Hello,
You already have an MBA, so INSEAD will scrutinize the "why a second MBA" question very closely - your pivot story into strategy/operations consulting needs to be airtight and clearly show why your Tier 2 MBA + 6 years didn't already get you there, and why INSEAD specifically closes that gap.
At 31 with 6 years, you're within INSEAD's reach age-wise, but the GMAT at 655 is on the lower end for their typical admit range, so a retake would meaningfully strengthen your file. Your academic dip in 12th and undergrad is offset well by strong ranks and postgrad performance, so that shouldn't be a major concern. We have admitted candidates to INSEAD with scores around 625/635 as well, so if you are not able to improve the score also its fine, we can focus on boosting your stories further to offset it.
The bigger lever here is positioning - your consulting/stakeholder exposure (Cisco) and analytics background are useful, but you'll need a very sharp narrative connecting B2B sales, training, and data/AI marketing into a coherent case for strategy consulting, since right now it reads as three fairly different tracks.
INSEAD is a genuine reach here but not unrealistic with a tightly built narrative - worth exploring further with proper brainstorming and storytelling.
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Apoorv0194
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profile review for INSEAD to understand my chances:
M 31, India
Chemical Engineer + Tier 2 Indian MBA.
10th : 9.0 GPA
12th: 64.8%
Undergrad: 69.49% (seems low but among top 3 in my department - first class with distinction)
MBA: 8.27 GPA
6 years of work experience ( 2 years B2B marketing and sales in Ceramic production environment; 2 years with Cisco as a client in stakeholder training/consulting and 2 years and running in Data Analytics and AI Marketing team for Indian MNC)
Looking to pivot to strategy/operations consulting environment with a 2nd MBA
GMAT FE:655
Extra curriculars and others: some csr activity support with the organisation, won some debate competition, was student coordinator for clubs during undergrad and Postgrad, 1st runner up in the national eSports competition organised by IMTG for their cultural fest etc, an Instagram page with 250+ posts since Covid (out of hobby).
P.S. I understand my GMAT SCORE is on the lower end.