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Hello anzz27

Work profile and extracurriculars are very interesting and adds diversity- something that ISB is fond of.
Retake the GRE and get a 323+ to stand a good chance.
P.S.- a key info that is missing is what are your post MBA goals- a clear and realistic answer to this will be the deciding factor.

You may want to read here on what factors work in a profile and here to add to your research on career goals.

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Hi guys ,

Requesting a profile evaluation. PFB my profile:

10th : 93.42%
12th : 70%
Bpharm + Pharmatech MBA : 3.54/4 GPA (4th rank in a class of 90)

GRE : 317 (V - 157, Q - 160)

Work Experience : Total 4 years 3 months

Boutique Strategy Consulting Firm (1 year 8 months) - worked across various corporate strategy, distribution strategy, entry strategy for FMCG and Healthcare clients

Highlight : Won best new entrant of the year and fast track promotion within 8 months

Brand Management at one of the leading beauty E-commerce platform: ( 2 years 7 months) Handled a key FMCG account and handled multiple brands across makeup, hair and skin categories (launched 2 new brands) and recently moved to strategy and operations role within same firm looking at overall business performance and operations

Promoted after 2 years, got awarded certificate of appreciation for my contribution.

Extra curriculars:
- Volunteered at an NGO teaching under privileged kids
- Member of multiple organizing committees in university
- College representative at Indian Pharmaceutical Association ( national level)
- Won awards across various inter and intra college business competitions

I am aiming to apply for R3. wanted to understand if I stand any chance at all

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Please evaluate my profile

Age- 26 years

GMAT Target - 730 (getting 700 in official mocks)
B. Tech in Electrical Engineering - 84% (Batch Topper)
12th - 88.4%
10th - 10 CGPA

Extra Curricular Activities:-

College head of NGO (Leaders for Tomorrow) - Established the NGO in the college, Built and led a team of 150+ students. Organised various donation drives, cleanliness drives, plantation drives and orphanage visits.

Member of College R&D Team - Worked on Autonomous Vehicle project for 1 year as member of R&D team of college.

Participated in intercollege cricket competition along with various debate competitions during school and college.

Work Experience - 5 years

5 years experience as Gazzetted Officer in State Govt.

Supervised 40+ Projects learning the skills such as People management, Vendor Management, Stakeholder Management, Estimation, Budgeting, Surveying, Tendering, Procurement.

Short Term Goal - Career Switch from Government to Corporate

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Hello sk1310

Past scores are decent and the GRE checks the box.
However, none of the other factors are lacking virtually any useful information for a feedback. Hope you realize the importance of qualitative details so close to the application deadlines.
While I understand that you may feel your work ex has little to talk about, but you will be surprised how achievements can be brought out if brainstormed well. Also, career progression is not just promotions but also learning growth.
Same thing with extracurricular activities- no talk of accomplishments.
Lastly, you haven't touched upon your career goals either. ISB wants to see a leader who has a 'clear' & 'realistic' vision of their career.

Tough chances without elaborating on these (here or in the application).

You may want to read here on what factors work in a profile and here to add to your research on career goals.

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Hi Team,

I have 3+ years of working as a data scientist (ML/AI)
Class 10: 95%
Class 12: 98%
Engineering: Top 5 college (IIT Kharagpur)
GPA: 9.29/10 (Dept Topper)

GRE: 325 (V157, Q168) AWA: Yet to receive

In extra curricular activities, i have
1) Secretary - Gymkhana at College
2) Dramatics Club Member
3) NSS member for 2 years

- Not many achievements to show in work profile. Same designation since my graduation (no promotions, but good projects applying latest AI ML techniques)

Hobbies:
Badminton
Travel

I would be grateful if you have any feedback for me. Thanks in advance

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Hi GMAT Club Community

Kindly evaluate my profile for ISB (Round 3) 2023

Age - 25 Yr

GMAT Score: Will give in Jan last week

Educational Qualifications:

10th: 89%
12th: 77% (Non-Medical Science)
Graduation: Chartered Accountancy(CA) , 62%, completed in 2019

Work Experience:
25 months
Nov 2019- Dec 2021
Gap of 1 year since Dec 2021

-Worked in SAP Financial (FICO) Consulting Domain in an IT Company.
-Worked on SAP Project of a US based Client.

Reason for doing MBA:
Short term goal of Career Growth, Long term goal of becoming CXO

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Mechanical engineer - BITS goa - 7.73
12th - Gujarat state - 81%
10th - Gujarat state - 85%

Work Exp - family business - since 2019 - As project manager for solar power plants.

Extracurricular- Lead aerodynamics club at BITS

GMAT - Sept 2022 - 710

Application - submitted in round 2 - waiting for an interview

What are my chances for an interview and admit?

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Hi SagarGarg

Your academic percentages till 12th and the professional certification as Chartered Accountant as well as your rich work experience make your profile interesting for the B-Schools.

However, your short-term and long-term career goals are very generic and with no information about GMAT/GRE, it is difficult to evaluate your profile holistically. We strongly suggest you register with us for a free profile evaluation which is done by Ex ISB Admissions officers and they would be happy to evaluate your profile and advise accordingly.

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Hi Shilpan

Your chances of getting an interview call are very high, considering your academic background and the GMAT score. Hoping that you have done a good job on overall application building and especially the essays, you should start preparing for the interviews.

Do reach out to us for any help required for the interview services.

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Application Fee waiver for R-3 candidates

Please note that ISB has waived the application fee to Rs. 2,500 for PGP applicants applying to R-3.

However, please be informed that this fee waiver is only available in the window from Dec 24, 2022 to Jan 02, 2023.
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Hi Community, Please evaluate chances for Interview & Admit

Name: Adithya Shourie
MBA (Dist. Edu - Finance) - ICFAI - 8.11
Civil engineer - BITS Hyderabad - 7.83
12th - Telangana state - 95%
10th - Telangana state - 83%

Work Exp - CPSU - 8 Y 5 M (Up to Apr 15, 2023) - Working in Prestigious Polavaram Irrigation Project as Senior Engineer for 4 years. Worked for 4+ years in Bangalore as Engineer for clients viz. Indian Navy, Govt. of India - PMKSY Projects.

Achievements - Nodal Officer for Karnataka for PMKSY Projects under AIBP
Technical Officer for Lakshadweep for Jal Shakti Campaign (Govt. of India)

Extracurricular Activities - Organized Swatch Bharat Campaign twice (Mar & Sep 2022) at Rajahmundry
Organized and conducted 'Yoga' on Yoga day for 50 engineers & staff at Polavaram
Coordinated and helped organize cul-fest 'Pearl' in BITS Hyderabad as part of Controlz Dept.
Held Rank of Sergeant II in Air Force in NCC and led squadron of 30 cadets

Hobbies - Learning new languages (Can speak 6 +), painting and drawing & playing video games

GRE 316

Application - Submitted in round 2 - waiting for an interview call

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Hello Saghan96

Past scores and GMAT check the box.
Work ex shows potential of good story telling and adds diversity.
Extracurricular activities seem dated, how are you planning to make them relevant to the application?
Career goals seem incomplete- transitioning into corporate from govt is obvious, but what industry, role companies etc. You must display more clarity than this.
Also curious to know how are you balancing GMAT prep and application this close to the deadline.

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Hi Shourie,

Thanks for sharing your profile. On a lighter note, since you have already submitted application and waiting for the shortlist, we believe ISB will better placed to answer that!!

On a serious note, If you have really highlighted your profile well, then you should get a shortlist.

Its generally the efforts that candidate put in the application and interview rather than the "profile" which decides selection or rejection. (Ofcourse after getting a decent enough score). So do devote good efforts in your interview preparation.

Profile wise, its a remarkably good profile. We hope you get through!!

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Hi All,

I am Arpit and planning to Apply for ‘23 Round 3 intake for ISB. I know I am very late in the process but working on multiple fronts to make my application count.

Here is my profile

27 year old Male, Indian

GMAT : Not given yet. Expected score 690 based on the mocks. Online GMAT exam scheduled on 20th Jan
Undergraduate degree : B. Tech in Metallurgical Engineering and Material Sciences from IIT Bombay(premium engineering college in India)

10th: 9.4/10
12th: 86.4/100
UG: 6.9/10(I didn't focus much on studies but have got many internship experiences)

Work Ex : 5.5 years in 3 different jobs

1. Analyst at a UAE based micro VC firm - 1 Yr
I was interning here during college and then joined the firm full time right out of UG college. Worked there for almost an year(including college time) learning about startups and interacting with many founders. After an year, I realised that I'll need some real industry experience and hard skills, hence moved on to work in data science field

2. Data Scientist in Revenue Management Dept at a LCC airline based out of India- 3Yrs
RM is a field in Operations Research and involves both commercial and technical acumen. Here I worked with a lot of data, learnt python, did some good amount of coding and built a lot of automation tools for the airline. In the first year of my 3 year stint here, I built a dynamic pricing algorithm which manages the complete pricing of airline's tickets leading to 15% increase in the cash flows. The covid stuck during my second year here and all the projects got stalled and the airline went into cost-cutting mode. That's when I went on to work at my startup in stealth mode

3. Co-Founder and Technical Lead at a startup(an impact oriented IT and Data Science consultancy firm serving govt and private clients)- 1.5 Yr:
This experience has been the most challenging and I learnt a lot of things encountered by entrepreneurs. Developed 3 innovative products from scratch and managed the IT infra and tech team budget. Oversaw a team of 10 engineers and data analysts along with multiple IT and data science projects while maneuvering the company through the challenges posed by government clients(delayed payments, mismanaged client expectations, low understanding of tech). Managed the flagship product of the company. Went through all ups and downs of the startup where we had to do salary cuts and even let go some of the team members due to performance issues.

Co curriculars:
1. An avid player of table tennis having played and won state level tournaments
2. Travelled across lengths and breadths of India(thanks to my free airline tickets)

Spikes that can distinguish this profile from others:
1. Aviation operations research experience where I developed something affecting the top line of business directly
2. Humbling startup co-founder experience
3. Experience working in the impact sector with multiple govt officials(IAS, IPS officials)
4. Premium institute UG degree(if that counts at all)
5. Varied experience of finance(VC and CFA L1 attempted), aviation and Govt IT consulting

Post MBA Goals -
A career that remains relevant to consumer psychology while staying in touch with technology world, work for a b2c company in mid-management/leadership position in the short term and eventually start a company some day

Please share your analysis. Also, I am open to any questions you might have

Suggestions also required on:
1. Whether this is the best college suited for my profile. If there's any other college that would suit more(I'll be posting the same profile for analysis in some other univs thread too)
2. Given my current level of preparation(No GMAT, no essays, short Round 3 deadlines), can I still apply for a top college and get an admit OR should I opt for next year(2024 intake) with full preparation. Although I don't want to delay MBA by 1 year, this will be my last resort in case I don't get a top college
3. Any suggestions for essays are most welcome

Thanks in advance

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Hi guys ,

Requesting a profile evaluation. PFB my profile:

10th : 64%
12th : 62%
B.E: 64%
GMAT : 640 (Q-48, V-29)

Work Experience : Total 7 years 7 months

Working as Vendor Operations and Technical solutions Manager for a Fortune 500 MNC. I have experience in Vendor Operations Management and Business Development for Online Travel Industry, Google Shopping and Digital Marketing.

Highlight : Received 6 promotions across three different companies in the past 7 years.

Integrated 50+ new partners on Google Hotel Ads which resulted in 28% revenue growth.
Managed campaigns for Tier -1 partners with a daily budget of 100K+ USD.

As a Vendor Ops Manager, managed Sampling Strategy, Review Strategy and conceptualized Quality Framework for Google process.

Currently, managing vendor operations for a team of 15 folks and led financial planning and analysis, budget management for an operation of 10 TVC workers across 2 sites to meet budgets while maximizing support for customers.

Won best performer award 8 times during 4 years of my time with my first company.

Extra curriculars:
- Volunteering at an NGO for wildlife, tiger and nature conversation.
- Previously has worked as volunteer for a book bank for 6 years (providing study materials to underprivileged kids)
- I am half marathon runner, have ran 15+ half marathon in the past 4 years.
- I am long distance rider, have covered more than 20000+ KMs in the past 3 years.

Future Goals: I would like work excel in operations management and getting good exposure from a reupdated b-school will help me to achieve the same.

I am aiming to apply for R3. wanted to understand if I stand any chance at all.

Hi Ankur,
Thanks for sharing your profile.

I am an ISB alum, CO14, and have been guiding applicants in their MBA admission journeys for the last 5 years. Below is my evaluation of your profile-
GMAT- Great. You're well above the typical threshold.
ACADEMICS- Average.
WORK EXPERIENCE- Very good. Here’s where you stand out. You have an impressive record and some major promotions.
EXTRACURRICULAR- Good. Please mention in your application what all your experience taught you here.

Overall. Yours is a good profile and you have a good chance of ending up at a good school. R3 is quite competitive so maybe it's a long shot but there is no harm in applying.
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Hi,
Thanks for sharing your profile.
I am an ISB alum, CO14, and have been guiding applicants in their MBA admission journeys for the last 5 years. Below is my evaluation of your profile-

GMAT/GRE- Good.
ACADEMICS- Great. Your BPharm degree gives you brownie points. But please mention why you want to do a ‘double MBA’.
WORK EXPERIENCE- Good. Your promotions show you are competitive and work hard. Please explain how an MBA will help augment your career.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR- Good but please refrain from mentioning NGO work unless it's very specific. This makes it look like you did this work only to write about it in your resume.

Overall, your profile is good and with a well-articulated application, you can easily rank into your dream B-school.

Please feel free to get in touch with me at [email protected] and/or +91-9701215544 in case you want a detailed discussion. Good luck.

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Hi Saghan,
Thanks for sharing your profile.
I am an ISB alum, CO14, and have been guiding applicants in their MBA admission journeys for the last 5 years. Below is my evaluation of your profile-

GMAT/GRE- Great score if you can replicate this at the actual exam.
ACADEMICS- Good.
WORK EXPERIENCE- Very good. Working as a Gazetted officer gives you brownie points. Please elaborate in detail on a few of the projects you undertook as an officer. Also, specify the reason behind your switch from the government sector to the corporate.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR- Good. Spearheading your own NGO is very good, please share the experiences you gained while working there.

Overall, your profile is remarkable. You need to be able to present it in a good manner to leverage your experience.

Please feel free to get in touch with me at [email protected] and/or +91-9701215544 in case you want a detailed discussion. Good luck.

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Hi Shilpan,
Thanks for sharing your profile.
I am an ISB alum, CO14, and have been guiding applicants in their MBA admission journeys for the last 5 years. Below is my evaluation of your profile-
GMAT/GRE- Great score.

ACADEMICS- Good.

WORK EXPERIENCE- Average. Please tell in detail what you've worked on, as part of your family business. And you haven't worked in your core field.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR- Average.

Overall, You have a good score but please mention your profile in detail so we can give a better evaluation.

Please feel free to get in touch with me at [email protected] and/or +91-9701215544 in case you want a detailed discussion. Good luck.

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Hi Shourie

Your profile is good. You have a good academic performance and rich work experience with the government. Assuming you would have explained through your essays about your achievements and your ability to contribute to the peer learning both in the classroom and also outside the classroom, you will likely get an admission interview call soon.

You should start reading your application and prepare for the possible interview questions.

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Hi palodarpit

6.9 CGPA from IIT Bombay is good and so are your other academic percentages. A metallurgical engineer doing a non-engineering job is a diversity, and will be valued by the B-schools. Your diverse and rich work experience in different capacities is very good and highly valuable. Below is our response to your requested suggestions:

1. Whether this is the best college suited for my profile. If there's any other college that would suit me more(I'll be posting the same profile for analysis in some other universities thread too)

Ans: You surely should apply to the ISB and IIM. For other colleges, we will need to get on a call and can advise based on the discussion.

2. Given my current level of preparation(No GMAT, no essays, short Round 3 deadlines), can I still apply for a top college and get an admit OR should I opt for next year(2024 intake) with full preparation. Although I don't want to delay MBA by 1 year, this will be my last resort in case I don't get a top college

Ans: As you are preparing for the GMAT, you definitely should apply to the ISB. As the school allows you to submit your application with the un official score, you can write your exam by 26th January.

3. Any suggestions for essays are most welcome

Ans: Please register for a free profile evaluation call and we can discuss this in length.

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GMAT 1: 750 Q50 V42 Verified score

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01 Jan 2023, 02:42

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Hello palodarpit

ISB (or any other top B School for that matter) is going to asses your profile on primarily 4 factors-
1) Academic Potential- you have decent past scores, but the GMAT does not help stand out especially among the highly competitive pool of Indian Male Engineer applicant pool. Which means academic potential is not the reason you'll get an admit to a top school and will need a spike in at least one of the areas below.
2) Work Ex- Definitely shows potential. Unlike academics, work ex is subjective and what matters is the depth of your work ex (career progression, conscious decision making towards a long term goal, accomplishments). However, more than a check list what matters is how you choose to present your journey in the application (essays, LOR and interviews). Your work ex surely shows potential of good story telling.
3) Diversity- What do you bring to the batch that will add to the experience of your batch mates inside and outside the classroom? We tend to look at extracurricular as a check list that will help us get in, but we have to work equally hard to showcase how are these activities relevant to the B-School application. (Yes you played table tennis and traveled, but how are these important or relevant for the B School- if you can prove that, then these can add diversity, else not).
4) Career Goals- B Schools are looking at leaders that have a Clear and Realistic vision of their career. As long as you can show A) the long term trajectory of your career (and why do you have this long term goal), B) the short term plan (say 3 to 5 years from now what role you must work in to be able to gain enough learning and experience to transition into your long term goal) and C) how the B School will act as a stepping stone to help you land the said role and what companies are you targeting (yes that specific). The goals must be realistic too (considering your profile, background and what the school can help you achieve). You seem to have some sense of the goals, but these need to be made more specific from here, but that shouldn't be a very tough task. Curious to know- what happens to your venture during or after MBA?

Your essays, LOR and interviews will have to bring out relevant spikes in each of the areas above. (except academics, which you cannot change now except retake the GMAT and improve the score by at least 20-30 points)

As you rightly said, time is really tight. Not sure how far you have progressed in your application to give a full recommendation. But as a thumb rule I'd say 4 weeks is a decent time for ISB application from Brainstorming to Essays to submitting the application.
If you haven't gone through the brainstorming stage I'd highly recommend applying next year with better preparation and use this time to improve your GMAT and extracurricular activities.

You may want to read here on what factors work in a profile and here to add to your research on career goals.

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04 Jan 2023, 18:17

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Hey,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB (application for 2024-25):

Age: 27 yr

GMAT Score: Not yet appeared [Targeting 730+]

Educational Qualifications:

10th: 8.8/10 GPA (CBSE)
12th: 82.5% ; Science Stream (CBSE)
Graduation: Mechanical Engg- 6.56/10 CGPA

Work Experience:
Manager - Assistant Manager in a Public Sector Bank
Duration - 36 Months (As of Dec 2022)
I have handled various departments, disbursed 200 plus loans, increased business by around 4 crores in GOLD LOAN dept(highest since i Joined), implemented practices to reduce TAT for disbursement of loans

Extra Curricular and Achievements
- Have won several awards for Dance competitions right from my Xth till College
- Organised Fashion Shows, Cultural Programs during FEST in College
-Was captain of High School Football Team and part of Basketball and volleyball teams
-Was part of School Drama Team and have done participated in many events and celebrations
-Secured 99th percentile in IBPS exam with an All India Rank of 240
- Qualified GATE exam
-Is currently playing in Football team for PSB at State level representing Home District
-Have won Man of match awards in District League tournaments
-Is part of District Committee for organising All Kerala Cultural Festival for Bank Employees

Hobbies:
- Is a bike enthusiast and have done over 7000 kms in Southern India and looking to cover North India too.
-Loves to play football

Certifications:
-JAIIB
Is planning to do LEAN SIX SIGMA CERTIFICATION from KPMG

I kindly request you to evaluate my profile so as to secure an admit from ISB or executive MBA from IIM A or B, i am looking to move on from this current profile as i feel stagnant here with no ways for me to achieve my goals in life.