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Request for profile evaluation for INSEAD

by uffsatish » Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:10 am
hi,
i request a evaluation of my profile listed below


i want to apply to INSEAD Jan 2011 intake and i am an undergraduate. i could not complete my studies beyond 12th due to financial hardships.

i started my business at age of 18 and have 8 years of entrepreneural experience. ( no business background and family help)
i started my business with zero networth and now doing $ 2.5 million in revenues annually and employ 27 people.

my business is spread across different industry segments like telecom, IT, agriculture

i was the youngest business partner in telecom when won a deal with Bharti Airtel ( no.1 telecom company in india)

successfully created a free food program for poor by utilising left over food at restaurants and households ( food reached 40 plus people everyday)

helped the underprivileged improve their lives through model of micro credit ( helped 18 people till date)
shared family responsibilities and paid off all debt of my family.
GMAT score is 400
have recommendations from HR head of a leading Biritish bank and Country Head of a Life Insurance Co.

what chances i have at INSEAD. ? any other B schools recommended ?

(INSEAD and LBS consider applications from undergrads)
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by hardikm » Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:03 am
Hi,

I am not the admission counselor but I am also planning to apply to Insead. I feel your profile looks great but GMAT (400) is too low to apply to any top tier business schools. They recommend that you should atleast get 70% percentile in both quant and verbal.

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H