Calling all Applicants: INSEAD August 2024 Intake

Dear candidates,

I’m Arvind, Founder of admitStreet and a HEC Paris MBA alum. I’m organizing a webinar on “How to craft a winning MBA application” with Adhiraj Chandel, our recent INSEAD MBA-admit.

We will cover topics including how to differentiate your profile, write compelling essays and tips to secure scholarships. 30 minutes will be dedicated to audience Q&A.

Reserve your spot by registering now! The online webinar will be on:

JULY 30, 2023 (SUNDAY)
AT 11:00 AM IST

Registration and details at:
bit.ly/admitstreet_insead

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Hello everyone,

I recently posted a blog with sample INSEAD essays from a successful candidate/ admit I worked with:

https://admitstreet.com/blog/insead-mba-essay/

While each essay and story is unique, hopefully this serves as a sample.

Feel free to reach out if you need support with your application. All the best!

Regards,
Arvind
HEC Paris MBA alum, Admissions interviewer
W:https://admitstreet.com | E: consultingteam@admitstreet.com

Hello everyone,

My name is Tudor and I was admitted for the August 2024 MBA intake.
If you have any questions about the process or otherwise, please ask away and I'll do my best to try to answer them.
Looking forward to seeing all of you next year!

EDIT: please privately message me for the '25J WA community/group. (August 2024 Intake)

Hey Tudor, huge congratulations! Would you mind sharing a few details about your profile? Also, when did you submit the application and how long did it take to receive the offer? Thank you!

Thank you!
I submitted the application on March 6th 2023, received my interviewers' details on April 6th, and finally received my offer on May 11th.

A few details about my profile:
- Romanian & Canadian nationalities
- GMAT: 730
- I am the co-founder and CEO (2.5 years experience) of a global tech/internet/new media company with ~25 employees and 300k+ users
- 5 years experience in investment
- Former national swimmer + many extracurriculars/clubs
- Undergraduate business & management (London)
- Studied CSE in the Netherlands as well + more international experiences
- Math & Science competition awards
- Attended the top-ranked high school program in Canada for math, science, and English

You sound really competitive/a good fit for INSEAD. What is CSE?
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Ah, CSE is computer science & engineering.
And thank you!

You Applied for MIM or MBA?

I applied for the MBA

Alishbaa, I thought you wanted a profile review I didn’t realize you already got admitted lol that’s kind of embarrassing. Enjoy INSEAD.
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Any statistics on how many waitlists got converted?

Hello is GRE accepted what is the Average score and any individual cutoff for Q and V?

Hi dhruvsharma2117,

yes, INSEAD has been accepting GRE scores for a few years.

There is no cut-off score per se, but INSEAD advises scoring at least 80% in both Q and V sections.

That being said, over-represented backgrounds/nationalities are encouraged to score a bit higher.

I hope this helps.

Warm regards
Alex
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Hi, this is from the FAQ: INSEAD does not have a minimum required GMAT score. Rather than focusing on your overall score, we assess your individual results in the Quantitative, Verbal and IR sections of the exam. We need you to demonstrate your strengths in all of these sections. In order to be competitive, you should aim to achieve a score at or above the 70 - 75 percentile in both the quantitative and verbal sections. For the Integrated Reasoning section, we recommend achieving a score of 6 or above. Please keep in mind, however, that the GMAT is just one of several admission criteria. A high score does not guarantee admission, and a below average score does not eliminate a candidate. See GMAT Exam preparation tips from top scorers.

It’s mildly confusing they still publish this, because of this happening last year, ( see article) acknowledging that 70th percentile now is tougher than before, even throwing out a 50th percentile. In my opinion, that Candidate would be someone who is both underrepresented and has a great quant background. Like I had a candidate, who was a French, Like I had a candidate, who was French guy, and had a masters in aeronautical engineering who got it with a 650. For over represented applicants I think better to stick to 70th-75th. https://poetsandquants.com/2022/02/02/i ... at-scores/
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really, on the higher end of that or more. The competitiveness of the applicant profile pool bids up the gmat they can pick from. From the years I moderated this thread rarely saw Indian males admitted with scores under 740 and they are usually 750+.
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I am targeting 24 intake ,round 2 for MIM.
In my last year of law school .
Can you please clarify what’s the ideal GMAT score for me ?
And will I be given any advantage of diverse field?

@MBAPrepCoach

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Hi Experts, I request you to review my profile and provide your feedback:


2021 batch Undergrad, CGPA: 9.04, GMAT: 720, 6 weeks Aiesec internship in greece (volunteer work), state level Basketball (twice) and Badminton (once), two merit based scholarship during undergrad, internship at Samsung Electronics, 10 months FT at a startup - Koinly (really good relationship with founder for a LOR), 1.5 years at ZS Associates as DAA - coordinating with US clients and other stakeholders and Argentina team members.


Indian Male Engineer

Hi there I am sorry I don’t work with MIM clients myself - or know enough about how diverse/unique you are vis a via the applicant pool (more unique/underrepresented requires lower score and vice versa)- so I’m not really sure. When you say diverse field, do you mean law? I’m not sure how many people have that background. It’s probably more likely than for MBA because you can do law directly after your undergraduate or if it’s actually part of your bachelors in Europe.
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