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Hello everyone, I got 705 GMAT FE. Is there any chance that I can get admission in round IV in INSEAD. Should I apply or not? I want to join Jan 2025 Intake. In their website they say all rounds are equally weighted.

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Your score is strong. Ironically, since many candidates assume later rounds have less chances, this favors strong candidates who do actually apply.

Having said that, the strength of your overall profile (work-ex, international exposure, extracurriculars etc.) would decide whether it’d be competitive in R4 (or any round for that matter). Feel free to reach out for a deeper chat.

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­AmitTheBirbal I am an INSEAD alumna and former admissions interviewer. Your chances in the later rounds depend on two key factors:

1. Can you help INSEAD increase its GMAT average?
2. What do you bring that the admissions committee will find compelling when they have few seats remaining and they are looking for very unique candidates?

If you're unsure whether to apply now or wait for an early round to make a stronger impression, I'm happy to evaluate your profile and provide guidance.

Best wishes
Aanchal Sahni (INSEAD MBA alumna, former INSEAD MBA admissions interviewer)
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Hello mam,
My score is above their average so it is obviously adding up to their average.
Plus I think, I don’t know whether its a positive or a negative point but i have 12 years of experience in defense technology,
From creating modules from scratch, to developing complete defense machines from radars, satellites. Creating digital twins and all. So from technology aspect I have covered almost every big technology trending and completely aware of their development from scratch and impact on future.
My analysis capability can guide one to predict where a startup will be in 10 years, and how to choose specific fields to increase fortune of a company.. My diverse technical competency is my plus point as per me.. My skills are there in almost very software language, plus designing architectures..

I dont know if it would help, but I would like to switch to tech sector after MBA do my experience will add up in my future.

I don’t know whether its a positive or a negative point but i have 12 years of experience in defense technology,
From creating modules from scratch, to developing complete defense machines from radars, satellites. Creating digital twins and all. So from technology aspect I have covered almost every big technology trending and completely aware of their development from scratch and impact on future.
My analysis capability can guide one to predict where a startup will be in 10 years, and how to choose specific fields to increase fortune of a company.. My diverse technical competency is my plus point as per me.. My skills are there in almost very software language, plus designing architectures..

I dont know if it would help, but I would like to switch to tech sector after MBA do my experience will add up in my future.

okss

AmitTheBirbal

Regarding the score- I speak with many applicants who come in with the idea that if GMAC suggested a certain score as a converted equivalent, the top schools would see it that way. However, this is not the case because, especially for self-selecting schools like INSEAD, the reference data for the GMAT FE is a very small subset of the universal data used by GMAC. Therefore the average at INSEAD will be high, and someone applying to R4 from within the Indian pool is expected to have a truly exceptional score.
Work experience- Your experience sounds very impressive and unique. But it is not clear to me if you worked in a startup or the public sector. Both backgrounds would require a different strategy. What has been your growth progression like?
One of the four criteria for Insead is "international focus". What has been your experience with global exposure? If you have played a central role in technology projects where you disseminated analysis and action points to stakeholders/ project experts who were working from across the globe, that would add immense value to your INSEAD application. 

Regards
Aanchal Sahni

Public sector Navratna company.

So what should be my score to be above average? Shall I give it again? 705 GMAT FE is equivalent to 760 of GMAT Classical as per GMAC..

Just received the call with good news! Joining the Singapore campus for Jan 2025, my AO is FT. Anybody able to share the WA group link?

you yourself chose singapore campus?

AmitTheBirbal­ - interesting work-ex. The international exposure is one angle which is missing from your points above: have you worked with clients/ teams abroad? INSEAD particularly values this angle.

Also, any particular reason why you aren't looking at R1 for Aug intake? 

Yeah once has a work with Myanmar delegation. They visited our premises and I delivered some software product to them. I dodged travel related and kept my work to development and customer dealing only.

Reason 1 for not aug intake 25 is
I am approaching already towards saturation technically so adding more and more is not worthy. I had planned for MBA 2-3 years ago but every time plan got postponed for some reasons.
Also My Work ex will increase further next year to 13 years and my age to 34. Only thing I will add in 1 year in my profile is 2-3 side startups, which are not that extra golden point as per my analysis. The same I can achieve this year too with MBA..
I dont want my these factors to turn negative for myself. I am worried that adcom will have a negative viewpoint towards my age and work-ex, though work-ex is justified as per the competence absorbed over time.

anyone else received early decision result yet?

How is the recruitment going at INSEAD? Heard too many graduates from June this year are yet to be placed?

Hi all,
has anyone already received "not-early-decision" round 2 responses yet?