Hi goodiecallapk,

Thanks for sharing your profile.vI am an ISB alum, C014 and have been assisting applicants in their admission journeys since.

Below is my take on your profile :
GMAT : Lower than average
Academics : Average
Work Experience : Good

Your GMAT is on the lower end of the spectrum. So in order to make a compelling application for ISB or any top 30 B schools in US, you should try retaking the GMAT and improve your score by 40-50 points at least. Having said that, with a compelling application where you capture the learnings of your past experiences and tune them with what you are looking to get into post MBA, you stand a chance of getting an interview invite from ISB.

As far as your professional experiences are concerned, please bear in mind to showcase your learnings from the diverse roles you have performed till date – MNC employee, Startup Employee, Startup founder. The admission committee would be interested in understanding your commitment levels for each of the roles and specially the reason as to why did you end your entrepreneurial journey in just about year.

Please feel free to get in touch with me at arijit.biswas@crackadmission.com and/or +arijit_biswas89 (Skype) in case you want a detailed discussion or need professional assistance.
Cheers
Arijit
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Hi Sabicha,
Thanks for sharing your profile.
I am an ISB alum, C014 and have been assisting applicants in their admission journeys since.
Below is my take on your profile :
GMAT : Average
Academics : Average (Masters from an International University is a plus)
Work Experience : Excellent
Extra curricular : Competitive
The most critical question that you will need to address in your application is why you need a MBA right now and more so why from ISB. You will have to articulate a common theme across the different phases of your professional career and fit in the MBA appropriately in your future aspirations. One way to do this would be something like : worked in a startup - > attained financial independence through stock sale - > started entrepreneurial journey - > failed but learnt a lot - > also identified some gaps in arsenal - > want to fill those gaps through a holistic MBA program - > equipped with management skill sets would follow my entrepreneurial passion again but with the necessary arsenal.
A logical flow of events is a must to draft an impressionable application.
Please feel free to get in touch with me at arijit.biswas@crackadmission.com and/or +arijit_biswas89 (Skype) in case you want a detailed discussion or need professional assistance.
Cheers
Arijit
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Hi Amogh,
Thanks for sharing your profile.
I am an ISB alum, C014 and have been assisting applicants in their admission journeys since.
Below is my take on your profile:
• GMAT : Below Average
• Academics : Average (Higher CGPA is a bonus)
• Work Experience :
- Quality : Good
- Quantity : Lower than average
• Extra-curricular : Competitive
Your GMAT score and volume of your experience is on the lower side compared to a lot of people you will be competing with. However, you can make this up with a compelling portrayal of your Sales and BD experience. Sales is always a ruthless job and especially when you are at the bottom of the pyramid in an organization. Since you have excelled in this role, you will need to showcase all your personality traits that have helped you come out strong.
Also, make sure that your short term goals are aligned with your existing experiences, and you don’t aim for something where you won’t be leveraging them. This will form the core of your application.
Please feel free to get in touch with me at arijit.biswas@crackadmission.com and/or +arijit_biswas89 (Skype) in case you want a detailed discussion or need professional assistance.
Cheers
Arijit
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age 32
Senior Associate, BNP Paribas (June 2017- present)

Chartered Accountant
BCom
CFA International- Level 2 Candidate

Job Overview

1. BNP Paribas- Senior Associate- Financial Shared Service- APAC Region (Banking Sector)

- Contribute to the performance of 2nd level accounting control of BNP Paribas entities in Asia Pacific Region. Co-ordination with Level 1 and process owners in APAC region for performance of control checks
-Drive the account owner sign-off and first level accounting control certification process
- Perform and document accounting controls and analysis and preparation of summary for Management (head quartered in france)
- Contribute to the automation of certain accounting control processes and the standardisation of booking schemes among entities with constant interaction with process owners in Hong Kong

2. KPMG, Mumbai- Consultant- Risk Consulting- Real Estate and Hospitality Sector
Duration Feb 2013 to July 2016 (3.5 years)
Profile
- Risk consultancy services covering areas such as Revenue Leakages, Leasing (Lease rentals analysis), Procurement (reduction in cost), Finance & Accounts, IT Based Controls and advising on the risks that might be inherent or acquired or incidental to certain processes being followed in the Company
- Designed and redesigned Standard Operating Procedures (includes testing) for companies in Real Estate and Hospitality Sector
- Formulation of Risk Control Matrix
- Managed Internal Financial Controls (IFC) including Test of Design for companies in Real Estate Sector
- Managed team of Chartered Accountants, Analysts and Executives for assignments and drafted reports and management presentations

3. Jones Lang LaSalle- Analyst- Corporate Finance
Duration- 6 months
Profile
- Advised Patni Group on investment strategy in Real Estate
- Focus on developing a wide array of services across various clients in performing research and analysis for formulating location and occupancy strategies in Real Estate;
- Perform portfolio optimization strategies, business entry & diversification strategies in Real Estate;
- Managed office space utilization strategy for corporates

4. Sharp & Tannan as CA Article Ship - 3 years
Profile
- Statutory audit, internal audit, tax audits and management consulting assignments like business valuation etc

5. Financial Journalist- Mergermarket (Part of Financial Times Group- London)
- Managed deal origination for Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Evaluation and research on potential targets including use of Prowess software
- Interviewed CFO, Directors, CEO, Analysts to gather and analyze M&A information based on their corporate strategies
- Drafted reports to publish M&A leads
- Searched for potential organizations by interviewing various bankers and analysts and prepared reports on the basis of these interviews for publishing in the online journal.

Academic Details
10th 68 % CBSE
12th 84% CBSE
Grad.- BCom 78% (GCPA 7.77)
Chartered Accountant
CFA Level 2 Candidate

Achievements

- Actively participate in Lawn Tennis Tournaments at Club Levels across Mumbai
- Secured First rank in Economics at Third Year BCom, Mumbai University;
- Certificate of merit in Mathematics Olympiad;
- First in Delhi South Zone District Soccer Zonal;
- Represented school in inter-school basket ball zonal.

Community Service

Volunteer at International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Mumbai- 4 years and still doing

- Active participant in organizing spiritual events at Mumbai for ISKCON temple including fundraising, book distribution to under privileged, food distribution to under privileged and organizing spiritual trips for devotees

Do I stand a chance for admission with ISB?? I am giving GMAT but struggling to touch 700. How much score would be ideal for my profile? Lastly, I want to make a shift towards Corporate Strategy Role/ Investment Banking. Would my profile and background help me achieve my target with mba at ISB?
Any input would be of immense help.

Regards
Zubin Baisiwala

Hi Zubin,

Thanks for sharing your profile.

I am an ISB alum, C014 and have been assisting applicants in their admission journeys since.

Below is my take on your profile :
Academics : Above Average (CA is always a bonus)
Work Experience : Competent
Extra Curricular : Average

From the first impression, it seems that you have all the elements that ISB looks for in an ideal candidate. The CA tag adds the flavor of diversity also. Having said that, it is very important that you get a score in excess of 680 to get a realistic shot at the interview.

The firms you have worked for all big names and hence this will add to your candidature. However, you will need to showcase a logical transition from Corporate Finance to Risk Consulting to Accounting. Apart from demonstrating some kind of correlation between these roles you will also need to showcase how these experiences when complemented with a MBA will get you into investment banking / Corporate Strategy. Also, since I don’t see a lot of team leading, people management experiences in your career, you will need to portray leadership through your experience of interacting with stakeholders based out of multiple geographies.

All in all, you have a very decent chance of getting into ISB as well as other financed B schools (Stern, CBS, HKUST) provided you hit the 700 figure.
Please feel free to get in touch with me at arijit.biswas@crackadmission.com and/or +arijit_biswas89 (Skype) in case you want a detailed discussion.

Cheers
Arijit
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Hi
Help me in evaluating my profile

10th: 95%
12th: 90.2%
Grad from NIT Trichy (Tier-1 Engg Institute India): 75.2%
GMAT: 730 (Q51 V37)

Work ex: With a leading Engineering Consultant for 2 years
Leadership: Head of College Cultural Festival, Leadership roles in TM
Voluntary services: Helped Set up an NGO in my Undergrad tenure and devised a self sufficient business model for the same.

Planning for EEO at ISB

Hi,

Kindly evaluate my profile:

10th : 92%
12th : 88%
B.E. in Electronics & Communication (from Tier-2 college), CGPA: 7.97
Work Exp: Business Analytics & Predictive Modeling , 3 years
GMAT: 700
Extracurricular: Played U-16 Badminton State Level, Regularly play at Intra-firm level too
Community involvement: Involved with a Human Rights NGO since last 3 years, Also serve as co-editor of their monthly magazine
Professional Achievements: 2 fast track promotions in 3 years

Thanks!
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Hi there,

You have a lot of solid ingredients based upon this super quick profile blurb... grades look decent, GMAT ok, some community and EC and promotions.... so nothing ruling you out of consideration for ISB thus far, but a lot will depend upon what is not mentioned here... what have you accomplished at work? How/where have you shown leadership? Have you made an impact and stepped up and taken initiative? What will your recommenders say about you? What are your goals and reasons for the MBA? Etc. If all of that plays out well then you could be considered, but it's obviously a competitive process. Good luck and keep us posted!
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Hello,

I will be giving GMAT in the coming Month, and I understand the higher the score is, the higher is the probability of making it to ISB. Yet, I would request you to kindly evaluate my profile and suggest, what would be a minimum score requirement for my profile?

10th : 85% CBSE
12th : 73.5% (Phy, Chem, Maths & Bio)
Grad : Fulltime - B.Sc. (Hons) Biochemistry, Ist Division, Delhi University
Post Grad : Distance Mode - M.Sc. Biotechnology
Work Exp : 3 years at the Confederation of Indian Industry, worked on 'Science, Technology, Innovation & Higher Education' Sector. Handled projects & initiatives with government, industry & academia.
Extracurricular :
President, Student's Union, Institute of Home Economics, Delhi University
General Secretary, Student's Union, Institute of Home Economics, Delhi University
President, Student's Cabinet, Ryan International School, Noida
Have participated and have been actively involved in Debating, Mock Parliaments (MUN), Theatre, Dance, and Sports.

Look forward to your revert.
Thank you so much

Karnika Bansal

Hi,

If you already have two years experience before 31st March of the matriculating year, then you will not be eligible for early entry option, but the regular intake. Your GMAt score and other acads are good. But I lack understanding of your work experience and the impact you have made. Do elaborate on that .

Also, what are your career goals?
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Hi GoluMolu,

I will go with the assumption that you have some good achievements at work to have earned those promotions. Your statistical information looks good, although the application outcome will depend upon how strong a package are you able to submit. This includes info on your resume, essays, specifically your career goals and the reco.
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Hi Karnika,

I like your work experience because its differentiated. Do elaborate on what you did for CII, what were your achievements and impact created? I'd need this information to know specifically about your profile, but in general I'd assume that it would be logical for you to connect this work experience to aspirational career goals.
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Hi All,

My Scores are as follow:

10th :- 90.43
12th :- 87.2
Btech (Mech Engineering) :- 7.18/10
GMAT :- 720 (AWA :- 4 Will this have an impact)

I have 3 years experience (9 months L&T and 25 months in Logistics Start-up Whereby I have been involved in numerous projects (Operations and Engineering)

I am thinking of trying for ISB, NUS and Insead. Please suggest Whether i should be looking for other schools too and my chances in these schools.

Hi

I'm confused about whether I should apply for R1 (looking at forums better chances) or R2 (more comfortable, also chance of promotion )
Have been preparing and yet to take GMAT
Kindly review my profile , target score & suggest for R1 & R2

Education
10th : 83% CBSE
12th : 82% CBSE
B.Tech in Information Technology GGSIPU Delhi - 71.1%

Work Experience

2 years 8 months - Top IT MNC
International travel work experience

Worked with international clients from various industries ( Labour - Employment, Postal & Travel ) gaining insights and industry knowledge

Job Overview :

Took up hybrid roles in diverse technologies & methodologies to deliver client solutions.

Directly engaged with client for multimillion-dollar project delivery

Work Achievements:
-Excellence award in Delivery for meeting deadlines and quality

Co curricular:
Published research paper in international journal

Extra curricular:
Basketball team
Represented Company, College, School ( Zonal ) in various competitions & won 1st position

Was awarded 2nd prize in RedBull racing competition held at IIT Delhi

Help organize major event with OML

Worked as a content writer & developed an online magazine during college

Community Service:

Visits to orphanages on individual front & participated in CSR activities hosted by employer


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Hi @giridharravi260,

With 2 years of work-experience you would not be eligible for EEO. Our first request is to calculate your total work-experience till 31st March 2017. This is what ISB would consider while evaluating your application.

With respect to the profile, academically you've done well. A good GMAT score as well. Extracurriculars are good too, we hope you have continued with the NGO, as it would be important to show sustained social responsibility. Write clear essays on what are your goals, what are your strengths and how they helped you in your accomplishments. This should help you move to the next stage.

Feel free to reach out for a discussion.
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Hi golumolu,

You've built yourself a good profile and a well-rounded one. An analytics background helps because it adds a certain amount of differentiation to your profile. A lot will depend on what are your goals and how you can link them to what you've achieved so far. A good application can definitely see you through. Do have a look at our guidelines for the ISB essays: http://www.apphelp.co.in/ISB-Essays.htm

Feel free to reach out for a discussion.
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Hi,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB.

I am a mother to a 2 yrs old baby girl. While I have an experience of 6 yrs in technical project management kind of a role, I am currently not working. We moved to Gurgaon with my husband switching his job, so that our family can support and take care of my daughter while I resume to my career smoothly.
I am going to take GMAT in the coming month.

Xth- 83%, CBSE
XIIth- 80%, CBSE
BTech- 78%, Mechanical and Automation from Delhi Technological University
M.Tech- 8.3 CGPA, Automotive Eng. from VIT, Vellour. Company sponsored.
Six sigma green belt trained.

Work ex: 6 years, product development and quality engineer- Sr. at Cummins India Ltd. Worked on heavy duty CNG and gasoline engines. Worked on customer focused projects, with Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, AMW, Volvo across many geographic locations (however, have never traveled down there).

Extra-curicular:
-> served as mentor to unprivileged kids with an NGO.
-> A blogger. won a national level women's day blogging comp
-> Founder of robotic club at clg, and won many robotics competitions with self built robo
-> National level kho-kho player
-> Won many debates at school level

Please let know, how much score should I target to get into ISB.

Thank you!

Hi Akanksha,

Trust you are doing well.

Thanks for sharing your profile. I am an ISB alum, C014 and have been assisting applicants in their admission journeys since. Ironically, we already share one alma mater (DCE). I hope there will be an addition to this very soon.

As far as your profile is concerned, I definitely see a lot of pluses – techno managerial experience, certifications, a Masters degree, client facing roles, sports at national level, blogging interests among others.
Having said this, a lot of things will depend on the GMAT score you get. A score in excess of 680 along with a well-articulated application will definitely make your candidature a very competitive one.
Once you get a score, I would urge you to focus on certain areas of your application (mentioned below) :
a. A justification of the gap in your professional experience and a logical reasoning as to why you need an MBA now instead of going back to the corporate world.
b. The career goals you have in mind post the MBA both in the short as well as long term horizon. And how the MBA program from ISB fits in the scheme of things.

Please feel free to get in touch with me at arijit.biswas@crackadmission.com and/or +arijit_biswas89 (Skype) in case you want a detailed discussion or need professional assistance.

Wish you the very best !
Arijit
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Hi vigyanboy,

The right answer to R1 and R2 is when you are comfortable with it. A hurriedly-written application can do more harm to your chances of admission than any other aspect of your candidature. Budget for 4-6 weeks for the entire process of writing, reviewing and publishing the essays. Therefore, if you're ready with your GMAT score in September, then apply for R1, else it is better to push it to R2.

Overall you have a good profile. As you belong the super-competitive IT pool, aim for a score of 710+, which would place you above the class average, and of course, the higher the better. Make sure you try and highlight how you are different from your peers using a mix of professional and extracurricular achievements. Also, link them well to your future goals.

Feel free to reach out for a discussion.
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