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Profile Evaluation Request - INSEAD R2/Jan 2012

by thedreamer » Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:59 pm
Hello,

I would really appreciate if I can get an eval / feedback of my profile and chances for admission into INSEAD MBA program R2/Jan 2012 (Singapore campus preferred).

Indian / M / 30

1. GMAT 640 (Q43, V35)

2. Academics:
- Bachelors Degree in Comp Science (India) 74%
- Masters Degree in Comp Sci and Engg (Carnegie Mellon University) 3.3 GPA (few courses taken from Tepper school of business as well)
- Teaching Assistant (Math - Undergraduate Class)
- Teaching Assistant (Distributed Systems - Graduate Class)

3. Work Experience (7 Years at the time of applying)
- After graduating from CMU with Masters degree have worked in Technology Security Consulting. Went thru 2 acquisitions and currently part of a Fortune 100 company.
- Current Position: Regional Director of Consulting (part of consulting leadership team)
- Career has been in Hyper-drive since I started working. In 6 years I went from being a Consultant to a Regional Director in the US. Have had >100% compensation increase in 6 years.
- Currently have a team of 6 people I supervise
- Have received accolades like Club Excellence in 2007 (top 2% of outstanding contributors in the company) and multiple consultant of the month awards.

4. International Experience:
- Worked in the US for 7 years
- Worked internationally in Canada, Singapore and UK on short term projects.
- Have supervised people in India office
- Travelled to quite a few international destinations (personal)

5. Extracurricular Activities
- 2009 - 2011 President, Home Owners Association of Condominium Complex in US: The board members of the HOA represent 4 different nationalities. Showed leadership and got the finances / reserves and other affairs of the board in order after becoming President

- 1997 - 1998 Organizing Committee Member - Annual IT Technical Symposium
- 1998 High School Debate Team Captain

6. Recommendation Letter: Will get from Company VP and another regional director. They have known me for 5 and 9 years respectively. Will be giving me very glowing recommendations.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
AM
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by MBAApply » Mon Jun 06, 2011 10:19 pm
If your GMAT was 680 or greater (and ideally 700), you'd be competitive for INSEAD -- you've progressed well in your career, and you seem to know that INSEAD values international experience (hence you highlighting it in your post). With your current score, you'll be a stretch, even with a stellar application.

So if there's *one* thing you can do (aside from putting together strong applications), it's this:

Retake the GMAT. Do whatever it takes to boost that score. You can do it.
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by thedreamer » Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:24 pm
Thanks Alex.. I think I am going to Retake the GMAT and try to nail it this time.

Then Apply for R3 2011. I just cannot delay to R1 of Jan 2013...

What is your advise in that area? I think my story and profile is quite different from the general Indian IT male.. not many IT folks get as much leadership experience and I have been lucky to have. Also international exposure of just working in the US but working with clients around the world...
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by MBAApply » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:03 am
You basically answered your own question re: what you should do...
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by thedreamer » Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:40 am
lol:)

I guess my question was.. would you advise to delay to R1 2013?
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by MBAApply » Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:21 am
With INSEAD it's not quite as fatal to apply R3 compared to other schools, but if you can wait until R1, your chances will be stronger.
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by Kavita_Singh » Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:52 am
thedreamer wrote:Hello,

I would really appreciate if I can get an eval / feedback of my profile and chances for admission into INSEAD MBA program R2/Jan 2012 (Singapore campus preferred).

Indian / M / 30

1. GMAT 640 (Q43, V35)

2. Academics:
- Bachelors Degree in Comp Science (India) 74%
- Masters Degree in Comp Sci and Engg (Carnegie Mellon University) 3.3 GPA (few courses taken from Tepper school of business as well)
- Teaching Assistant (Math - Undergraduate Class)
- Teaching Assistant (Distributed Systems - Graduate Class)

3. Work Experience (7 Years at the time of applying)
- After graduating from CMU with Masters degree have worked in Technology Security Consulting. Went thru 2 acquisitions and currently part of a Fortune 100 company.
- Current Position: Regional Director of Consulting (part of consulting leadership team)
- Career has been in Hyper-drive since I started working. In 6 years I went from being a Consultant to a Regional Director in the US. Have had >100% compensation increase in 6 years.
- Currently have a team of 6 people I supervise
- Have received accolades like Club Excellence in 2007 (top 2% of outstanding contributors in the company) and multiple consultant of the month awards.

4. International Experience:
- Worked in the US for 7 years
- Worked internationally in Canada, Singapore and UK on short term projects.
- Have supervised people in India office
- Travelled to quite a few international destinations (personal)

5. Extracurricular Activities
- 2009 - 2011 President, Home Owners Association of Condominium Complex in US: The board members of the HOA represent 4 different nationalities. Showed leadership and got the finances / reserves and other affairs of the board in order after becoming President

- 1997 - 1998 Organizing Committee Member - Annual IT Technical Symposium
- 1998 High School Debate Team Captain

6. Recommendation Letter: Will get from Company VP and another regional director. They have known me for 5 and 9 years respectively. Will be giving me very glowing recommendations.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
AM


You have a stellar profile. We would advice you to improve your GMAT score so you can get into Insead. All other aspects of your profile make you a deserving candidate.
Thanks!
Kavita Singh
FutureWorks Consulting
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