Is 700 a good score for ISB Hyderabad?

Question

Hi Experts,

I have scored 700 (Q51,V33) and targeting ISB,Hyderabad. What are my chances of getting admission this year?

GMATinsight · Answer

Hi Rcc The good news is that 700 is a fine score to get a call from ISB hyderabad provided your application is aptly written for the program that you are applying for. However, Last year, ISB issued a list of selected candidates with High GMAT scores (730 or above) separately which clearly indicates that a candidate with higher GMAT score will have greater chances of being selected. So while I see that your Quant is perfect, You might increase your score in verbal if you are willing to retake. Let me state again that taking GMAT again is not necessary in your case but it might improve your chances if your profile is average. For a good profile, a 700 will do just great. I hope that answers your question. FOr any ISB admission related query, you may tag me in the query.

monikakumar · Answer

Hi,

Congrats on your score. 700 is a good score for ISB. You can work on your application and on your profile to grab a seat at ISB. And would like to know which materials you used for practicing quant, Q51 is just perfect.

Thanks.

mangamma · Answer

It is a good competitive score to get interview at ISB. However, GMAT is one of the factor in the admission decision. Other than GMAT there are factors such as WE(profile), essays and recommendations will improve your chances of admit. All the best.

Rcc · Answer

Hi  GMATinsight

Thanks a lot for your inputs. Just to shed some light on my profile: I come from an engineering background and have an experience of 2+years in analytics.I wish to pursue MBA in marketing domain. I have an average academic record but work experience is relevant to the marketing domain. Now considering the above points what are my chances? Also if
I get rejected in the first round , will i be eligible to apply in the second round as well (with an improved GMAT score) ?

Rcc · Answer

Hi  monikakumar

thanks a lot! I had focussed extensively on OG questions for Quants. After mastering all the concepts in OG questions I wrote Manhattan mocks. The difficulty level of QA in manhattan mocks is notch higher than Gmat QA but the questions are a great practice set to improve your level and get a better understanding of the concepts. Also I maintained an error log and revised it before writing any mock.

GMATinsight · Answer

Chances are positive but not very bright because you carry only 2 years of work experience while there will be many from an engineering background with same score and 5 years of experience or more. With candidates such as you, We can only hope to be positive with the same score however strong candidature will be presented with a 720+ score.

Understadn one simple thing, Average GMAT from Engineering background is already 700 or more in ISB and with that you barely qualify the work experience requisite so saying that you have great chances will be incorrect. Only with outstanding extracurricular you can offset higher GMAT requirement in this case.

To answer your second question, NO, you can not apply in the same year once rejected this is the reason why students plan to apply in second round with better score than in 1st round with a fine score...

Is 700 a good score for ISB Hyderabad?

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