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]]> By: Preeti http://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-4969 Preeti Sat, 18 Aug 2007 08:19:59 +0000 https://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-4969 Hello all, I am Preeti. An INSEAD Aspirant from India. Although I am very much interested in making it to INSEAD & have already started to think through the essys for Sept 2008 intake, I am doing a sanity check to guage my chances of getting in. Let me present my profile plus some sneak peek into my personal charateristics which have made me the person I am. A candid opinion on whether applying to INSEAD is a good decision or not would be highly appreciated. Acads: Computer Science Engineer from a well known institution called Punjab Engineering college. Somewhere around 3.5 GPA with good extra cirrics in college. Loved to solved tough physics numericals in school, good in quant. GMAT 710 (QA-95, VA-75) Work Ex: Working with Sapient as Tech Developer. The client is a Hedge fund, so I am pretty much into the businnes side of the dept I am working for. I have travelled to London, Chicago & Hong Kong.. multiple journeys but short stints (like 1.5 to 3 months everytime). By the time I join INSEAD i will have 4 years of work ex. Since Sapient is about IT consulting, so i have played that role during my client visits & day to day work as well & my long term goals is indeed Consulting. Have played Leadership role in my project leading 2 people & mentoring them as well. Personal Charateristics: No fear atitude. There have been times when I have been entrusted with tough assignments (like in HK I did trader's support which is considered tough as even 1 second failure in systems can cost traders million bucks & they go crazy) and i was choosen coz I have shown traces of fearlessness, confidence & adaptibility. I am a proactive teammamber & take a lot of initiatives for the growth of knowledge in team. i have good extra cirrics at work also, with a recognition at the company level for my contributions. I love to work & at time when there is not much work around, i seek out work for myself. Humane angle while dealing with my team members, i understand what makes or breaks ones Morale & can guage when a teammembers is down & can talk to him/her at a level where he/she can trust me with his/her problems. My most imp characterisitc is that even being a woman I am feircely career oriented & bent upon improvign myself with each passing day. But, i am still NOT a Senior Enginneer at my firm, partly because I switched my company from a product based company to services based coz it alligned more with my goals & in the switching proceess i switched my work domain Quality engineer but here I am a Developer. So it took me a while to come upto speed with Technology development. My weaknesses, I am little careless, but I believe this not something that cannot be improved & i am workign hard on it. Please provide me a candid opinion on what my chances are of getting into INSEAD so that I get realisic & rather concetrate more on other colleges i am applying to. Sincerely, Preeti Hello all,

I am Preeti. An INSEAD Aspirant from India. Although I am very much interested in making it to INSEAD & have already started to think through the essys for Sept 2008 intake, I am doing a sanity check to guage my chances of getting in. Let me present my profile plus some sneak peek into my personal charateristics which have made me the person I am. A candid opinion on whether applying to INSEAD is a good decision or not would be highly appreciated.
Acads: Computer Science Engineer from a well known institution called Punjab Engineering college. Somewhere around 3.5 GPA with good extra cirrics in college. Loved to solved tough physics numericals in school, good in quant.
GMAT 710 (QA-95, VA-75)

Work Ex: Working with Sapient as Tech Developer. The client is a Hedge fund, so I am pretty much into the businnes side of the dept I am working for. I have travelled to London, Chicago & Hong Kong.. multiple journeys but short stints (like 1.5 to 3 months everytime). By the time I join INSEAD i will have 4 years of work ex. Since Sapient is about IT consulting, so i have played that role during my client visits & day to day work as well & my long term goals is indeed Consulting. Have played Leadership role in my project leading 2 people & mentoring them as well.

Personal Charateristics: No fear atitude. There have been times when I have been entrusted with tough assignments (like in HK I did trader’s support which is considered tough as even 1 second failure in systems can cost traders million bucks & they go crazy) and i was choosen coz I have shown traces of fearlessness, confidence & adaptibility. I am a proactive teammamber & take a lot of initiatives for the growth of knowledge in team. i have good extra cirrics at work also, with a recognition at the company level for my contributions. I love to work & at time when there is not much work around, i seek out work for myself. Humane angle while dealing with my team members, i understand what makes or breaks ones Morale & can guage when a teammembers is down & can talk to him/her at a level where he/she can trust me with his/her problems.
My most imp characterisitc is that even being a woman I am feircely career oriented & bent upon improvign myself with each passing day.

But, i am still NOT a Senior Enginneer at my firm, partly because I switched my company from a product based company to services based coz it alligned more with my goals & in the switching proceess i switched my work domain Quality engineer but here I am a Developer. So it took me a while to come upto speed with Technology development.
My weaknesses, I am little careless, but I believe this not something that cannot be improved & i am workign hard on it.

Please provide me a candid opinion on what my chances are of getting into INSEAD so that I get realisic & rather concetrate more on other colleges i am applying to.

Sincerely,

Preeti

]]> By: preet http://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-4873 preet Fri, 10 Aug 2007 08:51:59 +0000 https://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-4873 Hey InvisibleLink, Whats the difference in doing It from Singapore location as compare to France .How about the campus interviews.Do they happen in Singapore as well.Right now I am working in Singapore but i like to work in Europe .Studying in Singapore location seems to be viable option ,but later i would like to work in Europe.Do haave any idea about this,. And is there any advantage of doing in sept term as compare to Jan term. Preet Hey InvisibleLink,
Whats the difference in doing It from Singapore location as compare to France .How about the campus interviews.Do they happen in Singapore as well.Right now I am working in Singapore but i like to work in Europe .Studying in Singapore location seems to be viable option ,but later i would like to work in Europe.Do haave any idea about this,.
And is there any advantage of doing in sept term as compare to Jan term.

Preet

]]> By: Akshat http://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-1466 Akshat Fri, 04 May 2007 05:01:29 +0000 https://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-1466 Hi Invisible ink , I came across your page and was very impressed by your article and responces. I am not sure if you are still answering questions but if you are I would be very grateful if you can provide me with some inputs. I am planning to apply for the Jan 08 intake of Insead - I have a 750 GMAT and about 7 years of work Ex , Mainly in analytics , a field that i greatly enjoy . However I feel to rise higher now I need a more general management profile & grounding in subjects like finance. I am about 34 yrs will this be a major impediment also my experiance is totally in India will that be counted as a negative. Regds Akshat Hi Invisible ink ,
I came across your page and was very impressed by your article and responces. I am not sure if you are still answering questions but if you are I would be very grateful if you can provide me with some inputs.
I am planning to apply for the Jan 08 intake of Insead – I have a 750 GMAT and about 7 years of work Ex , Mainly in analytics , a field that i greatly enjoy . However I feel to rise higher now I need a more general management profile & grounding in subjects like finance. I am about 34 yrs will this be a major impediment also my experiance is totally in India will that be counted as a negative.

Regds
Akshat

]]> By: pooja http://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-753 pooja Fri, 13 Apr 2007 18:24:08 +0000 https://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-753 hi Invisblelink I was wondering if you could provide me with some feedback. After agonizing over where to apply/when/gmat I've narrowed the down the list with INSEAD at the top of it. Here are my stats: 3.7 gpa as a biology major (from a private u.s. school), worked for 9 yrs in a commodities firm (with postings in the u.k. and switzerland) and i took the gmat over 5 years ago and got a 640, and i need to take it again and hopefully improve. hi Invisblelink

I was wondering if you could provide me with some feedback. After agonizing over where to apply/when/gmat I’ve narrowed the down the list with INSEAD at the top of it. Here are my stats: 3.7 gpa as a biology major (from a private u.s. school), worked for 9 yrs in a commodities firm (with postings in the u.k. and switzerland) and i took the gmat over 5 years ago and got a 640, and i need to take it again and hopefully improve.

]]> By: Romeo http://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-726 Romeo Tue, 10 Apr 2007 18:07:58 +0000 https://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-726 Hi, I am Indian engg with 7 years of experience. I wrote my Gmat yesterday and i got 690( M 48 V 37). I am from a top engg school in India and with Infosys till now. I worked about 2.5 years in India and 1 year in London, 2.5 years in Canada and i am in US right now, doing a role of a project manager. I am planning to apply for second round Jan 2008 intake. Can u tell me the chances of me getting accepted. Hi,

I am Indian engg with 7 years of experience. I wrote my Gmat yesterday and i got 690( M 48 V 37). I am from a top engg school in India and with Infosys till now. I worked about 2.5 years in India and 1 year in London, 2.5 years in Canada and i am in US right now, doing a role of a project manager. I am planning to apply for second round Jan 2008 intake. Can u tell me the chances of me getting accepted.

]]> By: Madhu http://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-654 Madhu Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:26:50 +0000 https://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-654 Hello, Really appreciate your efforts in guiding us. I am Indian woman with a hotel management background - graduated in India but took up a position in Dubai - lived and worked in Dubai for 6 years and am now based in the UK since 2004 - currently responsible for UK sales for a hotel in Lithuania (Eastern Europe). Total of almost 9 years work experience. My GMAT score was 690 :-( with a 85% in Verbal and 80% in Quant. I am applying in a few weeks' time for the Jan 2008 intake, and will rely heavily on scholarships. Though I know your feedback may or may not represent teh views of the adcom, I still look forward to hearing from you. Hello,

Really appreciate your efforts in guiding us.

I am Indian woman with a hotel management background – graduated in India but took up a position in Dubai – lived and worked in Dubai for 6 years and am now based in the UK since 2004 – currently responsible for UK sales for a hotel in Lithuania (Eastern Europe). Total of almost 9 years work experience.

My GMAT score was 690 :-( with a 85% in Verbal and 80% in Quant.

I am applying in a few weeks’ time for the Jan 2008 intake, and will rely heavily on scholarships.

Though I know your feedback may or may not represent teh views of the adcom, I still look forward to hearing from you.

]]> By: SD http://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-653 SD Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:48:31 +0000 https://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-653 Hi InvisibleLink, I have been reading your feedbacks for quite sometime and found very vivid in terms of perception, as if we are very close to the B-Schools! I have completed B.Sc with 61% Phy, Math & Statistics in 1997. I have around 9 years of work exp which is neccessarily in sales and distribution with MNCs like Glaxosmithkline, Ranbaxy consumers, ICICI bank (Credit card collection) and currently with Olam International and I am based in Nigeria for last 2 years. I do not hold any prior MBA, but I do have a fairly excellent managerial potential as per my all past/Present bosses. My core professional strenghts are setting up business infrastructure i.e. costing & budgeting, distribution, warehouse, recruitements and deployement, trade promotions etc. I am in 30th, have a strong plan to do a MBA but I am more interested in a 1 year course than a 2yr. I can always go back to my current company for an employment. Over the years I have developed a strong understanding of business and its core processes. I hope reading all this I am not taking too much of your time, but the idea is to get your most qualitative feedback. I want to know your advice, that given the kind of background I have, what should be key factors I should develop myself w.r.t ISB hybad or Insead. About Insead, I am aware that there are better qualified people but if it is the diversity which Insead talk about then I think I can also present my case. Pls advise what GMAT score can make case strong there? Hi InvisibleLink,
I have been reading your feedbacks for quite sometime and found very vivid in terms of perception, as if we are very close to the B-Schools! I have completed B.Sc with 61% Phy, Math & Statistics in 1997. I have around 9 years of work exp which is neccessarily in sales and distribution with MNCs like Glaxosmithkline, Ranbaxy consumers, ICICI bank (Credit card collection) and currently with Olam International and I am based in Nigeria for last 2 years. I do not hold any prior MBA, but I do have a fairly excellent managerial potential as per my all past/Present bosses. My core professional strenghts are setting up business infrastructure i.e. costing & budgeting, distribution, warehouse, recruitements and deployement, trade promotions etc.
I am in 30th, have a strong plan to do a MBA but I am more interested in a 1 year course than a 2yr. I can always go back to my current company for an employment. Over the years I have developed a strong understanding of business and its core processes.

I hope reading all this I am not taking too much of your time, but the idea is to get your most qualitative feedback.

I want to know your advice, that given the kind of background I have, what should be key factors I should develop myself w.r.t ISB hybad or Insead. About Insead, I am aware that there are better qualified people but if it is the diversity which Insead talk about then I think I can also present my case. Pls advise what GMAT score can make case strong there?

]]> By: Lisa pletsch http://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-634 Lisa pletsch Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:39:09 +0000 https://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-634 Hes do something electrical enginering. can this be very costly i hear it can cost 60,000 $ what he said it cost. he wants to be a manger thats all he every says i guess. he just got his masters. in electrical engineering. lol i know nothin about. can give me some info asp. thanks a million! Hes do something electrical enginering. can this be very costly i hear it can cost 60,000 $ what he said it cost. he wants to be a manger thats all he every says i guess. he just got his masters. in electrical engineering. lol i know nothin about. can give me some info asp. thanks a million!

]]> By: Lisa pletsch http://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-633 Lisa pletsch Fri, 09 Mar 2007 19:20:50 +0000 https://invisibleink.wordpress.com/2006/08/15/cost-of-insead-mba/#comment-633 How much does a mba cost at iit. How would it take to get a mba. I have friend name chetan katyal he has a dream to get his mba.do u need alot of training. Can he get a scholarship with a 3.2 or 3.3 and even 3.4 he has a gpa around there. My email. to talk about mba's.hes 26 years old is it 2 soon to get it or do you have 2 go through things to get a mba How much does a mba cost at iit. How would it take to get a mba. I have friend name chetan katyal he has a dream to get his mba.do u need alot of training. Can he get a scholarship with a 3.2 or 3.3 and even 3.4 he has a gpa around there. My email. to talk about mba’s.hes 26 years old is it 2 soon to get it or do you have 2 go through things to get a mba

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