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­Hi guys,

I will just quickly give a brief about my profile - 

ACADS 
9.2 - 10th
51% - 12th 
6.81 - MUJ - BJMC 

WORK EX - 3 YEARS 
19 MONTHS - A small production company, worked as a creative driector 
3 MONTHS - zomato, worked as a KAM 
12 MONTHS - freelancing, working as a content strategist 

EXTRA CURRICULAR - 
I am a professional cinematographer/filmmaker 
I am a track bike rider 
attented 20+ muns and won a lot of awards 

lost 40+ kgs (one of my biggest achievements)

working with a human rights ngo 


 
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­Hi guys,

I will just quickly give a brief about my profile - 

ACADS 
9.2 - 10th
51% - 12th 
6.81 - MUJ - BJMC 

WORK EX - 3 YEARS 
19 MONTHS - A small production company, worked as a creative driector 
3 MONTHS - zomato, worked as a KAM 
12 MONTHS - freelancing, working as a content strategist 

EXTRA CURRICULAR - 
I am a professional cinematographer/filmmaker 
I am a track bike rider 
attented 20+ muns and won a lot of awards 

lost 40+ kgs (one of my biggest achievements)

working with a human rights ngo 



 
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Hi! Have you already taken GMAT? If not, then try to score well on GMAT to overcome your Class 12th and undergrads grades. Your work experience seems to be pretty good and your extracurriculars (cinematographer/filmmaker) are pretty unique and will certainly give you an edge. Since your work experience of 3 years is slightly below the average work experience at ISB, you will have to articulate your experiences (personal and professional really well) and you will have to highlight leadership roles or initiatives that you have taken which made significant impact.

Along with this, you will also need sound reasoning for why you want to pursue an MBA and how ISB will help you achieve your goals. This is where a lot of aspirants falter.

You experience of losing 40+kgs or attending muns can also play a significant role in your applications. However, you will have to build a solid story around it and highlight how these things shaped your personality.

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.­
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alabhayaa
­Hi guys,

I will just quickly give a brief about my profile - 

ACADS 
9.2 - 10th
51% - 12th 
6.81 - MUJ - BJMC 

WORK EX - 3 YEARS 
19 MONTHS - A small production company, worked as a creative driector 
3 MONTHS - zomato, worked as a KAM 
12 MONTHS - freelancing, working as a content strategist 

EXTRA CURRICULAR - 
I am a professional cinematographer/filmmaker 
I am a track bike rider 
attented 20+ muns and won a lot of awards 

lost 40+ kgs (one of my biggest achievements)

working with a human rights ngo 




 
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­alabhayaa   Hope you are doing great. It is true you have a differentiated background. But I would like to be honest with you if you don’t mind. That Zomato role where you worked as a KAM could have been your ticket to ISB. Freelancing pre-MBA is not something B-schools have taken well because it makes them confused about your ambition and motivation for an MBA. It’s a bit early to comment on the odds because you may have achieved good success in your freelancing, but if that were the case, you would not be thinking about getting an MBA already. B-schools don’t like when candidates look to MBA programs as an exit path to launch them back into the corporate sector. They feel that promising candidates should have been able to maneuver their professional paths even without an MBA (to some extent at least). I am happy to advise you over a call, but I strongly feel you must pull strings to get into an opportunity with a branded employer in the role of your choice because then the B-schools will find your achievements more credible.

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Aanchal Sahni (INSEAD MBA alumna, former INSEAD MBA admissions interviewer)
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alabhayaa
­Hi guys,

I will just quickly give a brief about my profile - 

ACADS 
9.2 - 10th
51% - 12th 
6.81 - MUJ - BJMC 

WORK EX - 3 YEARS 
19 MONTHS - A small production company, worked as a creative driector 
3 MONTHS - zomato, worked as a KAM 
12 MONTHS - freelancing, working as a content strategist 

EXTRA CURRICULAR - 
I am a professional cinematographer/filmmaker 
I am a track bike rider 
attented 20+ muns and won a lot of awards 

lost 40+ kgs (one of my biggest achievements)

working with a human rights ngo 



 
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Hello alabhayaa,

Thanks for writing in.

Your Zomato tenure as well as the differentiated experience as a creative director will be value adding; however, the freelancing experience as well as the 2 switches in 3 years (basically, 3 profiles in 3 years) are things that will raise questions and require strong explanation.

If you are currently working as a Freelancer, it would be worthwhile to find yourself a full-time job that aligns well with the career goals you intend to put forth; business schools do not tend to prefer Freelancing as a career option. 

To put things in a nutshell, your chances will be dependent on your GMAT score, the narrative your build around your professional career and future goals, and how well you justify/explain the components of your application that may are slightly questionable.

Should you feel the need for a detailed discussion, please feel free to get in touch with us.

All the best!
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alabhayaa
­Hi guys,

I will just quickly give a brief about my profile - 

ACADS 
9.2 - 10th
51% - 12th 
6.81 - MUJ - BJMC 

WORK EX - 3 YEARS 
19 MONTHS - A small production company, worked as a creative driector 
3 MONTHS - zomato, worked as a KAM 
12 MONTHS - freelancing, working as a content strategist 

EXTRA CURRICULAR - 
I am a professional cinematographer/filmmaker 
I am a track bike rider 
attented 20+ muns and won a lot of awards 

lost 40+ kgs (one of my biggest achievements)

working with a human rights ngo 
 
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@alabhayaa ­- Your production company/ Zomato stints, and Extracurriculars present interesting angles.

Would like to understand your freelancing stint (motivation for transitioning from Zomato, how your freelancing career is shaping, have you registered a company, do you manage a team, key achievements, skillsets, etc.) to assess the professional arc better.

Likewise, post-MBA goals and motivation for an MBA are crucial angles to consider too.

Aiming for a good GMAT (ideally 685+ GFE) can help compensate for lower past academics.

Feel free to reach out for a deeper chat.

Regards,
Arvind
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Hi,

  Aim for a high GMAT/GRE score. As for work experience, you have a variety of experiences, that may come across as a strength or a weakness. Focus on steering your story well and think about how these experiences have prepared you for your post MBA goals. 

All the best! 

alabhayaa
­Hi guys,

I will just quickly give a brief about my profile - 

ACADS 
9.2 - 10th
51% - 12th 
6.81 - MUJ - BJMC 

WORK EX - 3 YEARS 
19 MONTHS - A small production company, worked as a creative driector 
3 MONTHS - zomato, worked as a KAM 
12 MONTHS - freelancing, working as a content strategist 

EXTRA CURRICULAR - 
I am a professional cinematographer/filmmaker 
I am a track bike rider 
attented 20+ muns and won a lot of awards 

lost 40+ kgs (one of my biggest achievements)

working with a human rights ngo 




 
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