u/Enough_Age_6649

Hey, please review my profile and let me know if there’s anything I can do to improve it. I’ll be applying for the 2027 PGP YL intake.

Background : 8/9/8, Engineering from a tier 2 college

I’m yet to take the GRE, but I’m targeting a 325+ score.

I interned at ISB Hyderabad in the Quant Marketing domain, at DRDO Hyderabad in the ML domain, and as a Project Management Intern at an oil and gas company in Mumbai. I also worked as an Analytics Intern at a family friend’s startup.

I helped my mother scale and brand her café, and I still take care of outreach and logistics. I also handle the strategy and outsourcing segment for my father’s construction company.

I spent a semester abroad at UC Berkeley on a USD 30,000 scholarship, studying entrepreneurship (GPA: 3.4/4). During my time there, I worked on two startups that went on to be nominated for expos and VC pitches at Berkeley — one in the cybersecurity space and the other in sustainable e-commerce.

I was also part of various clubs on campus and served as the placement coordinator for my batch. Additionally, I received the Global Learning Achievement Scholar award.

I am currently interning as an Implementation Consultant at an O2C-based fintech startup and will be joining them full-time from July 2026. I will be graduating in August 2026.

In August 2026, I will also be starting a distance Master’s degree in Business Laws from NLSIU.

The thing is, I’m a terrible test taker, and I’m pretty sure I won’t be able to succeed in CAT/GMAT even if I spend a year preparing for them. That’s why I chose the GRE, since I’m comparatively more comfortable with it.

I’ve seen some incredibly strong profiles get rejected this year for PGP YL. Do you think I have a realistic chance of at least making it to the interview stage? Any inputs would be greatly appreciated.

Hey, please review my profile and let me know if there’s anything I can do to improve it. I’ll be applying for the 2027 PGP YL intake.

I’m yet to take the GRE, but I’m targeting a 325+ score.

I interned at ISB Hyderabad in the Quant Marketing domain, at DRDO Hyderabad in the ML domain, and as a Project Management Intern at an oil and gas company in Mumbai. I also worked as an Analytics Intern at a family friend’s startup.

I helped my mother scale and brand her café, and I still take care of outreach and logistics. I also handle the strategy and outsourcing segment for my father’s construction company.

I spent a semester abroad at UC Berkeley on a USD 30,000 scholarship, studying entrepreneurship (GPA: 3.4/4). During my time there, I worked on two startups that went on to be nominated for expos and VC pitches at Berkeley — one in the cybersecurity space and the other in sustainable e-commerce.

I was also part of various clubs on campus and served as the placement coordinator for my batch. Additionally, I received the Global Learning Achievement Scholar award.

I am currently interning as an Implementation Consultant at an O2C-based fintech startup and will be joining them full-time from July 2026. I will be graduating in August 2026.

In August 2026, I will also be starting a distance Master’s degree in Business Laws from NLSIU.

The thing is, I’m a terrible test taker, and I’m pretty sure I won’t be able to succeed in CAT/GMAT even if I spend a year preparing for them. That’s why I chose the GRE, since I’m comparatively more comfortable with it.

I’ve seen some incredibly strong profiles get rejected this year for PGP YL. Do you think I have a realistic chance of at least making it to the interview stage? Any inputs would be greatly appreciated.

Oh god so many rejections? I was a little confident about applying next year and I am shit scared to apply. I know folks with 99.5+ % in CAT get rejected. Did anyone apply with GRE and things are going in your favour? If yes, thoda baat karo please.