That’s why it was so refreshing to speak with INSEAD Director of Admissions & Financial Aid Virginie Fougea, who says that INSEAD has decided to change the threshold of its GMAT requirements to welcome candidates with lower test scores.
“Yes, we are making the threshold evolve – I did mention it in an INSEAD webinar for prospective applicants recently,” said Fougea. “A lower GMAT needs to be paired with strong academics for sure. However, we are welcoming applications from those with lower scores because if everything else is of good quality, we can either interview these applicants or ask them to retake a test. There is a lot of myth about the ideal GMAT score at INSEAD and some well-rounded applicants tend to exclude themselves just because of a lower GMAT. If they don’t apply with those “lower” scores, they will never consider INSEAD, which would be a pity.”-Poets & Quants, Feb 2, 2022
In case anyone's interested in the GMAT averages of some of the top US schools:
GMAT Averages top US MBA schools