ISB Round 2 application

Question

Hi everyone,
I’m planning to apply to the ISB PGP for the Class of 2028 and am currently targeting  Round 2 .
I wanted to understand how the different application rounds work in terms of admission chances. Does applying in R2 or R3 actually reduce your chances compared with R1 because a significant portion of the class has already been admitted?
More specifically, does ISB maintain a roughly proportional intake across rounds based on the number of applications received, or are a fixed number/percentage of seats allocated to each round?
ISB mentions that applying in different rounds does not materially affect the chances of selection, but I’m curious to hear from current students, alumni, or applicants about how this works in practice.
Would appreciate any insights, especially regarding  R1 vs R2 for the Class of 2028 .

pintukr · Answer

There is no mention of your GMAT score herein. In this regard, a 645+ score will significantly boost the application prospect.

dotsoftme · Answer

goodluck

gmataccount123 · Answer

if your profile is from repeated background , applying early helps

TheIvyLeagueEdge · Answer

Hi,
1. If your application is not as powerful as it can be, NO time is good to apply. 
2. If you have been able to prepare a good application, R1 is better than R2 is better than R3; the effects are even more pronounced for Over represented profiles. For each class, ISB tries the very best to keep the Class profile as diverse as possible, within the restraints of Academic Calibre, Clarity & Feasibility of Career Goals and employability of the applicant. In other words, if of the n allocated seats for Males who are Engineers, and come from a Consulting background, they got about 70% exceptional candidates in R1, the rest of the rounds have a total of 30% split between them. Therefore, the earlier you apply, the less competition you would have.

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