Calling all Applicants: INSEAD August 2024 Intake

chakri1997

Interesting profile. I would be more interested to know what you have been able to do in the last 2 years at your startup (apart from securing the funding). For applicants who come from small, new, and emerging early-stage startups, the business schools evaluate your success in the context of how the startup has also grown during the same time. At least this is the case with top global B Schools (Indian B schools may think a bit differently as the cohorts are younger). From what I understand, your company is in the phase where it is still getting established or is in its early growth stages. So, it becomes very important that you bring forth clearly how have your contributions in the respective areas taken your company's position from 0 to 0.5 or 1 in those areas of your expertise. Also, to demonstrate a high level of ownership, go deep into unpacking your experiences and reconstruct your stories in a way that shows how working on strategy, business building blocks, and execution has given you a much more hands-on experience, more experiential maturity, and more ability to contextualize business problems (specific to your area of work in tech) than most others who come from similar backgrounds and are your age. Illustrate the problems you currently face and how the INSEAD network would greatly benefit you or the company. The Microsoft stint also has strong brand validation so that's a good thing.

Ultimately, a delayed application is better than a poorly executed application (with a very mediocre GMAT). So you yourself are in a better position to decide based on your preparation for the essays. Feel free to seek professional guidance.

Best wishes

Aanchal Sahni (INSEAD alum, former INSEAD admissions interviewer)
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I am in! Fonty.
Just received the call from IR.

Has anybody gotten an admit with 650 GMAT? I’m planning to apply to R3. I am an entrepreneur for 2+ years with international experience and currently in SaaS. Overall work ex is around 4 years

Has anybody gotten in around this GMAT in the past 2 rounds

Are you planning to attend?

I am in! Singapore. Called by IR about an hour ago. Planning to attend! Is there a group for the admits?

Congratulations everyone!

Whoever got in I meant 😂

We still have 2 more days

Yeah yeah. I am still having little bit of hope 🥲

Got a call yesterday from a +33 number!

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Anyone heard back from DC?

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No, nothing yet

My partner is waiting to hear back too - almost EoD in Sg again.

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Yeah, no idea what’s happening

I presume they’ve not started sending rejection mails either, right?

From what I remember, rejection emails went out on deadline day when I applied - typically, if no one else has heard back from your AO then you don’t need to stress. Who is your AO?

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Anyone received a confirmation email from INSEAD? My AO said she would send one with all the info, but she hasn’t yet and I’m not sure if I should be following up or waiting.