I am blown away that they made an exception for your client, did you know that they would ? I'd never even tried.. I assumed that if they said you had to submit a GMAT unless it wasn't available in your country that was a firm and fast rule.
Hi
sidsk47,
I completely agree with Farrell, but I just wanted to build on what she already said. Whether a GRE score puts you at a disadvantage really depends on the overall strength of your application.
As you mentioned, since not too long ago, INSEAD was only accepting GRE scores if GMAT wasn't available in your country of residence. However, even before INSEAD announced that they were accepting GRE scores from all applicants, there were cases of people getting accepted with GRE scores. As a matter of fact, in 2017, I worked with someone who could have taken GMAT in his country, but decided to take GRE because his main targets were Stanford, Wharton and Columbia, and INSEAD was just a backup plan. He had a very strong profile so he ended up being accepted to all, including INSEAD despite his GRE score.
Over time, I have seen and worked with an increasing number of people applying and getting accepted to INSEAD with GRE scores, and most of the time, they had an overall score around the 320 neighborhood.
So, no, a GRE score doesn't necessarily put you at a disadvantage as long as you submit a strong application.
I hope this helps.
Thank you very much.
Warm regards
Alex