Profile evaluation for ESSEC, HEC, Imperial, INSEAD, LBS, Student background, from India

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1 month ago

A GMAT above 675 would be competitive for the schools you’ve mentioned, and your academics look strong as well.

You could also consider adding University of St. Gallen, IESE Business School, and IE Business School to your list. One key aspect will be clearly articulating your post-MiM career goals, as that plays an important role in the admissions process.

If possible, try to pursue additional internships that align with your post-MiM goals, so that your profile shows a clear and consistent narrative.

Feel free to reach out if you’d like to discuss your profile in more detail.

All the Best!

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MBAandBeyond

Thanks for sharing your profile, @DEV AGARWAL. You are academically outstanding and well-positioned for top MiM programs. However, your profile currently seems to have three gaps: Limited internship depth, limited international exposure, and moderate leadership scale. These are fixable before applications.

Your realistic GMAT FE target should be ~675. But if you get a ~695, that would be really great. All the best for your GMAT exam.

Strengths:
1. Exceptional academics- A 10.0 CGPA from a known commerce college stands out. Admissions will view you as academically disciplined and intellectually strong.

2. Early leadership exposure- Event head roles demonstrate: organization, initiative, and responsibility. MiM programs like candidates who contribute to campus life.

3. Finance curiosity- Stock simulations + audit internship support a finance or consulting interest.

Areas to improve:
1. Internship quality- Top MiM admits usually have 2–3 high-quality internships. Ideal additions can be a consulting internship, a finance internship (investment research/corporate finance), or a startup strategy role. Aim for one brand-name company if possible.

2. International exposure- European schools value a global mindset. Examples: exchange programs, international competitions, collaboration with global teams, and global online projects.

3. Impact-based leadership- Move beyond event participation. Ex: start a finance or consulting club, lead a student initiative, and organize national competitions. Admissions want initiative, not just involvement.

You can also add other schools like LBS, IE, ESADE, or EDHEC.

Questions for you:
1) Are you open to internships abroad during your MiM?
2) Are you leaning more toward consulting or finance?
3) Do you plan to participate in case competitions?
4) Have you held any positions where you managed a team?

These answers affect how your essays should be written.

We’d love to learn more about your academic background, extracurricular activities, work experience, and personal journey so that we can provide a tailored profile evaluation and an honest school assessment. Feel free to book an evaluation session.

Cheers!
Shantanu Sharma, INSEAD Alumnus
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond

TheIvyLeagueEdge

Hi @Dev Agarwal,
1. Assuming you can manage a GMAT FE of 695+, you would be able to offset the big dampener of your College being less than a Tier-1 college
2. Would you like to clarify what percentile your CGPA of 10.0 ranks you in?
3. While you shave listed the organisations you have worked with, the real strength of your resume would come from your work accomplishments, not merely in a list of your employers. It would be important for us to see that to understand your chances better
4. Also, much of the results would depend on how compelling your overall story comes out to be,
5. whether you can leverage your Extra Curriculars to show demonstrated examples of leadership, and such other traits that AdComs of super selective programs like to see in their candidates.

Broadly, I feel Essec and ESCP would be quite doable (not easy, but certainly doable). For the others in the list, your application quality would make a huge difference.

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