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Bilalkhan118 Thanks for your question to us! I've copied your question below and will make comments:
I need some advice regarding my application strength to attend INSEAD or London Business School MBA program.
Certainly your stats compare in range to both INSEAD and LBS. INSEAD has 703 avg GMAT, 5.5 yrs of avg work experience and a very global environment.
LBS also has a very global student body, 701 GMAT avg and about 5 yrs avg work experience.
The things that jump out at me from an admissions lens in general is:
your GPA is not a strength- somewhat neutral and perhaps something to be addressed in application by showing quant rigor from work or other courses. One has to pause a little in seeing an engineer with 67% quant scores. So those are the things I'd try to manage in the application process by having recommenders speak to quant examples and also highlight if you have taken any of the "core" business courses recently such as stats, econ, accounting or calculus and note if you got A's.
If you decide to get some specific help from Stratus, we'd help you manage those weaknesses by addressing them in the application with other ways to demonstrate quant rigor. We'd also help you accentuate your global experiences as these will be valued by the schools you target. We'd love to have you reach out at StratusPrep.com for a free consult if you'd like to learn more! Best wishes to you as you continue on this journey.
Here is my profile:
- 29 years old with 6 years of work experience in two countries with 3 years in native Pakistan with SIEMENS in a managerial position and 3 years in UAE in a managerial position with LONDON DAIRY (current position).
- GMAT 700 89th percentile (Quant 47 67th percentile and Verbal 40 91st percentile) in third attempt.
- Bachelor of Electrical Engineering with 3.0/4.0 GPA and a MBA from LUMS Pakistan with 3.4/4.0 GPA
- Plenty of sports activities at national and inter-varsity level and now at corporate level as well.
- Well traveled around Europe during Student exchange program
- Target schools: INSEAD, London Business School
What do you think are my chances of acceptance for any of these two programs?
Thanks in advance for your feedback