dont know if internships count or not). Also, does YLP hold same credibility as PGP?
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Just wanted to ask one more thing...
Given my experience and profile, should I apply for PGP or PG- YLP, as it has only been 3 years since I graduated and overall approx 2 years of experience (excluding internship- i dont know if internships count or not). Also, does YLP hold same credibility as PGP?
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To qualify for YL, the candidate needs to have lesser than 2 years of experience by June 2027.
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Hi, I’m looking for the 2027 intake and I wish to get my profile evaluated. Feedback is welcome!

Academics:
- 10th: 10 CGPA (95% equivalent)
- 12th: 94%
- UG: 8.1 CGPA (81%), B.Tech CSE, Vellore Institute of Technology

Work Experience:
> Currently working at Tata Tech as an Analyst (1 year 5 months of experience as of May ’26).
>Part of one of the biggest projects in the company.
> Communicated my MBA plans to my manager beforehand, which led to a promotion to Analyst while my peers were converted to Developers. This gave me exposure to both technical and business responsibilities.
> Worked on several client-facing projects and collaborated closely with senior leadership to secure projects.
> Completed an internship at Accenture as a Software Engineer Intern.

College, School, and Extracurriculars:
> Published a research paper in AI and Analytics at IIM Ahmedabad’s IMRC 2024.
> Vice-Chair of a Social Entrepreneurship Club focusing on human, social, economic, and environmental sustainability.
>> Organized the biggest ideathon in college, where winners received initial funding from a jury of entrepreneurs.
>> Led expansion efforts by collaborating with peers from several colleges, onboarding founders, and facilitating internships and funding opportunities.
>> Gained exposure to startup operations, marketing, HR, PR, and event management through my tenure.
> Member of a technical club; contributed to organizing hackathons with over 15,000 registered participants.
>> Successfully invited the founder of MATLAB as a speaker and mentor.
> Awarded “Best Outgoing Student” (2013–2018) in school for excellence in academics and extracurriculars.
> also won several prizes in quizzes (appeared twice on national television), science congresses, debates, literary competitions, and essay contests.

Post-MBA Goals:
I wish to move towards more client-facing roles in consulting, strategy, or product management. During my time in my college Club, I realized that I both enjoy and provide more value in these areas compared to my current work.

Questions:
> I believe I wouldn’t qualify for PGPYL since I will exceed the required work experience this year. Is my profile strong enough to compete with the rest of the PGP applicants?
> What should my safe GMAT score look like?
> What more can I do to make my profile stand out from the rest of the regular tech-to-MBA applications?
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The fundamental underlying principle of a good application is whether the person has shown consistent career progression or brings deep knowledge and relatively more maturity for his/her peer group by way of knowledge and experience.
In your case, focus on “what is this biggest project” in the company, and how critical your contribution has been to this project. Also think about whether you would be able to show any differentiation in terms of exposure gained through being awarded more responsibilities than peers, getting a chance to work closely with decision makers and leadership, with ample instances of being able to influence decisions through your analytical insights, and in turn gaining a unique perspective on the industry or the potential within the field that brings you to the point of pursuing an MBA.

My mentees who make it to MBA programs at about 2+ years have either shown depth in their field or were able to show higher than average exposure through the variety in their projects. Needless to say, most such applicants come from consulting backgrounds, but if you come from a startup-like environment, you too can appeal to the adcoms through how intelligently you speak about your work and what you want to do in the future.

Also, the adcoms will think, if you are so interested in PM, strategy or other such roles, what is stopping you from getting into pre MBA roles that can show progression beyond your current role? This question tends to arise if you apply with seemingly less exposure/experience. What could you do? Look for ways to show a clear takeoff point in your career if you want to stand out as a young candidate. ISB may or may not happen immediately, so in parallel start applying to PM, strategy and similar roles within growth stage companies where you can get ample exposure to business challenges. If you manage to secure offers from such roles by the time you apply, you can use them as leverage in your application journey. And even if nothing materializes immediately, ISB would still take note of this as a strong sign of progression, ambition and intentional career movement.

Feel free to speak should you want to discuss your work experience in detail.

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Hi, I’m looking for the 2027 intake and I wish to get my profile evaluated. Feedback is welcome!

Academics:
- 10th: 10 CGPA (95% equivalent)
- 12th: 94%
- UG: 8.1 CGPA (81%), B.Tech CSE, Vellore Institute of Technology

Work Experience:
> Currently working at Tata Tech as an Analyst (1 year 5 months of experience as of May ’26).
>Part of one of the biggest projects in the company.
> Communicated my MBA plans to my manager beforehand, which led to a promotion to Analyst while my peers were converted to Developers. This gave me exposure to both technical and business responsibilities.
> Worked on several client-facing projects and collaborated closely with senior leadership to secure projects.
> Completed an internship at Accenture as a Software Engineer Intern.

College, School, and Extracurriculars:
> Published a research paper in AI and Analytics at IIM Ahmedabad’s IMRC 2024.
> Vice-Chair of a Social Entrepreneurship Club focusing on human, social, economic, and environmental sustainability.
>> Organized the biggest ideathon in college, where winners received initial funding from a jury of entrepreneurs.
>> Led expansion efforts by collaborating with peers from several colleges, onboarding founders, and facilitating internships and funding opportunities.
>> Gained exposure to startup operations, marketing, HR, PR, and event management through my tenure.
> Member of a technical club; contributed to organizing hackathons with over 15,000 registered participants.
>> Successfully invited the founder of MATLAB as a speaker and mentor.
> Awarded “Best Outgoing Student” (2013–2018) in school for excellence in academics and extracurriculars.
> also won several prizes in quizzes (appeared twice on national television), science congresses, debates, literary competitions, and essay contests.

Post-MBA Goals:
I wish to move towards more client-facing roles in consulting, strategy, or product management. During my time in my college Club, I realized that I both enjoy and provide more value in these areas compared to my current work.

Questions:
> I believe I wouldn’t qualify for PGPYL since I will exceed the required work experience this year. Is my profile strong enough to compete with the rest of the PGP applicants?
> What should my safe GMAT score look like?
> What more can I do to make my profile stand out from the rest of the regular tech-to-MBA applications?
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Hi, I’m looking for the 2027 intake and I wish to get my profile evaluated. Feedback is welcome!

Academics:
- 10th: 10 CGPA (95% equivalent)
- 12th: 94%
- UG: 8.1 CGPA (81%), B.Tech CSE, Vellore Institute of Technology

Work Experience:
> Currently working at Tata Tech as an Analyst (1 year 5 months of experience as of May ’26).
>Part of one of the biggest projects in the company.
> Communicated my MBA plans to my manager beforehand, which led to a promotion to Analyst while my peers were converted to Developers. This gave me exposure to both technical and business responsibilities.
> Worked on several client-facing projects and collaborated closely with senior leadership to secure projects.
> Completed an internship at Accenture as a Software Engineer Intern.

College, School, and Extracurriculars:
> Published a research paper in AI and Analytics at IIM Ahmedabad’s IMRC 2024.
> Vice-Chair of a Social Entrepreneurship Club focusing on human, social, economic, and environmental sustainability.
>> Organized the biggest ideathon in college, where winners received initial funding from a jury of entrepreneurs.
>> Led expansion efforts by collaborating with peers from several colleges, onboarding founders, and facilitating internships and funding opportunities.
>> Gained exposure to startup operations, marketing, HR, PR, and event management through my tenure.
> Member of a technical club; contributed to organizing hackathons with over 15,000 registered participants.
>> Successfully invited the founder of MATLAB as a speaker and mentor.
> Awarded “Best Outgoing Student” (2013–2018) in school for excellence in academics and extracurriculars.
> also won several prizes in quizzes (appeared twice on national television), science congresses, debates, literary competitions, and essay contests.

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I wish to move towards more client-facing roles in consulting, strategy, or product management. During my time in my college Club, I realized that I both enjoy and provide more value in these areas compared to my current work.

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> I believe I wouldn’t qualify for PGPYL since I will exceed the required work experience this year. Is my profile strong enough to compete with the rest of the PGP applicants?
> What should my safe GMAT score look like?
> What more can I do to make my profile stand out from the rest of the regular tech-to-MBA applications?
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Below is our evaluation of your profile.

What Is Working Well:
Academics are consistently strong across all levels and hence no red flags. The promotion to Analyst while peers became Developers is a genuine differentiator and shows early business mindset. The Social Entrepreneurship Club tenure organizing a funded ideathon, expanding to multiple colleges, and facilitating real startup opportunities iss your most compelling asset. Publishing a research paper at IIM-A’s IMRC as an undergrad adds intellectual credibility that most applicants lack. But you will need to show some relation b/w research paper and work.

Gaps:
Work experience at ~2 years sits well below ISB’s 4–5 year average, which will be noticed. More critically, your leadership role doesn’t come across clearly phrases like "collaborated with senior leadership" and "worked on client-facing projects" read as participation, not ownership. Without quantified outcomes (revenue, project scale, client impact), the professional story feels thin. Additionally, tech-to-consulting is one of ISB’s most crowded applicant profiles, so your narrative needs far sharper differentiation to stand out.

Recommendations:
• GMAT: Target 685+ to compensate for lower experience years
• Quantify work impact: Attach numbers to every professional achievement before writing essays
• Reframe your story: Lead with your entrepreneurship angle the startup exposure, ideathon, and funding facilitation rather than a generic consulting pivot
• Seriously consider the 2028 intake: One additional year of experience with a stronger leadership role at work would meaningfully improve your competitiveness

I am an ISB alum CO15 and have been mentoring applicants ace their application for 8+ years. Feel free to reach out if you seek any support.

Cheers and all the best
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Hi, I’m looking for the 2027 intake and I wish to get my profile evaluated. Feedback is welcome!

Academics:
- 10th: 81% ICSE
- 12th: 91% CBSE
- UG: 3.1/4 CGPA, BBA Marketing, Christ university bangalore
- PGPM : 2.8/4 CGPA Great lakes institute of management, Gurgaon

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1. 4+ year as product and digital marketing across Product based companies like Zoho and service based Startups
2. After 1 year PGP program :
2+ years working as a Senior Associate consultant with Infosys

- Leading Discovery workshops with Fortune 500 clients to streamline their business processes, Working as a product owner to delivery applications to optimise busines-as-usual
- Prior Work : Product marketing activities like creating, strategising collaterals for pre-sale teams and linkedin performance marketing ; Fb and insta SMM/Performance marketing

I want to go for a second masters to pivot into Strategy consulting Leading the marketing vertical for product based company//second priority to a firm
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Hi anjalijalan08,

Your profile appears reasonably competitive for programs like ISB and IIMA PGPX given the combination of product marketing, digital marketing, consulting, and client-facing transformation experience across firms like Zoho, startups, and Infosys.

One important complexity, however, is the existing PGPM from Great Lakes. You will need to clearly justify why you now require another MBA and what specific gap this MBA will help bridge in your long-term career trajectory.

Your post-MBA goals also need sharper clarity. Since academics are somewhat mixed due to the PGPM CGPA, a strong GMAT FE score around 675+ or GRE around 325 would strengthen your competitiveness further.

All the Best!

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Hi, I’m looking for the 2027 intake and I wish to get my profile evaluated. Feedback is welcome!

Academics:
- 10th: 81% ICSE
- 12th: 91% CBSE
- UG: 3.1/4 CGPA, BBA Marketing, Christ university bangalore
- PGPM : 2.8/4 CGPA Great lakes institute of management, Gurgaon

Work Experience:
1. 4+ year as product and digital marketing across Product based companies like Zoho and service based Startups
2. After 1 year PGP program :
2+ years working as a Senior Associate consultant with Infosys

- Leading Discovery workshops with Fortune 500 clients to streamline their business processes, Working as a product owner to delivery applications to optimise busines-as-usual
- Prior Work : Product marketing activities like creating, strategising collaterals for pre-sale teams and linkedin performance marketing ; Fb and insta SMM/Performance marketing

I want to go for a second masters to pivot into Strategy consulting Leading the marketing vertical for product based company//second priority to a firm
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Hi, I’m looking for the 2027 intake and I wish to get my profile evaluated. Feedback is welcome!

Academics:
- 10th: 10 CGPA CBSE
- 12th: 87.4% CBSE
- UG: 2.98/4.0 in Bachelor's of Computer Science from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Work Experience:
1. 3+ years of workex as Associate Software Developer at Morgan Stanley (1.5 years in Canada, 1.5+ years in India)

I want to go for an MBA from ISB to pivot into Strategy consulting or PE/VC.
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@WA@uox6115 - interesting profile, given the undergrad GPA, Oracle brand, career progression/ recognitions and balanced extracurriculars.

You haven't mentioned your directional post-MBA career goals, but it'd be crucial to have a strong narrative covering your experiences, goals, and how the MBA (and ISB) fits in.

While there's no 'magic' score, aiming for a 327-328 GRE with a balanced sectional split would be ideal.

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Hi, I am looking for the 2027 intake and here is my profile, would like to get some feedback and a safe GRE score (Yes, going ahead with GRE)

Detailed Profile:

1. Completed my Higher Secondary (CBSE) education from DAV International School, Ahmedabad in 2016, CGPA: 10
2. Completed my Senior Secondary (CBSE) (PCM with CS) from Delhi Public School Bopal in 2018, CBSE Boards Percentage: 88.6%
3. Completed my Bachelor’s of Engineering in Electronics and Computer Engineering with no backlogs from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology in 2022, CGPA: 8.63
4. 6 months internship experience in Oracle India Pvt Ltd from January 2022 to July 2022
5. 46 months of total full-time experience to date, starting as an Associate Software Developer (July 2022) and now a Software Developer in Oracle India Pvt Ltd, since September 2024.
6. 2 Employee Recognition Awards and 3 Stock Awards during my full-time tenure at Oracle.
7. Continuous three 5-star rating during annual evaluation over 36 months at Oracle.
8. Was the lead author in a review paper (2021) on EEG Signals and Machine Learning, published in IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering Volume 31
9. Successfully achieved two cloud certifications in 2021, namely AWS Cloud Practitioner and AWS Solutions Architect Associate, and will gain one more by July 2026, i.e. Certified Kubernetes Application Developer.
10. ⁠Tech stack in my job is: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Prompt Engineering, AI Agents (Codex, Cline, Claude), Helm, Oracle Cloud, Python, Typescript, Shell Scripting, YAML/JSON Scripting, and other tools related to DevOps.

My extra curricular activities are:

1. ⁠Selected for SSB Interview for entry into TGC-143 (Technical Graduate Course - Electronics Wing) and SSC-Tech 67 (Men’s)
2. ⁠District Level Athlete in 100M, Long Jump, and 4x100M Relay in 2014.
3. ⁠Best Player Award at Sports Day, School Level, 2014.
4. District Level Table Tennis Player, 2010.
5. Lead Guitarist of School Band, 2015-2016.
6. Rank Holder in Multiple Olympiads at School Level.
7. Table Tennis Player in College Team, 2018-2019.
8. Core Team Member of Thapar Food Festival, 2018-2019; contributed to the execution of the Guinness World Record for the most soft drink cans opened simultaneously, involving 1,400 students, with Coca-Cola as Title Sponsor.
9. Event Planning Head of Thapar Food Festival, 2019-2020; managed a team of 150 volunteers across a 7-day festival.
10. Independently acquired Doritos (PepsiCo India) as Food Sponsor for the festival; the Sweet Chilli flavour's first commercial presence in Punjab was through this activation.
11. Negotiated stall participation with 80+ vendors including national brands Barbecue Nation, Karim's Delhi, and Baskin Robbins for the festival's main day.
12. Designed and executed a CSR initiative for Title Sponsor Coca-Cola; students exchanged 1 kg of waste plastic bottles for 1 crate of Coca-Cola drinks, driving both environmental impact and sponsor brand engagement.
13. Conceptualised and executed a live light show with 500+ students using phone flashlights, forming the Coca-Cola logo from a top-down view, without professional equipment.
14. Created and managed multiple original events across the 7-day festival including a Cook-Off, Day Out with a Chef, and Food vs Man.
15. ⁠⁠Created games/merchandise/theme/food/drinks around Coca Cola (Title Sponsor) and Doritos (Food Sponsor) in one of the events during my time as the Event Planning Head at Thapar Food Festival.

Exam Scores

1. GRE (2023): 157 Quant, 155 Verbal, 4.0 AWA (Total: 312) (Without preparation)
2. TOEFL (2025): 29 L, 29 R, 29 S, 28 W (Total: 115/120)
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FunnyRock: The undergrad GPA looks a bit low. Any reasons e.g. was it low during certain semesters/ courses?

I'm assuming you worked in Canada and then moved to India within MS? Were there any progressions or promotions in your role? And any extracurricular activities that you've been involved in?

The career goals sound broad: consulting and PE/ VC are quite different spaces, and having clarity on which domain (and 'why') will help strengthen your narrative.

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Hi, I’m looking for the 2027 intake and I wish to get my profile evaluated. Feedback is welcome!

Academics:
- 10th: 10 CGPA CBSE
- 12th: 87.4% CBSE
- UG: 2.98/4.0 in Bachelor's of Computer Science from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada

Work Experience:
1. 3+ years of workex as Associate Software Developer at Morgan Stanley (1.5 years in Canada, 1.5+ years in India)

I want to go for an MBA from ISB to pivot into Strategy consulting or PE/VC.
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