Calling all Applicants: INSEAD August 2024 Intake

Best of luck to you!

Okay.

MY AO was IR, but received all the updates from DC so far. Did anything similar to this happen to anyone else?

Hi
I am extremely new here, looking to apply in R3 by the end of this week.
What’s AO,DC,IR?

I am assuming AO is admissions officer?

These are names of the AOs

DC is Denise CHUA, IR is issablle ramos

Great!!
Thank you so much!!

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With a score of 710 in classic gmat, is it a good idea to apply for Insead R3 Aug intake or should I wait for R1 December intake?

Not sure if GMAT matters too much when it comes to which round to apply for. But I know R3&4 usually have limited scholarship.

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chakri1997 - it would depend on your overall profile i.e. strength of work-ex, ECs, motivations, whether you belong to an over-represented demographic, etc. and also on the Q/ V split of your score.

The composite score (710) is borderline/ average for INSEAD, so everything else being equal, applying early (i.e. R1) would be better. This would also offer higher chances at scholarships in general.

Regards,
Arvind
Founder, admitStreet
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My profile -

Education: Integrated Masters in Information Technology (Grade: 3.33/4)
College: International Institute of Information Technolgy, Bangalore
GMAT: 710 (Q 49, V 35, IR 6, AWA 5)

Work experience: 4 years (5 years by the start of the MBA)

Current Role: Cofounder and CEO of Artemis Network, a blockchain company

I am currently building my own company in the blockchain and crypto space. We raised $200k in funding from angels and VCs over the last 2 years.
I am a day trader in crypto markets for past 7 years
I am a Twitter influencer in the crypto space with 35k active traders
Worked at Microsoft after graduation for a couple of years

International Experience:
Significant collaboration as CEO with international clients and other companies in the Crypto space

Extracurricular:
Led club roles in college
while at Microsoft, formed a group of people to financially educate women and helped more than 200 women

Post-MBA Goal:
I want to return to my venture and scale it up.

The long-term goal is to become the global leader in crypto and blockchain.

this is my profile

Just ensure you answer Why INSEAD, I can see this profile as a good one

You have a very strong profile. I have worked with similar profiles for ORMs and yeah, they landed in top US schools. The score is slightly lower for ORM but the profile definitely can work for INSEAD. Any reason you are not applying in upcoming R1 instead?

Dont want to waste 6 more months, but not able to decide if applying in R3 is good or not

Look the thing is everything seems good. By R3, you already know that seats available will be slightly less regardless of what you hear about acceptance rates in each round, proportional doesn’t beat absolute and the competition is definitely different from that of R1. And score is the only "if" I see in the profile. To maximize the odds, if you apply smarter in R1 you will probably have a better shot(know that many people prefer Aug intake and they will not apply to R1 for similar reasons but doesn’t that help your odds?)

Interesting profile. INSEAD values entrepreneurial experience.

Having a strong narrative covering your skillsets, why MBA, why now and why INSEAD would be crucial. Highlighting any international exposure you've had would also be good. Applying in R1 would be ideal, given the competitive Indian pool. If you feel you can increase your score, it also gives you some time to give GMAT another shot.

Key differences between the Jan and Aug intakes of INSEAD are here. You could also check out insights from our recent INSEAD admit (with entrepreneurial experiences pre-MBA) here

Regards,
Arvind
Founder, admitStreet
W: https://admitstreet.com | LinkedIn | E: consultingteam@admitstreet.com

Interesting profile overall. INSEAD is within reach based on your current credentials.

Only thing that needs to come out well in your application is the motivation, fit etc. viz. Why INSEAD? Why MBA? Why Now?

I had a client with similar sort of profile as yours crack INSEAD recently.

If you need professional help with your applications, do reach out. I would love to be of assistance whichever round or intake you chose and believe you have it in you to crack the school.

Best,
Divesh

Founder & Managing Consultant
http://www.Top100MBA.Club
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