procrastinator7 wrote:
Hi guys,
Requesting ISB profile evaluation from the pros here
Age: 34
Education: Bachelor of Computer Science (India)
60%
Master of Computer Science (Texas)
3.4 GPA
Experience: Total 10 years with 8 years at Microsoft and last 2 years at a Retail start-up where I am currently in a Senior Engineering role with leadership responsibilities.
Worked on some path-breaking and well-known products like Windows and Office.
Extra curriculars include
1. Toastmasters
2. Learning Sanskrit
3. Worked for an NGO owned by a friend catering towards improving Children education outcomes in rural India
GMAT: Yet to give
I guess my main concern is the experience and age. I am looking for a full school experience to reset and refresh my thought process,hence ISB PGP.
How will my experience and age affect my chances of getting the ISB admit assuming GMAT is > 700?
Any advise is highly appreciated.
Thanks,
Shashi
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Hi Shashi
Let us look at the "three Es" - that's how a B school would evaluate your profile.
1. Education: You already have a masters degree which will give you an edge over other applicants.
2. Experience: 10 years is 2x the class average at ISB and average for other schools such as IIM A, IIM B etc. Quality of experience seems good with marquee names such as Microsoft Windows, Office on your resume. A mix of startup and big corporation experience can also be presented well to showcase the value you will bring to the class (usually an essay topic for most schools). If you have international experience, ensure that gets its due in your application too.
3. Extra curriculars: Good mix of toastmasters, volunteering and Sanskrit. However, ensure that you talk of achievement and not mere participation in your application essays.
Overall, this is a strong profile, which has the right ingredients for a successful application. However, it needs to be presented well, especially on areas such as "why MBA?", "why now?", "career goals", etc.
Being ISB alumni, we can say by experience that you need not worry about age. Every year, ISB has many 30+ students (some even 40+). The school also has a "senior executive club" which specifically looks into the interests of such people.
Since you come from a tech background, we would suggest you also apply to IIM A and IIM B as they are focused on senior tech applicants.
Like any other exam, the higher score, the better. However, for your profile, even a 650 on the GMAT will be fine. We have had clients in the past who got into ISB with 640 (8 years of experience).
Hope this helps. Do let us know in case of any further queries.
Team S4G