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Iceman2020
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Last visit: 28 Jun 2024
Posts: 105
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Location: India
Concentration: Leadership, Entrepreneurship
Schools: Rotman '24 (D) Said '23 (A)
GMAT 1: 700 Q48 V38
GPA: 3.02
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07 Jun 2020, 13:42
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Hi Admissionado
Hope you all are doing well and staying safe as we live through these apocalyptic days.
I was hoping if you could evaluate my profile and help me figure out my chances of getting into ISB Co'22.
Age: 24
GMAT: Yet to take the exam
Background: Indian Engineering Male (The worst possible trio
you read it right)
Acads:
1) Class X: 93.4% (ICSE Board)
2) Class XII: 85.0% (State Board) - Awarded scholarship by State Govt for performance within top 1% of HSC Board
3) Graduation: Bachelor of Engineering with an 8/10 CGPA (not sure if ISB wants us to convert this to GPA)
4) Cleared CFA Level 1
Work Experience:
- Currently working with a bulge bracket Investment Bank for 32 months. I have consistently been a strong performer in my batch year and team which helped me get a fast-track promotion last year. I was also the first analyst to be deputed to Los Angeles to work with the onshore team for one month. Started as a junior analyst, I am now the senior most member in my team (after my manager) and hence entrusted with a lot of leadership responsibilities. Although not being the manager on paper I still actively contribute in managing the team members, team's work, and coordinating with all the relevant stakeholders (Not sure if this helps demonstrate Leadership skills - as I'm not the manager on paper). In addition to that I have solely trained ~11 juniors on topics such as valuation and capital structure comparison.
Apart from all of this I have been an active participant in firm wide activities including CSR and participating in competitions. I was also ranked among the top 10% (in a batch of 30) in the Analyst training program conducted by The WallStreetWiz.
I have also worked on several multi million dollar deals including acquisition financing, capital structure strategies, and treasury deals.
Co-curricular activities:
- Elected as Head Boy for Academic year 2010-11 based on the scholastic performance & leadership capabilities
- Represented Mumbai University for a National Level Robotics Competition at IIT Delhi
- IEEE (an International Student Body) Chairperson for my engineering college. During that time I spearheaded several inter & intra college events & symposiums. The highlight remains my team and I organizing "The International Symposium on Internet of Things" in collaboration with a US based startup
- Active coordinator of IEEE Bombay Section (which includes 100+ engineering colleges)
Extra-curricular activities:
- Marketing head of college’s Cultural and Technical Fest
- Student Ambassador of the NGO - Indian Development Foundation
- Campus Ambassador for The Grapevine Co. (which included working with clients like MTV and ITC)
Courses:
- Portfolio and Risk Management by Indian School of Business on Coursera
Others:
- I had co-founded a start-up (earlier this year) with my friend but we had to shut shop because our business model was severely impacted by COVID-19. However we still had some initial success and were able to get a couple of clients on board. (Not sure if i can put this failed attempt on my resume) - Kindly advice.
Hobbies:
- Modelling (a few print media advertisements), Acting, & Football
Thank you so much for reading through such a long post. Would greatly appreciate your thoughts on my chances at ISB Co'22, my target score, and any other advice. I can understand if you might not not be able to help me provide color on ISB in particular (if that college not your expertise) but would still appreciate any other advice and a target score.
Hope you all are doing well and staying safe as we live through these apocalyptic days.
I was hoping if you could evaluate my profile and help me figure out my chances of getting into ISB Co'22.
Age: 24
GMAT: Yet to take the exam
Background: Indian Engineering Male (The worst possible trio
you read it right)Acads:
1) Class X: 93.4% (ICSE Board)
2) Class XII: 85.0% (State Board) - Awarded scholarship by State Govt for performance within top 1% of HSC Board
3) Graduation: Bachelor of Engineering with an 8/10 CGPA (not sure if ISB wants us to convert this to GPA)
4) Cleared CFA Level 1
Work Experience:
- Currently working with a bulge bracket Investment Bank for 32 months. I have consistently been a strong performer in my batch year and team which helped me get a fast-track promotion last year. I was also the first analyst to be deputed to Los Angeles to work with the onshore team for one month. Started as a junior analyst, I am now the senior most member in my team (after my manager) and hence entrusted with a lot of leadership responsibilities. Although not being the manager on paper I still actively contribute in managing the team members, team's work, and coordinating with all the relevant stakeholders (Not sure if this helps demonstrate Leadership skills - as I'm not the manager on paper). In addition to that I have solely trained ~11 juniors on topics such as valuation and capital structure comparison.
Apart from all of this I have been an active participant in firm wide activities including CSR and participating in competitions. I was also ranked among the top 10% (in a batch of 30) in the Analyst training program conducted by The WallStreetWiz.
I have also worked on several multi million dollar deals including acquisition financing, capital structure strategies, and treasury deals.
Co-curricular activities:
- Elected as Head Boy for Academic year 2010-11 based on the scholastic performance & leadership capabilities
- Represented Mumbai University for a National Level Robotics Competition at IIT Delhi
- IEEE (an International Student Body) Chairperson for my engineering college. During that time I spearheaded several inter & intra college events & symposiums. The highlight remains my team and I organizing "The International Symposium on Internet of Things" in collaboration with a US based startup
- Active coordinator of IEEE Bombay Section (which includes 100+ engineering colleges)
Extra-curricular activities:
- Marketing head of college’s Cultural and Technical Fest
- Student Ambassador of the NGO - Indian Development Foundation
- Campus Ambassador for The Grapevine Co. (which included working with clients like MTV and ITC)
Courses:
- Portfolio and Risk Management by Indian School of Business on Coursera
Others:
- I had co-founded a start-up (earlier this year) with my friend but we had to shut shop because our business model was severely impacted by COVID-19. However we still had some initial success and were able to get a couple of clients on board. (Not sure if i can put this failed attempt on my resume) - Kindly advice.
Hobbies:
- Modelling (a few print media advertisements), Acting, & Football
Thank you so much for reading through such a long post. Would greatly appreciate your thoughts on my chances at ISB Co'22, my target score, and any other advice. I can understand if you might not not be able to help me provide color on ISB in particular (if that college not your expertise) but would still appreciate any other advice and a target score.
12 Jun 2020, 23:11
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Hi IceMan2020,
Thanks for sharing your profile with us!
Regarding your target GMAT score, your goal should be to score at or above the mean for any school that you're applying to -- so in the case of ISB, this is about a 710. Of course, the higher you score above that, the better; and on the flip side, it's certainly not true that you're doomed if you score below a 710. It's a mean for a reason -- plenty of enrolled students scored below that. However, if you at least match the mean score, the AdCom has fewer reasons to question your academic aptitude.
Your work accomplishments sound quite impressive. It would be great if you actually get promoted to a formal manager title by the time that you apply to b-school (I'm not sure how feasible that is given your team structure) -- that's the best-case scenario. However, if that doesn't happen, you can certainly highlight anecdotes showing your leadership qualities and experiences even though you don't have the formal manager title. The more specifics you can provide about how you've developed junior team members and how you've had an impact on the team as a natural leader even though you don't have the official title, the better.
Finally, you should absolutely discuss your startup efforts in your application if they demonstrate your business acumen, risk tolerance, leadership, teamwork, and other qualities that AdComs look for. Again, as with what I mentioned above, the more specifics you can provide, the better (e.g. metrics, numbers, names of clients if you're permitted to reveal them, etc.).
The other thing that you'll want to give more thought to is what your post-MBA career goals are, both short- and long-term. Profile stats like your undergraduate credentials, GMAT, and resume matter a great deal, but AdComs also care deeply about what applicants say their future career goals are and what the applicant's chance of achieving those goals is, based on previous experience and training. This holds true not only of ISB but also of all top MBA programs.
I hope that's helpful! Best of luck and please feel free to contact us (www.admissionado.com) if you'd like to chat further!
Doris
Thanks for sharing your profile with us!
Regarding your target GMAT score, your goal should be to score at or above the mean for any school that you're applying to -- so in the case of ISB, this is about a 710. Of course, the higher you score above that, the better; and on the flip side, it's certainly not true that you're doomed if you score below a 710. It's a mean for a reason -- plenty of enrolled students scored below that. However, if you at least match the mean score, the AdCom has fewer reasons to question your academic aptitude.
Your work accomplishments sound quite impressive. It would be great if you actually get promoted to a formal manager title by the time that you apply to b-school (I'm not sure how feasible that is given your team structure) -- that's the best-case scenario. However, if that doesn't happen, you can certainly highlight anecdotes showing your leadership qualities and experiences even though you don't have the formal manager title. The more specifics you can provide about how you've developed junior team members and how you've had an impact on the team as a natural leader even though you don't have the official title, the better.
Finally, you should absolutely discuss your startup efforts in your application if they demonstrate your business acumen, risk tolerance, leadership, teamwork, and other qualities that AdComs look for. Again, as with what I mentioned above, the more specifics you can provide, the better (e.g. metrics, numbers, names of clients if you're permitted to reveal them, etc.).
The other thing that you'll want to give more thought to is what your post-MBA career goals are, both short- and long-term. Profile stats like your undergraduate credentials, GMAT, and resume matter a great deal, but AdComs also care deeply about what applicants say their future career goals are and what the applicant's chance of achieving those goals is, based on previous experience and training. This holds true not only of ISB but also of all top MBA programs.
I hope that's helpful! Best of luck and please feel free to contact us (www.admissionado.com) if you'd like to chat further!
Doris
Iceman2020
Current Student
Joined: 04 Jan 2020
Last visit: 28 Jun 2024
Posts: 105
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 122
Location: India
Concentration: Leadership, Entrepreneurship
Schools: Rotman '24 (D) Said '23 (A)
GMAT 1: 700 Q48 V38
GPA: 3.02
Products:
12 Jun 2020, 23:28
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Hi Admissionado and Doris,
Thanks so much for your prompt reply. I keep these things in mind and plan my studies accordingly to get a 710+ score.
Answering your questions. I don't think I'll formally be promoted to a manager before I apply to the B-School, however your words are still very encouraging.
I agree with your on point about my post-MBA goals and with that in mind can i bother you with one more question?
I was hoping to get your expert guidance on the topic of my STORY.
Post MBA Goal: I want to keep my options open. Finance is definitely a consideration (given my work ex) but i would also like to venture in Entrepreneurship / start-up world. I don't know if this sounds like a compelling story but i was thinking of leveraging my leadership skills and start-up experience (failed and short lived) to write my essays and applications.
Not sure if ISB encourages startups and if i should tweak my story for my essays. Would really like to hear your thoughts on the same.
Thanks so much for your prompt reply. I keep these things in mind and plan my studies accordingly to get a 710+ score.
Answering your questions. I don't think I'll formally be promoted to a manager before I apply to the B-School, however your words are still very encouraging.
I agree with your on point about my post-MBA goals and with that in mind can i bother you with one more question?
I was hoping to get your expert guidance on the topic of my STORY.
Post MBA Goal: I want to keep my options open. Finance is definitely a consideration (given my work ex) but i would also like to venture in Entrepreneurship / start-up world. I don't know if this sounds like a compelling story but i was thinking of leveraging my leadership skills and start-up experience (failed and short lived) to write my essays and applications.
Not sure if ISB encourages startups and if i should tweak my story for my essays. Would really like to hear your thoughts on the same.
Admissionado
