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I just go an email from Valerie. Which basically says 'the committee likes your profile and you'd get selected for an interview, BUT your GMAT score is too weak' :shock: :
"The Admissions Committee has decided that your current GMAT / GRE scores do not correlate well with the overall quality of your application, and we would therefore request that you retake this test. "
So, to still get into Jan14 intake, I'd have to take the GMAT ASAP again and submit the score before 7th August.
My last GMAT was a 640 (v 38, q39) and they feel like I should reach the 70% in my quant.

Has anybody experienced this before?
I'm not sure if I should rush into the GMAT again within the next 20 days to make it into Jan14, or take my time and be considered in round1 for Sept14.

What do you guys think?
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hey cheer up!!
u have a month...jus study quant...even if u get a lower verbal score..INSEAD WILL CONSIDER THE BEST OUT OF THE TWO SCORES...this i kno for a fact..so go there n kill the quant..u jus need to get 3 more questions right n u will hit 70%tile plus...all the best!!!
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SH is out of office until 15th July...so there is a good probability that most of the folks in India will get the emails after that only
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Hey Folks

Does anyone having Carol as the coordinator heard about his/her interview?
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Hi Guys,

I should have probably posted this earlier but couldn't get around to it.
I am from India and got my pre-selection mail from SH on 4 July. Details of the interviewers were sent on July 5. I understand she is now out of office till July 15 as I received an automatic reply from her soon after.
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Admitted guys, any updates on MBA connect? Did you guys get the link and access? Can you share some stats with us?
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Admitted guys, any updates on MBA connect? Did you guys get the link and access? Can you share some stats with us?
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MBA connect is still out of bounds..will get to hear only after 15 july..
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I can't post links yet, but if you google "INSEAD Energy Club CV Book MBA Class of July 2009", there is a PDF available for download with CVs of 2009 grads interested in the energy sector (it's hosted on the insead.edu website). I think there were some people interested in energy on this forum, so it may be a helpful point of reference.
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Hi Guys,

I should have probably posted this earlier but couldn't get around to it.
I am from India and got my pre-selection mail from SH on 4 July. Details of the interviewers were sent on July 5. I understand she is now out of office till July 15 as I received an automatic reply from her soon after.
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Congrats on getting the mail so soon... :)

And now I should try to relax till SH is back... Entering Meditative State.. :lol:
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So, another week of excruciating wait and anticipation begins....!!!...
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A new week, a new start of the waiting game!

Anyone who has AN as a coordinator got any updates yet?
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Oh i am sorry mate! just saw this post... Good luck on your future endeavors..

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Admitted guys, any updates on MBA connect? Did you guys get the link and access? Can you share some stats with us?


MBA connect is still out of bounds..will get to hear only after 15 july..
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how do you know this? what is your 15 july forecast based on? do you keep secret negotiations with adcom to send you mbaconnect details? lol
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Hi,

I just go an email from Valerie. Which basically says 'the committee likes your profile and you'd get selected for an interview, BUT your GMAT score is too weak' :shock: :
"The Admissions Committee has decided that your current GMAT / GRE scores do not correlate well with the overall quality of your application, and we would therefore request that you retake this test. "
So, to still get into Jan14 intake, I'd have to take the GMAT ASAP again and submit the score before 7th August.
My last GMAT was a 640 (v 38, q39) and they feel like I should reach the 70% in my quant.

Has anybody experienced this before?
I'm not sure if I should rush into the GMAT again within the next 20 days to make it into Jan14, or take my time and be considered in round1 for Sept14.

What do you guys think?
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I can tell you unequivocably that GMAT is not a deal breaker for INSEAD. My score is not statistically different from yours and I got in. That said Valerie is probably doing you a favor by telling you this. She wants you to get in and knows that it could pose a problem for you at committee. Therefore she is saying just take it again and beat it.
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How competitive is INSEAD's third round as compared to US Schools's third round. For example, in US, most admissions committee discourage applying in R3, because of the minimal availibility of spots. Does that hold true at INSEAD also?
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How competitive is INSEAD's third round as compared to US Schools's third round. For example, in US, most admissions committee discourage applying in R3, because of the minimal availibility of spots. Does that hold true at INSEAD also?
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Yes, unless you are a profile that they like. Do you ?
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They like to say that they are all about the same in terms of competition. However, I'm not sure you should always believe what you hear. I was told a lot of BS in my MBA application process that I wish I had ignored. One of them was that you can't get into a school without a 700 GMAT. I got into 4 schools without one and rejected from none.
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They like to say that they are all about the same in terms of competition. However, I'm not sure you should always believe what you hear. I was told a lot of BS in my MBA application process that I wish I had ignored. One of them was that you can't get into a school without a 700 GMAT. I got into 4 schools without one and rejected from none.
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I'd like to marry a Victoria Secret model, but that doesn't mean I will marry one.
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I know atleast 3 people who got admitted in round 3 and they had most common profile (analytics etc.). Its 40-40-20 and I believe applicants are less in round 3 so competition might be same as in round 2 or round 1.

I have heard it gets tough for Indians because of touching the 10% cap by round 3 but otherwise I think if you have a good profile you can go for it.
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I'd like to marry a Victoria Secret model, but that doesn't mean I will marry one.
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LOL.. left me laughing for a long time.. :lol:
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docks007 - Congo on getting the interview mail.. I missed it earlier.. So did you get started with the interview prep?
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