Hi,
I am planning to apply in INSEAD for December 2010 session. I took my GMAT and scored 710 with 80+ percentile in both quantitative and verbal.
I have a PhD degree in electronics engineering from France. I did my bachelors from Pakistan and masters from France. My GPA for undergrad was just OK but in MS and PhD, I did well enough to compensate for that.
I have been working for AMD in Canada for about three years now. Other than AMD, I do have one more year of experience in smaller software houses in Pakistan. My current job title is senior engineer and I am functional lead for one of the video chip IP, we are developing. Functional lead roles involves 20 percent time managing 4/5 people and 80 % of the time working on technical aspects of the project.
After an MBA, I plan to pursue my career in some venture capital firm investing in hi-tech start-ups. I have browsed through several VC firms websites and seen several people with PhD + MBA doing the type of work I plan to do... (What other career switches do you think are suitable for PhDs with an MBA degree.)
So, how do you rate my chances to get into INSEAD. Is 710 in GMAT a reasonable score for schools like iNSEAD? What should be the tone of my essays : novel, poetic, technical, humble, aggressive , emotional ? As INSEAD admits 1/10 of its applicants every year, Can I say that I have a 50 % chances of being among those 10 % lucky people.
For the next year, I plan to do something that demonstrates my leadership skills. Should I join an NGO or even start my own small NGO ? Should I write articles in newspapers on specific issues ?
In terms of references, I was told that stronger references should come from VP/CEOs from industry. Should I try to be friend with my VP or a reference from my manager should be good enough...
I know I am asking a lot of questions. I will sincerely appreciate your feedback.
I am planning to apply in INSEAD for December 2010 session. I took my GMAT and scored 710 with 80+ percentile in both quantitative and verbal.
I have a PhD degree in electronics engineering from France. I did my bachelors from Pakistan and masters from France. My GPA for undergrad was just OK but in MS and PhD, I did well enough to compensate for that.
I have been working for AMD in Canada for about three years now. Other than AMD, I do have one more year of experience in smaller software houses in Pakistan. My current job title is senior engineer and I am functional lead for one of the video chip IP, we are developing. Functional lead roles involves 20 percent time managing 4/5 people and 80 % of the time working on technical aspects of the project.
After an MBA, I plan to pursue my career in some venture capital firm investing in hi-tech start-ups. I have browsed through several VC firms websites and seen several people with PhD + MBA doing the type of work I plan to do... (What other career switches do you think are suitable for PhDs with an MBA degree.)
So, how do you rate my chances to get into INSEAD. Is 710 in GMAT a reasonable score for schools like iNSEAD? What should be the tone of my essays : novel, poetic, technical, humble, aggressive , emotional ? As INSEAD admits 1/10 of its applicants every year, Can I say that I have a 50 % chances of being among those 10 % lucky people.
For the next year, I plan to do something that demonstrates my leadership skills. Should I join an NGO or even start my own small NGO ? Should I write articles in newspapers on specific issues ?
In terms of references, I was told that stronger references should come from VP/CEOs from industry. Should I try to be friend with my VP or a reference from my manager should be good enough...
I know I am asking a lot of questions. I will sincerely appreciate your feedback.
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