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Request for profile evaluation for INSEAD

by uffsatish » Fri Jul 02, 2010 8:18 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 ?
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by Cindy Tokumitsu » Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:23 am
Hello,

Your experience with your enterprise sounds truly impressive. However, the GMAT score of 400 is too low for you to be a viable contender at Insead.

Almost any program will want a higher GMAT. Also, while your experience appears very strong, a full-time MBA program will want some assurance that you do not plan to run your business full-time while also attending the program full-time.

Because your situation is unusual but you also clearly have potential to contribute a lot to a program, I suggest researching schools to identify some that seem open to unconventional applicants and/or really downplay the GMAT. Babson, in Boston, is excellent for entrepreneurship and might be feasible with a GMAT in the 580-650 range, if you can retake it and improve it. For a school such as Insead you should target at least the high 600s.

Best regards,
Cindy Tokumitsu
Senior Editor, Accepted.com