Profile Evaluation for ISB

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Hi Everyone!

Please help me evaluate my profile for ISB PGP admissions.

10th- 9.8 CGPA CBSE -> 93.1%
12th- 84% CBSE
Grad- 86.6% B.Tech Computer Science ( University topper for 6th and 8th semester with perfect 10 GPA at GGSIPU)
GMAT- 635 Focus
Work Experience- 2 years+ at 2 companies. 1 as a Strategy Analyst and currently as a Product Analyst . Both companies are startups (not famous)
General, Engineer, Male

Extracurriculars-

I am an international level debater, I have adjudicated at 40+ Model United Nations (MUN) conferences globally with some very prestigious ones being chairing at IIM-Ahemdabad MUN'2020, NSUT MUN'23 and chairing IIM Lucknow MUN'22,'23 (twice)
I have won multiple Best delegate awards at 30+ MUN conferences, some prestigious ones include IIT Delhi MUN'24, St.Stephens MUN'23 and LSR MUN'23. I have done 80+ MUN conferences with 34 consecutive Best Delegates and earning a cash prize sum of INR 5,00,000+ in awards, cash prizes and remuneration from these conferences in total across a time span of 2-4 years
I have also adjudicated in international conferences including ones from UAE and Bangladesh.
I am also a Taekwondo Purple Belt ( 7th out of 10 positions). I have a Gold Medal and first position at Delhi State Championship and a Silver medal and Second position at Taekwondo India Nationals (I have played both state level and national level taekwondo championships)
I am also a trained pianist and playing piano past 12 years, confident to play majority beats/ songs (even blindfolded) but I have no certificates or trophies for this

I wanted a profile evaluation of this please!

I do understand my GMAT is on a lower side and my work ex is also less (~2 years) and I am planning to give a reattempt in September. I was thinking to just focus on GMAT prep right now and not apply in Round 1 and focus just on Round 2.

Will it be wise to skip Round 1 admissions right now of ISB and focus entirely on improving score (by atleast 30-40 points) and apply for round 2 or should I apply in Round 1 while parallelly preparing to improve my GMAT score.

Please help! Thank you so much in advance

Goalisb · Answer

Hi,
If we are considering a 30-40 point increase, it is worth taking your application to R2.

All the best!

Shikharmathur09Hi Everyone!

Please help me evaluate my profile for ISB PGP admissions.

10th- 9.8 CGPA CBSE -> 93.1%
12th- 84% CBSE
Grad- 86.6% B.Tech Computer Science ( University topper for 6th and 8th semester with perfect 10 GPA at GGSIPU)
GMAT- 635 Focus
Work Experience- 2 years+ at 2 companies. 1 as a Strategy Analyst and currently as a Product Analyst . Both companies are startups (not famous)
General, Engineer, Male

Extracurriculars-

I am an international level debater, I have adjudicated at 40+ Model United Nations (MUN) conferences globally with some very prestigious ones being chairing at IIM-Ahemdabad MUN'2020, NSUT MUN'23 and chairing IIM Lucknow MUN'22,'23 (twice)
I have won multiple Best delegate awards at 30+ MUN conferences, some prestigious ones include IIT Delhi MUN'24, St.Stephens MUN'23 and LSR MUN'23. I have done 80+ MUN conferences with 34 consecutive Best Delegates and earning a cash prize sum of INR 5,00,000+ in awards, cash prizes and remuneration from these conferences in total across a time span of 2-4 years
I have also adjudicated in international conferences including ones from UAE and Bangladesh.
I am also a Taekwondo Purple Belt ( 7th out of 10 positions). I have a Gold Medal and first position at Delhi State Championship and a Silver medal and Second position at Taekwondo India Nationals (I have played both state level and national level taekwondo championships)
I am also a trained pianist and playing piano past 12 years, confident to play majority beats/ songs (even blindfolded) but I have no certificates or trophies for this

I wanted a profile evaluation of this please!

I do understand my GMAT is on a lower side and my work ex is also less (~2 years) and I am planning to give a reattempt in September. I was thinking to just focus on GMAT prep right now and not apply in Round 1 and focus just on Round 2.

Will it be wise to skip Round 1 admissions right now of ISB and focus entirely on improving score (by atleast 30-40 points) and apply for round 2 or should I apply in Round 1 while parallelly preparing to improve my GMAT score.

Please help! Thank you so much in advance

rkleo98 · Answer

Requesting a Profile Evaluation :-
Hello team,
My primary focus is ISB PGP for this year, below are my profile details :-
10th - 10 CGPA
12th - 91%
Electrical Engineering from MS Ramaiah College, Bangalore :- 8.74 CGPA, graduated in 2020.
GMAT FE = 635
Not sure if this matters but got 96.9 % in CAT 2024
Worked for 1 year in L&T Constructions and I am currently working at Deloitte USI as a consultant for US healthcare clients, received multiple performance awards and consistent strong rating. Total Work Ex :- 5 years
My co curricular is only in volunteering where I have been a teaching volunteer for Teach for India at a government school for around 50 hours.
I am going to obviously attempt the GMAT FE since it is still lower than the median, however wanted to know what my chances are if I am not able to improve my score.

CrackAdmission · Answer

Dear  shikharmathur09 ,

While your extra curriculars are impressive, your GMAT Score will pull down your candidature significantly. Less work experience can still be negated to some extent if you are able to show high impact roles at the two startups you have worked with, but you still would need to bump your score by at least 20-30 points to have a realistic shot at ISB this year. Do note that R1 or R2 wont matter a lot unless you are able to utilize the extra few weeks to get a higher GMAT score.

To answer your question below:
 " Will it be wise to skip Round 1 admissions right now of ISB and focus entirely on improving score (by atleast 30-40 points) and apply for round 2 or should I apply in Round 1 while parallelly preparing to improve my GMAT score"

You can't update scores after submitting your application once, nor can you reapply in the same application season in a subsequent round if you are dinged in the initial one. So the scenario of your applying in R1 and then prepping for GMAT again in parallel won't lead you anywhere.

Wishing you all the very Best !

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