Karthik740 wrote:
Hi, kindly review my profile -:
10th - 84%
12th - 94%
UG Bcom (H) - 71% - Delhi University
Professional Degree - Chartered Accountant
GMAT - 680 (Probably may give another attempt)
Extra Curriculars - 1) Led sports teams across schools/colleges/offices - Sport - Cricket and Badminton
2) Participated in Gaming competitions (format - Playstation 3/4)
3) Secretary for multiple societies in college
Work Experience - Worked at the three of the Big 4 accounting firms as an auditor
Goal - Management Consulting in the Big 4's
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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