Profile evaluation for ISB, Booth (Chicago), INSEAD, Yale, GMAT Focus 755, Technology background, from India

gmatclub

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9 months ago

Well done for a strong score.
IMHO, it is too early for you to consider pursuing an MBA. You will derive much more value out of the education if you walk into the classrooms with 4-5 years of work experience.

MBAandBeyond

Hi @AashishRaj! Great 755 GMAT score, a perfect 4.0 GPA, and strong leadership experience, your academic and extracurricular profile stands out despite limited work experience (1.5 years). Your accomplishments in research leadership and community service strengthen your application, but the short work tenure may be a concern for some programs. Focus on articulating a clear post-MBA vision connecting your current software engineering expertise to product management/leadership in tech.

For MBA programs, consider gaining 2 more years of work experience, as schools like Stanford, MIT Sloan, and Haas value your strong academics and tech focus but prefer more experience. Alternatively, explore early-career MBA programs like Yale Silver Scholars or deferred options if eligible. For MiM programs, schools like LBS, HEC, or ESCP could be good fits for an immediate application. If you’d like, we are happy to hop on a 1:1 call with you to learn more about your profile and provide a detailed evaluation and gauge your chances to the best-fit schools. Please feel free to schedule a profile evaluation call according to your convenience. All the very best!

nousernamefine

Hi @AashishRaj, I would like to have a chat with you regarding your GMAT prep and exam. Would you mind sharing what worked for you and what not , key question how did you decide now its time to attempt the exam. I am just practicing practicing some days its good result some day its like not getting questions right. So not sure when I should just go with exam. I had score of 655 last year.

AashishRaj

Sure @nousernamefine. There were ups and downs in my prep too, including days when things went south. I have mainly used only free FMAT Club resources, GMAT Ninja Youtube videos, and the free Official Prep materials to prepare. I think the way you might be able to tackle the issue of things going wrong on certain days is to just take a break, reorient yourself, and start fresh. That generally worked for me, and I noticed I performed better at mocks and in practice too after having taken a short break. Also regarding when I decided when it's time to attempt, this was my first attempt, and I had planned to go for a second attempt with guided preparation if I did not get my target score this time. That is why my approach was the sooner I give the exam at least once, the sooner I'll be able to switch to focused preparation. Hence I decided to give the exam after a couple of months of self-study, and thankfully I was lucky to get my target score in this attempt itself. A score of 655 is a good score, and I think that you should just pace yourself and go for the exam. That would give you a good perspective of where you stand, and you can always go back to focused preparation and retake the exam. I hope this clears some doubts, and let me know if I can help out in any other way.

Thanks for sharing Aashish. I understood. How were your mock scores before exam ?

In the very beginning, my mock scores were in the 655-675 range. After the 2 months of prep, I gave 5 mocks from various resources, and my scores improved as follows: 695-705-715-735. 735 was the highest I scored on an official mock.

Ohk, got it. Thanks a lot. Good luck with the admissions