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do we need to send all scores also from mba.com??
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Hey Guys, I recently gave my GRE today -322, which is on the lower side. Wanted to get your opinion on whether I should apply to Insead through this score or aim for higher one and then apply to later rounds.

My profile- Indian(25M), Btech in CSE at VIT V-> cgpa-3.95/4, 3.5 years at Healthcare Consulting - 1 promotion.

Multiple National Level Case Comps Win, Worked as Volunteer Consultant at multiple NGOs.

Extra curricular - State level TT player( khelo India scholar)-> Represented state at nationals. Senior Diploma in Painting and Music
Your profile might be competitive in Jan intake

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In Round 3 selection of Indian males is tough ?

Kindly revert guys
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My interviewer is not responding over email, call and whatsapp for scheduling the R1 interview. I have not been able to contact him. Anyone else facing this issue, or can guide me what to do ?
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Hi, this can happen and has happened in the past as well. You can just drop an email to your admission officer, and they will change your interviewer.
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Could anyone who’s had their interview recently share some insights on questions, flow, etc?
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Hi everyone, would like to know the difference between round 2 and round 3 for the fall intake for insead.

Any differences in the terms of acceptance?

Applying sooner rather than later is always beneficial, especially if you belong to an over represented pool. For INSEAD, I recommend Indian applicants to apply by R2 as the competition is very intense at INSEAD with a big number of Indian applicants applying to the b-school.


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Hey Guys, I recently gave my GRE today -322, which is on the lower side. Wanted to get your opinion on whether I should apply to Insead through this score or aim for higher one and then apply to later rounds.

My profile- Indian(25M), Btech in CSE at VIT V-> cgpa-3.95/4, 3.5 years at Healthcare Consulting - 1 promotion.

Multiple National Level Case Comps Win, Worked as Volunteer Consultant at multiple NGOs.

Extra curricular - State level TT player( khelo India scholar)-> Represented state at nationals. Senior Diploma in Painting and Music


INSEAD has a few definite requirements and I have seen them picking applicants who have many of these. I will mention these in your context:
1. Academics- your GPA is excellent, the GRE is a little low. If you have it in you to bring the score up, then go ahead and retake. However, instead of applying in R3 for the Sep intake, push your application out and apply for the Jan intake (The application cycle for this starts in March 2026). The additional time in hand will give you the bandwidth to strengthen the rest of your profile as well.
2. International Exposure - You've not touched upon this. Do you work with international clients and can you glean insights on how this experience has led to your personal growth and enhanced your ability to work in global teams? Or, have you lived, studied abroad?
3. Leadership - INSEAD looks for well rounded leaders and that's why their application focusses on knowing your impact in both professional and personal life. What are your experiences on this front? How are your work related achievements? Are you involved in initiatives outside work? you have mentioned about volunteering as a consultant. Is this recent or from your undergrad experience? If you don't have any ECAs after completing undergrad, you could use the next 6 months to build up on this aspect of your profile.

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Hi, I would appreciate it if someone could review my profile and answer few of the queries i detailed below .

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GMAT Focus: 695
Age: 23
Academic Background:
10th: 90.6%
12th: 84.75%
Graduation: BA Psychology CGPA 8.78 (2022) from Mithibai college, Mumbai university

Professional Experience:
3.5 years of experience at EY People Consulting by december (Human Capital Consulting), worked on projects with multiple MNCs, promoted each year (3 promotions till date)

Limited work with international clients (1 in Dubai, 1 in Saudi & one for Istanbul but most of these were executed remotely except the one in Dubai)

Extracurriculars:
Volunteered in college fests and was at a leadership position at the cultural committee in college
Won a group singing competition in a mumbai university fest
Volunteered for a pro bono project for a client at work

Have started my application for Fall intake 2026
Post mba plan to- continue in consulting

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1. Honest profile reviews (esp concerned about lower work ex, limited international exposure & extracurriculars)
2. Would appreciate understanding how much of an impact it would create going for R3 instead of R2

Your work experience, which will be ~4.5 years at the time of matriculation will not be low for INSEAD, that said, age wise, you'd be amongst the youngest students in class. What would help is convincing the adcom that you will still contribute meaningfully to your classmates' learning and to various activities on campus.
Your seem to be on a high career trajectory with 3 promotions in as many years. Let your resume, job description essays and the recommendations speak impressively about your achievements and impact on your organization, as well as your future potential. the ECAs look a little dated as most of them come from undergrad. What have you done on this front more lately?
W.r.t your international experience- I'd love to know more details. What was your level of interaction with the global clients? It will be important to show skills like adaptability, cultural sensitivity and relationship building while working in global teams, and if you can do that in your 'limited international experience', it should be alright. Showing self awareness and personal growth through this experience is more important than merely listing it in number of years.

Between the remaining Sep intake rounds, I'd recommend doing R2 over R3. If you are unable to, consider pushing your application to R1 for the Jan intake. You will have the added benefit of an internship with that intake.

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Is there a last round for international applicants?

or they can apply till March 04?
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