Hi RookieDaCookie,

To begin with, I would say that your undergraduate GPA which is crowned with scholarships and academic awards brings to light your strong academic prowess, thus making your profile
pretty desirable for b-schools. Furthermore, the fact that you have graduated from one of the top Indian colleges - NIT, adds an extra dimension to your profile as b-schools pick students from top schools.
As far as the GMAT goes, a score of 630 is on the lower end concerning the school you are targeting. However, since you’re inclined towards ISB, whose GMAT cutoff is in the range of 680+, a retake is what I would highly recommend.

As far as your work experience goes, you have 3+ years of work experience including international exposure which will work as a differentiating factor to your profile as your profile will stand out from the average indian crowd.

On the other hand, your profile lacks big brands, which may be a drawback considering the fact that you will compete with applicants who have hailed from Big4 brands. In order to stand at par with your competitors, focus on highlighting the projects worked on, impacts created, initiatives spearheaded and how you have gone above and beyond in your job role. Since an MBA is a manager's degree and requires significant work experience, more emphasis should be laid on the quality of experience you have. MBA specialisations require students to showcase their leadership skills and initiative-taking capabilities, so focus on magnifying the same.

Furthermore, your extracurriculars during both school and college years will work in your favour as it showcases your proactive attitude. In addition to this, I would recommend you to shed light on your recent endeavours such as any CSR activities you have pursued or any certification courses which you have taken up. These would contribute towards grooming your extracurriculars and showcase your ability to empathize with those around you and your drive to constantly upskill yourself.

B-schools are looking for applicants that are future leaders and such experiences and qualities most certainly vouch for your abilities and strengthen your application.

Now coming to your target school, ISB falls in the dream category, so your chances of acceptance stand at around 50%. To further improve your chances, you would need to ensure that you have a robust application (consisting of - Essays, LORs, and Resume) to back your profile. You need to showcase your journey, what makes you different from your peers, and how you are a great addition to the school. A well-written and strong application increases your chances of acceptance by up to 30%!

Besides, I would also recommend you hedge your bets wisely and target a good mix of 4-6 schools. Having said that, to gain insights into the schools you can be targeted as per your profile and goals, you can take up a FREE profile evaluation using the link given below.

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Hey Karthik740,

To begin with, your academic background showcases a series of good scores starting right from your schooling to your undergraduate. It showcases your academic prowess and should allow you to target most of the business schools. Moreover, your undergraduate college being DU, gives your profile a boost as schools tend to pick out applicants from the top schools of each country. Furthermore, as you have pursued Chartered Accountancy, makes your profile unique, and given the fact that you have constantly worked in various accounting roles further, showcases that you have focused all your endeavours towards the same field.

Coming on to your GMAT, 680 being the average score for ISB, a score of 700+ is what you should be targeting. That said, a retake is what I would highly recommend.

Your extracurriculars show that you have been very consistent in your contribution to sports throughout your life, which goes on to highlight several traits like persistence, dedication, and hard work in your personality. Apart from that, other extracurriculars under your belt such as being a secretary to multiple societies during your college years goes on to highlight how you are capable of being an impactful leader.

As it has been quite some while since you graduated, you need to showcase recent endeavours you have undertaken to boost your extracurriculars. You can take a few certifications or courses to showcase that you are on the path of continually upskilling yourself. Additionally, take a few NGO volunteering work to highlight the socially emphatic trait of your personality. These would further showcase your ability to take up initiatives, impact others, and empathise with other people. B-schools are looking for applicants that are future leaders, and such experiences and qualities would strengthen your application.

Coming on to your work experience, you have not mentioned the extent of your work, but since you are planning to get into a PGP program at ISB, you will most certainly require at least 2 years of work experience. There, you ought to explain and highlight your work’s major projects and how you have gone beyond the role, any initiatives you took, and any kind of impact created to showcase an equally competitive profile.

Judging from the details you have provided, your role in 3 of the big 4 companies is an added feather to your hat as you will be competing against a pool of applicants hailing from similar backgrounds. Here, showcasing your journey and the learnings gathered through this experience would allow you to differentiate yourself and thereby gain an upper hand with equally competent profiles with extensive work experience hailing from equally good brands.Thus, dig deep into your profile and bring out varied skills like leadership and teamwork to differentiate yourself from the cohort.

As for your chance of acceptance in ISB, which falls under the dream category, you stand at around 50%. Thus, you will need to back your profile with a very strong application that consists of your Essays, LORs, and Resume, as it has about a 30% impact on boosting your chances of bagging an admit in any of the top B-schools.

Moreover, in order to hedge your bets wisely, it is always better to target a mix of at least 6 to 8 schools. Having said that, if you want to boost your chance of acceptance, you can apply for our FREE Profile Evaluation that will give you more accurate and personalized suggestions based on your inputs.

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Hey Deepak6584,

You seem to have a pretty interesting profile!

Before I come on to suggesting the GMAT score that you can be targeting for ISB, I will begin with a brief profile evaluation. Commencing your evaluation with academics, I would say pursuing B.Sc nautical science is one of the major strong suits in your profile as it differentiates you from the applicant pool and schools look to breed diversity to their cohort. Moving on to your GPA, it is slightly on the lower end but considering you are applying for an MBA program, it won’t be much of a deal-breaker as the focus of an MBA program is primarily on the quality of the work experience.

Seeing your work experience, I would say you have a unique streak in this as well. Having worked for two different shipping companies for a period of 4 years showcases your international exposure. It also further strengthens your profile by providing you with an opportunity to showcase your broadened horizons and the ability to succeed and adapt to foreign environments. To differentiate yourself from the rest of the candidates, you can talk about the kind of projects you have undertaken, your leadership roles during shipping, the impacts you created, and your career progression along with your major learning takeaways.

Moving on to your extra-curricular activities, your associations with NGOs showcases a socially empathetic bend to your profile. Additionally, you can talk about your roles in the two different committees you were a part of, what these were all about, and what were your undertakings. Simultaneously you can also take up some courses or certifications related to your field of interest as this will show how you are constantly willing to upskill yourself.

Coming to your question, since ISB comes under the dream category, you should aim for a minimum target score of 700. Also, I will recommend you to not only focus on the GMAT since it only has a 20% chance of getting accepted. Besides, it is imperative to craft a strong application to boost your chance of getting admitted. An application through its various components such as essays, LORs, and SOPs would help you to highlight your strengths and give apt justifications for your weaknesses to smooth over any flaws in your profile. Moreover, the application acts as the window through which the admission committee can peer into your skills, caliber, and your personality.

Since the major chances of your admission depend on the quality of your application, you might want to seek professional help to secure your spot in your target school. That said, having helped over 3500+ applicants get into their dream schools, you can thus check out our, All-in-One Solution, to gain insights into how we can assist you in creating an application that could boost your chances of acceptance by a minimum of 3x.

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Thanks for a detailed reply

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Hi Guys,

My profile is
10th:87(ICSE)
12th:61(State Board)
1 YEAR gap after 12th
Btech :NIT Durgapur
CGPA:7.92

Work Exp : 4.7 years
Have been working in product based companies and startups as a software engineer
1)Factset Systems(Fintech MNC) : Software Engineer(2 year)
2)Capital Float(Fintech software) : Software Engineer(1 year)
Current role : Pharmeasy(ECommerce company): Senior Software Engineer 1.9 years

I am planning to give GMAT this week for ISB R3.I know it's pretty late but wanted to know if I should give gmat now or apply next year.
Thus wanted to know what is the min GMAT score should I target for getting into ISB?

Hello all

My profile stands as the following:
10th : 10 CGPA(CBSE)
12th : 92.6% (CBSE)
B.Tech in Mechanical engineering : 8.93 CGPA from tier-2 college in India

Work exp of 3.8 years , working in one of the reupted steel industry in India .

Current role: Manager in Maintenance at shopfloor

GMAT : 550(offline) (V25, Q26)

Aspiration : MBA in marketing/sales and startegy.
A kathak dancer,ckassical vocalist, works on personalised artwork as a side business, district level swimmer.
Confused whether I should apply in R3 or should retake the online exam ? Please suggest me.

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Hello 197369,
You should definitely retake the GMAT. Round 3 with limited seats is going to be definitely more competitive than the first 2 rounds and ISB has academic excellence as one of the important criteria for selection. Your score of 550 is too low. Other than that, your profile looks diverse though I do not have a sense of your professional achievements from your write-up and your EC look solid too.
A good application in place with a strong GMAT score should make your profile competitive.


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Hello nams7493,
Round 3 for ISB, with limited seats, is going to be more competitive than the first two rounds, so you may want to have above-average GMAT score for ISB. Since average for ISB is 710, you may want to at least have that score or even higher than that. Other reasons, such as low marks in XII and a traditional profile also necessitate that in your case.
However, this is only one part of the equation. You also need to put together a compelling application and you would also need time for that. You need to bring out stories of impact and leadership in your essays and that should also take time, in case you haven’t worked on those before.
Hope this helps.


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Hey Deepak6584,

Academically, as you have graduated from Delhi University, a big brand, it provides crucial value addition to your profile. Now, your college grades of 60% is a bit on the lower end. However, it would not hinder your application as the AdComs base majority judgment on aptitude test score and work experience of the MBA applicants.

Speaking about your GRE score of 315 is on the lower end, given that you are applying for an ISB PGP program. You would require a score of 322 and above to increase your chances of acceptance. Therefore, I would highly recommend a retake to improve your score and target top B schools like ISB.

As far as your work experience goes, an MBA is a manager's degree and requires significant work experience. Your 4.2 years of work experience with American Express sets you at par with your competitors because the schools are mostly looking for profiles with big brand names attached to them. Here, you have also worked with international teams and clients, and managed managers from two different nationalities. This serves as an added advantage as it highlights your broadened perspective, leadership, and communication skills and would allow you to stand out from the crowd.

Your other experiences of collaborating with multinational conglomerates, being one of the top 10% performers at Amex for 1.5 years further proves how you gradually followed an upward trend in your professional career. One thing to consider here is that while applying, you will be competing with applicants with extensive work experience hailing from similar big brands. Thus, to differentiate yourself, you can maybe talk about the kind of projects you worked on, how you were able to add value to your company, what skills you gained, what impact you created and what you’ve learned in the process.

Moreover, you should understand that your extracurricular activities are equally important as they will showcase a holistically developed profile which is what the schools are looking for. Your knowledge of two international dance forms, i.e., Salsa and Bachata, definitely adds uniqueness to your profile as It showcases your cultural adaptability which, in turn, works in your favour. Furthermore, you could take up some courses or certifications in management, as top b schools are on the lookout for those who are constantly on the path of upskilling themselves. Also, showcasing any volunteering or CSR activities you participated in during your work experience would strengthen your application. If you do not have any yet, you should work for a social cause or an NGO to showcase your drive to give back to society.

Most importantly, you have mentioned that you want to get admission in the MBA program at ISB that comes under the dream category school wherein, if you go for a retake, your chances of acceptance would stand around 50%. To increase your chances, you will need to back your profile with a very strong application that consists of your Essays, LORs, and Resume, as it carries 30% of an impact on your chances of bagging an admit in any of the top B-schools.

Moreover, in order to hedge your bets wisely, it is always better to target a good mix of 6-8 schools while applying for a business degree. Since you have not mentioned your location preferences or what you are looking for in a program, I’d not be able to suggest schools you could be targeting. Having said that, I'd recommend you take up a FREE Profile Evaluation through which you can gauge the competitiveness of your profile and get personalised suggestions about how you could be boosting your profile and also get a personalised list of schools as per your profile and goals.

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Hi,

It would be great if someone can help evaluate my profile.

Yet to write GMAT; targeting a 730 score.

Academics:
Studied at Thapar. GPA of 8.4/10
10th : 87 % (ICSE)
12th: 88.6% (CBSE)

I am 24 years old at the time of writing. I am working at a bulge bracket investment banking practice, though in a middle office for the past year and a half, and also pursuing CFA charter along with my job.

Extracurricular: Head of the literary society while at college and organised festivals. Actively involved with my firm's CSR team, and used to volunteer with a local NGO prior to the pandemic.

What are the chances of getting through ISB for Round 1 this year?

Hi humphreydunphy,

Thank you for sharing your profile. Your profile looks good on the surface. Talking about your undergraduate GPA, its good, and along with your targeted GMAT score, it will definitely give a significant boost to your profile.

On the work front, you need to clarify the impactful initiatives that you have taken in your organisation that contributed to the growth and development of the organisation as this will demonstrate your potential and capabilities to the adcoms. Also, as you are pursuing a CFA charter, this certification will demonstrate your strong academic potential.

I can see a leadership role in your ECs along with some volunteer experience, which will help you reveal your lively personality.

There are many unknowns in your profile about your post-MBA goals and many important aspects of your work experience. If you’d like we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in detail and give you a more comprehensive evaluation. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

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Hello humphreydunphy,

Though it can be difficult to fully determine one’s chances of getting into a particular program, knowing a bit more about your MBA goals and work experience would help us further evaluate your candidacy.

For better or worse, your chances of getting into a school sometimes comes down to numbers. While Personal MBA Coach uses compelling personal stories to help our clients from overrepresented backgrounds stand out, diversity is important in the MBA classroom. This “numbers game” is why we advise candidates to broaden their school lists and target 5 – 7 schools.

From what you have shared, it sounds like you have strong work and extracurricular experience (and a solid GPA). How have these positions helped inform your decision to apply to ISB? Schools want to see that applicants have a clear understanding of their program and how they will specifically add value on campus.

We work with lots of folks in the months ahead of applying and we can tell you exactly what you need to do to improve your profile. The early planning clients do the best. Take a look at our Early MBA Planning services to get started.

Happy to further discuss your profile and other areas you can focus on for improvement – scott@personalmbacoach.com.

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Hello everyone,
Can you please evaluate my profile for ISB YLP March 21'

Background and nationality: Indian Male Engineer (Age 21)
10th Marks: 95 %
12th Marks: 85 %

Undergrad Information:
BTech in Chemical Engineering from BITS Pilani, Goa

Work experience and leadership:

• A 2-month summer internship at a Deep-Learning firm where, responsible for computer vision implementation for small projects
• Head of the Department of Sponsorship for the Technical Fest

Would love to hear your suggestions !
Thank You

Hi,

My profile stands as the following:
10th : 9.2 CGPA(CBSE)
12th : 88% (CBSE)
B.Tech in computers science engineering : 72% from tier-2 college in India

Work exp of 2.5 years , working as a software engineer in hsbc


GMAT : yet to give, applying for 2022

Aspiration : product managment

Extra co curricular - online volunteer at UN(one of ngo affiliated with it), worked at local rotaract
Was core team member of technical club at college - conducting events and workshop for approx 1500 students
Was in organising team of national fest
Also won various sports and debate in college and school

Interned at DRDO and DMRC Delhi in college


Could you pls tell me what are my chances of getting in with 700(expected) score,?

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Hi ashimakumari,

As you have not provided board details about your work experience it’s difficult for me to give a good comprehensive evaluation. But what I can see and evaluate from these details, it looks good. Your stats are already great for ISB, and I recommend that you try to push your GMAT score to 710+ in order to have a safer ground. Work experience of 2.5 is lower than average, but as long as you highlight great stories of impact and leadership, you have a shot at ISB. In order to do this, you need to dig deeper into your work experience to find the instance where you have been in leadership roles and have created an impact on the organisation for its development.

Well, your ECs are good. You would need to show the traits that will reflect leadership, impact and diversity in your personality. Share your experiences while volunteering for an NGO and conducting events. Besides, you should even speak about any hobby you're doing and passionate about. Also, achievements in sports and debates will give your profile a unique blend. ECs play a very important role in your apps, exposing your dynamic personality, and adcoms get to know the different aspects of your personality.

ISB looks for academic excellence, impact and diversity in its candidates. Make sure you're bringing these values to your applications.

Overall, your profile is decent, but major aspects of your work experiences and impact are missing. If you like we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in detail and give you a more realistic assessment as well as gauge your fit for ISB. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

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Hi Razerx911,

Thanks for sharing your profile. Talking about your acads, your 12th score is good. For YLP academics matters a lot so try to get a solid GMAT score. Deferred programs are highly competitive, you must possess leadership, intellect, critical thinking with an exceptional contribution to the community.

You must exhibit your internship experiences in an impactful way. Explain the roles and responsibilities you have undertaken and how this internship added value to your knowledge and your vision. Your profile also has some stint of leadership experience, do speak about it, as it will put forth leadership attributes in your application. What is going to matter most is how you create good stories to put a mark on adcoms.

Overall your profile is decent, but I do not see much impact right now. So, gear up and try to get some impactful experiences from different organizations. You can have a look at other deferred MBA programs here with their deadlines and criteria. It will help you get better clarity of which schools should you apply to.

You are welcome to hop on a call with me to discuss your profile in length and I will try to help you get better clarity over the schools and your chances to them. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

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I have a doubt. I just gave gre 2 days before the isb deadline. I dont have the official scorecard yet. ISB has mentioned that i can upload the unofficial scorecard. where to get it from? I have put in ISB as one of the 4 free colleges you can apply through ETS. Please tell me what to do.

Thankyou

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Hi,

Your scores for Verbal and Quant (Unofficial Scores) shall be visible on the online portal. It might take 1-2 Business days after the exam day. You can download it from there.
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Hey,

Please evaluate my profile for ISB:

Age: 27 yr (Male)

GMAT Score: Awaiting result (expected: 700)

Educational Qualifications:

X score- 86%
XII Score- 86%
B.Tech- Petroleum Engineering (75.5%)- UPES
M.Tech- Chemical Engineering (89%)- IIT Guwahati

Work Experience:
Working as an assistant project manager (31 months till now)
Roles and responsibility:
1. Perform and verify time cycle and utility calculation of API and Formulation projects.
2. Prepare concept and basic design of layouts with PFDs. Perform engineering calculations to calculate plant capacity.
3. Coordinate with plant team to handle yearly CAPEX for formulation & API plant and ensure smooth procurement and installation of equipment

Projects:
Greenfield: Formulation plant design: Performed plant capacity calculations (using Adv. Excel tools) to determine equipment selection, sizing and annual equipment occupancy of facility.
 Performed feasibility study of the entire product basket.
 Prepared cost estimate & manpower requirement for the entire facility.
 Lead a CFT team to define process flow & design of OSD, Liquid & Injectable formulation facility (incl. QA/QC block).

Brownfield- Ethiopia- Visited & studied the current operational challenges in the Ethiopia facility & performed OEE (Overall equipment effectiveness) analysis to calculate the capacity of the existing facility.
 Based on OEE analysis, prepared and optimized the facility CAPEX requirement for the next 5 years.

E- Skills: Ms Project, Python, Ms Excel and VBA

Publications: 1

Extra Curricular:
Awarded ‘Beginner’s trading Certificate’ for four week online training organized by Internshala (2019).
 Part of Cross-Functional team and launched idea initiative & incubation campaign called ‘Azad Soch’ in Cadila (2019)
 Developed a team & organized events for Green Youth Generation (reg. NGO), 2015

Hi kashishDhir,

Thank you for sharing your profile. Your profile seems to be good on the surface. Talking about your acads it's good, and your expected GMAT score will also underline your academic excellence. The average GMAT score for ISB is 710+, nevertheless, you can compensate for it by making the most of the strong stories in your apps.

ISB looks for the following qualities in the applicants:

1) Academic Excellence
2) Impact
3) Diversity
4) Clear career goals

On the work front, it's really good to see that you've highlighted the roles and responsibilities you've undertaken. I can see you as a sharp-minded and creative personality from the specifics you have presented. You must illustrate the impact of the projects on the organisation and the instance where you have been in leadership positions, which would display the responsible and impactful leader in you. You would need to filter projects to present those with the most impact, demonstrating all the value that a school needs.

Your ECs are good, you can speak about your involvement in the campaign and the event organization. But ECs include hobbies/interests that you like to do in your spare time. This helps adcoms to know you in addition to your profession or work. I'm sure there's going to be something and do speak about it in your apps. Think of something you love to do and talk about it because that's going to make your applications interesting. Most of the work experience should be covered in the resume, but there should be something more interesting to talk about in the apps to actually add a live person to the apps because that's what sets you apart.

B-Schools are searching for people who can bring different perspectives to the class and respect different points of view. I would like to know your post-MBA goals to connect the dots between your post-MBA goals and your previous work experience. If you’d like you can read a story of a successful essays to INSEAD. It will help you give a good idea about your chances and will instil “right” confidence in you petroleum engineer who made it to INSEAD.

Overall your profile is good and has a decent shot at ISB. What’s going to matter most is how you link the dots with the values of the ISB and bring a great narrative to stand out from the other applicants in the pool. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.

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