Priyan25 wrote:
I am planning to apply for ISB for the 2022 intake.
I am really worried about my profile thou. A little check on my educational background:
Gender - Female
Age- 24
10th - 95%
12th- 79%
Engineering ( Computer Science) - 65%
Work Ex- 3.4 yrs ( Digital Marketing)
I am an average student academically. But I have been showcasing leadership qualities since my schooling. I was appointed as head girl. I have actively taken part in drama club/ street plays and have won awards for that during my schooling.
In my college and school days I have always coordinated and organised events, fests. I was also part of national entrepreneurship cell for my college where I represented my college in college level workshop giving various ideas for the same and also mentoring students who have great ideas and letting their ideas reach new level and get sponsors.
In work I have always stepped up and taken up responsibilities whenever there is no resource. I also always researched and gone out of my comfort zone and learn things that were not restricted to my roles and responsibilities. I have knowledge across various tools for automation and data visualisation( that my role doesn’t permit) for which I have been awarded in my company as well. Automation, research, and leadership ( i.e stepping in for any work whenever required) are three of my strong assets.
I am also an active member of organisation that mentors girl child where I directly mentor two girls, have chat with them regularly and help them in their education.
I appeared for gmat and scored a 490 in jan 2021. I was quite disheartened. I had prepared for three months thou not properly as I was constantly worried and getting stress and anxiety about my results because of which I panicked during my actual exam.
I am planning to appear for gmat and aiming for a score of 700.
But I am not very confident about that. I am getting tensed constantly whether my profile is even right for isb and whether I should even consider giving gmat.
ISB is my dream college. Thou academically weak I know my extra curricular activities are really strong and I come from a little diverse background.
I am currently following Maghoosh Gmat 3 months schedule for beginner which focuses mainly only maghoosh lessons and
official guide questions. I am currently studying from 2021 guide.
I need help. I am not sure what to do. I am not confident. :/
I am really scared about my gmat and what if I don’t get a good score again?
Posted from my mobile deviceHi
Priyan25,
Thanks for sharing your profile in detail.
First things first, you must focus only the controllable with a positive mindset without fretting about what is not working.
Yes, the low undegrad score is something we can no longer change; however, we can definitely offset it with a spike in the GMAT score; as of now, don't just aim for a 700, aim for as high a score as you can.
Kudos to you for having impressive extra-curricular activities; these, together with a story that ties up the dots, will make for a strong case, if presented in an appropriate manner. However, at this point, with a great deal of time at hand, you must only focus on getting the GMAT out of the way; once that is taken care of, you can deliberate on your career goals and work on finalizing your essays.
Needless to say, you have no reason to be underconfident; just focus on your preparation and with the correct mindset, there is no reason why things should not work out.
All the best!