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shashwat8224
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Joined: 02 Feb 2021
Last visit: 21 May 2022
Posts: 2
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Location: India
Schools: Mendoza (A$$$) WashU Olin '24 (A$$$)
GMAT 1: 720 Q49 V38
GPA: 2.3
26 Apr 2021, 14:34
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Underdog alert!
Hi, Targetting ISB, and 1 year programmes.
10th : 78
12th : 62 (Science w/ Economics)
Grad B.E. from Bangalore - 56%
GMAT : 750
Total workex : 3 years, planning to apply in 2021. By the time of interview I'll have 4.
My entire workex has been in sales. I have worked my way up from B2C sales to enterprise sales for a Fortune500.
I have extensive sales experience, and thorough.
Also, there is a sprinkle of social service.
Co-curriculars : Have been playing football for the last 13 years, and still do.
Learnt Spanish language level A2
What's missing to improve my chances for Round 1 in Sep 21?
Hi, Targetting ISB, and 1 year programmes.
10th : 78
12th : 62 (Science w/ Economics)
Grad B.E. from Bangalore - 56%
GMAT : 750
Total workex : 3 years, planning to apply in 2021. By the time of interview I'll have 4.
My entire workex has been in sales. I have worked my way up from B2C sales to enterprise sales for a Fortune500.
I have extensive sales experience, and thorough.
Also, there is a sprinkle of social service.
Co-curriculars : Have been playing football for the last 13 years, and still do.
Learnt Spanish language level A2
What's missing to improve my chances for Round 1 in Sep 21?
Updated on: 28 Apr 2021, 03:38
Originally posted by MBAandBeyond on 26 Apr 2021, 23:38.
Last edited by MBAandBeyond on 28 Apr 2021, 03:38, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by MBAandBeyond on 28 Apr 2021, 03:38, edited 1 time in total.
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Hi shashwat8224,
Thank you for sharing your profile. Here are my thoughts based on the information you've provided.
-Academics: Your undergrad GPA is quite low, but your GMAT score defines your academic potential, so there is no reason to be concerned. You have a solid GMAT score for ISB.
-Work experience: It sounds promising. Your extensive sales experience will assist you in demonstrating your noteworthy achievements.
What I suggest: Include information about major sales goals you've met and promotions you've received(if any). ISB greatly stresses ‘impact’ and ‘leadership’. Also, take the time to elaborate on particular skills you've developed throughout your work in sales.
-Ecs: Your passion for football is admirable! And it's great to hear you're currently involved in it. Since you're applying in September, you'll have plenty of time to polish your Ecs section. You've already mentioned that you're active with several social works, which is great. Continue your good work! This will inform adcoms about your contributions to the community. Speaking about all of this with excitement will add diversity to your profile and enable adcoms to learn about various facets of your personality.
If you need any direction/guidance over any aspect of your application and have any specific concerns, you can ask us on the forum Ask MBA & Beyond.
I would like to learn about your post-MBA goals and dig deeper into your work experience to evaluate your profile better. You will need to start early and take a couple of months just to brainstorm. We have an extensive content gathering process where we just spend hours brainstorming to set the story’s theme and narrative.
Overall you have a good profile and stand a chance for this program but what’s going to matter most in your application is how you connect the experiential dots and create a great narrative in line with ISB principles while crafting your essays to stand out from other applicants.
If you'd like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and give you some more ideas to maximize your chances at ISB. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.
Let’s maximize your chances in Round 1 for fall intake
Cheers!
Shantanu Sharma
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond
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Email: [email protected]
What s app: +65-97158525
Thank you for sharing your profile. Here are my thoughts based on the information you've provided.
-Academics: Your undergrad GPA is quite low, but your GMAT score defines your academic potential, so there is no reason to be concerned. You have a solid GMAT score for ISB.
-Work experience: It sounds promising. Your extensive sales experience will assist you in demonstrating your noteworthy achievements.
What I suggest: Include information about major sales goals you've met and promotions you've received(if any). ISB greatly stresses ‘impact’ and ‘leadership’. Also, take the time to elaborate on particular skills you've developed throughout your work in sales.
-Ecs: Your passion for football is admirable! And it's great to hear you're currently involved in it. Since you're applying in September, you'll have plenty of time to polish your Ecs section. You've already mentioned that you're active with several social works, which is great. Continue your good work! This will inform adcoms about your contributions to the community. Speaking about all of this with excitement will add diversity to your profile and enable adcoms to learn about various facets of your personality.
If you need any direction/guidance over any aspect of your application and have any specific concerns, you can ask us on the forum Ask MBA & Beyond.
I would like to learn about your post-MBA goals and dig deeper into your work experience to evaluate your profile better. You will need to start early and take a couple of months just to brainstorm. We have an extensive content gathering process where we just spend hours brainstorming to set the story’s theme and narrative.
Overall you have a good profile and stand a chance for this program but what’s going to matter most in your application is how you connect the experiential dots and create a great narrative in line with ISB principles while crafting your essays to stand out from other applicants.
If you'd like, we are happy to hop on a call with you sometime this week to discuss your profile in length and give you some more ideas to maximize your chances at ISB. Feel free to book a free session with us as per your convenience.
Let’s maximize your chances in Round 1 for fall intake
Cheers!
Shantanu Sharma
Founder and Admissions Consultant, MBA and Beyond
Testimonials
Email: [email protected]
What s app: +65-97158525
shashwat8224
27 Apr 2021, 04:28
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shashwat8224
Hi shashwat8224,
Hope this finds you well.
The only visible red flag is the undergrad GPA; however, your GMAT score is way above the average at ISB and that will help compensate for the GPA and demonstrate your abilities to adjust to the demands of a rigorous academic program.
At this point, all you need to focus on is to keep performing at work; consolidate impacts that you can quantify in your essays, and conceptualize a framework that shows strong sync between what you have achieved and your goals in the future. Not sure how much you can strengthen your extra-curriculars in the midst of the pandemic but if there exists any chance, please do so. Rather than taking up new activities, see if you can take up a leadership role in what you are already doing; leadership both at work and beyond makes for a good talking point in essays rather than showing mere volunteering.
In case you wish to discuss your profile in greater detail, please do reach out to us.
All the best!
