INSEAD Calling all Applicants(SEPT 2015 Intake)Class of 2016

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Hi Abhishek congratulations for getting in, wanted to know if you can elaborate a little more on the prodigy loan options and scholarships. Have you received any? Can you share your profile with a little more detail.[/quote]

Sure. On Prodigy, I think it's fantastic. I secured a pretty high amount and the process was super smooth. Bear in mind that the interest rates are higher than some other options but if you do not have the luxuries of a co-signer or a heavy collateral, it's a good deal.

On my background, I had posted this earlier (I believe on this thread as well) but I'm copy-pasting it again below for your reference:

Background: Indian male, 26 years, Delhi University, work exp of ~5 yrs at top 3 management consulting firm, a few months of social sector experience in Africa
Results: Admitted to Wharton (with $40K), Kellogg & INSEAD. Withdrew application after interview from London Business School and Chicago Booth. Decline from HBS/Stanford
Decision: Joining INSEAD in Jan 2015 (yes, it was difficult to decline Wharton but I believe INSEAD is a better fit for me)

Application strategy:
1. Highlighting differentiating factors among the competitive Indian male category: international work experience, social sector experience, non-IT background
2. Spent a solid time researching unique aspects of each school and relevance to my career goals
3. Focused on keeping my profile "interesting": e.g not just focusing on work exp, career goals but also some hobbies, travel experience etc.
4. Provided very specific examples to highlight my skills, not high-level/generic comments
5. My academics and undergrad were not super impressive (and not from IIT), so I made it up with decent GMAT score (760)

Happy to answer any questions you may have.