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Hello team! Please help me evaluate my profile for ISB R1 - 2019-20.

Male - 24 year old

Class 10 - 91.07%
Class 12- 87.5%
B. Com - CGPA 5.18
M.Com part 1 - 68%
CIMA - unable to clear in 2 attempts. Do not plan to pursue it further for now!

CA - First attempt (all levels)

Articleship at PwC statutory audit department for 3 years (client appreciation and spot award recd.)

Post qualification - Work exp 2.5 years (till date. Will be 3 in sep 18) in Transaction Advisory Services at PwC and currently managing financial due diligence engagements almost independently and determining various red flags for investors, determining purchase considerations, analysing key deal issues, etc.

Received many rewards and recognition for my contribution to the assignments.

Relatively fast paced promotion (1 and half year) to Asst. Manager

Extra currics - nothing to be proud of except for few certificates in playing chess at inter school / college level

Been a part of an NGO mentoring underprivileged kids for about 8 months now.

GMAT - yet to appear! (Expecting to touch 720 atleast)

Also request you to help me prepare my next steps!




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Hi there,
Congrats on the promotion, and good luck on the GMAT! Any plans for when you'll take it? Are you aiming to APPLY 2019 or matriculate then? I'd suggest more work experience and additional leadership ideally, so perhaps applying 2019 would be a better plan? Keep us posted!! And chime in when you have the GMAT perhaps?


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Hi Rahill446,

Thanks for your query.

At this point, we strongly recommend that you focus on your GMAT and get the score you are targetting. Of course, the higher, the better Besides this, keep performing in your new role and garner as many talking points as possible. Once you are done with your GMAT, you must focus on preparing a set of stellar essays

Feel free to reach out to us in case you require any assistance.

All the best!
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Hi sakshamv0209,

While you have a fine academic record, you seem to be a bit short on work experience. We suggest that you apply to ISB post garnering at least a year of additional experience. During this time, focus on taking on leadership roles at work, keep performing, and at the same time, look at volunteering roles in the social sector. The idea is that you must build your profile as much as possible Needless to say, the GMAT would be extremely crucial. Focus on getting a score upwards of 720 as that will help your candidature stand out. Needless to say, a higher score would further improve your chances.

Hope this helps.

All the best!
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Hi All,

Please help me evaluate my chances for ISB admission based on the following info:

1. GMAT score - 700.
2. Class 10th - 89%.
3. Diploma in Electronics and Telecomm : 83%
4. BE in Electronics and Telecomm : 60%

Professional experience:

I have an experience of 4.5 years in IT industry (Infosys Ltd). Out of this 1.5 years is onsite experience. I have no significant extra-curricular achievements to my name.

Hi All,

I am new to Gmat process( not yet started with the preparation ) and planning to give gmat between month of July-August. As I am new to this and targeting ISB cycle1 admission, can someone helped me with the below queries

1) As I am from non-engineering background and my quant is very very poor and verbal average so how can I prepare for the exam(target score 700+ )

2) My background:-
1. Class X- 65%
2. Class Xll- 55% (science)
3. BCA- 7.91
4. Work experience- 56 months currently with TCS getting promoted to ITA in next 1-2 months
5. No extra curricular activities

What are my chances in getting into ISB and what can be my desired score also how can I make my profile strong.

Thank you in advance!!!!


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what are your achievements and leadership experiences at work? Watch out for ways to differentiate yourself from other applicants, even on this forum
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Hi Rahil,

Overall good profile, but i am just wondering how you will differentiate yourself from the other CAs/ Big Four applicants who will apply with you. Leadership, impact (on company) and achievement at work will be a key way of doing that. Feel free to reach out and share more info about yourself.
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I cant evaluate your profile but I must say that you should try for ISB. All the very best.

You are having good chances bro.. all the very best

Hi Reshmi12,

1) For quant preparation you can start of by going through the QUANT Megathread by Bunuel. -> https://gmatclub.com/forum/ultimate-gma ... 44512.html

2) For verbal preparation, kindly go to the verbal section of the GMAT club and read about different resources. For starters you can begin with CR as it is logical and a good place to start. CR megathread is Here -> https://gmatclub.com/forum/critical-rea ... 45178.html

3) For ISB profiles of aspiring candidates there are many great discussions, I found this one helpful -> https://gmatclub.com/forum/profile-eval ... 10934.html

Hope to get you started with these threads..

All the best for your prep!

Best,
Gladi
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Hi Reshmi12

First off, welcome to GMATClub

I would recommend you to post a profile evaluation request with a tentative
GMAT score(which you think is achievable) in the Admission Consultant forum.

Link: Admission_Consultant_Forum

When you do so, try and highlight the growth you have had in TCS and
mention some of your hobbies which you might have been good at!

Hope this helps you!

*PS - this post may be auto-deleted in 24 hours.

Hi pushpitkc

I was not aware of where to post my queries but thanks for the help though the link which you mentioned is not working.

Could you please check once the link.



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Hi Gladiator59

I will look into the above links and will get back to you if any further help required

Thanks


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Have updated the link in the original post.

Hi All,
Can you help me to evaluate my Profile for ISB & one year IIM program for 2019 intake? Please suggest area of improvement. Planning for GMAT in Aug 2018.

X - 68%
XII - 58%
Engineering(IT) - 58%

Total WE - 96 Months incl 12 Months of entrepreneurship. ( 4 Years in India & 3 years in Europe & Asia)

After Completing Engineering Joined Small IT company.Later started to set up my own registered firm in Marketing Technology.

Joined MNC as Business consultant ERP division.
Responsibilities: Understanding Client's business for domains like sales, Inventory & procurement. Suggesting improvement in process & mapping to Oracle ERP products.
Have experience of handling team with 10+ heads.

Industry Exp: Oil & Gas, FMCG, Service.

Regards,
Mayank

Dear All,
Please review my profile for ISB Hyderabad and IIM Ahmedabad for 2019 intake. I am planning to take GMAT again in July 2018. My profile is as mentioned below:
1) 10th - 80%, CBSE Board
2) 12th- 87%, CBSE Board
3) Diploma- 76%
4) Engineering in Mechanical- 75%

I am having an experience of 8 years. 99 months to be precise including initial training period of 11 months.
I am working for an Indian conglomerate in the field of shipbuilding.
Basically involved in designing of ships from scratch.

Regarding my CCA, mostly involved in toastmaster sessions being held at my company.
During college days, was one of the core members of national level technical events and departmental societies.
No achievement in field of sports. Worked for a short duration for 2 NGOs of my hometown.

Regards
Tatz

Hi tatz,

Thanks for sharing your query.

Your work experience is definitely on the higher side considering the ISB average. However, this shouldn't be much of an issue if you are able to appropriately address your need for an MBA at this stage of your career and how ISB fits in with your career goals. Your essays must also portray your strengths and achievements (particularly at the professional level) but since you have not quite shared those details, we are unable to comment on the same.

The extra-curricular activities seem alright and you should be able to focus on the all-around personality.

At this point, you must focus on two things (primarily):
- Your GMAT: The higher your score the better your chances will be; you must definitely be looking at a score upwards of 710.
- Your essays: Ensure you prepare a stellar set of essays keeping the above-mentioned points in mind.

If you are able to achieve the above, you will have a good chance at making it to ISB

We would like to take this opportunity to offer you a detailed profile evaluation for free. Should you feel a need for the same, please do get in touch with us.

All the best!
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Hi Vish03,

We are a bit late in responding to you but we hope this will be of help to you still.

Considering you belong to an overrepresented applicant group, we would recommend that you retake the GMAT. A higher score will help you stand out in the applicant group. It becomes even more important considering your lack of extracurriculars.

Spend the next few months building your profile (professional/extra-curricular). While we do not have any details of your achievements/responsibilities/leadership experience at work, we do recommend that you continue performing in your current role in order to have points you can talk about in your essays.

For a detailed profile evaluation, you could share your Resume with us

All the best!
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