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Hi rhsethi31,

Thanks for sharing your profile.
I am an ISB alum, CO14, and have been applicants in their journeys to get into global business schools.

Please find my evaluation of your profile as far as different B schools are concerned :

ISB : You have a strong profile. You will just need to demonstrate leadership experiences in your career (through either the setting up new business line story or some other example) and articulate your short and long term goals.

NUS : Most of the roles on offer for NUS graduates are either in consulting, finance or IT Product Management. Since ad coms generally try to gauge whether the applicant will be employable post MBA or not, you will need to tailor your goals and experience in such a way that it catches their attention.

INSEAD : Based on the details you have shared, you don’t have any international experience nor do you have experience in excess of 5 years. Since INSEAD stresses a lot on both these aspects as it wants its students to have been acquainted with cultural diversity. You will need to bring out international experience and leadership qualities somehow in your application to get a shot.

As far as other schools are concerned, you should consider schools in US (ranked 10-30), LBS, IE, Judge

Hope this helps.

Please feel free to reach out to me at arijit.biswas@crackadmission.com or +91-9701215544 in case you want a detailed discussion.
Wish you the very best.
Cheers
Arijit
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My Academic scores are as below:

10th- CBSE- 93%
12th- CBSE -73%
B-Tech -Computer Science - 71 % (honours)

I am primarily looking for admission in ISB
Planning to appear for my GMAT towards Nov.

Please if you could advise on the chances of my admission, along with the GMAT score I need to target.
also, if possible provide with the list of schools I should aim for.



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A non-IT background helps, but a lot will depend on what are your professional accomplishments and goals as well. A score of 700+ will help and keep you safe. Once you have GMAT out of the way, you can work on packaging your profile in such a way that it appears truly differentiated.

Feel free to reach out in case of queries.
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Gmat score 720
XII- 61%
X- 83%

Currently working with Intel in bangalore as a QA analysing performance of McAfee encryption products with a total exp of 4.5 years. Have worked with dell in canada tech support of dell computers. Then joined a startup company and was deployed at McAfee for 2years, then joined intel 1.5 years back. Have been getting recognition throughout the career.
So could anybody give some info about my chances at ISB 2019 batch.

Thanks in advance,
Abhinav

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Hi Abhinav,


ISB accepted as low as 600 also . It totally depends on how strong is your application .

Your GMAT score is quite good.
You have couple of years of exp.

In my view you have good chances for ISB
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Hi!

Please evaluate my profile for ISB PGP (2019 intake)

Female, 36 years, from Hyderabad

Academics
X---CBSE ---75%
Intermediate - 89.9%
B.E (Mechanical - Marine) Engg - 65%
MBA (Finance & IT Systems) - 70%

Work Experience
Currently I am working as a Senior Manager in a Telecom Company, with an overall of 12 years of experience in the same industry.

I need an advice as to what score of GMAT would help me in applying for ISB?
What are the critical aspects that are considered by the adcom when considering the candidates with 10+years of experience?
What are the chances for 10+ years of candidates getting placed in campus placements?

Hey thanks for ur reply..
Another question- what are the parameters to make an application strong.. plz assume i know zero about it.

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Hi N_A,

You've done well so far on academics, and a GMAT of 680+ should keep you safe. With 12 years of work experience, the burden of your application will be more on:
a) Demonstrating that you are professionally accomplished. In other words, what makes you better than your peers?
b) Since you already have an MBA, you will need to clearly articulate: why do you need another MBA? What are your goals and how does a PGP fit into them? Also, are your goals well-linked to what you have accomplished so far?

As far as placements are concerned, students with 8+ years of work experience are referred to as Senior Executives within ISB and are provided a special focus to help with their placements.

Hope this helps. Feel free to reach out for a discussion.
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Dear Apphelp ...

Thankyou very much for the feedback...
It would be of great help if you can throw some insights on the % of success for the campus placements of senior executive candidates at ISB... it would be of great help if you can share some stats for the same...


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HI N_A,

Applying as a senior applicant essentially requires a few points to be addressed:

1. why do you need an MBA in this point in life?
2. How has your career progressed so far? (you will have to demonstrate that you were doing really well for yourself and never felt the need for an MBA earlier)
3. How will you add to the overall class experience?

Regarding placements, you will have to be realistic about your career goals. As an individual with considerable work experience in a sector/ function, its difficult to make drastic changes to your career, even after an MBA. And this fact has emerged several times when I have talked to students from ISB's senior executive club - the students who have difficulty finding jobs are the ones who want specific roles or considerable career changes. So do the research right now about what kind of career change/ career acceleration you can expect from the ISB MBA.

And also add the IIMs executive MBA programs in your consideration.
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Hi

Thank you in advance for taking out time and helping me in reviewing my applications.

GMAT - 730(Q49,V41)

Profile:
Indian Male
Age 25

Education
- 7.7 GPA
- Bachelors in Computer Science from Tier-1 college - Was in top 1% of the students who appeared for engineering exam across India
- Graduation Year: 2014

Work Experience:
- 3 years work ex, 4 years at the time of starting of the course

Samsung R&D, Delhi
- Worked on Tizen OS
- Worked on samsung smart TVs
- Got promoted within 8 months.

Left Samsung after 1 year and started my own startup. Worked on it for 2 years, before shutting it down.
- Raised funding which we eventually returned after we decided to shut down the company

Currently working as Assistant Marketing Manager at a Series B funded ecommerce startup
- handling Google and Facebook marketing
- handling monthly marketing budgets upto 160,000 USD or 10 million INR.

Extra- Curricular :
- Represented college in Nationals of Volleyball
- Was elected Sports seceretary in college
- Founded first cultural club of the college
- Core committee member of annual college fest

Post MBA goals
Work with top consumer or FMCG companies in marketing. And in long term start my own company.

Hi N_A,

You read the placement report provided by ISB here: [url]https://placement.isb.edu/profilebook/2017/PlacementReport2016.pdf[/url]
However, if placements are your concern then we recommend that you should do your own research specific to your goals. An easy approach would be to reach out to alumni with your background or those in the roles that you aspire for and then decide if the PGP will help you reach your goals.

Hope this helps.
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Hi amdeep,

A good profile balanced well professionally and academically. The extracurriculars from college do seem a little dated though, you might want to work on that. Start-up experiences can come across as extremely powerful stories if you can articulate them well and demonstrate some real learnings. Since you're already in a marketing role, do go the extra mile to explain why do you think the PGP is necessary to achieve your goals.

We think that with a good application, you stand a good chance at ISB. You can also have a look at our guidelines for the essays: https://www.apphelp.co.in/ISB-Essays.htm

Feel free to reach out for a discussion.
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Thank you Apphelp for the prompt reply. Definitely will work on my applications.

Dear Team,

Greetings for the day

May i kindly request your feedback on my profile (if you have some spare time). I shall be really thankful to you for your advise.

Profile:

Name : Utsav Jha
Nationality: Indian
Sex : Male
Age : 27

GMAT Score: 680 (Ist GMAT)

Education Background:
a. Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountant of India (58.6% - First Attempt) [ It is a premier finance course in India, with a passing rate of 5-12% similar to CPA in USA and ICEAW in UK]
b. Certificate Course on valuations from Institute of Chartered Accountant of India
c. Certificate Course on business Finance from Institute of Chartered Accountant of India
d. Bachelors of Commerce , Delhi University (55%)
e. 12th Standard (89%)
f. 10th Standard (91.6%)

Work Experience:
- Total 6 Years (post qualification) as at 20 August 2017 (additionally i have also undergone 3.5 years of internship).

Currently working with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as a Risk Consultant, managing a team of 3.

- Started AUKS Associates (during my initial years), a CA Practicing firm

Extracurricular:
- Started Orrizen Foundation to support people in need.
(also i don't have much extracurricular activities to share, as I have been a reserved person for long)


Warm regards

Hi, Please check the post below this.

Hi All,

Please review my profile as well.

GMAT - YET TO GIVE
GRE - 321 (165QA) (Given in 2014)

Education -
X - 88%
Xll - 85%
B.Tech (CSE) - 70.4% (IP, Delhi)

Work Ex - 2.5~ Years
Consultant at Microsoft Hyderabad ( Completing 1 year in October) - Microsoft Dynamics 365
System Engineer at Infosys (1 year and 3 months)

So, I had a few questions to ask -

1. Should I apply with my GRE score in Round 1 ? or give GMAT and apply for Round 2 which would be difficult for me as I dont really have a stellar profile.
2. Also, if I just randomly apply with GRE in round 1. How does being a re applicant hamper my chances for next year with a GMAT score.

Thanks in advance.

Hi Utsav,

Thanks for sharing your profile.

I am an ISB alumni, CO14, and have been assisting applicants in their application journeys for the last 3 years. Below is debrief on your profile.

The fact that you are CA will definitely give you the diversity card. However, off late more and more CAs are applying to ISB. Hence, it becomes all the more critical for you to try to differentiate yourself in the pool of CAs. One way to do this would be to highlight your learnings from the venture you had started – the challenges, how did you overcome them, how did you bring business, what hacks did you employ and similar others. You can make a strong case for yourself by demonstrating the leadership and management qualities you gained in the process.

Another aspect you will need to focus on is your goals and why you need an MBA and that too from ISB. What will ISB give that you already don’t possess and how your current skillsets will complement that learning to get you to where you want to.

As far as GMAT is concerned, 680 is good enough for you to apply and have a realistic shot at ISB PGP.

Hope this helps.

Feel free to get in touch with me at +91-9701215544 or drop me an email at arijit.biswas@crackadmission.com in case you have any further questions or seek professional assistance.

Wish you the best

Cheers
Arijit
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Hi,
I am chartered accountant with 10 years of work experience in oil & gas industry.
GMAT Score 660 (Q48/V33).
B.Com. 64%
What are the chances of admission at ISB?

Hi Mj,

I am an ISB alum and have been applicants in their admission journeys for the last 3 years.

Your experience and academic qualifications are extremely bright spots for the application. However, your GMAT score is slightly on the lower side. You will need to improve your score by 20-30 points to have a realistic shot.

I can share more feedback only after knowing further details of the roles and responsibilities you have handled so far and leadership traits you have demonstrated.

You will also need to be very specific on the topic of why you need a full time PGP program and not an Executive one.

Feel free to reach out to me at arijit.biswas@crackadmission.com in case you have any further queries.

Thanks
Arijit
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