Request for profile evaluation for ISB YLP : ISB

Requesting an evaluation of my profile!

Age: 26
X - 88.83% (ICSE)
XII - 88.2% (CBSE)
Undergrad - B.Tech Mechanical Engineering - 75.63%
PostGrad - Masters in Business Analytics in German University - Interim Grade- 2,0/4,0 (With 1,0 being the highest)
GRE - 326, Q-165, V-161

Work Experience:
There was a 2 year gap between my Bachelor's graduation and Master's due to COVID and financial problems. I filled this gap with multiple internships at a few startups in India.
During my masters, I interned at Germany's biggest sports brand, Big 4, and a luxury automobile brand. Work so far has mainly been in the domain of analytics and data.

Extra Curriculars:
Captain of High School Football team, center-back for German University's football team.
CTO at university sports club
Consultant volunteer for an European NGO
Won awards in presentation competitions and singing competitions till Bachelor's

Hobbies:
Aspiring powerlifter. Planning to enter local competitions early next year after complete recovery from injury


Goal: Plan is to continue to work in Germany in a full time position for the next two years and hopefully then join ISB as a PGP student (if YLP application is successful). Post graduation goal is to enter management consulting and then eventually exit to operations/finance managerial roles later on in my career.

I am concerned that my GRE score is not competitive. Would it make sense to take up the GMAT to boost my chances of getting selected?

Most likely you are not eligible for YLP as you have a gap between your bachelors and masters degree. It would be best to check your eligibility with ISB admissions team.

Hey Anmol, hope all is well.

Interesting profile with respect to the recurring sports angle (internship + football team + sports club), would recommend to definitely highlight this if possible in your application (assuming your passion is sports or something adjoining). With respect to your GRE score, the average acceptance GRE at ISB is close to this (326-329). It's right at the centre of the curve. That being said, GRE is not the only deciding criterion as you would understand. Evaluation is composite in nature. What's a little worrying for me is no full-time work-ex post college. Now there is no right or wrong answer to this, but if i were in your shoes, with the exact same profile, I would consider re-writing the exam (GRE/GMAT), just to make it more competitive (and compensate for the lack of full time work experience). That would be helpful in increasing the overall likelihood of getting an interview invite (in addition to well-crafted essays and a good LOR).

AnmolDilip459 wrote:Requesting an evaluation of my profile!

Age: 26
X - 88.83% (ICSE)
XII - 88.2% (CBSE)
Undergrad - B.Tech Mechanical Engineering - 75.63%
PostGrad - Masters in Business Analytics in German University - Interim Grade- 2,0/4,0 (With 1,0 being the highest)
GRE - 326, Q-165, V-161

Work Experience:
There was a 2 year gap between my Bachelor's graduation and Master's due to COVID and financial problems. I filled this gap with multiple internships at a few startups in India.
During my masters, I interned at Germany's biggest sports brand, Big 4, and a luxury automobile brand. Work so far has mainly been in the domain of analytics and data.

Extra Curriculars:
Captain of High School Football team, center-back for German University's football team.
CTO at university sports club
Consultant volunteer for an European NGO
Won awards in presentation competitions and singing competitions till Bachelor's

Hobbies:
Aspiring powerlifter. Planning to enter local competitions early next year after complete recovery from injury


Goal: Plan is to continue to work in Germany in a full time position for the next two years and hopefully then join ISB as a PGP student (if YLP application is successful). Post graduation goal is to enter management consulting and then eventually exit to operations/finance managerial roles later on in my career.

I am concerned that my GRE score is not competitive. Would it make sense to take up the GMAT to boost my chances of getting selected?