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Profile Evaluation for ISB YLP 2024 02 Jun 2024, 01:10
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­Hi I wanted to get insights about my profile for ISB YLP 2024 application.

I already cleared round 1 and was thinking to start prep for GMAT for round 2, your insights will be very helpful.

22M, Graduating in June'24 from a Tier-III engineering college
10th- 90%
12th- 95%
Undergrad- 9.0 cgpa

I am planning to go to Tokyo as I have an offer from a company there which I interned with as a software engineer. 

Extracurriculars:
1. I have won more than a dozen hackathons nationally including big engineering colleges like IIT-Delhi and such.
2. Was the selected to represent India in Indo-ASEAN Hackathon in Jakrta, Indonesia. ( Sole team of 2 from India).
3. Recieved notable mention in Quantum Computing Hackathon for social good in NYU, Abu Dhabi.
4. 2 months mentorship program with Microsoft in my second year
5. This may not be relevant but I was 5 time consecutive national gold medalist and also secured an international bronze medal in rope skipping in dubai during my school days.

Internship:
All my internships are in the software development profile.
1) Airtel - 4 months (onsite Gurugram, Industry - Telecom)
2) Agoda - 6 months ( onsite Gurugram, Industry - Travel and Tourism) 
3) Mercari - 3 months (onsite Tokyo,Japan,  Industry - C2C Marketplace) 

I really want to go into the field of product management with goal of starting my own company later in life. I feel ISB will be perfect fit for me after I gain some work exp, should I apply for this?
Also since I am starting my GMAT prep and can dedicate around 40 hours per week for the prep what should be my target score?


Thanks again.­
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Profile Evaluation for ISB YLP 2024 08 Jun 2024, 22:53
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­Hi I wanted to get insights about my profile for ISB YLP 2024 application.

I already cleared round 1 and was thinking to start prep for GMAT for round 2, your insights will be very helpful.

22M, Graduating in June'24 from a Tier-III engineering college
10th- 90%
12th- 95%
Undergrad- 9.0 cgpa

I am planning to go to Tokyo as I have an offer from a company there which I interned with as a software engineer. 

Extracurriculars:
1. I have won more than a dozen hackathons nationally including big engineering colleges like IIT-Delhi and such.
2. Was the selected to represent India in Indo-ASEAN Hackathon in Jakrta, Indonesia. ( Sole team of 2 from India).
3. Recieved notable mention in Quantum Computing Hackathon for social good in NYU, Abu Dhabi.
4. 2 months mentorship program with Microsoft in my second year
5. This may not be relevant but I was 5 time consecutive national gold medalist and also secured an international bronze medal in rope skipping in dubai during my school days.

Internship:
All my internships are in the software development profile.
1) Airtel - 4 months (onsite Gurugram, Industry - Telecom)
2) Agoda - 6 months ( onsite Gurugram, Industry - Travel and Tourism) 
3) Mercari - 3 months (onsite Tokyo,Japan,  Industry - C2C Marketplace) 

I really want to go into the field of product management with goal of starting my own company later in life. I feel ISB will be perfect fit for me after I gain some work exp, should I apply for this?
Also since I am starting my GMAT prep and can dedicate around 40 hours per week for the prep what should be my target score?


Thanks again.­
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­Hey! You have a great profile and if you had not graduated already I would have asked you to apply to deferred MBA programs at Harvard, Stanford, Wharton etc. I believe you might be having doubts coz of Tier-3 engineering college, but trust me your acads, internships, projects/extracurriculars have overpowered that (or any other weak areas of your profile). Just to stand out, I would say a 705+ GMAT score will be really good for you (but even a 675+ will put you in a sweet spot).

I think you have a great plan in place by joining Mercari as a software engineer and it will definitely put you in perfect stead to get into product management. 

You will have to work hard on your essays and articulate your goals/work experience well. You will also have to demonstrate your leadership experiences, initiatives taken, impact made etc. through your extracurriculars/projects and internships.

We have 40+ mentors from ISB on our platform IvyCrackers and few of them are on ISB admissions interview panel. You can book a complimentary 30-mins call with us and one of the interview panelists will evaluate your profile in detail. In this call, we will delve deep into your profile, discuss on GMAT prep, help you build an overall strategy for your ISB application, and answer any questions you have about ISB.

On a separate note, I hope you have started your GMAT prep after taking GMAT official mock test and analyzing it well. If not, then please do that as it will help your identify your weak and strong areas.

Here are a few blogs for GMAT prep schedule, mock test analysis and RC strategies.

"GMAT Reading Comprehension Made Easy: Effective Strategies for High Scores"
"Boost Your GMAT/GRE Scores: The Art of Analyzing Mock Tests"
 "From Planning to Performance: 3 Months to GRE & GMAT Success"
 
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Profile Evaluation for ISB YLP 2024 09 Jun 2024, 01:43
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Yours is a great profile making for a steep upward trajectory. I would suggest you take up the Tokyo opportunity and get real-world knowledge and then return to the MBA plan. With onsite overseas exposure, you would have significantly upped your game and would stand to widen your horizons beyond ISB. Continue your GMAT prep because you have the time and the result would be valid till you plan to get back to the application process after a 2-3 year window

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