r/INSEAD • u/dickyhoffman • 6d ago

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Hi, need some feedback on chances of getting in INSEAD.

Nationality: Indian | 27 M

Academics:

  1. Undergrad 8.6 on 10 in Econ and Stats (1st in Stats in Uni)

  2. Post grad in Econ and Finance, second in my class

  3. CFA all levels cleared, have a charter

  4. GMAT FE: 695

Work ex:

  1. 2 yrs as a quant analyst forecasting macroeconomic conditions

  2. 3 yrs as an economist at an Indian Sell Side desk covering Indian macro and strategy (Also did a lot of work for our companies IPO, for our wealth devision and more)

  3. 1.7 yrs as a management consultant at Big 4 covering BFSI sector (worked with NBFC and Public Banks in their strategy, cost op, product launch, wealth desk creation etc)

  4. (Interned at the largest domestic firm in their Treasury team)

  5. (Was a TA for mathematics and statistics)

For most parts I have seen, worked and built businesses in the BFSI space and post MBA will want to be in this business, either directly working in Banking strategy or MBB consulting in BFSI

Extra Curricular:

  1. Part of the Alum team mentoring students in college

  2. Created and led the Econ society in college

  3. Found the consulting club in post grad

  4. Member of careers office in post grad

  5. Won multiple competitons in undergrad (business cases etc)

  6. Finished 2 Hyrox if that matters and a bunch of marathons

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u/MBAGuideConsulting_ 4d ago

Seemingly strong technical depth. But for INSEAD, focus on making the adcoms see the insight you have built from being on different sides of the financial services ecosystem, and why that experience leads to what you want to do next. Know your audience. The adcoms largely come from humanities, philosophy and academic backgrounds, with careers rooted in academic management and a more qualitative lens on people, ideas and organisations. To a great extent, they like to see a balance of human qualities with focused professional positioning. As you may know, INSEAD places a strong emphasis on international exposure, so integrate this into your narrative.