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  • General Engineer Male
  • Acads :
    • 12th : 80.2%
    • CGPA: 8.23 Btech Computer Science from VJTI (Maharashtra‘s top engineering college)
  • Work Experience: Software Engineer (2.5 years as of today at a top Investment Bank) to be promoted in February 2026.
  • Research Experience: 1 IEEE conference paper published
  • GRE: Yet to take; expecting a score of 327+
  • Projects/Achievements:
    • Leader's Choice Award 2025 by current org
    • Data Science Hackathon Winner organised by the Bank (current org)
    • Top Employee Recognition (Innovation) Award 2024
    • State Merit Scholarship Recipient with Rank 1 in class X
  • PORs :
    • Community Leader of a software technology during college leading Mumbai community of 1k+ members.
    • AI Champion at the current bank advocating employees about AI & adoption.
    • Mentored 3 new joiners in the bank.
  • Volunteering : Multiple volunteerings as part of CSR activities
  • Certificates : Multiple Coursera or alike certificates in consulting, finance and technology
Is ISB PGP possible in R3 or I should cramp up and complete everything for R2? I am planning to apply for R3 because I have not started my essays and also GRE might take some time for best score.
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Profile Evaluation for ISB PGP 16 Nov 2025, 18:26
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Best of luck
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Profile Evaluation for ISB PGP 16 Nov 2025, 20:06
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Good profile, good academics but what is GRE expecting a score of 327+ ?
Have you given any mock, if yes share that score. If no give one today.
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Profile Evaluation for ISB PGP 16 Nov 2025, 23:03
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Dear mbazeus,

Your profile actually stands out quite well for someone with 2.5 years of experience. The mix of CS + investment-bank tech + AI advocacy + tech community building already pushes you outside the generic coder bracket (read IT Engineer pool). Internal trust signals like the Leader’s Choice Award, innovation award, hackathon win and mentoring responsibilities show solid upward momentum. A GRE (327+) will also neutralize any academic concerns and place you well on the quantitative side.

Since you are on the lower end of work experience, ISB will look for leadership stories that show influence rather than seniority. You will need to explicitly bring forward leadership stories from both work and personal life such as moments where you influenced people, owned something end-to-end or showed initiative without waiting for authority. You can shape this through two angles:
  1. Mentorship: not just “I mentored juniors,” but how you guided them through real challenges, earned trust and improved team output.
  2. AI Champion role : not the title, but how you convinced teams to adopt new ideas, handled resistance and moved people from hesitation to action.
    Stories built this way show maturity, judgment and people leadership something which ISB wants to see from younger applicants.

Round 3 is competitive for tech profiles, so sharp storytelling becomes critical. Overall you’re a strong fit, but the way you present the leadership narrative will drive the final outcome.
I am an ISB Alum,CO15, and have been mentoring applicants crack ISB and other Global MBA programs for 8+ years now. Feel free to get in touch if you seek professional assistance.

Cheers and wish you all the very best !
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Profile Evaluation for ISB PGP 16 Nov 2025, 23:28
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Hello!

Here is our detailed profile analysis for you:

Academics:
Your academic background is solid: VJTI is a strong brand, and an 8.23 CGPA keeps you comfortably above the threshold ISB expects. Your academic profile will not hold you back.

Work Experience (2.5 years):
Top investment bank + early-career trajectory + upcoming promotion (even if it’s post-admission cycle) is a positive signal. Your organizational awards, hackathon win, and recognition for innovation make your work profile stronger than a typical applicant with similar experience.

Research & Certifications:
The IEEE paper is an additional credibility boost. Certifications won’t differentiate you by themselves, but they show intentional skill-building.

Leadership & Extracurriculars:
Managing a 1,000+ member tech community in college, mentoring juniors, being an AI Champion, and volunteering through CSR activities together demonstrate leadership, initiative, and well-roundedness. These are good positives for ISB.

Overall, this is a good, competitive, above-average profile for ISB — provided the test score and essays come together well.

R2 vs R3 – Honest Outlook from us
If possible, Round 2 will materially improve your chances. I myself cramped up INSEAD, LBS, LSE and ESSEC all in 4 days and managed to get in. I feel for you it's a very similar situation - trust me R2 vs R3 make a huge difference for the schools and earlier the better is a strong rule for this period.
Your profile is absolutely strong enough to be considered in R3. It’s just that R2 gives you a statistically better chance.

We offer free guidance + free essay edits (just for you). Feel free to book a slot or submit your essays :)
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Hello, thanks for reviewing. Yes getting a score between 325-330 in mocks
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Good profile, good academics but what is GRE expecting a score of 327+ ?
Have you given any mock, if yes share that score. If no give one today.
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